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Synopsis
The documentary series, Train Rescue Down Under, follows trains, railway workshops and the people working on the trains from across Australia.
Episodes
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- E1 All Aboard An Australian IconNext upMay 20, 2025 · 45 min
Synopsis
The iconic Ghan needs some bogies changed fast, a routine wheel lathe job hits a snag, plus an 80 year old steam loco climbs a mountain for a special anniversary.
- E2 Getting a Freight Train to the Finish LineMay 27, 2025 · 45 min
Synopsis
The Spirit of Queensland’s maintenance team race to change a bogie, the construction of a freight locomotive nears completion, and a breakdown crew hustles to get a commuter train back on track.
- E3 High Stakes Engine RebuildJun 3, 2025 · 45 min
Synopsis
Skilled technicians battle with a stubborn alternator, a crew tackle a high-stakes engine rebuild for a freight train, plus it takes a team of experts to build a massive locomotive underframe.
- E4 Getting A Cane Loco Back To HarvestJun 10, 2025 · 45 min
Synopsis
A loco needs a double bogie change to get back to the sugarcane harvest, traction motors from mining trains are getting rebuilds, plus the heat is on for a tricky air conditioner replacement.
- E5 One Day Mission To Replace Freight EngineJun 17, 2025 · 45 min
Synopsis
A freight train needs an urgent engine replacement after a critical failure, a 132 T loco requires a complex bogie change, plus catch the special forces of rail, the RORU team, in action.
- E6 Single Day Traction Motor ChallengeJun 24, 2025 · 45 min
Synopsis
A commuter train undergoes a tough traction motor replacement, one maintenance team takes on two huge jobs, plus a leaky torque seal sidelines a sugarcane loco urgently needed for the harvest.
- E7 High Precision Gear Box OverhaulJul 1, 2025 · 45 min
Synopsis
A finicky one tonne gearbox, a tight squeeze into a vintage loco during a boiler service, plus shunting a train across 3 rail crossings at peak hour - just another busy day in railway maintenance
- E8 Rusty Water Tank Cut Off Steam LocoJul 8, 2025 · 45 min
Synopsis
A rusty 10 tonne water tank gets cut off a vintage steam loco, a challenging 4-car passenger train lift & bogie change, plus Kuranda Scenic Railway carriages get spruced up by the carpentry team.
- E9 Loco Maintenance Team Expect The UnexpectedJul 15, 2025 · 45 min
Synopsis
A busy loco maintenance team that always expect the unexpected, a challenging 8 tonne water tank installation on a vintage loco, plus an electronics team on a mission to stop e-waste in its tracks.
- E10 The Heat is on to Crane in a RooftopJul 22, 2025 · 45 min
Synopsis
Maintenance teams pool their brain power to test pantographs, fix a leaking air conditioner, remove debris from high voltage train power lines.
