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Train Rescue Down Under

Train Rescue Down Under (2025)

May. 20,2025

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Train Rescue Down Under

The documentary series, Train Rescue Down Under, follows trains, railway workshops and the people working on the trains from across Australia.

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Train Rescue Down Under

2025

The documentary series, Train Rescue Down Under, follows trains, railway workshops and the people working on the trains from across Australia.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2025

10 Episode

Episode 1 - All Aboard An Australian Icon

May. 20,2025

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.

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Episode 2 - Getting a Freight Train to the Finish Line

May. 27,2025

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.

Episode 3 - High Stakes Engine Rebuild

June. 03,2025

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.

Episode 4 - Getting A Cane Loco Back To Harvest

June. 10,2025

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.

Episode 5 - One Day Mission To Replace Freight Engine

June. 17,2025

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.

Episode 6 - Single Day Traction Motor Challenge

June. 24,2025

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.

Episode 7 - High Precision Gear Box Overhaul

July. 01,2025

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

Episode 8 - Rusty Water Tank Cut Off Steam Loco

July. 08,2025

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.

Episode 9 - Loco Maintenance Team Expect The Unexpected

July. 15,2025

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.

Episode 10 - The Heat is on to Crane in a Rooftop

July. 22,2025

Maintenance teams pool their brain power to test pantographs, fix a leaking air conditioner, remove debris from high voltage train power lines.

The documentary series, Train Rescue Down Under, follows trains, railway workshops and the people working on the trains from across Australia.