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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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Season 1

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All Aboard An Australian Icon
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/20/2025
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.
Director: Unknown
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Getting a Freight Train to the Finish Line
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/27/2025
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.
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High Stakes Engine Rebuild
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/3/2025
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.
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Getting A Cane Loco Back To Harvest
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/10/2025
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.
Director: Unknown
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One Day Mission To Replace Freight Engine
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/17/2025
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.
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Single Day Traction Motor Challenge
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/24/2025
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.
Director: Unknown
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High Precision Gear Box Overhaul
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/1/2025
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
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Rusty Water Tank Cut Off Steam Loco
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/8/2025
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.
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Loco Maintenance Team Expect The Unexpected
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/15/2025
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.
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The Heat is on to Crane in a Rooftop
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/22/2025
Maintenance teams pool their brain power to test pantographs, fix a leaking air conditioner, remove debris from high voltage train power lines.
Director: Unknown
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