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All Episodes of Train Rescue Down Under

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All Episodes of 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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Season 1

  • All Aboard An Australian Icon
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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

    Writer: Unknown

  • Getting a Freight Train to the Finish Line
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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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • High Stakes Engine Rebuild
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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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Getting A Cane Loco Back To Harvest
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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

    Writer: Unknown

  • One Day Mission To Replace Freight Engine
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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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Single Day Traction Motor Challenge
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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

    Writer: Unknown

  • High Precision Gear Box Overhaul
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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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Rusty Water Tank Cut Off Steam Loco
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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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Loco Maintenance Team Expect The Unexpected
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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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown