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The Best Episodes of Train Rescue Down Under Season 1

Every episode of Train Rescue Down Under Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Train Rescue Down Under Season 1!

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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Train Rescue Down Under Season 1 Episode 1 - All Aboard An Australian Icon
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    #1 - All Aboard An Australian Icon

    S1:E1

    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

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  2. Train Rescue Down Under Season 1 Episode 2 - Getting a Freight Train to the Finish Line
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    #2 - Getting a Freight Train to the Finish Line

    S1:E2

    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
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  3. Train Rescue Down Under Season 1 Episode 3 - High Stakes Engine Rebuild
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    #3 - High Stakes Engine Rebuild

    S1:E3

    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

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  4. Train Rescue Down Under Season 1 Episode 4 - Getting A Cane Loco Back To Harvest
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    #4 - Getting A Cane Loco Back To Harvest

    S1:E4

    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

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  5. Train Rescue Down Under Season 1 Episode 5 - One Day Mission To Replace Freight Engine
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    #5 - One Day Mission To Replace Freight Engine

    S1:E5

    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

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  6. Train Rescue Down Under Season 1 Episode 6 - Single Day Traction Motor Challenge
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    #6 - Single Day Traction Motor Challenge

    S1:E6

    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

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  7. Train Rescue Down Under Season 1 Episode 7 - High Precision Gear Box Overhaul
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    #7 - High Precision Gear Box Overhaul

    S1:E7

    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

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  8. Train Rescue Down Under Season 1 Episode 8 - Rusty Water Tank Cut Off Steam Loco
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    #8 - Rusty Water Tank Cut Off Steam Loco

    S1:E8

    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

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  9. Train Rescue Down Under Season 1 Episode 9 - Loco Maintenance Team Expect The Unexpected
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    #9 - Loco Maintenance Team Expect The Unexpected

    S1:E9

    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

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  10. Train Rescue Down Under Season 1 Episode 10 - The Heat is on to Crane in a Rooftop
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    #10 - The Heat is on to Crane in a Rooftop

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"All Aboard An Australian Icon" is the best rated episode of "Train Rescue Down Under" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/20/2025. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Getting a Freight Train to the Finish Line".