Preserved in PN
S307 was introduced to traffic on 8-12-1957, working through VR, V/Line, Freight Australia and eventually taken over by Pacific National it was one of two S class to be repainted into the Blue and Yellow Pacific National scheme in October 2007.
It was transferred to South Australia in September 2011 and was used as a banker until 2012 and then stored at the Adelaide Freight Terminal. In May 2018 the loco was towed to Port Augusta workshops for further storage until Pacific National donated S307 to the Seymour Rail Heritage Centre. In April 2023 it was towed on SCT services to Melbourne and then a special passenger service to Seymour for reactivation.
Just 3 months after receiving the loco, it had been repainted back into the Pacific National scheme and worked its first run to Portland and return as seen on 15-7-23 with C501 running around its consist at Hamilton
Preserved in PN
S307 was introduced to traffic on 8-12-1957, working through VR, V/Line, Freight Australia and eventually taken over by Pacific National it was one of two S class to be repainted into the Blue and Yellow Pacific National scheme in October 2007.
It was transferred to South Australia in September 2011 and was used as a banker until 2012 and then stored at the Adelaide Freight Terminal. In May 2018 the loco was towed to Port Augusta workshops for further storage until Pacific National donated S307 to the Seymour Rail Heritage Centre. In April 2023 it was towed on SCT services to Melbourne and then a special passenger service to Seymour for reactivation.
Just 3 months after receiving the loco, it had been repainted back into the Pacific National scheme and worked its first run to Portland and return as seen on 15-7-23 with C501 running around its consist at Hamilton