The Largest Railway Roundhouse in Australia

The 1947 built Junee Railway Roundhouse is the largest continually operating railway roundhouse in the Southern Hemisphere, located at the half-way point on the Main Southern Railway line between Sydney and Melbourne, it continues to play an important role in servicing and maintaining locomotives that pass through the region, as well as preserving the history of the railways' presence in Junee.
In this video we visit Junee, as the local community celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the opening of this historical facility, and looks at the town overall, that has grown around the existence ever since the railway first arrived here in 1878. We look at not only the railway legacy of the town and the roundhouse, but other elements of the community that continue to keep former railway traditions alive!
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My friend Will James also visited Junee on the same weekend, and covered other events that took place which were not featured on this documentary. I recommend you also head over to his channel and watch his take on the weekend which can be viewed here!
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The local celebrations for the 75th Anniversary of the Junee Railway Roundhouse was kindly supported by ARTC's Inland Rail Community Sponsorships and Donations program.
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Pete's Hobby Railway
(PLEASE NOTE: Pete's Hobby Railway is a private railway on private property and does NOT provide rides or visitations to the public. They can be viewed from the public roadway on running days, visit their website or Facebook page for more details on that)
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Presenter, Camera and Editing by Maikha Ly
Equipment used: Canon M50, RODE Wireless GO II, GoPro 7, DJI Mini 2 Drone, iPhone 13 Pro
Edited on: Adobe Premiere Pro
Music: Epidemic Sound
Thanks to: The Junee Railway Roundhouse Museum, Pete's Hobby Railway, Railway Cafe & Emporium, Junee Shire Council and ARTC Inland Rail.

[@mattaustin2128]

An outstanding production, thank you, Maikha! I'll be sharing it far and wide.

[@Rheilffordd]

Many thanks Matt! And thanks for the ride on the Pontiac at the start too!

[@bjoe74fm]

how very Australian, reminds me of what Australia used to be, I sure miss the Australian identity,, good video mate,, cheers

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

Great doco. Really appreciate the work you put into this. 👌

[@Rheilffordd]

Adam! Thank you for coming along and your kind feedback on this video. I am actually a fan of your channel and your work, and it's been great watching that evolve and the many trains you've travelled on and reviewed, including your latest New Zealand one!

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

@@Rheilffordd Thanks so much - that’s wonderful to hear. 😊

[@WillJamesRailways]

An outstanding video mate! Really excellent!

[@Rheilffordd]

Thanks man! Much appreciated, particularly with all the content you produce!

[@mattaustin2128]

Will, I regularly wear items of your merch with pride around Junee!

[@mattforte1619]

First thing I noticed Will was your T-Shirt ,very Cool Fella's .....

[@briandoughty1784]

Junee Roundhouse was on my bucket list for some time, finally got to visit it and was not disappointed. Unfortunately was very time poor on the day so I will return to see the other sites in the area.

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Brian! Really glad you got to visit and I do encourage you to return there and Junee in the future as the town has a lot of nice stuff to see in terms of history 😁

[@ianrx122]

Worked many a train into Junee from Melbourne. Stayed over at the Crossing motel and frequented the local businesses before heading back south again. Always a nice place to stay.

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Ian, thanks for the comment, and I hope the video brought back the joy you once had of regularly coming here!

[@ianrx122]

@@Rheilffordd Very enjoyable. Good memories of being in the refresh grabbing food for the trip home and asking politely if they could hurry as my train was just pulling up outside the door.

[@RailTownProductions]

Great film!!

[@Rheilffordd]

Hey RailTown! Thanks for this comment, I’ve also greatly enjoyed watching your videos from QLD as well, there’s so much diverse activity in that state which you capture nicely! Check out our other videos as well!

[@mattforte1619]

Just came across your Vid , production is incredible and of course on the right subject , "Trains" very Cool my friend , Thank You for taking the time and effort of showing me something I have personally not seen , now on my Bucket List....

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Matt! Thank you for your kind words, definitely a trip to Junee is in order not just for the roundhouse but for the wonderful town itself! Feel free to share this video with your friends

[@samuelanketell8190]

Great footage mate thank you.

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Samuel, thank you for the feedback, be sure to check out our other videos!

[@Brendengs84]

Nice one mate

[@Rheilffordd]

Thank you, greatly appreciated!

[@sheikhitinstitute]

great video👍👍👍

[@Rheilffordd]

Thanks Hridoy!

[@juneeshirecouncil]

Thank you for taking the time to produce such a wonderful production. You have captured the history of rail, a nice mix of local residences and the 2022 Roundhouse anniversary brilliantly.

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Junee, Wow, thank you! I’m really chuffed to receive this feedback from you folks and the community, and it was my absolute pleasure to spend my long weekend there to celebrate this occasion. Until I return one day!

[@rsinclair6560]

Do they still use the wheel turning lathe in the workshop. I was going to get one operational in Victoria but they scrapped it.

[@Rheilffordd]

G'day R! I'm unsure, by all means enquire with the JRW if they are or not.

[@keiranallcott1515]

Junee roaundhouse was designed to be big enough to accomodate either the d57 class , or then new and proposed ad 60 class garratts that came into service in the 1950s. There are rumours that they are planning to restore to full working order d5711.

[@Rheilffordd]

We would all love to see a 57 Class running again!

[@atticus6768]

hey im from junee

[@Rheilffordd]

Great!

[@franzbrunner499]

sorry to say, i was not impressed at all -the modelrailroad is really good, but the roundhouse with 6 or 7 items to lock at and all the rest not accessible.....yes, it's better than Goulburn -i don't know if it's lack of funding or......

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Franz. Sorry you had this experience, although can you explain what you mean by not accessible? The roundhouse is a seperate building from the entrance/museum/model railway that you had to walk to access

[@MySteamChannel]

Fabulous production - thank you. Not been to Junee since 1997 as I can't travel anymore. Great to see this.

[@Rheilffordd]

Many thanks My Steam!

[@dieseldavetrains8988]

Very professional, well covered and great presentation Maikha.

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Diesel Dave! Many thanks for the kind feedback, feel free to share this video onwards and upwards! 😁