Railway videos
Over 500 full-length videos covering steam, diesel and electric trains, trams, stations, museums, rail journeys and the occasional transport oddity.
Browse highlightsTrains. Journeys. Railway history.
Explore railway videos, photography and historic films from Australia and around the world, including the Malcolm Mackay Collection, alongside trainspotting tools, rail travel plans, rail attractions, digitising and railway-inspired merchandise.
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The Main Train Brain App
Search public timetable information by location, date and time for ARTC, UGL and V/Line lines. A scheduling guide for planning a trainspotting session, not a live train tracker.
Open the appTrain Brain Travels
Plan practical railway adventures around trains you can actually catch, with day-by-day itineraries, booking guidance and accommodation searches.
Explore TravelsRail Attractions
Find heritage railways, railway museums, miniature railways, tramways and other rail attractions across Australia.
Explore the guideMerchandise
Railway-inspired shirts, stickers and accessories, designed in South Australia.
Visit the shopDigitising & equipment hire
Super 8 and 8mm film digitising, plus equipment hire for film, slides and photographs. Have railway footage? Ask about half-price digitising for eligible railway reels when you agree to sharing.
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Malcolm Mackay Collection
Railway films from the 1960s to the 1980s, preserved and shared for a new audience.
South Australia
Railways, tramways, museums and train journeys from across South Australia.
Across the years
Railway photo archive
A family collection of railway moments from Australia and around the world, spanning the 1960s to today.
This is a random selection from the collection. Browse the full photo archive →
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Follow Main Train Brain on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram for railway videos, photography, historical film and the moments behind the journeys. From heritage steam and contemporary freight to trams and the family archive, there is always another railway story to share.