Eighteen years after financial trouble took Melbourne's red rattlers off the rails, the historic electric trains are back on track and available for the public.
Today's launch marks the first time the Tait train has been certified to carry passengers on Melbourne's suburban railway network while operating under its own power since 2004.
Steamrail volunteer Alex McLennan said they had been through some "devastating" times trying to get the trains up and running, so today was "exciting" for everyone involved.
"When you've been working on the trains for so long and doing so many long dirty days crawling underneath them, it's very special just to see all the smiling faces," he said.
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