carriages from a private seller to supplement the fleet. An additional three 3-car Hitachi trains were purchased back from Australian businessman Mr Horne in April 2007 to provide spare parts for the fleet. The Elecrail set re-entered service in December 2007. In September 2008, Transport Safety Victoria withdrew the remaining trains from service due to concerns over corrosion around the doors and floor. A series of tests were to be carried out before the trains were sent to Ballarat North Workshops for repair work. It was decided to proceed with the repairs as the trains were required under a new timetable for November 2008, costing approximately $2 million. In April 2014, a farewell tour for the Hitachi was held, organised by Elecrail and in cooperation with Metro. The tour encompassed the Craigieburn, South Morang and Sunbury lines. During this event, Public Transport Victoria confirmed that the Hitachi had seen the last of revenue service in Melbourne, with one set likely to be preserved, and the remainder scrapped. Between 2012 and 2015, the remaining seven Hitachi sets were put into storage at Newport Workshops, with specific transfers happening in January 2013 and July 2014 before in September and October 2015, the remaining three sets still in storage were transferred from Macauley Light Repair Centre to Newport Workshops. In 2018, one of the remaining Hitachi units was moved to Bendigo Workshops for long-term storage. The remaining Hitachi units that did not transfer to Bendigo still remain at Newport Workshops as of 1 December 2019. In May 2020, two Hitachi motor carriages were transported by truck from Newport Workshops to Molong NSW. Gallery References Hitachi trains at VICSIG Peter J Vincent: Hitachi M cars Peter J Vincent: Hitachi T cars Peter J Vincent: Hitachi D cars Melbourne rail rollingstock Electric multiple units of Victoria (Australia) 1500 V DC multiple units of Victoria