A few weeks back I heard about a Hitachi transfer from Newport to Ballarat via North Geelong, but it ended up not happening. Another ran this morning, supposed to leave Newport about 0745 but it left much later.
I was waiting outside Lara since 0730 or so, by 0900 I gave up and went up to the station for a squiz at the works there. I heard the horn and it came though at 0920:
I went to Moorabool when I intended to get a shot of it coming up the valley from North Geelong, when I arrived the up signal flicked to orange, then back to red. I thought I might have missed the transfer, so pressed on to Gheringhap, as there is a down signal to check. After about 5 minutes it cleared, and the train appeared about 0950:
It went though Bannockburn at 1006:
It was only doing 50 km/h or so, so it was easy to chase down:
Lethbridge was about 1019:
The next stretch of the Midland Highway has a lot of little side roads, and the railway is close by:
Departing Meredith was about 1044:
Still more side roads to duck into:
Elaine was reached at 1051, and the midland Highway traffic was stopped for a change...
The Blue Bridge is just before the line goes into the forest:
Then I ducked back to the highway, then back east to the railway at Lal Lal:
The road runs parallel to Yendon where it changes sides:
And continues to Navigators:
Then road and rail split, I gave up at Warrenheip rather than go into town:
I did some video as well that I will put on Youtube soon, but the battery got low, and I bumped into another forum member who has a real video camera, and so should have some better footage up at some point.
Photos: 5th Dec 2008, Melbourne Gunzelling - Southern Cross Station
1st Dec 2008, Tottenham Gunzelling
25th Nov 2008, V/Locity set 1130 + 1106 - Melton Hwy, Sydenham
24th Nov 2008, Tottenham Gunzelling
Photos: 5th Dec 2008, Melbourne Gunzelling - Southern Cross Station
1st Dec 2008, Tottenham Gunzelling
25th Nov 2008, V/Locity set 1130 + 1106 - Melton Hwy, Sydenham
24th Nov 2008, Tottenham Gunzelling
I did some video as well that I will put on Youtube soon, but the battery got low, and I bumped into another forum member who has a real video camera, and so should have some better footage up at some point.
I did some video as well that I will put on Youtube soon, but the battery got low, and I bumped into another forum member who has a real video camera, and so should have some better footage up at some point.
Sprung!
At Navigators you can see me on top of the overpass.
I got some video at Gheringhap and Bannockburn as well, before I caught up with TheRev and his proper camera and mike:
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