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 Thread: V/Line - Christmas & New Year Timetables 2008 |
vlinecars
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 Forum: Victoria Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:13 pm Subject: V/Line - Christmas & New Year Timetables 2008 |
Hi All,
Today V/Line published details of train services that will be operating during the Christmas/New Year period on their website. Coach services are still being finalised:-
Special public h ... |
| Thread: Take a guess |
vlinecars
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Forum: Locomotives and Rolling Stock Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:21 am Subject: Take a guess |
| The first one with that silly line, N473 |
| Thread: North Melbourne Incident - Monday 17th November 2008 |
vlinecars
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:37 pm Subject: Re: North Melbourne Incident - Monday 17th November 2008 |
SO is it a 15 year old boy or a 30 year old man?
Unknown! Both the papers say 30 year old man, Seven news says 15 year old boy. Will have to wait and see when something authorative (i.e. police or ... |
| Thread: North Melbourne Incident - Monday 17th November 2008 |
vlinecars
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:27 pm Subject: North Melbourne Incident - Monday 17th November 2008 |
The Age states similar information to the Herald Sun's article:-
Train delays after man hit by locomotive
* Gabrielle Costa
* November 17, 2008 - 6:04PM
Train services have been dela ... |
| Thread: North Melbourne Incident - Monday 17th November 2008 |
vlinecars
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:20 pm Subject: North Melbourne Incident - Monday 17th November 2008 |
Terrible news.
Is platform 5 the only line affected at this point?
Regards
Brian
Services have stopped using Platform 6 while the person is being freed (to enable safe access by emergency cr ... |
| Thread: North Melbourne Incident - Monday 17th November 2008 |
vlinecars
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:13 pm Subject: North Melbourne Incident - Monday 17th November 2008 |
Different report from Herald Sun:-
BREAKING NEWS: Emergency crews are working to free a man trapped under a train at North Melbourne station.
The 30-year-old man was hit by a V-Line train ab ... |
| Thread: North Melbourne Incident - Monday 17th November 2008 |
vlinecars
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 5:04 pm Subject: North Melbourne Incident - Monday 17th November 2008 |
Breaking news story on Seven News - a 15 year old boy riding bike on platform 5 at North Melbourne fell off the platform and into the pit and was hit by a V/Line service around 1730.
Service was 85 ... |
| Thread: Warrnambool line freight |
vlinecars
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:03 pm Subject: Warrnambool line freight |
I am not sure why the P class was attached, the train didn't seem longer, and there wasn't any refrigerated containers needing the HEP. 
To alleviate the need to turn X49 at Warrnambool account i ... |
| Thread: Albury Broad Gauge jurisdictions - Questions |
vlinecars
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Forum: Signalling and Infrastructure Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:22 am Subject: Re: Albury Broad Gauge jurisdictions - Questions |
Crew to Wodonga per taxi
Thanks Vlinecars. Be interesting to see what they do if the SG VLP to Wagga Wagga rumoured service ever happens. Bit too far to taxi from Wodonga to Wagga I say!
I'd ima ... |
| Thread: Albury Broad Gauge jurisdictions - Questions |
vlinecars
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Forum: Signalling and Infrastructure Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:09 pm Subject: Re: Albury Broad Gauge jurisdictions - Questions |
| This might seem like a dumb question but where did the VLP BG Albury train rest between its evening down and morning up services? I always assumed just at Albury, but given I just learned connie and d ... |
| Thread: 3 Car VLocities; Testing & Entering Service-Aug/Sep/Oct 2008 |
vlinecars
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:02 pm Subject: 3 Car VLocities; Testing & Entering Service-Aug/Sep/Oct 2008 |
| Get your shots of VL34 this week; its set to go in for three car conversion next Thursday; with VL36 coming out. |
| Thread: SRHC Last Broad Gauge Passenger Train to Albury |
vlinecars
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Forum: Preservation and Tourist Railways Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:51 pm Subject: SRHC Last Broad Gauge Passenger Train to Albury |
Nicely done Pheonics, Vlinecars has a nice photo with a similar theme. Care to show them Vline?
Oh, if I have to!
I was looking through Six and a Half Inches from Destiny by Keith Turton on Sund ... |
| Thread: Miscellaneous VIC sightings |
vlinecars
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:13 am Subject: Miscellaneous VIC sightings |
| 1745 down Kyneton / 0725 up Kyneton should be resuming regular service tonight. |
| Thread: 3 Car VLocities; Testing & Entering Service-Aug/Sep/Oct 2008 |
vlinecars
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:06 pm Subject: Re: 3 Car VLocities; Testing & Entering Service-Aug/Sep/ |
Today Mon 10/11/08 does however mark the first day of operation of 7 car Vlocity units on the Geelong line and VLP Network overall .
In revenue service that is; a couple of test runs have ran previ ... |
| Thread: Geelong line platform lengthening |
vlinecars
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Forum: Victoria Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:50 pm Subject: Re: Geelong line platform lengthening |
Good chance to ride in a 3VL for the first time, shame the seats are more upright in them 
More upright in the trailer (1300) car!
You must be one of the only people that don't like the more u ... |
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