such a remarkable experience after around 40 years of work. Its like how Great Western Railway in Britain retired their Class 43 locomotives from service after 41 years. Its so sad to see these beloved engines go
A couple of years ago (cant remember exactly when, old age! ) I came back from Adelaide on the Overlander and caught the late train from S/C to Bairnsdale and lo and behold it was the loco set, most comfortable trip far superior to the velocity. And i might add that since i stopped driving during the covid panic I have been travelling by vic rail to Melbourne and back on a number of occasions as my daughter and her family live in the Dandenong area, and tit is ALWAYS well patronised.
I can’t believe I was on that last service purely by chance. Was cool meeting you and your friends and cheers for the shout out for the footage. Also… Jeez, I hope they add a buffet car to the VLocity services. 4 hours from SC to Bairnsdale is quite long to have no option to buy food.
Not the first time, around 1992 during the Kennet era, I travelled to Bairnsdale in the last few days of trains to Bairnsdale and there were no passengers beyond Sale until Bracksy reinstated the service.
BairnsdaIe, the pensioners lay on the track in front of the N...to protest the last train leaving, Newspaper photo opportunity. Then about 2004 when trains were back, I was signaller there, Vline invited all the protesters back to Bairnsdale station for morning tea.
What a great video and unfortunately I never got to see see or meet the Train Enthusiast or Driver in Beaconsfield as I used to go there on the first train from Hallam and back then 20 years ago and you never knew if the met train went first or the Freight Train and getting back to the locomotive they were great to see and hear these velocity trains are pathetic nowadays and it was better when you could reserve a seat.
And after the last Gippsland line N, they didn't even go a week before hitting us with another weekend of bustitution. Some things never change, it seems. 😆
100%. Unfortunately e have a group in this state that think the Vsets are the bees knees. The fact is they are the most useless train for long distances. Bad crowded seating. Divided trains (who runs trains sets that are divided specially when catering is in one section). They are tricked up commuter trains.
@@DivergentRailways , thats good to know. it means they are adapting to city life. if a possum eats the rubbish theres less for rats. i left melbourne in 1987. the flying foxes had just started to return after deserting the place when the white man turned up. there were no rainbow lorikeets and no possums anywhere i was hanging around. when i returned for a holiday 20 years ago there were possums everywhere i stayed (i only heard them at night) and the rainbow lorikeets had returned too. however the native wildlife adapts to the new surroundings its good they are back.
The 'end of an era' for a perfectly good working locomotive and train set? WTF Australia! You need an east and west train from Darwin to connect the continent round-trip with connections to Alice Springs.
I remember when there were plans for a very fast train to use this line on the way to Sydney this was going to be a proper high speed train like they have in china , How backward our rail system is.
such a remarkable experience after around 40 years of work. Its like how Great Western Railway in Britain retired their Class 43 locomotives from service after 41 years. Its so sad to see these beloved engines go
A couple of years ago (cant remember exactly when, old age! ) I came back from Adelaide on the Overlander and caught the late train from S/C to Bairnsdale and lo and behold it was the loco set, most comfortable trip far superior to the velocity. And i might add that since i stopped driving during the covid panic I have been travelling by vic rail to Melbourne and back on a number of occasions as my daughter and her family live in the Dandenong area, and tit is ALWAYS well patronised.
I can’t believe I was on that last service purely by chance. Was cool meeting you and your friends and cheers for the shout out for the footage.
Also… Jeez, I hope they add a buffet car to the VLocity services. 4 hours from SC to Bairnsdale is quite long to have no option to buy food.
Very well put together video. It looked like a fun last service!
I may not be a local, but having travelled on these trains I will greatly miss them once they fully retire❤
Not the first time, around 1992 during the Kennet era, I travelled to Bairnsdale in the last few days of trains to Bairnsdale and there were no passengers beyond Sale until Bracksy reinstated the service.
BairnsdaIe, the pensioners lay on the track in front of the N...to protest the last train leaving, Newspaper photo opportunity. Then about 2004 when trains were back, I was signaller there, Vline invited all the protesters back to Bairnsdale station for morning tea.
The Avon river bridge was the only thing previously stopping this from happening
Great video mate
What a great video and unfortunately I never got to see see or meet the Train Enthusiast or Driver in Beaconsfield as I used to go there on the first train from Hallam and back then 20 years ago and you never knew if the met train went first or the Freight Train and getting back to the locomotive they were great to see and hear these velocity trains are pathetic nowadays and it was better when you could reserve a seat.
On long distance routes locomotive hauled carriages are much more comfortable and quieter than DMUs.
Yes
And after the last Gippsland line N, they didn't even go a week before hitting us with another weekend of bustitution. Some things never change, it seems. 😆
100%. Unfortunately e have a group in this state that think the Vsets are the bees knees. The fact is they are the most useless train for long distances. Bad crowded seating. Divided trains (who runs trains sets that are divided specially when catering is in one section). They are tricked up commuter trains.
9:01 I wonder who that is 😂
Great video, what do you edit on?
Will they be stilled used for frieght
Yes, thay will go to fright operations once we’re done with the passenger operations
no gippslander no onboard cafe for snacks just a serviceless v locity train for all that distance how sad
Why are they getting rid of them its sad
Extremely expensive to maintain them Vlocitys are much cheaper to run
6:16, what was that?
Possum!
@@DivergentRailways , was it a rail fan?
@@vsvnrg3263Nah, it was gnawing down on some rubbish
@@DivergentRailways , thats good to know. it means they are adapting to city life. if a possum eats the rubbish theres less for rats. i left melbourne in 1987. the flying foxes had just started to return after deserting the place when the white man turned up. there were no rainbow lorikeets and no possums anywhere i was hanging around. when i returned for a holiday 20 years ago there were possums everywhere i stayed (i only heard them at night) and the rainbow lorikeets had returned too. however the native wildlife adapts to the new surroundings its good they are back.
The 'end of an era' for a perfectly good working locomotive and train set? WTF Australia! You need an east and west train from Darwin to connect the continent round-trip with connections to Alice Springs.
I remember when there were plans for a very fast train to use this line on the way to Sydney this was going to be a proper high speed train like they have in china , How backward our rail system is.
The Druglander 😂