Posts Tagged ‘Regional Rail Link’
Photos from ten years ago: December 2014
December 31st, 2024
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Photos from ten years ago: October 2014
October 29th, 2024
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Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is October 2014. Trains I’ve been posting about progress on Regional Rail Link for a few years now, and finally it’s the big day – VLocity VL09 was the first “proper” test train to run along the new tracks from Deer […]
Photos from ten years ago: September 2014
September 24th, 2024
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Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is September 2014. Regional Rail Link Yep, I’m at it again, following the progress on the Regional Rail Link project. At Footscray the widened railway cutting through Fordham Reserve had been partially reinstated. Right up to abandoned Franco Cozzo showroom. The […]
Off-peak services and the Metro Tunnel
September 17th, 2024
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Ever since the Metro Tunnel was first announced, the big question has been “how many trains will they actually run through it off-peak”. Well, there still isn’t an answer to it, but the 2022 Melbourne Airport Rail business plan does give some hope that it’s something more than the pitiful service currently provided on the […]
A history of nine car long V/Line trains
September 3rd, 2024
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I realised the other day I’ve never written a complete piece about the history of V/Line operating nine car long trains – so here goes. In the beginning The story starts back in December 2005, with the introduction of the VLocity trains to the V/Line fleet. Each set consisted of two carriages seating a total […]
