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PART
THREE
TUESDAY APRIL 23 1974
1150 Bendigo-Echuca 59RM dep 1155 arr 1314. Still
raining!
1520 Echuca-Toolamba 57RM 24C dep 1519 arr 1640
1652 Toolamba- Seymour T358 C C BE (a/c) AS CE (ex
Tocumwal)
dep 1653 arr 1755
1820 Seymour-Albury S303 BZ MBS AZ CE VP(off
Wangaratta)
dep 1823 arr 2117 locos at Albury GM32 42208
42215
Spirit of Progress X34 c/o 44220
Sthn Aurora S317 c/o 42213 42215
WEDNESDAY APRIL 24
1974
Locos at Albury
42216 & 4452 Up Gds c/o X32 & T409
44219 & 44227 Dn Gds North
4205 Up Gds c/o GM31
44231 & 42216 Dn Gds
4416 Dn Gds
4407 South Mail
4407 42105 Dn Gds
X31 IC Daylight c/o 42202
4452 dn Gds
4205 Dn South Mail
4453 4436 Up Gds
CPH 27 & CTH 53 ex Wagga Wagga
1648 Daylight 44231 & 42210 c/o X31 dep 1648 arr Spencer
St 2020
2120 Vinelander Melbourne-Mildura B66 T369(off Maryborough) AX
CE BE BZ AZ #12 #14 Dep 2120 add T372 329 at Ballarat off
Maryborough.
THURSDAY APRIL 25
1974
Arr Mildura 0815. Weather fine sunny for the first time in a
week.
2120 Mildura-Spencer St same consist B66 dep 2120
FRIDAY APRIL 26 1974
Arr Spencer St 0742 from the comfort of my ex Overland
sleeping car.
0845 Melbourne-Swan Hill B74 BW BE BZ AZ CE
Dep 0845 Bendigo Arr 1116 Detach BW BE Change loco to
T324
Dep 1136 Arr 1437
SATURDAY APRIL 27
1974
dep Swan Hill T324 & T320 (d/a) 0840 arr Bendigo 1135
consist ex Bendigo B74 T324 AW Taggerty AZ BZ CE dep 1200 arr 1434 Raining
again !!
1845 Spirit of Progress to Junee ( extra cost from Albury- may
as well sleep on the train than stay in Albury over night) X39 VHN VBK VFS VFK
VRS VFX VFK VFK VBK VAC NAM PHS Dep 1845 wallan loop 1945-2007 x X34 on late
Daylight Arr Albury 1054
C/o 42208 & 4427 Up goods 4430 & 44203 c/o GM32
& X44
4540 Dn Gds 44226 & 4439 Sthn Aurora.dep 1108 arr Junee
0118
SUNDAY APRIL 28 1974
Locos at Junee
4463 Shunter
42219 & 48161 Up Stock
4540 Dn Gds
44226 & 4439 Dn Aurora
48114 & 48102 Dn Gds
48156 Gds ex Narrandera
44209 & 42218 Up Aurora
44203 & 4430 Dn Gds
44217 & 44202 Up Spirit of Progress
Dep 0349 Albury arr 0630 c/o X39 dep 0640 Arr Spencer St 1037
( 47 late)
Last Trip
2055 Melbourne-Nhill 2055 Overland S302 S315 17 Cars dep 2055
Ballarat 2255 x X42 & R761 on an up Society special dep 1100 arr Nhill
0227
MONDAY APRIL 29 1974
0303 Nhill-Ballarat S310 S309 18 Cars Dep 0303 arr Ballarat
0642.
So ended a long fortnight. By some standards my trip was
somewhat conservative, one could have travelled to such exotic places as
Robinvale,Yarram, Portland, Hopetoun et al not to mention goods trains. The
weather played havoc with my plans but certainly I travelled to places which in
some instances don't exist anymore. Gone are the days of the Derms, Spirit of
Progress, Port Fairy & Cohuna. It was a great trip and I'm glad I have the
memories.
Regards
Noel M Forster
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