Re: [VIC] Bendigo Easter Fair tour

["Bryan Cullis" <spanky81@tpg.com.au>]

Don't suppose you actually had a look around the city centre during the
fair?  Like the parade or the band playing on Pall Mall outside the Tourist
Information Centre (across the road from the Shamrock Hotel)????!!!!

"James Brook" <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> Steamrail ran it's annual Bendigo Easter Fair tour today (16/4). I
> motorcaded it for a bit in both directions. The loco was R761, which has
> just been re-painted into the proper VR red and black livery by the
> volunteers at Steamrail. The consist from Melbourne was 4BE - 60BW -
> 61BW - 63BW - 7ABE - 68BW - 1BCE. In the down direction it passed
> Clarkefield shortly after 0945, departed Woodend at 1022 and passed
> Ravenswood at 1113. In the up direction it passed Kangaroo Flat at 1718
> and Taradale at about 1805.
>
> If you don't consider the headboard, I thought this train looked
> extremely good. R761 was in the traditional VR red and black livery with
> a 7 car all wooden consist. As this was just a tourist style trip, I
> don't really mind the headboard as it does get the Steamrail name out.
> If Steamrail ran an enthusiast tour with this sort of train and removed
> the headboard at photostops I would be very happy.
>
> On another note, while the special was at Bendigo we went and took a
> look at the VGR at Maldon. J549 was running the train and the consist
> from Maldon to Muckleford was 16BCPL - 30BCPL - 42BU - 333ZL. After
> enjoying a ride on the second trip of the day, I went to photograph the
> third. Unfortunately, J549 failed and the train had to be towed back to
> Maldon by T333.
>
> Here are some image captures of Steamrail's train:
>
> R761 departs Woodend with the down special.
> http://www.railpage.org.au/vr/pics/vidcaps/easter_fair_2001/woodend.jpg
>
> R761 storms out of Kangaroo Flat with the up special.
>
http://www.railpage.org.au/vr/pics/vidcaps/easter_fair_2001/kangaroo_flat.jp
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>
> Note: These images are copyright and must not be used for anything other
> than personal non-profit use without my permission.
>
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> - James Brook -
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