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Re: [VIC] longest day tours (was: [VIC] high speed vs 80 kph tours)
James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> I noticed something that is rather interesting. The farewell western broad
gauge tour in 1995
> went to Nhill. This is approx 248 miles from Melbourne (I don't have the
kilometers with me).
400km's exactly.
> The tour was run with the wooden bodied rolling stock and therefore there
was an 80 km speed
> limit. The tour was R761 from Melbourne to Dimboola and a G class from
Dimboola to Nhill. Last
> year's tour to Piangil used high speed rolling stock and it was R766 from
Melbourne to Swan
> Hill and T 364 from Swan Hill to Piangil. Piangil is approx 242 miles from
Melbourne. Although
> I don't have the timetable for the farewell western broad gauge tour as
far as I can remember
> we left very early and returned at around midnight. The Piangil tour left
at 0717 and returned
> at 2319. The line from Swan Hill to Piangil also had a heavy speed
restriction. I know I would
> rather leave a little bit earlier and return a little bit later if the
carriages are more
> comfortable.
8/4/95 R761 7/285: BCE, 2 x BE, ABE, 2 x BW, VOAF
tt actual
Spencer St 0730 0734
Ballarat 0956-1015 1004-1026
Ararat 1156-1215 1136-1219
Dimboola 1512-1527 1448-1528
Nhill 1600 1558
Dimboola - Nhill & ret G526 & no VOAF.
Running around at Nhill is fun a/c switchlocks, 1st dock train into 2 rd,
then run round via 1 rd, and redock the train.
tt actual
Nhill 1620 1644
Dimboola 1700-1715 1719-1744
Ararat 1923-1945 1951-2023
Ballarat 2102-2125 2145-2209
Spencer St 2319 2359
Crossed G 532, BL 35 9169 @ Pimpinio, BL29 705 9147 @ Ballarat
Nice trip, new G. |-)
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