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Festive free travel chaos mass disruptions failed trains and rolling stock shortages
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Festive free travel chaos mass disruptions failed trains and rolling stock shortages

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  • January 9, 2026
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At ground zero seeing Festive Free Travel from major disruption from Train stuck on the mainline passenger disruption & overcrowding on VLocity & loco hauls and people left behind!

V/Line Free Travel is tested with trains put through their paces in the festive season
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V/Line Free Travel is tested with trains put through their paces in the festive season

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  • December 28, 2025
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What mess Free Travel & lots of people were travelling & very warm at Bendigo!

Riding N12 reduced 4 cars after it’s return
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Riding N12 reduced 4 cars after it’s return

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  • December 4, 2025
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N12 has return to public service once more but only as 4 cars!

Testing time for out shopped N460 VS wind squalls causes tree debris on the line & stuffed peak hour services
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Testing time for out shopped N460 VS wind squalls causes tree debris on the line & stuffed peak hour services

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  • October 24, 2025
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N450 is put through her paces in bad weather and a fallen tree obstructs tracks stuffing up the evening peck services!

Loco N460 has emerging electrical issues breaks down on departure
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Loco N460 has emerging electrical issues breaks down on departure

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  • October 21, 2025
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N460 was used despite having some issues and broke down at departure the day after!

V/Line has major issues  Seymour Line and it was seemly covered up as the advice was vague….
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V/Line has major issues Seymour Line and it was seemly covered up as the advice was vague….

  • Snuffle Nose
  • August 25, 2025
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This is by no means the first time V/Line has suffered such an incident on the Network.

Two days riding in the V/Line system 12-13 Aug 25
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Two days riding in the V/Line system 12-13 Aug 25

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  • August 16, 2025
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From Loco faults on Tuesday and Track Point Failure the day after.Has V/line hit critical mass?

Swan Hill Line in shambles May 19th weekend!
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Swan Hill Line in shambles May 19th weekend!

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  • July 24, 2025
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A lot people grumbled on board and I don’t blame them about the sudden change.

Warrnambool Line 2025 progress of the new working timetable
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Warrnambool Line 2025 progress of the new working timetable

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  • February 12, 2025
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I was riding the 19:15 Warrnambool on the 6th Feb 2025 on the newer timetable as VLocitys now are now operating on the daytime service time slots.

Sampling the Warrnambool 3×1 Vlocity after Swan Hill train service reduced Vlocity train and bus
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Sampling the Warrnambool 3×1 Vlocity after Swan Hill train service reduced Vlocity train and bus

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  • January 14, 2025
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The vending machines at Warrnambool were nearly empty and cold drink machine next station office was out of order.

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