{"id":116816,"date":"2024-08-29T18:24:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T08:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=116816"},"modified":"2024-08-29T18:25:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T08:25:40","slug":"riding-the-upgraded-warrnambool-line-on-29th-august-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=116816","title":{"rendered":"Riding the upgraded Warrnambool Line on 29th August 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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At 14th of June the line closed down for occupational track works and 25th August it reopened for service again<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

After a lengthy closure of the rail corridor the was was much talk beforehand about the pending newer Velocities taking over the aging N set loco on hauls on route….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I managed to get the temporary time timetable of V\/line when the line was due to open again after checking the timetable I was amused to notice the N sets are tabled to operate for now after the lengthy shutdown!<\/p>\n\n\n

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A new Warrnambool V\/Line Temporary Timetable has been released and is available online<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the 26th of Aug I decided to sample this line as I was curious to see for myself and observe the riding quality of the trains on the new line and upgrade on this route to Warrnambool…..I rode on 10:13 Warrnambool down VN17 behind locomotive N461.<\/p>\n\n\n

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N461 in Warrnambool Yard preparing the return train<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

All went well from ground zero Southern Cross station to Geelong on route, the usual rough areas from Corio, North Shore toward Geelong. from the Tunnel onward I noted a change in riding quality on the newly upgraded rail corridor<\/a> toward Marshall<\/a> and Waurn Ponds, I wonder to myself why did it seemed more noisier on route on the newly upgrade track areas where they now go over some road areas?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I observed these interesting things on route to Warrnambool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n