{"id":142324,"date":"2024-10-30T09:22:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T23:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=142324"},"modified":"2024-10-30T09:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T23:22:52","slug":"a-busy-sunday-morning-and-0740-swan-hill-was-reduced-from-a-5-car-loco-haul-to-a-3-x1-car-velocities-dmu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=142324","title":{"rendered":"A busy Sunday Morning and 07:40 Swan Hill was reduced from a 5 car loco haul to a 3 x1 car Velocities DMU!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I don’t understand their reasoning as a busy weekend due horse racing festival time and people want to travel being a warmer weather at the time….
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The train replacing it was a 3 car velocity DMU terminating Bendigo and buses to Swan Hill!<\/strong>

They say it was due to ‘Train fault” but sound like shortage of staff as I observed were 2 N sets in Melbourne stabled in Melb yard yesterday with one N set stabled at Geelong yard and and another Warrnambool yard and on arriving at the station I noticed not much activity in the yard today I am wondering was is there some sort ground crew shortage today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were few N sets scattered around the place yesterday for some odd reason beforehand yesterday when I shuffling around on FN9 a late returning Warrnambool service so there seems be no shortage of sets for substitute in this occasion….<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have recently written an article on the Management Team at V\/Line<\/a> highlighting to some respects their individual backgrounds and experience to run an essential service to the travelling public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also remind readers of recent articles at Vibewire on the lack of suitability of Vlocity trains<\/a> running on longer distance services, even 2.5 hours is a stretch on these older designed trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Riding Conditions on board the Velocities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I will say it was terribly cramped on board and passengers who are taller and broader in stature may have problems with tightly spaced seating areas!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People were standing in vestibule area which only goes to Bendigo I then got off at Kyneton I quickly noticed it was very crowded past Kyneton station from the and the riding conditions this not the sort of train passengers would want tolerate all the way to Swan Hill no buffet and very cramped riding conditions!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus extremely relentless loud overwhelming roar of the traction engines roaring away and squealing whist doing braking applications throughout the whole 4+ hour with to coach transfers after getting off shortly after!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something that might be not very pleasant for some passengers to put up for nearly 5 hrs on board to Swan Hill compared the older train, a fluctuating clattering of the train rolling to odd roar of the loco notching up the grades and honking it horn at crossing etc.

Date:27\/10\/2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Made plans to catch the Up Swan Hill ex 06:54 back to Southern Cross Station…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Only to discover that  Warrnambool line is having problems too currently!!! \n\nNo good there goes my alternative ride for the day as shifted from 3B where VN14 was meant make the 13:00 Warrnambool down to 5A where the Velocities 3X1  took the place of what was meant the Warrnambool 13:00<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The 12:23 Warrnambool – Southern Cross service will terminate at Camperdown and no longer run to Southern Cross due to a track fault.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
More information at vline.com.au<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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What a dog’s breakfast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No good for those passengers or the frontline dealing with the knock on effect!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
To think horse racing carnivals are on this period oh dear!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seem odd when I seem to observe odd amount N set sitting all over the place the day before!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It doesn’t seem right, it doesn’t add up…..<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Is it this odd events a beginning of something?<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Unquote from V\/line Bendigo X account: Good morning, the 07:40 will depart Southern Cross at 07:40 then terminate at Bendigo and then coaches will replace the train to Swan Hill. The 06:54 will depart at 06:54 and is a train service all the way to Southern Cross.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n