{"id":586339,"date":"2026-11-03T08:14:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T21:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=586339"},"modified":"2026-11-03T08:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T21:16:09","slug":"vlocity-and-bus-replaces-to-and-from-swan-hill-what-mess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=586339","title":{"rendered":"VLocity and Bus replaces to and from Swan Hill what mess!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Intelligence is Swan Hill Service was not going be loco haul VLoctiy \/Bus from Bendigo – Swan Hill wet, cold Sunday for travellers<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The train in use for the Morning Service to Swan Hill was having problems on route at 24\/10 at 08:24<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 07:40 Southern Cross – Swan Hill service is delayed by 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information at www.vline.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously the carriage set and loco that made the day run that made the evening run but recently that was amended. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Morning service from Swan Hill is now shunted to the siding and yard at the end it’s journey. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Another set of carriages and locomotive is tabled to run the evening service due to High probability of the track congestion via Albion and Sunbury <\/strong>delaying that service arrival making hard for the crew\/ caters etc to prep that same train for the evening run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But late night the 18:40 was terminated mid route:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I found out N452 pulling N12 24\/10 why did they use a loco which had past indictors of faults emerging within?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The last run I had with this locomotive N452 7\/10 with N12 <\/strong>she was showing some weird indicators something was not right….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Whist rolling on route why did it feel that <\/strong> the driver with N452 <\/strong> was experiencing rough handling?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. I notice with “Stepping up” <\/strong>the carriage I was riding felt it “run in<\/strong>” toward the locomotive” ,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Dynamic applied<\/strong> or slowing the train I felt the carriage “run out” <\/strong> slightly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Brake applications<\/strong> whist arriving at scheduled stops rough arrival carriages felt it ” run in<\/strong>” against the locomotive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Departur<\/strong>e carriages felt it had “run out” <\/strong>away from locomotive.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The meaning of the terminology of “Run In”<\/strong>and “Run Out” as follows:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n