{"id":61379,"date":"2024-06-07T12:35:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T02:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=61379"},"modified":"2024-08-26T13:57:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T03:57:11","slug":"big-winter-blitz-premier-promises-vlocity-trains-will-arrive-in-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=61379","title":{"rendered":"‘Big winter blitz’: Premier promises VLocity trains will arrive in spring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The arrival of Warrnambool’s VLocity trains are on a spring deadline with Premier Jacinta Allan promising new carriages will roll out when the winter blitz of track work is completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warrnambool rail users should prepare themselves for poor service, noisy carriages and terrible seats.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vlocity train sets are just too old a design and are not fit for a longer distance journey. Albury services have a revised design of the V\/Locity platform including on train catering that does not work very well and is not easily accessible for the entire train. The train journey between Melbourne and Albury typically takes around 3 hours and 45 minutes to 4 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testing of the new Warrnambool line upgrades<\/a> is expected toward the end of August 2024. The changes to the timetable will include the introduction of V\/Locity trains on some services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The train journey between Melbourne and Warrnambool typically takes around 3 hours and 30 minutes to 3 hours and 45 minutes. The exact duration can vary depending on the specific service and any potential delays along the route. Yet these trains will not have upgraded seats and no on train catering services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The arrival of Warrnambool’s VLocity trains are on a spring deadline with Premier Jacinta Allan promising new carriages will roll out when the winter blitz […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":61380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[273,163],"tags":[8,6,9949],"class_list":["post-61379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia","category-rail-industry-news-australia-new-zealand","tag-victoria","tag-vline","tag-warrnambool"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t