A clean 3VL38 arrives into Southern Cross, to form the train to Ballarat and Maryborough
Saturday 24 July 2010 7:35 AMViewed 1309 times
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3VL34 also cleaned for the occasion
Saturday 24 July 2010 7:39 AMViewed 1279 times
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N460 in the dock platform at Ballarat, having been used on driver training runs over the past week
Saturday 24 July 2010 9:31 AMViewed 1650 times
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VL07 sits in platform 1 at Ballarat, to form the Ararat connection
Saturday 24 July 2010 9:34 AMViewed 1236 times
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3VL34 arrives into Ballarat platform 2, carrying a dozen invited guests. The rear unit is carrying passengers for Ararat
Saturday 24 July 2010 9:35 AMViewed 1228 times
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Passengers for Ararat get kicked off the train and made to walk over the footbridge for their onward connection (It's part of the plan).
Saturday 24 July 2010 9:37 AMViewed 1522 times
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VL07 departs 5 minutes after the train from Melbourne arrived
Saturday 24 July 2010 9:41 AMViewed 1258 times
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A few more guests join the train at Ballarat - a single Sprinter would still be overkill!
Saturday 24 July 2010 9:42 AMViewed 1343 times
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Passing through the outskirts of Ballarat, I missing getting to the spot I wanted to...
Saturday 24 July 2010 9:50 AMViewed 1222 times
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The special train running past the remains of Sulky Loop
Saturday 24 July 2010 9:56 AMViewed 1283 times
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Running through the Midland Highway level crossing, upgraded with Federal stimulus money. Where was the state's $50 million actually spent on?
Saturday 24 July 2010 9:56 AMViewed 1203 times
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Arrival into an incomplete Creswick station, temporary fencing still in place
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:04 AMViewed 1270 times
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The new platform sitting opposite the original station
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:05 AMViewed 1358 times
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The original station at Creswick looking a bit worse for wear
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:06 AMViewed 1668 times
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New fence in place on the edge of the original platform at Creswick
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:06 AMViewed 1219 times
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Public Transport Minister Martin Pakula, Premier John Brumby, and Member for Ballarat East Geoff Howard at the opening of Creswick station
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:10 AMViewed 1657 times
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Premier Brumby leads the crowd in three cheers
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:11 AMViewed 1298 times
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Locals on the platform, the train stopped at Creswick for 30 minutes for the opening ceremony
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:13 AMViewed 1321 times
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Bus stop at Creswick with the old V/Line logo
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:14 AMViewed 1989 times
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Overview of Creswick station
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:14 AMViewed 1703 times
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Still waiting in the platform, the original station in the background
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:15 AMViewed 1331 times
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The new platform at Creswick is up on stilts, with sheetmetal blanking off the sides
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:16 AMViewed 1364 times
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Plaque unvelied at Creswick station
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:18 AMViewed 1237 times
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Plaque unvelied at Creswick station
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:18 AMViewed 1141 times
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