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Unusual workings for the V/Line P class locomotives
Over the years V/Line's fleet of P class locomotives have been seen on some unusual workings. Here is a selection.
Freight Australia liveried P23 on hire to V/Line, leading an eight car push-pull H set out of Geelong on a Commonwealth Games special (March 24, 2006)
This website is now mobile friendly
If you've tried to visit this using using your mobile phone before now, you've probably had to do lots of scrolling around in order to see the photos.
But scroll no more - I've updated the look and feel of this site so it automatically resizes for smaller screens, so that it doesn't matter what device you are using.
Yet another visit to Hong Kong
Time flies as you get older, and for me it is no different - I've just returned from yet another visit to Hong Kong. This time around my young son was also along for the ride, with twelve days spent visiting family and sightseeing around Hong Kong, plus a short stopover on the way back home from somewhere else.
I still managed to visit a number of new places in Hong Kong - the village of Tai O on Lantau Island, Shek O beach on Hong Kong Island, a visit to the quiet island of Peng Chau, and a night spent in a hotel overlooking Hong (...)
Playing catchup after a trip to New South Wales
In October I spent a week up in New South Wales, and managed to see some trains along the way - the photos of which I have just finished uploading!
As to what I saw:
Photos from my 2013 trip to China
It has taken me almost two years, but I have finally finished uploading the photographs I took on my 2013 trip to China.
I spent a week on the 'mainland' visiting the cities of Shanghai, Beijing and Xi'an:
- Day 1: arrive into Shanghai from Melbourne, riding the Maglev from Pudong Airport, and checking out The Bund.
- Day 2: Visiting Pudong, riding the Shanghai Metro, inspecting the rubber-tyred Translor tram, and watching mainline trains at Shanghai Railway Station.
- Day 3: Shanghai to Beijing by high-speed train, and exploring the Beijing Metro
- Day 4: Template of Heaven.
Short trip to the Gold Coast
Last week I paid a short visit to the Gold Coast - you can find my photos from the day here.
Trip to Adelaide, plus R707 on the side
I've been busy for the past few weeks, but I've finally caught up with my backlog of photos.
First up - a long weekend featuring Melbourne to Adelaide on The Overland, a day exploring Adelaide, and finally catching The Overland back east.
And I also went out to see R707, R711 and R761 run a triple headed steam special to Seymour the week after.
Final batch of Queensland photos online
It has taken me a while, but my photos from the second half of my Queensland trip are now online.
You can find the photos here:
- April 21: trains and infrastructure between Bowen and Proserpine
- April 22: more trains and such around Airlie Beach and Proserpine
- April 24: Brisbane trains from the air
I also have photos from the Workshops Rail Museum and Whitsunday Transit buses.
Brisbane trip photos now online
It has taken a few weeks, but I have finally gotten around to uploading the photos I took my my recent trip to Brisbane.
You can find the photos here:
- April 8: buses at Melbourne Airport and trains in inner Brisbane.
- April 9: long distance, suburban and freight trains on the Exhibition Loop, as well as a visit to the Port of Brisbane.
- April 11: suburban trains at Roma Street.
- April 12: trackworks at Bowen Hills, and diverted trains via the Exhibition Loop.
- April 13: suburban trains in inner Brisbane.
Still to follow are my photos from further (...)
Back on track after a few weeks off
After a busy few weeks of visiting Queensland, getting married and heading off on my honeymoon, I've finally cleared my backlog of photos taken in Melbourne during April. You can find them in the normal place, on the Recent Uploads page.
Coming up at a future date will be my photos from Queensland!
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