A clean 3VL38 arrives into Southern Cross, to form the train to Ballarat and Maryborough
Saturday 24 July 2010 07:35 AMViewed 1266 times
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3VL34 also cleaned for the occasion
Saturday 24 July 2010 07:39 AMViewed 1193 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 09:31 AMViewed 1580 times
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VL07 sits in platform 1 at Ballarat, to form the Ararat connection
Saturday 24 July 2010 09:34 AMViewed 1155 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 09:35 AMViewed 1186 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 09:37 AMViewed 1487 times
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VL07 departs 5 minutes after the train from Melbourne arrived
Saturday 24 July 2010 09:41 AMViewed 1138 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 09:42 AMViewed 1294 times
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Passing through the outskirts of Ballarat, I missing getting to the spot I wanted to...
Saturday 24 July 2010 09:50 AMViewed 1177 times
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The special train running past the remains of Sulky Loop
Saturday 24 July 2010 09:56 AMViewed 1231 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 09:56 AMViewed 1130 times
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Arrival into an incomplete Creswick station, temporary fencing still in place
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:04 AMViewed 1227 times
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The new platform sitting opposite the original station
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:05 AMViewed 1293 times
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The original station at Creswick looking a bit worse for wear
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:06 AMViewed 1582 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 1182 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 1558 times
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Premier Brumby leads the crowd in three cheers
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:11 AMViewed 1229 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 1279 times
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Bus stop at Creswick with the old V/Line logo
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:14 AMViewed 1831 times
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Overview of Creswick station
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:14 AMViewed 1544 times
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Still waiting in the platform, the original station in the background
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:15 AMViewed 1253 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 1310 times
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Plaque unvelied at Creswick station
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:18 AMViewed 1190 times
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Plaque unvelied at Creswick station
Saturday 24 July 2010 10:18 AMViewed 1067 times
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