Bendigo Area Rail Action: Y163 & Sprinter 7005 Transfers + PN & SSR Grains- 1st & 2nd Feb. 2025
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- Video from the 1st and 2nd of February 2025 from around Bendigo with a decent amount of rail action for the weekend including two seperate V/Line workshops transfers and a grain train each from Pacific National and SSR.
Saturday the 1st bought the second V/Line transfer to the Bendigo North workshops in as many days and with N453 once again officiating. This time around it wasn't a retired set being dragged up, but the five cars of VN17 for some maintenance work to be performed with this set one of the last to remain in service with V/Line. Heading back were the ACN-BRN-BN cars of N13 as well as pilot loco Y163, resident at the workshops since October 2024 and surprisingly not retired itself. PN's 9049 empty grain from North Geelong to Deniliquin was then caught late that night with XR551, BL28 and G522 in charge.
The 2nd began with yet another V/Line transfer, this time a pair of Sprinters with 7010-7005 making a one-way trip to the workshops as 8097 caught at Golden Square. With 7005 being the last in the old Mk3 livery, this could well be the final time it's seen on the mainline in that scheme. Back at Kangaroo Flat again that night we see SSR's 9097 empties from Appleton Dock to Piangil rolling through the loop led by N464, S311, S312 and N463 running ahead of an approaching lightning storm.
Trains seen in order are:
8097- N453
8098- N453 and Y163
9049- XR551, BL28 and G522
8097- 7010-7005
9097- N464, S311, S312 and N463
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A lot to enjoy in that video. Always fun watching P11 play "wagon / carriage tetris" at Nth Bendigo 👍
My old friend Y-163,used to watch it some years back shunting passenger cars at Sth Cross,from the bridge on my lunchtime walks,when l worked in the city
Once a Bendigo allocated unit too, saw a lot of service running to Deniliquin and Mathoura etc.
Wonder if they still use the little chain drive "RT" shunting tractor from the VR days?
Think the one at the roundhouse is still operable, but don't know about the one at the workshops. Not much need for it with P11 there though.
I watched a YT video yesterday and dated yesterday that showed Y163 stabled outside the Bombardier workshops at Southern Cross (North Dynon?). Is that where it is usually?
Yep, three of the pass Y's are normally found there with the fourth one down at Geelong. Surprising they repaired Y163 given there's not much at all they're needed to shunt in terms of loco-hauled sets anymore.
I hope that sprinter 7005 get a repaint considering how shabby as it now looks in the very worn down Mk3 livery!
Wait and see, they didn't go back
bro does NOT want MK3 to last
How do you find grain trains?
With a lot of patience