this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2024
19 points (91.3% liked)

Melbourne

2184 readers
48 users here now

This community is a place created for the people of Melbourne and Victoria. We are a positive, welcoming and inclusive community. We might not agree about everything, but we always strive to stay civil and respectful.

The focus of our discussions is based around things that affect Victoria, but we are also free to discuss our local perspective on wider issues. Or head to the regular Daily Random Discussion thread to talk about anything.

Full Community Guidelines

Ongoing discussions, FAQs & Resources (still under construction)

Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)

Feedback & Suggestions

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] mysticgreg@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Love me a good N-class. Used to take these a lot between Gippsland and Melbourne growing up. Shame they're all V'Locity's now :(

[โ€“] Baku@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are good trains. I also saw one that had been debadged and was hauling a freighter, which looks.... Interesting.

[โ€“] mysticgreg@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah that seems to be where they're all heading, without so much as a proper re-paint

https://wongm.com/2024/04/retired-vline-locomotives-hauling-freight/