Amazing day today - drove down to Goolwa and caught an old/heritage “SteamRanger” train run by a Redhen railcar (the steam loco wasn’t operational, apparently) down to Victor Harbour. Amazing views out the window - it pretty much drives along the beach for about half the route
View:
And those of you who pay attention to my ramblings may recognise this little guy:
In case you don’t, that’s a Vline H Set, the kind that used to run the afternoon/evening peak trains from southern cross to Wyndham Vale/Melton (or Bacchus Marsh)! I think it may have gotten a little lost, seeing as we’re in a teeny little town in SA! I don’t actually think the Victor Harbour line is still connected to the main Melbourne-Adelaide line like it used to be, but in any case, that’s a broad gauge line (for broad gauge H sets), while Melb-Ade has been standard gauge since the 90s
Speaking of the junction with the mainline, this morning we stopped at Mount Barker Junction station, and managed to find a way inside. Pretty neat:
We also went to a little station called Littlehampton which seems to have seen better days:
Then we topped it all off with a trip on the Victor Harbour horse drawn tramway!
Maybe, these are some of my less interesting experiences. I think the time I just casually hopped onto a bus into Adelaide when I was 15 without much plan was a more interesting tale
And why shouldn’t Littlehampton have its own chook shed? Just needs a bit of wire mesh, a floor and some chooks I reckon.
This is as much fun as the airport at Mt Gambier back in the 80s during the pilot strike - literally was a tin shed and a coke machine with all 3 of Mt Gambier’s taxis waiting outside in the boiling sun. I believe they’ve upgraded it since.
Amazing day today - drove down to Goolwa and caught an old/heritage “SteamRanger” train run by a Redhen railcar (the steam loco wasn’t operational, apparently) down to Victor Harbour. Amazing views out the window - it pretty much drives along the beach for about half the route
View:
And those of you who pay attention to my ramblings may recognise this little guy:
In case you don’t, that’s a Vline H Set, the kind that used to run the afternoon/evening peak trains from southern cross to Wyndham Vale/Melton (or Bacchus Marsh)! I think it may have gotten a little lost, seeing as we’re in a teeny little town in SA! I don’t actually think the Victor Harbour line is still connected to the main Melbourne-Adelaide line like it used to be, but in any case, that’s a broad gauge line (for broad gauge H sets), while Melb-Ade has been standard gauge since the 90s
Speaking of the junction with the mainline, this morning we stopped at Mount Barker Junction station, and managed to find a way inside. Pretty neat:
We also went to a little station called Littlehampton which seems to have seen better days:
Then we topped it all off with a trip on the Victor Harbour horse drawn tramway!
You should write a book Baku
Agreed!
Maybe, these are some of my less interesting experiences. I think the time I just casually hopped onto a bus into Adelaide when I was 15 without much plan was a more interesting tale
I, too, am soooooo envious.
Take me with yooooooouuuu! ✨
NO ME lol
And why shouldn’t Littlehampton have its own chook shed? Just needs a bit of wire mesh, a floor and some chooks I reckon.
This is as much fun as the airport at Mt Gambier back in the 80s during the pilot strike - literally was a tin shed and a coke machine with all 3 of Mt Gambier’s taxis waiting outside in the boiling sun. I believe they’ve upgraded it since.
Very jealous of your trip Baku!!!
I remember when Tulla Terminal 4 was a tin shed and a coke machine 🐅
I believe they’ve upgraded it since.
I think someone stole the floor :(