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January 2005 Train Sightings: MickFix Rail
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Monday 31st January 2005

     Ballarat - Geelong Line

16:04

Down Freight

G511, XR554, 47 Empty Grain Hoppers, 3 Louvre Vans     Ballarat East. (56)
(Stop at signal, depart 16:42).

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

17:18

Down Freight

G512, X33, T396, 4 Empty Grain, 18 Container/Flats, 6 Empty Grain Hoppers (PN (Deniliquin))     Ballarat East. (25)
(Diverted due to Bendigo to Melbourne line works).

     Maryborough - Ballarat Line

17:31

Down Freight

G512, X33, T396, 4 Empty Grain, 18 Container/Flats, 6 Empty Grain Hoppers (PN (Deniliquin))     Soldiers Hill. (13)
17:58 Sulky. (8)
17:58 Creswick. (13)
(Diverted due to Bendigo to Melbourne line works).

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Saturday 29th January 2005

     Maryborough Station

13:13

Stabled

G515     Yard Sidings. (22)

13:17

Stabled

G521, T396, Container/Flats (22)

     Maldon Station

14:21

Idle

K160 (9)

14:24

Static Display

E371 (3)

14:24

Stabled

J515 (2)

14:24

Stabled

F212 (1)

14:24

Stored

K157 (3)

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Wednesday 26th January 2005

     Ballarat Station

12:29

Stabled

Y119     Platform Sidings. (3)

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Tuesday 25th January 2005

     Geelong Station

14:50

Up Pass

N457     Platform 1. (14)

14:51

Stabled

Y156, Container Flats     Yard Sidings. (13)

14:54

Up Pass

N451     Platform 3. (11)

14:55

Down Pass

N466     Platform 1. (7)

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Monday 24th January 2005

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

07:51

Up Pass

A60     Ballarat East. (9)

     Maryborough - Ballarat Line

16:22

Down Freight

G524, P23, 50 Empty Grain Hoppers     Soldiers Hill. (7)
16:33 Sulky. (23)
16:46 Creswick. (16)

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Sunday 23rd January 2005

     Bacchus Marsh Station

19:54

Stabled

P15 - P13     Yard Sidings. (5)

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

19:56

Down Pass

N461     Maddingley. (6)
20:02 Rowsley. (5)

     Bacchus Marsh Station

20:18

Stabled

P15 - P13     Station Yard Sidings. (34)

20:22

Stabled

P14 (2)

20:22

Stabled

P16 (3)

20:23

Stabled

P15 - P13 (9)

20:25

Stabled

P14 (6)

20:26

Stabled

P16 (6)

20:27

Stabled

P14 (10)

20:33

Stabled

P16 (15)

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Friday 21st January 2005

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

Down Pass

N470     Ballarat East. (V)

     Ballarat Station

09:52

Idle

N470     Platform 1. (54)

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

10:03

Up Pass

N470     Ballarat Station. (16)

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Thursday 20th January 2005

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

09:36

Down Pass

N469     Ballarat East. (5) (V)

10:04

Up Pass

N469 (5) (V)

12:14

Down Freight

X44, A77, 15 Log Flats, 5 Fuel Wagons, Louvre Van (20)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

12:30

Up Lt Engine

A77, X44 (19) (V)

12:32

Dn Lt Engine

X44, A77 (19) (V)
(Run around train).

     Ballarat - Geelong Line

12:44

Up Freight

A77, X44, Louvre Van, 5 Fuel Wagons, 15 Log Flats (9230 PN) (35) (V)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

     Ballarat East

14:57

Dn Lt Engine

A73     Ballarat East Yard. (22)

17:27

Stabled

A73 (11)

     Ballarat - Geelong Line

17:30

Down Freight

X47, X43, Louvre Van, 5 Fuel Wagons, 30 Empty Logs (9420 PN)     Ballarat East. (8)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

     Ballarat East

17:32

Stabled

A73     Ballarat East Yard. (12)

     Maryborough - Ballarat Line

18:36

Down Freight

G515, G514, X40, 14 Container/Flats, 40 Empty Grain Hoppers     Sulky. (42)
(Cross 9420 ran around train in loop).

19:09

Up Freight

X43, X47, 30 Empty Log Flats, 5 Fuel Wagons, Louvre Van (27)
19:18 Mount Rowan. (9)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

19:34

Up Freight

X43, X47, 30 Empty Log Flats     Ballarat East. (41)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

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Tuesday 18th January 2005

     Ballarat - Geelong Line

10:18

Up Freight

A78, A71, 2 Fuel Wagons, Louvre Van, 23 Log Flats, 11 Cement Hoppers (9230 PN)     Ballarat East. (45)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

     Ballarat East

10:33

Stabled

A73     Ballarat East Yard. (2)

     Ballarat North Workshops (Alstom)

11:29

Idle

T376, 634M-1167T-698M Comeng Set, Brake Van     Workshop Sidings. (20)

11:43

Up Special

T376, 634M-1167T-698M Comeng Set, Brake Van (33)
(Run out onto main line, temporarily block level crossing).

     Ballarat East

11:52

Stabled

A73     Ballarat East Yard. (1)

     Ballarat Station

12:02

Idle

T376, 634M-1167T-698M Comeng Set, Brake Van     Platform 2. (26)

12:04

Shunting

Y119, Container/Flats     Freight Yard Sidings. (20)

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

11:29

Up Special

T376, 634M-1167T-698M Comeng Set, Brake Van     Brown Hill. (13)

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Monday 17th January 2005

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

18:30

Up Freight

X33, X44, A78, Louvre Van, 30 Empty Log Flats     Portland Flat. (1)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

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Sunday 16th January 2005

     Belgrave Station (Puffing Billy Railway)

NG

09:28

Idle

6A     Yard Sidings. (3)

NG

09:29

Stabled

12A (3)

NG

09:29

Stabled

DH31 (3)

NG

09:30

Idle

7A (3)

NG

09:30

Idle

14A (3)

NG

09:43

Idle

6A (3)

NG

09:43

Idle

G42 (3)

     Gembrook - Belgrave Line (Puffing Billy Railway)

NG

09:43

Up Lt Engine

14A, 7A     Belgrave Station. (2)

NG

09:55

Idle

7A, 14A (3)

NG

10:12

Down Pass

7A, 14A (8)
10:20 Menzies Creek. (5)

NG

10:34

Idle

14A (9)

NG

10:35

Idle

7A (3)

NG

10:49

Down Pass

14A (3)
10:58 Emerald Station. (5)

NG

11:41

Down Pass

7A     Lakeside Station. (3)

NG

11:43

Idle

7A (1)

NG

11:54

Down Pass

7A (5)

NG

14:13

Dn Lt Engine

G42 (8)

NG

14:48

Up Pass

G42     Emerald Station. (3)
15:31 Selby. (11)
(Puffing Billy Railway trestle bridge).

     Belgrave Station (Puffing Billy Railway)

NG

15:40

Stabled

DH31     Yard Sidings. (3)

NG

15:42

Stabled

D21 (1)

NG

15:42

Idle

G42 (1)

NG

15:43

Stabled

D21 (2)

NG

15:44

Stabled

12A (1)


(Additional photos taken on the day (not listed), courtesy John Porter).

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Saturday 15th January 2005

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

08:21

Down Freight

A78, X40, G527, 9 L, 3 C, 1 Louvre Van, 2 Grain Hoppers, Louvre Van, 2 Cement Hoppers, Container Flat, 9 Cement Hoppers      Ballarat East. (38)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

09:09

Dn Lt Engine

G527, X40, A78 (41) (V)

09:09

Up Lt Engine

A78, X40, G527 (V)
(Run around train).

     Ballarat - Geelong Line

09:29

Up Freight

G527, X40, A78, 9 Ce, 1 C, 2 Cement Hoppers, Louvre Van, 2 Grain Hoppers, Louvre Van, 3 Cement Hoppers, 9 Log Flats (9230 PN) (41)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

     Maryborough Station

11:58

Stabled

G513, Louvre Van, 3 Container Flats, 4 Cement Hoppers, Container/Flats     Yard Sidings. (61)

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Friday 14th January 2005

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

08:04

Up Pass

A60     Bungaree Loop. (10)
(Stop at signal, depart 08:17 after Down Freight crossed).

08:15

Down Freight

A85, A71, 15 Log Flats, 8 Grain Hoppers, 4 Fuel Wagons, 3 Grain Hoppers, 4 Cement Hoppers, 4 Grain Hoppers (14)
(Through loop).
08:31 Ballarat East. (4)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

08:48

Up Lt Engine

A71, A85 (V)

08:49

Dn Lt Engine

A85, A71 (V)
(Run around train).

08:52

Down

Hi-Rail (V)

     Ballarat - Geelong Line

09:00

Up Freight

A71, A85, 4 Grain Hoppers, 4 Cement Hoppers, 3 Grain Hoppers, 4 Fuel Wagons, 8 Grain Hoppers, 15 Log Flats (9230 PN) (39) (V)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

09:40

Down Pass

N464 (4) (V)

10:04

Up Pass

N464 (2)

     Ballarat East

15:33

Stabled

X40     Ballarat East Yard. (38)

     Ballarat - Geelong Line

16:08

Down Freight

X41, (T)373, A78, 4 Cement, Grain Hopper, 23 Empty Log Flats (9420 PN)      Ballarat East. (60)

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:50

Dn Lt Engine

A78, (T)373, X41 (1) (V)

16:52

Up Lt Engine

X41, (T)373, A78 (14) (V)
(Run around train).

17:02

Up Freight

A78, (T)373, X41, 23 Empty Log Flats, Grain Hopper (24) (V)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

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Thursday 13th January 2005

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

07:52

Up Pass

A60     Brown Hill. (1)

08:12

Down Freight

A71, A85, 15 Log Flats, Louvre Van, Grain Hopper, 5 Fuel Wagons, 12 Cement Hoppers     Wallace. (16)
08:29 Ballarat East. (28)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

08:44

Dn Lt Engine

A71, A85      Ballarat. (15)

08:52

Up Lt Engine

A85, A71 (10)
08:29 Ballarat East. (19)

08:54

Dn Lt Engine

A71, A85 (4)
(Run around train).

     Ballarat - Geelong Line

09:03

Up Freight

A85, A71, 12 Cement Hoppers, 5 Fuel Wagons, Grain Hopper, Louvre Van, 15 Log Flats (9230 PN) (15) (V)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

10:06

Up Pass

N452     Brown Hill. (5)

15:02

Up Freight

G527, 19 Ballast Hoppers     Bacchus Marsh Station. (9)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

15:16

Down Freight

G515, G524, 22 Empty Grain Hoppers (8)
15:25 Maddingley. (8)
15:28 Ingliston. (26)
15:57 Ballan. (1)
16:39 Wallace. (9)
16:53 Ballarat East. (24)
17:03 Ballarat Station. (12)

     Maryborough - Ballarat Line

17:28

Down Freight

G515, G524, 22 Empty Grain Hoppers     Sulky. (5)

     Ballarat - Geelong Line

17:59

Down Freight

A78, X44, Louvre Van, 5 Fuel Wagons, 30 Empty Log Flats (9420 PN)      Ballarat East. (9)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

18:09

Down Freight

A78, X44, 30 Empty Log Flats (9420 PN)      Ballarat Station. (9)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

18:11

Dn Lt Engine

A78, X44 (16)
(Run around train).

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Tuesday 11th January 2005

     Ballarat - Geelong Line

16:00

Down Freight

A79, X33, 33 Empty Log Flats (9420 PN)     Ballarat East. (45)
(Diverted due to Geelong to Melbourne line works).

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Sunday 9th January 2005

     Maryborough Station

10:47

Stabled

G525     Yard Sidings. (48)

10:55

Stabled

G525, H5, Container/Flats (65)

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Friday 7th January 2005

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

08:09

Up Pass

A62     Portland Flat. (9)
08:35 Bacchus Marsh Station. (29)

08:49

Down Pass

N474 (26)
08:59 Maddingley. (8)

09:47

Dn Lt Engine

N474     Ballarat Station. (24)
(Run around train).

     Ballarat Station

09:48

Idle

N474     Platform 1. (40)

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

10:07

Up Pass

N474     Brown Hill. (8)

15:22

Up Pass

7018 'Sprinter' Railcar     Ballarat East. (1)

     Ballarat East

15:37

Stored

B64     Ballarat East Yard. (1)

15:33

Idle

X36 (24)

15:58

Dn Lt Engine

X36 (15)

14:31

Stabled

X36 (60)

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Thursday 6th January 2005

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

09:39

Dn Lt Engine

N452     Ballarat. (17)

09:41

Up Lt Engine

N452 (14)

09:45

Dn Lt Engine

N452     Ballarat Station. (30)
(Run around train).

     Ballarat Station

09:46

Idle

N452     Platform 1. (89)

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

10:01

Up Pass

N452     Ballarat Station. (15)

     Ballarat Station

10:03

Stabled

G521     Platform Sidings. (8)

     Ballarat East

14:16

Stored

B64     Ballarat East Yard. (2)

15:01

Shunting

Y119, Ballast Wagon     Ballarat East Yard Turntable. (30)
(Note: The ballast wagon derailed as it passed the first set of points after the turntable).

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Wednesday 5th January 2005

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

09:41

Up Lt Engine

N451     Ballarat. (2)

09:46

Dn Lt Engine

N451     Ballarat Station. (29)
(Run around train).

     Ballarat Station

09:50

Idle

N451     Platform 1. (34)

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

09:41

Up Pass

N451     Warrenheip Bank. (6)

     Ballarat East

15:42

Stabled

Y119     Ballarat East Yard. (9)

15:43

Dn Lt Engine

G521 (6)

     Ballarat Station

16:25

Stabled

G521     Platform Sidings. (141)

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Tuesday 4th January 2005

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

09:55

Down Pass

N453     Ballarat Station. (7)

     Ballarat Station

09:57

Stabled

Y119     Yard Sidings. (5)

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

10:02

Up Lt Engine

N453     Ballarat Station. (2)

10:04

Dn Lt Engine

N453 (18)
(Run around train).

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Sunday 2nd January 2005

     Warrnambool Station

09:50

Stabled

A60     Platform Sidings. (7)

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Saturday 1st January 2005

     Warrnambool - Melbourne Line

13:56

Down Pass

S302, A70 (Warrnambool)     Warncoort. (1)
15:56 Warrnambool Station. (12)

15:41

Lt Engine

S302, A70 (14)
(Run around train).

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