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Wednesday 31st May 2006

     Ballarat North Workshops

15:28

Idle

N464     Front Stabling Yard. (2)

15:31

Stored

NR33     Rear Stabling Yard. (16)

     Ballarat East

15:42

Up Lt Engine

N464     Ballarat East Yard. (13)

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:31

Up Pass

1115 - 1215, 1124 - 1224 V'locity DMU Sets     Ballarat East. (9)

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Tuesday 30th May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:31

Up Pass

1114 - 1214, 1124 - 1224 V'locity DMU Sets     Ballarat East. (8)

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Monday 29th May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:31

Up Pass

1101 - 1201, 1128 - 1228 V'locity DMU Sets     Ballarat East. (10)

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Friday 26th May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

15:37

Down Pass

1228 - 1128, 1117 - 1217 V'locity DMU Sets     Ballarat East. (8)

16:31

Up Pass

1217 - 1117, 1128 - 1228, 1107 - 1207 V'locity DMU Sets(9)

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Thursday 25th May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

15:37

Down Pass

1211 - 1111 V'locity DMU Set     Ballarat East. (2)

     Adelaide - Melbourne Line

SG

17:05

Derailed

NR52, DL40, NR33, Containers     Camperdown - Lismore Rd. L/C, Lismore. (37) (Note: After fatal collision with semi-trailer at previous Lismore - Skipton Rd. L/C, NR52 stayed upright  on the rails and dragged DL40 derailed, about 100 metres from the crash scene. DL40 has damage  to the front which it appears the truck hit. NR33, the last locomotive unit looks to be destroyed.  44 of the 100 odd containers were destroyed and piled over the truck).

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Monday 22nd May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:34

Up Pass

1128 - 1228, 1110 - 1210 V'locity DMU Sets     Ballarat East. (9)

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Friday 19th May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:32

Up Pass

1108 - 1208, 1119 - 1219, 1112 - 1212 V'locity DMU Sets     Ballarat East. (35) (Note: After passing Queen St. bridge signal, train stopped and after a few  minutes reversed back to reset the failed new signalling system to proceed).

     Ballarat East

16:35

Stabled

P16     Ballarat East Yard. (4)

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Thursday 18th May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:33

Up Pass

1120 - 1220, 1108 - 1208 V'locity DMU Sets     Ballarat East. (8)

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Tuesday 16th May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:31

Up Pass

1124 - 1224, 1108 - 1208 V'locity DMU Sets     Ballarat East. (8)

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Thursday 11th May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:31

Up Pass

1110 - 1210, 1121 - 1221 V'locity DMU Sets     Ballarat East. (8)

     Ballarat - Geelong Line

16:46

Down Freight

G515, XR559, 40 Empty Grain Hoppers (12)

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Wednesday 10th May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:31

Up Pass

1122 - 1222, 1121 - 1221 V'locity DMU Sets     Ballarat East. (8)

     Ballarat - Geelong Line

17:05

Down Freight

G511, XR551, X47, 40 Empty Grain Hoppers (11)

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Monday 8th May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:30

Up Pass

1127 - 1227, 1111 - 1211 V'locity DMU Sets     Ballarat East. (8)

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Saturday 6th May 2006

     Ballarat Station

11:01

Idle

G533     Platform Sidings. (4)

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

11:23

Up Lt Engine

G533     Ballarat East. (8) (Driver training).

11:44

Up Pass

1120 - 1220, 1116 - 1216 V'locity DMU Sets (8)

12:01

Down Pass

K190, K153 (10)

     Ballarat East

12:28

Up Lt Engine

K190, K153     Ballarat East Yard. (13) (Reverse into turntable tender first).

12:31

Up Lt Engine

K153 (10) (Detached from K190 and reverse onto turntable).

12:33

Idle

K153 (33) (Turn loco).

12:36

Dn Lt Engine

K153 (10) (Tender first).

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

12:37

Down Pass

1226 - 1126 V'locity DMU Set     Ballarat East. (1)

     Ballarat East

12:40

Up Lt Engine

K190     Ballarat East Yard. (22) (Turn loco). (Note: Derailed rear tender bogie after trying to run onto high end of turntable).

     Ballarat Station

15:37

Stabled

G533     Platform Sidings. (4)

15:38

Idle

K153, K190     Platform 2. (6)

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:15

Up Pass

K153, K190     Millbrook. (13) (DV)

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Thursday 4th May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:31

Up Pass

1217 - 1117, 1119 - 1219 V'locity DMU Sets     Ballarat East. (7)

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Wednesday 3rd May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:31

Up Pass

1119 - 1219, 1107 - 1207 V'locity DMU Sets     Ballarat East. (7)

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Tuesday 2nd May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

16:31

Up Pass

1127 - 1227, 1121 - 1221 V'locity DMU Sets     Ballarat East. (8)

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Monday 1st May 2006

     Ballarat - Melbourne Line

15:37

Down Pass

1219 - 1119 V'locity DMU Set     Ballarat East. (7)

16:33

Up Pass

1119 - 1219, 1127 - 1227 V'locity DMU Sets     Brown Hill. (5)

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