The 1961 tt showed an 0825 departure from Spencer St with 15 minutes Refresh at Geelong, 5 minutes Refresh at Colac, followed by a further 15 minutes Refresh at Camperdown, reaching Warrnambool at 1305 and finally Port Fairy at 1355 . The Up was away from Port Fairy at 1505 Warrnambool at 1550, then 15 Refresh at Camperdown, 15 Refresh at Geelong reaching Spencer St at 2033 .Would I be correct in assuming that the B on this train would have worked through to Port Fairy, please?THANKSHi Mike,That 1954 Geelong Flyer you mentioned, was that hauled by one of the new diesel B Class that were running at the time?
Duncan
Yes.
Difficult to know without some first hand experience.Below is the 1954 timetable from Mark Bau's website for Geelong-Port Fairy.
http://www.victorianrailways.net/timetables/1954/1954ttipage40.html
There was a 15 min stop at Geelong where loco's may have been changed, however as there was no refreshments on the train in those days, 15 mins would have also been to down a cup of scalding hot tea, a pie and a sticky bun.
Mike.
Passengers on these slow (as the late Tom Murray's prized herd of tortoises) services were awash with coffee and railway pies by the end of their travels . Some said it was all a plot by the then Commissioners to increase the turnover in the Refreshment Rooms beyond Geelong .
Colac Refresh was in reality the towns fourth pub and the bar turnover there was huge, as Colac only had 3 hotels servicing a population of 10,000 plus in those days.
In days of steam especially early 1950's R class steam locos were changed at Geelong, often for an A2 or even a K Class.
With the then new B class diesel electrics they ran right through, 70mph to Warrnambool and 60mph on the last section to between Warrnambool and Port Fairy. (In the last 6 months or so of Warrnambool - Koroit - Port Fairy operation the line speed was dropped as low as 50mph in the early 1970's ).
Edited 31 Dec 2015 18:09, 6 years ago, edited by kuldalai
The 1961 tt showed an 0825 departure from Spencer St with 15 minutes Refresh at Geelong, 5 minutes Refresh at Colac, followed bya further 15 minutes Refresh at Camperdown, reaching Warrnambool at 1305 an finally port Firy at 1355 . The Up was away from Port Fairy at 1505 Warrnambool at 1550, then 15 Refresh at Camperdown, 15 Refresh at Geelong reaching Spencer St at 2033 .Would I be correct in assuming that the B on this train would have worked through to Port Fairy, please?THANKSHi Mike,That 1954 Geelong Flyer you mentioned, was that hauled by one of the new diesel B Class that were running at the time?
Duncan
Yes.
Difficult to know without some first hand experience.Below is the 1954 timetable from Mark Bau's website for Geelong-Port Fairy.
http://www.victorianrailways.net/timetables/1954/1954ttipage40.html
There was a 15 min stop at Geelong where loco's may have been changed, however as there was no refreshments on the train in those days, 15 mins would have also been to down a cup of scalding hot tea, a pie and a sticky bun.
Mike.
Passengers on these slow (as Tom Murray's prized herd of tortoises) services were awash with coffee and railway pies by the end of their travels . Some said it was all a plot by the then Commissioners to increase the turnover in the Refreshment Rooms beyond Geelong .
Colac Refresh was in reality the towns fourth pub and the bar turnover there was huge, as Colac only had 3 hotels servicing a population of 10,000 plus in those days.
In days of steam especially early 1950's R class steam locos were changed at Geelong, often for an A2 or even a K Class.
With the then new B class diesel electrics they ran right through, 70mph to Warrnmabool and 60mph on the last section to Port Fairy. (In the last 6 months or so of Warrnambool - Koroit - Port Fairy operation the line speed was dropped as low as 50mph in the early 1970's )
Edited 31 Dec 2015 14:49, 6 years ago, edited by kuldalai
The 1961 tt showed an 0825 departure from Spencer St with 15 minutes Refresh at Geelong, 5 minutes Refresh at Colac, followed bya further 15 minutes Refresh at Camperdown, reaching Warrnambool at 1305 an finally port Firy at 1355 . The Up was away from Port Fairy at 1505 Warrnambool at 1550, then 15 Refresh at Camperdown, 15 Refresh at Geelong reaching Spencer St at 2033 .Would I be correct in assuming that the B on this train would have worked through to Port Fairy, please?THANKSHi Mike,That 1954 Geelong Flyer you mentioned, was that hauled by one of the new diesel B Class that were running at the time?
Duncan
Yes.
Difficult to know without some first hand experience.Below is the 1954 timetable from Mark Bau's website for Geelong-Port Fairy.
http://www.victorianrailways.net/timetables/1954/1954ttipage40.html
There was a 15 min stop at Geelong where loco's may have been changed, however as there was no refreshments on the train in those days, 15 mins would have also been to down a cup of scalding hot tea, a pie and a sticky bun.
Mike.
Passengers on these slow (as Tom Murray's prized herd of tortoises) services were awash with coffee and railway pies by the end of their travels . Some said it was all a plot by the then Commissioners to increase the turnover in the Refreshment Rooms beyond Geelong .
Colac Refresh was in reality the towns fourth pub and the bar turnover there was huge, as Colac only had 3 hotels servicing a population of 10,000 plus in those days.
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