THE LAST Locomotive hauled Passenger Train from Albury & The cars are towed to storage.

[@jimcrawford5039]

Very sad to see. Loco hauled cars are so much quieter than DMUs (and more comfortable). Great video!

[@Schony747]

Progress I suppose. The modern Vlo will be quicker but I agree doesn't have the same comfort as the passenger cars.

[@jimcrawford5039]

Yes mate, cant stop progress, more’s the pity.

[@gregbowen617]

460 just purrs, that beautiful EMD ringing cycle soundin idle followed by the thundering rythym as it powers up...outstanding footage!

[@Schony747]

Thanks. You can't beat the EMD sound!

[@xptsdamob2524]

The end of an era is always sad to see but I enjoyed your video; well put together! 🙂

[@Schony747]

Thanks. Most people have enjoyed the Albury series.

[@beckster181]

I still remember when Albury was a large yard with both standard gauge and broad gauge trains and they would swap the boggies on the waggons for all goods trains to go on to Melbourne and the Vline platform was still broad gauge and you would go rom Albury via Woodonga with the station there in the centre of town. I can also remember when you had the spirit of Progress going to Sydney but you stil had to change trains at Albury as the standard gauge still stopped there. Then they ran the standard gauge through to Melbourne. This was the time that Albury station started to die off to be just another country city station. I can even remember the last steam train into Canberra rom Sydney and they took it straight of the train and placed it onto its display stand outside the Canberra station and then let her fire die out and she never moved under her own power after. My fondest memory of Albury was taking my kids ther to see the Flying Scotsman and 1301 and then as they left we raced to the highway to see them and (I think it was) a R class and a S class running 3 abrest towards Melbourne flat out and that was the day my 3 kids got the train bug .

[@Schony747]

My father who is in his late 70s has similar memories. The crane that used to swap the steel coils from the standard gauge to broad gauge still sits in the yard as well.

[@beckster181]

@@Schony747 There used to be a long goods shed there near the crain where one side of the platform was standard guage and the other was broad gauge and they would hand transfer the loads rom goods trains from one to the other,this was untill they got the idea to just swap the bogies instead and had a crane to lift the whole wagon from one line to the other which was aster and much less manpower intensive. I think the last time i was in Albury station most on the old trackage and both the wagon crane and the one still there were there just not used that was about the same time of lying Scotsmans visit. I am 64 so your dad and I have likely similar memories of the end of steam me as a young school child and he as a young adult. I love your channel as it reminds people we also have a wide history with trains and some really good ones also. These memories are important or us to pass on also.

[@davidbarnes1563]

The locomotive on the plinth at Canberra Station was 1210, and was returned to working order in the 1980s. I travelled to Gosford behind it, and it went to Melbourne with 3112 in1988 as part of the Aus steam festival. I'm assuming that 1301 refers to 3801;1301 is a former NSWGR 4.4.2 suburban tank engine at Thirlmere, and hasn't operated since 1975

[@beckster181]

@@davidbarnes1563 yes your right about 3801 i had a bbrain ade as i typed it lol

[@tj9076]

Great video Brenden as always! You’ve captured history with this video many thanks for producing and sharing so we can all feel part of it.

[@Schony747]

Thanks. I enjoyed filming this and putting it all together. Slow chase at 80km per hour as well.

[@normansilver905]

Great camera work! The angles and locations were also very good. Thank you for posting.

[@Schony747]

Thankyou mate

[@louiskats5116]

Goodday Brendan, Glad you were able to show us the last N Class hauling passenger train to Albury. Let's hope those wagons don't get graffiti on them. Time to sell the N Class. Great video Cheers Louis 👍

[@Schony747]

The stored wagons are already re painted which is unfortunate.

[@OvercookedSteak]

jeez. i took a train to albury a few months ago; around april. I guess i'm actually kind of glad to have gotten this instead of a v/locity :D

[@Schony747]

Vlo is still a nice ride but people still like the comfort of the passenger cars as well.

[@patrickbryant5224]

Simply marvellous Brenden.

[@Schony747]

Thanks Patrick.

[@mattsutherland120]

Great video yet again. Thanks for spending the day out to document the end of an era.

[@Schony747]

It was an enjoyable day in the country and I was lucky to have a day off so really enjoyed the filming on the day out.

[@johnd8892]

Thanks for the information on this. A question arising from this is what will become of loco runaround track, points and signalling at Spencer St and perhaps Albury? Usually the operators do not like the maintenance cost of track rarely used. If removed it will make it awkward for many heritage trains. But heritage groups would not have too much spare cash for funding these tracks. If removed then just would leave an unused space mainly.

[@Schony747]

Run around track stays at Albury as there's normally an extra set stabled on that track. Nothing will change with Southern Cross as the Overland still needs the run around.

[@Salmagundiii]

Fascinating. I recorded one of these trains in 2016. I wonder what the advantage of DMUs is on a route like that.

[@Schony747]

Quicker running times is about the only thing I can think of

[@top40researcher31]

end of an era for this train the memories live on

[@Schony747]

Yep the train still goes on regardless

[@dannygayler3164]

Its all been said , except , Thank You for memories 👍

[@Schony747]

Thanks 😀😀😀😀

[@top40researcher31]

Heads up for anyone heading to Melbourne or heading home over the next week - the Transport Department is advising no trains are running until August 25 - with buses replacing all services.

[@Schony747]

Correct. It's track work somewhere around Tottenham as the XPT and Overland are affected as well.

[@thomasburke2683]

How long will broad gauge N locomotives and coaches continue on Swan Hill, Warnambool and Shepparton?

[@Schony747]

Shepparton probably until the end of this year. Not sure for the rest of the lines.

[@Wog68]

This means there will not be albury and Seymour services anymore or the line is electrified?

[@Schony747]

All services still run. Vlocity trains now run the Albury service. The line won't be electrified

[@Wog68]

@@Schony747 good to know. Thanks

[@gregga1973]

What is the anticipated top speed of the Vlocity on the NE line? On my frequent journeys to Wangaratta the N sets seem to cruise around 110 - 115 kph (using GPS). Thanks for documenting this historical occasion.

[@BennyBlack1]

Vlos will be at max speed of 130kmh

[@Schony747]

All depends on the track speed and condition of the track but 130km Max seems about right.

[@geoffreymoore1510]

Thanks for an interesting video. I heard someplace that broad gauge ceases at Seymour, is this correct? How far is Seymour south of the border? Look forward to more. I bet these carriages had a nice smooth ride as the old Spirit of Progress used to have.

[@Schony747]

The broad gauge actually veers off to the left just after Mangalore towards Shepparton and Tocumwal. After this point it's double track SG all the way to Albury.

[@jimpikoulis6726]

This is not the end for the N Class all the private freight operators will be lining up to buy them off Vline

[@Schony747]

Plenty of speculation on the N class future but I suspect you maybe correct.

[@debshipard1664]

I enjoyed this but I went to Southern Cross last Friday from Seymour 5/8/22 on a N class hauled set? It was timetabled as I could upgrade to first class ahead of time. Interesting. Can someone please explain

[@debshipard1664]

@@finn021 the down Sepparton train was on platform 3 when I hopped on the up Southern Cross at platform 2

[@Schony747]

The train would have originated at Shepparton. All Seymour stopping trains are either Vlocity or Sprinter. The last Albury loco hauled ran 30th of July.

[@debshipard1664]

Thank you for that 😊

[@AndrewCastlemaine]

I guess the handful of standard gauge N Class locos will have broad gauge bogies put under them and join the others until all the long haul broad gauge services are replaced with VLs...

[@Schony747]

I think there will be one spare standard gauge set. Presumably set SN1 and either N460 or N464. The other locos will join the BG fleet as they are still required by V/Line

[@neilforbes416]

0:55 There's that *Shakespearian* platform again! Deciding which platform on which to arrive..... *2B or not 2B!* Errrrr. what was the question? 😁

[@top40researcher31]

@NEil FOrbes yeah but thats *NOT THE QUESTION* 😆

[@neilforbes416]

@@top40researcher31 Hey, don't *Shake* your *Spear(e)* at me! 😆

[@Schony747]

The question now is what platform will V/Line use as the service doesn't need a loco run around. 1, 2a or 2B

[@top40researcher31]

@@neilforbes416 ok i got the *point* LOL

[@top40researcher31]

@@Schony747 the Vlocity would have the whole platform to itself

[@marcellaholstein3290]

With the 2026 Commonwealth Games to be held in regional Victoria the Government and VLine might need to keep them in good condition for usage on what is anticipated to be the busy Geelong Line to supplement VLocity services. As many as 50-60,000 people a day will be travelling into Geelong to watch swimming, hockey, gymnastics, T20 cricket, beach volleyball and other sports.

[@Schony747]

4 years to prepare. I suspect alot of buses will be used as there's only so much rolling stock that is available regardless.

[@gregbowen617]

Do you think we will see the N class go into freight service eventually/

[@Schony747]

Very good question. There's plenty of speculation. At the end of the day Victrack oen the locos and they will make the final decision.

[@christopher-2000]

awesome

[@Schony747]

Thanks Mate

[@bootsnall8996]

Are these these cars stored at Ettamoga if so, don't look like this anymore, they got "tagged".

[@Schony747]

The moving art gallery strikes again. It's unfortunate that people do that.

[@top40researcher31]

any person who rode the train that distance will miss one important feature that has been quite handy and that is the snack bar

[@Schony747]

Yep the microwave food and snacks 😆😅🤣😂

[@top40researcher31]

@@Schony747 the food was great

[@neilforbes416]

Such a pity you can't use copyrighted commercial recordings on your KZbin channel, Brendan! The perfect song for this video would've been *End Of The Line* by the Traveling Wilburys.

[@top40researcher31]

@Neil Forbes yep around 50 to 70 years

[@neilforbes416]

@@top40researcher31 ​ @Top 40 Researcher Should be just 50 years +one. Music publishing companies and record companies, as well as song composers and performers would, over 50 years, earn quite a lot from a recording or sheet music of a song, so after such a period of time, the song should fall to *Public Domain* to let people use it however they wish, however, one industry that should be *strictly prohibited* from using the song, or any song or instrumental track, for that matter, is the *ADVERTISING INDUSTRY!*

[@top40researcher31]

@@neilforbes416 you can play ANY music unless to make a copyright claim to avoid a strike as for advertising you cant avoid that

[@neilforbes416]

@@top40researcher31 You can't use copyrighted music in KZbin videos *UNLESS* you have applied for a performance licence to *AMCO* (Australian Mechanical Copyright Organisation) and *APRA* (Australian Performing Rights Association) and various other organisations in other countries that operate in the same manner.

[@top40researcher31]

@@neilforbes416 its all do do with *MONEY* (now i know how to highlight a word LOL) and *APRA* oh that takes me back working in radio back in the 1980's you used to fill out an *APRA* play list *once a month* NOW its all the time when you're doing a radio program

[@Darrenraitt]

Why are they storing them in Albury? 🤔

[@Schony747]

Probably no room anywhere else is my guess but I'm not 100% sure.

[@chrismckellar9350]

Who is 707 operations?

[@Schony747]

A mainline heritage operator here in Victoria. Similar to Steamrail Victoria

[@chrismckellar9350]

@@Schony747 - Thanks for the information

[@jorgetoro3573]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@Schony747]

There's still plenty of loco hauled around so it's not the end just yet.

[@heathertruskinger6214]

😥

[@Schony747]

Still plenty of broad gauge sets running around so we can still enjoy them.