The Final Gippslander | Farewell Bairnsdale N Class | N of an Era

On the 13th-14th September, we bid farewell to the Gippsland line's last locomotive hauled service to Bairnsdale. In this video, we ride onboard the final Southern Cross - Bairnsdale service, with a few bonus clips hidden in between.
N OF AN ERA
A series celebrating the recent history of the fading era of the N class locomotive hauled V/Line services in Victoria.
A big thanks to Max Thum and Tias Allard for contributing to this video.
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[@TiasVsEverything]

I can’t believe I was on that last service purely by choice. Was cool meeting you and your friends and cheers for the shout out for the footage. Also… Jeez, I hope they add a buffet car to the VLocity services. 4 hours from SC to Bairnsdale is quite long to have no option to buy food.

[@GeneralTrainGuy]

such a remarkable experience after around 40 years of work. Its like how Great Western Railway in Britain retired their Class 43 locomotives from service after 41 years. Its so sad to see these beloved engines go

[@StrayaTrains]

Very well put together video. It looked like a fun last service!

[@darylcheshire1618]

Not the first time, around 1992 during the Kennet era, I travelled to Bairnsdale in the last few days of trains to Bairnsdale and there were no passengers beyond Sale until Bracksy reinstated the service.

[@raildoestravel]

I may not be a local, but having travelled on these trains I will greatly miss them once they fully retire❤

[@MarkWilliams-sf9pd]

What a great video and unfortunately I never got to see see or meet the Train Enthusiast or Driver in Beaconsfield as I used to go there on the first train from Hallam and back then 20 years ago and you never knew if the met train went first or the Freight Train and getting back to the locomotive they were great to see and hear these velocity trains are pathetic nowadays and it was better when you could reserve a seat.

[@emdB67]

And after the last Gippsland line N, they didn't even go a week before hitting us with another weekend of bustitution. Some things never change, it seems. 😆

[@Thetramspotter]

9:01 I wonder who that is 😂

[@vsvnrg3263]

6:16, what was that?

[@DivergentRailways]

Possum!

[@vsvnrg3263]

@@DivergentRailways , was it a rail fan?

[@DivergentRailways]

​@@vsvnrg3263Nah, it was gnawing down on some rubbish

[@vsvnrg3263]

@@DivergentRailways , thats good to know. it means they are adapting to city life. if a possum eats the rubbish theres less for rats. i left melbourne in 1987. the flying foxes had just started to return after deserting the place when the white man turned up. there were no rainbow lorikeets and no possums anywhere i was hanging around. when i returned for a holiday 20 years ago there were possums everywhere i stayed (i only heard them at night) and the rainbow lorikeets had returned too. however the native wildlife adapts to the new surroundings its good they are back.