V/Line

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Statutory Corporation
V/Line Passenger Pty. Ltd.
V/Line Passenger Corporation
Type of Company Rail and Coach services
Founded Australia
Headquarters Melbourne
Key people Rob Barnett - CEO
Frank Tait - chairman
Meredith Doig - board member
Colin Nicol - board member
Catherine Scott - board member
Area served Victoria, Australia and several interstate locations
Revenue AUD$246.7m (2005-06)
Net income AUD-$5.9m (2005-06)
Employees 856 (at 30 June 2006)
Parent Victorian Government
Website www.vline.com.au

V/Line is a regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of Vic-Rail in 1983 and is currently wholly owned by the State Government of Victoria. V/Line operates to a total of 82 regional stations on 7 railway lines across Victoria.

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[edit] Passenger and Freight Operations through Privatisation

Under the Kennett Liberal government it was decided to split V/Line into V/Line Passenger and V/Line Freight, with separate managements. In 1999 V/Line Passenger and V/Line Freight were privatised separately. National Express acquired V/Line Passenger (now plain V/Line), and V/Line Freight was acquired by Freight Victoria (later Freight Australia, now Pacific National).
In 2002 the Australian branch of National Express suffered a financial collapse, and the Victorian Government took back control of V/Line Passenger.

[edit] Current Fleet

VLocity DMUs
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VLocity DMUs
VLocity DMU interior
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VLocity DMU interior

V/Line currently operates a number of DMUs/Railcars and locomotive-hauled trains.

Railcars:

VLocity Set VL29 (With 1129 leading) was involved in a fatal level crossing collission at Trawalla and is currently out of service. It has been reported on the V/LineCars.com website that the second car (Number 1229) will be repaired and combined with a new built motor car to form set number VL39.

A further 2 VLocity units are also expected to be built, along with 14 new motorised trailer cars.

  • 22 - Sprinter diesel railcars, which can run in multiple, built by Goninan
One unit was scrapped after an accident.

Locomotives:

  • 4 A class locomotives
  • 25 N class locomotives
  • 8 P class locomotives

Carriages:
N Carriage Sets

  • 6 - 3 Car N Sets (Designation - N)
  • 9 - 4 Car N Sets (Designation - FN)
  • 4 - 5 Car N Sets (Designation - VN)
N Car Sets were built by the Victorian Railways and are locomotive-hauled.

Total Sets: 19
Total Carriages: 74

H Carriage Sets

  • 2 - 3 Car H Sets (Designation - SH)
  • 4 - 4 Car H Sets (Designation - FSH)
  • 2 - 3 Car H Sets (Designation - FSH)
Two FSH sets (FSH21 and FSH27 respectively) received a consist modification in October 2006. A single H car was removed from each of the two sets as this was introduced to allow safer and avoid rostering issues involved with running a 7 carriage Push Pull set. Both sets as of October 10th are still running with the FSH designation.
  • 2 - 5 Car Long H Sets (Designation - VLH)
  • 3 - 5 Car Short H Sets (Designation - VSH)
H Car Sets are locomotive-hauled and were converted from the Harris suburban EMUs.

Total Sets: 13
Total Carriages: 55

  • Various other locomotive-hauled stock as spares
See external resources (V/Linecars.com or Vicsig.net) for a full listing.

[edit] Locomotive/Train Destinations

All services depart from Southern Cross Station in Melbourne to a number of stations/locations on the following lines.

Other major towns along the lines are Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Seymour, Traralgon.

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

Melbourne's public transport
Metlink Metcard myki
Modes of Transport
Trains Trams Buses
Transport Routes
Railway stations Tram routes Bus routes
Operating Companies
V/Line Connex Melbourne Yarra Trams
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