First Passenger Train on the Ararat-Maryborough Line (707 Operations' Vinelander to Mildura) | N451 

sure is, but it does provide several new opportunities for heritage groups with the N sets and N classes, and also probably a few more N's to freight at some point too

track is not in the best condition, its speed limited for the most part of speeds between 10 and 30kmh, also takes too long for the train to get from melbourne to mildura as it has to go by north geelong and ararat before turning back to go to maryborough before proceeding to mildura so you would be better catching the train to bendigo or swan hill and bussing from there to mildura which was faster than taking the train along the original route

@@lachlansmith1522 Thank you for your detailed response. My reason for commenting on the track, from what I could see looked like concrete sleepers and new ballast in many shots, so assumed track had been maintained. As for the train, yes, it is a very backward way to go these days. I did Swan Hill in February and noticed the Mildura bus waiting on our arrival. Looked like a good service.

@@lachlansmith1522 unsure about that, the lines in the northwest have had a lot of maintenance recently and in the best shape in years.

Line speed in a majority of places is 15-30 kilometers per hour. Big man.

@@bigman4225holy shit that is embarrassingly low

At Newport as R707 is a broad Gauge Locomotive. This Tour was on Standard Gauge.