Find out what it's like to travel on one of Australia's few remaining locohauled regional trains in first class. V/Line still operates locohauled diesels on its long distance services, although their days are numbered, with these trains eventually being replaced by more modern diesel multiple units (DMUs), the VLocity.

In this video, I compare the first class and economy class seats to help you decide whether it's worth paying the premium for first class. I'll show you the features onboard the train, and show you the beautiful scenery along the way.

Travelling between Melbourne Southern Cross and Warrnambool four times a day on weekdays, V/Line is a great value, relaxing way to travel to the end of the Great Ocean Road.

V/Line Warrnambool services timetable:
https://www.vline.com.au/getattachmen...)

V/Line fares and bookings:
https://www.vline.com.au/Faresgenera...

Train: V/Line Nset
Operator: V/Line
Locomotives: V/Line N Class
Seat: Car A, Seat 21 (window)
Route: Southern Cross (Melbourne) Geelong
Distance: 267km
Travel time: 3 hours 37 minutes (scheduled)
Class: First class
Travel date: 11 February 2022

EQUIPMENT:
Cameras: GoPro Hero 10, GoPro Hero 8, iPhone 12 Pro Max, Panasonic HCVX1

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:57 VLocity DMU and route map
01:30 Southern Cross Station and N Class loco
02:30 Boarding and departing Southern Cross
03:08 Crew announcements
04:41 Footscray and Regional Rail Link
05:28 Seat tour and ticketing
06:30 Wyndham Vale to Geelong
08:10 Geelong and busiest stations list
09:26 Marshall for passing trains
11:08 Lavatory tour
12:00 Winchelsea to Birrregurra
13:27 Lake Colac to Camperdown
15:47 Economy class tour and cafe bar
17:04 First class and comparing classes
17:57 Fares
18:17 Terang to Sherwood Park (least used station)
20:29 Best views on the the line and final thoughts
21:55 Arriving in Warrnambool
22:52 Conductor's compartment and loco runaround
23:35 Sneak peek of next video

Credits and sources:

OpenRailwayMap:
https://www.openrailwaymap.org

Regional rail link map:
Melbourne_railways_map.gif: John Shadbolt.JohnnoShadbolt at en.wikipedia derivative work: Classical geographer, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Warrnambool line upgrade information:
https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrnam...

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