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Members of the Australian Railway Exploration Association (AREA) combined with the Rail Tourist Association (RTA) for an unusual round trip from Melbourne via Ouyen and Tailem Bend (South Australia) and back to Melbourne. The AREA group in their special train consisting of T346, two carriages and brake van, ran from Melbourne to Ouyen and Ouyen to Pinnaroo. The RTA group in a similar special train ran from Tailem Bend to Pinnaroo. Both trains arrived at Pinnaroo where the passengers changed over trains and completed their round trip.
T346 with its special train stands in the early morning light at Ouyen ready to depart for Pinnaroo with members of the Australian Railway Exploration Association (AREA).19-11-1977.Photo: Bruce McLean
The special train arrives at Galah. 19-11-1977. Photo: Bruce McLean
Walpeup was the first Staff station from Ouyen and the special train stopped to allow an inspection of the facilities. 19-11-1977. Photo: Bruce McLean
The AREA special train at Murrayville, the only station on the line that had not had the platform cut back in length. 19-11-1977. Photo: Bruce McLean
The last station on the line in Victoria, Panitya at 368 miles, plays host to the special train to allow the excursionists to take photographs. 19-11-1977. Photo: Bruce McLean
The Rail Tourist Association train from Tailem Bend, hauled by locomotive 835 had already arrived and reversed its train when the special from Victoria with the Australian Railway Exploration Association arrived. In this view we see both trains standing in the Pinnaroo station yard. 19-11-1977. Photo: Bruce McLean
Sparkling clean 835 and its train ready to depart Pinnaroo with the AREA party for the South Australian leg of their round journey from and to Melbourne. The travellers off this train changed over to the Victorian train hauled by T346 to return to Ouyen and Melbourne.19-11-1977. Photo: Bruce McLean
A seemingly mandatory stop for railway enthusiast specials is the border between Victoria and South Australia. The actual border is where the second carriage is standing. T346 is returning to Ouyen with a new group of passengers. 19-11-1977. Photo: Bruce McLean
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