9101 Melbourne Yard - Ballarat Fast Goods

 

T361 glides downhill past Ballarat East locomotive depot with 9101 Melbourne Yard - Ballarat Fast Goods.

The 9101 Melbourne Yard - Ballarat Fast Goods runs overnight Mon to Friday, arriving at Ballarat at around 4am.  The Goods delivers Freight Centre loading for Ballarat Goods Shed plus loading for Ballarat industries. 

Usually in the hands of a mainline locomotive, tonight's goods has T361 in charge, releasing the higher horsepower locomotive to assist with moving the bumper wheat harvest.  Wagons included in this morning's train are outlined below.


The first wagons are a VQCY and an AQBY with shipping containers destined for loading with car parts at Bendix Mintex factory on the Redan branch. 


A freshly repainted ALGX also destined for Bendix Mintex.



A KMQ loaded with a VicRail PF flour container and VPFX flour hopper are both consigned to Bunge's Garden City Flour Mill at Ballarat North.



A KMQ loaded with a VicRail PF flour container and VPFX flour hopper are both consigned to Bunge's Garden City Flour Mill at Ballarat North.



VLCX and VLBY to be loaded with pallets of bagged flour from Bunge's Garden City Flour Mill at Ballarat North.



VOBX, VLCX and VFNX with Freight Centre loading for Ballarat Goods Shed.




A TWF destined for fuel depot on the Eureka branch.

A VOBX and G open wagons with briquettes that will be unloaded at the Doveton Street sidings.

Bringing up the rear of the goods is ZLP guards van.














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