Fruit Flyer
The Fruit Flyer was a fast overnight freight train operated by the Victorian Railways to bring fruit produce from the Mildura district to the Melbourne Markets. It first ran on 13 October 1958.[1]
It departed Mildura at 17:00, loading at Irymple, Red Cliffs, Carwarp and Hattah before running express to Dynon Freight Terminal arriving at 03:00. To allow it to operate at the line speed of 110 km/h, the wagons were fitted with bogies similar to those fitted on passenger carriages.[1]
It initially operated three times weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights, but within a few weeks this had increased to four times.[1][2] By 1961 it was running six times a week, Sunday to Friday.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Express Freight Service" Railway Gazette 14 November 1958 page 592
- ↑ "Express Freight Service" Railway Gazette 2 January 1959 page 8
- ↑ ”Fruit Flyer” Railway Gazette 14 April 1961 page 417
- ↑ ”By Fruit Flyer” The Age 28 November 1969 page 20
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Geelong & Melbourne Railway Company |
- Ariel - 0-4-0T (1855)
- Titania, Oberon, Typhoon & Sirocco - 2-2-2WT (1855)
- Hurricane & Cyclone - 2-4-0WT (1857)
- Goliath, Hercules, Smason & Tubal-Cain - 0-6-0WT (1855)
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Melbourne & Suburban Railway Company |
- Hawthorn & Richmond - 2-4-0T (1860)
- Kew & BN#1378 - 2-4-0WT (1861)
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Melbourne Railway Company |
- Windsor & Prahran - 2-4-0WT (1863)
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Melbourne & Essendon Railway Company |
- Essendon (BN#458), BN#459 & BN#488 2-4-0T (1861), later SAR E Class
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Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway Company |
- Toorak, Victoria, No.16 & No.19 - 2-4-0T (1865)
- 4-4-0WT (1871), later C Class
- Pier Donkey No.24 - 0-4-0WT (1875)
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