ROLL 26. A.R.H.S. Excursion
to Hurstbridge, 26th August 1967.
All photos © Les Brown. Not
to be used for Publication.
26-1. McLeod. The remains of
the branch line to the Mont Park mental asylum, closed in 1964 and a much shortened
portion used to store suburban trains terminating at McLeod, can be seen to the
left of the excursion train.
26-2. K191. Near Watsonia.
26-3. K191. Near Watsonia.
26-4. K191. Near
Greensborough.
26-5. K191. Near
Greensborough. The level crossing is protected but what for?
26-6. K191. Greensborough.
Compare this picture with the one in Roll 95-6 taken
two years later.
26-7. K191. Near
Montmorency.
26-8. K191. Near Eltham.
26-9. K191. Near Eltham.
26-10. K191. Near Eltham.
26-11. K191. Near Eltham.
26-12. K191. Near
Wattleglen.
26-13. K191. Near
Wattleglen. A feature of this line was the wooden catenary masts.
26-14. K191. Near Wattleglen.
Another feature was the trestle bridges.
26-15. K191. Hurstbridge.
26-16. K191. Hurstbridge.
This station lacked an engine run-around loop so the suburban train used its
pantographs to position its carriages so that the locomotive was at the front
of the train.
26-17. K191. Hurstbridge.
26-18. K191. Hurstbridge.
26-19. K191. Eltham.
26-20. K191. Eltham.
26-21. K191. Eltham. And as
usual, the sun comes out for the last picture. The drought of 1967 was particularly
bad (“worst drought in living memory” was a popular refrain then and it seems
to be the case in every drought), but that didn’t seem to stop it raining on the
many fan trips of that year.