Pacific National are also on the move with their first revenue grain service for the season. XR558 and XR555 travelled with a rake of VHGF grain hoppers from where they had been stabled at Dimboola to load at Hopetoun on Wed.3.2. - Wed.3.2

El Zorro began their grain haulage task for the current season on the western standard gauge with their first visit to Warracknabeal on the Hopetoun branch. The motive power is SCT coloured G532 and G533 and the wagons are hired CFCLA hoppers. - Wed.27.1

The ballast trains have resumed after Christmas and are loading at Glenorchy and at this time are operating to locations between Dimboola and Serviceton and are scheduled to do so until the end of the month. The motive power is S302 and GM36 - Wed.20.1

Stored Rolling Stock

All of the VHGF grain hoppers that had been stored in the sidings at Portland for the last few years have been relocated to DImboola and the currently unused Ararat to Maryborough line between Elmhurst and Avoca. - Wed.20.1

A rake of twelve VLEY louvre vans, in assorted Freight Australia and V/Line colours, and 27 assorted empty container flats all remain stored in Murtoa yard. - Fri.6.11.09

The following rolling stock is currently being stored in the yard at Dimboola - in the silo road ('A' siding) - 5 x VLEX louvre Vans, 1 x NGKF hopper and a number of container flats. At the down end of 'C' siding - 7 x VHAF grain hoppers. - Fri.6.11.09

The rake of 21 former NSWGR 'Blacks' grain hoppers, now in Freight Australia green and coded VHBF, remain stabled in the siding at Antwerp on the Yaapeet branch where they have been since mid-June 2006. - Fri.6.11.09