Fixable finished off the coaching and most of the packing. Usually I wake up 4 hours before I’m due to leave and then pack from then, but I have to leave by 5:45 so that ain’t happening. I’ve tidied up the house and cleaned out the new kids half of the fridge and freezer. Also packed so my clothes and most of my backpack, but I’ll have to pack a few odd ends when I wake up. I’ll also have to wake up around 4:45 or I won’t get be able to get up until 5:30.

Although it’s kind of a heritage train, the heritage is more about where we’re going than what we’re going in (which is the opposite of regular heritage specials). These carriages are the same ones that were on the Albury line before standard gauge vlocity trains like elsewhere displaced them. So I guess they’re technically heritage now. But it feels weird calling something I rode in regular service like 3 years ago heritage, even if the stock is old. If anybody wants to keep up with what’s happening, I’ll post wrap of photos of the day in c/MelbourneTrains when I get a chance, and share whatever funny/weird/annoying experiences stand out to me here