| B 80 speeds through Laverton on a down Geelong pass. Oct. 12 1981. VR introduced a "new deal for country passengers" in 1981 to coincide with the introduction of the N passenger car sets. The chosen colour scheme of tangerine and silver was not loved by many. The bridge in the background was the site of VR's last passenger fatality when an up Geelong pass. went through the crossover under the bridge at high speed causing the train to derail and kill one passenger in 1976. |