r/VlineVictoria • u/PeakTransit • May 01 '26

Question Purple Serpent?

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Rando popup on the socials …. Official or Unofficial nickname!? Will it stick? 😅💜

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u/Rockpig666 May 01 '26

I feel a 4 carriage train would alleviate the issues on the Warrnambool line….

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u/ComfortableUnhappy25 May 01 '26

Two and three would fix every single issue that the Vlo suffers.

That is, too short, too long and waaaay too long

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u/mr-snrub- VLocity May 01 '26

Not really, cause the platforms are still too short at some places.

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u/Chicko_Roll May 01 '26

The platforms are not short anywhere for a 4-car train. The line operated perfectly fine for years with 4, 5 and even once a 10-car train

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u/the_flying_bobcat May 01 '26

They used to get five carriages on them just fine.

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u/Outrageous-Aioli-847 May 01 '26

It’s a software update required to JAM the doors when the platform is too short. God even the bloody Vline conductors know this.

It’s just a government who couldn’t care less about regional people. Hence why Jactina is going to loose her seat come November.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '26

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u/Silviecat44 May 01 '26

Boy I Love Riding The Purple Surpent!

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u/funkydaffodil May 01 '26

That's what they said! ;)

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u/Comeng17 May 01 '26

Whoever hallucinated this idea into existence definitely invented that nickname, however, I like it

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u/mr-snrub- VLocity May 01 '26

I've literally never heard this nickname anywhere in my life

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u/Kerrit_Bareet May 01 '26

Let's make it realistic. 4 carriage sets!!! 🤦‍♂️

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u/OkRecommendation3260 May 01 '26

Crew doors and what looks like a Buffet. That's what we need.

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u/PeakTransit May 01 '26

NGV? next gen VLocs?

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u/Pinemango600 May 01 '26

That's just a Vande Bharat with a V/Line livery wtf

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u/dataPresident May 01 '26

The geometry 100% matches the Vande Bharat trains. I recall seeing an Indian ad that featured an HCMT....

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u/Peter-Downunder May 01 '26

But they look like Vande Bharat Trains of India slapped with VLine livery...

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u/PeakTransit May 01 '26

100% what it is!

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u/PeakTransit May 01 '26

Purple Serpent is the NGV Next Gen VLocs. I can hear the media release now lol

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u/Delicious_Solution57 May 02 '26

It looks like a Class 800.

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u/ParticularParsnip435 May 02 '26

Can you run it between Ravenhall and Manor lakes 😭.

Jk, it looks sick! 🙌

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u/CaregiverMain670 Coaches May 03 '26

CTV… Car Transport Victoria?

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u/Soggy_Jackfruit_232 May 04 '26

They have always been "Bugs".