Network
The Stony Point branch
The diesel service beyond Frankston and the replacement of locomotive-hauled trains by Sprinters.
Change trains at Frankston
The branch beyond Frankston used diesel trains. Earlier Connex-era services were formed with V/Line locomotives and carriages, an arrangement that made the branch stand out from the suburban electric services.
The 2008 changeover
The February 2008 timetable bulletin described plans to replace locomotive haulage with Sprinter diesel multiple units, shorten the journey and increase the number of services. The fleet chronology places the introduction of Sprinters in April 2008.
What a timetable can verify
A dated public timetable establishes what was advertised. A dated photograph, notice or contemporary operating record can help establish what actually ran around the changeover.
Return to the network comparison or the timetable catalogue.
View five original Connex timetable PDFs from the 2005 captures.