Today's historic photo of the day: Exactly 38 years ago today, diesel locomotive N471 and VLine passenger #train no 8134 from Ballarat bound for Melbourne just east of Ballan, Vic, November 3 1987. Ballan is about 79km west of Melbourne on the main broad gauge line to Ballarat. In 1987 when this photo was taken, the line was also the main Melbourne to Adelaide railway, and it was also the trunk line for trains to Mildura and the north-west of Victoria.