tressteleg1. Great view on the two trips. Has Flinders st to Epping and back been recorded and put online? The trips to Nth Melb and back were good. Thanks.🇦🇺🚉
Thank you again for the upload Tresteleg. Some notes from this line: Camp Rd crossing is now gone. Notice where the old inner circle line used to join just prior to Royal Park station. From Moreland station see the bike path on the left, cyclists are able to time their run beside the train for as long as possible so that when the train stops at each station they can catch up to get an automatic green signal to cross each intersection alongside the train without having to even slow down. It's actually quite amusing to watch when riding on this line. Some beautiful old stations along this line, specifically from Coburg through to Royal Park. And finally, I miss Winter!!! Especially the beautiful mornings like this one.
Thanks for your comments, some of which have been observed by others. During editing, I certainly did see the bicycle riders pacing the train and consequently getting a constant run of green traffic lights all the way through. Surely a great way for the Riders to enjoy being fit. Are you old enough to remember the crazy situation at Coburg where only the east side station existed and outbound trains had to cross over onto the wrong track just to access the station? Where else but Melbourne?
@@tressteleg1 love these videos. Regarding your comment about Coburg I remember that and can go one better. Until 1982 when I was 12 I was born and lived in Brunswick whilst my grandparents lived in Fawkner near Moomba Park primary school on Anderson Road. The line went single track north of Merlynston station and through Fawkner. After crossing Box Forest Road there was a set of points that could direct trains onto platform 2 at Gowrie which at that time was a dead end platform with a number of trains terminating at Gowrie. Trains were stabled at Gowrie overnight on track between the Box Forest Road crossing and the points I mentioned before. I think those points must of been removed when Gowrie was changed to 2 through platforms in the 90's (I was living in QLD at that time).
@@tressteleg1 I do, it doesn't seem that long ago (I'm 44) . I think that was left over from when Coburg was the last station on the line. Then I believe the line was extended to Fawkner because of the 'new' Cemetery (before my time), I understand that they used to have special Cemetery trains. As a bonus fact, the Upfield line actually has track that continues on to the Broadmeadows line that goes off to Sydney. I'm unsure of when that was last used. My Father remembers the inner city circle line that would link up with the 2 Princess Bridge station lines.
Great video as usual.Approaching Royal Park at the 18.13 mark , is the former Inner Circle Junction.I noticed as train, came into Royal Park , the signal had cleared to Clear Normal Speed before the booms were fully down.
Thanks for this one. I guess this was a mid-morning train. Appreciate the street crossing markings as well as a couple of other designations e.g. Brunswick tram depot. Get my bearings again.
It’s a few weeks since I did this but with the passenger loadings I think it was a winter morning peak hour to the city. It started before the sun was up very much.
What a pleasure to watch a normal railfan video. So this was shot in AM peak judging by the sun low in the east, and assuming the train is travelling south to the north side of the skyline seen in the distance. My question is, by what means to most of these commuters continue their journey south into the heart of the big Melb or whatever its knickname really is. Gotta get down there one of these years.
Thank you trainluvr. Your own videos are a rather good watch as well. Yes, morning Peak on a cooler winter morning. Yes, the train is heading south. There are two major stations on the outskirts, Southern Cross on the western edge of what we call CBD or Central Business District Flinders St on the south while there are several underground stations forming square loop. Some workers will walk to the office from the nearest station while others will catch a tram for a phew stops to get closer to their office. The Melbourne CBD is a sea of people, especially in peak hour but also during the day with a thriving shopping centre.
Hi trainluvr, as per tressteleg's comment after leaving North Melbourne in the morning the trains enter the underground loop serving stations Flagstaff (under Flagstaff gardens), what is now known as Melbourne Central station but was previously Museum, then Parliament station. Leaving the underground the train surfaces to the east of Flinders Street then travels on to Southern Cross - though many Victorians still know it by its original name Spencer St. From after 1pm trains leaving North Melbourne will bypass the underground loop opening stopping at Southern Cross and Flinders St before traversing the loop in the reverse order of above. If you or anyone think I'm a bit obsessed about this line - guilty as charged lol
This seems to be a well-patronized line! As time goes on and fuel prices rise, electrically-powered trains and trams will become the main mode of transportation in all cities, so investment in them now will be appreciated.
I used this line when they shut Craigieburn for 2 weeks last year. No extra trains. Just full trains by the time they left Gowrie. Coburg was insane. Anyone further in were out of luck.
I thought that privatisation was supposed to avoid all the ‘inflexible operations’ of government transport operations. In fact it seems to have done little for the hapless passengers. ☹️
I don’t recall any bus substitution but around 1987 there were firm plans to take the trams out of Sydney Rd and put them on the Upfield rail line instead of trains. More recently Upfield trains have been used a lot more than in the past, so it’s a good thing that that proposal did not go ahead. Also removal of trams from Sydney Road would have been most inconvenient for local shoppers.
@@tressteleg1 Yup while it seems like they might soon be investing into removing level crossings on the Upfield line which will definitely be a significant safety improvement! :)
I don’t know how local you are to the Upfield line but it seems that all the crossings they intend to remove are done. Unfortunately the government has rewritten the website and checking on past and future problems seems to be hidden. Upfield to North Melbourne After Crossing Removals th-cam.com/video/ABdog5_qRZs/w-d-xo.html
@@tressteleg1 Okay! What I do know is that closer by on the Frankston line and Belgrave/Lilydale lines there will soon be long term closures for a few weeks or months when they start work on digging for the level crossing removal works! :)
Yes Frankston people have been getting a raw deal with this project. Probably one longer shutdown would have been better than a handful of slightly shorter shutdowns. I don’t think things have been quite as bad for Ringwood and branches. I wonder how long the Mont Albert works will shut the line for.
I am not the driver. He takes risks doing these videos so possibly he saw someone on the platform at North Melbourne who was likely to get in the cab so obviously would’ve stop the camera. Maybe there were risks at Spencer Street. I’m grateful for whatever he gives me and I don’t question it.
I am not the cameraman. A train driver is. So I have to take whatever he sends me. I adjust the colour and brightness as much as I can but there are limits to what I can do to improve the look.
good video, lots of level crossings there on that line and in the 80s a lot were manually operated surprised the old gatehouses and some signal boxes remain. Do you think train frequency will increase on this line as higher density housing takes place along route?
I did record video of the Upfield line in 1994 just before I left Melbourne. Hopefully you can find that which shows a bit of fun with one of the gatekeepers. As I said in this video, it’s a good thing the line was not converted to Light Rail, but that certainly was a strong intention by the government of the day. With the upgrade, I think all gatekeepers were replaced by automatic boom gates. The cost of maintaining the gatekeeping was a factor in the light rail plans.
My friend is compiling before, during, and after videos of various sections of your line. At this stage I have nothing of the full line but a number of files dealing with the works. When these are compiled into complete videos including the completed work, they will in due course be uploaded as well as works on other lines as they are done and he has the opportunity to record them.
It has nothing to do with trains. The word ‘Trams’ with most people evokes the thought of the clanking old trams of 50+ years ago. Light Rail is supposed to sound mysterious and new as well as superior to Trams. In fact the ‘Light Rail Vehicles’ are simply trams which run in the street in places along a line then on separated track which sometimes was an old rail line such as Adelaide and St Kilda/Pt Melbourne.
Whenever the signal near it shows STOP it is up and will make contact with an arm hanging down from the train’s front bogie. When the arm is hit by the trip arm, emergency air brakes are applied stopping the train quickly.
@@tressteleg1 geez..... I wonder how many people could have boarded ... looks like two train loads. .... btw., the last time I was in Melbourne (1993) , I hopped on a new ComEng set (which smelt new) and some idiot had already grafffited a few windows....
The number of people at the stations is probably less than it looks. Unfortunately window scratching is also a scourge on Brisbane trains but not noticed on Gold Coast Trams and buses. I don’t know about Brisbane buses.
BigLadDeckers Well should I now? It all depends what the driver gives me next time I visit Melbourne and until the Victorians get the virus under control, that could be years away 😊
I wonder why there's no duplication between Upfield and Gowerie. There seems to be enough space in the track "voids". Funding? Not wanting to upgrade upfield? Apparently the Bell St x Sydney Road crossing and the crossing on Munro St (?) are going to be made into sky-rail, with the old station to be .. used appropriately because it's heritage, and then a new station up on the skyrails. It probably will have changed, I read about it last year. Gotta love the Comengs too, the bits between cars are great for smokers.
My friend advises that with the grade separation for Camp Road, although the bridge makes provision for a second track underneath, the cutting has not been made that wide. Duplication could be 20 years away. I suppose they feel there is not the need for it at this stage. He has not discussed Bell Street with me so that is something you can keep a watch on for us all.
I hope you see this. Some comments, for some reason, TH-cam won’t let me access. Regarding the camera falling, I suspect he was using his mobile phone propped against something and when the train lurched, it fell over. Obviously he had to wait till the train stopped before he’s attended to it.
I knew him a little before he worked on the trains. I forget how it all started. I got over 300 Gig of new Video from him recently. But I must be very careful to hide his identity. Metro may not approve of his actions.
I think it may be VLine but whoever does run it, it’s not electric train drivers. I got your email about Schony747 who I do know personally. He is a Southbank tram Driver and somehow or other officially he got permission to take these videos. My main concern with taking videos looking out the front of the tram is that if something happens such as the driver goes through an orange light when he should have stopped, management may try to track him down. That’s why I am careful to keep the driver anonymous.
Any station that does not have clear vision of the entire train on the drivers side rear vision mirror, including curved platforms, has either a mirror or television screens inside a box located where the driver can see them. These give vision to the train section which the driver cannot readily see. Where TV screens are used, a roller shutter opens as the train arrives, and closes again as the train departs, an anti-vandal measure.
I don’t know and I don’t live in Melbourne. However according to the level crossing removal people, when the Camp road crossing was recently removed it stated there was provision for a second track meaning that, at least just there, no duplication was performed when the tracks were lowered, but the trench was wide enough for a second rail track in the future.
All cab rides are forbidden, even by workmates on duty unless the driver’s worksheet says that a certain person should ride. So I am never in the cab with him. And mostly not even on the train.
Look at the crowd boarding at every station thats massive! They should seriously consider more level crossing removals on this line Edit: I guess Batman decided to hide its identity xD
Yes I would love to find obliging Brisbane and Sydney drivers, but the nationwide rail laws say that no electronic devices are allowed in the train cab, so clearly anyone doing so is taking a risk, unfortunately.
I am happy with my local Gold Coast line. Electric trains are so much better than those rail motor things Victoria has running around the inner countryside.
There is another TH-cam channel showing drivers view of the metro Sydney lines, it's called Sydney Cab view or something similar. Hours of viewing available there as well 😊
I am not a train driver. So I can only present what my driver friend records for me. In about 10 day’s time, I should see what he has captured for me over the last 12 months. I know he has filled a few USB sticks for me.
The driver must have taken his eyes off the camera when it dropped just before the train reached Batman Station. Otherwise the train must have jerked suddenly and unexpectedly.
Jay V The law requires train drivers to blow the whistle every time the train passes a Lineside post with a white cross on it. This is to warn people on foot or road crossings that a train is coming. It is fairly standard practice in this country.
A great trip down memory lane as I used to live on this line. How things have changed over the years!! Love your videos, keep up the terrific work.
😊👍 With all the line’s listed crossing removals now complete, there will be an update video or 2 hopefully next year.
tressteleg1. Great view on the two trips. Has Flinders st to Epping and back been recorded and put online? The trips to Nth Melb and back were good. Thanks.🇦🇺🚉
You will find all of my Melbourne Driver’s View videos here.
Thank you again for the upload Tresteleg. Some notes from this line:
Camp Rd crossing is now gone.
Notice where the old inner circle line used to join just prior to Royal Park station.
From Moreland station see the bike path on the left, cyclists are able to time their run beside the train for as long as possible so that when the train stops at each station they can catch up to get an automatic green signal to cross each intersection alongside the train without having to even slow down. It's actually quite amusing to watch when riding on this line.
Some beautiful old stations along this line, specifically from Coburg through to Royal Park.
And finally, I miss Winter!!! Especially the beautiful mornings like this one.
Thanks for your comments, some of which have been observed by others. During editing, I certainly did see the bicycle riders pacing the train and consequently getting a constant run of green traffic lights all the way through. Surely a great way for the Riders to enjoy being fit.
Are you old enough to remember the crazy situation at Coburg where only the east side station existed and outbound trains had to cross over onto the wrong track just to access the station? Where else but Melbourne?
@@tressteleg1 love these videos. Regarding your comment about Coburg I remember that and can go one better. Until 1982 when I was 12 I was born and lived in Brunswick whilst my grandparents lived in Fawkner near Moomba Park primary school on Anderson Road. The line went single track north of Merlynston station and through Fawkner. After crossing Box Forest Road there was a set of points that could direct trains onto platform 2 at Gowrie which at that time was a dead end platform with a number of trains terminating at Gowrie. Trains were stabled at Gowrie overnight on track between the Box Forest Road crossing and the points I mentioned before. I think those points must of been removed when Gowrie was changed to 2 through platforms in the 90's (I was living in QLD at that time).
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@@tressteleg1 I do, it doesn't seem that long ago (I'm 44) . I think that was left over from when Coburg was the last station on the line. Then I believe the line was extended to Fawkner because of the 'new' Cemetery (before my time), I understand that they used to have special Cemetery trains. As a bonus fact, the Upfield line actually has track that continues on to the Broadmeadows line that goes off to Sydney. I'm unsure of when that was last used. My Father remembers the inner city circle line that would link up with the 2 Princess Bridge station lines.
Thanks. Wikipedia could confirm line history much better than me.
Brilliant example of Australian public transport at its finest along with the tram system. Well done mate, cheers from Ashford (UK)
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0:13 Upfield
2:58 Camp Road level crossing (removed)
4:17 Gowrie
6:10 Fawkner
Great video as usual.Approaching Royal Park at the 18.13 mark , is the former Inner Circle Junction.I noticed as train, came into Royal Park , the signal had cleared to Clear Normal Speed before the booms were fully down.
Well picked! Gotta keep you on your toes 😊
@@tressteleg1 I don't do ballet.lol
I just had a look where has the old good line from upfield station to the old car yard
Thanks for this one. I guess this was a mid-morning train. Appreciate the street crossing markings as well as a couple of other designations e.g. Brunswick tram depot. Get my bearings again.
It’s a few weeks since I did this but with the passenger loadings I think it was a winter morning peak hour to the city. It started before the sun was up very much.
What a pleasure to watch a normal railfan video. So this was shot in AM peak judging by the sun low in the east, and assuming the train is travelling south to the north side of the skyline seen in the distance. My question is, by what means to most of these commuters continue their journey south into the heart of the big Melb or whatever its knickname really is. Gotta get down there one of these years.
Thank you trainluvr. Your own videos are a rather good watch as well.
Yes, morning Peak on a cooler winter morning. Yes, the train is heading south. There are two major stations on the outskirts, Southern Cross on the western edge of what we call CBD or Central Business District Flinders St on the south while there are several underground stations forming square loop. Some workers will walk to the office from the nearest station while others will catch a tram for a phew stops to get closer to their office. The Melbourne CBD is a sea of people, especially in peak hour but also during the day with a thriving shopping centre.
Hi trainluvr, as per tressteleg's comment after leaving North Melbourne in the morning the trains enter the underground loop serving stations Flagstaff (under Flagstaff gardens), what is now known as Melbourne Central station but was previously Museum, then Parliament station. Leaving the underground the train surfaces to the east of Flinders Street then travels on to Southern Cross - though many Victorians still know it by its original name Spencer St. From after 1pm trains leaving North Melbourne will bypass the underground loop opening stopping at Southern Cross and Flinders St before traversing the loop in the reverse order of above. If you or anyone think I'm a bit obsessed about this line - guilty as charged lol
fordfan1au Thanks for all that extra info!
The comeng horn is classic my mum caches the train an Coburg to the city loop she gets off at flinders street to go to work
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Interesting to see the bike path going along the track, and that so many are using it :-D
With no nearby Street is parallel to the worksite, they had no choice.
Urbanaus has a vid of riding this bike track. Worth watching.
Acually, there's already a video of North Melbourne to Upfield. House train uploaded that video.
Michael Stapleton Yep. He uploads some sort of official videos. So there is no need to view mine. 😊
Thank you you finally uploaded it
Well, it’s only a few weeks ago that you asked 😄
tressteleg1 I’m just happy cos it’s one of my favourite lines
Btw I like that you reply to everyone’s comments 😃
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Thanks for this! I love these videos.
Everyone does, it seems!
tressteleg1 I do
This seems to be a well-patronized line! As time goes on and fuel prices rise, electrically-powered trains and trams will become the main mode of transportation in all cities, so investment in them now will be appreciated.
I used this line when they shut Craigieburn for 2 weeks last year. No extra trains. Just full trains by the time they left Gowrie. Coburg was insane. Anyone further in were out of luck.
I thought that privatisation was supposed to avoid all the ‘inflexible operations’ of government transport operations. In fact it seems to have done little for the hapless passengers. ☹️
We go from the city and other stations as well.
Keep up the good work
They also planned to close the Upfield line and replace it with bus services in 1981 but luckily that proposal never went through! :)
I don’t recall any bus substitution but around 1987 there were firm plans to take the trams out of Sydney Rd and put them on the Upfield rail line instead of trains. More recently Upfield trains have been used a lot more than in the past, so it’s a good thing that that proposal did not go ahead. Also removal of trams from Sydney Road would have been most inconvenient for local shoppers.
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Yup while it seems like they might soon be investing into removing level crossings on the Upfield line which will definitely be a significant safety improvement! :)
I don’t know how local you are to the Upfield line but it seems that all the crossings they intend to remove are done. Unfortunately the government has rewritten the website and checking on past and future problems seems to be hidden.
Upfield to North Melbourne After Crossing Removals
th-cam.com/video/ABdog5_qRZs/w-d-xo.html
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Okay! What I do know is that closer by on the Frankston line and Belgrave/Lilydale lines there will soon be long term closures for a few weeks or months when they start work on digging for the level crossing removal works! :)
Yes Frankston people have been getting a raw deal with this project. Probably one longer shutdown would have been better than a handful of slightly shorter shutdowns. I don’t think things have been quite as bad for Ringwood and branches. I wonder how long the Mont Albert works will shut the line for.
Why did the video stop in in North Melbourne Didn't you go on to Flinders Street
I am not the driver. He takes risks doing these videos so possibly he saw someone on the platform at North Melbourne who was likely to get in the cab so obviously would’ve stop the camera. Maybe there were risks at Spencer Street. I’m grateful for whatever he gives me and I don’t question it.
Thanks for the lower towers. How can i see the top bits when the sun is too low and bight?
I am not the cameraman. A train driver is. So I have to take whatever he sends me. I adjust the colour and brightness as much as I can but there are limits to what I can do to improve the look.
good video, lots of level crossings there on that line and in the 80s a lot were manually operated surprised the old gatehouses and some signal boxes remain. Do you think train frequency will increase on this line as higher density housing takes place along route?
I did record video of the Upfield line in 1994 just before I left Melbourne. Hopefully you can find that which shows a bit of fun with one of the gatekeepers. As I said in this video, it’s a good thing the line was not converted to Light Rail, but that certainly was a strong intention by the government of the day. With the upgrade, I think all gatekeepers were replaced by automatic boom gates. The cost of maintaining the gatekeeping was a factor in the light rail plans.
Could you please do the hurstbridge line, i use to live in Macleod
My friend is compiling before, during, and after videos of various sections of your line. At this stage I have nothing of the full line but a number of files dealing with the works. When these are compiled into complete videos including the completed work, they will in due course be uploaded as well as works on other lines as they are done and he has the opportunity to record them.
Where is it going to?
It's winter you filmed it in.
What is the difference between a Melbourne train line & light-rail?
It has nothing to do with trains. The word ‘Trams’ with most people evokes the thought of the clanking old trams of 50+ years ago. Light Rail is supposed to sound mysterious and new as well as superior to Trams. In fact the ‘Light Rail Vehicles’ are simply trams which run in the street in places along a line then on separated track which sometimes was an old rail line such as Adelaide and St Kilda/Pt Melbourne.
Hey, that is our line we usually go on to Anstey
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But we can see the wires from Upfield to Coburg
Mid 2017. Is that because it's New Year's Eve.
I always thought that New Year’s Eve was at the end of a year, not the middle..
What does the trip arm do and when does it lower?
Whenever the signal near it shows STOP it is up and will make contact with an arm hanging down from the train’s front bogie. When the arm is hit by the trip arm, emergency air brakes are applied stopping the train quickly.
@@tressteleg1 Thanks for that info
You didn't film the train arriving at Batman.
Judging by the amount of people on the platforms the train must of been pretty full.
Yes. It was the morning peak.
@@tressteleg1 geez..... I wonder how many people could have boarded ... looks like two train loads. .... btw., the last time I was in Melbourne (1993) , I hopped on a new ComEng set (which smelt new) and some idiot had already grafffited a few windows....
The number of people at the stations is probably less than it looks. Unfortunately window scratching is also a scourge on Brisbane trains but not noticed on Gold Coast Trams and buses. I don’t know about Brisbane buses.
Should do another one after the new sky rail opens
BigLadDeckers Well should I now? It all depends what the driver gives me next time I visit Melbourne and until the Victorians get the virus under control, that could be years away 😊
Omg look at Coburg station now.
Yes, slightly different!
I wonder why there's no duplication between Upfield and Gowerie.
There seems to be enough space in the track "voids". Funding? Not wanting to upgrade upfield?
Apparently the Bell St x Sydney Road crossing and the crossing on Munro St (?) are going to be made into sky-rail, with the old station to be .. used appropriately because it's heritage, and then a new station up on the skyrails.
It probably will have changed, I read about it last year.
Gotta love the Comengs too, the bits between cars are great for smokers.
My friend advises that with the grade separation for Camp Road, although the bridge makes provision for a second track underneath, the cutting has not been made that wide. Duplication could be 20 years away. I suppose they feel there is not the need for it at this stage. He has not discussed Bell Street with me so that is something you can keep a watch on for us all.
An opportunity was missed to build a new station at Campbellfield when the Camp Road level crossing was removed in late 2017.
Not living in Melbourne any more, I really have no opinion. But you are probably right.
I hope you see this. Some comments, for some reason, TH-cam won’t let me access. Regarding the camera falling, I suspect he was using his mobile phone propped against something and when the train lurched, it fell over. Obviously he had to wait till the train stopped before he’s attended to it.
How did you get the driver to film for you
I knew him a little before he worked on the trains. I forget how it all started. I got over 300 Gig of new Video from him recently. But I must be very careful to hide his identity. Metro may not approve of his actions.
tressteleg1 ok thanks
Do Stony point line (if possible)
Its not electrified so my driver never goes there unfortunately.
tressteleg1 oh ok
tressteleg1 is it V/line staff that run that route or something?
I think it may be VLine but whoever does run it, it’s not electric train drivers.
I got your email about Schony747 who I do know personally. He is a Southbank tram Driver and somehow or other officially he got permission to take these videos. My main concern with taking videos looking out the front of the tram is that if something happens such as the driver goes through an orange light when he should have stopped, management may try to track him down. That’s why I am careful to keep the driver anonymous.
tressteleg1 okay. Well Schony747 is great so it’s good that he doesn’t have to hide his camera or his identity
How does the driver see the right side of the platform on a comeng without cctv
Any station that does not have clear vision of the entire train on the drivers side rear vision mirror, including curved platforms, has either a mirror or television screens inside a box located where the driver can see them. These give vision to the train section which the driver cannot readily see. Where TV screens are used, a roller shutter opens as the train arrives, and closes again as the train departs, an anti-vandal measure.
plans to duplicate the upfield to gowrie segment ?
I don’t know and I don’t live in Melbourne. However according to the level crossing removal people, when the Camp road crossing was recently removed it stated there was provision for a second track meaning that, at least just there, no duplication was performed when the tracks were lowered, but the trench was wide enough for a second rail track in the future.
There is a lot of people on platform 1
Going to work in the morning.
Metro Thursday morning 9:15 am tra upfield 9:15 am come train
Cause whenever I ask they say no:(
All cab rides are forbidden, even by workmates on duty unless the driver’s worksheet says that a certain person should ride. So I am never in the cab with him. And mostly not even on the train.
We cannot see the wires from Coburg to Flemington Bridge because the sky is too bright
It was right on sunrise so you have to be thankful for what you can see.
My mum catches a train from Anstey to the city loop. She gets off at Melbourne Central to go to the Alfred
What day morning is it?
Clearly it is a weekday morning but I cannot say when. It is essential that the driver taking these not be identified by any means.
liked video :)
How about driver's view North Melbourne to Upfield
Not before all lines are covered in one direction.
Look at the crowd boarding at every station thats massive! They should seriously consider more level crossing removals on this line
Edit: I guess Batman decided to hide its identity xD
Don’t be fooled - level crossing removals are of little benefit to trains and very helpful to motorists.
tressteleg1 true, though in some cases they benefit commuters cuz of grade separated entrances...they should consider more of these as well
Peek hour on trains is horrible
It’d be nice if you had train driver friends in Brisbane to film those lines. Riding them person is enough for me though 😂
Yes I would love to find obliging Brisbane and Sydney drivers, but the nationwide rail laws say that no electronic devices are allowed in the train cab, so clearly anyone doing so is taking a risk, unfortunately.
Oeuf Me I was just riding Brisbane trains last week they’re pretty good.but more of a regional service instead of a city metro
I am happy with my local Gold Coast line. Electric trains are so much better than those rail motor things Victoria has running around the inner countryside.
tressteleg1 are you from Gold Coast? Why do u do Melbourne vids then and do you mean those weird ass trains they run on the stony point line?
There is another TH-cam channel showing drivers view of the metro Sydney lines, it's called Sydney Cab view or something similar. Hours of viewing available there as well 😊
When you do one to Lilydale next time can you film it please
I am not a train driver. So I can only present what my driver friend records for me. In about 10 day’s time, I should see what he has captured for me over the last 12 months. I know he has filled a few USB sticks for me.
Ok
Upload more trains lines please
In due course. Much more easily said than done.
Do you ride next to the train driver and take videos
No. Absolutely nobody is allowed in the cab with the driver. Mostly he uses his camera or phone, sometimes my camera.
The driver must have taken his eyes off the camera when it dropped just before the train reached Batman Station. Otherwise the train must have jerked suddenly and unexpectedly.
Why is there a lot of people on platform 1 going to work.
Because they have to earn money.
What does lurched mean?
I’m certain a dictionary will describe the word better than me. 😊
I have friends on that line
I bet you drive your car to visit them 😊
I went to a magic show today. So i went from Anstey to Flinders St like this view and got on a route 72 tram to Chapel St
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And it's good that common sense won, because it is very easy to destroy what works well. Better is the enemy of good.
We cross the Upfield Line level crossings between Gaffeny Street ad Park Street
Oh, i need to know what day it is.
Unknown, but a weekday.
Next: north the attorney nothing
You did the wrong words after Jewell. It's Brunswick Road not Brunswick Street
You slipped your camera when you were heading for shorts rd
The camera has occasionally slipped over when the train has lurched. The driver can only restore it when safe to do so, obviously.
Alstom or edi
These trains were built by Australian company Commonwealth engineering. Ultimately in later years the company has been owned by Bombardier.
The honking is annoying.
Great video, otherwise!
Jay V The law requires train drivers to blow the whistle every time the train passes a Lineside post with a white cross on it. This is to warn people on foot or road crossings that a train is coming. It is fairly standard practice in this country.