A teenager took a tram for a joyride, picking up passengers ending in Hawthorn after police arranged to cut the power off on Glenferrie Road. Story from April 2005.
RE: I am Tramboy. I stumbled upon this video by mistake, I wasn't even searching for trains or trams. "when I was arrested and taken to Youth Justice, Detective Senior Constable Barry Hills was on the phone to the transport minister, it was at this time that the detective looked at me and said; the minister said you can still be a tram driver if you wish to be one'' I am the one that stole the tram in 2005, I was 15 back then and I was placed at the Parkville Youth Justice Centre, it was a few months before the 2006 Commonwealth Games. I lived in Sunshine, I was a ward of the state, I use to run away from home, get in trouble with police. There are parts to the story that aren't true: The media said the power was cut off, it wasn't, I was coming to the end. As soon as I saw two police cars coming towards me, I increased my speed, then I realised I was coming to the end of the stop, at this point I came to a stop and ran to the other end of the tram, I was intended to drive the tram in the other direction but the cops got out fast and pointed their gun... I do remember yelling out that I stole the tram to the passengers and I do remember hearing a couple of passengers telling the cops not to be so harsh as they were basically on top of me handcuffing. The false is: I never told anyone I wanted to be a tram driver, I did it as an exercise, point scoring or otherwise to prove a point, I also broke into a police station and stole gear, it was so sensitive that all charges were dropped, otherwise that would have made it to the media too. Shortly after being arrested for stealing a tram, I was taken to the Burrandara police station, I was informed by the constables that they thought I was a terrorist, that's why they had their guns drawn, I was also informed that such a huge incident required the premier to be notified immediately. After my interview with police, I was driven home by one detective, back to Sunshine, as more days past, they were getting sick of more and more details popping up regarding me taking a train and also a bus and eventually the detective applied to have me placed at Parkville Youth Justice Centre where I was on remand for 7 months. The Magistrates court never sentenced me, instead, they held me on remand till I would behave, I had a new court date each month but as I never behaved and I was running around inside the Youth Justice Centre, they kept sending me back. Some of the facts from this: I stole the keys from the Kew tram depot, I just walked in off the street, I stumbled upon an office and went inside, I saw a set of keys so I took them, an employee walked in and I made up a heap of crap as to why I was there and he I walked back out and onto the street - within a 7 minute process, I had a set of tram keys for Melbourne's C1-class tram, a new, modern and low floor tram. I took the tram to Port Melbourne many times, I made many emergency braking test, I even tested the time it took to come to a complete stop, how long it would take to reach top speeds etc. I did all the above in a safe and balanced conditions, along the light rail section between Southbank depot and Port Melbourne. I never drove on the wrong side of the road, headlights were always on, indicators were always used where applied, and I was able to override the continuous operating safety system but requires you to take action to prevent the tram from stopping. And today... I never became a train or tram driver, I make a lot of money doing other things but being an adult, I can't do anything that involves breaking the law. As a child, I was given immunity by the state, because as I was a ward of the state from age 8, the government was somewhat responsible... I grew up as a Catholic and I became better for what I did then and who I am today. Tram Boy maybe something that happened once, and it may go on in history... it was certainly a powerful incident, because I took the tram for over 3 years before the authorities were alerted, it was due to a tram employee waiting for a tram outside the Key depot that I passed, I was going to stop but decided not to and I even had passengers so he much have thought something was up. The police responded like the fire brigade, fast, within 5 minutes they were driving towards me on that very same road. I should mention... I was under the legal age at the time so my name was never mentioned but there was a time sometime after 2006 that I gave an interview over the air but I forget what radio station it was.
And what's your name? Because I am the one that stole the tram, I stole a few, but I am interested to hear your story, because many people say they were on the tram at the time but weren't. I came across this video by mistake, I wasn't even searching trams. instead, I was 15 and I took a tram from Southbank, through St Kilda and onto Kew, I also took other trams between Southbank and Port Melbourne.
I came across this video by mistake but after reading some of the comments, it hit me to actually realise people are talking about me. I stole the tram when I was 15, I was a ward of the state at the time, I took a few trams, not just the one that was reported. And to your question, I never became a tram driver, I never actually I wanted to be one, it was somehow assumed, I use to do anything that other people were too afraid to do, I also broke into the sunshine Police station and made off with gear but was all just me making a point as a kid.
Read above for my other comments. I stole the tram, it's wasn't an accident, I stole the tram from the Southbank Trams Depot but I stole the keys from the kew depot... I took them like a ninja, I just went in, found an office and walked out, I even spoke to a couple of guys about crap to get past.
No inside job, I didn't know any tram driver or any employee, I didn't get any training and I didn't watch a single tram driver. Even today, people underestimate me, they don't understand the power of the brain and mine works very fast, I can learn and consume knowledge 5x faster than an average person but walking down the street you would think I am just an average person. I learned how to drive on my own, I read what I could, I use symbols which was too common on the buttons and switches. I was told that many drivers do training for 16 weeks but still fail, I did it in one or two nights, on my own and I didn't fail or trigger any emergency switches. They say I went on the wrong side of the road once, I never did, they said I wanted to be a tram driver, I never said that, they said they cut the power, they'd didn't... I was coming to the end of the line so I forced the tram to come to a stop, I ran to the back of the tram but the cops were there with their guns out. Btw: The cops parked there two cars at the front of the tram, so if I was faster, I could have driven the tram in the opposite direction - I pointed that out to the two constables and they felt like real idiots when they thought about it afterwards. I was taken to Boroondara Police station after the incident, I was there till two detectives from Melbourne CIU arrived. The words directly from the police were: they thought I was a terrorist, that's why they had their guns drawn.
Engage traction at appropriate levels, manage traffic of 30 tonnes vehicles, correctly brake with pinpoint accuracy, constantly run through emergency scenarios with other vehicles on the road, memorise every set of points on the route, help disabled people get on and off, accelerate in bad weather perfectly so you don't slip, monitor every pedestrian around the tram tracks in case they step in front of your tram, ding bell for small children, all while keeping perfectly on time and coordinated with any other tram nearby. THAT is just SOME of the things that a tram driver would do in a 60 second period. They do more than you think.
You're completely wrong there, these trams aren't like the video games and guess what, I've done both... I stole this tram back in 2005 and it's no video game, even back then I knew it was real, real lives, real decisions. That's why I performed many different test before taking the tram on the open road.
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RE: I am Tramboy.
I stumbled upon this video by mistake, I wasn't even searching for trains or trams.
"when I was arrested and taken to Youth Justice, Detective Senior Constable Barry Hills was on the phone to the transport minister, it was at this time that the detective looked at me and said; the minister said you can still be a tram driver if you wish to be one''
I am the one that stole the tram in 2005, I was 15 back then and I was placed at the Parkville Youth Justice Centre, it was a few months before the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
I lived in Sunshine, I was a ward of the state, I use to run away from home, get in trouble with police.
There are parts to the story that aren't true: The media said the power was cut off, it wasn't, I was coming to the end. As soon as I saw two police cars coming towards me, I increased my speed, then I realised I was coming to the end of the stop, at this point I came to a stop and ran to the other end of the tram, I was intended to drive the tram in the other direction but the cops got out fast and pointed their gun... I do remember yelling out that I stole the tram to the passengers and I do remember hearing a couple of passengers telling the cops not to be so harsh as they were basically on top of me handcuffing.
The false is: I never told anyone I wanted to be a tram driver, I did it as an exercise, point scoring or otherwise to prove a point, I also broke into a police station and stole gear, it was so sensitive that all charges were dropped, otherwise that would have made it to the media too.
Shortly after being arrested for stealing a tram, I was taken to the Burrandara police station, I was informed by the constables that they thought I was a terrorist, that's why they had their guns drawn, I was also informed that such a huge incident required the premier to be notified immediately.
After my interview with police, I was driven home by one detective, back to Sunshine, as more days past, they were getting sick of more and more details popping up regarding me taking a train and also a bus and eventually the detective applied to have me placed at Parkville Youth Justice Centre where I was on remand for 7 months.
The Magistrates court never sentenced me, instead, they held me on remand till I would behave, I had a new court date each month but as I never behaved and I was running around inside the Youth Justice Centre, they kept sending me back.
Some of the facts from this: I stole the keys from the Kew tram depot, I just walked in off the street, I stumbled upon an office and went inside, I saw a set of keys so I took them, an employee walked in and I made up a heap of crap as to why I was there and he I walked back out and onto the street - within a 7 minute process, I had a set of tram keys for Melbourne's C1-class tram, a new, modern and low floor tram.
I took the tram to Port Melbourne many times, I made many emergency braking test, I even tested the time it took to come to a complete stop, how long it would take to reach top speeds etc.
I did all the above in a safe and balanced conditions, along the light rail section between Southbank depot and Port Melbourne.
I never drove on the wrong side of the road, headlights were always on, indicators were always used where applied, and I was able to override the continuous operating safety system but requires you to take action to prevent the tram from stopping.
And today... I never became a train or tram driver, I make a lot of money doing other things but being an adult, I can't do anything that involves breaking the law.
As a child, I was given immunity by the state, because as I was a ward of the state from age 8, the government was somewhat responsible... I grew up as a Catholic and I became better for what I did then and who I am today.
Tram Boy maybe something that happened once, and it may go on in history... it was certainly a powerful incident, because I took the tram for over 3 years before the authorities were alerted, it was due to a tram employee waiting for a tram outside the Key depot that I passed, I was going to stop but decided not to and I even had passengers so he much have thought something was up.
The police responded like the fire brigade, fast, within 5 minutes they were driving towards me on that very same road.
I should mention... I was under the legal age at the time so my name was never mentioned but there was a time sometime after 2006 that I gave an interview over the air but I forget what radio station it was.
i actually remember this being on the news about you back then
What do you do now ?
long live tram boy! man that looks older then 2005 god how time has passed
What do you do now?
what's the bit about 3 years?
when he drove that tram passengers were astonished it was actually on time
He would be 31 now I wonder if he is a tram driver
When tram simulator is not enough.
Tram Sim was crap but I enjoyed Train Sim World.
I hope he became a tram driver, in fact I'll go one step further and hope he someday manages Yarra Trams
That would have been great but I never did.
@@OzzB89was it you?
Dude at 2:30 definitely just said "shat himself" on the news.
Yeah but he didn't say "sh*t" but shat is not a swear word.
I'd let him off if I was the judge or magistrate. He clearly took it seriously and he did very well according to a passenger.
I am the one that took the story, part of my story is above. I was basically let off, I was given immunity by the state.
What a legend
The kids name is Nick Lapthorm, he went on to work for Connex Melbourne
Is he still with Metro today?
...no. he didn't.
Real life Malcolm!
I remember this!!! I am still so impressed.
The kid who did it went to my school
High fives the next day?
And what's your name? Because I am the one that stole the tram, I stole a few, but I am interested to hear your story, because many people say they were on the tram at the time but weren't.
I came across this video by mistake, I wasn't even searching trams.
instead, I was 15 and I took a tram from Southbank, through St Kilda and onto Kew, I also took other trams between Southbank and Port Melbourne.
Malcolm at it again 😂🤷♂️ good driver. Hire him 👍
Nobody:
Rail enthusiasts:
lol did he become one ?
No
You should ask Eddie about the time he stole a Bus.
Fake it till you make it.
That was gold
so has he now got a job?
My only question is, how did that 15 year old manage to get a uniform similar to the Yarra Trams staff?
The only unanswered question that he failed to address in his comment above!
Probably stole it from a depot
I wonder if he ended up becoming a tram driver after all
No he became a train driver instead.
I came across this video by mistake but after reading some of the comments, it hit me to actually realise people are talking about me. I stole the tram when I was 15, I was a ward of the state at the time, I took a few trams, not just the one that was reported.
And to your question, I never became a tram driver, I never actually I wanted to be one, it was somehow assumed, I use to do anything that other people were too afraid to do, I also broke into the sunshine Police station and made off with gear but was all just me making a point as a kid.
@@Crashandburn999 Incorrect there, I didn't become any driver, just never applied.
October 2023. TH-cam suggested this. Now I wonder what vocational path he took. Is he a tram driver? Did his dreams come true? 😂
what embarresing
Ima just keep dreaming
Lol I want to be a train or tram driver, wouldn’t do that though 😂
NYC has their own. Darius McCollum
how do u just randomly swipe keys to a tram
Autism
Read above for my other comments. I stole the tram, it's wasn't an accident, I stole the tram from the Southbank Trams Depot but I stole the keys from the kew depot... I took them like a ninja, I just went in, found an office and walked out, I even spoke to a couple of guys about crap to get past.
@@hyfroC I never had autism.
I think I might steal a tram, maybe then I can get a job? 🤷♂️🦆
Sounds like he should be made the new driver trainer for Yarra Trams!! And he was on time because he wasn't a union member out on strike!! ;-)
that wasnt 2005 bc theres a 2013 tram there
I was there. It was 2005.
No Melbourne tram came out in 2013
No t as 05
@@lesgunzelling1430 ?
No it was 2005
Definitely a inside job LMFAO
No inside job, I didn't know any tram driver or any employee, I didn't get any training and I didn't watch a single tram driver.
Even today, people underestimate me, they don't understand the power of the brain and mine works very fast, I can learn and consume knowledge 5x faster than an average person but walking down the street you would think I am just an average person.
I learned how to drive on my own, I read what I could, I use symbols which was too common on the buttons and switches.
I was told that many drivers do training for 16 weeks but still fail, I did it in one or two nights, on my own and I didn't fail or trigger any emergency switches.
They say I went on the wrong side of the road once, I never did, they said I wanted to be a tram driver, I never said that, they said they cut the power, they'd didn't... I was coming to the end of the line so I forced the tram to come to a stop, I ran to the back of the tram but the cops were there with their guns out.
Btw: The cops parked there two cars at the front of the tram, so if I was faster, I could have driven the tram in the opposite direction - I pointed that out to the two constables and they felt like real idiots when they thought about it afterwards.
I was taken to Boroondara Police station after the incident, I was there till two detectives from Melbourne CIU arrived.
The words directly from the police were: they thought I was a terrorist, that's why they had their guns drawn.
Did he become a trans ?
I genuinely wonder if the young fella accomplished his goals
You can read my comments above, I am the one that stole the tram.
Stop, start, open doors, close doors. Proof they are overpaid hacks
Wrong
Engage traction at appropriate levels, manage traffic of 30 tonnes vehicles, correctly brake with pinpoint accuracy, constantly run through emergency scenarios with other vehicles on the road, memorise every set of points on the route, help disabled people get on and off, accelerate in bad weather perfectly so you don't slip, monitor every pedestrian around the tram tracks in case they step in front of your tram, ding bell for small children, all while keeping perfectly on time and coordinated with any other tram nearby. THAT is just SOME of the things that a tram driver would do in a 60 second period. They do more than you think.
@@SYDTrainsFilms Goes to show that nick was definitely obsessed if he still appeared competent.
They're not overpaid, they're barely paid.
You're completely wrong there, these trams aren't like the video games and guess what, I've done both... I stole this tram back in 2005 and it's no video game, even back then I knew it was real, real lives, real decisions.
That's why I performed many different test before taking the tram on the open road.