I don’t know whether any streets still get added before all planned jobs are completed. If not, Webb St I suppose will still be there until at least 2025. Maybe somebody else has some ideas.
I was surprised when my driver told me that the XTrapolis don’t even have air springs! So Siemens must be smother. I’m taking the chance on no Covid relapse and will be down there in January - hopefully!
@@tressteleg1 I was surprised at first when I realised that Xtrapolis trains don’t have air springs! It must be different when it comes to a smooth ride which must makes Siemens more smooth which is efficient for those who are standing or even sitting
Yeah. I was surprised that so many people seem to be heading out in the morning peak hour - unless they were waiting for a train to terminate and head back to town. We will never know.
Assume all the new signals are to reduce the size of the sections and provide less headway between trains and thus increasing the number of trains that can be run at any one point in time. Probably easier and cheaper then retrofitting ATP to all the older stock across the network
Dandenong was the end of Melbourne suburbia so the signals were just enough for country trains. There are obviously more new signals than there were old ones so obviously this will give provision for a more frequent service.
Automatic Train Protection, first used in Britain I think. Nowadays I think it usually involves signals in the cab rather than lineside. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_train_protection
@@tressteleg1 yeah you're spot on mate, Sydney is trying to bring it in and have had all sorts of issues trying to retro fit it to their Tangara fleet, from what I have been told it is always failing.
0:30 there are two clear signals. Who is the one on the right for? Is seems like it should be for the other track but that would be impossible because another train is coming the other way.
If you go back several seconds, you will see that the usual signal on the left is partly obstructed by the fence and other clutter. Now go forward right to those signals. You will see that the left one is numbered, as expected, 704 but the right signal says DNG which is the code for Dandenong. Look very carefully below that and you will see a tiny 704. I strongly believe that the right signal is a ‘Co-actor’ (exact copy) of the left signal to give drivers a lot more warning about what it says. If you have not seen this before, it may help you. Melbourne Train Signals Explained I Hope! th-cam.com/video/U9VM3fkJ6Bg/w-d-xo.html
cool driving video!
I been on the Cranbourne line but not the Pakenham line so its really interesting to watch this
Riding the opposite direction was done by me a year or so ago. Driver’s View Packenham to Dandenong.
09:50 Webb Street is to be added to the list. I think it will tie in when they finally add East Pakenham Station.
I don’t know whether any streets still get added before all planned jobs are completed. If not, Webb St I suppose will still be there until at least 2025. Maybe somebody else has some ideas.
Cool video! I haven’t been on a Siemens train but after covid-19 I may come down to Melbourne and give them a try!
I was surprised when my driver told me that the XTrapolis don’t even have air springs! So Siemens must be smother.
I’m taking the chance on no Covid relapse and will be down there in January - hopefully!
@@tressteleg1 I was surprised at first when I realised that Xtrapolis trains don’t have air springs! It must be different when it comes to a smooth ride which must makes Siemens more smooth which is efficient for those who are standing or even sitting
Don’t overlook the Comeng trains which have great gear sounds as they won’t be around forever.
@@tressteleg1 Sure will have a look! Just like the v set they have great gear sounds and some have chopper controls
They are both Comeng trains from about the same era so are sure to have similarities.
What are those structures every few Km with the arm on them?
The things with the black plastic bags over them were described quite early in the video.
Lots of new signals that don’t seem to be replacing others? More capacity!
Yes. See response for Graham Mellor.
what is replacing the crossing' s
Sometimes a trench for road or rail, sometimes a road bridge over rail but most frequently rail over road, probably because most road bridges
... most road bridges are more than two lanes across so would cost more.
Thanks 4 sharing...
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Great to be on the Siemens smooth and quiet!
Yes, and none of the weird electronic noises of an X-Trapolis!
Ya I love Siemens Nexas hahah
@@vincentkohlumcfan22 better then hcmt trains
A lot of sales talk for a train which is only one carriage longer and one less row of seating - more cattle standing space.
I swear, Daniel Andrews put all my local crossings on the removal list just to piss me off.
Blame your motoring mates for wanting the crossings removed. That benefits Road traffic much more than it benefits trains.
@@tressteleg1 True.
Wow it is so packed to Pa(c)kenham
Yeah. I was surprised that so many people seem to be heading out in the morning peak hour - unless they were waiting for a train to terminate and head back to town. We will never know.
17:51 Blue Gum Park station might be opened here
Looks logical.
Assume all the new signals are to reduce the size of the sections and provide less headway between trains and thus increasing the number of trains that can be run at any one point in time.
Probably easier and cheaper then retrofitting ATP to all the older stock across the network
Dandenong was the end of Melbourne suburbia so the signals were just enough for country trains. There are obviously more new signals than there were old ones so obviously this will give provision for a more frequent service.
for me and others, what's atp?
Automatic Train Protection, first used in Britain I think. Nowadays I think it usually involves signals in the cab rather than lineside.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_train_protection
@@tressteleg1 yeah you're spot on mate, Sydney is trying to bring it in and have had all sorts of issues trying to retro fit it to their Tangara fleet, from what I have been told it is always failing.
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0:30 there are two clear signals. Who is the one on the right for? Is seems like it should be for the other track but that would be impossible because another train is coming the other way.
If you go back several seconds, you will see that the usual signal on the left is partly obstructed by the fence and other clutter.
Now go forward right to those signals. You will see that the left one is numbered, as expected, 704 but the right signal says DNG which is the code for Dandenong. Look very carefully below that and you will see a tiny 704. I strongly believe that the right signal is a ‘Co-actor’ (exact copy) of the left signal to give drivers a lot more warning about what it says. If you have not seen this before, it may help you.
Melbourne Train Signals Explained I Hope!
th-cam.com/video/U9VM3fkJ6Bg/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for that, keep up the top work. Cheers.
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