It was great to see the old Spencer Street Station the way that it used to look, and also the now demolished Flinders Street overpass at King Street in the spot where the Melbourne Aquarium got built before it was there. These are great memories which can only be re-lived through footage such as this, because unfortunately they are gone forever.
I remember trains would always slow to a crawl and stop between Spencer St and Flinders St! I don't remember the train crawling through the loop so slowly, though. Thanks for the memories!
I've recently come across another VHS tape from 1987, from the same person that took this footage. I hope to convert it to the PC in the coming weeks and hopefully there is something decent on there. I know a lot of it is of Flinders St Station and the staff that work(ed) there.
Ah these were the days. The city circle trains that ran from Princes Bridge station to Spencer St Station via the loop. I remember the comeng's ran as 3 car sets during the non peak and 6 cars during the peak periods. Also Melbourne Central Station was called Museum before the Museum moved and a shopping centre was built above the station
It’s funny to think that in this video a Clifton hill loop train was running anti clockwise and now only runs clockwise from the city, and also now the Comeng trains don’t run in the Clifton hill loop now!
It's a city loop train that starts from platform 14 at Flinders St. Platforms 14, 15 and 16 were where the Epping, Hurstbridge and city loop trains ran from. The first station It comes to out of the loop is Spencer St Station. It doesn't go past North Melbourne.
@@pasteleftDane I've worked there since 87 and I've never heard it called Princes Bridge Station. It was always part of Flinders St, though it was across the road and down a ramp. You could also get there from platform 1. Platform 14 is still there of course but it's not used. Someone made the decision that it's unsafe, feeling that the point between platform 1 and 14 is too narrow. The only trains that run from platform 14 now are football specials that run empty from there to Jolimont, after the game is finished at the MCG.
+thunderlips350 Suppose at the time it was, any idea when the station got renamed to Southern Cross? Was it the same year when Aquarium changed to Melbourne Central?
Yes it is. That's platform 14, I used to work there many years ago, also on platform 15 and 16, and if it was a 6 car train it would be right up the other end of the platform. A lot less people using trains compared to now. At night time, the 3 car train would often have two carriages closed and only the front was used.
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It would have to do with the signals. I think the lights when he first enters the loop are red over green, or it could be yellow over green. I think it means to reduce to medium speed which is pretty slow. Maybe there is a train ahead stopped at the next station.
hey, got any more old vids? i would love more cab views or even just more onboard train footage. i'm blind so i love audio of trains. you got anything from hitachis?
Sorry that's the only one i have from inside the train. The other videos show Flinders St station around that time period. All the footage I have was taken by a fellow rail worker.
I'm not from this era, but from my knowledge of trains and specifically trains that had guards (or conductors) back in those days, those 2 'bells' you heard was a signal from the guard/conductor to give the driver the all clear to depart - Someone correct me if I am wrong, but this may have been used on par with a conductor using a whistle as well. Nowadays, the Driver has complete control over departure, unless stopped by a signal.
@@nicholaskolaric343 Yes its the Guards start signal , I was a Guard in Melbourne for twelve years including at this time. The whistle was for the passengers to be alerted of departure but we often did not bother with it .
This was footage from 1990. It's now 2021 and the trains still aren't automated. I don't expect automated trains in Melbourne for at least another 10-20 years.
Wow, is racism still a thing in Australia? Is this because your continent is detached from the rest of the world that you Australians still have such a racist mindset?
If you can find some way to go back in time mate please do! Racist and stereotyping, got the Quinella. I'll happily take an Indian or Chinese person in your place.
Can't they stick up for themselves or do they need a white do gooder to do it effectively for them? They certainly wouldn't return the favour in the reverse scenario.
I'm sure they'd be happy if you were out of sight. If somebody's rude then they are the asshole. If everybody is rude, then YOU are! Obviously you stare at them or make some racist remark, and they rightfully get pissed off at you.
It was great to see the old Spencer Street Station the way that it used to look, and also the now demolished Flinders Street overpass at King Street in the spot where the Melbourne Aquarium got built before it was there. These are great memories which can only be re-lived through footage such as this, because unfortunately they are gone forever.
My workmate took this footage. There's quite a bit more that I should go through. I've got some of platform 15 and 16 at Flinders St.
Footage of the old Spencer Street Station brought back strong memories of how the station was years ago!.
Stupid fact: southen cross is Rena Ed back to spencer st
Excellent work
I remember trains would always slow to a crawl and stop between Spencer St and Flinders St! I don't remember the train crawling through the loop so slowly, though. Thanks for the memories!
I've recently come across another VHS tape from 1987, from the same person that took this footage. I hope to convert it to the PC in the coming weeks and hopefully there is something decent on there. I know a lot of it is of Flinders St Station and the staff that work(ed) there.
Best and largest underground rail system in the southern hemisphere.
Dickie Knees Dad use to work on spencer st station apparently.
That was good thanks for that.
the weirdest part of this is the fact that there are no sky scrappers over on south bank
Ah these were the days. The city circle trains that ran from Princes Bridge station to Spencer St Station via the loop.
I remember the comeng's ran as 3 car sets during the non peak and 6 cars during the peak periods. Also Melbourne Central Station was called Museum before the Museum moved and a shopping centre was built above the station
Yes, and later at night the 3 car trains would close 2 cars, so only the front car was open. That's how quiet it was back then.
@@thunderlips350 was gonna comment that obviously this is a a 3 car, cos of how short it stops from the end of the platty...
It’s funny to think that in this video a Clifton hill loop train was running anti clockwise and now only runs clockwise from the city, and also now the Comeng trains don’t run in the Clifton hill loop now!
Bloody hell it stops at platform 14!!!
There was also platform 15 and 16 right next door. I worked there for a few years. The Epping and Hurstbridge trains used to run from there.
What were the stations? It started at North Melbourne to Parliament to Melbourne Central to Flagstaff to Spencer St and finally Flinders?
It's a city loop train that starts from platform 14 at Flinders St. Platforms 14, 15 and 16 were where the Epping, Hurstbridge and city loop trains ran from. The first station It comes to out of the loop is Spencer St Station. It doesn't go past North Melbourne.
@@thunderlips350I thought that was Princes Bridge Station?
@@pasteleftDane I've worked there since 87 and I've never heard it called Princes Bridge Station. It was always part of Flinders St, though it was across the road and down a ramp. You could also get there from platform 1. Platform 14 is still there of course but it's not used. Someone made the decision that it's unsafe, feeling that the point between platform 1 and 14 is too narrow. The only trains that run from platform 14 now are football specials that run empty from there to Jolimont, after the game is finished at the MCG.
This is a lot of different now to compare to those days of travelling.
8:20 That's Southern Cross Station?
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Spencer Street Station :)
+thunderlips350 Suppose at the time it was, any idea when the station got renamed to Southern Cross? Was it the same year when Aquarium changed to Melbourne Central?
They renamed it to southern cross in 2006. I still call it spencer st station though.
It liked a good dawdling session. Why was it so slow?
Seems like a 3 car train
Yes it is. That's platform 14, I used to work there many years ago, also on platform 15 and 16, and if it was a 6 car train it would be right up the other end of the platform. A lot less people using trains compared to now. At night time, the 3 car train would often have two carriages closed and only the front was used.
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G'day again - further to my last comment, can't find any way of making contact - hope you don't mind commenting here and letting me know how to get in touch... thanks!
Why was he going so slow through the tunnel
It would have to do with the signals. I think the lights when he first enters the loop are red over green, or it could be yellow over green. I think it means to reduce to medium speed which is pretty slow. Maybe there is a train ahead stopped at the next station.
yea medium speed warning i think because there is two tracks going into one then after the signal would of been green over red clear normal speed
hey, got any more old vids? i would love more cab views or even just more onboard train footage. i'm blind so i love audio of trains. you got anything from hitachis?
Sorry that's the only one i have from inside the train. The other videos show Flinders St station around that time period. All the footage I have was taken by a fellow rail worker.
No worries, still fantastic videos. Thanks a lot.
How come they have bells as they leave a station?
I'm not from this era, but from my knowledge of trains and specifically trains that had guards (or conductors) back in those days, those 2 'bells' you heard was a signal from the guard/conductor to give the driver the all clear to depart - Someone correct me if I am wrong, but this may have been used on par with a conductor using a whistle as well. Nowadays, the Driver has complete control over departure, unless stopped by a signal.
@@nicholaskolaric343 I've heard that in train videos in Sydney too, so I assume it's the same thing. Thanks for your help anyway!
@@AussieLFCFan101 No worries - It actually is a British thing as far as I know, from as far as the 50's -So it isn't 'new' in an 80's or 90's sense.
@@nicholaskolaric343 Yes its the Guards start signal , I was a Guard in Melbourne for twelve years including at this time. The whistle was for the passengers to be alerted of departure but we often did not bother with it .
what train is tha?
It's a Comeng, and by the sound of the brake handle a Disc Brake (Knorr) one at that
Aren't these trains automated?
Nope because 99% of them are services that pass through the loop enroute to locations outside the city
This was footage from 1990. It's now 2021 and the trains still aren't automated. I don't expect automated trains in Melbourne for at least another 10-20 years.
So beautiful. Not a single rude no manners Chinese or Indian in sight Take me back
Exceptional spacing and capitalization on this comment here big fella. Top darts.
Wow, is racism still a thing in Australia? Is this because your continent is detached from the rest of the world that you Australians still have such a racist mindset?
If you can find some way to go back in time mate please do! Racist and stereotyping, got the Quinella. I'll happily take an Indian or Chinese person in your place.
Can't they stick up for themselves or do they need a white do gooder to do it effectively for them?
They certainly wouldn't return the favour in the reverse scenario.
I'm sure they'd be happy if you were out of sight.
If somebody's rude then they are the asshole. If everybody is rude, then YOU are!
Obviously you stare at them or make some racist remark, and they rightfully get pissed off at you.