Used to watch V-line trains with my twin boys in regional Victoria go by, they used to wake up from naps just after I got home from work (they were around 4-6) around 4pm so I would take them just outside the station for a walk. They absolutely loved it. Only three trains a day where we were. I will never forget them jolting when the train driver in the big diesel locomotive waved at them while waiting for passengers to get on, and then he grabbed on the horn while waving at them. The guy looked like someone out of the movie lighthouse. You could tell he loved his job.
I rode the (old) Gahn in 1979/80. Three trains from Melbourne to Alice Springs. Have regularly traveled on Puffing Billy until it shut down in March, mostly on the engine. Like your work and you can only get better. Don't be afraid to ask for help.
Thank you for sharing you Anecdotes, I am very excited to do a Puffing Billy video in the future alongside a Ghan trip in the distant future! I may need some assistance in gaining permission for filming at Puffing Billy, thanks for the offer, I really appreciate it :)
Thanks Max. I have also used the Glen Waverley line all my life. I have almost never been on another line. I'm interested on a trip on the Williamstown line. I'll go next week😁
Awesome video Train Man (Max lol) Firstly, thanks for the shout out. Finally nice to find out more about you. You're a legend. Keep up the amazing work and look forward to the future of the channel and yourself.
Have been watchin The Train Man's videos for a while now. For one quite young, he has an amazing presence and clearly does his research well. For the record, Glen Waverley is my home station, but given the parkiing, I always go to Mt Waverley. Might see you Max. Well done.
Tecoma and Yarraville are pretty interesting choices My favourite line would be Sandringham as it's the most frequently running My favourite stations would be: 1. Southern Cross (Only station in Melbourne I'd consider world class) 2. Carrum (gotta love those sea views.) 3. Flagstaff (Has such a unique 70s aesthetic that I love) 4. Hawkstowe 5. Clayton
I'd really love to see a couple of things. A series on specific classes of Metro and V/Line EMUs, DMUs, and locomotives (both Steam and Diesel), tours and secrets of the PBR, and a tour of Newport Workshops, both the SRV section and the Metro section.
Thanks Max, a fellow Mount Waverley man here! Although I live in Carnegie now, so that's my local. So I'm looking forward to your video on the Rosstown Rail. I also used to work right by Murrumbeena station, so I got to see the level removal works up close, I hope you got to catch some of that!
Thanks Andrew, I appreciate the support 😊 Great to hear another Mount Waverley local is watching! Rosetown Railway is an interesting one for sure and I'll definitely be visiting it soon, not much evidence unfortunately :( Thanks again!
The London Underground is a hell of a lot of fun. You should go on it. Keep up this wonderful work. Hope to see more soon. Maybe a Patrion so we can donate for more video and filming equipment, especially backup equipment. One day your work will become famous
Hey Train Man, if you want to come down Gippsland way, the best old lines to explore are definitely the Walhalla Line and the line to Orbost including the famous Trestle bridges that still, or did exist on it. Love your work young fella.
Thanks for the great suggestions! When I do visit Gippsland one day, I will make sure to look at the Orbots, Walhalla, Maffra, Mirboo etc. Sounds exciting, can't wait!
Indeed! I am looking forward to one day exploring the whole system and doing many videos in the great city, just like I have started to do in Melbourne! Thanks Tomi :)
Hey Train Man really good video! Cheers for featuring me for shoutout i might actually meet at flinders st one day doing filming on platform 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and so on!
I am impressed with your biography and hearing how your channel came in business. If you are thinking about the Hurstbridge line, between Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge, there are some little level crossings that don’t have any boom gates to stop cars from going across; 9 of them in total. Also Diamond Creek has some trains stopping on the right side of the track instead of the left.
Those are some great facts, thank you Masina. I have never travelled that far up the line, so I really appreciate some extra help. I shall use them when I do the video soon!
That was a great video. Could you possibly do a video about how you would design future train stations/lines??- for example- the Rowville line, the suburban rail loop etc. Keep up the awesome work. 😊
Your love for trains is unreal! Wonder how you find the time, between study/schoolwork, to make the videos! Interesting videos and v pleasant delivery.👍
Great videos! Please keep the videos coming. There’s a wealth of history and interesting information about the many and varied train lines in Melbourne and across Victoria and you bring it all together. 😎
@@the_train_man Max, you did a video sime time back with the siding near Malvern Station. In the 1970s it was used as a briquette and split firewood yard.
Hi max I enjoy watching your videos and learning the history of trains around Melbourne. I am also passionate for trains and other transport I hope you keep up the good work and stay safe out there
You said you were interested in making/planning rail lines? If you had some free time and wanted to you could research and plan a new V/Line line from Southern Cross to Mt Buller following the existing Lilydale line then going via Yarra Glen, Possibly Healvesville, Glenburn, Yea, Yark, Bonnie Doon and Mansfeild. This will replace the coach that currently does the service, it will also bring back parts of the old line to Healesville. The coach does stop at other places along the way but you can decide where the new line will call at. This line may or may not be feasible irl but you could check it out.
I love Flinders street - but there's nothing like the old Parliament station. Did a few jobs there about 10 years ago on the announcement systems There's plenty there that you can't see :)
Good video from The Train Man and to hear how his interest started, , I follow Geoff Marshall as well and other YT rail enthusiast channels like quirky Jago Hazzard and Modellbahnwelt tv in Germany, but the YT algorithms have only recently notified me of The Train Man from Melbourne, in 2022 London’s amazing Crossrail/Elizabeth line opens the new deep level central core, Geoff Marshall made some visitor open day YT videos, some fantastic new large stations to experience.
Legend John thank you. Geoff Marshall is the TH-cam Train Jesus haha, and JagoHazzard is so informative. I try to make my videos a bit fun for all to watch, expanding the love for railways beyond the 'quirky train fans'. The TH-cam algorithm does strange things sometimes haha, hope you can join my journey from Melbourne, to Australia and beyond in the future!
The National Railway Museum at Port Adelaide The National Railway Museum at Port Adelaide has more than 100 exhibits within two huge pavilions and an 1870's heritage listed goods shed. The Museum represents railway operations from State, Commonwealth and private operators on the three major railway gauges used throughout Australia.
You should look at the old Heathcote line where it split from Heathcote Junction towards Bendigo via Heathcote!!! You can walk/bike ride majority of the line from Bendigo to Heathcote on the O'Keeffe rail trail!!!! Would love to know the history and what you think of this forgotten line!!!
A very very good video. You're a "Max" eh? :) So nice to be able to put a name to the person. Keep going with all your vids kiddo! So informative and delightful to watch you doing your story telling.
Good work Max you’re doing well your videos are very well researched and a pleasure to watch actually you make me laugh 😄😉 I look forward to your next video please stay safe and enjoy the ride I’ve certainly done some travelling in my time It’s better for you for money and pay TV
Champion! Love your work. In recent years I've been lucky enough to spend a bit of time on the Tokyo system, along with other parts of Japan. And I spent a week in New York exploring their system. Both incredible places to explore some train lines. And both the Tokyo and the New York network maps resemble giant colourful bowls of spaghetti!
The systems in Tokyo and New York are very special, with many spaghetti lines! They are definitely on the 'bucket list' to explore those systems, thanks for the great support :)
Great effort mate, very interesting 7minutes about your passions. Your video descriptions often circle around one aspect of all transport systems is "why are they there"; who pushed to have them built and did that result succeed. Example why is the Lilydale line there, ie it was to source limestone at Lilydale and the mountain timbers from the Healesville region. Another aspect of why are they where they are, is ask about the competition between the trams and the train network in their battle to win over the public to utilise the respective services. Another big question is the existence of the Gippsland line ie beyond Dandenong; this line existed prior to their being a road into Gippsland because of the swamp and thick Tea Tree scrub. The first road to Gippsland started in Lilydale at Old Gippsland Road then it proceeded to Beenac over the mountains to the Old Sale Road near Warragul then to the port of Sale. Prior to the rail the only link to Gippsland was by boat from the Yarra docks to Sale via Lakes Entrance. The rail opened up Gippsland to again to mainly gain the valuable remote timbers for fires and construction. Unwittingly you have started to unravel the very long history of Victorian transport networks, rail is only one of them eh, cheers, keep up the gd work mate, Dean
Thanks Dean, always love your insights. Love the information on the Lilydale Line, one of my upcoming videos, I do mention the abandoned Limestone Mine just before Lilydale which is being converted to a housing estate, but great to hear it had another purpose of timbers from Healesville. Your comments on Gippsland, Sale etc. really show that people are built around railways, I am sure some towns on the Bairnsdale V-Line may not have survived to today without the railways and transport. I can see from reading a lot recently on the VR history, that I may be busy for many years to come with videos, so much to explore and understand! Thanks again!
More info, David Mitchel's family founded the limestone quarry in Lilydale, their daughter was the one and only Dame Nellie Melba, a world famous opera singer of the early 1900's, Dame Nellie's home was Coombe Cottage at Maroondah Highway, Coldstream. Another day or by email ask me about the history of Waimarie Drive and Huntingtower School in the Mount. Cheers mate
Very glad to learn a bit about you. When I was a small kid my father introduced me to the story of the Titanic. This began a life time love affair with the great ocean liners. I have travelled on a few cruises, saw the QM2 enter Sydney harbour for the first time and once visited the docks in New York where the great liners once resided and even stayed overnight on the Queen Mary in Long Beach California. Continue following your passion Max, you never know how far it will take you. Keep up the great work! Regards Peter
Thank you Peter, great to hear your stories of your passion for ocean lines, such a cool passion! Hopefully I can continue with videos for years to come!
My cousin used to sell newspapers each morning at the Mount Waverley station about fifty years ago and I recall sitting in the booth with him once as all the grey and black suited men and women passed through the turnstiles and boarded the trains.
What an incredible experience Andrew, thank you for sharing! I have used Mount Waverley station for over 10 years now, so hearing this is very special. I am sure it would have been special for you too, or you may have been bored at the time haha, but looking back now regardless, what a memory! Thanks again Andrew.
6 is basically perfect. It isn’t your poor timing, it was because we had a late dinner. We have dinner around 5 to quarter to 6 (I know, crazy early) so 6 is perfect. Hope you’re staying healthy!
Hello Train Man - I have a few suggestions for future videos. 1. It would be great to see a video about the abandoned inner circle loop line. You mentioned there are many relics from the loop line and it would be great to see some vision of them. I think many people who live along and use the old loop line as a bike/walking track would be surprised and interested to see the history behind the track. 2. Maybe a video on the abandoned / discontinued trains stations on the metro system. I can name one - Whitecity station between Tottenham and Sunshine. 3. There are some great old photos of train stations around the Internet so perhaps a photo collage of before and after photos would make a great video. For example before and after photos of Box Hill station would be interesting. Perhaps you could put out a call to your fan base to send you old photos of stations.. I have some great old photo of Sunshine and Box Hill stations. Anyway keep up the great work. Seb
Hey Seb, great suggestions here. 1. I have actually made an inner circle line video on my channel a while ago, not of the greatest quality, but regardless, still there and interesting. 2. Fantastic idea for a video after Lock downs, although I have briefly mentioned some abandoned stations in other videos, I might do a series on closed stations, with 1-2 minute videos on each of them. 3. Another great idea, photos of all stations in Melbourne, I might make that my next video actually, a good thing to do next week, what a suggestion! For a Box Hill before and after, check out my Lilydale Line video! Thanks very much Seb, always great to hear from you!
I’d meet up with you just to binge talk about Geoff Marshal 😂😂 the second best train TH-camr, the best obviously is yourself because Melbourne is amazing! How are you going with Covid19 and train travel?
Haha, I love Geoff's channel! I am definitely going to plan some run vs train videos in the future! I have stopped filming for now, luckily, I have pre filmed some videos, thanks again!
Please do the Vline to Dimboola. It hasn't been in service since 1993 but my home town of Murtoa runs along the line and has some pretty cool history I think you will enjoy 😊
Now that the Airport line is going ahead it would be interesting where it would connect to the existing rail line between Sunshine and Broadmeadow and how it would be incorporated into the future City Rail Loop.
Agreed! The line should go via the Metro Tunnel to the city, although there should be a connection to Southern Cross. It seems that the line will leave the Sunbury Line at Sunshine, and not be connected to Broadmeadows until the Suburban Rail Loop comes around :)
Can I ask what equipment you use to do your videos? Phone or dedicated video camera or both? Editing software etc. I was on the 747 joy flight in Sydney last week (plane-spotter too!) and used a GoPro with mixed results.
Aha.... Well at the moment, I am not very proud of my set up, I have a small, cheap tripod and a phone, with a selfie stick used for 'B' role footage. I have a go pro that I need to start using again. I really need a microphone to start my filming upgrades, do you have any suggestions for one under $50ish? Thanks
Good idea Henry, I have briefly looked and researched the St Kilda - Elwood - Brighton Beach Tram, but must look at it again, thanks for the suggestion!
Yarraville is an awesome station, I mainly love it due to the lovely station building on Platform 1, and the picket fencing surrounding the level crossing, a really beautiful station. On top of that, there is certainly a treasure trove of secrets, like the filled in subway and 3rd track that used to run through the station :) There is a cool photo you've probably already seen, but it shows the old subway i.pinimg.com/originals/33/16/bc/3316bc42b6405c9e077008fd4dbafb9c.jpg
@@the_train_man ooo I have seen that photo before. Not sure where though. Did not know about the filled in subway, though have often wished for one, or a pedestrian bridge. I agree, it's a beautiful old station building, has a good vibe. Both sides of the tracks you have some good cafes at a stone's throw.
Greetings to the train man well it’s Jeff here living in Belgrave I am a member of the Puffingbilly preservation society are you Also I am a model railway nut will be moving down to rosebud soon and rebuilding my garden Railway when it’s finished if you want to come down and have a sticky and play trains you will be most welcome yours Jeff
Thank you for such a kind offer Jeff, I will think about it after lock downs, and very cool that you are apart of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society, thanks again!
The Train Man same for me on the Epping/South Morang/Mernda/Hurstbridge line 😂, it has been South Morang for the majority of my life, but me and dad used to go out to the back garden and I said “ooh that’s a comeng!” As they had all disappeared to other lines by when I was 6, I did ride a Hitachi when I was really REALLY young, but since it was a hot night and it was crowded and the only time I went on a hitachi, I have remembered the feeling as a “hotachi” bcuz it was so hootttt 😂. My dad says he has been driving them (comengs) all of his career, he started when they were just a few years old and even worked on the Port a Melbourne/ St Kilda line for a few months!
This channel is so wholesome. Tysm. Keep doing what you're doing :)
Thanks heaps Chris, I appreciate the support 😊😊
SO adorably cute!!!!
Used to watch V-line trains with my twin boys in regional Victoria go by, they used to wake up from naps just after I got home from work (they were around 4-6) around 4pm so I would take them just outside the station for a walk. They absolutely loved it. Only three trains a day where we were. I will never forget them jolting when the train driver in the big diesel locomotive waved at them while waiting for passengers to get on, and then he grabbed on the horn while waving at them. The guy looked like someone out of the movie lighthouse. You could tell he loved his job.
I rode the (old) Gahn in 1979/80. Three trains from Melbourne to Alice Springs.
Have regularly traveled on Puffing Billy until it shut down in March, mostly on the engine.
Like your work and you can only get better. Don't be afraid to ask for help.
Thank you for sharing you Anecdotes, I am very excited to do a Puffing Billy video in the future alongside a Ghan trip in the distant future! I may need some assistance in gaining permission for filming at Puffing Billy, thanks for the offer, I really appreciate it :)
Thanks Max. I have also used the Glen Waverley line all my life. I have almost never been on another line. I'm interested on a trip on the Williamstown line. I'll go next week😁
I admire your youthful enthusiasm. Well done! Keep it up.
Thanks so much Cristoforo! The kind words mean a lot, awesome to hear you enjoyed!
Awesome video Train Man (Max lol) Firstly, thanks for the shout out. Finally nice to find out more about you. You're a legend. Keep up the amazing work and look forward to the future of the channel and yourself.
Thank you for more kind word Adam, thanks for the questions as well! I hope to see you commenting on my videos for years to come :)
one of the reasons i love Tecoma is because of the scenery most of my family thinks it is boring
and i want to go there when it is raining.
It is like a rainforest! I love it, you can see that in my upcoming Belgrave Video!
So cool to see the real person behind the videos, thanks mate
Have been watchin The Train Man's videos for a while now. For one quite young, he has an amazing presence and clearly does his research well. For the record, Glen Waverley is my home station, but given the parkiing, I always go to Mt Waverley. Might see you Max. Well done.
Awesome video, can't wait for all the videos to come! Also thank you for the shoutout!
Thanks again for the questions! Great to hear you liked it!
Nice to know a bit about you Max. I started taking rail photos when I was 17 which was a "few" years ago.
Not too long ago I am sure! Glad you enjoyed the unique video :)
Thanks for the video Max, it is nice to know more about you.
Tecoma and Yarraville are pretty interesting choices
My favourite line would be Sandringham as it's the most frequently running
My favourite stations would be:
1. Southern Cross (Only station in Melbourne I'd consider world class)
2. Carrum (gotta love those sea views.)
3. Flagstaff (Has such a unique 70s aesthetic that I love)
4. Hawkstowe
5. Clayton
I'd really love to see a couple of things. A series on specific classes of Metro and V/Line EMUs, DMUs, and locomotives (both Steam and Diesel), tours and secrets of the PBR, and a tour of Newport Workshops, both the SRV section and the Metro section.
Thanks Max we LOVE you and your enthusiastic and informative work! Keep up the great work.
Thanks Max, a fellow Mount Waverley man here! Although I live in Carnegie now, so that's my local. So I'm looking forward to your video on the Rosstown Rail. I also used to work right by Murrumbeena station, so I got to see the level removal works up close, I hope you got to catch some of that!
Thanks Andrew, I appreciate the support 😊
Great to hear another Mount Waverley local is watching!
Rosetown Railway is an interesting one for sure and I'll definitely be visiting it soon, not much evidence unfortunately :(
Thanks again!
The London Underground is a hell of a lot of fun. You should go on it. Keep up this wonderful work. Hope to see more soon. Maybe a Patrion so we can donate for more video and filming equipment, especially backup equipment. One day your work will become famous
Dude! This is awesome! you deserve all the success that is coming your way! You're future is strong little man. keep strong on your scope!
Legend mate, thanks for support, hopefully my channel continues into the distant future!
Hey Train Man, if you want to come down Gippsland way, the best old lines to explore are definitely the Walhalla Line and the line to Orbost including the famous Trestle bridges that still, or did exist on it. Love your work young fella.
As a Gippslander I’d agree I would like to see his perception of our lines down here , like Orbost line, maffra-Traralgon line, walhalla line.etc
Thanks for the great suggestions! When I do visit Gippsland one day, I will make sure to look at the Orbots, Walhalla, Maffra, Mirboo etc. Sounds exciting, can't wait!
Awesome Max. I saw you mentioned Sydney train system and the double deckers haha. Im looking forward to your future project mate.
Indeed! I am looking forward to one day exploring the whole system and doing many videos in the great city, just like I have started to do in Melbourne! Thanks Tomi :)
Hey Train Man really good video! Cheers for featuring me for shoutout i might actually meet at flinders st one day doing filming on platform 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and so on!
For sure! Would love to meet up one day!
I am impressed with your biography and hearing how your channel came in business. If you are thinking about the Hurstbridge line, between Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge, there are some little level crossings that don’t have any boom gates to stop cars from going across; 9 of them in total. Also Diamond Creek has some trains stopping on the right side of the track instead of the left.
Those are some great facts, thank you Masina. I have never travelled that far up the line, so I really appreciate some extra help. I shall use them when I do the video soon!
That was a great video. Could you possibly do a video about how you would design future train stations/lines??- for example- the Rowville line, the suburban rail loop etc. Keep up the awesome work. 😊
Thank you Tahlia, because of Lock Downs, I will definitely look into doing a designing my dream system video, including the two lines you mentioned!
Crushing it Max! Thanks for sharing your passion! 🙌🙌
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed :)
Your love for trains is unreal! Wonder how you find the time, between study/schoolwork, to make the videos! Interesting videos and v pleasant delivery.👍
Great videos! Please keep the videos coming. There’s a wealth of history and interesting information about the many and varied train lines in Melbourne and across Victoria and you bring it all together. 😎
Always enjoy Max videos, especially his research on historical aspects. The research is brilliant.Well done Max.
Thank you very much Michael, I'm so happy to hear you enjoy my content, it means a lot!
@@the_train_man Max, you did a video sime time back with the siding near Malvern Station. In the 1970s it was used as a briquette and split firewood yard.
I found another abandoned line you might want to do. It’s the Orbost line.
Yes, the Orbost Line is definitely on the V-Line list! Thanks for the suggestion :)
The Train Man hey I live near syndal and mount Waverley
Maybe do marrybourgh station
Well done Max.
Looking forward to the Mornington line video, I grew up down there and loved riding the DERM to Frankston.
I'm excited for the line too! Most of it being still there is very cool, thanks again Simon!
Very good. There is a model railway exhibition held in Brandon Park once a year.
Thank you "Train Man" good to see younger people like yourself interested in the railways
Thanks for watching mate, this train thing is kinda fun :)
@@the_train_man it is fun 😀
Congratulations on tnis production... good to identify yourself...wishing u all the best for a safe and happy future in the world of trains..Ted...
Thanks a lot Ted, I appreciate such kind words, hopefully, you enjoy my videod for years to come :)
Max you are a legend, to do what you love & give people insight into rail, you should win The Golden Puffing Billy. Brendan from the Upfeild line
Haha, that would be cool! Thank you for the kind words Brendan, and hopefully I can visit the Upfield Line and do a great video soon! Thanks :)
Hi max I enjoy watching your videos and learning the history of trains around Melbourne. I am also passionate for trains and other transport I hope you keep up the good work and stay safe out there
Another great video, Max - slightly differently informative!
Aha, glad you still found it imformative, thanks again!
Just found your channel, looking forward to future videos. My station is McKinnon station, thanks for the Frankston line video!
Good on you Max.
Yes been on heaps of trains they are good things, my father drove trains in NSW for many years.
Thank you John, I am very excited for future explorations, especially out of Melbourne!
You said you were interested in making/planning rail lines? If you had some free time and wanted to you could research and plan a new V/Line line from Southern Cross to Mt Buller following the existing Lilydale line then going via Yarra Glen, Possibly Healvesville, Glenburn, Yea, Yark, Bonnie Doon and Mansfeild. This will replace the coach that currently does the service, it will also bring back parts of the old line to Healesville. The coach does stop at other places along the way but you can decide where the new line will call at. This line may or may not be feasible irl but you could check it out.
Good one max
And I like reading as well
I love Flinders street - but there's nothing like the old Parliament station. Did a few jobs there about 10 years ago on the announcement systems There's plenty there that you can't see :)
Good video from The Train Man and to hear how his interest started, , I follow Geoff Marshall as well and other YT rail enthusiast channels like quirky Jago Hazzard and Modellbahnwelt tv in Germany, but the YT algorithms have only recently notified me of The Train Man from Melbourne, in 2022 London’s amazing Crossrail/Elizabeth line opens the new deep level central core, Geoff Marshall made some visitor open day YT videos, some fantastic new large stations to experience.
Legend John thank you.
Geoff Marshall is the TH-cam Train Jesus haha, and JagoHazzard is so informative.
I try to make my videos a bit fun for all to watch, expanding the love for railways beyond the 'quirky train fans'.
The TH-cam algorithm does strange things sometimes haha, hope you can join my journey from Melbourne, to Australia and beyond in the future!
Nice Video! Always Good to know a bit more about the Person Behind the Channel. I Also Like to Watch Geoff Marshall.
I'm a Geoff Marshall subscriber as well.
Thanks again, great to hear you liked the video, and you're a Geoff Marshall fan!
The National Railway Museum at Port Adelaide
The National Railway Museum at Port Adelaide has more than 100 exhibits within two huge pavilions and an 1870's heritage listed goods shed. The Museum represents railway operations from State, Commonwealth and private operators on the three major railway gauges used throughout Australia.
Wow Christopher 😯.
I must go one day, and when I do, I'll make sure to let you know ☺️☺️, thanks for the suggestion!
You should look at the old Heathcote line where it split from Heathcote Junction towards Bendigo via Heathcote!!! You can walk/bike ride majority of the line from Bendigo to Heathcote on the O'Keeffe rail trail!!!! Would love to know the history and what you think of this forgotten line!!!
Thanks for answering the questions!
No problem, glad you enjoyed!
The Train Man No problem
Enjoy your Videos, I grew up living right beside the Glen Waverley line between Holmesglen and Jordanville.
Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed it. The stretch between Jordanville and Holmesglen is awesome
Excellent video!
A very very good video. You're a "Max" eh? :) So nice to be able to put a name to the person. Keep going with all your vids kiddo! So informative and delightful to watch you doing your story telling.
Thanks David, I appreciate the kind words, I hope to continue with these videos for years to come!
Good work Max you’re doing well your videos are very well researched and a pleasure to watch actually you make me laugh 😄😉
I look forward to your next video please stay safe and enjoy the ride I’ve certainly done some travelling in my time
It’s better for you for money and pay TV
Thanks heaps Peter
Hopefully I can capture my travels wherever I go on TH-cam, I know there will be some cool trains and trams over the next 10 years.
The old Mansfield line is worth a look. Particularly the section between Yea and Molesworth.
Thanks for the suggestion Fred, I will make sure to have a look!
Good to see your channel growing mate my favorite video was the Sandringham line.
Sandringham is very beautiful line, close second place maybe, Thanks for the support!
Same I have passion of trains since I got my first Thomas the tank engine set. Mount Waverley is the station I go to but syndel is closer to me aswell
Great video and thanks for the shoutout
No problem, glad you liked the video!
The Train Man I’ll always like your videos
Champion! Love your work. In recent years I've been lucky enough to spend a bit of time on the Tokyo system, along with other parts of Japan. And I spent a week in New York exploring their system. Both incredible places to explore some train lines. And both the Tokyo and the New York network maps resemble giant colourful bowls of spaghetti!
The systems in Tokyo and New York are very special, with many spaghetti lines! They are definitely on the 'bucket list' to explore those systems, thanks for the great support :)
@@the_train_man If you love Melbourne trains you will love the NYC subway, its amazing
Reminder set!
Great effort mate, very interesting 7minutes about your passions. Your video descriptions often circle around one aspect of all transport systems is "why are they there"; who pushed to have them built and did that result succeed. Example why is the Lilydale line there, ie it was to source limestone at Lilydale and the mountain timbers from the Healesville region. Another aspect of why are they where they are, is ask about the competition between the trams and the train network in their battle to win over the public to utilise the respective services. Another big question is the existence of the Gippsland line ie beyond Dandenong; this line existed prior to their being a road into Gippsland because of the swamp and thick Tea Tree scrub. The first road to Gippsland started in Lilydale at Old Gippsland Road then it proceeded to Beenac over the mountains to the Old Sale Road near Warragul then to the port of Sale. Prior to the rail the only link to Gippsland was by boat from the Yarra docks to Sale via Lakes Entrance. The rail opened up Gippsland to again to mainly gain the valuable remote timbers for fires and construction. Unwittingly you have started to unravel the very long history of Victorian transport networks, rail is only one of them eh, cheers, keep up the gd work mate, Dean
Thanks Dean, always love your insights.
Love the information on the Lilydale Line, one of my upcoming videos, I do mention the abandoned Limestone Mine just before Lilydale which is being converted to a housing estate, but great to hear it had another purpose of timbers from Healesville.
Your comments on Gippsland, Sale etc. really show that people are built around railways, I am sure some towns on the Bairnsdale V-Line may not have survived to today without the railways and transport.
I can see from reading a lot recently on the VR history, that I may be busy for many years to come with videos, so much to explore and understand!
Thanks again!
@@the_train_man your good, follow your passion. cheers
More info, David Mitchel's family founded the limestone quarry in Lilydale, their daughter was the one and only Dame Nellie Melba, a world famous opera singer of the early 1900's, Dame Nellie's home was Coombe Cottage at Maroondah Highway, Coldstream. Another day or by email ask me about the history of Waimarie Drive and Huntingtower School in the Mount. Cheers mate
Good on you mate. I bet your folks are proud of you....CJ
Thank you John, I think they are proud!
My fav line is the Sandringham line 🌻💖☺️
It is certainly such a pretty line! Thanks for watching :)
Very glad to learn a bit about you. When I was a small kid my father introduced me to the story of the Titanic. This began a life time love affair with the great ocean liners. I have travelled on a few cruises, saw the QM2 enter Sydney harbour for the first time and once visited the docks in New York where the great liners once resided and even stayed overnight on the Queen Mary in Long Beach California. Continue following your passion Max, you never know how far it will take you. Keep up the great work! Regards Peter
Thank you Peter, great to hear your stories of your passion for ocean lines, such a cool passion! Hopefully I can continue with videos for years to come!
i would like you to do a video as to why the gippsland line was deelectrified in the 90s
If you like cycling, the old Ovens Valley line is now the Murray to Mountain rail trail.
Sounds good, I will put a note on it to do one day, thanks Callum!
yaaaaaaaaaaaa i have bin waiting for this
Hope you enjoyed!
@@the_train_man yes i did
My cousin used to sell newspapers each morning at the Mount Waverley station about fifty years ago and I recall sitting in the booth with him once as all the grey and black suited men and women passed through the turnstiles and boarded the trains.
What an incredible experience Andrew, thank you for sharing! I have used Mount Waverley station for over 10 years now, so hearing this is very special. I am sure it would have been special for you too, or you may have been bored at the time haha, but looking back now regardless, what a memory! Thanks again Andrew.
cant wait!!
I watched your videos since August 2019
Plz do the Craigieburn line
Nice vid! Subscribed!
Great stories, TM. Come to Alexandra if you like old trains and train history.
Did Ford Melbourne ever have a catering company which used to supply the big tourist ships in 1959?
Top marks Max 👍 10/10. Hope you get to ride in Seoul & Tokyo one day. Think you would enjoy.
I hope so too! I would love to ride both those systems, alongside Japan's Shinkansen, thanks for the long time support!
@@the_train_man My wife from Seoul and we have great friends in Tokyo. Have you seen those Bolivian buses been converted to run on rail ?
I hadn't heard of them before, but a quick search had me amazed haha! Such a weird vehicle that is, thanks for telling me about them!
Oh you’re from mt waverley too! Nice
Right when I have dinner. But I bet it’s a great Q and A
Don't stress! Sorry for the poor timing! Would you prefer 5?
6 is basically perfect. It isn’t your poor timing, it was because we had a late dinner. We have dinner around 5 to quarter to 6 (I know, crazy early) so 6 is perfect. Hope you’re staying healthy!
I feel like I’m The Train Man Jnr cuz I like the Double Decker Trains in Sydney, I also want to go to London Underground at some point 😍
have you ever seen the truck/train that is often parked under Citylink E-gate area? I assume you explore the area down there.
Hello Train Man - I have a few suggestions for future videos.
1. It would be great to see a video about the abandoned inner circle loop line. You mentioned there are many relics from the loop line and it would be great to see some vision of them. I think many people who live along and use the old loop line as a bike/walking track would be surprised and interested to see the history behind the track.
2. Maybe a video on the abandoned / discontinued trains stations on the metro system. I can name one - Whitecity station between Tottenham and Sunshine.
3. There are some great old photos of train stations around the Internet so perhaps a photo collage of before and after photos would make a great video. For example before and after photos of Box Hill station would be interesting. Perhaps you could put out a call to your fan base to send you old photos of stations.. I have some great old photo of Sunshine and Box Hill stations.
Anyway keep up the great work.
Seb
Hey Seb, great suggestions here.
1. I have actually made an inner circle line video on my channel a while ago, not of the greatest quality, but regardless, still there and interesting.
2. Fantastic idea for a video after Lock downs, although I have briefly mentioned some abandoned stations in other videos, I might do a series on closed stations, with 1-2 minute videos on each of them.
3. Another great idea, photos of all stations in Melbourne, I might make that my next video actually, a good thing to do next week, what a suggestion! For a Box Hill before and after, check out my Lilydale Line video!
Thanks very much Seb, always great to hear from you!
I’d meet up with you just to binge talk about Geoff Marshal 😂😂 the second best train TH-camr, the best obviously is yourself because Melbourne is amazing! How are you going with Covid19 and train travel?
Also his classic train vs running videos are a awesome idea!!
Haha, I love Geoff's channel! I am definitely going to plan some run vs train videos in the future! I have stopped filming for now, luckily, I have pre filmed some videos, thanks again!
What a legend. Nice different type of vid 👍
Cheers, Wenzel, the football beast😯😍
Hi Train Man, keep up the good work. I enjoy your content. Stay safe.
Thank you Frank, great to hear that you are enjoying, I appreciate it :)
Keep up the great work... You should check out our trains and history in Queensland sometime... Glad you mentioned Geoff Marshall, his videos rock...
Agreed! Geoff Marshall does rock haha, I am excited to do some videos in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Cairns, the whole of Queensland one day!
Can’t wait mate
Please do the Vline to Dimboola. It hasn't been in service since 1993 but my home town of Murtoa runs along the line and has some pretty cool history I think you will enjoy 😊
Great suggestion Thomas, thank you! I will put it on the list to visit one day!
Yes please. I like to see you designs.
Sounds good Adam, would love to do a video soon!
Now that the Airport line is going ahead it would be interesting where it would connect to the existing rail line between Sunshine and Broadmeadow and how it would be incorporated into the future City Rail Loop.
Agreed! The line should go via the Metro Tunnel to the city, although there should be a connection to Southern Cross.
It seems that the line will leave the Sunbury Line at Sunshine, and not be connected to Broadmeadows until the Suburban Rail Loop comes around :)
You do a brill job mate
There are a lot of abandoned lines in the country.
HI Really enjoy your programs. Will you be making more programs in 3023 or have u moved on to other things?
Do a video on the Noojie line there's alot of trestle bridges you can walk on
Yes, Beau Miles did an amazing video on it, I am sure that I will visit it soon!
@@the_train_man yea I watched that as Well
Speaking about miniature railway lines my friend Graeme is the current owner of the one at Forge Creek
That is cool Dan! Very long way from Melbourne but I would love to visit it one day!
Can I ask what equipment you use to do your videos? Phone or dedicated video camera or both? Editing software etc. I was on the 747 joy flight in Sydney last week (plane-spotter too!) and used a GoPro with mixed results.
Aha.... Well at the moment, I am not very proud of my set up, I have a small, cheap tripod and a phone, with a selfie stick used for 'B' role footage. I have a go pro that I need to start using again.
I really need a microphone to start my filming upgrades, do you have any suggestions for one under $50ish? Thanks
Would be keen as to see a video on the tram line that ran from st kilda station through elwood to brighton beach!
Good idea Henry, I have briefly looked and researched the St Kilda - Elwood - Brighton Beach Tram, but must look at it again, thanks for the suggestion!
Both love puffing billy and go to diamond valley railway too!!
That's awesome Lachlan, can't wait to go back to both those things!
Awesome work! What do you like about the Yarraville station? It's my local :)
Yarraville is an awesome station, I mainly love it due to the lovely station building on Platform 1, and the picket fencing surrounding the level crossing, a really beautiful station. On top of that, there is certainly a treasure trove of secrets, like the filled in subway and 3rd track that used to run through the station :)
There is a cool photo you've probably already seen, but it shows the old subway
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@@the_train_man ooo I have seen that photo before. Not sure where though. Did not know about the filled in subway, though have often wished for one, or a pedestrian bridge. I agree, it's a beautiful old station building, has a good vibe. Both sides of the tracks you have some good cafes at a stone's throw.
Greetings to the train man well it’s Jeff here living in Belgrave I am a member of the Puffingbilly preservation society are you Also I am a model railway nut
will be moving down to rosebud soon and rebuilding my garden Railway when it’s finished if you want to come down and have a sticky and play trains you will be most welcome yours Jeff
Thank you for such a kind offer Jeff, I will think about it after lock downs, and very cool that you are apart of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society, thanks again!
My grandpa is Barry Dunn and is from Castlemaine , he used to be a volunteer for it too :)
This is interesting
How about the Colac to beach forest to crowes train line and the timboon train line
They are very nice and historical
Fantastic suggestion, I have read a little bit about them, and would love to visit them one day, and of course make a video on them! Thank you 😊
@@the_train_man I forgot to mention the Warrnambool port fairy line
Can you do train (and tram) museums
Train Man, I’d like to see a video on the Diesel-Hydraulic Multiple Units:
Sprinter and Velocity units.
can you do the preston level crossing before the tiny person boom gates close
So when you used to do train spotting at Jordanville, were there comeng’s or xtraps?? Or both?
Both, pretty sure there were a few Comengs, mainly Xtraps still
The Train Man same for me on the Epping/South Morang/Mernda/Hurstbridge line 😂, it has been South Morang for the majority of my life, but me and dad used to go out to the back garden and I said “ooh that’s a comeng!” As they had all disappeared to other lines by when I was 6, I did ride a Hitachi when I was really REALLY young, but since it was a hot night and it was crowded and the only time I went on a hitachi, I have remembered the feeling as a “hotachi” bcuz it was so hootttt 😂. My dad says he has been driving them (comengs) all of his career, he started when they were just a few years old and even worked on the Port a Melbourne/ St Kilda line for a few months!
London Underground marvelous eh? I think you need to see some real marvelous one....like Tokyo !