Ballarat tram to West Grasslands - First person view.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.พ. 2020
- Here we're going to drive SEC Ballarat tram 33 all the way to the end of the line at West Grasslands and return, from the perspective of the normal human sized driver. This gives a bit of a better idea of the geography than the cab view.
The Eltham South Electric Tramway is a 1:24 scale, 45mm gauge tramway in Melbourne, Australia. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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Garden railways are pretty common. Garden railways with overhead wires are quite rare. But. garden railways with *working* overhead lines are like hen's teeth! Well done :-)
Loved a new visit to your little world. I well remember the quaint old trams in Ballarat back in the late 1960s when I worked at Melbourne uni. A magical world. Thank you.
Your railroad and videos are INCREDIBLE! Your hard work and creativity are evident in every inch of your railroad. Your attention to detail is amazing; especially in your "passenger views" from inside the car. I've never seen anything like it. Thank you so much for providing me such wonderful 'travels'!
Watching your vids is a pure meditation, LOL!
Excellent . Looks like the permanant way gang and the civil engineers have been hard at work. Cheers.
Your garden tramway rocks!
This is absolutely cool! I can't imagine the amount of work and time to get to this point.
Hello Alexander, a fascinating journey through a heavenly jungle. Since you have diligently and thoroughly repaired everything. To my delight! I have had your path in mind for a long time and I have learned about the difficulties of lush vegetation. This garden railway documents the symbiosis of human imagination and technical ability. It has such a fixed theme, is unmistakable, authentic and full of charm embedded and adapted as nature permits. Kind regards from Germany from BKB, Henry
I think this video where you have shown the size of the railway. It is magic.
Absolutely wonderful Alexander.
What a great ride… thank you
Beautiful! 👏😊
I love these videos love the trams. Would like to see a few more videos from the cab.
In one word: lovely.
Lovely scale models. Have you given any thought to adding some ballast to each piece of rolling stock ? This would increase power consumption but may make for a smoother ride.
Great I'm thrilled.
Greetings from Bavaria
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This is an incredible set up....extremely realistic and Grass Lands looks just as it sounds.....I am a big fan of trains and street car trams as well....I play Transport Tycoon an online game where you build all types of transit including rail.....and the whole transport thing is fascinating..... any plans to expand beyond Grass Lands.....kinda looks like your planning another route with the track turn off just past the depot.....maybe another area with a cool name too....Keep up the great work
Cool build
Hi Melbournesparks. Great videos of the Eltham South Electric Tramway. I would love to visit. Do you know if there is a track plan or site map anywhere on the intenet? Really interested to see.
I've been meaning to make a proper track diagram for a while! Let me know if you're ever nearby, I'm sure that can be arranged.
Can you produce a map/track diagram of the route and the pre-extension route as well? Only it looks really interesting looping around the place. Very well done!
I've definitely been meaning to make a proper track diagram at some stage!
Great!!
Your Tramway is really great. Can I ask what type and where you purchased your track? I'm in NZ and I am sure you have a better selection of supplies in Australia than here. Never thought of electric trams before, even though I've been on all the MOTAT trams with my kids the last few years, including their collection of Melbourne trams. My interest is more live steam, but love your tramway. All the best, Jeremy
The track is a real mixture Jeremy. The majority is code 332 brass of various brands, but there's also code 250 brass, code 250 aluminum, nickel silver and some home made from flat aluminium bar. Practically none of it was bought new, it's all been opportunistically acquired second hand because of limited budget. We do have some good local supplies of rail here in Melbourne though, I have bought rail to make points out of from Argyle locomotive works before.
MOTAT is a great museum, I have a steam tram motor like they have too!
@@melbournesparks3828 Completely makes sense, your layout is very long. New track is very expensive, and if there is cheap stuff online, its expensive to ship! I like the idea of making my own and might give that a go. Theres a bit on the subject in G-Scale Central. My budget is very low, so looking at doing a DIY track, and maybe a Roundhouse Lady Anne kit. Agree with your MOTAT comments, I used to go as a kid, and only started going back the last 3 years with my kids, and love it all over again. Usually go to their Live Days, lots of steam and extra trams running.
Looks fantastic. Amazingly, the full-size vegetation really 'makes' the scene. I notice at West Grasslands that poles and wire continue on past where the tram reversed- plans for expansion in that direction? Looks flat ahead. Also- between the Depot and the Falls, there's another line that veers off and down near the footbridge. Where does that lead?
The rails continue for a few meters beyond the passenger platform to make a run around loop for loco hauled trains. There's no immediate plans for extending the line further, but it is a potential possibility! The line that branches off just after Falls loops around back to the depot. This was the original line, when it was just a small loop. Less frequently used these days, but still available for traffic.
@@melbournesparks3828 With all those sidings and that big platform, West Grasslands does look like a big station, so the loop makes sense! Probably where the tourists board for a trip up the 'mountain'. On re-watching I spotted a swinging bridge/garden gate, which I suppose must be the connecting piece of the loop on the original line. Thanks for the info!
When will you build the line longer 😍
How can I buy this train
hello. Please, make some photos with overhead line, wires over a railroad arrow and wire fasteners. Thanks
I want to buy this train where can I find it
These trams were mostly built from scratch, so you can't buy anything exactly like it. If you search for "G scale" though you can find other rollingstock more or less the same size. Prices vary considerably though depending on what it is, so look around, and if you're like me and are cheap then building yourself is always the best way to save money!
What is the car at 0:35 on the siding? It looks like a Bachmann baggage car.
It is indeed a Bachman baggage car, it's planned in future to turn it into an electric parcels van.
@@melbournesparks3828 that's very interesting. I myself am converting a baggage car into an interurban car.
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Very neat garden railroad. Love the huge open space and the overgrown brush, makes it look very real on the cab ride footage. I would imagine the overhead power lines are the biggest maintenance item. Must have been super time consuming and tedious. Plus if any small branch falls on them I imagine they break easily. Nearly invisible I would imagine animals and run into them and took them down on occasion. If I had a property like that I would something like this. Same scale. But not the trolley with overhead power. I would do modern diesel electric models and maybe a live steam with radio control. Very very cool setup!