Retro tramporn. I just love it! The only thing missing is the screech of a tram when they take a tight corner. For me, it's the defining sound of Melbourne.
i travelled by tram from school from Wattletree Rd along towards Glenferrie Rd where my mother worked. I loved travelling on the Free tram around the cbd when we visited the city in 2015. I missed chatting with the conductors when I was at school there. We now live in country Nsw and often see the steam trains come through, but I miss the trams.
How fortunate was Melb that the tram way wasnt ripped up like so many other places? The tram system defines Melb, just a great shame there are now no conductors. There were some absolutely brilliant connies that were good at their job and obviously enjoyed it.
Fantastic doco, thanks for sharing. I do hope you unearth the BetaSP master some day. Would probably sell well as a DVD release. A what, you say? Yes, like W classes... almost gone but never forgotten.
Although I'm pro 80's melbourne mostly, this was a great doco though and I still went to the city back then, brings back alot of memories. I can still sense that excitement and it's so nice to see the old trams especially the W2's & Z1's being my favs...
I regularly travelled on the W's along St Kilda Road, esp route 64, often late at night after my shifts had finished in the city. Great memories. Im not so sure about the Z's tho. I quite like the B's.
Thanks. Yeah, I tried to be a tad creative, in a subtle kind of way. If only the trams were covered in the lovely art work like some used to be at the time.
@@tedbear4243 I just saw a variant of this video on the Gezza 1967 channel and noticed the transitioning tram (and made a comment on that channel). Thankfully, a link was provided to this channel and I'm now able to see the full video and know who was responsible for the transitioning effect. *Brilliant work!*
Sheldrake, talking to Don while Linda is sitting down on the verandah of the Hanna Street Depot. The guy in the pit at Preston use to work at Hanna Street Depot.
Totally agree Phil, 1994 doesnt sound too long ago, but it is totally amazing just how much has changed. I hadnt looked at this video for probably 20 years and found myself glued to it looking at all the changes.
Fabulous work! Now a real Time Capsule... The B&W footage is also extraordinary. I kick myself for not photgraphing more of the Melbourne of my youth... (50's & 60's)
Hi Bryan. I hadn't looked at this for nearly 20 years and when I had a look through it prior to posting I was surprised at just how historic it had become in a reasonably short time frame. I, with the help of others, put quite a bit of effort into making it and i'm now so pleased we did. I have a lot of still shots of the city developing (eg Melb Central as a hole in the ground) and hope to one day scan them all and do a montage like I have done in some recent Tassie rail videos. All the best.
A ton of stuff has changed since then such as the Melbourne Central shopping centre that was completely redeveloped in 2005 which was quite controversial at the time with the local population because of some of the changes which are quite questionable. That also involved the removal of a set of two glass lifts in the entrance that was near the car park entrance which were only 14 years old when they were demolished and removed. The redevelopment also removed the escalators and lift that went straight down to the station concourse from the La Trobe and Swanson street corner which forced everyone to have to walk through the centre to get to their trains.
Excellent. I miss these well-spoken hosts. It sure is strange to see my hometown documented in the now distant past. I was 22yo in 1994, and an 86, 88, etc tram boy. Was there a 78 before that? Sounds familiar. I think it stopped at Summerhill when it was 78. Then there was the dreaded Preston Depot tram that was a tease for people living beyond that stop, hehe. We'd catch it anyway and hope a tram came out of the depot heading north, and we'd sprint to catch it so we could get home. Great times!
Thx :-) It was aimed more at the tourist market back then, and I believe sold reasonably well. What a wonderful historical snap shot of Melbourne it has now become. My one regret was not getting a shot of a mercury arc rectifier - I believe there was still one or two still in use at the time.
Hi there. For the life of me I cant remember exactly where I set the camera up for that shot, but I think it was either Kew or Hawthorn areas. It was quite a long lense shot, so the distance to the city sky line is somewhat compressed. But yes, it was a nice refreshing and alternative angle. Thx for noticing :-)
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Retro tramporn. I just love it! The only thing missing is the screech of a tram when they take a tight corner. For me, it's the defining sound of Melbourne.
:-)
For a while about 10 years ago I lived near the corner of Flinders and Spencer. I think I've had enough rail squealing for a lifetime.
I was a tram conductor from 1990 until they were made redundant. Absolutely loved my job,this footage brings back fantastic memories ❤
i travelled by tram from school from Wattletree Rd along towards Glenferrie Rd where my mother worked. I loved travelling on the Free tram around the cbd when we visited the city in 2015. I missed chatting with the conductors when I was at school there. We now live in country Nsw and often see the steam trains come through, but I miss the trams.
I also loved the movie Malcolm when we made his own tram out of scrap metal 😄
Which Depot were you at? I was at Hanna Street at the same time.
@@peterfitzgerald5429 Glenhuntly Depot
Wow! Lots of great shots of 90s Melbourne! Who needs a time machine when you've got TH-cam?
I'm overseas at the present and I surprise many telling them that Melbourne has the largest tram network in the world.
How fortunate was Melb that the tram way wasnt ripped up like so many other places? The tram system defines Melb, just a great shame there are now no conductors. There were some absolutely brilliant connies that were good at their job and obviously enjoyed it.
@@tedbear4243 I'll never forget Frenchie, who did tricks with his hat! 🤣
Look at the cars. So many gorgeous old Falcons and Holdens. This was an era when Australia truly was at its peak.
That's what I Was thinking
With cars still from the 70s 80s still about England was at its peak at
This time also
Before sold out to Diversity
The woman chasing the dog at 2:04 almost became a tram "hood ornament."
Fantastic doco, thanks for sharing. I do hope you unearth the BetaSP master some day. Would probably sell well as a DVD release. A what, you say? Yes, like W classes... almost gone but never forgotten.
Although I'm pro 80's melbourne mostly, this was a great doco though and I still went to the city back then, brings back alot of memories. I can still sense that excitement and it's so nice to see the old trams especially the W2's & Z1's being my favs...
I regularly travelled on the W's along St Kilda Road, esp route 64, often late at night after my shifts had finished in the city. Great memories. Im not so sure about the Z's tho. I quite like the B's.
01,15,96,03 were my main jams.
That shot at 15:32 showing the various different tram liveries is so subtle yet BRILLIANT!
Thanks. Yeah, I tried to be a tad creative, in a subtle kind of way. If only the trams were covered in the lovely art work like some used to be at the time.
@@tedbear4243 I just saw a variant of this video on the Gezza 1967 channel and noticed the transitioning tram (and made a comment on that channel). Thankfully, a link was provided to this channel and I'm now able to see the full video and know who was responsible for the transitioning effect.
*Brilliant work!*
This is so good, thank you mate! I was 13-14 at the time, so I've got some fun childhood memories coming out of this. Much appreciated!
Thanks Mike. Its quite rewarding with how its become such a 'time capsule' of Melbourne, or parts of it at least. Best regards
The music in this video is amazing
Oh to be young again. Great period of life. Great vid.
Glad you enjoyed it
Sheldrake, talking to Don while Linda is sitting down on the verandah of the Hanna Street Depot. The guy in the pit at Preston use to work at Hanna Street Depot.
2:13 number 1000 is still operates on the city circle to this very day
Doesn't sound that long ago - but man, how much things have changed!
Totally agree Phil, 1994 doesnt sound too long ago, but it is totally amazing just how much has changed. I hadnt looked at this video for probably 20 years and found myself glued to it looking at all the changes.
30 Years ago is a while ago
excellent Ted. My mother was a connie in 1956
The removal of conductors was a terrible loss
Fabulous work! Now a real Time Capsule...
The B&W footage is also extraordinary.
I kick myself for not photgraphing more of the Melbourne of my youth... (50's & 60's)
Hi Bryan. I hadn't looked at this for nearly 20 years and when I had a look through it prior to posting I was surprised at just how historic it had become in a reasonably short time frame. I, with the help of others, put quite a bit of effort into making it and i'm now so pleased we did. I have a lot of still shots of the city developing (eg Melb Central as a hole in the ground) and hope to one day scan them all and do a montage like I have done in some recent Tassie rail videos. All the best.
And I meant to say, unfortunately the master Betacam SP tape is missing, so the posting is only from a VHS copy
@@tedbear4243 What a shame! All the news folk always used Beta because the quality was so much better... 😳
A ton of stuff has changed since then such as the Melbourne Central shopping centre that was completely redeveloped in 2005 which was quite controversial at the time with the local population because of some of the changes which are quite questionable. That also involved the removal of a set of two glass lifts in the entrance that was near the car park entrance which were only 14 years old when they were demolished and removed. The redevelopment also removed the escalators and lift that went straight down to the station concourse from the La Trobe and Swanson street corner which forced everyone to have to walk through the centre to get to their trains.
Excellent. I miss these well-spoken hosts. It sure is strange to see my hometown documented in the now distant past. I was 22yo in 1994, and an 86, 88, etc tram boy. Was there a 78 before that? Sounds familiar. I think it stopped at Summerhill when it was 78. Then there was the dreaded Preston Depot tram that was a tease for people living beyond that stop, hehe. We'd catch it anyway and hope a tram came out of the depot heading north, and we'd sprint to catch it so we could get home. Great times!
Thanks, this is incredible.
Nice film! I have this on VHS tape.
Thx :-) It was aimed more at the tourist market back then, and I believe sold reasonably well. What a wonderful historical snap shot of Melbourne it has now become. My one regret was not getting a shot of a mercury arc rectifier - I believe there was still one or two still in use at the time.
Wonderful upload! Thank you very much. Soundtrack is gloriously 90s ❤
Thank you too!
Wow! Looks uncannily like San Francisco
this is good
So different but still so much the same. Lot of things have changed but stayed the same.
That shot of the Melbourne CDB looks so cool at 3:11, does anyone know where they filmed it from?
Hi there. For the life of me I cant remember exactly where I set the camera up for that shot, but I think it was either Kew or Hawthorn areas. It was quite a long lense shot, so the distance to the city sky line is somewhat compressed. But yes, it was a nice refreshing and alternative angle. Thx for noticing :-)
Prospect Hill Rd, near Camberwell station
@@glums112 Thank you!
@@tedbear4243 Lovely shot! Great video.
The cars in 1994 look like 1970s
They are using them even today, but they are really falling apart
The Ws still in service are W8 class trams and have mostly modern electric equipment under the hood.
I use to drive them out of Hanna Street. Now we have some in Ballarat.
Is the narrator the same voice actor who voices the stop announcements?
Its Edwin Maher, he used to do the weather on ABC Melb tv news
Don’t expect character in Melbourne today 👎🏻
plenty of noodle bars massage parlours and nailbars tho
Malcolm?