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Why run two gauges on this line? Its all heavy haulage isnt it? Just asking as im a rail worker that is fifo to the pilbara but i live in baldivis so occasionally catch the domestic line to the CBD?
@@noelwright1165 the state rail system in WA is narrow gauge. The interstate system is standard gauge and came later. The two gauges allowed both systems to access the port although I believe the narrow gauge has not been used for a number of years now. 👍😀
@@RichardFelstead1949 for sure, but why did it switch from the outer platform three line? My logic is the two everyday lines would benefit from the shared centre platforms etc
@@ashpeake2426 the centre line is bidirectional. The two outside lines are up and down. I think you would find running on the outside lines gives predictability to the passengers instead of switching platforms during peak hours. 👍😀
Gotta love all the clicky and creaky sounds.😄 Also I'm glad the train went straight at the first set of points. Considering that freight train on the other line, this could have ended up as a very short video.😳
I’ve been to Rottnest island in December 2023. Rented a bike and toured the entire island. I saw tracks but did not realize that trains still ran on them. Thank you for the video as it brings back some wonderful memories of my visit to there and Perth! I wish I didn’t have to leave…
@@edwardvigil5891 Glad to be able to help you experience the train on Rottnest Island and relive some of the memories. A nice place to visit. Happy you enjoyed the video 👍 😀
I had a schoolmate in the mid 60's whose father was in PBPS and he used to say, "We'll never get back to Gembrook. The trestles at Cockatoo are too far gone and way too expensive to replace." Just goes to show what dedication & hardwork can do. And perserverance of the highest order!
Did you hear about fireman at Cockatoo that was a migrant from Spain? He had twin boys and he named the first one Jose (pronounced Hose A) and the second one Hose B.
There are obscenely wealthy people all over the world with huge private jets, yachts the size of small cities, and mansions on acreages bigger than Texas. If I had that kind of money, I'd simply buy my own private luxury carriage on every historic tourist railway in Australia, and just ride my life away... maybe with some cheese and port on the side. :) What a life eh?
Question: why does there appear to be two stations at Gembrook? A couple of hundred metres out from the current station terminus there’s another platform and series of station buildings on the right (with a platform name board).
@@xr6lad that second station is the site of the original Gembrook station. The current terminus is the operational terminal station for the railway nowadays. 👍😀
Fascinated by all kinds of trains, love the latest V. Line trains. Efficient and well built, impressed with quality, comfort and smooth ride. Love made in Victoria.
Great video!! This section of line goes (literally) past my backyard and I walk through the surrounding forest most days. Brilliant to see the driver’s view of my favourite train - thanks so much!
@@driver667 Dad worked for the SEC so we went to a lot of interesting power station sites. There were some photos. Must have been there four or five times. The best part was the cable ride up the hill.
THank you for taking me back through time. 3. things. 1. I remember going to Lyonville by train back in 1967. It was a walk with the Melbourne Bushwalking Club and we walked from from Lyonville to the Lyonville springs and then to the Trentham Falls then returning to Melbourne by train from the Trentham station. 2. On a trip to Trentham last year and rode to Lyonville and return on my recumbant tricycle. It was interesting to observe the growth of the timber up next to the track. 3. When the Daylesford community railway finally reaches Trentham, what will become of the walking/ cycling track? It would be good to have that as an option. Again, thanks for the trip down memory lane..
The tourist railway is working on the extension with the bicycle people and plan to have a trail as well as the railway extension to cater for both on this corridor. Its beautiful country through there for both the railway and walking, cycling. Glad you enjoyed the video. 👍😀
I always enjoyed driving the Comeng trains but the Siemens were good to drive also. Been a number of years now since I've driven a Metro train though. 👍😀
I realise I don't know everything (almost, but not quite), but I thought a Metro was a mainly an undrground-ish, subway-ish kind of arrangement, as opposed to an EMU suburban commuter rail.🤔 No?
That bloke on the platform at Gembrook seemed to have a doppleganger at Fielder. 😄 An interesting contrast just after I've been watching over 7 hours* of "driver's eye" videos from another 762mm gauge railway, namely the Alishan Forest Railway in Taiwan. Earlier this month it has been fully reopened after being severed by major typhoon damage 15 years ago. In just over 70km, about 50 tunnels, a triple spiral and 2 zig-zag/switchbacks, an elevation difference of over 2400m, passing from tropical to temperate climates. Mostly diesels, but they DO have Shays. I've yet to ride behind one of the latter though. * Not all in one sitting. 😆
@@emdB67 that sounds like a very interesting trip that I might have to take myself one day 🤔 That guy on the platform seems to appear in all sorts of places. 🤣🤣👍😀
@@driver667 I've made a number of trips on the Alishan line. Did the full trip one way (up) in 2002. Both ways in 2003. Since the typhoon damage, only trips part way up the line in 2016 and 2023. Still totally worthwhile - just like most people don't travel the full length of Puffing Billy either. 😉 That chap on the platform probably makes great videos too. I might seek out his RU-vid channel. 🤣
Interesting trip... Pity it is a night time run, but that's when most trains seem to run through this section.. I have heard them often at night, as they pass through Ross township? It's hard to figure out just where you are during the trip at night? Often seeing headlights on the nearby main highway between Epping and Conara helped? The line is pretty featureless unless you are very familiar with it?
@@robinmathews2446 drivers are trained to run over a line before they can take a train on their own for the reason of knowing where they are and not loosing situational awareness. The night videos show why this is so. Glad you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀
