My thing is mainly capturing images of interest and editing to music. Most tracks of music have some kind of connection in one way or another with the vision sequences.
Drone vision of trains is as much about Tasmania's landscape as about the trains and I hope you are able to watch and absorb videos of interest to you in the highest resolution possible. The drone vision has all been shot in 4k.
The old VHS material has survived quite well considering the fact it has been sitting magnetically stored for all these years. It is being transferred using a Canopus AVDC-300, an old but good piece of kit that allows for some refinement in the transfer process. Initial VHS postings are of very average quality as they are VHS to VHS edits. As time permits, some of these will be digitally edited from original VHS tapes and re posted.
Stacks more to come, both archival and current, both rail and other topics. Check out Roudeep and Jay Aliyev - awesome music producers :-)
I miss the 1990s in Sydney,in 1991,I was so fortunate to be able to ride these trains before they would be retired,i lovely how the stations were all being repainted,station signs all colour coded,safety and security was also being ramped up during 1991 and beyond,I miss everything about city rail and sadly it has all now gone,haven't returned to Sydney in many years,however the memories fill forever have a very special place in my heart.❤
You can tell who has not quite let go of the 1980's yet in this video, looking at some of the people, its 1992 but some still are proudly keeping the mullet haircut :D
The south line between Colebrook and Ryndaston tunnel is the toughest section of railway in Australia. Very underrated for train enthusiast in Australia to record.
Great video and a lovely tribute at the end, back in the days when the railways still served small communities. The axe was already starting to fall on these branch lines as successive state Labor governments from Wayne Goss right up to the present day have systematically set about destroying our regional rail system.
was called 7A90, when I did it in 1987, it ran twice a week, forget which, Mondays and Thursdays. When I travelled on it, someone torched the railway camp at Gelaro. We paused there on the way back, the driver said nobody was not to touch anything because the Arson Squad were on their way from Brisbane. First time I saw a crime scene before the police.
Great memories, I was on it a few weeks before it ceased operation. We never got the return journey because loco 1750 derailed on the Newcastle Range still have the photo hanging on the wall, Thanks Ted
Real classic outback north Queensland branch line working, well done Ted, you should offer it to the TV network in QLD for rebroadcast. Old hook couplings and spoke wheeled rolling stock in 1991, relics from the steam era. Most enjoyable, thank you Ted.
I haven't ever been to that part of the world yet. But gee it reminded me of going to work with Dad in the 80's in Cloncurry. What an absolute dream job it was back then, no one looking over your shoulder. Enough time to show the terrorists the points of interest that would never be seen except for the local knowledge. I joined the job because my Dad took me to work on these engines and here I am having driven 1770 some 30 odd year later. Thanks for the nostalgia Ted.
Hi Ted fantastic video brings backs memories when the railroad was owned by the state government and not privatised. Still using an older hook and buffers on the older wagons and more modern knuckle couplers as well on the same train 😊😊😊😊
Can you one day do a low flying drone following the old formation from Ledgewood to Tullendeena Hill. The down to Tullendeena and and overlay with Google earth or Tasmap topographic 1in 100000. To show the orginal easement. One of the most interesting civil railway engineering sections in Australia? Maybe follow the whole North East back to Coldwater Creek?
I'm constantly floating ideas for potential future projects and that's definitely one that I will have a think about and assess. It would require a bit of time and effort to get right. Got a bit on my plate atm and lined up but could be a possibility for next year
Excellent photography. Colebrook to Ryndaston tunnel would have to be one of the toughest or the toughest sections of railway in Australia. Many 1 in 40 grades and 100 metre radius curves. The geometry has not changed in 150 years. Going from 200 ton trains 500feet long hauled by steam to 3000 tonnes 3/4 kilometer long.
I'm something of a committed Alco*holic. This is just the hit I needed! Excellent footage. Beautiful scenery. You need to pay respect to the builders of these northern NSW lines when you watch these clips. A massive engineering undertaking with valleys to cross and cuttings. Thanks for sharing😃😃😃😃👍👍👍👍
I knew you were heading towards Regents Park. Lidcombe over looking Olympic Drive. 4 years by train Berala to Birrong for high school, then train to central to attend TAFE to do my trade. Good memories.
Just fix up the line make it longer to go to langwarrin and other neglected areas.speed things up a bit.people need to get to melbourne in an efficient manner.its not the 1900s.the government needs to spend more money on bloody railways.
Must be the most torturous section on railway in Australia. 120 curves between CAMPANIA (bottom of the hill) and Ryndaston (KP 72.2) tunnel 31kilometers. 1 in 40 and 1 in 44 grades for about 14km. Colbrook to Ryndaston tunnel 11 km average 1in 40 with 11× 100 meter radius curves' the tightest minimum radius design for 3ft 6inch track.
Awesome, i actually work now in the fmc (well now) jbt plant they used to be made in belgium Unfortunately the business was sold of in the 1990's, but some of the history is always fun to see
I saw a documentry on shunters at Darling Harbour (NSW) the Railways turned a blind eye to practices until there was an incident and they threw the rule book at you.
Just reading the comments, glad to hear the film setup wasn’t thrown out. Kevin gave me a demonstration of the system during one of the last films shown with the old projection units. Kevin is absolute gentleman and a master at his craft.
I used to get contracted to hydro tas to do runner repairs on the turbines. I loved the history of hydro tas. Been to butlers gorge, Tarraleah and many other hydro schemes through Tassie. Awesome experience
Thx for sharing. Have been interested in hydro power generation and the machinery - and electrics - involved since visiting Poatina Power station in primary school. Moves are a foot to effectively replace the current and obviously very old Butlers Gorge/Tarraleah scheme, hence the video.
Hi there. Most of those derelict shots were taken at the old loco depot area in Invermay. I think a couple of shots (maybe X5? - I cant recall, maybe someone could help here) were off site at some private industrial place in the Invermay area. I'm thinking they may have had 2 X's, and wanted them for the engines.
A good video lots of memories me doing the same chasing trains all over the country ,I know most of the places on this video ,very good v c r cheers ❤️🙏👍🕯️🦘🇦🇺
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.
