Good on you for receiving criticism so gratefully regarding music. The internet can be a blunt and cynical place. Thank you for preserving part of this countries history.
Terry, what a great video. I was working as a Safe Working Porter at Doodlakine. The Westland had priority nothing could interfere with it. The other train that was great was the Tea & Sugar supplying communities across the Nullabor, I think there might be a video of that somewhere. I have a lot of good memories of the Eastern Wheat belt. Like the 1968 Meckering Earthquake. I was working at Hines Hill when that happened.
Brings back memories. Took the spirit of progress to Melbourne several times as a kid, and it was a good day traveling to school if I could get on a V set (Blue Goose) express to Strathfield in the morning.
I attended a Christian religious rally back in the early 70s where the guest speaker, a visiting American fellow, asked one attendee who travelled from Wangaratta how she got there, to which she replied "I came down on the Spirit." The look on his face was priceless.
Nice to see the vr stuff all of which i worked on as firemen locodriver and electric train driver love the L class and taits thanks for this magnificent footage
Thank you for this video. The L class electric loco and the following scenes with the red rattler and the Blue Harris look a whole lot like Box Hill in Victoria. I am not 100% certain, however. The area is unrecognizable now. The still image showing a streamliner-hauled passenger service halfway into a platform is Tottenham Station and that's for sure. The BP servo has been gone for ages. Also unrecognizable these days too, as like Box Hill, it's long been grade separated. 40 years for Box Hill and about the same for Tottenham, maybe a year or two longer than Box Hill.
Great video , I remember the tin hares on the Richmond line, when I first them i thought they looked like wild western trains as does some of 5he Victorian clerestory roof carriages.
Hi Terry, I don't care what other people think, I like your production. There are some great scenes and lots of great history. You have put some thought into your story and that is to be commended. Producing content is not easy and I encourage your endeavours. I am going to watch more of your content. Thanks Mike
Nice upgrade. Bugger those who didn’t like the original music. Great memories of the ‘Quaker Shaker’ rail motors which was our transport to HMAS Nirimba, Quakers Hill a few years after you. Why couldn’t you get a Herc flight to Pearce back then???
RU-vid must have known I'd be interested in seeing some history about my home town (Richmond!) and its local area when it dropped this in my recommended- lovely to see, especially the old Windsor station.
how are you converting your old film to digital? i remember seeing a post recommending "wolverine". are you using similar or something more advanced? i enjoy your posts. thank you for the effort you put into them. you mention oats street? i can hardly wait for 20 november. the last day i will have to deal with the level crossings. all 6 of them!
Thanks. Yes, I used a "Woverine Film2digital MovieMaker" to digitize my old movies. It is a fraction of the cost than the more advanced machines, which are better to a degree, but not worth the investment in my eyes. (My family home was in Oats St, Carlisle, close to the railway line)
That was a great video indeed. The good old days of Australian Railways. The NSW double deck interurban you show as a thumb nail are known as blue gooses, these units still run today but their days are very numbered and will no doubt be withdrawn from service over the coming months when a new train takes on the duties.
What a great video. Really appreciate the Indian Pacific now. I had no idea there was that many change over's, I always new of the different gauges but not the amount of trains.
Thanks; Yes, in Welshpool, on Welshpool Rd, midway between the Albany Hwy and the Railway line. Later, in 1964, we moved to Oats St, one block from the train line.
No. It was paid for by the Air Force. At that time, air travel was only granted by the RAAF if you were deemed too essential to lose for the two extra weeks it took to get home and back again.
@@terrymercer2379 , i worked with the raaf in melbourne. (i wasnt in the raaf). some of the blokes used to tag-team the drive to perth to get it done as quickly as possible to make as much use of their leave as possible. the eyre highway was still partly dirt at the time.
