Thanks for posting another great video. I am impressed with the work done to eliminate the level crossings. I have just watched the video that you posted about a year ago on the Cranbourne line. Are there any updated videos of this line? Just another question that I want to ask about this line. Will they extend this line to at least Clyde using either skyrail or trenches to pass all of the streets that had level crossings when this line originally extended to beyond Clyde? There are a lot of new houses at Clyde.
Glad you liked it. Those HCMT trains have cameras watching what drivers are doing, so setting up a camera is not possible. I don’t live in Melbourne so know nothing about any future extension plans.
@@tressteleg1 no worries. Quite a lot of the Parkdale locals were cranky that it went overhead although I don't agree with them. FYI for your next video, Highett is also planned as a future skyrail to remove Wickham and Highett Roads.
@@msg5507 I put in a correction for Parkdale. Re Highett, I already had the station and street names listed as being planned for 2029. However if Labor loses power in the interim, it is debatable whether Liberals will continue with any of these projects until state debt is reined in, if ever…
Are there any markings or signs advising you of when to sound the horn when approaching a crossing or station? In the video I heard the horn well before I could see the reason for sounding it.
@@mattyb_25 In Victoria there is a white X on a post about 1 km before a road crossing etc, and the driver must blow the whistle there. Any other time he sees a possible problem the whistle can be blown as well.
Yes. At first I did not realise a station was missing, but it did seem a long way between stations. Latest info is that Parkdale will be elevated, not in a trench.
As a former signalman at Frankston and Mordialloc I am a little surprised to see all the Home Signals in place of Automatic Signals. Does anyone know why?
I had a close look at most of those signals and noticed that most had a lens a bit below the signal. Due to the angle and bright light, it was not possible to see for sure if those are in fact a letter A which can be activated when Automatic is working. I will check with the driver. Keep an eye on this.
The driver just got back to me and had this to say: “No, the little lights under these home signals are small yellow lights for displaying Low Speed aspects when the main signal has failed or can’t be cleared for some reason. The railways are moving away from drivers authorizing themselves to pass automatic signals at Stop by gradually replacing them with Home signals (which still normally work automatically but a signaller can take control if required) so when a train is detained at one, the driver has to speak to a signaller first who will either tell him/her to wait for an aspect or clear the Low Speed aspect and tell the driver why, or say “The signal has failed, I’m authorizing you to pass it at Stop and proceed with extreme caution.” It provides an extra layer of safety during degraded operations rather than having drivers pass stop signals and be expected to see the back of the train in front before crashing into it.”
@@Joshontherails OK. If you would like to me by email at tressteleg(at)icloud.com Use @ instead of (at) and tell me what sections you need for your essay. I can email you the originals.
You could be right, but I thought the XTrapolis warbling noises were more extreme. Maybe others will have an opinion. What confuses the issue further is that normally only one type of modern train runs on each line, but this line seems an exception with both Siemens and XTraps seen there in different places.
