Travel with the train driver as we journey from Ararat to Beaufort in the west of Victoria, Australia. Maximum speed on this section is 130kph. April 2023 #train #driverseyeview #traindriversview
Love the Video just went on your video to Horsham and on the way back decided to get off at Ararat and go to Geelong via Ballarat. Love the videos, but man the V'Locity's are the PITS!!!! Absolutely cannot stand them. Long live the locos and thanks for the videos, they are awesome!
thankyou for this, I drive to Melbourne often from Adelaide, now can understand freight from Adelaide veers to right at Ararat and passenger continues on the line left of the hwy :)
The Grampians look spectacular on the left in the distance as we go past, what was that reduction in speed at 18:57 the track was great and there were two small bridges were they the reason?........😀😀😀😀
Not the Grampians - they are BEHIND the train, about 30km WEST of Ararat (the train is heading EAST)! First mountain (between Ararat & Buangor) is Langi Ghiran, followed by Mount Buangor, then Mount Lonarch to the north of Beaufort.
(postcard cliche) The weather is beautiful. Wish you were here. (postcard joke) The weather is here. Wish you were beautiful. (my reality) Ararat looks beautiful. Wish I was there. 🤓
You would think upgrading to 160kph on that line would be a no brainer, but it is vline we are talking about. Most of the curves look like 160 should be manageable easy enough, you would think it would be mostly signal and level crossing infrastructure that would need tweeking
It is mostly nice and straight but there is extra safety equipment that monitors speed etc. that comes with 160kph. I guess it comes down to the priorities of what to spend the money that is available on what projects. That's a decision for people above my pay grade. 😀😀👍
Great video. I played it back at double speed to imagine what it would be like travelling on a Shinkhansen Adelaide to Melbourne. It was quite realistic, particularly with the train going faster than nearby cars. The track in this area is relatively straight and would suit a higher speed train, possibly tilting.
