Drivers eye view, Ballarat to Geelong 

Thanks for this video. It is another part of the network that we the public would not ordinarily get to see.

If velocity trains are already using the Ballarat Geelong line it would seem common sense to re open it for public use. It would take a lot less to upgrade than say the Mildura and Horsham lines and would allow commuting between our two biggest regional towns. Great video and wish there were more trains on our country network

great to see this video!!! it's a line i've been very interested in for a while, especially historically, and it's wonderful to see what it's like travelling on it 💙

And yet another great video. Thank you I enjoyed every km.

Thanks. Much appreciated 😀

I traveled all over Australia by rail for 1 month in May 1987. I remember seeing triple-gauge track in Peterborough,SA. I'm a "Train-a-holic" & have traveled over 250,000 km since 1955 mostly here in Canada (51x on "The Canadian") & the UK June 1990. Cheers from Vancouver.

Enjoyable journey, thanks for posting. Quite unusual to see and hear a V/Lo on that section of track between Warrenheip and North Geelong I imagine, how often are they transferred via this way?

Not a sight you see often! Great video!

Great video ! Thanks !👍🤙

So many miles of straight track, makes us realise how big a Country Australia is.

Great video

another great video, not sure if you remember but i got a photo with you at southern cross the other day, absolute honour to meet you!

Thanks for the full upload! Absolutely love it! Your content is outstanding! Keep it up!

Surely this would be a popular passenger route?

Love your channel.... When you came into Gelong area on the 'Anakie Loop' over Thompson road crossing....brings back great memories, I worked on the Nat Rail Standard gauge signaling in 1995....When I look at the points on the dual gauged tracks it still blows my mind....

the tracks are sooo smoooooth. and the land is so clean.

I was a signaller in the 70's and this bought back memories, Worked North Geelong A, B and C and all those stations to Ballarat. So many changes. Things were so much busier back then.

another good video. track looks in good condition for the amount of traffic it carries these days. looks as though the crews upgrading the major road level crossings were working from drawings one facing ballarat and one facing geelong as the rail for the 4'8 gauge track is on different sides at crossings.

Superb!

It’s a bit of whistle with a lot of hoot, it’s a WOOT!

This is very unusual, is’nt it? Love your vids. Cheers from Wagga.

Great video. I didn't realise there is a track from Ballarat to Geelong still operational

I wonder if any of the locals along this line got excited seeing a Velocity passenger train passing through their midst instead of the usual freight,would Geelong being a port have helped this line to survive

I'm going on a holiday to Geelong in like 2 and a half months

Something about watching train journies is quite relaxing for me. Keep 'em comin' Drive667. Any Americans or Brits watching, do you have "Slow TV" on free to air TV? I have watched the Perth to Sydney, Indian Pacific 4,352km about 2,704m journey, and the Ghan, from Adelaide to Darwin both on SBS (one of our broadcasters here). I loved 'em. Each went all day so not all the journey for the IP but the Ghan was complete. Couldn't watch all of course but a fair chunk of both. Ah yes the Brits do have it. I recall watching a slow punt journey on the Kenet and Avon canal. Hard to break away from that also.

Funny . Track crossing points are the other way but still the train cross ahead at 0.32 and 0.40 seconds.

maybe in future if i ever get a job with V-line i might start uploading this type of content Maybe Warnambool to Melbourne via Ballarat that would be a nice long video

Why can’t we have a regular service from Ballarat to Geelong? Lots of people do the road trip but hate the road particularly Dawn and dusk when the Roos are busy. I know several folk who prefer shopping in Geelong to going into Melbourne.

let me drive

Really nice trip the Ballarat to Geelong one, as a US fan of the Cats I had to watch, one question, why the sand seemingly spilled at the terminal location, or just leakage ?

It's a crying shame there isn't an active passenger service using the line :(

They could have at least set the switch at 0:38 correctly!

24:05 Lal Lal - where where they they talk talk like like that that!! 😄😄

very nice video why the three rail system at the end narrow gauge for some reason ?

Never knew there was a ballarat geelong line i thought it was only coaches

What’s with all the speed restrictions after Gerringhap (dual gauge) all the way till joining the up, and also why didnt they run the train direct from North Geelong C Box thru the yard to North Geelong Station. (As I type this I’m wondering if there is no crossover to the down line at N.G. station)

Are the switches (points) at 0:30 and 0:38 spring switches, or "flop overs" as we call them in the midwest US? It looks like they were lined against you in trailing point movement.

Any chance of some videos from Warrnambool to Geelong/Melbourne?

Really enjoyed the video from a drivers perspective, it would be great if this line could be returned for passenger travel. Is part of this line utilized by the Overlander?

was this the first way ballarat was connected to melbourne via geelong

Not many sighnals or pulse checks on this line do they communicate by radio.

hi there ! i played the start of the journey at 0.25 speed and i paused the video at 0:28 , and if you look you will see the track is not set correctly!!, how does the train not derail?? the left track we are on has no gap,the right track we are on is not joined to the furthest right track ! at 0:38 the opposite is again wrong, this time the right track we are on has no gap, but the left track we are on is not joined to the outer left track!!, how does this work please? does the train force the tracks over?? many thanks

Is this section of broad gauge line still classified main or branch line status, & what is the max speed 80 or 100 KPH?

Is that you at 1 hour and 43 min?

I thought you would of gone straight to geelong station instead of going the route that you did.

00:28 Are those Sprung Points that they're allowed to be set against you? And again at 00:38 . . . ?

How long did it take to upload this video to You Tube?

Do Vline drivers receive route knowledge training on this route, since they dont normally drive on it

What is the longest route V/line does?

If this was a passenger service would it be viable?

The rail infrastructure doesn't look great I would say that is one of the reasons it's not viable

@driver667 I have a question wondering if you can help me I've been doing my research for a while now and been studying on becoming a vline train driver and I just wanted to ask do vline prefer older more experienced people like in the workforce or younger people say fresh out of high school Tafe or Uni and would you need a prior certificate in train driving before you apply or do they train you to obtain the certificate (very determined to drive trains)