Idiot Train - what killed the Sorell Line? 

Interesting, mate.

I've heard a rumour that there's an old Melbourne W-class tram placed into one end of the tunnel (not the mushroom far end), anyone know anything about this?

Thanks, homes.

Cheers, Niki. Enjoy away.

Cheers, Meggsie.

Thanks dude. Tasmania is just part of the world. And you're part of the world.

❤ 😅

Interesting. And thanks for the donation to the channel. Yeah, the reused rails in houses seems to have occurred each time different lines were removed. It's hard to tell which is which but if you look at the dates of when a house was built and when a line was removed you get a very decent guess. Still, there's usually gonna be a level of uncertainty.

We have to find new things to experience.

Yes this is very true, because something else happened: Back then, Tasmania wasn't very wealthy per capita, and public infrastructure investments still had to be economical. However, what we did in the latter 20th century, was to spend huge on a different kind of massive infrasteucture: highways. They have been normalised in their scale today, but really it's a similar investment to the railway, with the only difference being double standards in accountability -- we do not expect the highway to make a return or to be self-sufficient (society pays for its cost), which is not a luxury we afford railways. This isn't because railways are more costly, they aren't -- trains are very efficient, which is how they can provide a profit even on skeleton routes, but mainly on mass routes to move a large number of people reliably and sustainably. By comparison, the average Hobartian spends over $18,000 on using those roads _per year._ And they aren't spending that on upkeep (that comes from general taxes, not included), that's in expenses (lost) as well as to automotive and oil interests. For every dollar put to roads, society pays $8-12; for every dollar spent on trains or active modes, society _is returned_ $1-6. The highways are more costly to maintain with more use, which is why having trains is good for drivers (also the best congestion-buster); Australia spends the 4th-most on roads in the OECD in total value. So yes, by all means, you have to build it and it would be justified; it's a necessary mode shift that the eastern suburbs would also benefit from.

Thank you, Richard, for the support. It’s an interesting part of the city. Impressively built too.

Thanks, mate.

Thanks, mate. Yeah, there a bits and pieces scattered across the land now.

That past was quite different.

Hi Anthony Have you investigated the Remutaka line? I did the fascinating rail trail earlier this year. That incline part. Phew! Bill from Sydney

You’ve come to the right place then, mate.

Interesting place

By the power of...

@angusthornett Didn't see 'Snake Mountain' with the voice changing device there though. Toys of the 80s. The best?

Thanks for watching, Peter.

All of Hobart they can be found. Surprising how many homes have them.

Whole country is like it really. Thanks, Annie

@@angusthornett - they make excellent walking and biking trails nowadays!!!!

@@annieclaire2348 I recently walked past of the old south Gippsland railway, trail , Korumburra to loch ... About 15 K .

Cheers, dude.

Impressive piece of infrastructure.

The truth is out there.

A great incite to what was

Thanks for tuning in again.

You got it

Thanks, Anthony. Good to have you watching.

Good to hear, mate.

It's a unique road, mate. Quite cut off from things in a way. Good views across the water.

@@angusthornett yeah awesome place as a kid. One part of my childhood I'll never forget is walking the shore line and finding relics. Alot were from bushfires but on 2 occasions I went far enough to find railway stuff. But was never sure if it was rail. Your video has confirmed it for me. Keep up the great work.

Thanks, mate. Good that you liked it.

Thanks, mate. Good to hear you enjoy them.

Cheers, John. Glad you get something from them.

Cheers, Ricky.

Yeah, they're all over town in unexpected places.

Glad you enjoyed it, dude

Cheers, Trevor.

Thanks, Catriona.

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My brother corroborates our owner-builder dad used some in the family home he built early 1950s. He was a resourceful scrounger.

More follow up: sister has a receipt for the bearers from IXL Timber for the purchase. No charge but a family friend worked for IXL annd may have paid for the bearers as a leg up.

Cheers, mate

Thanks, Andrew. It's always good to find ways to look closer.

Cheers, Danny. Glad you're still watching.

@@angusthornett haha, it's got to the point, that after I watch a video, I break out Google maps and try and retrace your steps.

Thanks, Phillip. The history of the wharf may the subject of a video in the future.

You got it.

Cheers, Fred. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, mate. There's always another mystery left unfolded.

Thanks, Corinne.

Thanks, John. The drone does a lot of the heavy lifting. I would have liked to include more footage in this video but you cannot fly the drone anywhere near the airport.

Nice rework of the old Tasmaid Foods logo :-)

Thanks, Brian.

Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers

Thanks, Steve. Glad you enjoy them all.

@@angusthornett I most definitely DO mate - I'm WAY overdue for another visit to Tassie! *Sidenote: as it's been around a year, since dear little 'Dog' very sadly passed; I can only assume that you have an enormous back catalogue of footage, that you've been slowly trickle feeding?

@@SteveMack This is a new dog. Dolly kicked the bucket. The new dog is called Harry. They look similar.

@@angusthornett Oh AWESOME that you have a new mate; related to Dolly?

@@SteveMack No. But they probably would have gotten along.

Thanks for watching, dude.

They’re out there

Cheers, Chris

Thank you.

Thank you, Edmund

Welcome aboard, mate

Z in the house

No plans

Thanks, mate. Glad you enjoyed.

Ha

Cheers again, Andrew

Idiot RU-vidr

Thanks, mate.

Cheers, Tom.

Watch out for the Shaq Attack.

@@angusthornett Always 😂🙌🏻

You're welcome.

Thanks, Thomas

by the power

Yes we need it; comparing two choices, highways or railways as the default, one of them would be very useful for us who pay so much to be dependent on cars in particular 🙏

Ha. Very real.