The GHOST Stations Of The Werribee Line! 

Special Thanks To Peter Knight For The Huge Help With This Video, I Can't Thank You Enough!

Ah, good old Paisley station. A few years ago, me and a couple of mates took some picnic chairs and sat on the platform to wave to the trains as they went by. We got quite a few funny looks from the drivers and passengers as they went past. Eventually, we saw a Police car in the distance and decided discretion was the better part of valor - we abandoned the chairs and ran for it. As far as I know, the chairs stayed on the platform for several weeks - probably even months. Then one day, they were gone. Someone got some free 'Reject Shop' chairs, I guess. It's kinda funny, but it was many years ago when we were a bit younger and more reckless - I certainly wouldn't try it now! And - for safety reasons - I wouldn't recommend anyone else try it. As always, a great video Train Man - very well researched. Look forward to the next one. (y)

Interesting facts, I have never saw a ghost station on the Werribee line.

The real ghost station is General Motors. Anyone know when the train will arrive, I’ve been waiting 18 years

Well, growing up in North Altona and spending around 35 years there i wasnt aware of that station hatherly. I knew of a street hatherly Grove close by so must have some connection with the name of the station or vise versa. Well done Max you taught me something i didn't even know and only live a couple Kilometers from growing up

Mate your vids are getting better and better! Keep up the great work.

Thoroughly informative and enjoyable to watch as always, thank you The Train Man and thanks also to Peter Knight. Looking forward to the next VLOG ;)

Very interesting. That's Mount Waverley station at the end, yeah? My home station. Ever thought about documenting the old Whittlesea line? You can walk/ride it from Mernda and there's old platforms, bits of track sticking out from road crossings, and at least one repurposed station shed.

One could argue that a remnant of Hatherley Station is a nearby street name - Hatherley Gv. I wonder if the street was named after the station or vice versa?

Wow, very interesting video about the abandoned/ghost stations along the Werribee railway line, The Train Man. I liked watching this :)

Hope to see Paisley station reopen some day to serve the Altona North residential area and also Millers Junction commercial area. Also the area around the former Werribee Racecourse area is now built up with estates.

Another informative and well produced video Max. Your research and the old photos really bring it to life. So glad there were a few visible remnants to find at a couple of the stations - always good to have an extra reward for all your efforts!!

Learning a lot, every time! Absolutely gripping stuff! Bravo, Max!

Thanks The Train Man, a great video of ghost stations. I have heard of most of them but had forgotten they existed. Thanks for the memories. Keep up the good work.

Dude I love randomly watching your vids at 3am having popcorn, I don’t know why I’m so invested in Melbourne rail way system but here I am. How do you know all of these things!

Well done, Max - another fascinating video clip!

Great video, as usual. Thanks for taking the time to make them.

Awesome topic Train Man. Learnt some news stuff! Never knew about Hatherley or Edinburgh stations.

Love your video, great research and very nicely put together. Keep up the great work!

Love your work buddy, keep up the work mate!

Another brilliant video! Keep up the fantastic work and delivering passionate and informative videos...almost mini docos 😊🙏

I used to go to uni in Geelong and catch the train, and ended up learning about Paisley station! It's awesome going through an abandoned station that still stands.

My 1978 melways showed a few of these like Galvin and Mobiltown so these names are familiar but the rest were news to me. Information that I probably don’t really need but I’m not complaining, great stuff!

I just stumbled across your channel by accident. Really interesting and well researched video. It'd be really cool to see you do this video again for other cities in Australia.

I Remember Passing Through Galvin And Paisley Railway Stations Back In 1986-87 On The V/Line Geelong Trains Going Down To Watch The Football At Kardinia Park!😒🏚️🛤️🚇🏉🐱🏟️

My friend and I opened the train doors and set foot on Mobiltown station in 1984, possibly because we knew it was closing, but probably because it had a silly name.

Top job - really impressive work. thank you for sharing

That's awesome. My dad used to work right near Galvin station.

This is really good. Thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks for the history lesson. I catch the train often and have wondered about Paisley and other stations that no longer exist.

Great video! So good to see Melbourne's public transport history showcased in this way 👏

dude what the actual.. your presentation and knowledge on these topics is next level! we really enjoyed watching this and many of your other videos!

I already knew most of these but didn’t know a lot of the info so thanks Train man!

Wow great video :) very knowledgeable . I like the way you visited all the old stations and compair to today times too :)

Really interesting and informative. It’s amazing how many times I’ve ridden that line and never thought about the history around it

Hi, a friend of mine mentioned your channel so I came to take a look. Enjoying your videos, great stuff!

Thank you for this great video loved it.

Sorry about me missing the stream as I thought it would be on Sunday, I thought since it wasn’t on. Sunday I thought it would be next week not today, so sorry for missing the stream but this is one of my fav vids from you yet! Well done! 👍

Thanks Train Man! These are some great videos!

Awsome video! Keep up the great work!

Great job man. Really enjoyed this.

Found this video very interesting; especially as I have lived here 20 years and haven't heard of these... Only one where a former Holden factory was... Thanks for sharing and great to see a young person interested in these sorts of things!

cool video max! I really like the Werribee line

Love how you say the garden & all it is weeds lol , funny stuff , good job btw

Awesome research and information! I'd recommend a higher tripod as to save your self from potential lower back issues. Subscribed!

i didnt know about so many of these station

Brilliant again Max 👍

Ah Altona North imagine if they actually add an intermediate station

Great vid! I sorta knew about most of them, but wow, still learned heaps!

This a great video! Love your work. There is huge scope to reopen Paisley, or move it to the other side of the Millers Rd overpass to service the ever-growing Millers Junction centre

Fantastic Videos keep up the great work

Yes ! More West ! So much to cover out here !

Nice one, I am very interested on ghost stations in Melbourne. And when will you do the Sunbury line? :)

Another very interesting video, thank you!

You should definitely check out the Lilydale - Warburton rail trail, there’s a whole bunch of old stations with signs and platforms going through the Yarra valley bushland, and would definitely make for a great train man video

Excellent value, I learnt something from your video, well researched and great details, you have a love of railway history which is good from someone so young. I include railway history on all my video's as NSW is like Victoria, we have lost a lot and most forgotten. Congratulations on a job well done.

Good job mate. Was surprised to find I only knew about half of these. I realise it's not technically on the Werribee line, but Manor might have been worth a mention too.

Train Man, many thanks for your very interesting video.

Good history lessons.. .. thank you ...

I don't even live in Australia and I can't stop watching .

Nice to see a young kid with a big passion.

Great video! Thanks

Keep bringing out these fascinating insights into Melbourne's rail history trainman👍

My train driver mate says the speed limit along that section is 115kmh. She's down my way tomorrow, the Frankston line limit is 95kmh. She's gonna give me an extra toot when she hits Aspendale.

Hi there I like the videos a lot and I hope you do not run out of this time put in your videos so keep them coming and stay safe.

Another awesome upload, thank you!

Good work TTM.

Love your videos. When can we expect a Hurstbridge and Mernda video mate?

Bloody hell man! I'm new to your channel and only now realised it's the same 'outtro' every time *facepalmenow!* This is a brilliant video - worthy of a second watch. Thanks

Interesting video, im from Sydney and i wish someone would do a vid like this of abandoned lines/stations in such detail

Great info on Mobil station and Werribee Racecourse. I wonder if anyone remembers or even knows of the old General Motors station at the long gone GMH factory just past Dandenong.

Great video, didn’t know of Hatherly

Great video and good that you enjoy your rail history

Another good'n max well done..

Awesome job! Also you have a new sub.

There was also an island station planned for between Werribee and Hoppers Crossing at what is now the Derrimut road underpass. It was also never built.

Another good informative video by yourself. Can I suggest two lines that you may want to produce a video on. Firstly the Upfield to Somerton rail line which had passenger services on and off to Somerton from Faulkner. This rail line was used for freight up until the 1990's and had a duel gauge standard and broad gauge track. I walked this line several years ago and the tracks are still in location though the vegetation next to the line is heavily overgrown. There is a proposal to reopen this line for the Shepparton V/Line trains to use, removing pressure from the Craigieburn rail line. the second rail line that you may want to consider investigating is the Broadstore rail line. The Broadstore rail line branched off the Craigieburn rail line just north of Broadmeadows and headed due east for a little over 2 kms. It serviced the Magyar Army barracks and apparently had a spur line to the Immigration Centre nearby. The Broadstore line closed in the early 1980s and was never electrified, the line never carried passengers but there was the occasional enthusiast trains which ventured out onto its tracks.

6:43 ahhhhh the sweet noise of Melbourne rail network 😝. That said with the level crossing project going that Melbourne sound will soon be a thing of the past. I have lived in Melbourne 20years and always love the public transport but only recently found out we have one of the long metro rail networks in the world.

Very well documented video.

Wow, Back in early 2000's a young fella Gavin jumped out of the old Vline between bittern and Hastings... was in ICU for like 8 weeks. Unlucky for him it was going about 80kph...

Very Interesting, love the video

Very enjoyable Max.

Amazing! Been catching that line for years and had no idea! So trains used to always go through the Altona loop? I thought the bypass was built around 2013. I had no idea!

Paisley at 5:30 possibly saw its first Tait train stop there on 15 May 2021, yesterday, when the preserved Tait train ran on the main line for the first time in 17 years. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BKjVIRznX38.html Two carriages in this date back to 1910 and the newest is from 1918. We hope that it will be running trips open to the public in future.

The Altona line itself was slated for closure in the late ‘70s perhaps as part of the Lonie Report. In those days it was a single track branch. I think the extension to Laverton saved it. Before electrification of the Werribee line, the siding at Paisley was electrified for the storage of sparks but the passenger platform was not electrified and the passengers caught the DERM. Once the Rail Tourist Association had a Christmas trip in a charted double ended Tait motor in the Paisley siding. The Lonie Report was our Dr Beeching Report but we also had the Bland Report around 1970. The Liberal government was very keen to reduce the losses and the Mornington and Healesville lines closed but the Altona and Alamein lines were saved. The Lonie Report recommended the cessation of all regional services except Geelong. The public was skeptical of Mr Lonie’s associations with oil companies. The Libs knew that following up with many of the recommendations would be political suicide. But they hummed and ahhed about it for a while.

Great! Love seeing someone so young engaged in local history. Congratulations

Great video! The funny thing is these stations would probably be frequented again due to the population boom. Such a shame they are no longer there!

Some awesome stories. I could tell some stories of Mobiltown. Including the refugees from Wiltona Refugee centre used to climb up to the train, way above station level. The women had to have their prams passed up to the train, and then climb up with the kids. It was awkward. I used to play bets and raced the train from Mobiltown to Seaholme. Most times, I beat the train to Seaholme, as the train was so slow to cross Korroit Creek, it's a wonder the train didn't derail, it had to be ever so slow. Every now and again, clunk, another chunk would tolt the train leaving some passengers gasping. I had a bit of a gambling racket going on, especially with some of the Vietnamese, who loved to gamble... Fun days. All when I wagged sport. I was not good at sport. But I could run faster than the Altona train. I never told my PE teacher! haha Never!

There is a one lane stone lined railway overpass where Edinborough station was going to go that floods a couple of feet every time it rains, millions of dollars of work has been put in to stop it and nothing works, a kid got sucked off his pushbike into the drains a couple of years back. When i was a kid my old man would drag stuck cars out from it with his 4x4. All the vegetation/rectifying works/parklands around most of Altona was pretty much paid for by Mobil in the 80s/90s/00s to fix ground contamination stuff, refinery was built in the 1910s (ive seen some of the original plans from the us) so a lot of dosh got thrown hobsons bay council's way for pretty stuff. One side of my family were early 50's immigrants to the area.

Great video! 👍 There was another ghost station in the western suburbs, White City. I think it was close to Tottenham on the Sunbury line. From memory, I think it was still in existence in the early 80’s, but I’m not exactly sure why it disappeared. I know once upon a time Tottenham station had a railway crossing but the station was raised above the road. (And that section of track is one of the smoothest rides in the Melbourne train network, feels like you’re gliding). Maybe when Tottenham was raised, it had something to do with the disappearance of White City??? I’ll search google. 😉

Hey. I thought you would like to know that once I was on a train to Geelong (which as you know used to run via this route) and we were sent onto the Melbourne bound line. As we came close to Paisley, we stopped and the previous train was on the other side. Passengers from that train joined my train. It might be the only time the station was used after it was closed. They wouldn't allow this today! It was pretty overgrown, but might not have been quite as bad as it is now

Great one Train man. NM.

Some V-line train stations were closed. When I was in Melbourne, I travelled to Sale (the beach side) by V-line. However, the train was replaced by bus.

great video :)

Can you please do Craigieburn, Upfield and Mernda? (ghost stations of these lines) Good vid by the way

Fabulous job kiddo 👍🏾👍🏾💯

Nice one thanks bro

7:00 Edinburgh station from Laverton is about the same distance from Laverton to Aircraft.

Merry Christmas mate

Good vid, you should do a video on the webb dock line and the old Melbourne yard.

Thank you bro growing up I always wondered what that station use to be and know I know it's called paisley station