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Victorian Goldfields Railway | Steam train in first class | Day trip from Melbourne

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Travel on a steam train linking the historic gold mining towns of Castlemaine and Maldon in Central Victoria. The Victorian Goldfields Railway makes an ideal day trip from Melbourne - as highlighted by this video.
In this video I travel in one of the elegant first class carriages but also show what the other class of travel, excursion class, is like.
Winding through forest and open land in Central Victoria, the Victorian Goldfields Railway is a remnant of the extensive branch line railway system which served rural Victoria from around 1880 through to the 1970s.
We step outside and to see the scenery from the end viewing platform of the parlour car and look at the menu options from the bar. We get to visit the town of Maldon, which the National Trust of Victoria declared "Australia's first notable town" in 1966.
Steam locomotives operate most services, although diesels are used during total fire bans or when steam is not available. During December, January and February all services are hauled by diesel locomotives.
Victorian Goldfields Railways fares and bookings:
www.vgr.com.au/...
🚉 Train: Victorian Goldfields Railway
🚉 Operator: Castlemaine and Maldon Railway Preservation Society
🚉 Locomotives: J549 and Y133 (Y Class Diesel Electric)
🚉 Carriage: Pullman car Macedon
🚉 Route: Castlemaine to Maldon via Muckleford
🚉 Distance: 17km
🚉 Travel time: 45 minutes (each way)
🚉 Class: First class
🚉 Travel date: 17 April 2022
EQUIPMENT:
🚉 Cameras: GoPro Hero 10, GoPro Hero 8, iPhone 12 Pro Max, Panasonic HC-VX1
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:40 VLocity to Castlemaine
01:50 Castlemaine Railway Station and boarding
03:00 Macedon club car and departure
04:00 Railway history and route map
05:30 Muckleford Railway Station and yard
07:00 First class carriage tour
08:45 End viewing platform
09:45 Views of the train and Maldon Railway Station
11:55 Exploring Maldon
12:30 Up close with Victorian Railways J class
13:07 Departing Maldon and rail history
13:56 Fares and views from the front
15:15 Arriving in Castlemaine
17:35 Final thoughts and views of the train
18:25 VLocity preview
Credits and sources:
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Victorian Goldfields Railway map
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OpenRailwayMap:
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@richiestrich8079 Год назад

I could see by your face you were loving that! Great video, your train vlogs are awesome.

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

I was 💯. Thanks so much!

@sianapapalii1939 2 года назад

Our next holiday around Australia for sure we will travel by train

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Wonderful!

@axan50transportproductions Год назад

Just got back from doing the Goldfields Railway myself(yes I'm in Melbourne right now). Thanks a lot for this video as my family really enjoyed the ride in this clunky but wonderful journey😊.

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Clunky but wonderful - good description! Cheers!

@axan50transportproductions Год назад

@@FromtheWindowSeat Thanks mate

@halitosis75 2 года назад

Once I travelled from Ankara to Tehran crossing Lake Van. That was very excitement good thanks 😊

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Oh wow - sounds like a great experience.

@osocool1too 2 года назад

I love the trip to Maldon from Castlemaine...must do it again soon and maybe try 1st class. 🤗👍😜

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Yes - it’s great. I definitely recommend giving first class a go. 👌

@vincentweatherly9991 2 года назад

Facts about the line: The Maldon branch actually was a branch off the Maryborough-Castlemaine line which you rode a bit on but they diverged before you left Castlemaine. The Maryborough-Castlemaine line was the original line to Maryborough before the more direct route via Ballarat was built. The line is not disused and cut at both ends but track, bridges and old station buildings do remain to this day. Maldon was also not the very end of the line. The line continued to Shelbourne with plans to link onto another line (forgot to town where it was meant to join). Similarly to Daylesford, from Maldon you could continue along the line but had to reverse (leave the same direction you came from) and the junction wasn’t far from the station. The Shelbourne line was primarily used for goods services but there was some passenger services run there.

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Well there you go - good to know. Thank you for sharing!

@angelicasmodel 2 года назад

Thank you for this video. The rail runs behind my house, and you can hear the train horn all over town. The walks next to the track are good for taking a stroll along too. Thanks for including the history as well. I didn't realise how relatively recently the historic railway had begun operating.

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Oh wow - how cool. Thank you for the great feedback. 😃

@anitacosma736 2 года назад

Adam fantastic we enjoy good jobs always !!!!!!!!

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thanks Anita!

@RTPatYYZ 2 года назад

A lovely video Adam, and so great to see passionate people preserving railway history.

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you! Yes, it’s great to see railways lovingly preserved like this.

@user-il6mh6vk9g 8 месяцев назад

Very well done!

@FromtheWindowSeat 8 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@myworld19 2 года назад

thanks for giving us the rail experience to the far place..we enjoyed it while laying on bed

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

@johntait491 Год назад

A really well made video. Thank you. 👍

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Thanks so much!

@vt1940 2 года назад

Excellent Presentation on our Past Steam Rail.

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you very much!

@bobbyking4766 Год назад

Thank you, Adam, always enjoy your train videos, clear and simple. I am planning a trip to Melbourne end of year with my family. Thinking of this one-day train trip.

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Great to hear that Bobby. Thank you! Hope you have a brilliant trip!

@oswaldboelcke5470 Год назад

This is so cool. Great job.

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@The_Travelling_Jonoberries 5 месяцев назад

Another great episode Adam, we went in this train some 30 years ago when it only went a short distance back then, another item for the bucket list as well as the Stony Point line👍🙏😇

@FromtheWindowSeat 5 месяцев назад

Happy to hear I'm adding to your bucket list. Thanks for watching! 😊

@midyear56 2 года назад

I'm so delighted with your videos. I wish I could go back to Australia.

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you. Lovely to hear!

@angelavolkov1126 Год назад

Very cool.

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Thanks!

@sarbaazchabahar 2 года назад

I love trains and this was a real fun to watch. Great work Adam✌️🍻🚂🚃🚃

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Wonderful to hear - thank you! 😀

@rahulramchandani840 2 года назад

Sheldon Cooper would love your channel

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

He would! 🤓😝

@corinne8569 2 года назад

That was awesome Adam!! Felt like we were up there riding with you!! Great filming and very entertaining.. Dad and I always look forward to your videos.. We love your smiles and waves to the camera too!! See you on your next adventure 💙🙂

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you Corinne. That is wonderful to hear! Certainly helps keep me motivated to keep making them. 😊

@christophermoore753 2 года назад

really nice to see older style loco kept going including the carriages. i love the older style interiors such class.

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Yes, it’s a wonderful experience. 😊

@jashugg 2 года назад

I just booked this trip yesterday for August 10 and today your excellent review popped up!

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

@900-mileobsession8 2 года назад

Great video! You gotta love the old steam engines. Who wouldn't love riding on a train pulled by one of these old beauties?

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you! Yes, sheer joy! 😃

@lindak8664 Год назад

I miss that ‘clickety clack’. I grew up a stones throw from what is now an almost redundant station in NSW. Back then, it was actually safe for younger girls to catch the train wherever you wanted to go. So i went by train everywhere. With the old red rattlers, the doors & windows wide open and usually hanging out the door. There’s a blast from the past! Those chairs in 1st class needed to be set up facing the windows. Apart from that, what a fantastic journey. Another great video, Adam.

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Thanks so much Linda. When I was young, we had Redhen suburban railcars in Adelaide, with manual doors which you could also leave open. It was a wonderful experience! Cheers.

@marywright9446 8 месяцев назад

I have done this trip too. I did it in 2015 when my daughter was hiking the PCT. I met an interesting woman who had done the same hike the year before. Several children along the way wanted to wave to the people on the train. Lovely trip.

@FromtheWindowSeat 8 месяцев назад

Great to hear. Thank you!

@eastmarvista3267 2 года назад

Very very enjoyable educational video. From the narration, you spent a lot of time on your research. Thank you for your commitment and hard work.

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you so much! So great to read that. Yes, it’s something of a labour of love.

@concordski1231 2 года назад

The locomotive and coaches look absolutely stunning. Great video as always!

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you very much!

@andreawoelke 2 года назад

Great video. Interesting to see the Janney coupler and thr lowered semaphore signal towards the end.

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thanks Andrea! I thought this one might be your cup of tea. 😉

@xr6lad 2 года назад

@ 12:02. On right hand side is the groomer I take my dog to. Just down from that an excellent bakery. And on the left hand side about 300 metres down some good cafes. And a pub.

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Oh wow - small world! Good to know. :)

@raymondwelsh6028 2 года назад

Great video. Something you didn’t quite catch at Maldon was there version of Thomas The Tank Engine. Interesting thing about the J class loco is they were the last steam engines built in Australia, and rank possibly among the last built in the world. An unusual feature of many of theses Red Rattlers used on the trains was an unusual tri axel or 3 axel bogey. Possibly used to reduce the axel load on these lightly laid rural lines or maybe a smoother ride on the rough poorly maintained tracks. Keep it up.🇦🇺

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you. Yes, I sort of missed the tank engine. Interesting about the J Class. 🤔 I did notice some of the carriages with three axles and found it quite unusual but didn’t know the reason for it. Interesting. Thanks for watching!

@mce_AU 2 года назад

Excellent coverage as always Adam. Cheers mate.

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Cheers! 😃

@maxrebo8455 Год назад

Thanks for the review. We had a terrific time on Monday in excursion class. They’d put on a special extra service for the Labour Day public holiday and it seemed that not many were aware of this so we had the cabin all to ourselves. During March the steam locomotive is under maintenance so they used a reconditioned V-Line diesel hauler, kids travelled free with adults as a form of compensation. The wife enjoyed Maldon with its many cafes and shops, though my son and I there for the train. A highlight was the sheer number of locals who come out to wave and mountain bike riders attempting to beat the train. We’re lucky in Victoria to have so many tourist railways, and next up is Queenscliff for the ride and silver service lunch. A quirky one is the Yarra Valley rail motor, but we’ll have to wait until the volunteers have finished works on the brick tunnel.

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

That sounds like a great day out. Glad you found the review helpful. Yes, you’re lucky to have so many heritage railways in Victoria. I need to check a few more of them out. Cheers!

@tprashaant 2 года назад

That's an another master piece of Video from You !!! I am really impressed 😁😁 A lots of love from India 💕💕😘😘

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Very kind of you - thank you! :)

@suerobinson844 Год назад

My family has been on this train twice in excursion class, nice to wave to people who stop to see the train. Excellent video. I also took video of the loco on the turntable. Interesting info about The Dress Maker movie, I loved that film.

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Thanks so much! Yes, it’s a lovely train trip. ☺️

@maureen8966 2 года назад

Hi Adam what a lovely old train and steam engine love the sound. Thank you very much for the video.

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Hi Maureen. Yes, it was a lovely trip. Glad you liked it.

@GeoffAlderson 2 года назад

Always travel on the verandah when its at the rear of the train

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Yes, good suggestion.

@eprohoda 2 года назад

yo! very cool ~mate. 🤗

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@xr6lad 2 года назад

Haven’t been on this train for about 20 years. At that time it only ran from Maldon to Muckleford then went back.

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Cool.

@boweandrew3 Год назад

Amazing

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Thanks!

@olic9804 Год назад

Great video! Always been a steam fanatic so having a showcase for this heritage line is a good find! Will definitely be paying it a visit when I eventually get round to visiting Australia 🇦🇺

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Wonderful to hear. Hope you enjoy it!

@mrmullett1067 Год назад

Looks like fun. I thought licensed premises had to provide toilet facilities. LOL

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

It was. That’s true but perhaps they have an exemption. 🤔

@testlgx 2 года назад

Excellent coverage !!!

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you! 🙏

@Electrotract 2 года назад

Great railway. Interesting comparison, in first class when you have to pay for eats and drinks on top of that fare for and 1.5 hr return trip. I just did the Pichi Richi and paid $75 for a 78 km return trip through the Flinders ranges with 2hrs in Qourn - all up 6 hr trip. (No drinks or nibbles)

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Yes, very interesting. Heritage railways are notoriously expensive to run so I guess there’d be a range of factors that affect why some have much higher prices than others. 🤔

@drhandle4498 Год назад

Loco J516 was a static installation in a Greensborough park (Poulter Reserve) during the 70s and 80s - I have many happy memories of playing on it as a kid, and I saw it daily when I started catching the train to secondary school and walked past it taking my short-cut to the station. I believe the Yarra Valley Railway Co. acquired it. I hope they get it running, I would love to take a ride on it someday.

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Good to know. Cheers!

@raymondwelsh6028 2 года назад

Watched your video again and thoroughly enjoyed it once more. Just wondering have you thought of traveling on Puffing Billy in the Dandenong ranges, it’d would be well worth it?🇦🇺

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you! I have been on Puffing Billy before but not since I started making videos. Definitely one to consider. 🤔

@rajattaneja8531 2 года назад

Amazing video, I recently started watching them and they are great. I do want to ask, why was there a diesel engine at the return journey. Is it pushing the stream loco and the carriages?

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you so much! The diesel is used to shunt at Maldon and I’m not sure but I think they always have a diesel attached as a backup in case the steam engine fails. 🤔

@axan50transportproductions 2 года назад

Very nice. Just a suggestion, why don’t you point out some tourist attractions in Maldon during your next trip so that others who want to ride after watching this video will roughly know what to do during the 2hr break in Maldon.

@xr6lad 2 года назад

Make your way to the Kangaroo Hotel for a great pub lunch. When I’ve been there I’ve often seen passengers come in for lunch.

@axan50transportproductions 2 года назад

@@xr6lad Good to know!

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Good suggestion - thank you! I originally had an idea along those lines, and was going to visit the Maldon Museum, but because I spent a while watching the movements in Maldon yard, I sort of ran out of time. Will try to be more organised next time! ;)

@axan50transportproductions 2 года назад

@@FromtheWindowSeat Noted. Can’t wait to see your Ararat adventure.

@angelicasmodel 2 года назад

To be honest, by the time you walk into town, have lunch, and poke your head in a shop or two, that's your time up.

@philipashbourn1538 Год назад

Another great film Adam. I was especially pleased to see the turntable at Maldon. Is there one at Castlemaine?

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Thank you! Yes, I believe there is one but it’s behind a shed so you can’t see it from the railway station.

@joeswanderings Год назад

The train crosses the Bendigo - Maldon Road. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BlqXuClcS8w.html Train to Maldon, have lunch in town, and back to Castlemaine in the afternoon. A great day out. 🚂 Another thing to try is to ride up the rail trail from Castlemaine by bicycle, and train it back. The guard is very friendly and accommodating.

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Yes, certainly is a great day out. Good tip re the rail trail. Cheers!

@louiserawle8999 Год назад

Looking forward to this trip Adam,really enjoy your videos.But hate the word Lavatory instead of toilets.So old English.Lol

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Thank you. Ha - yes, it’s an old school term.

@Currym0n 4 месяца назад

I am most impressed with your editing, script and sound. Just an enquiry - there seems to be excessive base in your location sound on the train. What are you using for location sound?

@FromtheWindowSeat 4 месяца назад

Thank you! So if you’re referring to the natural sound this would have been a GoPro or an iPhone 12 Pro Max. But I’m now using an iPhone 15 Pro Max and a DJI Osmo Pocket 3, so hopefully audio has improved.

@Currym0n 4 месяца назад

That explains it. I’m in my 80s and have just started video editing and videoing our Pioneers SA events and started their Video Channel in South Australia a few months ago years ago. Sound is the hardest thing to do. Of course our meetings are not rolling stock just boring old farts sitting through presentations. Started out with a friends 12 year old HD handycam. I think I’ve got the live lectern sound right but I had a background in sound. RU-vid ‘Pioneers SA’ if you’re interested.

@Currym0n 4 месяца назад

@@FromtheWindowSeat I tried to reply from my phone - not sure if it worked however, I'm in my early eighties and have just started on the video editing thing but the hardest thing to do is the sound. (I do the PA also) I have started a RU-vid channel for the Pioneers Association of South Australia ('Pioneers SA') and it has developed from a couple of 14 year old handycams given to me. We video our events and put them up for other members to view. I use AI to denoise the lectern mic then add atmosphere back in when I need it such as laughs and applause. It is very enjoyable but challenging. Your editing skills to me are awesome. I can hear room-effect in your voice over. AI would remove it but, its not at all bothersome. What mic set up are you using for voiceovers? I have noticed that many people are choosing the Shure SM7b however, I don't like the proximity effect. For me the Electroivoice RE20 is just a tweeny weeny bit better. If you look at my stuff you'll notice that I use Rode NT3 and split that to the camera and PA mixer. Your not in a position to do that kind of set up because you are mobile. Thank you for the chance to share info because I feel I'm working in total isolation.

@FromtheWindowSeat 4 месяца назад

@@Currym0n Wow - you've gone deep into a very professional setup. I record my voiceovers at home (rather than when travelling) using as Rode NT-USB mic. It's nowhere near as professional as the Shure mic you mention. When travelling I used to use the Rode Mic Go but have now transitioned to using the DJI Mic 2 but with a RODE Lavalier II mic. Sound is hard, as you say - and I'm no expert. Mostly self taught from watching other RU-vidrs.

@Currym0n 4 месяца назад

Dear Adam I particularly don't use the Shure as other RU-vidr's do. I avoid it like the plague. At the Lectern I use a Rode NT3 Hyper cardioid 3/4" condenser mic with a Sennheiser XSW-d XLR wireless link to the mixer and from the mixer I use another Sennheiser link to the camera. I understand completely how you have to do sound on the run and you do it very well. I have the privilege of being able to have a mixer on site at the venue. I know It sounds elaborate however the signal chain is basically a split from the PA mixer to the camera via wireless link. Here is a shot of our SA Governor at the lectern with the Rode mic in 2022 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Kh0a42hjFU0.html Here is the same mic at the same venue a year later using AI to de-noise the audio - using to AI de-noise the sound seems to have a studio sound quality in a live environment. I think the AI treatment is wonderful. I value your opinion. Paul @@FromtheWindowSeat

@FaisalAhmed-oh1cg Год назад

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@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

🙏

@rmk7641 Год назад

What was the purpose of the diesel locomotive at the back on the return trip? Thanks for yet another nice video!

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Thank you! Someone else may be able to confirm but I think it’s to help with shunting and as a backup in case the steam engine fails. 🤔

@Larunda 2 года назад

Do you get around Steamrail Victoria and their tours?

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Not yet. Although I went on a short segment between Warrnambool and Camperdown back in Feb.

@hemichump Год назад

you'll have to try the R class steam loco's to Geelong

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

Would love to! :)

@Yitao_Su Год назад

The steam loco was converted into oil burning which has a huge tank on the top

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

I think half were ordered as coal burning and half as oil burning. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_J_class_(1954)

@Yitao_Su Год назад

@@FromtheWindowSeat uh, i c

@rileykernaghan Год назад

Have you done the Walhalla Goldfields Railway? I would be interested to see which "Goldfields Railway" is best. I know I want to do the "Goldfields Railway" on my next trip to Victoria but I get myself confused on which one I am actually thinking about.

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

I haven’t. It’s on my to do list! ☑️

@janineofsoski8771 Год назад

Where can we see the bar menu?

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

You could try contacting them. Couldn’t find a menu on their website. www.vgr.com.au/first-class-travel

@Thespiansewist 3 месяца назад

I didn’t know Victorians had invented the wheel yet

@FromtheWindowSeat 3 месяца назад

🙊

@louiserawle8999 Год назад

I think Southern Cross station in Melbourne is the worst city station in Australia,I was there in September 2022 and I had forgotten how bad the fumes are.Clearly a bad building design .

@FromtheWindowSeat Год назад

I think it looks impressive architecturally but yes, not great for diesel fumes.

@user-og9mf5ql4q 2 года назад

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@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you! 🙏

@issievdhorst 2 года назад

No toilets? HELP!

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

You just need to go to the toilets on the platform at either end of the trip.

@issievdhorst 2 года назад

Nice trip, HORRIBLE MUSIC! YUK

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Cheers!

@nashtm1 5 месяцев назад

You need to stop showing your face continuously through the video.People are not watching to see your face,they want to see the video.Also stop reverse filming of yourself in the mirror. 😮

@FromtheWindowSeat 5 месяцев назад

Ok. Thanks for the feedback.

@johnoakes6772 2 года назад

Congratulations. I really enjoy your presentations which I believe to be highly informative. Well done you have certainly whet my appetite.👏👍🦘

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Hi John. Thank you so much! Great to hear. 😊

@tprashaant 2 года назад

This RU-vid channel deserve more views and subscriptions than any other travelogue documentaries. So, it's my humble request to our esteemed subscriber to share this RU-vid channel as much as you can. It will be the true subscription to this beautiful and unique channel. Thank you 💝 💝💝

@FromtheWindowSeat 2 года назад

Thank you so much. Very kind of you to say! 🙏

@tprashaant 2 года назад

@@FromtheWindowSeat Sir, I wish I could've been working with you.