What Remains of the Belmont Railway Spur?

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From 1885 to 1956, the Belmont Spur Line, also known as the Belmont Branch and the Perth Racecourse Railway, ran from the Eastern Line in Bayswater, across the Swan River and terminated at the Ascot Racecourse. It was notable for specially designed carriages that could transport up to 60 horses per train.
Nearly 70 years after demolition, I follow and recreate the former trainline on my bike. What will I discover?
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@TOPSSPOT Месяц назад

I often watch historic channels about other countries it’s great to see Perth based history thanks Brendan.

@CursoryMercenary 2 месяца назад

You should do some more info on the 'lost' stations of Perth railway network.

@brendansodyssey 2 месяца назад

I plan to. Watch this space!

@Trainspottedatperth Месяц назад

@@brendansodyssey Could've done Welshpool Train Station but now demolised due to low use :( (also demolished for the Armadale/Thornlie rail elevation and rebuilding stations from Carlisle to Beckenham.

@ChloeAcason Месяц назад

There is a really cool house in Victoria park where the train conductor or person in-charge of the station used to live and a little shop/deli was next door

@lawrencebillson6224 2 месяца назад

I’m a member of the local SES and have lost count of the number of times we’ve used that mound on the Bayswater side in rescue exercises. Turns out it was a rail bridge abutment! Thanks for this fascinating insight into our history.

@TerryRussell 2 месяца назад

Thanks for your work for the community. If you were working in 2012 you might have helped find the body of my friend Anto, 543m from that mound, near the Tonkin Hwy. RiP Anto. Great video.

@australiantruckspotting8883 2 месяца назад

I believe the weird small house next to Gt Eastern Hwy was built as some sort of advertising for a brick or tile company, maybe Midland brick. Another interesting fact is that it was moved from its original location in the early 2000s due to some redevelopment. It was only moved about 100 metres or so. I think there is a car park now where it originally stood.

@dixie265 2 месяца назад

Yes you are right, the misses says it was Bristile Tiles

@craigie6025 2 месяца назад

@@dixie265 That's correct.

@1chrisandangie 2 месяца назад

The small house was used for advertising, brick, roof tile's and clay pipe products for Brisbane and Wunberlich which became Britile.

@comohealthfitness5574 Месяц назад

All of the above is in fact correct, it was like an advertisement for building products. My grandfather worked for Brisbane and Wunderlich as a roof tiler and indeed put the roof on that little house. We knew it as the ‘dolls house’ and use to play in it at its former site. Then it fell terribly into disrepair. I’m so glad they didn’t demolish it for the developers! Brendan, I’m really enjoying your obscure historical finds of Perth. It encourages me to get on my bike also and take a look myself. Great stuff!

@johnnavarro9169 Месяц назад

We called it the fairy house when we were kids in the 50s and 60s.

@mizpar 2 месяца назад

Hi Brendan, I believe it is pronounced , Whot - lee. we lived in some units in Whatley crescent, maylands. Most of the locals pronounced the road as whot-lee. But hey vitimin, vitamin, whichever! Your local history is really, really good. Keep up the vids.

@brendansodyssey 2 месяца назад

Ha, yeah. My partner let me know right after I uploaded the video. I should have known better, I live within walking distance of it!

@chriscoveries 3 месяца назад

hey cool some original research . old maps, state archives, this was some decent depth. this was nice! thanks for the HOURS of work!

@brendansodyssey 3 месяца назад

Thanks mate, appreciate it. Sitting in the archive at the State Library is my favourite part about making these videos :)

@MrSteamDragon Месяц назад

Am impressed with the amount of background research you put into these videos... I have dug around the SLWA and NLA archives on a few occasions myself, I know how much of a pain in can be sometimes 😎

@1chrisandangie 2 месяца назад

I was a bricklayer For Bristile and worked on those kilns. there called bee hive kiln's.

@plasmatic7081 Месяц назад

Really cool to see some content on the history of Perth, especially so local! looks like we ride our bikes in some of the same places haha

@johnnavarro9169 Месяц назад

I lived in keymer street and remember walking along the old line to go fishing behind the racecourse. I still remember one of my older mates covering a cobbler in black clay from the bank of the river and baking it in the fire. I swear it was the sweetest tasting catfish catfish you could wish for. That was about 1960 or 62. Thanks for the memories.

@michaelhorvath2876 2 месяца назад

I grew up in this area and I was always told that mound near the end of Slade street was where the rail bridge used to be but I never knew there was any part of it left in the water, or on the far side of the river! Well done.

@Mtownsend80 2 месяца назад

I'm glad youtube suggested your channel. Looking forward to future mods.

@susanbarnes6632 Месяц назад

Love your videos and enjoy your historical research. Keep up the hood work!

@johnnydev9318 Месяц назад

Loved seeing "Maylands Airport" on the old map. 🙂🙂🙂 They would've been the days ...

@brendansodyssey Месяц назад

The hangers are still there. The whole complex is now a police facility

@jonathancox2907 Месяц назад

Damm disgrace to see rail history wiped out like this,but all our others cities have done the same thing.disgrace.great video too.

@iantrevor303 Месяц назад

Great channel and a very interesting video Brendan. Keep it up 👍

@1toonhead 2 месяца назад

I had no idea this track even extisted. I'm really surprised how they just scrapped the whole lot. I've done some similar things myself with mates, one that might interest you was the Armadale to Jandakot line which ended in Fremantle. That was a real shame they shut that down, just how handy having a line from Armadale to Frematle direct. There is a couple of colvets and bit of things. Surpisingly a large amount of warehouses in Bibra lake and Jandakot still havebits of railway in them. Also for you gaming side, if you are in Armadale, take a visit to the Armadale Retile Center, you will find a little puple dragon surprise. Not sure how how my purple boy is going but I did build him.

@BuildingBeautifully Месяц назад

Great video! You've earned a sub. I was so interested in this video even though I'm not from Perth.

@calw2939 Месяц назад

Very interesting video Brendan. I’m a Melbournian but enjoy learning about the Perth history with your videos.

@markscott2215 Месяц назад

Mate - I love your work. Very informative and a nice, laid back style

@DumbSkippy 22 дня назад

Brenam, thank you for making great videos! 5 Stars!

@Hoff191 2 месяца назад

Great video. I knew about the railway line to the racecourse and always look for some evidence when I bike passed there on some of my morning cycles. It’s seems I was actually looking in the right place but I never noticed the remains on the riverbank. Anyway, really good to watch. Keep it up mate! 👍🏻

@denishilder3124 Месяц назад

There was a Belmont branch line in Newcastle NSW. It closed in the 1980’s and has been made into a cycle path for the whole length, with a new section to be opened to Swansea. The line was built for the coal mines at Dudley and Redhead, plenty of infrastructure to see, and a great ride!

@basillah7650 Месяц назад

this is wa

@eddylansdown4172 2 месяца назад

Lived in Keymer st. in the 60's played on the old siding there was a creek that ran down to the river along where the old line was.

@brendansodyssey 2 месяца назад

I believe that the same creek is still there but you can't really see it in the video. It didn’t look too healthy, unfortunately.

@je7098 Месяц назад

Great to see these videos. I think it's a pity that WA has lost so much rail infrastructure I hope you get to do some videos of the Kep track, there's a beautiful brick bridge out Wooroloo way on Werribee rd between Rahnie Rd and Allen St.

@brendansodyssey Месяц назад

Any chance you coule share coordinates on Google Maps? I can't quite spot it.

@je7098 Месяц назад

@@brendansodyssey maps.app.goo.gl/qytB4LxDFNNqxAFX8 Hope this works, there's nowhere to park so might be a bit of a hike but the brickwork is worth it

@matthewrosser6234 Месяц назад

Really enjoying your channel!

@brendansodyssey Месяц назад

Thanks mate!

@dans7759 2 месяца назад

Really interesting content! Very happy to have found you. Looking forward to seeing more. Keep up the good work. 👍

@brettnorman8334 2 месяца назад

Great videos mate! Keep em coming. Didn't even know about this spur before but my father remembers. Love to see a future video on the old kilns. My father and grandfather both worked there when they were operating and could give you some snippets of info. I currently work on the overhead electrical lines in Perth rail so love the rail history.

@theodricaethelfrith 3 месяца назад

Great video! Train content from Australia is a welcome diversion. Very curious to know what that little house is.

@GdayitsPete 2 месяца назад

Great content Brendan, found your channel while researching the Belmont line... in Brisbane. Keep up the good work.

@FalconXE302 2 месяца назад

New sub... enjoyed the video... You provide the information in a very easy to follow and understand format.

@karamia1392 Месяц назад

Really interesting Brendan. I went looking for the remains of that bridge once …. You got way further than me! My interest is in the Aboriginal History of Perth … of course very often these cross paths. There were a number of Aboriginal camps along the railway beyond Bayswater station. The little house on Gt Eastern Highway (as you probably know) started life as an advert for bricks … I forget which company. I love the old kilns. Once as we drove past … when my son was a little boy and had been studying Ancient Egypt at school, he asked whether kings were buried there. So from then on the kilns were ‘The Kings’ :)

@basillah7650 Месяц назад

midland bricks

@Ayenstreasurehunting 3 месяца назад

Great to see that you're back 😊 I'd only just found your channel and obsessively binged all of your awesome footage only to realise the videos had stopped. I was pleasantly surprised to get a notification letting me know to watch your latest. I look forward to trying to locate some of the areas that you highlighted. Great footage and historical info. Cheers Ayen

@brendansodyssey 3 месяца назад

Have you even metal detected around the Clackline refractory? I was there years ago (just taking photos, not filming) and there was a guy there with a metal detector. It seemed like he was having some luck too, although I can't remember the specifics.

@Ayenstreasurehunting 3 месяца назад

@brendansodyssey Hi, no, I haven't, but thanks for the tip. I'll research the area. I'm still new to the researching side of detecting, so I'm always happy to learn of areas to check out

@spoiled_kitten Месяц назад

I love the video. So cool to learn more about my home city

@GeneratedUsername 22 дня назад

Great channel!

@aaroninclub Месяц назад

Great video!

@cwa1708 8 дней назад

Awesome man

@joanfreestone1707 Месяц назад

Brendan, I'm wondering if that little brick house might have once been built by Bristile. They used to build little houses like that years ago (1960s) to advertise their products.

@Blluren 2 месяца назад

Hmm was not expecting this to be about Perth and was delighted when I clicked and it was. Its a shame they decommissioned this spur as I have always felt that transport in that area could be improved with a spur and didn't realise one existed... Very interesting :)

@johnks6733 2 месяца назад

When I saw Belmont I thought it was the railway(tramway) from Norman PK to Belmont in Brisbane Qld

@rickneill6924 2 месяца назад

Good detective work 🔍 Quite interesting.

@CHALGI98 Месяц назад

Hey mate that area that’s vacant is the old Bayswater tip they are unable to build houses ontop of it due to ground pollution levels

@Suhgurim Месяц назад

I'm supposed to be studying... now I'm procrastinating thx lol...

@vsvnrg3263 Месяц назад

i enjoyed this. ive got some suggestions for lost railways. armadale to freo. it followed armadale road then forrest road. the weston langford site has some photos of it. or how about the timber tramway from the darling ranges along bickley road to the canning river. or the railway from freo to rockingham and woodman point.

@MrLeslloyd 2 месяца назад

I remember the Kiln chimneys over on the other side,Maylands.And an old Hangar,i found out the main airport for Perth was located there but couldn't see it on your maps.

@OlBloke 2 месяца назад

Thanks, that's an interesting video. Do you have any plans for a video about the old zig-zag line to Kalamunda?

@brendansodyssey 2 месяца назад

Yes, and in the meantime check out my video on Statham's Quarry. That was linked to the zig-zag by a spur line.

@isabeller6506 2 месяца назад

the Ascot Water Playground is also nearby all that other Ascot/Belmont history, I wish there was something left of it now but I'm pretty sure only the carpark remains

@brendansodyssey 2 месяца назад

Not much at all these days, I had a walk through the site about 6 months ago. Some of it has been developed for housing. Here are some photos I took when it looked a bit more interesting: breakingintotheindustry.blogspot.com/2014/06/abandoned-ascot-water-playground.html

@johnnydev9318 Месяц назад

Yeah, we used to take our kids there in the early 90's - time sure flies ... 🫤🫤

@martinburke8314 Месяц назад

If you cross Goongoongup Bridge (between East Perth and Burswood) and look down into the river, just south of the bridge is the foundations of what appears to be an earlier bridge. In good conditions you can see that the foundations stretch some way across the river, and may be why the 'navigable' section under the Goongoongup Bridge and Windan Bridge is close up to the western bank. This may be the bridge across the river shown on your map at ~15:10 into your video, but that appears to be farther north than this. I've often wondered when this bridge was around, and was it just demolished when the Graham Farmer Freeway was built.

@brendansodyssey Месяц назад

It's probably this: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunbury_Bridge

@Quokka666 Месяц назад

love vids mate finly some wone shoing off the history of perth have you look at the amobunkers in woodmints point

@JC-vo9th 2 месяца назад

Wow dude, you found the algorithm!

@1snappytom 2 месяца назад

the elevated track embankment was the in the late 60 plus the remains of the concrete parts of the bridge

@peterosy 2 месяца назад

Great interesting video, thanks:) I think I had seen old footage where old steam engines had been buried somewhere between Bayswater and Ashfield stations? Be interesting to know and if you had time, to see if they could still be there buried there, or maybe were later removed for scrap and for all the developments. With our sandy soil, maybe they still be there and not too rusted :)

@brendansodyssey 2 месяца назад

I know they were scrapped, unsure about the burials.

@partymeeple5633 Месяц назад

There was also a line direct from Armadale to just south of Fremantle. I wonder if that's worth a bike ride? ~smiles~

@davidsutherland4280 Месяц назад

It was for Bristile.

@ACDZ123 2 месяца назад

Fyi whatley is pronounced like you say what ..what lee.good research 👍

@ClamTram96 2 месяца назад

Maybe EC on the map meant Electrical connection for things like signalling information from a signal box nearby

@brendansodyssey 2 месяца назад

Checks out

@simonmadeley1330 2 месяца назад

It's probably Electrical Cabinet

@kenedge 2 месяца назад

E C in the old days was Earth Closet or what we call the outside dunny or Toilet. Used for the male workers and or public mainly

@kenedge 2 месяца назад

The cross section diagram near bottom of plan shows the section through the station with the two platforms of 10ft 9 wide with a row of sleepers forming the front face of the platform and level with top of rail.

@mrewan6221 Месяц назад

@@kenedge Yes. It's the non-water (maybe a "long-drop") version of the W.C.

@baronbayne9899 3 месяца назад

Really curious to know more about those Ascot kilns..

@brendansodyssey 3 месяца назад

They've been restoring them for quite a while now. I plan to make a video once they're done.

@rolly4x4 2 месяца назад

Pretty sure it’s an old brick works

@wint44 19 дней назад

ec stands fo earth closet or toilet as far as I know. just found your chanell thanks for local items

@thelocalshaman8024 2 месяца назад

cool, where do you get those old aerial photos?

@brendansodyssey 2 месяца назад

Landgate Map Viewer

@johnhart2619 28 дней назад

Have you done anything about Midland?

@brendansodyssey 27 дней назад

Not yet. Plenty to cover there, though.

@simonscott1121 2 месяца назад

EC = Electrical Cabinet?

@Auxodium 2 месяца назад

Shame the line isn't there. This section of Perth could do with a heavy rail line.

@aaroninclub Месяц назад

Fun Fact: I am as old as electric trains in Perth !!!

@qjtvaddict Месяц назад

Isn’t Western Australia lightly populated?

@MrGaZZaDaG Месяц назад

11:40 - classic Perth driver in the right lane

@basillah7650 Месяц назад

classic old person thinking he can do whatever he wants lol

@nickislade5533 2 месяца назад

Watley? It’s what ley…. Do you say wat is this that ?

@xr6lad Месяц назад

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ it’s not just the English that race horses.

@Fronzel.Neekburm 2 месяца назад

What was up with that guy?? I guess its ironic. Cyclists cause that to cars. Still bit rude.

@brendansodyssey 2 месяца назад

He did have headphones in, but I'm surprised he didn't spot a 6.2 foot guy on a bike in his periphery. Just focused on the walk ahead, I guess.

@christianmiddleton7738 Месяц назад

It's disgraceful that so much of our passed moments in time historical buildings sites have been lost due to bad records etc from government and industries.