Drivers eye view, Flinders Street to Frankston, Jun 2024
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Travel with the train driver as we travel from Flinders Street to Frankston on this suburban line in the South East of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in a Siemens suburban electric train. June 2024.
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Very good video became glad to see your video n enjoy
Thank you. Very happy to hear you enjoyed the video 👍😀
It's interesting to consider what this line looks like now compared to 10 to 20 years ago. I remember voicing my support for Southland station when feasibility was being seriously considered. Might take a ride to Parkdale soon to see what the new station is like.
@@georgeheilman4243 it has certainly changed immensely over the last few years. Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😀
One thing I love about these suburban electric trains, is their rapid and effortless acceleration. My first experience, one that still sticks with me, was on the first test run of a fully laden train on the Noarlunga (now Seaford) line after its electrification.
So different from a sluggish diesel railcar.
Electric trains benefit from not having to generate the power for propulsion (whatever type of propulsion) on board so are lighter and just as, if not more powerful. 👍😀
Great to do the entire journey. Parkdale looking very close
@@AndrewCastlemaine very happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀
Great video
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀
Good grief, he must have got the one of a few days over this past decade that the Frankston line has not had rail replacement buses somewhere along the trip !
It has been a hectic time with bus replacements every other day. Pheeewww. 😂😂👍😀
Omg I thought Middle Footscray and West Footscray were bad - McKinnon and Bentleigh are like a 60-second walk from each other! 😂
@@razeablaze don't want people having to walk to far. 🤣🤣👍
13:33 Everyone's a *Star* at Malvern! Just thought I'd "pedal" that out! LOL😁
@@neilforbes416 hmmm... 😂👍
I wonder why Caulfield station is called Caulfield racecourse.
@@JTRAIN the caulfield racecourse is right across the road. 👍😀
Great looking at the line that I worked on initially as a Station Assistant in 1961 and latterly as a Signal Assistant at Seaford through to 1965 after which time went into the Australian Army, and thereafter from 1967 though. Following my military service, I went back to the Victorian Railways as a Station Assistant at Cheltenham, and soon thereafter re-qualified in my Safe Working Certificates, and went out as a Signal Assistant at McKinnon Railway Station in 1968. In the latter part of 1968, I qualified as an Assistant Station Master Class 5 and was posted to Darnum. After an disagreement with Stewie Rae the District Superintendent, I resigned and joined the Regular Army for 10 years and then went on to qualify as a Lawyer. Just one point I would like to raise. Why is there no indication of the station names between Patterson and Cheltenham??? The first indication of the station names after Patterson is *MENTONE!*
I just had a look, Moorabbin, Highett, Southland and Cheltenham are all labelled fine. That's an interesting career life that you have experienced. Plenty of great stories along the way I would guess. 👍😀
I’m still waiting for Parkdale Skyrail with Siemens suburban electric train
@@ConnorSmith-sx1zn need to go over it again. 👍🤔
now i am waiting for Frankston to stony point it is good trips
@@alexisprotopopo it's on the list. Glad you are enjoying them 👍😀
This is so cool. As someone who takes this route most days (as a passenger), thanks for sharing this video so I could see it from a driver's perspective. One question please, if you're allowed to disclose, are you rostered on the same Frankston Werribee/Williamstown route each day and each week as you then become familiar with exactly when to stop and the intricacies of the route? Or do you get rostered on multiple routes?
I actually drive for vline these days and not Metro any more so my camera went for a ride on this one, but the drivers are rostered over different routes each day after qualifying along each of the routes. Very happy to hear you enjoyed the ride along the line 😀 👍
Why in earth didnt they quadruple the inner section of this line from Caulfield to at least Moorabbin or Southland when they had the chance?
@@BigBlueMan118 In a perfect world maybe, but I guess there is only so much money available 🤔👍😀
@@driver667 right but then why implement a design that makes future quad unworkable? This is another reason i prefer elevating the lines because it will be sonewhat easier to change of amplify track and Stations in future.
@@BigBlueMan118 good question. 👍😀
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Driver I’m 14 and I’m gonna be like you when I’m older I love trains, have to be 21 to work at metro. And 18 for Vline so I’m gonna work at Vline do you think I’ll get in? How LONG does training go for? 😢
@@Xixid1 study at school and get good grades. Then apply. 👍😀
@ what year do I have to do at school to apply any school year I have to d?
Maybe year 10 or so. 🤔🤔👍
@ oh ok not year 12
@@driver667 🚨 also how long does Driver training go for? 🫤
I’m just letting you know the new parkdale station is now open it’s has overpass
@@ConnorSmith-sx1zn yes, I believe it is now open. 👍😀
Parkdale station is now open
@@tomhenry6440 yes, I believe it probably is now. 👍😀
Do a drivers view video on the hcmt trains
@@yungprimeriley I don't drive them but I would like to do that. 👍😀
U don’t have a stony point line video yet do u? If not can u see if u can :)
@@Trainspottervic not yet, but it is on my list. 👍😀
@@driver667 vline drives that route correct not metro even tho the line is metro owned
@@Trainspottervic no, Metro pays vline for the use of the sprinters and Metro drivers drive it. 👍😀
I must say i am confused do you work for V/Line or Metro?
@@JTransport I work for vline but my camera goes for rides on other trains sometimes. 👍😀
The franga line I see 👀
It is. Hope you enjoyed it 👍 😀
@@driver667 I sure did 💯
@@exzoxv very happy to hear that 👍 😀
10:00 Toorak - in between Onerak and Threerak! LOL😁
@@neilforbes416 🤔🙄👍😀
I see Melbourne shares the sorry fate of all western cities these days - graffiti - or as we are meant to call it “art” and “self expression” or more correctly, vandalism
@@ianpeddle6818 unfortunately you are correct. 🤔👍
would you prefer big slabs of grey concrete instead? a lot of graffiti around melbourne has real artistic value and skill involved
@ did I say I wanted huge slabs of concrete? Where did I say that. A lot of it is also gang related trash. I’m all in favour of public “art” but when it covers every single surface it’s an eye sore but hey if you live the slum vibe with undercurrents of gang, fill your flip flops.
@@cerulean5881 the problem is, a lot of it is ugly tags everywhere. Wouldn't be so bad if it was all nice art and not on the trains. 🤔👍