Ballarat Heritage Weekend Day Trip - 2022
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- In this episode we head to the regional city of Ballarat for the annual heritage weekend festive, visit the newly opened tram museum and then venture back to Melbourne in the night with Steamrail Victoria.
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Shot in 4k, best watched in Full HD. Cameras used: A7SIII with 16-35mm Lens
The Ballarat episode you spoke of would be really interesting I feel, awesome viewing on this one as well Will. Thank you.
Thanks Lee! It's a couple of videos I'm pretty keen to make! Stay tuned!
Looked very cold!!!
Enjoyed the video!!
Thanks Joel! I do enjoy making these trip vlogs! Hopefully more to come!
Awesome video Will. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much Nicholas!
Hi Will, great video and nice job on the editing. The shots coming into Melbourne where crystal clear and the steam reflecting the city lights gave it real historic look. Just the way I remembered it when I went on Rail Trips with my father 50 years ago.
Cam
Thank you very much Cam! Really glad you enjoyed the video!
Wonderful video Will
Thank you!
The Ballarat Tramway Museum has been exceptionally fortunate to receive $2.4million in State and Federal grants for a full reconstruction of 90% of their running line and depot yard with new rail and track foundations. This also includes extending the Museum yard to connect with the new display building, which in itself has been a long term project.
The display there is wonderful and in a great display of inter-organisational cooperation, the VR tram is from the nearby MTPA collection located in Haddon. The Geelong ‘Butterbox’ tram is a work of art. I count myself extremely fortunate to be involved with the mechanical fit out and initial of that tram in Bendigo, it is great to see it kept in such a wonderful display facility.
Hello William! That's some excellent news they're getting much important funding to keep them going! I hope one day they get the funding to extend the line, that would be amazing!
It's honestly one of the nicest displays I've come across, really well presented! I can't wait to see it all finished and operational. That's awesome to hear you got to work on that tram, it's a real beauty!
@@WillJamesRailways It certainly is! What is even better is that the 10% of track that isn’t being rebuilt now was rebuilt to the same standard in 2019 so virtually their entire network is going to be “as new” and will serve the society for decades to come. Maybe one day a lake extension will happen but consolidating their existing operation for the very long term future is a great step forward.
The Butterbox was a great job to work on and we all justifiably felt proud of it afterwards. I was the test driver for it here in Bendigo and it is a little pocket rocket! During the brake tests, it had no problem getting up to top speed before putting the brakes on to measure the stopping distance.
Still can’t help but think unless that track gets extended round the lake, that short section is never going to attract the numbers required unlike the Bendigo tram. Even a route round the gardens at the north end of the track where they seem very under utilised would be great.
Will, thank you for another great trip report. Ballarat is a very beautiful city.
Pity you missed the main heritage activities, but thank you again for sharing.
Cheers, and stay safe, Michael
Thank you very much Michael!
Really, really, really good!!
Thanks Matt!
great video will, great shot at 3:40
Thank you!
well done Will
Thank you very much!
10:40 I knew you would film that because let’s be honest who wouldn’t
Ah absolutely had to!
What was the D3 doing at Ballarat workshops
that vlo at 3:25 is cutting it close under the bridge
I reckon it is! I didn’t even notice until you pointed it out!
I was there!
Great stuff!
Hi Will loved the video on the Ballarat train. Also just letting you know that video footage didn't match up with the audio when you were in the shot.
Hey Corey thanks!
What’s time does it happen?
@@WillJamesRailways it happened through the whole video look forward to seeing the next video you upload.
Thanks Corey 😀
Great night footage. Shame that Ballarat wasn’t doing much for the festival or if they did it was advertised badly.
Thanks Robert! Yeah it was a real shame, as I remember it was a good little festival once!
Ripper video Will
Thanks Jordy!
How do we find out about all of these events ?
Steamrail and 707 Operations are a great start! They update them frequently with events they’ll be at, with ticket and more!
wonderful video Will
Thank you!