Drivers eye view, Southern Cross to Swan Hill, October 2023
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Travel with the train driver as we journey from Southern Cross to Swan Hill in the North of the state of Victoria, Australia running a passenger service in an N class locomotive. October 2023.
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Loved watching this on my line where I am situated, such a great insight as compared to sitting inside the carriage imaging what the driver is seeing.
You're welcome. The view up front is a little different to back in the cars. 😀 Glad you enjoyed it Tim 👍 😀
Just finished and loved it, thanks.
You're welcome. Very happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀
Great video mate, certainly a good view from up front
Thank you. Very happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀
I took an N class service from Morwell to Melbourne and it was way comfortable than the usual vlocity trains I see on the Gippsland Line
They are comfortable to travel in. It's a pity their time is limited. Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😄
Can’t wait to do this train ride tomorrow twice
I hope you have an awesome day 👍😀
I know this was a loco hauled trip but that said, I kind of wish there was a separate high drivers cab on railcars, so passengers like me could sit up front and see this view for the whole journey.
I'd pay extra for that. 🤩
You need to go for a ride on the DERM (58RM) when it comes out on tour. It has a seat in the front passengers can sit in and see the drivers view. 👍😀
Canada & USA have observation saloon carriages which includes side facing seats so you don't have a twisted neck at the end of a trip.
@@davidholder3207 The problem with Observation Cars in Australia, would be you'd arrive at your destination well done and ready to serve.🍲🦞🍖😳
@@davidholder3207 they do. I have travelled some routes across the USA in them. 👍😀
awesome video
Very happy to hear you enjoyed the video 👍😀🎄
Hi, how many of these great videos did you make still watching the last of the Warnambool one.
There are quite a few videos. They are all arranged in playlists for their respective areas. It has been a lot of work but comprehensive coverage of the lines across the state. Still more to do yet though. 👍😀
Sadly I live in the Mildura area and the passenger train hasn’t come to us in over 20 years now.
It would be nice to see it come back but I don't think it will. 🤔🤔
@@driver667 it’s been too long for that now. The only trains that come through are the delivery transport carriages.
@@surviverskywalker6515 👍😀
I made this trip (return) yesterday (14/12/23) - Dep SC 7.39, Dep Swan Hill 13.35. I was wondering if you were driving but did not want to disturb you at work. It was a very long day because I started at South Geelong Station at 5.45am after driving there from Ocean Grove! I had always wanted to visit Swan Hill and it was well worth the journey. 😄
That's a long day 😀 No, it was not me yesterday. It was my day off. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the journey. Keep looking, one day I will probably be your driver. 😀🎄👍
Will do! 😀@@driver667
@@geoff825 👍😀
You should make this a timelapse
@@panamrailfan may look at it in the future 🤔👍
I'm absolutely fascinated by the dual gauge track, but I'm waiting for the day someone in head office decides you need a dual gauge double slip 😂 That would really highlight the fun and games that are Australian railways 😄
🤔 I don't think we will see that any time. Glad you enjoy them 👍😀
@driver667 You'd certainly hope not 😄 Many thanks for the reply 👍
@@josephkarl2061 😀👍🎄
Western Australia even has a 120 km dual track main line that's entirely dual gauge because of Australia's gauge mess. It was technically easier to implement at mainline speeds than Victoria's dual gauge track though, because the gap between Narrow Gauge and Standard Gauge is much larger so the tolerances are more generous.
Hopefully one day when I go to Southern Cross Station and when I see you on the V/Line N Class, Vlocity, Sprinter and others Trains hopefully you can get me on Camera while your driving the Train, when I watch you Arrive and Depart.😁
You never know 😀 👍🎄🎄
@@driver667 Maybe😂
@@vlinenclasstrains 👍😀
V/Line N460 City of Castlemaine on the Down 07:39am Swan Hill Service.
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haha me at middle footscray at 11:30
👋👋 Waving hello as I travel past 😀👍
Melbourne to Swan Hill is 4 hrs & 45 mins
Yes 👍😀
accidently paused on a dead roo...oops
moving on, I'm surprised how far the sunbury line goes, well into the outer suburbs (coming from a person who lives in albury)
One of the relatively recent extensions of the suburban system. 👍😀
IS it still train order territory from Bendigo to Swan Hill?
It is 👍😀
@6:35 and we're off
Don't spare the horses 👍😀
What looks suspiciously like TPWS grids at various signals...why the right hand running though?
The line from Sunbury to Kyneton is two bidirectional lines side by side. The west line is the fast line with trains using it to Melbourne in the morning then switch over with trains from Melbourne using it in the afternoon. 👍😀
sunbury railway station the temius of the electrification line and the last station of melbourne
It is 👍 We used to run Sunbury trains with P classes and N classes. It's a lot different now 👍😊
@@driver667 that is a good run noticed the train how it merges to the left once it leaves southern cross
It's a good run. 👍😀
@@driver667 yes i highly enjoyed it
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Why do you drive on the right side track after Sunbury? Everywhere else it seems you run on the left where there is dual track.
Both lines are bidirectional. The west line is higher speed and is used for the direction of peak hour trains so direction of the lines swaps over during the day. 👍😀
@1:58 where two tracks merge into one 😃
Don't you just love point work 😀😀👍😊
@@driver667 just demostarted there you would either stop or come tw a crawl while the other melbourne bound train de-merges 😀
@@Mediawatcher2023 👍😀
@@driver667 i think i made an error tracks merged in to one but they demerged into two and back to one again lol
@@Mediawatcher2023 there are plenty of tracks to see...👍😀
More trips to Sale thanks.
More on it's way 👍😀
Bairnsdale is my next planned trip! 😀
@@geoff825 Great 👍 I hope you enjoy the ride 😀 👍
@@driver667 when’s your next trip?
@@ryanblucher200 A lot of the time my roster gets changed around to suit what needs a driver. I'm not sure when the next run to Bairnsdale is but I have recorded one recently that will go up soon. 👍😀
Not one sign of a cow, dingo, , dog, emu, horse, kangaroo, steer or wallabi in the bush! Just a few gallah's. A line crying out for robot driving.
@@davidholder3207 the wildlife is there. Usually comes out at night. 👍😀
@@driver667 Been meaning to ask if you get much "track Kill" ?
@@davidholder3207 it happens, animals, birds but not a lot thankfully. 👍😀