Brilliant video. I recall doing work experience as a 16 year old in the same year down at Geelong Railway Station. I travelled in the cab of an A class on a Warrnambool passenger train between Geelong and Camperdown. I was in heaven, the crew were excellent, let me ride in the fireman's seat and blow the horn as we rattled along. I recall it was a rough ride, not unlike this line!
Thx Dustin. I shot that footage all those years ago thinking the B's would be all gone soon. Its amazing a few are still around. Those A's were notoriously rough.
I love how you can see the McMahons Road crossing before it was upgraded with traffic, and this also would've been right after the Beach Street, Frankston was removed and replaced with the pedestrian crossing (while the road crossing was re-routed to the overpass just north of the former crossing site) ' Also, 0:41 Goodbye, Old Yeller.....That gunshot sounded like it was REALLY close to where you were standing!!
Thanks Patrick. Ive had all this material stored away for all these years as my interest moved from video work to other things. Ive now returned to my video interest!
Fantastic footage on the Stony Point line back in the loco hauled days. Love the cabride footage too. Also funny seeing the doors wide open and people hanging out, a normal every day occurance back then.
Cheers. I managed to get it on Betacam SP, which was a real bonus. I just should have done a bit of colour correction and enhancing when I edited, but its easy to spend days going down that path! And remember the days of W class trams with people hopping on and off at random and hanging out? They were the days!
also an interesting point is S307 & C501 are now both preserved at Seymour at the Seymour Rail Heritage Centre (as from April 22nd this year) & C507 is with SSR running freight trains most of the time these days
Thx Justin. Ive had all this material just sitting off to the side for years, almost forgotten about. Got some Leongatha footage (also shot on Betacam SP) just digitised and waiting to be edited. I will get to it in a few weeks.
It's been over 15 years since any steam ran on this line, a real shame. I remember the old orange powered railcar's, always needing to be rescued by a locomotive as they constantly broke down, the line has fallen into disrepair over recent years with many rotten redgum sleepers needing urgent replacement. I have lived beside this line for 35 years, back when BHP had massive freight laden trains sometimes with 4 loco's hauling, and seeing it become what it is today, same route, most of the lovely little rail sidings are gone especially in Somerville and Crib point.
Thanks for the comments Cliff. I'm so pleased I had the opportunity to capture a fair bit of video (and pics) over time as recording history is a really important thing. Just wish I had of got more signal box internal shots around the country.
Brilliant footage Ted, I grew up On the back of this line. Thanks heaps for sharing. Please upload the Leongatha footage when you can, looking forward to it! Cheers ! 🙂
Thanks Travis. I'm pleased I didnt leave it any longer to digitise the Betacam SP tapes, as they have deteriorated a fair bit, unlike the VHS tapes. One would have thought a pro format would be more stable, however the metal oxide is dislodging from the tapes. I will post something from NSW next, then probably something non rail, then Leongatha.
Thx Rob, tho you might be over rating it a tad! The amazing thing is that some B and S class are actually still in service all this time later. I shot that footage on Betacam SP way back then thinking they were likely soon to all be withdrawn!
Great footage and history! She moves away quickly at 5:40. Without HEP on the B, what did the H sets do for lights/aircon? Or did they have their own generators?
Hi Jack, just wish I had covered even more than I did now, looking back. Ive got some more material of the line from Cranbourne to Leongatha to work thru at some stage. It was all shot on Betacam SP but some of the camera tapes have gone missing and ive only got a VHS copy of those missing tapes, and worse still, it has a time code window at the top of frame. Ive put it in the too hard basket for now.
That is the Up end of the Cerberus Naval Base triangle. By then this leg was out of use, but in the days of the Navy trains it was regularly used. The other leg goes into Crib Point station and is seen just before the level crossing.
Theres quite a few things we cant do any more. It will be cotton wool around soon! Not sure about the dogs condition, tho things arent always as they seem ;-)
Nice....... But explain to me how this wasn't a 1/2 car sprinter or DRC prior set... has me confused. The service probably should be been an A.. The b must've been surplus? Today we have 2/3 car sprinters from Southern cross to Seymour, but why these aren't 3 car VLO sets is...
Great clip, charming scenery, at 0.42 is sounded like the train ran over a detonator, but didn't sound the horn? Or maybe someone shot the yapping dog! Never got to Stony Point by train despite spending a lot of time at Mount Eliza and Frankston visiting friends in the early 1980's. Great cab ride in the B61, looks like the driver giving his mate a go, teaching him the finer things (good dynamic braking in conjunction with the air).
Yeah Dave, it was a gun shot sound effect. Thought I'd throw it in and see if anyone noticed! The very annoying yapping dog was real tho. From memory, the driver was not a regular down there (maybe he was from South Dynon?) on this service where as the other guy was. Very grateful to both of them for having myself and the camera on board.
What a gem of a vid, god! Jaws* (C-501) on the Stony Point line!!! must lie down..... *(It all started with a Filipino woman I heard who pronounced a child named George as Jaws LOL)
Hi Ben. That is a train staff (of which there are several different versions/types) and it is a traditional form of 'safeworking' (as its known in the industry) for single lines. The concept is to, under normal operating circumstances, prevent more than one train being in a single line section between stations at any one time. Some versions of staffs are also used to unlock intermediate points in the sections to allow access to sidings.
Just fix up the line make it longer to go to langwarrin and other neglected areas.speed things up a bit.people need to get to melbourne in an efficient manner.its not the 1900s.the government needs to spend more money on bloody railways.
Brilliant video. I recall doing work experience as a 16 year old in the same year down at Geelong Railway Station. I travelled in the cab of an A class on a Warrnambool passenger train between Geelong and Camperdown. I was in heaven, the crew were excellent, let me ride in the fireman's seat and blow the horn as we rattled along. I recall it was a rough ride, not unlike this line!
Thx Dustin. I shot that footage all those years ago thinking the B's would be all gone soon. Its amazing a few are still around. Those A's were notoriously rough.
I love how you can see the McMahons Road crossing before it was upgraded with traffic, and this also would've been right after the Beach Street, Frankston was removed and replaced with the pedestrian crossing (while the road crossing was re-routed to the overpass just north of the former crossing site) '
Also, 0:41 Goodbye, Old Yeller.....That gunshot sounded like it was REALLY close to where you were standing!!
The gunshot may also have been a touch of humour added afterwards ;-)
Great historical video and thanks for preserving it. Good to see that all these locomotives have survived too.
Thanks Patrick. Ive had all this material stored away for all these years as my interest moved from video work to other things. Ive now returned to my video interest!
Fantastic footage on the Stony Point line back in the loco hauled days. Love the cabride footage too. Also funny seeing the doors wide open and people hanging out, a normal every day occurance back then.
Cheers. I managed to get it on Betacam SP, which was a real bonus. I just should have done a bit of colour correction and enhancing when I edited, but its easy to spend days going down that path!
And remember the days of W class trams with people hopping on and off at random and hanging out? They were the days!
Just stumbled on the best video I have seen in ages! !
Cheers :-)
Wow, hanging hoses back on the dummy couplings at 14:30, what a novelty! Quite enjoyed that, especially the cabride segments!
Yes, someone learnt on Friday night to not leave them hanging when I'm around! It makes me NOT HAPPY!
The footage of C501 and 507 awesome.
The C's and 830/48's are my fave locos, along with the 930's and 44's I guess. Loved working on the C class most of all.
also an interesting point is S307 & C501 are now both preserved at Seymour at the Seymour Rail Heritage Centre (as from April 22nd this year) & C507 is with SSR running freight trains most of the time these days
Great footage! Thanks for sharing
Thx Justin. Ive had all this material just sitting off to the side for years, almost forgotten about.
Got some Leongatha footage (also shot on Betacam SP) just digitised and waiting to be edited. I will get to it in a few weeks.
Classic footage
It's cute in the days when people cared about Victorian railways.
It's been over 15 years since any steam ran on this line, a real shame. I remember the old orange powered railcar's, always needing to be rescued by a locomotive as they constantly broke down, the line has fallen into disrepair over recent years with many rotten redgum sleepers needing urgent replacement. I have lived beside this line for 35 years, back when BHP had massive freight laden trains sometimes with 4 loco's hauling, and seeing it become what it is today, same route, most of the lovely little rail sidings are gone especially in Somerville and Crib point.
Excellent video - very enjoyable and historic.
Thanks for the comments Cliff. I'm so pleased I had the opportunity to capture a fair bit of video (and pics) over time as recording history is a really important thing. Just wish I had of got more signal box internal shots around the country.
Brilliant footage Ted, I grew up
On the back of this line. Thanks heaps for sharing. Please upload the Leongatha footage when you can, looking forward to it! Cheers ! 🙂
Thanks Travis. I'm pleased I didnt leave it any longer to digitise the Betacam SP tapes, as they have deteriorated a fair bit, unlike the VHS tapes. One would have thought a pro format would be more stable, however the metal oxide is dislodging from the tapes.
I will post something from NSW next, then probably something non rail, then Leongatha.
Thanks Ted much appreciated, looking forward to it 👍
I also grew up om this line... loved waking up to the horns in the mornings
Absolutely magnificent video
Thx Rob, tho you might be over rating it a tad! The amazing thing is that some B and S class are actually still in service all this time later. I shot that footage on Betacam SP way back then thinking they were likely soon to all be withdrawn!
at 0:41 DID I HEAR A FUCKING GUNSHOT!?
You fucking may well have, but sometimes things arent always as they seem ;-)
Best C class look right there
The C class were a brilliant loco and presumably still are
They look awesome in orange/grey
1992 geez a long long time ago
Fantastic flashback to the good old days
Just wish I had covered more signal box workings
Love it
Cheers :-)
Great video, thanks for sharing. 👍
Thx Jamie :-)
Great footage and history! She moves away quickly at 5:40. Without HEP on the B, what did the H sets do for lights/aircon? Or did they have their own generators?
Cheers Adam. TBH, i cant recall what the story was re power in the event of no HEP.
The carriages are MTH's used for the DRC railmotors
Yes - each MTH had its own genset.
Great historical stuff here. Remember the B_class loco trips to Stony Pt also the semaphore signals
Thx Greg. Its amazing how some of these old B's are still out and about.
Notice how the 'Steely' is taking slabs of steel instead of the coils!!!!!
I love the footage! It’s like a time machine. Do you have other videos of the Dandy/Pakenham line or Cranbourne line as well?
Hi Jack, just wish I had covered even more than I did now, looking back. Ive got some more material of the line from Cranbourne to Leongatha to work thru at some stage. It was all shot on Betacam SP but some of the camera tapes have gone missing and ive only got a VHS copy of those missing tapes, and worse still, it has a time code window at the top of frame. Ive put it in the too hard basket for now.
What is the junction seemingly in the middle of nowhere at 13:12?
TBH I cant recall. Someone else will let us know hopefully.
Would that be the Cerberus branch?
@@quartermilesmile Thought the Cerberus branch went off from the station at Crib Point? Where K163 is seen heading to in one of the clips.
Some more investigating and Google maps shows there was a triangle of tracks there.
That is the Up end of the Cerberus Naval Base triangle. By then this leg was out of use, but in the days of the Navy trains it was regularly used. The other leg goes into Crib Point station and is seen just before the level crossing.
Nice. Back when the friendly blokes would invite you into the cab if they saw you trackside often enough.
Correct. the good days :-)
15:56 YIKES! Well, they don't let you do THAT anymore. Fantastic video! Hope the dog is okay.
Theres quite a few things we cant do any more. It will be cotton wool around soon! Not sure about the dogs condition, tho things arent always as they seem ;-)
Nice....... But explain to me how this wasn't a 1/2 car sprinter or DRC prior set... has me confused.
The service probably should be been an A.. The b must've been surplus?
Today we have 2/3 car sprinters from Southern cross to Seymour, but why these aren't 3 car VLO sets is...
I just cant remember what the story was back then
Was good seeing G543 out and about working and some C's.
😂😂😂 Love the comments about the mutt barking then something that sounds like a gunshot lol.
Great clip, charming scenery, at 0.42 is sounded like the train ran over a detonator, but didn't sound the horn? Or maybe someone shot the yapping dog! Never got to Stony Point by train despite spending a lot of time at Mount Eliza and Frankston visiting friends in the early 1980's. Great cab ride in the B61, looks like the driver giving his mate a go, teaching him the finer things (good dynamic braking in conjunction with the air).
Yeah Dave, it was a gun shot sound effect. Thought I'd throw it in and see if anyone noticed! The very annoying yapping dog was real tho.
From memory, the driver was not a regular down there (maybe he was from South Dynon?) on this service where as the other guy was.
Very grateful to both of them for having myself and the camera on board.
@@tedbear4243 gold!
Ted what was the weekly wage for loco drivers in 1992
Off hand I cant recall, but might be able to find out for you
@@tedbear4243 metro train drivers today are ob 100.000 per year
Brilliant clips, thanks Ted.
What a gem of a vid, god!
Jaws* (C-501) on the Stony Point line!!! must lie down.....
*(It all started with a Filipino woman I heard who pronounced a child named George as Jaws LOL)
:-)
I’ve always wanted to kno wat the Batton was for and wat dose it do? 11:47
Hi Ben. That is a train staff (of which there are several different versions/types) and it is a traditional form of 'safeworking' (as its known in the industry) for single lines. The concept is to, under normal operating circumstances, prevent more than one train being in a single line section between stations at any one time. Some versions of staffs are also used to unlock intermediate points in the sections to allow access to sidings.
I start my school bus run at Stony Point station to Dromana.
is that broad gauge?
It is indeed
Interesting video😢
Wow interesting
And Bernie Baker doing what he loves doing
sounds like the barking dog gets shot at 0:40
Things arent always as they seem ;-)
Just fix up the line make it longer to go to langwarrin and other neglected areas.speed things up a bit.people need to get to melbourne in an efficient manner.its not the 1900s.the government needs to spend more money on bloody railways.
Thomas the tank engine moves faster.
These locos look like the mutt cutts van