Jump To a Place: 12:22 | Old Harbout Road/Wellington Street Crossing 25:20 | Crescent All Age School 39:30 | Tunnel #1 43:45 | Tunnel #2 45:30 | Tunnel #3 47:30 | Tunnel #4 51:25 | Bog Walk Railway Station 54:40 | Linstead Railway Station 🙂
Look at Spanish town🙄.Our leaders should be embarrassed..look. at informality + Zink fence..Jamaica we can do better.This was our old capital.This video really saddens me .Smh
Wow !! That's was absolutely incredible! 😄Thank you Soo much for taking us on the ride and for sharing your past experiences with Jamaica railway services.. 🙏🏾 I thoroughly enjoyed it.. and your commentary is A+ Super !! 💯👍🏾👏🏾🙏🏾
My favourite memory as a child was riding the train from Kingstown to Mount Pellier. I loved going through the cane, citrus and banana fields. Those days we had the JOS bus service. We were poor but independent. Everyone was working, had a trade or some kind of entrepreneurship and crime was at zero. Jamaica was on top but some evil forces sabotaged our country. I just wish the leaders would lead out of love and integrity not just for gain. I love 🇯🇲!🙏🏿❤️❤️
I rode that route twice as a youngster in the early eighties all the way to montego bay and i thoroughly enjoyed it. I realy wish they could bring it back...i definitely would do it again..
My late mom's firstborn lived in Sav, Westmoreland and she would take the train regularly from Sptn to St. James to visit him, when I was a boy. The memories are vivid for me
This is bittersweet for me. While it’s good that an alternative way of transport is being provided, it’s the same rolling stock that I rode in to and from school in Spanish town 45 years ago. There is some renovation and retrofitting in the coaches and the engines are more than 50 years old. What’s even more disappointing is the deterioration of the infrastructure supporting the railway - the tracks, stations, signaling. Essentially operating like it was 100 years ago.😢 I guess it’s better than nothing
It's very needed, to have. It's a pity to know jamaica was the first to have trains no upgrade its a crying shame Government's do better make a good impact and a good name in history.
I feel the government should do more for the modernization of Jamaica and it does not take a lot of money!! Those steps at the station can be modernized with just a few hundred thousand dollars...government has to inspire the people like China does!! We can't live on legacy sentiments, else we just going to stuck in the past while the world moves on!! We don't use slate anymore for writing...we are using paper, pencil ,tablets and laptops!
I honestly think our leaders look down on us..Just look how dirty and disorganized Spanish town is.The sad thing is Jamaicans have gotten use to these type of anesthetics
Heir Jamaica...Very new discovery for as Born Jamaican living and viewing your interesting content from New York City...This will be on my bucket list to experience once I'm on the Island 🏝. Thank you. 🎉
My first journey on this route was on a school trip from Spanish Town to Ewarton,and then back to Spanish Town.I was in grade 3 1A at age 9 and attending McCauley's Primary School in the Spring of 1987.It was the blue train that has the double humps at the top of each coach that shaped similar to that on the back of the camel.
I sent the video to my nephew an he said it is 38 minute an some second in the video just before you reach the first tunnel. The road you mention run thru Damhead you can take from cow market or the one in front of the dam carry up there
I love it! The first country in the western hemisphere to have a railway! Even before America🇯🇲🇺🇸 baby steps... they really need some gates even a simple arm to halt traffic.
Maad ting. Where I live is near to the railway station and when the train reach from Sptn, some man would jump off the train and run off to avoid paying the fare, but the conductor would give chase and run dem down breathless to collect his fare. Jah kno!!
Whatever the make of the locomotive and passenger cars are, if a local can buy the O gauge model train online and paint them to this livery they can make good money. Lots of US retirees are model train collectors - and no model train company has this train available!!! A model of this, done up by a Jamaican with a written history on it can fetch upwards of $1000 USD!!!
Also prior to having kids start using the service, was money so tight that the government and/or the community couldn't chip in to cleanup the outside of the station, wash down the inside of the train and paint it? Wow!
Seems like a good investment would be automated gates at all the level crossings so the train can run uninterrupted. Here in London even on the tram it gets priority at traffic lights. I hope those who can see that the investment in and expansion of the railway is important as support for the road networks. A few weeks ago the traffic in Montego Bay and Long hill of people commuting home was awful. If there was a rail service you know some pressure would be taken off. We know from the USA that just building more and more roads doesn't solve the problem and we know from the rest of the world that a multi transport network works.
Jamaica slack, should have kept the Railroad as a monad of travel, before Independence we could travel from one end of the Island to the other. No thought was put into the upkeep
You people on here only see the negative in something that potentially is the start to something wonderful! Some a unnu deh a foreign and comparing. . Looking down on our island. . how shallow!! Have you not seen poverty in other parts of the world ? Have you not seen other train services in India , Africa and other parts of the underdeveloped and developing countries ? Even in developed countries ?! It's only Jamaicans bring down Jamaica.. especially those of you that migrate and think that you are now better than us. It's terribly sad...
Jump To a Place:
12:22 | Old Harbout Road/Wellington Street Crossing
25:20 | Crescent All Age School
39:30 | Tunnel #1
43:45 | Tunnel #2
45:30 | Tunnel #3
47:30 | Tunnel #4
51:25 | Bog Walk Railway Station
54:40 | Linstead Railway Station
🙂
Look at Spanish town🙄.Our leaders should be embarrassed..look. at informality + Zink fence..Jamaica we can do better.This was our old capital.This video really saddens me .Smh
Why the arabic sounding background music tho? Its at odds witht the subject matter.
Wow !! That's was absolutely incredible! 😄Thank you Soo much for taking us on the ride and for sharing your past experiences with Jamaica railway services.. 🙏🏾
I thoroughly enjoyed it.. and your commentary is A+
Super !! 💯👍🏾👏🏾🙏🏾
Glad you enjoyed it!
My favourite memory as a child was riding the train from Kingstown to Mount Pellier. I loved going through the cane, citrus and banana fields. Those days we had the JOS bus service. We were poor but independent. Everyone was working, had a trade or some kind of entrepreneurship and crime was at zero. Jamaica was on top but some evil forces sabotaged our country. I just wish the leaders would lead out of love and integrity not just for gain. I love 🇯🇲!🙏🏿❤️❤️
I rode that route twice as a youngster in the early eighties all the way to montego bay and i thoroughly enjoyed it. I realy wish they could bring it back...i definitely would do it again..
My late mom's firstborn lived in Sav, Westmoreland and she would take the train regularly from Sptn to St. James to visit him, when I was a boy. The memories are vivid for me
This is how we traveled from May Pen to Montego Bay as schoolers back in the 80’s. It was great. I remember the complete darkness in the tunnels
As a child I loved going through the dark tunnels, on the train to Kingston!
how long was the darkness?
@@judahtunes2245 it varied as some tunnels were longer than others but I’d say average 30 seconds to 1 minute if my memory serves me correctly
@ oh ok got it…
love to see the train come back remember my day travelling from may pen to St Elizabeth and Montego bay. fond memories
Need to promote train safety. For people in the area.
This is bittersweet for me. While it’s good that an alternative way of transport is being provided, it’s the same rolling stock that I rode in to and from school in Spanish town 45 years ago. There is some renovation and retrofitting in the coaches and the engines are more than 50 years old. What’s even more disappointing is the deterioration of the infrastructure supporting the railway - the tracks, stations, signaling. Essentially operating like it was 100 years ago.😢 I guess it’s better than nothing
I rode on that train as a youngster with my dad, from Kingston to St. James.
It's very needed, to have. It's a pity to know jamaica was the first to have trains no upgrade its a crying shame Government's do better make a good impact and a good name in history.
I feel the government should do more for the modernization of Jamaica and it does not take a lot of money!! Those steps at the station can be modernized with just a few hundred thousand dollars...government has to inspire the people like China does!! We can't live on legacy sentiments, else we just going to stuck in the past while the world moves on!! We don't use slate anymore for writing...we are using paper, pencil ,tablets and laptops!
I honestly think our leaders look down on us..Just look how dirty and disorganized Spanish town is.The sad thing is Jamaicans have gotten use to these type of anesthetics
@@KirkBruce-p8m Jamaicans in that area have contributed to its looks .
Trains and streetcars buses all over the modern world so Jamaica should be no exception.
Nice video and narration, thanks. Everywhere shanties, rusty makeshift zinc fences, and garbage heaps 😢. Very sad for beautiful Jamaica.
Oh maaan i wish this video was longer
Thanks for the trip. It was adventerous.
Heir Jamaica...Very new discovery for as Born Jamaican living and viewing your interesting content from New York City...This will be on my bucket list to experience once I'm on the Island 🏝. Thank you. 🎉
Glad to have you! Take care
My first journey on this route was on a school trip from Spanish Town to Ewarton,and then back to Spanish Town.I was in grade 3 1A at age 9 and attending McCauley's Primary School in the Spring of 1987.It was the blue train that has the double humps at the top of each coach that shaped similar to that on the back of the camel.
For real !! I remember those coaches the moment you mentioned it !! Jah Jah !!
@@heirjamaica Yes indeed
I remember that ride from Kingston to Balaclava.
I'm can't find my grandfather backyard in Crescent/Damhead the train line runs exactly behind his yard but I use to it from the front
What timeframe in the video?
I sent the video to my nephew an he said it is 38 minute an some second in the video just before you reach the first tunnel. The road you mention run thru Damhead you can take from cow market or the one in front of the dam carry up there
I love it! The first country in the western hemisphere to have a railway! Even before America🇯🇲🇺🇸 baby steps... they really need some gates even a simple arm to halt traffic.
Also the first to have pipe water.
THANKS MAN LOVE THE VIDEO NUFF RESPECT!
My father was one of the original conductors back in the early days .. the 60s🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🇯🇲
Maad ting. Where I live is near to the railway station and when the train reach from Sptn, some man would jump off the train and run off to avoid paying the fare, but the conductor would give chase and run dem down breathless to collect his fare. Jah kno!!
@ oh wow my father did an interview with my daughter which included some of his days on the train… he was about 17 years young when he started
That is young for real. Some of the conductors currently on the train as we speak are from the 80's . Seems like Gen Z's not interested in train work!
It's a start...
Whatever the make of the locomotive and passenger cars are, if a local can buy the O gauge model train online and paint them to this livery they can make good money. Lots of US retirees are model train collectors - and no model train company has this train available!!! A model of this, done up by a Jamaican with a written history on it can fetch upwards of $1000 USD!!!
Very good video but you can't play the same song that long bro
Also prior to having kids start using the service, was money so tight that the government and/or the community couldn't chip in to cleanup the outside of the station, wash down the inside of the train and paint it? Wow!
Hopefully they can do one from Kingston to Montego bay and negril
Is this where my mum spoke about the tram car back in her days?
This should be the norm. They need an upgrade and extend the tracks in and around Kingston and portmore area.
Fix up the damn area to ..look how poor and dingy Spanish town is
Not serving tourists….so money naw go spend….
I didn’t know Jamaica have train. Well I left Jamdown from I was young
Seems like a good investment would be automated gates at all the level crossings so the train can run uninterrupted.
Here in London even on the tram it gets priority at traffic lights. I hope those who can see that the investment in and expansion of the railway is important as support for the road networks. A few weeks ago the traffic in Montego Bay and Long hill of people commuting home was awful.
If there was a rail service you know some pressure would be taken off. We know from the USA that just building more and more roads doesn't solve the problem and we know from the rest of the world that a multi transport network works.
Very interesting....
I KNOW SPANISH POOR AND ALL BUT MY GOD ,THIS IS OBJECT POVERTY.GARBAGE AND ZINK FENCE EVERY WHERE ..JAMAICA WE CAN DO BETTER 😢
I’ve heard this for years we can do better , as long as the logical class and criminals do damage nothing will change
You should ask pnp when they was power the economy was not it good shape it going to take more years to fix problem in incity
They don't spend money to fix the old capital. Little to no improvement has been done in the past few years.
Yes, tell Holness, the priminister with 28 Bank accounts...
Vote Holness out, then Jamaica may be better..
the jlp knows how to restore Jamaica!
Nothing try nothing done, got to work with what you have.
It doesn't rain everyday in Bog Walk
@@lt8607 rain falls in Bog Walk like that place is a rain factory
Cant believe people live inner zinc house in Jamaica in 2024, sad!
Those houses are mighty close to the train lines.
Nice video
How long was the actual trip?
About 1hr15mins with all the delays, but actually 47 mins thereabouts if we hadn't stopped.
The train isn’t this long any more they bring like two carts for the students
Actually three cars minimum. Adults take the train too
Could we promote a ba kyard competition?
the place looks awful, the govt should have it fixed up!
Or… the community fix it up. 🤔
The people stoping the crossroads is wild as fk😂😢
Never knew Jamaica had train
@@BlackMan777-y6u nice joke 🤣🤣
@heirjamaica No I never knew this fo true.
@@BlackMan777-y6u gonna conclude you're not Jamaican then
@@heirjamaica no Caribbean
Tha nk you for this tour.😂This could be a good tour to see Jamaica & provide better transportation nationwide 😂😂😂 Tourism maybe????
Jamaica slack, should have kept the Railroad as a monad of travel, before Independence we could travel from one end of the Island to the other. No thought was put into the upkeep
Kendal still hurts me.
@@KeithKazamaFlick 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
The man the sell out most of Jamaica lines to scrap metal
You people on here only see the negative in something that potentially is the start to something wonderful!
Some a unnu deh a foreign and comparing. . Looking down on our island. . how shallow!! Have you not seen poverty in other parts of the world ? Have you not seen other train services in India , Africa and other parts of the underdeveloped and developing countries ? Even in developed countries ?! It's only Jamaicans bring down Jamaica.. especially those of you that migrate and think that you are now better than us. It's terribly sad...
Time fi the rich Jamaican dem buy a new train
Man sound like andrew holness narrating
Joke!
Waste of time and money sincerely.