Take a ride on Melbourne Tram Route 58 West Coburg to Toorak

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @andrewpalm2103
    @andrewpalm2103 3 года назад +16

    Thanks for another great tram ride through your beautiful city! If I weren't in my 70's and such a sedentary being I would want to move there. Cheers from Wisconsin.

  • @dontown1531
    @dontown1531 3 года назад +7

    It's been almost 35 yrs since I went to Australia in May 1987 & traveled all over by long-distance trains. Always enjoy your Tram videos. They're better than a National Geographic documentary! Cheers.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      Thanks for riding again 😀😀

  • @chriskigen
    @chriskigen Год назад +1

    During Covid I discovered your train and tram videos. They were the perfect accompaniment to a home workout on the elliptical!
    This year I relocated to Australia. It’s absolutely incredible to be able to ride these same routes any time I want! Thanks for what you do.

  • @peterausfranken
    @peterausfranken 3 года назад +5

    Nice Video of Melbournes trams👍 It is good that Melbourne keep there trams as a part of city life. I lived from 1964 to 1982 in Melbourne and as a kid i liked the trams and now about 40 years later i can see with the help of RUclips the tram routes in Melbourne although l lived in the little City of Coburg in germany.

  • @FrAnCo1818
    @FrAnCo1818 3 года назад +2

    I used to live there, but COVID forced me to go back to my country. This route is the one I took everyday to go to work. Stop 29. Thanks for this, I miss Melbourne so much!

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      Thanks for coming for a ride 😀😀

  • @johnh3267
    @johnh3267 3 года назад +1

    How did YT know to recommend this to me? I grew up in West Coburg, one block from Melville Road along which this tram runs. It passes several churches in West Brunswick where I attended various life events, and the site of my aunt's home, now demolished. Coburg and Brunswick have become very gentrified, but this is not obvious from the video. For 4 years from 1964 to 1967, I used this tram to get to my school in North Melbourne, now closed. I always loved travelling through Royal Park on the way to the city.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад +1

      Lots has changed but it's still a nice tram to take a ride on 😀😀

  • @phillipvk3dcz369
    @phillipvk3dcz369 3 года назад +1

    I like watching your videos. No trams up here in Yarrawonga! It has been 41 years since I left Melbourne.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      Plenty of grain trains at the moment 😀😀

  • @randomvintagefilm273
    @randomvintagefilm273 2 года назад +2

    So glad I found this channel and subbed. I miss Australia and watching these on my huge screen makes me feel so close! Meanwhile, I'm stuck in California with a bunch of idiots...

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for coming for a ride.

  • @davidharraway8131
    @davidharraway8131 3 года назад +3

    This one of my two local tram routes and is a lovely trip if you have time . A lot of variety of suburbs and the section through Royal Park is really special. Car drivers always try and zoom ahead of the trams and sometimes leave it a bit close with the parked cars getting in the way!

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад +1

      The West Coburg end is particularly nice and you're right - like route 96 it has a bit of everything

  • @ozgirl45
    @ozgirl45 3 года назад +2

    I lived in Melbourne on Melville Road near Moreland Road until 1967. Took this route a lot. Nothing much has changed.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад +2

      Nothing much really changes in these parts of the Northern Suburbs. I lived in West Brunswick for a while myself.

    • @ozgirl45
      @ozgirl45 3 года назад +3

      But I should have added that once you reach the downtown area the city is almost unrecognizable.

  • @SwissRoadsPlaces
    @SwissRoadsPlaces 3 года назад +2

    Fantastic ride! It's really great to accompany you on this tour 👍👍 Thanks for sharing & greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад +1

      Thanks for riding 😀😀

  • @VedroArizona
    @VedroArizona 12 дней назад

    miss my home at cumming st hahahah, thanks for the video !!!!

  • @Martin9476
    @Martin9476 Год назад

    This is great! Here I am enjoying a tram ride around Melbourne from my bedroom in England.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  Год назад

      Thanks for riding with me

  • @mohammadsalahuddin7101
    @mohammadsalahuddin7101 3 года назад +1

    Wow so nice 🥰😍 love and miss Melbourne Australia.

  • @philipcoppola1264
    @philipcoppola1264 3 года назад +1

    Excellent video as always Brenden of a tram route I used often upon my first arrival in Melbourne in 1972. Brought a tear to my eye when we crossed the junction of Chapel and Toorak to see that the pub I have fond memories of (South Yarra Arms on the right) is no longer there. Similarly, when we approached Williams Road traffic lights to see the old apartment block where my mates and I used to live, still there on the left. Great times when we were young, and, with a bit of luck, I'll be able to return before I'm much older and buy you a pint or three at a salubrious venue of your choice!! I'm sure there are plenty of watering holes that have replaced the above. Wish you well and keep up the good work.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      And there are still plenty of people having good times in Chapel St as well!

  • @atlutd_kyle
    @atlutd_kyle 3 года назад +1

    I was supposed to visit Melbourne last May. Hopefully I can come visit sometime soon! I was looking forward to exploring the city on the trams

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад +1

      Everything is starting to normalise again so hopefully we will see you sometime this year.

  • @eileenstack255
    @eileenstack255 3 года назад +1

    Thanks my family live in Melbourne 🙋‍♀️☘️🇮🇪🍀☘️😊

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      Really. I didn't know that!

  • @shaunmckenzie5509
    @shaunmckenzie5509 2 года назад

    Watching this in October 2022. Some of the stops have been upgraded, and it's now all E-class trams.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  2 года назад

      Many of the stops were either upgraded, moved or removed to accommodate the longer E class trams.

  • @harrothepilot
    @harrothepilot 3 года назад +1

    That brings back some memories from two years ago. Staying in Nth Melb while attending Peter Mac for radiation, and later surgery. We would catch it at the 7/11 at Wrekyn Street. Great for getting around rather than the car.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      Absolutely! Inner city the tram is the way to go.

  • @DistrictDriver
    @DistrictDriver 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for posting! I love seeing these tram routes! Makes me want to come over from UK just to ride around on the trams for a fortnight!

    • @aydoyt
      @aydoyt 3 года назад

      Well Melbourne does have the world's largest tram network, so you'll be here for quite a while lol

    • @maddyg3208
      @maddyg3208 3 года назад +1

      Melbourne's got the world's southern-most (operational) tram line!

    • @aydoyt
      @aydoyt 3 года назад

      @@maddyg3208 Think you mean tram network, but eh that works too

    • @maddyg3208
      @maddyg3208 3 года назад +1

      @@aydoyt No, I mean line (No. 64, unless it's changed) with the southern-most stop being in Hawthorn Road, Brighton East.

    • @aydoyt
      @aydoyt 3 года назад +1

      @@maddyg3208 Oh OK, didn't know what you meant sorry

  • @MrPete1966
    @MrPete1966 Год назад

    I remember when the Zoo tram stop was on the other side of the road, adjacent to the train station. But then, that was back in the day of the "Peanuts Kiosk", so quite some time ago!

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  Год назад +1

      Long before my time mate!

  • @brucewilliams8714
    @brucewilliams8714 3 года назад +6

    Wow, so many changes since I lived in Melbourne. A very informative trip. Your white on blue text boxes are perfect. Thanks again.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      Thanks for riding and the feedback.

  • @GePeBe01
    @GePeBe01 3 года назад +1

    Sehr schön wieder eine Mitfahrt von dir zu sehen.

  • @dieseldavetrains8988
    @dieseldavetrains8988 3 года назад +3

    Great video, thanks for the journey, I like the "W", "Z" and "B2" class trams, don't care much for the newer ones. Nothing like a decent tram ride when in Melbourne, the trams make the city. Good history info on screen too, learnt a bit from them. The "B2" also had a very quick take off speed too, no mucking about. Couldn't get through the whole video as the advert interruptions started to drive me up the wall. Excellent effort Brenden and much appreciated.

  • @RichardFelstead1949
    @RichardFelstead1949 3 года назад +1

    Great video. It's nearly 52 years since I have lived in Melbourne although I've visited many times., It's hard to recognize with all the skyscrapers etc. I also like the 4K.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад +1

      I've been driving 18 years and so much has changed even in that time!

  • @connorhickey1996
    @connorhickey1996 2 года назад

    Brendan, have you checked out the new tram stop next to Collins Street in the CBD?

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  2 года назад

      Yes indeed. I drove the test tram to commission the stop.

  • @stevenjohannesen88
    @stevenjohannesen88 Год назад

    Very good journey from one side of town to the other, I was surprised that you didn’t mention site of former South Melbourne tram depot on kingsway, on your on screen commentary! Melbourne CBD has grown so much in recent times, so many new high rise buildings..cheers from Downunder ❤️🦘🦘🦘

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  Год назад +1

      An oversight on my behalf!

  • @davidreichert9392
    @davidreichert9392 3 года назад +1

    A lot of fun watching this, and interesting to compare with our tram system here in Toronto (not quite as extensive as Melbourne's though we also have a small metro system). Many similarities, and many differences.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      Every system has similar features. Melbourne's is over 100 years old and parts of the 58 particularly through Royal Park dates back to the 1920s. Thanks for coming for a ride

    • @davidreichert9392
      @davidreichert9392 3 года назад

      @@Schony747 My pleasure, it's nice to explore your beautiful city.

  • @Camzasaur
    @Camzasaur 3 года назад

    Love these videos. Any more to come?

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      There will be more. I need to get out and capture some more.

    • @Camzasaur
      @Camzasaur 3 года назад

      @@Schony747 yes please! If you don't mind me asking, are you the driver in these videos or do you just find nice drivers who let you mount the camera? 😊

  • @AustNRail
    @AustNRail 3 года назад

    Nice work Brenden.

  • @heathertruskinger6214
    @heathertruskinger6214 3 года назад

    Thanks Brendan. Watching this video is a great way to spend a rainy afternoon. I have only used the 58 to get to Vi Markets from the CBD, where I am usually staying.
    Next time I get down to Melbourne, I must go along for the full journey. It's a great way to visit the 'burbs 😊
    Oh, it's good to see that some blow level trams run this route, I find the steep steps rather hard on the older trams these days.

  • @Bobrogers99
    @Bobrogers99 3 года назад

    It's nice to hear your voice instead of the computerized one.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      Nice to hear from you Bob.

  • @carloscunha8284
    @carloscunha8284 3 года назад +1

    It'a always a pleasure to watch this videos of Melbourne trams and it´s the best way to see a city.
    I do have a question, when you want to change tracks for example when you are in a intersection and you want to turn right instead going in front, who controls the switch it's you driver inside the tram who controls that?

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      It's all explained in this video. In short the driver has a switch on the dtivers panel which helps control the automatic points.
      ruclips.net/video/jNNtqtYVHWU/видео.html

    • @carloscunha8284
      @carloscunha8284 3 года назад

      @@Schony747 Thank you for your response, this was a subject i tried to understand ever since. Great videos.
      Cheers from the other side of he world, Lisbon, Portugal.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      Thanks for coming for a ride with me 😀😀

  • @johnkirby3373
    @johnkirby3373 3 года назад

    I originally lived in North Melbourne and travelled to Brunswick South West Primary school and travelled daily to Sth Daly Street on the 55 tram. If I remember rightly the 55 tram initially travelled
    to St Kilda beach as opposed to terminating in Domain Road John Kirby

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      It did indeed John. Some of the Southbank drivers who also worked at South Melbourne remember that run well.

  • @194bus3
    @194bus3 2 года назад

    Thank you for another great tram ride hope you don’t mind me saying hope you do some more these enjoy it .
    I just want to know I signs what do this mean N/S On a sign please
    Thank you very much

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  2 года назад +1

      I've got a few more on file to upload. NS means normal speed after a temporary speed restriction

    • @194bus3
      @194bus3 2 года назад

      @@Schony747 thank you so much

  • @ЕленаСигарева-и8д
    @ЕленаСигарева-и8д 3 года назад

    Огромное Вам спасибо за новое видео!Обожаю эти путешествия на трамвае...Ваш город просто прекрасен!
    Спасибо!
    С любовью и уважением из Казахстана, Алматы.

    • @zitel-zemli0671
      @zitel-zemli0671 3 года назад

      Вот только зелени на улицах почему то маловато! В Алматы по больше деревьев будет! Год назад я был у Вас. До карантина ещё! Весьма зелёный город.

  • @dallelassaad5883
    @dallelassaad5883 3 года назад

    Great video. Can you do full route of route 6

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      If I drive it which I'd pretty rare!

  • @babuk5517
    @babuk5517 3 года назад

    Wonderful

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      Thanks for coming for a ride 😀😀

  • @dear-sir
    @dear-sir 2 года назад

    What is the load clicking sound which sounds like the noise from a vehicle's indicators?

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  2 года назад

      That would be the hazard light indicator clicking sound which automatically activates when the doors open or when pressed by the driver

  • @gamer-cj6lz
    @gamer-cj6lz Год назад

    Hello Schony747 did you know a person call Brett Jordan he was my uncle who sadly past away he used to do this route all the time. Also I love your videos.😊

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  Год назад

      No mate I don't know the name. I've been at Southbank for many years now.

    • @gamer-cj6lz
      @gamer-cj6lz Год назад

      @@Schony747ok thank you

  • @connorhickey1996
    @connorhickey1996 2 года назад

    This is definitely a B2 tram. I can tell by the noise made when the doors open. A different noise is made depending on the class of tram.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  2 года назад

      You can also hear the air conditioning in the background as well

  • @brackenboy6321
    @brackenboy6321 3 года назад

    Love all your videos and this one in particular, however IMHO I think it would be an improvement if the blue info banner was much smaller so that it doesn't obliterate the lower screen, and that it stays on for a much shorter period.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      I've tried everything with titles. If I reduce the titles people will complain they can't read it. If I reduce the time, people complain they can't read it. I'm happy to give it another go.

  • @cqmacht4513
    @cqmacht4513 3 года назад +2

    Great video, thanks for uploading but, As I watch this from a different country I cant help to wonder as the tram loads and unloads passengers in the middle of the street ,Just how many of them get hit by cars.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад +2

      Many overseas watchers have the same question. It happens but not as much as it used to. Tram stops like this are either slowly being removed, moved to a safer location or replaced with a platform stop. When it happens, it's normally quite serious with the pedestrian coming off second best!

    • @heathertruskinger6214
      @heathertruskinger6214 3 года назад +2

      Drivers are taught to give way to trams and pedestrians. But accidents do, unfortunately happen. When in Melbourne, I always make sure I don't step out from the footpath, until both the tram, and oncoming traffic has stopped.
      Common sense call round does help 😊

  • @jamesburnside3023
    @jamesburnside3023 3 года назад

    Enjoyed it Thanks

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      Thanks for riding 😀😀

  • @JuliansTrainsandGames
    @JuliansTrainsandGames 5 месяцев назад

    Do you still drive trams in Melbourne?

  • @alexisprotopopo
    @alexisprotopopo 2 года назад

    i haven't seen tram go from city to airport west yet

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  2 года назад +1

      Every 6 minutes during the peak. I'll have a driver view soon.

  • @joshuaharper4446
    @joshuaharper4446 3 года назад

    18:50 that where they do tram driver change over

  • @skippybingham5715
    @skippybingham5715 3 года назад

    Brendan, I have watched European tram videos and have noticed that some of them have extended single articulated trams (B2 types) by adding a low floor mid section. Has that been looked at in Melbourne as I think it would be a good way to add capacity? The B2's are being refurbished are they not.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      GVB in Amsterdqm is a good example. The B2 was looked at for that very reason instead new 100% low floor trams were considered to be the best option

  • @neilspitzer9498
    @neilspitzer9498 3 года назад

    Hi Brendan, Thanks for the video. I really enjoy all your videos. As a South Yarra resident, I elected to receive email updates relating to the construction of Anzac Station. My recollection is that the original intention was to restore tram services along Domain Road and Park Street, however the government agreed to a request from Stonnington Council that the change be permanent. I believe that the reason that the rails are still there construction site is accessed from Domain Rd. I think that the tracks will be removed once access 5to the work site is no longer required.

  • @mohammadsalahuddin7101
    @mohammadsalahuddin7101 3 года назад

    Why does it take long to get all the way there?

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      It's an 18km route. What you saw today was a good day. Toorak Road is normally full of cars like a car park!

    • @maddyg3208
      @maddyg3208 3 года назад

      Tram stops seem to be every 200m and traffic lights, every 500m

  • @EliteURBX
    @EliteURBX Год назад +1

    26:48 thief alert!!!

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  Год назад

      Scooters cause us tram drivers a bit of grief from time to time.

    • @EliteURBX
      @EliteURBX Год назад

      @@Schony747 Yes, that makes a lot of sense.

  • @crunchmcm8780
    @crunchmcm8780 2 года назад

    Was that you driving the tram?

  • @matthewmassarotti2596
    @matthewmassarotti2596 3 года назад

    What tram r U running schony747 it sounds like a A or B class

  • @TheFinalMinutes
    @TheFinalMinutes 3 года назад

    oooh dis my route!

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      Soon to be an E class tram route as well.

  • @MrMKH2010
    @MrMKH2010 3 года назад

    What is the speed limit?

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      It varies along the route. Max speed is 60 km per hour.

  • @cagedboy8379
    @cagedboy8379 5 месяцев назад

    1:08:07 this terminus is an absolute cluster f**k for motorists though.

  • @neilforbes416
    @neilforbes416 3 года назад

    You could do with some cushioning for your camera to eliminate the vertical shake. I use a set of "tripod shoes" which I made myself. They're basically a box(which contained light bulbs) stuffed with foam, a hole cut on one side with a cap from a bottle or jar for the foot of the tripod to rest on. Make up 3 and sit your tripod on them, they work a treat.

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      I'm fully aware of the issue. Unfortunately the Sony is larger than the old Panasonic which has focusing issues so with a very small tripod this is probably as good as it will get.

    • @youtubeviewer7030
      @youtubeviewer7030 3 года назад

      @Neil Forbes he knows he’s a professional

    • @youtubeviewer7030
      @youtubeviewer7030 3 года назад

      @Neil Forbes your invention of the tripod shoes is not new you can go to a camera shop and and buy one

    • @Mediawatcher2023
      @Mediawatcher2023 Год назад

      @neilforbes416 Using the taut neck strap trick-with the camera's strap around your neck, hold the camera in front of you, with the strap taut. Doing so keeps you from making jarring movements and helps to stabilize video. While holding the camera this way, you can pivot or even walk while steadily shooting video footage.

    • @neilforbes416
      @neilforbes416 Год назад

      @@Mediawatcher2023 That only works with older tape-based cameras that had that long strap attached. The cameras I use have only the short piece that the hand slips into(under) to hold the camera while you flip out the screen to act as your viewfinder. My cameras are Sony Handycam and Canon Legria models.

  • @eileenstack255
    @eileenstack255 3 года назад

    🙋‍♀️🇮🇪☘️🍀😊

  • @rickjason1786
    @rickjason1786 3 года назад

    Single tracking

  • @ajamesmcdermott
    @ajamesmcdermott 5 месяцев назад

    Love the creepy crawly traffic in the Melbourne Suburbs. Takes years and years before they say, I suppose we should do something about this. Then the Vic gov says, lets make them all pay for toll roads and track these shit head public at the same time and make judgement"s about their movements. Otherwise make them travel on these stupid ancient cold slow fucking trams that are supposed to be the biggest Melbourne trademark of all time. Fuck me! Ding, Ding.

  • @69digs59
    @69digs59 3 года назад

    What happens if you need to do a shIt NOW!!! ?

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  3 года назад

      Try and find the nearest facilities as there aren't exactly tram toilets on every corner. Thanks for looking.

    • @69digs59
      @69digs59 3 года назад

      @@Schony747 Ok. That makes sense. Another question. Is this an issue for drivers and what happens when the tram just sits idle in the middle of the road waiting for the driver to get back.
      Don't get me wrong, I can imagine what can happen, but I would like to know from case studies of what issues have occurred in the past when this happened.
      I'm just curious as this is not something that is generally talked about.
      The same issue can happen in a bus, but at least the bus has more flexibility in its movements and so is able to park somewhere. A tram can't.

  • @neilforbes416
    @neilforbes416 3 года назад +1

    B2-class tram? "Coming down the stairs!" minus its partner, B1? LOL

    • @peterausfranken
      @peterausfranken 3 года назад

      B Class trams had to series. The B1 and the B2. Both are much the same but like the Z Class trams with 3 series (Z1 Z2 and Z3) they have a under classification

    • @neilforbes416
      @neilforbes416 3 года назад

      @@peterausfranken Your opening line, "B Class trams had to series." should've read "B Class trams had two series." "To" is the dative/accusative, "Too" can be a superlative but "Two" is the number, more than one.

    • @peterausfranken
      @peterausfranken 3 года назад

      @@neilforbes416 Hi Neil. OK. I was born in Melbourne and stayed there until i was 18 years old in 1982. For about 40 years i am now living in germany and if i stay honest my english writing isn't so good more. I need more pratice😳

    • @youtubeviewer7030
      @youtubeviewer7030 3 года назад

      if you spend a week in melbourne riding on the trams you would go back to port stephens speechless

    • @brucekilby9957
      @brucekilby9957 3 года назад

      I like watching train and tram routes and so much online,it a good way to see the city and suburbs. I'm in the yarra valley, so not must chance of traveling the journeys are well filmed with interesting scenery. Thanks for the upload.

  • @thebunker489
    @thebunker489 2 года назад +1

    26:47 Crime ALERT!!!

  • @ajamesmcdermott
    @ajamesmcdermott 5 месяцев назад

    I'm from Perth WA, this is real eastern seaboard Hillbilly ancient stuff. We would never accept this rubbish of old slow BS travel in favor of nostalgia and tourist money. Just totally clown public service behavior, from the Vic ALP.

  • @EliteURBX
    @EliteURBX Год назад +1

    34:07 thief alert!!!

    • @Schony747
      @Schony747  Год назад

      Dangerous alert mate. Scoots are like that.

    • @EliteURBX
      @EliteURBX Год назад

      @@Schony747 Ahh, yes. Good 'ol 34:09.