Adelaide to Port Adelaide - Driver's Eye View 2/12/13

A trip along the Outer Harbour line from Adelaide station to just past Port Adelaide, viewed from the front window of a 2000/2100 Class 'Jumbo' DMU. These unusual railcars feature a high level cab, allowing passengers to sit in the front window at floor level. Since filming this video all Jumbos have been withdrawn from service. Apologies for the camera vibrations, these were transmitted from the windowsill.
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[@bsmfs1]

Some fond memories there. Gone are the days of looking out the front window.

[@jimcrawford5039]

Very nice. The last time I travelled on that line was in 1962, I was a young seaman then.

[@peterbrittain1963]

hahaha the train bridge at the end,, we used to walk across that and fish on the other side..if the train came ,we would crouch down in the middle... was kind of a walk way down the middle..if the driver saw you,, he would be tripping on the horn as he went over the bridge..this was years ago though,, the shopping center wasnt even built yet ..just a dirt block .cooked a fat bream under that bridge .. used to be a good fishing spot..

[@MarkHenstridge]

I remember the days you could catch a train to Port Dock(Port Adelaide) and before the freezer store was built (they are pictured on the right as the train ascends to the Commercial Rd station )the Track to Port Dock station was straight. .There also was a workers service to the ICI at Osbourne.

[@jessesands9426]

Been to Port Adelaide a couple of times by train nice trip!😀🎟️🏗️📢

[@reecewang5601]

this maybe jumbo final 3 years service possbly that day is the first day

[@toshtownslate8407]

Great Content, Keep it UP!!!

[@pcorf]

2:26 another 2000 class jumbo arrives in town.

[@sce235]

Nice video. Thanks. Do you have a complete version of this?

[@Taitset]

No, unfortunately that's all I filmed at the time!

[@TwelveDeck]

What is that impressive looking silver building on the left at about 2:00?

[@anml4676]

It's the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, next to the new Royal Adelaide Hospital which was being built when this video was made (as you can see). The train slows just before the old Adelaide Gaol a little way further on, but the run past the gaol has been edited out for some reason. It's supposed to be haunted, so maybe .....................

[@Taitset]

I can't remember why I didn't film that bit.. The ghosts probably wiped my memory afterwards.

[@2eaflaneleft]

0:12 Wow on the Class 2000 it has different chime sound almost high and low

[@zaco21_]

Yeah, it is pretty nostalgic too! They should never of Demolished the Jumbos yet alone put them out of use. Could’ve maybe fixed up the Engines and the Interior then would’ve been good for use

[@MrJonnywarren1985]

@@zaco21_except the drivers cab is too tall to fit underneath the catenary of the electrified lines which were being rolled out across Adelaide’s metro lines. They wouldn’t have been able to take passengers to Adelaide station

[@williamhuang8309]

Adelaide has AWS?

[@MOS-MHz]

Sucks the 2000's are gone :(

[@reecewang5601]

They only preserved 4 car 2109 2010 to steamranger 2006 2112 to Australia National Railway Museum Port Adelaide

[@declanclark8414]

0:25 LOL

[@jimcrawford5039]

Is the Adelaide Metro all electrified now?

[@Taitset]

No, at the time of writing only the Seaford and Tonsley lines have been completed.

[@MarkHenstridge]

lol, the Liberal Party (an Australian conservative political party)are in Government now, so it won't happen anytime soon, they will just refurbish the 30-year-old diesel railcar fleet.

[@danielvanouten8661]

How backwards is Adelaide? Even third cities have fully electric metro systems nowadays

[@peterbrittain1963]

@@danielvanouten8661 new governments wont finish there rivals plans.. its petty bullshit...liberal wont finish labors plan,,, call what has been done, a total waste of money to discredit the last government ..thats how these morons in parliment think...

[@BaileyChap]

@@Taitset yeah, they even canceled plans to run electrification to the maintenance depot, if you want to service the electric trains, they actually have to be TOWED by one of the 3000 class diesel electrics to the dry creek depot, epic fail Adelaide Metro.

[@danthefryingpan963]

You really like the horn. You're not really meant to toot hello at other drivers.

[@Ynysmydwr]

This film was not taken by the driver (who sat "upstairs" on these railcars).

[@nba2348]

yeah you have to say hello to other drivers

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

Maybe the driver was feeling a bit horny that day?

[@dechlanwinter9674]

its changed since 2013

[@Taitset]

Certainly has, no Jumbos for one thing!

[@dechlanwinter9674]

@@Taitset i know i miss the jumbos goodbye childhood XD

[@nbaisfun]

weird sounds

[@pcorf]

Whales!

[@nbaisfun]

The train sounds broken

[@leaflaneleft]

No it does Not kid