That's really cool 👍🏻 It's amazing how elaborate and well thought out these are. There's some great setups for efficiency there. I always just thought it was a simple tell the traffic lights to change thing but these are fantastic. Thanks for sharing these awesome insights, I always like these behind the scenes and informational vids, absolutely fascinating. Great video Brenden 😄👍🏻 Hope all has been well 👍🏻🚊🔔🔔
Oh yeah, I've seen that one before.😄 I actually pressed it once or twice for drivers when there was a ton of trams being redirected through the route 96 and they were all going back to whichever depot it was a while ago. There was a bit of a backlog coming along so I thought I'd help them get moving while I was filming all the trams. Those lights at St Kilda Station can take a while that's for sure. Handy little button that one😄👍🏻🚊🔔🔔
I learn something from every one of these videos. Thank you! In some videos I have noted intersections where tram priority could be programmed into the light cycle but isn't! A tram only needs a few seconds to get through, so it shouldn't interfere with car traffic that much.
Absolutely A1 explanation! A bonus is some shots of terrific Melbourne Victorian architecture such as at Albert and Canterbury Roads, and also Canterbury Rd and Mills St. At 6:59, you show Cotham and Glenferrie Roads intersection, which has route 109 on the latter with its very frequent trams and is the terminus in Cotham Rd for what years ago was the 69 but is now route 16: a roundabout way to Melbourne University, but with some lovely homes along the way, plus the 'Grand Union' tramway 'every which way' at Balaclava Junction and running along beautiful St Kilda Road, as well as serving the St Kilda Beach and popular Acland St. At 4:39, Port Junction is easy to look up on Google if one asks for 'Whiteman St.' At 12:40, there was a minor misspelling of 'Separation St.'
Great explainer video... Can you do one for trains as well? Particularly how does the bells and boom gates at crossings know how long a train is? Do trains also use advanced loops? What about freight trains? They can be varying lengths... Do they have transponders at each end of the train?
I think (and I could be wrong) the railway tracks are insulated before and after a level crossing, so the train wheels essentially close a circuit (between the two rails) which triggers the level crossing. The crossing will not open until the last carriage leaves the insulated track, which normally ends just past the level crossing, meaning the circuit is no longer closed.
Hi Friend fine video. How trams change tracks? Why in some routs the trams keep right and in some keep left? Is Au is a right hand drive country? Are there no public buses in Au cities?
This is really interesting. Thank you for making this! 🙏 One question: what happens if a transponder has a fault while in service? I imagine this would cause lots of issues because it can’t trigger the lights. 🤔 Is there a way for Melbourne’s central traffic control to manually give the tram right of way (a bit like they can hold traffic lights at green for fire trucks) so it can get back to the depot?
Generally T light locations have a button you can push to manually bring up a t light. Worst case scenario is you wait for a tram coming the other way to activate the T light! New regulations are National based like heavy rail.
You gotta have yer shit togeather to be a tram driver .. I don't thimk I could do it now .. Damn ..I'd love that job. Every team ride is an adventure .
Question to the tram nerds, do you agree that what trams in Melbourne get can be called "priority"? Trains have priority, trams just get an extra phase or extended phase in the traffic signal cycle. In my mind, that is hardly the same thing. What are your thoughts?
Some priority is better than none. There is still lots of work to do. 18 years ago when I started driving, car was still king. What you are saying is correct but trams have alot more right of way these days.
Trams and buses should have priority at all times................every tram or bus takes 70 cars off the road. Public transport should be free to promote wide spread use. Melbourne's trams were saved for decades because there was no parking in the city proper.............,then someone stuffed it up!! Sorry Jeff or Jim or Cedric or whatever your name was!!! Stavros
Thanks for explaining.
And thanks for helping us all get our " tram fix" during covid-19 👍
Thanks for always having a look.
That's really cool 👍🏻 It's amazing how elaborate and well thought out these are. There's some great setups for efficiency there. I always just thought it was a simple tell the traffic lights to change thing but these are fantastic. Thanks for sharing these awesome insights, I always like these behind the scenes and informational vids, absolutely fascinating. Great video Brenden 😄👍🏻 Hope all has been well 👍🏻🚊🔔🔔
There's also a button on the pole by woollies if the lights don't work.
Oh yeah, I've seen that one before.😄 I actually pressed it once or twice for drivers when there was a ton of trams being redirected through the route 96 and they were all going back to whichever depot it was a while ago. There was a bit of a backlog coming along so I thought I'd help them get moving while I was filming all the trams. Those lights at St Kilda Station can take a while that's for sure. Handy little button that one😄👍🏻🚊🔔🔔
I learn something from every one of these videos. Thank you! In some videos I have noted intersections where tram priority could be programmed into the light cycle but isn't! A tram only needs a few seconds to get through, so it shouldn't interfere with car traffic that much.
It's also taking a few seconds away from car time. It's a balancing act and it's hard to get more priority for trams at the best of time.
Thanks for another very informative tram infrastruction video. Keep 'em coming! Cheers from Wisconsin.
Thanks for coming back for another look 😀😀
Absolutely A1 explanation! A bonus is some shots of terrific Melbourne Victorian architecture such as at Albert and Canterbury Roads, and also Canterbury Rd and Mills St.
At 6:59, you show Cotham and Glenferrie Roads intersection, which has route 109 on the latter with its very frequent trams and is the terminus in Cotham Rd for what years ago was the 69 but is now route 16: a roundabout way to Melbourne University, but with some lovely homes along the way, plus the 'Grand Union' tramway 'every which way' at Balaclava Junction and running along beautiful St Kilda Road, as well as serving the St Kilda Beach and popular Acland St.
At 4:39, Port Junction is easy to look up on Google if one asks for 'Whiteman St.'
At 12:40, there was a minor misspelling of 'Separation St.'
There's always a typo somewhere. Thanks for having look
I find that the tram are so amazing, especially I spotted the tram traffic lights.
The whole tram and traffic light integration is pretty extraordinary and they way it works together is amazing
@@Schony747 yes
Great Video 👍 In the old days the trams could set the points by using power on or power cut off at a place before the point.
I don't know too much about it but I think it all operated through the overhead.
Awesome video. Great info as always pal 👍
Always good to hear from you 😀😀
Nice!
Nice profile pic as well!
Schony747 thanks! Our pictures were the Z1 Class Trams! We also subbed to each other as well!
@schony747 @@MP3424official I also subbed to both of you!
Great explainer video... Can you do one for trains as well? Particularly how does the bells and boom gates at crossings know how long a train is? Do trains also use advanced loops? What about freight trains? They can be varying lengths... Do they have transponders at each end of the train?
Very good questions and put something together. I'll ask a train driver mate. I'm an expert in trams as that's what I drive.
I think (and I could be wrong) the railway tracks are insulated before and after a level crossing, so the train wheels essentially close a circuit (between the two rails) which triggers the level crossing. The crossing will not open until the last carriage leaves the insulated track, which normally ends just past the level crossing, meaning the circuit is no longer closed.
Hi Friend fine video. How trams change tracks? Why in some routs the trams keep right and in some keep left? Is Au is a right hand drive country? Are there no public buses in Au cities?
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Plenty of public buses in Australia
You just don't see them on my videos. The above link explains how a tram is steered
gotta love the 12 and 96 tram
Yes. If i could drive the 96 and 75 day in day out I would be happy.
This is really interesting. Thank you for making this! 🙏
One question: what happens if a transponder has a fault while in service? I imagine this would cause lots of issues because it can’t trigger the lights. 🤔 Is there a way for Melbourne’s central traffic control to manually give the tram right of way (a bit like they can hold traffic lights at green for fire trucks) so it can get back to the depot?
Generally T light locations have a button you can push to manually bring up a t light. Worst case scenario is you wait for a tram coming the other way to activate the T light! New regulations are National based like heavy rail.
Schony747 Ah cool. Makes sense.
What does flashing amber mean? Noticed it in the clip of Canterbury Rd (and also on the transponder testing signals at Southbank Depot)
Flashing amber means to system to check the transponder is actually operating correctly
You gotta have yer shit togeather to be a tram driver .. I don't thimk I could do it now .. Damn ..I'd love that job. Every team ride is an adventure .
Every ride is different and never boring as you allude to!
Question to the tram nerds, do you agree that what trams in Melbourne get can be called "priority"? Trains have priority, trams just get an extra phase or extended phase in the traffic signal cycle. In my mind, that is hardly the same thing.
What are your thoughts?
Some priority is better than none. There is still lots of work to do. 18 years ago when I started driving, car was still king. What you are saying is correct but trams have alot more right of way these days.
13:30 The Audi driver should have given way to the tram. They never enforce the road rules about giving way to trams.
Just one of the many near misses we encounter every day.
Trams and buses should have priority at all times................every tram or bus takes 70 cars off the road. Public transport should be free to promote wide spread use. Melbourne's trams were saved for decades because there was no parking in the city proper.............,then someone stuffed it up!! Sorry Jeff or Jim or Cedric or whatever your name was!!!
Stavros
There should be more priority! Buses are the poor cousin to trams and nees more priority.
Don't even knw how you gys survive without accidents ,, whow .