Aerial view - Historical Images : Newport Railway Yard - Victoria Australia
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- The Newport Railway Workshops is a facility in the Melbourne suburb of Newport, Australia, that builds, maintains and refurbishes railway rolling stock. It is located between the Williamstown and Werribee railway lines. Wikipedia
The Newport Railway Yard is located at 89 Champion Rd, Williamstown North VIC 3016.
Steamrail Victoria is a not-for-profit volunteer group established in 1965 to restore and operate historic locomotives and rolling stock used on the railways in Victoria, Australia. The main depot of the group is at the Newport Workshops in suburban Melbourne. Wikipedia
The Steamrail Victoria is located at 1 Shea St, Newport VIC 3015. www.steamrail.com.au/
The Rail Academy Newport is one of Australia’s leading rail training facilities. The Academy offers educational spaces for training providers that service the rail sector and other industries. railacademy.vic.gov.au/
The National Trust of Victoria classified the Newport Railway Workshops and Heritage Victoria added the Newport Railway Workshops to the Victorian Heritage Register.
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Thank you for sharing the great history. I was born and bred in Williamstown, my mums family is originally from Newport, Durkin street is named after my family, my grandma was born in Durkin street in 1908. Many of my uncles, cousins and other family members worked at "The Workshops" and "The Dockyard" in willy.
wow ... that's great - I did a part 2 as well ruclips.net/video/w97ItYjScZY/видео.html
seeing old photos is surreal to me, i'm looking around for the diesel locos running the show, but no, those steamers are it, that was their prime, they did everything. if you needed to move around an inactive engine, you did it with another steam engine.
exploring our history very much indicates that the rail industry were there from the start
Nice video
Annoying music though. VERY...
Sad to see that old buses and trams rusting away
Great photography brings back memories I worked there from 1957 to 1967 as a fitter and Turner
Great ! It was my first time there and I immediately knew this was a special place that looked as if it was lost in time - While there I noted a keen group of guys working on a huge steam engine and doing some sort of maintenance checks.
I started as a apprentice Fitter and Turner in 1957 and worked in various locations some demolished now, these include the fitting shop , new erection shop building Harris carriages, tarp shop servicing sewing machines ,brake shop servicing tripple valves ,machine shop operating lathes ,both East wing and West servicing bogies ,I then worked in the engineering test lab making test samples. I spent most of my apprenticeship in the plant shop doing general plant maintenance and working on the overhead cranes which in the West block which were rope driven , now replaced ,the early photo's show the Cranes as the were up until 1967 when I left .I finished my time in the Boiler shop as the maintenance fitter . In those days there were 2500 workers there and I have fond memories of my time there
@@donferguson7158 Wow ! ... Imagine if you guys had a reunion at a local pub near the yards - Love the history and a great story
Awesome video buddy. My late father Ambroz worked at the Newport rail yards for 20 years from 1978 to 1998. I have great memories of visiting my father's work as a kid.
I'm glad it brought back some positive memories for you and what your Dad did - Looking around the area and those vintage photos, it was a time when physical work was really physical ... Take note there is an open day planned between the 10th-12th March 2022 www.trybooking.com/events/landing/847831#:~:text=Newport%20Workshops%20Open%20Days%20%2D%20Sat,Workshops%2C%20Williamstown%20North%20%7C%20TryBooking%20Australia
Thanks for your reply. I actually attended the Newport railway workshop open day in 1986 with my father and brother. It was definitely hard physical labour. I can vividly recall my father telling me that it was extremely dangerous work at times. I can't wait to see the old Newport railway workshop again in 2022. Ill take a look at the old family photo album to see if there are any pictures of dad at work.
@@ivans2768 I'm guessing that if you were a boilermaker, fitter and turner or welder, many would have ended up in the railway workshops - I'm heading to another town with a long history with railways (coincidental) that sadly doesn't have a service anymore that has abandon carriages, station and workshops ... hopefully I'll get there in a few days time !
Their needs to be more preservation of these trams!
I agree or allow more in private hands with conditions for preservation .. There are a number of museums and maybe they should receive more State and Federal funding as they are part of our heritage and history
I think it should also be mentioned that the Williamstown workshops were in a different location, and at times coexisted with the Newport workshops. Newport was however designed to supersede Williamstown.
To be honest I'm no train expert or really know too much about trains and their infrastructure other then just being a commuter from time to time ... This said, I am fascinated with history, transportation, architecture and just getting out of the house to see things I normally wouldn't. I do however value input / comments that enlightens me with added information that I would have been ignorant too.
@@urbanaerialexplorer1885 no worries mate not trying to be a negative Nancy, I’m all for preserving history! I actually volunteer at the workshops from time to time.
@@FloydBromley I genuinely do appreciate the commentary and info of others, so at anytime you want to add something that you have knowledge on or surmise an answer, speak out - I encourage anyone and everyone in day to day interactions to speak up if you have something to say!
Open to the public via Shea St Newport - The Steamrail Victoria is a museum of sort and by appointment, you can have a guided tour also - They have working steam engines inside the sheds ... This location is secure with very good security as they have current trains in the area and the training centre for those wanting to work or working in the rail industry ... Further south from this location on Champion Rd towards North Williamston railway station, you'll find another huge museum (Newport Railway Museum) of trains all lined up and also open to the public for a small entry fee. The opportunity for photographing trains of different vintage is excellent as the collect at both museums are the best in the State if not Australia or Australasia - Check out the website in the description and this is the website of the other museum newportrailwaymuseum.org.au/ note: you'll find a video of this other museum in our channel. ruclips.net/video/GuvVylwK9yk/видео.html
not a good idea to say its open the public even if its by appointment, there is a lot of trespassing issues and when channels say its open to the public it doesn't help those problems
@@ljsrailwayvideos2370 This might be true however, when I visited staff there didn't mention that and were happy to show me around and it was open to the public ... you might be suggesting it's individuals that come after hours that are causing issues and not during open hours / days or on private tours ... It would be fair to say if a business is closed and the gates are locked it's not open ... When one says the Melbourne Museum is open to the public, the consensus would be only during opening hours !
The wind on the day was incredibly strong and the drone was struggling - We also lost signal thus the drone just hovered until signal reestablished itself - Difficult day for drone use.
i wonder if those trams and busses will run again
Those trams would make an unique Airbnb type accommodation or even a few together as a cafe in a country town that is popular for adventure touring motorcyclists or just day trippers somewhere - I would imagine the cost to have them running again wouldn't be cost effective
Highly unlikely they will run again.
Awesome video
Thanks ... It was a really windy day for the drone
Is it possible to get it to go and take photos or is it fenced of with cameras everywhere?
There are motion activated cameras and a remotely activated gate to get in. You can make an appointment by ringing the office or by coming on the bi-annual open day weekends.
Not sure why the weird term Newport Railway Yard came from. A yard being just a bunch of tracks to store trains.
Much more significant work performed there historically than just storage.
The term used since the Victorian railways built this is the Newport Railway Workshops.
The Workshops being the key feature as enabling the construction and maintenance of equipment.
As in this 1937 film where the Newport Railway Workshops reached their peak era building the Spirit of Progress :
ruclips.net/video/sEv7FbglxzE/видео.html
Not much will turn up historically searching for Newport rail yards but a vast amount for Newport Railway Workshops.
There is a locomotive built at the Newport Workshops in Lismore Victoria ... You'll see it in that video l did recently of the town !
@@urbanaerialexplorer1885 one of 536 built at the Newport Railway Workshops.
From Scienceworks ,:
The first small tank locomotive was built at Newport in 1893. By the end of the steam era sixty years later, some 536 steam locomotives had been produced in addition to hundreds of passenger carriages and thousands of goods trucks. At its peak the Newport Workshops employed over 5,000 people and was the largest industrial complex in the State.
No mention of Newport rail yards. First used by sloppy interested TV presenters and the like but sadly catching on
7:27. Omg is that a original livery comeng M car.
Unfortunately I'm ignorant to many train models, but find them fascinating and enjoy all forms of public transport or transport in general !
Not quite. That one is in a special once-off met livery as the M car was testing out features to make a medium distance comeng that would have gone to Warragul. Unfortunately it never ran.
@@FloydBromley 👍 learn something everyday !