I remember being his age and being on potters bar station as the steam locomotive flying Scotsman came thundering through! No yellow lines, just common sense, stand back, and I still thought I was a gonna? Bless you Tommy great vid!
@@Tommys_Trains Hi, Tommy and Dad. I live between Melbourne and Geelong, in the state of Victoria, right next to the busy trainline. Over 100 V/Line passenger trains run each day between the two cities, on the broad gauge (5'3", 1600mm, the same as Ireland). There is also a standard gauge track used almost exclusively for freight trains, to or from Melbourne (Australia's biggest container port) and Adelaide in South Australia, or Perth in Western Australia. The line to Perth runs through the Nullarbor Plain, part of which is the longest stretch of straight track in the world - 487 kms, just a bit longer than the distance between London and Dundee. Just imagine that trip, without a single curve! Do a Google search for V/Line to find out about our trains. Our passenger trains are almost exclusively dmu sets called Vlocity, capable of 160 km/h, but rarely achieved. Search Wikipedia for V/Line Vlocity to learn about these trains. I've only written about my own state. Tasmania and South Australia no longer run country passenger trains. I'm way too old now to go trainspotting, but over my lifetime I've taken thousands of photos, miles of videotape, and have been fortunate enough to spot, and travel in, trains in four continents. I've even seen a Deltic at Newcastle station hauling our train to London. You're making a great start to doing even better than me. Good luck to you, from Australia 🇦🇺.
@TommysTrainsandPlanes Hi Tommy and Dad. Because there are different railway systems in each state, I'll tell you about my state, Victoria. Our passenger trains run predominantly on broad gauge - 5'3", 1600 mm, the same as Ireland. I live between Melbourne and Geelong, beside a very busy passenger train line, over 50 trains each way daily = 100+. There is also a standard gauge line used almost exclusively for freight trains between Melbourne and either Adelaide or Perth. The only standard gauge passenger train is the luxury Overland between Melbourne and Adelaide. To find more information about our passenger trains, which are now almost completely dmu Vlocity sets, search V/Line Vlocity in Wikipedia. As I'm now way too old to go trainspotting, I fall back on my memories of the kind of thing you're doing now, and I expect will keep on doing - having a great time and creating memories for when you're old. I've been fortunate enough to travel in, and also take video and photos of trains in four continents: my own, Australia, and Asia, Africa and Europe. In 1977, I spent three months in Britain using rail passes to travel cheaply by train. It was marvellous. The closest I was to your area was Newcastle. I reckon, that with your enthusiasm, Tommy, you're going to have similar experiences to mine. Dad, I heartily applaud what you're doing with, and for, Tommy. My best wishes to you both, from this subscriber in Australia 🇦🇺
@TommysTrainsandPlanes To answer your question, I'd best refer you to Wikipedia entry: Rail Transport in Australia. It's lengthy, but you can scroll through it. I live between Melbourne and Geelong, beside the busy rail line - over 50 passenger trains each way each day. The majority of these are dmu sets named VLocity (you can look these up), capable of 160 km/h, but rarely achieved. There is also a standard gauge line, part of the network mentioned in the Wikipedia article, which has multiple mainly freight trains between Melbourne and Adelaide or Perth. So, plenty for me to observe but, alas, I'm now way too old to get out trainspotting. When younger, I travelled in, and took video and photos of, trains in other countries as well as my own. I hope, Tommy, that your enthusiasm gets you the same results. Best wishes to you both from Australia 🇦🇺
@@brucewilliams8714 thank you so much for that. When you said up to 160 km/h and then I googled VLocity Train, I wasn't expecting the pictures I saw. It doesn't look like it can go that fast. It looks like a very modern train though. I'll show Tommy when I get back from work this afternoon. I'm sure he'll add Australia to the list of places he wants to see trains. Thanks again 😊
I hope he stays this excited for a long time (and he lets me keep coming with him when he's older). I'm dreading the day Dad isn't cool to be seen with anymore 😂
When the clocks go back at half term it will be getting dark not long after school gets out so that will introduce a change to the videos you can make. Is Tommy allowed to use your videos for "show and tell" at school? That would be different to the usual pets and toys that get brought in.
It's funny because last year, he told his teacher straight away and she was showing his videos in class. At the parents evening last night with his new teacher, she knew he was obsessed with trains but didn't know about his channel. She does now though, so she'll hopefully be showing the class. She did say how smart he is and he needs extra challenges to keep him interested so he's got two very proud parents ☺️
@@Tommys_Trains Brilliant - the best news you two as parents could have but also a challenge for you to rise to it. I have spent decades involved in extension activities. Working in a large 11 - 18 comprehensive school environment we could do it for whole classes but each pupil still had to be considered as an individual - that was hard work. Unexpectedly, the combination of accelerated learning classes with also having on my timetable low achievers classes ( traditionally called "remedial" more recently SEN and its variants ) was actually an advantage. We often paired contrasting ability children up for things like buddy guidance and reading help. More recently the issue of socialisation has become particularly critical because of the isolation of children during the pandemic. In a primary school class everything usually has to be dealt with by one teacher and hopefully at least one assistant with the occasional withdrawal opportunity. I am back to suggesting you get involved in the social aspect of railways by making safety videos. A good start would be your own local station. Cramlington is curved with narrow platforms and limited vision for approaching drivers. There is a mixture of stopping services, high-speed non-stopping trains and heavy freights including unloaded flats. The curving issues are actually different for each platform. What are the painted lines for and the ribbed surface? How can passengers safely get on and off especially if they are very young or have limited mobility? How have you organised for Tommy to stay safe when he clearly gets so excited and wants to attract attention. I bet there are children even older than Tommy who have never been on the station let alone travelled by train. You might also be able to enlist the help of those other spotters who sometimes make an appearance in your videos. You could then deal with other issues elsewhere in separate productions. Blank hi-vis tabards / smocks can usually be obtained from schoolwear or cycle shops. Go for the next size up as they are so easy to slip over other clothing and allow for the inevitable growth. Waterproof trousers combined over the top of wellies are a matter of choice but could be really useful at this time of year. As ever - be safe be seen.
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I remember being his age and being on potters bar station as the steam locomotive flying Scotsman came thundering through! No yellow lines, just common sense, stand back, and I still thought I was a gonna?
Bless you Tommy great vid!
Thank you. Those steam trains certainly make a lot of noise as they pass 😊
5:25 50 MINUTES LATE IS CRAZY!
Yeah something has gone wrong there
Oh, I wish I were standing on the platform with you both. I'd have as much pleasure as you, Tommy. 🇦🇺
Thank you 😊 Trainspotting is so much fun.
What are the trains like in Australia?
@@Tommys_Trains Hi, Tommy and Dad. I live between Melbourne and Geelong, in the state of Victoria, right next to the busy trainline. Over 100 V/Line passenger trains run each day between the two cities, on the broad gauge (5'3", 1600mm, the same as
Ireland). There is also a standard gauge track used almost exclusively for freight trains, to or from Melbourne (Australia's biggest container port) and Adelaide in South Australia, or Perth in Western Australia. The line to Perth runs through the Nullarbor Plain, part of which is the longest stretch of straight track in the world - 487 kms, just a bit longer than the distance between London and Dundee. Just imagine that trip, without a single curve!
Do a Google search for V/Line to find out about our trains. Our passenger trains are almost exclusively dmu sets called Vlocity, capable of 160 km/h, but rarely achieved. Search Wikipedia for V/Line Vlocity to learn about these trains.
I've only written about my own state. Tasmania and South Australia no longer run country passenger trains.
I'm way too old now to go trainspotting, but over my lifetime I've taken thousands of photos, miles of videotape, and have been fortunate enough to spot, and travel in, trains in four continents. I've even seen a Deltic at Newcastle station hauling our train to London.
You're making a great start to doing even better than me. Good luck to you, from Australia 🇦🇺.
@TommysTrainsandPlanes Hi Tommy and Dad. Because there are different railway systems in each state, I'll tell you about my state, Victoria. Our passenger trains run predominantly on broad gauge - 5'3", 1600 mm, the same as Ireland. I live between Melbourne and Geelong, beside a very busy passenger train line, over 50 trains each way daily = 100+. There is also a standard gauge line used almost exclusively for freight trains between Melbourne and either Adelaide or Perth. The only standard gauge passenger train is the luxury Overland between Melbourne and Adelaide.
To find more information about our passenger trains, which are now almost completely dmu Vlocity sets, search V/Line Vlocity in Wikipedia.
As I'm now way too old to go trainspotting, I fall back on my memories of the kind of thing you're doing now, and I expect will keep on doing - having a great time and creating memories for when you're old. I've been fortunate enough to travel in, and also take video and photos of trains in four continents: my own, Australia, and Asia, Africa and Europe. In 1977, I spent three months in Britain using rail passes to travel cheaply by train. It was marvellous. The closest I was to your area was Newcastle. I reckon, that with your enthusiasm, Tommy, you're going to have similar experiences to mine.
Dad, I heartily applaud what you're doing with, and for, Tommy. My best wishes to you both, from this subscriber in Australia 🇦🇺
@TommysTrainsandPlanes To answer your question, I'd best refer you to Wikipedia entry: Rail Transport in Australia. It's lengthy, but you can scroll through it.
I live between Melbourne and Geelong, beside the busy rail line - over 50 passenger trains each way each day. The majority of these are dmu sets named VLocity (you can look these up), capable of 160 km/h, but rarely achieved. There is also a standard gauge line, part of the network mentioned in the Wikipedia article, which has multiple mainly freight trains between Melbourne and Adelaide or Perth.
So, plenty for me to observe but, alas, I'm now way too old to get out trainspotting.
When younger, I travelled in, and took video and photos of, trains in other countries as well as my own. I hope, Tommy, that your enthusiasm gets you the same results. Best wishes to you both from Australia 🇦🇺
@@brucewilliams8714 thank you so much for that. When you said up to 160 km/h and then I googled VLocity Train, I wasn't expecting the pictures I saw. It doesn't look like it can go that fast. It looks like a very modern train though. I'll show Tommy when I get back from work this afternoon. I'm sure he'll add Australia to the list of places he wants to see trains.
Thanks again 😊
I love your vids! Whenever people don’t watch your vids anymore, always remember I’m still there watching.
Thank you so much 😊
Tommy so sweet
Thank you 😊
Glad you could still give those great waves in your new coat!...some super toots too😊
That's the first thing he's worried about. Not, does it look good or does it keep me warm. The first thought is, how does it affect my trainspotting 😂
I remember when I was his age. The trains were a little slower and many were still steam powered. The excitement never changes.
I hope he stays this excited for a long time (and he lets me keep coming with him when he's older). I'm dreading the day Dad isn't cool to be seen with anymore 😂
Love the new coat got some lumo colours going on there 👍
Yeah, you're right. Tommy loves that it's Lumo blue 💙
Good vid as always agin cramligton good station
Cramlington is easiest to get to after school. We try to go further afield on a weekend if we have more time 😊
Nice good for I wish I could go more and spot fun fact I’m a train driver! I’m on the south western railway
@@OliverHerridge that's a great job. Tommy would love to do that when he's older. Maybe I would too but I know it's a lot of work and studying.
I’d put money on Tommy having been told he’ll “grow into” his new coat. 😂 I still haven’t grown into my school blazer - from 1979!
Haha yeah apparently he'll grow into it. I think probably around summer time 😂
Missed 4E04 in Edinburgh today so good to see you saw it
Yeah, it's an engine we haven't seen before so good to add that to our list 🙂
5:25 50 minutes late?!
Yeah, looks like it had problems earlier in the day. That's quite a delay though 😔
Fun fact the 3rd coss country was my uncle!!! 👍🥰
That's great, he's got a cool job ☺️
He sinim one to!
When the clocks go back at half term it will be getting dark not long after school gets out so that will introduce a change to the videos you can make.
Is Tommy allowed to use your videos for "show and tell" at school? That would be different to the usual pets and toys that get brought in.
It's funny because last year, he told his teacher straight away and she was showing his videos in class. At the parents evening last night with his new teacher, she knew he was obsessed with trains but didn't know about his channel. She does now though, so she'll hopefully be showing the class.
She did say how smart he is and he needs extra challenges to keep him interested so he's got two very proud parents ☺️
@@Tommys_Trains Brilliant - the best news you two as parents could have but also a challenge for you to rise to it.
I have spent decades involved in extension activities. Working in a large 11 - 18 comprehensive school environment we could do it for whole classes but each pupil still had to be considered as an individual - that was hard work. Unexpectedly, the combination of accelerated learning classes with also having on my timetable low achievers classes ( traditionally called "remedial" more recently SEN and its variants ) was actually an advantage. We often paired contrasting ability children up for things like buddy guidance and reading help. More recently the issue of socialisation has become particularly critical because of the isolation of children during the pandemic. In a primary school class everything usually has to be dealt with by one teacher and hopefully at least one assistant with the occasional withdrawal opportunity.
I am back to suggesting you get involved in the social aspect of railways by making safety videos. A good start would be your own local station. Cramlington is curved with narrow platforms and limited vision for approaching drivers. There is a mixture of stopping services, high-speed non-stopping trains and heavy freights including unloaded flats. The curving issues are actually different for each platform. What are the painted lines for and the ribbed surface? How can passengers safely get on and off especially if they are very young or have limited mobility? How have you organised for Tommy to stay safe when he clearly gets so excited and wants to attract attention. I bet there are children even older than Tommy who have never been on the station let alone travelled by train. You might also be able to enlist the help of those other spotters who sometimes make an appearance in your videos.
You could then deal with other issues elsewhere in separate productions.
Blank hi-vis tabards / smocks can usually be obtained from schoolwear or cycle shops. Go for the next size up as they are so easy to slip over other clothing and allow for the inevitable growth. Waterproof trousers combined over the top of wellies are a matter of choice but could be really useful at this time of year.
As ever - be safe be seen.