Crossing Australia by Train in 1965

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8 ай бұрын

This is a revised and upgraded version of my "Richmond to Perth in 1965" video, which I feel is deficient in several areas. I have worked on correcting these issues, such as replacing the music with more appropriate tracks, adding dubbed sound from my archives to most of the locomotive and train scenes, and have changed some clips around and enhanced the narration to tell the story more effectively. I have also added some extra footage to further portray the 1960s feel of the movie.
I am very thankful to all of my subscribers for their feedback, especially Brett Harrison for advising me that my original choice of music spoiled the entire video, and to Leo1933 for telling me that my "Train without a Name" running from Adelaide to Port Pirie is actually called the "East-West Express."
I have left my original version up on KZfaq for comparison purposes. I am thankful to Purple Planet music for making their tracks available for KZfaqrs to utilise. Please check them out at www.purple-planet.com.

Пікірлер: 43

@SpencerHHO 5 ай бұрын

Good on you for receiving criticism so gratefully regarding music. The internet can be a blunt and cynical place. Thank you for preserving part of this countries history.

@grahamfrench9874 5 ай бұрын

Terry. Thanks for preserving, re-invigorating and sharing.

@Timsvideochannel1 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking time to put this together, I really enjoyed watching it.

@paulgaofei 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to put this together, it’s a really enjoyable glimpse into life as it was during that time.

@robertfletcher3421 8 ай бұрын

Terry, what a great video. I was working as a Safe Working Porter at Doodlakine. The Westland had priority nothing could interfere with it. The other train that was great was the Tea & Sugar supplying communities across the Nullabor, I think there might be a video of that somewhere. I have a lot of good memories of the Eastern Wheat belt. Like the 1968 Meckering Earthquake. I was working at Hines Hill when that happened.

@benchurchill1939 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your journey. Imagine, without your camera, these would be long lost memories.

@kdfrkdfr 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. The L class electric loco and the following scenes with the red rattler and the Blue Harris look a whole lot like Box Hill in Victoria. I am not 100% certain, however. The area is unrecognizable now. The still image showing a streamliner-hauled passenger service halfway into a platform is Tottenham Station and that's for sure. The BP servo has been gone for ages. Also unrecognizable these days too, as like Box Hill, it's long been grade separated. 40 years for Box Hill and about the same for Tottenham, maybe a year or two longer than Box Hill.

@DavidMonro 6 ай бұрын

Brings back memories. Took the spirit of progress to Melbourne several times as a kid, and it was a good day traveling to school if I could get on a V set (Blue Goose) express to Strathfield in the morning.

@terrymercer2379 6 ай бұрын

I attended a Christian religious rally back in the early 70s where the guest speaker, a visiting American fellow, asked one attendee who travelled from Wangaratta how she got there, to which she replied "I came down on the Spirit." The look on his face was priceless.

@DavidMonro 6 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@robertaquilina3848 6 ай бұрын

Nice to see the vr stuff all of which i worked on as firemen locodriver and electric train driver love the L class and taits thanks for this magnificent footage

@andrewcurran4298 5 ай бұрын

Interesting and informative video. I very much enjoyed it

@Steven_Rowe 6 ай бұрын

Great video , I remember the tin hares on the Richmond line, when I first them i thought they looked like wild western trains as does some of 5he Victorian clerestory roof carriages.

@MarkHenstridge 7 ай бұрын

Bloody good mate, well done.

@simonf8902 6 ай бұрын

Fabulous.

@mikecondon9576 7 ай бұрын

Hi Terry, I don't care what other people think, I like your production. There are some great scenes and lots of great history. You have put some thought into your story and that is to be commended. Producing content is not easy and I encourage your endeavours. I am going to watch more of your content. Thanks Mike

@terrymercer2379 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike. That is very encouraging.

@simonf8902 6 ай бұрын

Amazing. Thank you.

@debshipard1664 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic video thank you

@MrToastie69 5 ай бұрын

Awesome vid .. thanks for sharing

@nbrettoner 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful to see these olde images, accompanied with your very good choice of background music and narration. Thankyou for sharing.

@larrycook9702 8 ай бұрын

Nice upgrade. Bugger those who didn’t like the original music. Great memories of the ‘Quaker Shaker’ rail motors which was our transport to HMAS Nirimba, Quakers Hill a few years after you. Why couldn’t you get a Herc flight to Pearce back then???

@theobserver2309 7 ай бұрын

Just marvellous. So nostalgic. Thank you for sharing...

@NoThroughRoad50 8 ай бұрын

So interesting to see how it was back then. Excellent video

@davemail66 8 ай бұрын

Unreal memories you've captured here, thank so much for sharing this nostalgic and wonderful clip, mate.

@jacintaedwards1123 6 ай бұрын

Melbourne , Perth & Brisbane have Australia's best train networks.

@makodolphus7810 8 ай бұрын

KZfaq must have known I'd be interested in seeing some history about my home town (Richmond!) and its local area when it dropped this in my recommended- lovely to see, especially the old Windsor station.

@terrymercer2379 8 ай бұрын

I loved my time at Richmond. Especially the trip up to Kurrajong, and out to Wheenie Creek. I can still hear those Bell Birds.

@brentmcc6048 7 ай бұрын

That was a great video indeed. The good old days of Australian Railways. The NSW double deck interurban you show as a thumb nail are known as blue gooses, these units still run today but their days are very numbered and will no doubt be withdrawn from service over the coming months when a new train takes on the duties.

@1toonhead 8 ай бұрын

What a great video. Really appreciate the Indian Pacific now. I had no idea there was that many change over's, I always new of the different gauges but not the amount of trains.

@vsvnrg3263 8 ай бұрын

how are you converting your old film to digital? i remember seeing a post recommending "wolverine". are you using similar or something more advanced? i enjoy your posts. thank you for the effort you put into them. you mention oats street? i can hardly wait for 20 november. the last day i will have to deal with the level crossings. all 6 of them!

@terrymercer2379 8 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yes, I used a "Woverine Film2digital MovieMaker" to digitize my old movies. It is a fraction of the cost than the more advanced machines, which are better to a degree, but not worth the investment in my eyes. (My family home was in Oats St, Carlisle, close to the railway line)

@BigMacMan1 8 ай бұрын

this is really interesting :)

@ACDZ123 7 ай бұрын

Good one terry. Enjoyed this updated one as well ..so you grew up around Carlisle? Im in Cannington 😁

@terrymercer2379 7 ай бұрын

Thanks; Yes, in Welshpool, on Welshpool Rd, midway between the Albany Hwy and the Railway line. Later, in 1964, we moved to Oats St, one block from the train line.

@simonf8902 6 ай бұрын

Before the Indian Pacific. And good for you.

@ducky_the_helper 4 ай бұрын

Do you have any recordings of the 1970 blue goose sets like the one in the thumbnail?

@terrymercer2379 4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately I don't. Back then if only I could have looked ahead...

@johncoyle777 6 ай бұрын

Music can ruin a video. . . . . .no wonder people complained! Anyhow, I am sure the historic views of the trip, will be enjoyable.

@eryan2404 8 ай бұрын

Do you remember the difference in price between rail travel and air travel for this trip?

@terrymercer2379 8 ай бұрын

No. It was paid for by the Air Force. At that time, air travel was only granted by the RAAF if you were deemed too essential to lose for the two extra weeks it took to get home and back again.

@vsvnrg3263 8 ай бұрын

@@terrymercer2379 , i worked with the raaf in melbourne. (i wasnt in the raaf). some of the blokes used to tag-team the drive to perth to get it done as quickly as possible to make as much use of their leave as possible. the eyre highway was still partly dirt at the time.

@terrymercer2379 8 ай бұрын

I drove it the next year for Annual Leave. There was 600 miles of dirt then. An adventure for an18 year old, but not now, too old and wise!