Drivers eye view, Bendigo to Southern Cross, VL, Feb 2024

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4 ай бұрын

Travel with the train driver as we journey from Bendigo to Southern Cross in the north of the state of Victoria, Australia in a Vlocity railcar. Maximum speed for this service is 160kph. February 2024
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@martythemartian99 Ай бұрын

While I generally prefer long trips that go from Melbourne (preferably all the way to the border somewhere), this one going to Melbourne was a hoot and a half.😄 It was wonderful the way the tall trees eventually gave way to the tall buildings, and mostly under a sky so invitingly blue, it would have given Jeff Lynne more than enough inspiration for another album, let alone a song.😎🎵🎸

@driver667 Ай бұрын

Nice to run towards the big smoke instead of just away all the time. 🤔🤔 Something different. 😀😀👍

@robertnorman6443 3 ай бұрын

I've always wondered what a train trip from Bendigo to Melbourne would be like 😊

@driver667 3 ай бұрын

Now you've been able to experience it 👍😀

@davidholder3207 Ай бұрын

Interesting trip and impressed by appearance of the stone bridges and tunnel portals built when this line was originally constructed. Tullamraine airport is a stones throw from Kielor and I would thought a link could have been built when all those billions have been spent on alieviating railwaay xings. Lastly I calculate that there are approximately 12 consists running the S Xross - Bendigo service which seems rather excessive for the volume of pax and the fact you don't carry frieght.

@driver667 Ай бұрын

@@davidholder3207 the Bendigo line trains run during the day to an hourly schedule with more trains during peak hour. It's hard to get a seat a lot of the time as they are popular services as with the other corridors also. It is a well constructed line. Glad you enjoyed the ride. 👍😀

@philrichards6307 4 ай бұрын

good work. I just got back from a trip to Castlemaine . Very fast train this is the quickest . Then got a Vline to Trafalgar just had to wait 50 minutes. Grab some snacks from Woolworths Metro . Its a great service. Thanks to the starff of Vline for the help

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

I am very happy to hear you enjoyed your trip on vline and enjoyed the video. Thank you 👍😀

@hilarybadger1231 Ай бұрын

I have been to Bendigo on a Vline once, for a very stupid reason. I was there for work for 3 days and i was just about to leave when it started pouring down with heavy rain, and i was travelling with my bike, and i had to leave it there because cause it was to hard to travel with it and I didn’t want to get completely soaked, so i left it there and when the rain stopped i went back there on the Vline to get it, and then all the way back to Melbourne on the Vline as well just to grab my bike. It was a real pain!

@driver667 Ай бұрын

Look on the bright side, you got to have a great train ride. 👍😀

@hilarybadger1231 Ай бұрын

You could say that, but it was still a very grey day!

@driver667 Ай бұрын

😀👍

@katefromaust5627 4 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure!

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😀

@waynedafter 3 ай бұрын

Awesome...thank you.

@driver667 3 ай бұрын

You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😀

@tonypemberton4890 3 ай бұрын

Most enjoyable video. Interesting countryside, quite unlike the UK. Looks like signalling follows American practice but signals on electrifed section inwards looks Italian in style! Generally left hand running but plainly bi-directional signalling installed. I assume VLine track gauge is 1600mm but I didn't see any ANR 1435mm in downtown Melbourne - perhaps there isn't any? I'll have a look at your other vids as they make a refreshing change from UK and European cab rides! Thanks again.

@driver667 3 ай бұрын

Yes, the signalling is based on American style speed signalling. Outside the suburban area there is a lot of bidirectional running. The passenger system is predominantly broad gauge but we do run the Albury service on standard gauge. The third rail is visible in Southern Cross. Glad you are enjoying the videos 👍😀

@philipsalmon2192 4 ай бұрын

Holiday of a lifetime.❤

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

Sounds like you enjoyed it. Good stuff 👍😀

@mels1811 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant video

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Very happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀

@hs7921 4 ай бұрын

Top Video. Thanks.

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome. Very happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀

@Skorpi77 2 ай бұрын

Great stuff🎉😊

@driver667 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Very happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀

@gregthompson3274 4 ай бұрын

The journey almost covered my 10,000 steps on my walking treadmill,nicely combines my love of walking and railway's 🚶‍♂️🚆

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

Good job. Exercise and trains all in one place 👍😀

@suzannec4765 4 ай бұрын

I’m watching this as a commuter from Kyneton to Melbourne. I notice you’re flying from Kangaroo Flat. Wish we could go that fast further down the line.

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

Our top speed is 160kph all the way down to Sunbury. Just the stops are closer together at the Sunbury end than the Bendigo end. Hope you enjoyed your commute. 👍😀

@robturner3065 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful country

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

Yes it is. Very happy you enjoyed it 👍 😀

@magpiesextreme123 4 ай бұрын

Your videos are tops. Do you have any from the Echuca or Maryborough Lines?

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

I am working on that. They will come along in the future. Glad you enjoy the videos 👍😀

@swipewrite 4 ай бұрын

Very interesting video. U.K. retired driver.

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

Hello to a retired U.K. driver 👋 Very happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀

@ashleylazzaro5535 3 ай бұрын

Love the videos mate! 1:47:17 - 1:47:40 is a great shot of the 6 car Velocity on the bridge!

@driver667 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Very happy to hear you enjoy them 👍 😉

@ConnorSmith-sx1zn 2 ай бұрын

Have you been on mernda line yet

@ConnorSmith-sx1zn 2 ай бұрын

Because bell Preston and reservoir station has a overpass now

@ConnorSmith-sx1zn 2 ай бұрын

And do not stop at keon park station because it’s still closed until late June

@driver667 2 ай бұрын

@@ConnorSmith-sx1zn I have been to Mernda a few years ago in the DERM but not in a suburban train yet. 👍 😀

@philipsalmon2192 4 ай бұрын

I was driven from Kangaroo Flat to Sunbury as the line was shut for maintenance then

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

That's a bugger. Going by train is my preference whenever possible. 👍😀

@Mediawatcher2023 4 ай бұрын

@1:18 Sunbury the Terminus of the Melbourne electrfication

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

It is 👍😀

@martyn6792 4 ай бұрын

I rarely watch other country cab rides other than UK, quite a bit of single line

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

This used to be double line all the way. It was singled in the early 2000's. Hope you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀

@martyn6792 4 ай бұрын

@@driver667 it was interesting, the signals baffled me a bit, I can 'read' UK signals

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

@@martyn6792 the signals very basically are speed signalling. Top light is maximum speed for the area, the bottom light is medium speed (40kph). Green tells you the next is at proceed. Yellow, the next is red. This is very basically the idea. 👍😀

@martyn6792 4 ай бұрын

@@driver667 ah understand, it was the upper and lower that confused me, I get aspect colour as same in UK

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

@@martyn6792 👍😀

@Shan9965 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful and thanks. I noticed most of the trains pull down the pantograph(Turn off the train) after being put into the sidings. Why do some of them leave the train on after being put into the sidings?

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

Sometimes the cleaners run through the trains after they are put in the sidings and need power and lights in the train. Glad you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀

@Shan9965 4 ай бұрын

@@driver667 Oh I see. So cleaners are authorized to pull down the pantograph after the cleaning is done or does someone else do it? I am rail fan from Srl Lanka🙂

@mihailoarsic5716 4 ай бұрын

👍

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

👍😀

@mjmcb1 8 күн бұрын

Big Hill Tunnel 8:50, Elphinstone Tunnel 29:26

@driver667 6 күн бұрын

@@mjmcb1 that one is actually 'Big Hill' tunnel. Elphinstone tunnel is the other one after Castlemaine. 👍😀

@mjmcb1 6 күн бұрын

@@driver667 Whoops!

@driver667 6 күн бұрын

@@mjmcb1 😀👍

@philipsalmon2192 4 ай бұрын

I sent to Kangaroo Flat back in 2005 visiting relatives

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

Nice 👍😀

@ashpeake2426 2 ай бұрын

This is such a zippy run until the urban area. What’s the difference between the blue 160 signs and the yellow 125 or 115 signs, they’re on the same part of track but seem to indicate two different speeds?

@driver667 2 ай бұрын

The blue 160 sign is the track speed. The yellow ones are the speed restriction around the curve they are placed at the start of. 👍😀

@ConnorSmith-sx1zn 2 ай бұрын

Southern cross to Echuca with long video

@driver667 2 ай бұрын

👍😀

@stephenkettle7733 4 ай бұрын

I was on service (vline loco hauled) a couple of weeks ago and we went bang road for some distance. Is this normal?

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

What do you mean 'bang road'?

@stephenkettle7733 4 ай бұрын

@@driver667 sorry it a Pommy term. If there’s two tracks, you expect to be on the left side one, but for some distance the train travelled on the right side.

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

@@stephenkettle7733The tracks along there are bidirectional all the way to Sunbury. The right hand track in this video is the line that was rebuilt for 160kph running. The other is the slower track. From Sunbury the line is then traditional up and down lines (left hand running) 👍😀

@stephenkettle7733 4 ай бұрын

@@driver667 thanks. I understand now.

@driver667 4 ай бұрын

@@stephenkettle7733 you're welcome. 👍😀