Electrification - The Dawning of a New Era

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Mitchell Freeway

Жыл бұрын

Promotional video for the electrification of the Westrail suburban rail network, 1991.
Filmed by Danny Brennan.

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@jimpikoulis6726 6 ай бұрын

It was a smart choice to go for 25kv AC overhead catenary.

@Dimewick21 5 ай бұрын

Golden. I was in Perth with the US Navy in 1998. I was absolutely amazed by the expanse of the rail system then especially relative to the size of the city. I can’t imagine how good the system is now. Really wish my country (USA) would have developed systems like this all over our metropolis of 1 million or greater.

@BDub2024 3 ай бұрын

hi i hope you read this. Perth has a few more being built. Check RM transit youtube channel on Perth rail. The lines are Joondalup, Fremantle, Midland, Armadale, Mandurah, Thornlie (spur), Airport link, Ellenbrook and Thornlie-Cockburn.

@FalconXE302 2 ай бұрын

Perth is not far from a doubled population since then... nearly 2.2 million now. There's 3 big rail expansions going on right now... and there has been a few in the last 15 years... * New line out to a new suburb called Ellenbrook that is North east from Perth. * Extensions of the new Electric line up the freeway North of Perth all the way to Yanchep. * The Armadale line is currently closed, being upgraded to remove ALL street level crossing and extending the electric out past Armadale to Byford. The new Thornlie line is being extended to join what for you would be a new Line that goes all the way down south to Mandurah. There is also a line out to the Airport now... underground from where it goes under the river all the way to the Airport. We're a lucky state... 4 times the size of Texas and full of minerals that the world needs. The mineral royalties help pay for much of our infrastructure. Were you on the Kittyhawk...?... thanks for your service.

@bendybus5165 Ай бұрын

Also worth noting now, that the Cannington Interchange shown in this video has been completely demolished, with a newer station being built in its stead. Fascinating how in just 34 years the station went from being one of the major, modern stations of the Armadale line to being among the first to get demolished during the current Armadale Line upgrades.

@BDub2024 Ай бұрын

@@bendybus5165 stirling one is being completely rebuilt currently too.

@Dimewick21 Ай бұрын

@@BDub2024 oh yes- major fan of Reese!

@RoseSupreme 4 ай бұрын

Ah, back when the A-Series was new. And yet they're still around, even with the C-Series having recently being introduced.

@christianmiddleton7738 15 сағат бұрын

The new electric Armadale to Perth line claimed two lives on day of testing the line. It happened on Saturday morning in Beckenham i remember hearing a big bloom where we lived down William Street. My younger brother was freinds with the son.

@voltare2amstereo 8 ай бұрын

The lights and doors are what became in use on QR SMU's while the control gear is from QR EMU's

@AgAusstar 10 ай бұрын

Fascinating! Thank you for uploading. Interesting how much Perth has changed and unchanged through the years. 😮

@psychosquirrel555 4 ай бұрын

The next station stop is 'Glendalock'!

@charlesowers541 Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for the upload!

@justinharris1199 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic Video

@borkers7 10 ай бұрын

8:59, That's Old school

@FekDindad-xy9vz 2 ай бұрын

No this is old school 9:25

@borkers7 2 ай бұрын

@@FekDindad-xy9vz yeah I agree

@iwenttobunnings7868 Жыл бұрын

Such a good watch. I really do miss the network in Perth so much. Wish QueenslandFail would take some notes from the TransPerth network to improve the absolute joke of a train network that Brisbane has

@rtmpgt Жыл бұрын

I mean we took their trains (The B Series) and out them on a half decent network, Absolute workhorses!

@topher1976au 7 ай бұрын

⁠@@rtmpgtactually the B series was first in Perth, Brisbane ended up getting them afterwards. And the A series was based on a Queensland train as well.

@nicholasbyrne6485 5 ай бұрын

@@topher1976auboth A and B series came before the QR ones

@kyletopfer7818 25 күн бұрын

Much smarter than Adelaide doing the entire network in one go and all the benefits of scalability that brings.

@MercedesBenzO303 9 ай бұрын

12:34 This bus is Renault PR100.2 #1086 This particular bus was withdrawn from Transperth service in 2016 and is now a failed motor home.

@rtmpgt Жыл бұрын

Absolutely Incredible! Where'd you find all these?

@ryankiernan67 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, this is an absolute gem!

@wence25games89 Жыл бұрын

I think Facebook for this video.

@ronchivell2889 Жыл бұрын

I found the VHS tape in a 2nd shop. converted it to digital and put it on FB

@networkteneverydaysoaps8792 10 ай бұрын

@@ronchivell2889 What Facebook page are you under?

@MitchellFreeway 10 ай бұрын

All the Danny Brennan videos uploaded here were transferred from his original Betamax cassettes.

@DEATHTOTHESHITTERS 7 ай бұрын

Old Warwick bus station.

@psychosquirrel555 4 ай бұрын

Haunt of the mythical serial flasher known as the Bus Stop Bonker!

@wence25games89 4 ай бұрын

When Perth was innovative in Railways

@MitchellFreeway 4 ай бұрын

It still is

@wence25games89 4 ай бұрын

@@MitchellFreewayI guess however, it has some weird design choices for Metronet. Like why on earth is Redcliffe not at the airport instead of 1-2km away? It doesn't make sense!

@MitchellFreeway 4 ай бұрын

@@wence25games89, it makes perfect sense when you look at the Perth Airport Masterplan. Terminal 3 and 4 are set to be relocated adjacent to Terminal 1 and 2 at Airport Central in the future. The terminals would likely have been relocated sooner if Qantas had not refused to move. Thus Redcliffe has been primarily designed to provide access to the surrounding residential area and the DFO. One thing the PTA do well is future proofing.

@wence25games89 Ай бұрын

@@MitchellFreewayWeird plan. Why spend millions to move thy domestic airport? May as well build the train station closer?

@MitchellFreeway Ай бұрын

@@wence25games89, because it will centralise all terminals around Airport Central. Why have terminals on opposite sides of the airport when you can have them all in one central location? It's been planned for the better part of a decade. It will also support the development of a third runway.

@PK075 18 күн бұрын

130kmh is the speed I was driving alongside the trains in the 90s not 110

@MitchellFreeway 17 күн бұрын

There were no sections of 130km/h trackage until the Mandurah Line was opened in 2007.

@networkteneverydaysoaps8792 10 ай бұрын

What station was this from when Antony Middleton got off the bus at?

@MitchellFreeway 10 ай бұрын

Armadale

@networkteneverydaysoaps8792 10 ай бұрын

Oh ok. And do you have any videos from when these trains use to chime twice on the PA announcement?

@Clippy56 10 күн бұрын

14:36 me when transport of perth

@dallas184 Жыл бұрын

It sucked when they sold off westrail and seperated the passenger they went into a poor condition

@user-og8iu8vc3c 5 ай бұрын

Then is the Albany reopened Geraldton and the Burberry to Perth Burberry to manjimup reopened i wos on the last tran to good old Geraldton i wos oliy 8 years old i love ❤️ it bring it all back