Hi, thanks for taking time to add time stamps to all the places of significance along the line, I sure people will find them useful. I've pinned the comment to the top to make it easier to find. Cheers. Tim.

The history of the Johnsonville line is fascinating, even quite recently it was host to the old English Electric Units. I can imagine it was a devil of a line to operate when it was part of the NIMT. The staff on the railway are really friendly and outside the peak hours they have always got time to recount a few stories.

Thank you, its an unusual line, I hope you have an enjoyable time in Wellington.

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Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

I rode one of English Electric units on my first visit in 2005, if I remember correctly, when the driver released the brakes at stations located on an incline the train rolled backwards for one or two feet before setting off in the right direction. I'm glad you enjoyed re-living old memories.

@@Timsvideochannel1 Might have been if you were in a trailer car in front of a motor car. When they set off, the motor car would move forward slightly and bump the trailer as it began to push. I was mostly on the flat Hutt line.

@@graemeroberts2876 Thank you, that sounds like a reasonable suggestion for the initial backwards movement.

Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride. The first time I rode this line they were still using the old English Electric units, I love the history of the line as part of the original mainline to Auckland.

I love this line, the first time I traveled along it in 2005, the trains were English Electric units made in 1930''s, it was a real time warp.

I try to do that every time I'm in Wellington, I also recommend catching a train along the Kapiti Coast at sunset.

Hi, hope your memories from riding this train are good ones. The towns and villages along the line look idyllic and the train puts Wellington within easy reach. The trains today are very civilised and comfortable, although they lack the character of the ones you used to ride.

Hi, I love the history of this line, it must have been awesome to see the express passenger and heavy freight trains in action when it was part of the North Island Main Trunk route.

Cheers...Tim.

Hi Neil, I believe your software can do introductions similar to these, give it a go and see how you get on, apart from loosing a couple hours playing around, you've got nothing to loose, at the end of the day you may come up with an individual themed introduction for all your videos.

I don't know if I can get the curled image effect that you have but I may have a few other tricks up my sleeve. Just a matter of seeing what I can come up with. Cheers!

Hi DB thats-me, I rode the line back in the days of the English Electric Units, they certainly made a lot of improvements before introducing the Matangi Units, the track and stations look really good now, although I miss the old units, they often ran back a little when the brakes were released before the motors got the units moving in the right direction, plus there was a forward view for a limited number of passengers. Back here in the UK I visited my first steam railway gala in 6 months today, it was nice to get out into the countryside and watch 6 beautifully restored engines in action.

A little insight and technique to the red sets on j’ville line. Due to the steepness of the line, up to 1in 33, they were made up in groups of two with the motor coach on the down hill end. N.B. Those used on the flat lines were trailer-motor-trailer consists. With the motor coaches being significantly heavier, their brakes were proportionally stronger. This meant they out braked the trailer coaches causing the consist to to come to a halt ‘stretched’. This meant that on releasing the brakes, the front coach would (on up hill stations) roll back into the draw-gear when lifting off. There are two ways to prevent this. The first, which was harder on the electrical switch gear, was to apply power with the brakes still relatively firmly applied. The motor coach would bunch up before the trailer coach could roll back. The other was to try and come to halt with just enough brakes applied to hold the train but soft enough that the the trailer would roll back on stopping. The little ‘set back’ motion was lost in the general forces of stopping. Have a happy day. 👍

@@DB-thats-me Thanks for that, your description is good, I can understand what was happening. You've enjoyed plenty of variety and seen some big changes during you time on New Zealand's railways. I been out and about filming steam trains at my nearest heritage railway here in the UK for the last two days, it's so nice to start retuning to something like normality again. I'll be uploading the video in a week or two. Take care. Tim.

Wonder which heritage railway....when our daughter was doing a Gap year at H House outside T Wells in 2004 we went on the Spa Valley Railway...as far as Groombridge in those days.

Hi, it's an interesting ride, the line is located in the city of Wellington on New Zealand's North Island.

I have a book about NZ railway accidents, unfortunately deaths on level crossings happened far too often, many involved collisions between milk lorries and trains. Must have been scary meeting a train in the tunnel, it was lucky you found a workmen's refuge as there is very little clearance between the tunnel wall and the train.

John Shin The new trains are very good, but they don't have the character of the old English Electric units. As a commuter line, it is the most unusual one I have ridden, I am lucky enough to have ridden the line in both old and new units.

Timsvideochannel1 Indeed. I've seen and been on many EMUs but I think these are quite a unique design from Rotem. They could have ordered 3 or 4-units set as i noticed they operate with twos.

John Shin I think the reason for using two car units is that many of the off peak services are lightly loaded and two cars are more than enough.

The platforms have been resurfaced to a high standard and new access bridges have been constructed, as for the length of the platforms, I don't know the answer other than to say that the trains of yesteryear were much longer than those serving the station today. It could be that only part of the platform was in use in your day whereas that whole platform is used today. I looked for an old photo and found this one, its not good, but the platforms can be seen. www.wellingtoncityheritage.org.nz/~/media/heritage/buildings/301-450/420/image4.ashx?mw=671&mh=415

@@Timsvideochannel1 I'm pretty sure that the platforms were extended from four to six carriages when the other upgrades were made. I don't think the Johnsonville line trains have been any longer since the NIMT was diverted through the Tawa Tunnels.

@@someonesomewhere1240 Thanks for that, can you imagine what the Johnsonville line must have been like back in the days when it was still part of the NIMT, heavy freights, long overnight passenger trains to Auckland, the sights and sounds must have been awesome.

Hi, I love the history of the Johnsonville line, once part of the North Island Main Trunk, it must have been awesome to watch and hear heavy express trains climbing the formidable gradients. The trip you describe to Porirua sounds nice, do they do nice steak and cheese pies at the Mall to go with a coffee? can't get pies like that here in the UK.

@@Timsvideochannel1 I,m sure they do, Tim...Loong time since I,ve eaten in the food court thing...living at the end of the WRL.the Wairarapa line took me completely off route

That sounds like fun, I'll have to try it :-)

Hi, the driver was kind enough to allow me me to place a camera in his cab, but he did ask me not to include any personal conversation, hence the music. Choosing music is always a difficult call. I have to find and buy suitable royalty free music that is to everyone's taste, an almost impossible task, as I've found out over the years.

I just don't like music on train videos, but other than that, your videos are FIRST RATE! Very well done. Check out some of my train videos, I think that you will enjoy them. I advise people to ride the Johnsonville line, as it is a nice scenic trip. Getting a drivers eye view is a bonus.

Hi John, I've just checked out some of your videos, I was interested to see the trains around Brisbane as I'm visiting family in Brisbane early next year and I'm planning on catching the Spirit of the Outback to catch up with good friends in Longreach. I will continue on to New Zealand to tour North and South Island before visiting my son in Auckland. On my way back to the UK I will stop off in Melbourne to join friends for a ride on the Puffing Billy Railway.

I hope that you enjoy the best train in Queensland. . . . the Spirit of the Outback. Traveling first class with a sleeping berth, I hope! New Zealand is delightful, scenery wise and the three main trains are all worth traveling on. If you want a nice way to do those three trains, in ONE DIRECTION, fly to Greymouth, stop over, then take the TRANZ ALPINE to Christchurch, stop over, then the COASTAL PACIFIC to Picton. Ferry to Wellington and then the NORTHERN EXPLORER to Auckland. The trains are NOT cheap, but they are nice to travel on. They all have an open air observation car, to use for taking photos and of course videos.

Hi John, I'm looking forward to travelling on the Spirit of the OutBack, not sure which class I'll be travelling in, the UK £ is a bit week at the moment, making Australia an expensive place to visit. I've had the pleasure of travelling on all the NZ TranzScenic trains over the years, they are all memorable trips, I am only planning on doing the Coastal Pacific this time, although if time is on my side I will do the TranzAlpine as well. This is a link to my New Zealand videos taken between 2005 to 2017 - kzfaq.info/sun/PLPdTWbkwx85pX8Zcf80fh3B2ggr_O_hLB I'll be travelling with my sister on this occasion, after many years of being put off by the long flights, she has decided to brave them to see whats on the other side of the world.