Melbourne Tram Drivers View Route 1 Night View Out of Service

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6 жыл бұрын

English - an out of service night view of route 1 from South Melbourne Beach to East Coburg via Swanston St Melbourne City. Filmed from a B2 Class Tram this view was taken while undertaking geometric track testing across the tram network.
No driver announcements just subtitles across the bottom of the screen through a number of locations across the route.
Filmed 31st July 2017
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@MrPete1966 6 жыл бұрын

Aah, my beautiful Melbourne. How I miss her so much!

@olivercoulson7935 6 жыл бұрын

Great vid! I absolutely LOVE the drivers view videos! Keep up the good work!( at both driving the tramz and the great vids)!

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

+Oliver Coulson Thanks! 😃😃😃😃

@paulscott2591 6 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to coming to Melbourne in March for 25 days and spending a large part of that time riding on your marvelous trams.

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

+Paul Scott If you need advice feel free to contact me on the email address on the listing.

@paulscott2591 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@paulscott2591 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another excellent video. It's great to be treated to a tram ride resembling an express service!

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

+Paul Scott Thanks. I reckon it might look good in time lapse as well.

@neilforbes416 6 жыл бұрын

Nice ride! I really enjoyed that! Cheers, Schony!

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for riding with me again

@neilforbes416 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Schony! Love these videos!

@MrPeerum 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice to see,thanks and greetings from the Netherlands. see HTM 5000 the tram in Den Haag.

@Schony747 5 жыл бұрын

The Hague a very nice place to visit. It's one of my favourite networks as well. I like the older high floors over there as they still have character.

@pinkfemme100 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Brendan, That would be great if at all possible. Thank you.

@AndreiTupolev 6 жыл бұрын

Isn't it nice when you don't have to stop for anyone.

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

+AndreiTupolev Yep.

@pinkfemme100 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Brendan, Would you be able to do a daylight route 1 at some time please?. Be nice to see this run in the light.

@Schony747 4 жыл бұрын

I don't actually drive it in service as it's a Brunswick job. I can look at a view through the front window from the passenger saloon.

@robertm.4516 6 жыл бұрын

Loved the video. I have to add Melbourne to my bucket list of transit systems i need to ride. It there a web site that shows what your light rail equipment looks like?

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

+Robert M. Have a look at www.vicsig.net. That will give you a good overview.

@robertm.4516 6 жыл бұрын

Schony747 thank you.

@jimmorgan1455 6 жыл бұрын

Was the video made at about midnight?.With the amount of traffic in the city I would say it was a friday or saturday. Really enjoyed it. Jim.

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

+jim morgan Late Evening. Not sure Of The day. It was around 1030pm and Melbourne is alive at night. It's only been like that for the last few years with more people living in the CBD and some strategies by the City of Melbourne to make it more attractive as an attraction in it's own right.

@MrPete1966 6 жыл бұрын

Schony, this OOS run took 52 minutes. What would an average timetabled run take?

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

looking at te timetable as I don't drive the route in service, it looks like a 46 minute run time.

@delmonte4824 6 жыл бұрын

Would like to visit someday😍as it looks like the city where im living...just bigger.never thought that melbourne has the tram.

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

+delivering the michelin inflight I've only lived here for 20 years. It's a great city and I have a great job driving around it!

@ChannelReuploads9451 6 жыл бұрын

Largest tram network in the world. 250 Kilometers of track. 1763 stops, Longest line 22 Kilometers Route 75 (Docklands to Vermont). Wikipedia.

@robertm.4516 6 жыл бұрын

Brian White wow that is a big system. I will have to get there one year. I even out dose the transit system i work for. We only have buses and subways in New York City

@magicbrowntrout 6 жыл бұрын

Do you remember what time of the night or morning when this video was taking?

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

+Michael Beck Around 1030 - 1100pm. I recall we had to sit in Southbank Blvd for half an hour while they cleared a delay on Swanston St.

@sophiehatcher2858 4 жыл бұрын

Cool! Did Geomatic Technologies do that geometric track testing for you per chance? :)

@Schony747 4 жыл бұрын

The name sounds familiar. They weren't on this survey and may have had the last contract

@sophiehatcher2858 4 жыл бұрын

Cool :) I worked for them for a while and I remember a few of our guys were involved with geometry and profiling on the network

@MrPete1966 6 жыл бұрын

What is geometric testing? What do you test for and how?

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

Once a year a track audit is undetaken across the whole network. The guys from Geometrix place laser readers underneath the tram which reads the condition of the track and is fed into a number of computers onboard the tram. The tram travels around at 20 km per hour. All of the data is passed onto Yarra Trams for analysis.

@dallelassaad5883 6 жыл бұрын

What route do i need to catch to go to Falkner

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

+Dallel Assaad Route 19 to North Coburg then a bus or a Metro Trains Upfield train to Fawkner.

@dallelassaad5883 6 жыл бұрын

Do u have drivers view daytime of routes 6, 58, 3

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

+Dallel Assaad No daytime views as I don't drive them in service.

@daniel-ge6gc 6 жыл бұрын

What trams do you drive?

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

+dxniel Normally Southbank routes 12, 30, 35, 96. A class, C2 bumblebee, E class and W. I pop up at other places such as this from time to time as well

@maxischew514 6 жыл бұрын

So what about the track testing?

@Schony747 6 жыл бұрын

Every year a track audit is undertaken to assess the quality and condition of the track. 2056 runs around the network with lasers and cameras and picks up data which is then used for future planning.