Trains & Trams at the Glenhuntly Tram Square

Trains & Trams at the Glenhuntly Tram Square - Melbourne Transport

Рет қаралды 90,451

2 жыл бұрын

In this video we visit the Glenhuntly Tram Square on the Frankston line in Melbourne's inner south east. A tram square is a unique type of level crossing where 1500v DC train lines intersect with 600v DC tram lines at ground level, and are controlled manually using an adjacent signal box. Melbourne currently has three of these level crossings; with the Glenhuntly Tram Square being particularly unique as it's the only one with three railway tracks.
Here we see various Metro Trains' travel over the tram square, including Comeng, Siemens and X'trapolis 100 EMU's. The tram square is used by trams on route 67 between Melbourne University and Carnegie. Here we mostly see B2 Class trams with various A Class trams seen every now and again.
The Glen Huntly Road level crossing where the tram square sits will soon be grade separated as part of Melbourne's large level crossing removal project. This will result in the rail corridor being lowered into a rail trench and see the adjacent Glenhuntly station rebuilt. Works will be completed by 2024.
Date:
Various dates December 2020 - April 2021.
Subscribe to ThebusofdoomFSX: kzfaq.info...
Facebook: / thebusofdooms-transpor...

Пікірлер: 66

@KenanTurkiye 6 күн бұрын

roses are red, violets are blue, trains, trams and buses come in all sorts of hue ;) my playlist #2 is about transportaion

@rileycummaudo8612 2 жыл бұрын

It’s pretty funny how the trams bounce on the train tracks 😂

@lillythompson507 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😹😹😹

@raphaellenempont4818 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@RidesToVictory 9 ай бұрын

Trams: Oooooo the feeling of the train tracks * Starts dancing out of happiness *

@nswtrains3153 Ай бұрын

@@RidesToVictoryActually it’s because the tracks are in a rough shape

@prokitkat9256 25 күн бұрын

Fr lol 😂

@waightkl Жыл бұрын

Lovely video. I'm a retired Brit but in our youth my wife and I were considering emigrating and Melbourne was at the top of our list. I love watching the videos about your beautiful city, particularly the trams, and dreaming about the life we may have had in wonderful "Aus". Thank you

@giddy1337 2 жыл бұрын

I saw Railways Of Doom in the live chat saying “All you had to do was follow the damn train, CJ”. That was funny. lol.

@paulstubbs7678 9 ай бұрын

I travelled over that for years, going to work, I never knew it was that loud - as in the train I was shielded me from most of it, heck I've even slept through there on many occasions. I always though it was fully automatic, and wondered how many sparks would flow if the two electrical systems ended up switched together. It's a pity you didn't get a peep into the control booth.

@tabuoey 8 ай бұрын

me too, never questioned it or thought about what was going on behind the scenes. i was just always annoyed that the train was slowing down when crossing this point. but now i can appreciate the uniqueness of this set up - even though its no longer there

@kobyschechter8163 11 ай бұрын

I just visited Melbourne in May 2023. I’m American and it was my first time in Australia. I stayed in the neighborhood of Caulfield. When I saw Glenhuntly Road for the first time I thought it was crazy how cars and trams share the roadway. The New York metropolitan area doesn’t have a light rail system. In American cities that do have a light rail, such as Phoenix AZ or Houston TX, cars and trains are separated. The trains run in the middle of the street with cars on either side. Not to mention it was super strange to see the steering wheel on the right side of the car and left hand traffic. I did know that Australia uses left hand traffic thanks to the British. I’m not a stupid American. This was the first time in my life that I saw left hand traffic. I went to the Cayman Islands when I was about four or five so I don’t remember it so well. They also have left hand traffic.

@tabuoey 8 ай бұрын

great job getting all this footage before it was removed!!!

@Pavlova_YT 3 ай бұрын

all i can think when i see an xtrampoline crossing is "ouch"

@RidesToVictory 11 ай бұрын

Why is the trains going slower?

@MetroManMelbourne 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Just a little correction - the trams are actually powered at 600V DC rather than 750V.

@ThebusofdoomFSX 2 жыл бұрын

Oh god, I got it wrong the whole time! Cheers for the correction.

@acde9355 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThebusofdoomFSX Never mind. The Gold Coast G:link is using a more modern 750V DC.

@RidesToVictory 9 ай бұрын

Well I have no idea what any of these are 🙃

@AusRail7000 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff.

@pelzy80 Жыл бұрын

In Germany, there are still 4 such crossings. However, there is only one where an electric railway line crosses a tramway. (Dortmund Obernette 750 Volt DC/15000 Volt AC). However, the tram does not run on the road but on a separate track. Until 2015, there was still a tram electric railway crossing in Leipzig. It is a pity that Melbourne is parting with such facilities. But as in Germany, such systems are unpopular and run on inventory protection. In Deutschland gibt es noch 4 solcher Übergänge. Jedoch nur noch einen wo einen Elektrische Eisenbahnstrecke eine Straßenbahn kreuzt. (Dortmund Obernette 750 Volt DC/15000 Volt AC). Allerdings fährt die Straßenbahn nicht auf der Straße sondern auf einem extra Gleis. Bis 2015 gab es noch in Leipzig eine Straßenbahn Elektrische Eisenbahn Kreuzung. Schade das sich Melbourne von solchen Anlagen Trennt. Aber wie in Deutschland sind solche Anlagen Unbeliebt und laufen auf Bestands Schutz.

@victorianrichard8097 2 жыл бұрын

nice video glenhurtly road 67

@Dr.Liwsy. 9 ай бұрын

we will, we will rock you

@adambahouche366 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Caught any sprinter transfers or Steele trains along the frankston/stony point line?

@AndrewCastlemaine 2 жыл бұрын

Nostalgic for me - used to live nearby

@TheQueenslandRailfanner 2 жыл бұрын

Boom gates look sick

@prosam124yt2 Жыл бұрын

How can the trains and trams pass through the rails, without derailing?

@justanaturalcarguy4031 Жыл бұрын

The speed needs to be low

@victorianrichard8097 2 жыл бұрын

boom gate look sick

@calebso5991 2 жыл бұрын

@ThebusofdoomFSX would you say the best way to get to Sk Kilda would be to get off here and catch the 67 tram? I'm coming down to Melbourne for a holiday and just thought I'd check.

@ThebusofdoomFSX 2 жыл бұрын

Your best bet is to catch route 96 from the city as it takes you into the heart of St Kilda via the light rail. You can also take route 16 and if you're coming in on a weekend, route 3a.

@nickapenianski9696 2 жыл бұрын

Question do you allow people to tag along to see how you do the videos for your KZfaq channel

@dmnt0687 2 жыл бұрын

i mean i don't reckon there's much to it other than standing at the crossing and filming trains and trams as they pass through

@jasonwong884 10 ай бұрын

❤

@jasonwong884 10 ай бұрын

❤😊

@aydoyt 2 жыл бұрын

So Glenferrie Road will be the last tram square in Melbourne?

@iainhughes4630 2 жыл бұрын

And Riversdale Road will be the only two tram squares left after Glenhuntly is removed soon

@Palestine88846 Жыл бұрын

Miss the comengs

@coreyrobinson4705 2 жыл бұрын

didn't you already post this a month ago? I remember this exact video

@ThebusofdoomFSX 2 жыл бұрын

I posted the video of the trams bouncing up and down the tram square. This is the full video recorded from that occasion; including trains & trams.

@giddy1337 2 жыл бұрын

I missed the livestream. OOF.

@Bocca013 2 жыл бұрын

This crossing should’ve been given the flick years ago. In fact all the tram square crossings (well maybe you could argue for Riversdale Rd to stay.) should’ve been given the flick. Hopefully one day Glenferrie Rd is in the pipeline to be removed.

@blueryan12346 2 жыл бұрын

Where is Glenhunty

@itechcircle9410 2 жыл бұрын

z3 216 is the only tram left with mk2 livery

@ksmashgamer5748 2 жыл бұрын

VICSIG says that the crossing is actually 15kph for trains

@ThebusofdoomFSX 2 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought originally but the trains looked as though they were going faster than 15. I asked a train driver I know about it who said it was 20km/h.

@melbournetrainspotting9740 Жыл бұрын

@@ThebusofdoomFSX I have been to Glenhuntly Tramsqaure a lot lately but the trains were definitely going over 20kph

@tyranitarthedestroyer Жыл бұрын

Well, this tram square is currently being removed…

@yiannisdanatzis2889 Жыл бұрын

Not for long, level crossing is being removed

@victorianrichard8097 2 жыл бұрын

where is gluenhurt

@oforid2227 9 ай бұрын

icl it probably is best it's removed seeing how neglected it has become either way it'll be sad to see it go 😢

@debbieochsenbein3832 Жыл бұрын

:7:31 and trailing is 400m

@Lettuce_King Жыл бұрын

Am late but 7:15 400M!!! 🥶🥶🥶🥶

@RidesToVictory 9 ай бұрын

How come the trains go slower?

@TurquoisechannelshortsYT 15 күн бұрын

Because of the tram tracks

@Cgvgggggghghghhghhgfbj Жыл бұрын

7:25 aNd TrAiLiNg Is 400M

@victorianrichard8097 2 ай бұрын

Melbourne metro gluntly station

@victorianrichard8097 2 жыл бұрын

melbourne tram 67 to gluenhurting

@fablara7717 8 ай бұрын

17😅

@alanchan3439 2 жыл бұрын

Train dance party. haahaa

@jasonwong884 10 ай бұрын

Can you stop

@TurquoisechannelshortsYT 15 күн бұрын

Hater, nobody asked for your opinion

@TurquoisechannelshortsYT 15 күн бұрын

+ you have no father figure

@jonathancox2907 2 жыл бұрын

More tram n rail history gone.hate what melb is becoming.