Wandong Live Steamers 5" Gauge Railway

Wandong Live Steamers 5" Gauge Railway - Victoria, Australia

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9 ай бұрын

In this video, we embark on a journey that takes us approximately an hour away from the bustling city of Melbourne to the charming town of Wandong. Here, we have the extraordinary opportunity to explore a privately owned 5" gauge miniature railway, providing us with a unique glimpse into a fascinating world of locomotion on a smaller scale.
Our adventure unfolds on a special occasion-the biennial running day of this remarkable miniature railway. It's a rare opportunity to witness all the exciting activities and operations that take place during this event. From miniature steam engines chugging along the tiny tracks to the meticulous craftsmanship that goes into building these miniature marvels, our video promises to be an immersive experience for rail enthusiasts and curious minds alike.
So, join us as we delve into the miniature railway universe in Wandong and discover the intricacies and wonders of this charming hobby that captures the essence of real railroading in a scaled-down, yet equally captivating form.
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@kevinpepperell1941 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for coming to our special run at Wandong. I am glad you enjoyed your stay at wandong and had a chance of have a steer of a 5in gauge loco. I thought your explanation of the in and outs of the Model Engineering hobby were very good as are your explanations of the HO side of the hobby. You mentioned you could be attracted to large scale modelling however I know you have your fingers in a number pies and it takes a huge amount of your spare time to do these videos. As live steam represent a smaller section of the overall hobby maybe you could do some filming of live steam clubs on the odd occasion. HO is definitely the more popular section of the hobby but a lot of people in live steam are also involved in HO models and garden railways. Kevin Pepperell.

@JW-zy3rc Ай бұрын

I used to go there with my dad as a kid when the club was in it's infancy in the late 80s. I would have a great time exploring the creek and getting up to the top of the quarry!

@WillJamesRailways Ай бұрын

It’s an amazing set up.

@Purelambs 2 ай бұрын

Love the video. Very tempted to get involved

@dunxy 8 ай бұрын

Lovely put together video. Glad i snuck into a couple of shots!

@norsehall309 9 ай бұрын

G'day Will, what a wonderful place too spent the day, those trains are fantastic and accurate looking to scale, and the ability to ride your dream looks so much fun, beats watching TV all day, cheers mate, Neil 🤠.

@michaelimpey1407 10 ай бұрын

Will, wow, what an amazing club. Thank you for sharing the video, it looks pretty aresome. I hope that you will keep your HO Interst, and maybe expand into 5 inch, and not swap. Cheers, and stay safe, Michael

@garynewton1263 9 ай бұрын

It's growse....go the Vics! 💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍✌️

@Taitset 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic. Great photography on this one Will!

@WillJamesRailways 8 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

@johnwoodall3791 2 ай бұрын

Hey Will. Your not going through a Mid Life Crisis by any chance are you, Riding around on those trains. "Just Kidding". Awesome Video & What a terrific Model Railroad System. Hats off to the Curators & Owners of the Trains etc.& this Facility. Such Precision Engineering in these Models & Detailing is so Immaculate & a Credit to those who own & operate as mentioned. Great place to take the Children to grow their interest in the Real thing & in Modelling terms as well. Loved the VLine Velocity Units going by in the Background as well. Fantastic & thanks for uploading, Great as Always from yourself, Excellent Quality Footage. Regards John NB: I'm actually Jealous.

@Gaz3801 8 ай бұрын

Great video mate. 👍 Cheers, Gary.

@jimmynswgr 8 ай бұрын

Excellent insight into Model Engineering.

@lancerohancoulston2824 8 ай бұрын

What a awesome setup, fantastic 👍

@WillJamesRailways 8 ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 9 ай бұрын

Good video of a nice train layout lots nice steam locos and nice track plan thanks lee

@WillJamesRailways 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@richardaustin2640 9 ай бұрын

Superb Will, fantastic video!

@garygillam8068 9 ай бұрын

Good catch up with you and that you had a great time at Wandong especially driving the back to back 44s Victorian weather was kind to us over the weekend & by the way an Excellent job of editing the vision well done

@doctorno3912 9 ай бұрын

I recently moved and am pretty close to this place. Only recently heard of it and was pretty curious. Your video was perfectly timed. Thanks for the sharing your private invite.

@andyball7270 Ай бұрын

A great insight to the workings of this private railway, one of which I have never been. My only gripe is, not enough screen time for that beautiful A² model!

@AustralianNScale 9 ай бұрын

Some seriously talented folks there! - Great video!

@emdB67 9 ай бұрын

Looks like I should've gone along despite my train being out of action. Oh well. Next time hopefully. :)

@tracynation2820 9 ай бұрын

Super. 💙 T.E.N.

@redstorm2003 9 ай бұрын

The ear to ear grin is too obvious showing what a joyful time you were having. Bravo.

@theoddonestrains24 9 ай бұрын

Cool video

@ThompsonSteamtrain 8 ай бұрын

Love the video -benjamin

@WillJamesRailways 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@roberthocking9138 9 ай бұрын

What a wonderful video. These guys are serious engineers, even though they wouldn’t admit it. I didn’t know it was there, maybe that’s the way they like to keep it on the down low.😁

@rhysthomas209 9 ай бұрын

Awesome 👌 👏

@aye_bee 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing!

@niallobrien4736 9 ай бұрын

Great video Will. What a day out it must've been

@WillJamesRailways 8 ай бұрын

Yes it was!

@kenfowler1980 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Thx mate

@WillJamesRailways 8 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@Cale_Seamer 9 ай бұрын

Another great video Will, passed this on the train many times. Great to finally see what's over the fence.

@Skasaha_ 9 ай бұрын

I've known they were there for some time, but it's not actually that close to the station so you pass it quite quickly when looking from a Vlo or Sprinter, as they have time to accelerate up out of the station. I definitely don't have the time, skills or money to get one of these myself but I've thoroughly enjoyed my visits to the other miniature railways around Melbourne. There's quite a few!

@kenward3058 8 ай бұрын

On ya WILL you have pulled another one out of the bag. Ladies & gentlemen what a CRACKER of a set up & to see all the caravans showing a true dedication to ones hobby.Stay & play it is a credit to all ,very very talented people Cheers Kenny

@thex-wing 9 ай бұрын

Nice video content

@grahamfrench9874 9 ай бұрын

Will. That is one of your best videos to date. Your production values get better by the week.

@billparas5114 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic...wow .. amazing detail with everything. Ive often noticed when zooming past by train. but never realised the scale.. Wow.. Thank you 🙏🙏 Will

@NicholassTrainChannel 9 ай бұрын

Nice video Will. The level of craftsmanship is amazing everything down to the small details. I recon that will be a lot of fun. - Nicholas.

@dieselbuilder5901 9 ай бұрын

Will, the 5" gauge bug bites hard my friend! Despite all my projects and interests in model trains, 5" gauge has always been my primary passion. Great video as always! Dan.

@donkeyha6053 9 ай бұрын

What a beautiful video for such a fantastic weekend!

@WillJamesRailways 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ianrx122 9 ай бұрын

Nice work Will. Watching you do laps around the track you looked to be having a rather good time.

@North-Coast-Trains 9 ай бұрын

I model in HO, 'G' and 5 inch gauge which I fully enjoy. I am fortunate that we have had a 5 inch gauge railway in our family for nearly 50 years. I have various steam locomotives, NSW, Queensland and an NA. A Sydney tramcar and a radio controlled 44 the same as the ones you were driving as well as NSW freight and passenger rolling stock.

@Rheilffordd 9 ай бұрын

That South Australian Railways 523 👌 And double heading with 3801 🤤

@rhinosrandomstuff7406 2 ай бұрын

I think I’ve been there before

@user-hn5qk4mu2v 8 ай бұрын

hey mate you should come to a private track at yarrunmdi !

@WillJamesRailways 8 ай бұрын

Would love to if I’m in the area!

@avlisk 9 ай бұрын

I had the idea that 7 1/4" and 7 1/2" gauges were the standard for this sort of thing. How did they decide on 5"? Is that an Aussie thing, or have I been misinformed?Thanks.

@emdB67 9 ай бұрын

5" is a standard in many countries - except USA of course. They have 4¾" gauge instead. But 7¼" (or 7½") is more popular for carrying passengers.

@johnd8892 9 ай бұрын

Perhaps they were thinking of one inch to the foot giving a scale five foot gauge like the quarter inch scale and one and a quarter inch gauge that is popular in some countries being five foot gauge and being thought of as near enough to standard gauge. I understand the five inch gauge started in England with articles in their Model Engineering magazine , dating back to the 1890s, giving step by step articles on building five inch gauge steam locomotives to proven designs. Once the articles generated enough interest in a particular model then the model engineering companies started providing raw or finished castings to aid with the most difficult parts of a design. The magazine also provided a plan service to further encourage people to build there own model. Five inch gauge locomotives also have significant weight and cost savings over the various seven plus inch gauge locomotives while still allowing passenger hauling capabilities for the owner. Searching on KZfaq for five inch gauge live steam should show how popular the gauge is the UK.