Drivers eye view, Waurn Ponds to Southern Cross, Feb 2024
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
- Travel with the train driver as we journey from Waurn Ponds to Southern Cross in the South West of the state of Victoria, Australia in a Vlocity railcar. From the edge of the regional city of Geelong, this service finds its way across the farm paddocks that are slowly being taken up by the urban sprawl and in through the suburbs of the capital of the state, Melbourne to the city centre. The maximum speed for this service is 160kph. February 2024
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Thank you Driver667. I have just subscribed after watching this trip.
My assistance dog and I are planning on doing this trip soon.
It's been many years since I have been on a train but my passion for seeing the old steam trains pass us near Maitland St, and giving us a huge whistle toot has never left me.
My assistance dog will enjoy the trip to so keep an eye out mate.
Thank you Driver667.
You're welcome. I hope you and your assistance dog have a very enjoyable trip on the train when you travel. Very happy you enjoyed the video 👍 😀
That was a long stretch at top speed between Lara and Wyndham Vale, fun! Awesome video, as always! Thanks 👍
You're welcome. Very happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀
Excellent. And I appreciate that you kept the stream rolling when at a red light. Adds to the overall appreciation of the situation.
You're welcome. I am glad you enjoyed the ride 👍😀
Can't believe my luck - I was looking for this journey yesterday but was out of luck! My four-year-old daughter loves your videos, always a bedtime treat for her.
Very happy to hear that she enjoys the videos. Glad this is what you were looking for. 👍😀
I Have not forgotten you all, Putty Cat and 667, I have been vary busy sorry about that. This ride vary nice and the view is still great, Thank You
Keeping busy is a good thing 👍 Hope you're going well. Glad you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀
You9; it.
You were on it?
@@Xixid1 yes. 👍😀
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Are there ever any instances of switches being thrown incorrectly and trains ending up on the wrong tracks? If so, how often does that happen do you think?
@@luke.w.cameron it does happen but we usually pick it up before we take the wrong route. It's not that often that it happens. 👍😀
I hope they make provision for the Queenscliff rail trail to start and finish near the Sth Geelong station,as it did before the works started, at 57.50 a great example of how signals work,red signal as a velocity clears the track ahead
We shall see what happens with the rail trail once the works have finished. It was good capturing the signalling in action. Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😀
Poor Corio, nothing ever stops at Corio :D
@@rick_fortune 🤣🤣 Every second train stops at Corio. Patronage is a bit lower there than other stations. 👍😀
@@driver667 I must keep missing those ones. 😀
@@rick_fortune 😂👍😀
It’s looks like metro vs vline at 38:50
at exactly 17:18 you are missing the R70 just after the L70, you can see the pole but the curve board has fallen off
Good job 👍😀
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Glad you enjoyed it 👍😀
Can you film an inbound southern cross to Waurn ponds, but with the duplicated track
Once the track work is completed I will be filming it again. 👍😀
@@driver667 ok.
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No point stopping at Corio, just let the train flow faster.
🤣🤣 the people getting off there might have something to say about that. 🤣🤣👍😀
Fantastic stuff, thank you! I want to be a train driver, Driver667, where do I start?
The first place to start is keep an eye on the website of the company you would like to work for. They open applications every so often. Apply and that starts the process. Good luck 👍 😀
Vline or Metro websites for periodic intakes (As said by Driver667), but there are limited spaces, and its HOTLY contested, spots fill quickly.
@@ChannelReuploads9451 Yes, thank you CR9451... I expect it's bit like winning a lottery.
@@gheffz Yeah of sorts, there could be as many as 250 to 300 applicants, and by the time they go to Interviews, Medical and all that, there might be 20 in to training, and maybe 5 graduates ending up on actual services.
Or for example, in WA, The Prospector shuttle between Perth and Kalgoorlie, when they do their intake, it is WELL known that if an applicant has come from Goods / Freight, they go to the top of the list because they already have extensive route knowledge and experience. But they will also look at applicants from regular suburban (Sparks) drivers as well.
Why north shore soo long.
For long trains years ago. 👍😀
Sorry about that I was just confused
@@ConnorSmith-sx1zn 👍😀 all good. 😀
I mean 58:50
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