Walking the Abandoned Upfield-Somerton Railway Link
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Walking the Somerton-Upfield Railway Link
In Todays video, we walk the abandoned Somerton-Upfield Railway link, which connects upfield station to Roxburgh Park on the cragieburn line, the disused section of line has plenty of sidings and lots of history including dual standard gauge track!
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Interesting piece of rail infrastructure @4:50!!!!
The Ford siding extended almost to Barry Rd, parallel to upfield station. Ford engines and parts were transported from Geelong to campellelfield in louvre vans. Not just finished product shipped out
Very interesting! Wonder if I can dig up some pics of that
Victorian Railways BFW vans. Big vans 23 mtrs long, and built right up to maximum size allowed by the VR loading gauge.
I love the cement mixer barrels. So THAT'S what happens to them!!!!!
It’s cool aye! Ahah!!
For someone relatively new to trains mate your videos are awesome really enjoying them. Thanks 😁
Thanks a lot!! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the content!!
We sent a lot of jumbo steel coil from Port Kembla Steelworks to Somerton back in the day.
This stopped in the mid to late 2000's
Wow! That’s interesting!
Nice video mate. Very interesting railway line. I had no idea dual gauge track was used on that part of the line very interesting stuff.
Cheers man!! Yeah it really is a cool one!
went there yesterday, really fun day and it looks much better in the night
Might have to do a night re visit !
@@Victorian_steam i also managed to pick up a railroad spike as a souvenir
@@j.arailways1044 nice!
I believe one of the sidings was Martin and Albright Steel siding which was Standard Gauge for shipment of Steel from interstate.
Awesome! Cheers for that !!
Did you know that snakes love blackberry bushes especially in Summer?. Love the video......
Cheers!!!
Grew up on Barry rd about 50m from the station. I recall the sirens and lights as they loaded the trains at the ford at night. This was in the 70s, into the early 80's maybe - I don't really recall it later than that but maybe I slept heavier :-). Yabbies used to be caught out of that creek.
Wow! Would’ve been cool to see!
This is a Very Good Video i came across on your sight.
Really incredible stuff around that area.
I sort of wondered about this network of rail.
Really Well Done snd Narration is Superb.
Good One Mate.
Regards
Thank you!! Appreciate it!!
Thanks for this. It's heart breaking to see them not being used.
No worries! It definitely can be
Great video, thanks alot
Glad you enjoyed!
Might do this walk someday didn't know that line existed, found you random in my feed I was out that area recently for unrelated reasons and found $20 sticking out of a Myki
machine at Fawkner station!
I've subbed , south east Melbourne 🙂
It’s definitely a nice walk! Enjoy the channel! South east aswell!
next . general motors station, sprinvale cementry line outa circle line
One day!
Wouldn't it make sense to fix up this line and use it for the new Somerton freight terminal instead of all trains going through the Broadmeadows line?
There are talks for re open, not sure how serious
@@Victorian_steam Be great. Same for Mornington, Healesville and Whittlesea as mentioned a few months back! 👌
@@garynewton1263hopefully one day!
You know what? I actually enjoyed this video! I went to Upfield back in June aboard the Steamrail Member's Tait tour, and didn't think of anything beyond Upfield. Then on a subsequent flight back to Melbourne (From Adelaide, where I live) we were flying overhead this bit and I noted the link to Somerton. Your video fills in the gap for me on what exists down there, so thanks :)
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed !!
Absoluytely brilliant video. Thank you
Glad you liked it!!
One of the other sidings was for visy . Transporting paper
Awesome cheers!
In the early 70's when based at Wodonga Locomotive Depot we used to run a down standard gauge train from Ford factory to Albury where a NSW crew would take it further. Usually the VR used a T class loco to haul the train.
Wow! That’s interesting !
It is government policy to reduce the rail network in Victoria as the cost of maintaining it is too prohibitive
Makes for more exploring!
I hope the reopen the line for both vline and metro and do the craigieburn line via upfield or broady
I hear there’s a plan!
@@Victorian_steam hope so because it means if I have to go to craigie I have 2 options hahahah
In summer Tiger snakes frequent blackberry bushes.
I’ve still Never seen a snake out and about yet
@@Victorian_steam really? In summer there's heaps of Tiger, Red Bellied Black's and Copperheads around Melbourne.
If you can hear crickets on summer days/nights then guaranteed snakes are around.
@6:37-look at the way those rails have fractured!!! What would cause this???
Love your beanie 😊
Cheers! Will James railways is the seller of these !
Would this have been the same track that the Hitachi body shells were transported to Somerton, on temporary bogies between match wagons, back in the 70s???
Not too sure but possible !
@4:29-there's been a turnout there, alright.
any chance of doin the mornington line
I filmed it today! Will be out next week, for snippets, they are on my Instagram story now
no problem thanks@@Victorian_steam
I just went here, what day did you go?
I was there on Saturday !
@@Victorian_steam me too, wow
@@junkyardkid3that’s crazy! Ahaha
hi mate are they going re open ????
There are talks for VLine to use it but it’s not confirmed