Here's the playlist for my other walking/riding videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLXmkoPHEvd7qQo6dM-jVdXFBWpnxPPUQL.html The tram network map: yarratrams.com.au/network-map My Patreon: www.patreon.com/Taitset
I know this style of video will never perform as well as others, but please keep making them. They are so beautiful, and capture the moment in Melbourne. As somebody wanting to move there, they have been so helpful! 🙏
Nice verbatim footage, Martin! Like any true Melbournian, your jay-walking is very subtle... There was a good opportunity to explain how and why we have hook-turns here with the Wally in the Audi (aren't they all?). I kick myself for not photographing the roof of the Elizabeth Street Creek when they were pedestrianising that bottom section: it's steel covered! (Looking north from Southbank, you can see where the creek quietly empties into the Yarra). And I've always been charmed by the wall tile message at 29:51...
I work in the city, yet rarely have time to just appreciate the simple things like walking down the street admiring the surroundings. Melbourne is an amazing place to be.
The tram stops on this street near flinders is the best part of Melbourne, that's where all the ferals congregate but at the same time if you chill with randoms there you'll make memories because the most interesting things will happen
I lived in Melbourne in 1988 and 1989 and very little in this video is as I remember it. The GPO was still a Post Office back then and the Optus shop opposite it on Bourke Street was an ANZ Bank branch.
lovely! this reminds me so much of our school's city experience last year. (i miss it so much) a few friends and i would sometimes walk from flinders street up elizabeth street to the campus rather than getting off at melbourne central like usual.
Totally agree about our weather. And also it's pretty predictable a lot of the time. It's just the fact that it can change so much in one day, especially when a cool change comes in after a heat wave, that trips people up. I only recently realised that the temperature falling from 40 down to 20 celcius in the span of a few hours after several days above 35 is actually not that common elsewhere.
The platform 1 underpass looks like the entrance to the toilets because that's what it used to be. The men's toilet were huge and accessible from the Elizabeth St underpass and platform 1, some time in the '90s (or thereabouts) it was truncated and only available from the underpass. The men's entrance is now your connecting passage, the toilets having been made to share the old women's! Very confusing when you need to go and are working on muscle memory and not your eyes!
The victorian tourism board should be paying you to make these! They're making me want to book a flight down under just to stroll around and grab some trams!
Loved this! As a new Melbourne native myself only having moved here in July 2023, this video reminds me of enjoying such walks through the city in previous visits and wanting to move. Also, I can highly recommend Blunt Umbrellas for a well engineered, long lasting, thoughtfully designed Umbrella, owning a few variants myself. They come in all sorts of colours/patterns but also all black which is my preferred choice.
I still miss the upstairs museum at Michael's. 18 months or so ago they put to the curb what stuff they couldn't be bothered selling and I met the man himself taking a few personal photos of everyone picking through what they had
Hi Thoroughly enjoy watching your channel. Would u consider making a series of the least used stations on each of the Melbourne suburban lines like Geoff Marshall has done in the UK? Also, do you think that the Airport line will be built before 2050?
I haven't finished the video, but surely, from what I understand about Melbourne weather, it'll go from wet at the start to hot and sunny, and everything in between by video's end. I'm planning on visiting Melbourne later this year, and this video could just be what I'm looking for in what to do and see.
Not gonna lie, feels kinda special getting to have the exclusivity of having the HMCT trains with being on the Paky and Cranny lines. Coz I always wanted to see how it was on those other trains that seemed to be reserved for the eastern suburbs like Glen Waverly, Alamein etc.
As your favourite viewer Taitset I have a question to ask you. Online I have seen people who have visited the x trapolis 2.0 train at some warehouse like place. As the train expert you are do you know if something like this would be possible for someone like myself to do? If so do you know where it is located? (I live in eltham)
It's in a warehouse in Tullamarine, they're not displaying it any more but I did get a glimpse of it when I went to see the G class tram ( ua-cam.com/video/DGQdzuz52RE/v-deo.html ). It's a shame it never went on public display, and I have no idea what will happen to it now!
This video is pretty cool. Especially love the commentary. Do the other videos in this series have commentary too? If they do, I'll definitely watch them, as this was my first one of these I have watched. Would love to see a walk along Swanston Street between La Trobe and Flinders, basically the same as this but one street across. It has some great stuff along it and I've walked that route myself before, so I'd love to see (and hear) your take on it. It'd be even better with all the trams running along it on each route. You'd have no end of tramspotting opportunities, including at the intermediate streets with trams running along them.
“Change here for tram services along the Swanson st and st kilda rd corridor” has to be one of the most annoying announcements on the tram for me. Just announce all the routes! Hahaha
they do it a lot around here in St Kilda, especially down Acland St which is also a pedestrianised street. like taitset said I'm pretty sure it's just for extra visibility and improving safety
the only thing i don't like about walking in rainy weather in the CBD is; pedestrienas on their phones, add an umbrella to the equation and it's like boss-mode frustrating. they're wider with pointy opjects at eye level and walk soo slow
I was thinking Tait. You could do a whole video on how to hack the PT system. You do show one where you catch a Cranbourne train to avoid the loop, i wonder if there are others. If there are it might have some broad appeal.
Use PTV long enough and you'll learn all kinds of little tricks or tips that others don't think of. Especially if there's a disruption and you need a back up option.
Sorry if i missed u saying it, bur when was this filmed? Also, im watching this when it was published 6 mins ago but there are comments from a day ago, whats up with that? 🤯😂
so if you listen really REALLY carefully in the first 5 seconds of the video, there is an announcement on the PA of the tram stating that theyre arriving at the next stop, which happens to be Melbourne Central Station, on Swanston Street. its super quiet though so it might have been really easy to miss. anyway, if you took the time it took you to write this comment to open a new tab and google that, youd know that its filmed in Melbourne, Australia
As always, great video! Do you have any favourite/ obscure trainspotting locations? I remember you mentioning the bridges over the Richmond/ Flinders St corridor, but do you have any other favourite locations, or maybe unconventional trainspotting places?
I was gonna say about the brolly looking a bit ratty. I personally dont go down Elizabeth St that much - the aussie disposals, and lincraft are the only shops i go into if i am up that bit.
There's a Daiso down the Flinders st end?! Oh mad, I should go up that end more often. (As long as it doesn't reek of wee - Hearns Hobbies is also up this end)
I have heard a lot of stories about the myki system being unreliable and a nightmare but I personally have never had an issue with it, its a straight forward system.
Station Assistant here - the only issue we're really seeing now is with the newer cards. They can sometimes not read if they're pressed against the reader at the barriers - they need to be hovered above instead. The amount of times I say "hover it above the reader" each shift is pretty irritating. 😂
@@Taitset Hopefully, although could the small size of the Camberwell depot with no room for expansion be a probable reason why? But what will happen in the future when the shorter trams retire out of service? Probably a topic for another day. Thank you for this video, I haven't been to this part of the city for years and your walk through has shown me how things have changed or not.
@@rustyboi7256 No worries, glad you enjoyed it! It's possible they would start partly running those routes from another depot, will be interesting to see!
@@Taitset definitely, the only other depot that could make sense would be the one opposite Crown Casino, they could do all the starts from the city and finishes, reserving Camberwell to do all the outer starts, drivers breaks could be at either depot, but tine will only tell what will happen.
Here's the playlist for my other walking/riding videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLXmkoPHEvd7qQo6dM-jVdXFBWpnxPPUQL.html
The tram network map: yarratrams.com.au/network-map
My Patreon: www.patreon.com/Taitset
Nice
I know this style of video will never perform as well as others, but please keep making them.
They are so beautiful, and capture the moment in Melbourne. As somebody wanting to move there, they have been so helpful! 🙏
Thankyou! Yes, fewer people watch these but it seems like those that do really enjoy them, I plan to keep doing them at least a few times a year.
I love these. I wish I visited Melbourne more and had time to just walk around
It’s nice but it’s either I’m burning or I’m freezing
Nice verbatim footage, Martin!
Like any true Melbournian, your jay-walking is very subtle...
There was a good opportunity to explain how and why we have hook-turns here with the Wally in the Audi (aren't they all?).
I kick myself for not photographing the roof of the Elizabeth Street Creek when they were pedestrianising that bottom section: it's steel covered! (Looking north from Southbank, you can see where the creek quietly empties into the Yarra).
And I've always been charmed by the wall tile message at 29:51...
I work in the city, yet rarely have time to just appreciate the simple things like walking down the street admiring the surroundings. Melbourne is an amazing place to be.
24:08 That's a fantastic place to sit and watch the trams negotiate the crossover. Some drivers get RIGHT up in it XD
The tram stops on this street near flinders is the best part of Melbourne, that's where all the ferals congregate but at the same time if you chill with randoms there you'll make memories because the most interesting things will happen
Nothing like seeing a Tram drive through a giant puddle!
The good old four season weather on one day in Melbourne.
ALways a great day when taitset uploads! Loving the videos as per usual! keep up the good work!
I lived in Melbourne in 1988 and 1989 and very little in this video is as I remember it. The GPO was still a Post Office back then and the Optus shop opposite it on Bourke Street was an ANZ Bank branch.
lovely! this reminds me so much of our school's city experience last year. (i miss it so much) a few friends and i would sometimes walk from flinders street up elizabeth street to the campus rather than getting off at melbourne central like usual.
Totally agree about our weather. And also it's pretty predictable a lot of the time. It's just the fact that it can change so much in one day, especially when a cool change comes in after a heat wave, that trips people up. I only recently realised that the temperature falling from 40 down to 20 celcius in the span of a few hours after several days above 35 is actually not that common elsewhere.
Love your videos and find them very helpful especially the train ones with the explanations of the yards and junctions
Hey! I also enjoy the rain!!
That's neat.
I don’t always watch the walking videos all the way through but they’re really cool. Especially for those who live far away!
Lovely video!
The platform 1 underpass looks like the entrance to the toilets because that's what it used to be.
The men's toilet were huge and accessible from the Elizabeth St underpass and platform 1, some time in the '90s (or thereabouts) it was truncated and only available from the underpass.
The men's entrance is now your connecting passage, the toilets having been made to share the old women's!
Very confusing when you need to go and are working on muscle memory and not your eyes!
I like when these walk around videos have narration. Very peaceful
The victorian tourism board should be paying you to make these! They're making me want to book a flight down under just to stroll around and grab some trams!
Loved this! As a new Melbourne native myself only having moved here in July 2023, this video reminds me of enjoying such walks through the city in previous visits and wanting to move.
Also, I can highly recommend Blunt Umbrellas for a well engineered, long lasting, thoughtfully designed Umbrella, owning a few variants myself. They come in all sorts of colours/patterns but also all black which is my preferred choice.
Ah thsnkyou, I will have to check them out!
I still miss the upstairs museum at Michael's. 18 months or so ago they put to the curb what stuff they couldn't be bothered selling and I met the man himself taking a few personal photos of everyone picking through what they had
I'm so sad Michael's is gone. They always looked after me and their museum was excellent.
Hi Thoroughly enjoy watching your channel. Would u consider making a series of the least used stations on each of the Melbourne suburban lines like Geoff Marshall has done in the UK? Also, do you think that the Airport line will be built before 2050?
I haven't finished the video, but surely, from what I understand about Melbourne weather, it'll go from wet at the start to hot and sunny, and everything in between by video's end. I'm planning on visiting Melbourne later this year, and this video could just be what I'm looking for in what to do and see.
Do you have a video on the new metro tunnel at all, and if not could you make one. Love all your videos btw. I’m a complete train geek.
RIP Michaels Cameras.
Not gonna lie, feels kinda special getting to have the exclusivity of having the HMCT trains with being on the Paky and Cranny lines. Coz I always wanted to see how it was on those other trains that seemed to be reserved for the eastern suburbs like Glen Waverly, Alamein etc.
i would love to see more of these videos good job tait i love your content
Hi Taitset! Love all your videos ❤
Thankyou. :)
and half the rain of Sydney and Brisbane
Lol your Sydney roast on rainfall. Originally from Adelaide and love Melbourne weather🚊
Mate, how do you know how long these carriages have been in service? That’s so impressive!
There's plenty of info online, Vicsig has all the service dates listed: vicsig.net/suburban/?page=suburban
@@Taitsetthat's a really cool resource. Thanks so much. 😊
that kayo liveried b2 class tram seen at the start of the video is b2 2003, the class leader
omg taitset hand reveal!!!1!1!!11!!!
Oops I missed it, it made an appearance in the last two cbd walks!
shut UP you weeb
As your favourite viewer Taitset I have a question to ask you. Online I have seen people who have visited the x trapolis 2.0 train at some warehouse like place. As the train expert you are do you know if something like this would be possible for someone like myself to do? If so do you know where it is located? (I live in eltham)
It's in a warehouse in Tullamarine, they're not displaying it any more but I did get a glimpse of it when I went to see the G class tram ( ua-cam.com/video/DGQdzuz52RE/v-deo.html ). It's a shame it never went on public display, and I have no idea what will happen to it now!
This video is pretty cool. Especially love the commentary. Do the other videos in this series have commentary too? If they do, I'll definitely watch them, as this was my first one of these I have watched. Would love to see a walk along Swanston Street between La Trobe and Flinders, basically the same as this but one street across. It has some great stuff along it and I've walked that route myself before, so I'd love to see (and hear) your take on it. It'd be even better with all the trams running along it on each route. You'd have no end of tramspotting opportunities, including at the intermediate streets with trams running along them.
Yep most of the others have commentary, and there are two in the playlist which spend some time on Swanston St!
@@Taitset Thanks. I'm actually watching one of them now: the first one from Southern Cross to Melbourne Central.
I find it interesting that LaTrobe Street has one of the best protected bike lanes in the city, east of Swanston, despite being comparatively quiet
You can’t drive there now? Wow! Big difference and probably for the best too.
“Change here for tram services along the Swanson st and st kilda rd corridor” has to be one of the most annoying announcements on the tram for me. Just announce all the routes! Hahaha
Yay you posted on my birthday!
Happy birthday!
@@TaitsetTYSM! Love the videos!
My favourite weather!
Great, I’m just wondering why trams seem to have their hazards on while going down Bourke street? I haven’t seen them do it anywhere else
I assume it's just for extra pedestrian visibility.
they do it a lot around here in St Kilda, especially down Acland St which is also a pedestrianised street. like taitset said I'm pretty sure it's just for extra visibility and improving safety
can you make a video about how tram points work
I have really fallen in love with Melbourne. Such a shame that I will never get to see it IRL.
the only thing i don't like about walking in rainy weather in the CBD is; pedestrienas on their phones, add an umbrella to the equation and it's like boss-mode frustrating. they're wider with pointy opjects at eye level and walk soo slow
I was thinking Tait. You could do a whole video on how to hack the PT system.
You do show one where you catch a Cranbourne train to avoid the loop, i wonder if there are others.
If there are it might have some broad appeal.
Use PTV long enough and you'll learn all kinds of little tricks or tips that others don't think of. Especially if there's a disruption and you need a back up option.
@@dylanshadowstar9779 True. I was more thinking about people who are new to town.
Can you make more of these videos?
The sparse narration was appreciated:-)
Why does the city circle only run in one direction now?
So this happened on in the cbd on Thursday (lol)
I’m going to Elizabeth st
Sorry if i missed u saying it, bur when was this filmed? Also, im watching this when it was published 6 mins ago but there are comments from a day ago, whats up with that? 🤯😂
I expect early viewing access is a patron perk, for the second question about the early comments!
so if you listen really REALLY carefully in the first 5 seconds of the video, there is an announcement on the PA of the tram stating that theyre arriving at the next stop, which happens to be Melbourne Central Station, on Swanston Street. its super quiet though so it might have been really easy to miss. anyway, if you took the time it took you to write this comment to open a new tab and google that, youd know that its filmed in Melbourne, Australia
@@Lispetsketches i was asking when it was filmed, not where
The date is in the second 5 seconds of the video! ;) And yep early access is a Patreon perk.
He mentioned it was filmed some time in October last year.
very fitting that bourke st was partially flooded that day, with all the (edit - sea shell) fossils in the pavement
Will be glad when Melbourne CBD looks less like a construction site and back to some normality. Bit of a dump at the moment. It was beautiful before.
As always, great video! Do you have any favourite/ obscure trainspotting locations? I remember you mentioning the bridges over the Richmond/ Flinders St corridor, but do you have any other favourite locations, or maybe unconventional trainspotting places?
It there a way to tell which tram wil leave first from the Elizabeth tram interchange?
Good question, not that I'm aware of. Other than checking tramtracker potentially.
Every time I visit Melbourne people turn on the red and if you don’t go on the red then you get the horn lol
Is your camera discreetly attached to something during these walks? I assume people don't notice it
Yeah, it's attached to my backpack strap.
since when it was raining?
There's a hint in the first 10 seconds of the video. 😉
I was gonna say about the brolly looking a bit ratty.
I personally dont go down Elizabeth St that much - the aussie disposals, and lincraft are the only shops i go into if i am up that bit.
There's a Daiso down the Flinders st end?! Oh mad, I should go up that end more often. (As long as it doesn't reek of wee - Hearns Hobbies is also up this end)
I have heard a lot of stories about the myki system being unreliable and a nightmare but I personally have never had an issue with it, its a straight forward system.
Yeah the only real issue as a user is the older readers which are painfully slow.
Station Assistant here - the only issue we're really seeing now is with the newer cards. They can sometimes not read if they're pressed against the reader at the barriers - they need to be hovered above instead. The amount of times I say "hover it above the reader" each shift is pretty irritating. 😂
What would you do if you were recording one of these walking videos and someone recognized you and wanted to say hello?
Good question, it hasn't happened yet!
Funny thing about Elizabeth street is i think most pedestrians don't even realise one side is car free
I love how he just roasted are arch nemesis sydney
I have to go leave my Aunty in the airport to go to Sydney 😂
Does anyone know when 70 and 75 trams will become low floor?
Not sure, but there's a chance they'll get some low floor trams cascaded over once the G class arrive in a few years time.
@@Taitset Hopefully, although could the small size of the Camberwell depot with no room for expansion be a probable reason why? But what will happen in the future when the shorter trams retire out of service? Probably a topic for another day. Thank you for this video, I haven't been to this part of the city for years and your walk through has shown me how things have changed or not.
@@rustyboi7256 No worries, glad you enjoyed it! It's possible they would start partly running those routes from another depot, will be interesting to see!
@@Taitset definitely, the only other depot that could make sense would be the one opposite Crown Casino, they could do all the starts from the city and finishes, reserving Camberwell to do all the outer starts, drivers breaks could be at either depot, but tine will only tell what will happen.
You would have much problems with rain in Perth this time of the year😂
23:44 I have never heard Tateset swear before but now that has all changed
Hahaha it was funny
Is this a voice over or actual talking
There's a hint at 27:32
I can already smell the cigarettes in the CBD...
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