THE GRAINLANDER - STEAM HAULED VINTAGE OVERNIGHT TRAIN
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2022
- In this episode we ride overnight steam hauled vintage train The Grainlander with 707 Operations trip to Sea Lake! Come along on the journey and find out all about some great heritage train travel in Victoria, Australia!
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Shot in 4k, best watched in Full HD. Cameras used: A7RIII, A7SIII with 16-35 & 24- 70mm GM a RX100VII with Rode Video Mic Pro + & Sont Lal Mic. Mavic Air. Mixed and edited in Premier Pro.
I wish we had something like this in America.
Surely there's something in such a big country with such a rich rail heritage?!
Way way too much fun!! Love trains, travelling by train, steam trains ... a much more civilised form of transport!!
Absolutely Samantha! A really fantastic way to see a place! Thanks for watching!
Nice video Will. I would love to do something like this! Looks like you had a great time. - Nicholas.
Thanks Nicholas! It's certainly a great trip for rail fans!
Thank you Will, just fantastic. Keep up your great production’s. You should always carry out your thoughts on future thought of what trips to do. If you don’t in time when you are not able to do it you will regret it. As one gets older you look back and what you wanted to ride on no longer runs.
Thank you for watching!
I agree with that mate! I hope I can keep these coming!
Another visually impressive, informative and entertaining presentation, very relaxing viewing. Seven O Seven Operations couldn't ask for a better bit of advertising.
Thank you very much Lee! I hope they like
It!
The cameras you had did well to capture the scenes of the train leaving and returning to Melbourne at night. Overall, a fantastic video of a great trip!
Thanks mate
Awesome video Will, Clunes station was used in the first Mad Max film where "Toecutter" and his crew get the coffin for the "Nightrider"
Thanks Jordy! Yes one of my favorite films!
@@WillJamesRailways I have a 3 pack of the original films, hopefully one day if I have the money, I would love to make a replica of the XB Falcon and HQ Monaro "Pursuit Special" cars
If you watch the "Knight Rider" scene, the original "Pursuit Special" is a 6 Cyl HQ Holden Monaro whilst the latter one is a 351 V8 XB Ford Falcon GT
I wi-....
I have never. Never seen anything this good!
Deeply - Well Done.
Thank you very much!
Always loved the idea of a steam hauled sleeper train, glad that vic has that idea rolling and seems to be well
It’s a great experience, I’ve recently done another trip with them, and the video is coming out soon. Certainly a trip worth concerning going on!
Great video Wil! Good to meet you on the trip, glad you had a good time!
Cheers Les!
Ballarat is one of Australia’s prettiest cities I think
Absolutely Michael!
Great video Will! It's great seeing and learning more about the Vintage railways in Australia
Thank you!
Great video. Looks like a wonderful trip. The other place you can see trains running down the middle of a street is Denison Street in Rockhampton. Definitely worth a visit via the electric Tilt Train from Brisbane to check out. 😉
Thank you! Thank you for that information! Somewhere I'd love to visit!
Denison street get's pretty hairy at times, as it's not a dedicated space like Wycheproof, and especially at the Southern end where the trains enter Rockhampton Station, and especially if you get a lot of hoons trying to drag off a train with their cars running the street. In the old days the train drivers were required to ring a bell as they traversed the street, but these days that practice has dropped off.
This was very good,
In fact, my Nanna had come from Poland in 1967 and built her house in Heyfield Gippsland, where the Railway went past her house from across the road. It's great to see how Wycheproof had a slight similarity of Heyfield.
Thanks for sharing that!
That it's more than a year later doesn't diminish the excellent filming quality. Extremely well done: nice to briefly meet you on the SRHC Portland tour.
Once again - a great entertaining and informative watch. You always have a good balance of measured information, along with amazing footage. Making me insanely jealous again heheh. Top work buddy.
Thank you very much Gavin!
I enjoyed watching this. You are a star!! I’ve been on the Steamrail northern weekender to Swan Hill and Echuca in the non air conditioned sleeping cars. It was amazing. I was the only kid onboard too!
Thank you Matt! Ah that would have been a great trip!
Thanks for this coverage. I will pass it on to a Talbot local who is interested in what he may have heard during the night back a few months.
Was going to ask if it used the Ballarat Maryborough route on the night leg, but later you confirmed this route was used on the way back. Probably the only route possible these days anyway.
Thank you John!
yea, since Inglewood to Bendigo was booked out the only to Korong Vale and beyond is via Ballarat-Maryborough
what a fantastic video mate! by the way the night time shots of Melbourne were great (and yes i still call it Spencer street :) ) isn’t it a pity it cant run to Mildura.
Anyway I would love to take that trip - one day.
cheers mate
Thank you Ken!
I can seem to break the habit, and when I say it to younger people, for example at work they don’t know where I’m talking about! Ah well, old habits die hard I guess!
I mean one day it could, if/when these groups have a standard gauge fleet it could very well happen!
And this Grainlander train should be running again over this weekend if all goes to plan.
It sure has! At least check it’s at Sea Lake now!
Looks like a fantastic trip. Thank you Will for sharing with us.
Cheers, and stay safe, Michael
Sure was Michael! Thanks as always for watching!
Enjoyed that very much Will. Cheers
Thank you very much George!
Hello Will nice to see you onboard I hope you enjoy 707 Operations Inc’s service!
Always do!
Awesome video Will! Hopefully I get a chance to ride this one day, looks awesome!
Thank you so much! Many tours on the horizon just like this!
Great video Will, I've learnt just that little bit more about Victorian train heritage :)
Thank you for watching! I’m happy you enjoyed the trip!
Great video Will I have given myself a Father’s Day present by riding it on sept 2-4 looking forward to sitting back and let someone else do the driving regards Henk
Thank you very much! Ah excellent to hear, enjoy the trip!
Great coverage of the weekend, Will. Brings back fond memories of similar trips enjoyed years ago. Unfortunately a bit out of my range these days as I need to conserve my resources for other priorities. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Michael!
Brilliant video once more Mr Will. You editing and commentary skills just superb sir !
Many thanks Huck!
Wonderful video
Thank you very much!
707 operations should do a Polar express Christmas night train one day.
Bloody good video
Thank you David!
wonderful video
Thank you!
Cool thanks mate
Thank you for watching!
Loved it, hope to see this train in May. Guessing max 80 all the time?
With the wooden carriages, yes. I believe they can do 115 on the line to Seymour with an all steel consist, however I may be wrong!
Thank you. I appreciate your help
Wycheproof? More like Wychevidence, ahahaha
I don’t even know how to respond to that one Gregory! Thanks for watching
Don't want to be annoying, but you spelt hauled wrong in the thumbnail. Btw love your vids and inspired me to continue my model train hobby
Ahhh I still haven’t fixed that apparently! Haha sorry i keep getting done in by the old brain!
Thank you very much! I’m very happy to hear that!
Np
Will, what camera do you find works best for the moving locomotive video footage?
A video camera!
I always put the camera/s I used in the description!
I really love the A7SIII, but my computer hates the files!
Okay where can I purchase a VR beanie from ?
They’re sold out from my website at the moment. I’m going to do another run for the AMRA exhibition in August!