I first visited Perth in 1979 and made a point to ride the AEC powered rail car sets. They sounded fantastic, revving out in each gear with that longish pause between changes.
Proof at last of open doors. My son refuses to believe me that we rode on trains over the Freo Bridge with the doors open, and blowing a bit of a gale. I was a bit terrified, but great to look back on. Brilliant footage, you even had the entertainment centre in wellington st. It would be great to have a copy of this in the State Library if you ever feel up to it, especially with the dates and details you can remember. Thanks so much.
I remember those old orange rattlers. No aircon so in summer they rode with all the doors and windows open to catch a bit of a breeze, I remember standing in the open doorway as a kid about 10 years old thinking it was not entirely safe, but a gave a great view.
I went on those trains to Midland markets with my grandmother Joan Roberts and down to Fremantle fish markets to have fish and chips at Lombardos from Mt lawley stn and I grew up in subiaco 1976 and I used to go to bassendean stn and lived in padbury and their was no trains running to northern suburbs
I don't remember seeing the red and white livery of transperth on the older trains.. I remember we went from orange and blue to electrlc, and and the prospector and australind more or had a revamp past 1993-95
Also I have posted two videos of both the ADK/ADB's and ADL/ADC's in the comments section and if you can ever get to Auckland you can still ride the ADL's before the section of line they are being used on gets Electrified .
Thanks Liam, I am sorry but I just grabbed a track from Filmora and whacked it on there. If I remember to do so if I come across it again I will get back to you Cheers Duff
Some of that footage was later than 1988 as you can see the poles and wires for the electrification already up and they weren't first installed until late 1989 and into 1990.
I'm still driving those ADL's over here in Auckland.
I first visited Perth in 1979 and made a point to ride the AEC powered rail car sets. They sounded fantastic, revving out in each gear with that longish pause between changes.
Cool video! Love the 80s synths..a good moody match for the scene. Never been to WA. Sweet...It looks hot an dry!
In summer god yes. Winter can be a bit wet down in Perth but the state is so big weather varies immensely from north to south and east to west.
Proof at last of open doors.
My son refuses to believe me that we rode on trains over the Freo Bridge with the doors open, and blowing a bit of a gale. I was a bit terrified, but great to look back on.
Brilliant footage, you even had the entertainment centre in wellington st.
It would be great to have a copy of this in the State Library if you ever feel up to it, especially with the dates and details you can remember.
Thanks so much.
Had to have doors open back then, no air conditioning on trains in those days👍
Ahhhhh, the memories of travelling on the Midland Line to and from.Guildford with my Gran as a child.
Memories
I remember those old orange rattlers. No aircon so in summer they rode with all the doors and windows open to catch a bit of a breeze, I remember standing in the open doorway as a kid about 10 years old thinking it was not entirely safe, but a gave a great view.
I cannot imagine riding in one without AC. When I left London 15 years ago a lot of suburban trains had no AC and that was painful in summer
I went on those trains to Midland markets with my grandmother Joan Roberts and down to Fremantle fish markets to have fish and chips at Lombardos from Mt lawley stn and I grew up in subiaco 1976 and I used to go to bassendean stn and lived in padbury and their was no trains running to northern suburbs
Some really fabulous old footage there.
The prospector with it's drivers blinds half down looks like it's rolling along half asleep.
~laughs~
Wonderful sharp images..
Thank you..
I grew up in mt lawley and used to get train up to midland and out Fremantle and with my grandmother Joan roberts
I don't remember seeing the red and white livery of transperth on the older trains..
I remember we went from orange and blue to electrlc, and and the prospector and australind more or had a revamp past 1993-95
Rip days of diesels in the 1990s I never got to ride one
If you go to Mozambique you can ride the ADK/ADB which is shown at 3:36 as they were on sold from Auckland .
Also I have posted two videos of both the ADK/ADB's and ADL/ADC's in the comments section and if you can ever get to Auckland you can still ride the ADL's before the section of line they are being used on gets Electrified .
Shout out to the Midland Line where I spent much of my youth! What is the sound track playing, I really liked it!
Thanks Liam, I am sorry but I just grabbed a track from Filmora and whacked it on there. If I remember to do so if I come across it again I will get back to you Cheers Duff
Its great to see how it evolved
Shazam says "Infinite" by Kuyani.
Some of that footage was later than 1988 as you can see the poles and wires for the electrification already up and they weren't first installed until late 1989 and into 1990.
John McGeehan oh a series train line set soon till 1991
Wicked footage 🙂
ahhh memories
i always loved the adk's ,seemed so modern and then the adl's come out and they were from the future lol
Check those ADLs out, in there Transperth/NZ TranzMetro colours. Would have been right before they were sold to NZ Rail
Still running in NZ , I’m still driving them they’ll be decommissioned in the next two years though.
@@aaronjeffries3383 It'll be sad to see those old buses go
whats the music
What stations were they?
old transperth trains
blue and orange to red and silver now at green and soon black and yellow
And this video showing the ADL/ADC's as they were and now ;- ua-cam.com/video/1Q3UhKmh1Nw/v-deo.html
Basically the trains in Perth are completely boring. Should be like Sydney Trains
Nim Bhharathhan
You were bored? Just what were you hoping for?
Hey don’t judge our trains we have a small city
Plus double deckers have not been tested in our city yet and propaly never will after what happened in Melbourne
If you don't like don't watch simple
@Vince Abate they mean today. are you out of your mind