The Secrets Of The Lilydale Line!
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- The Incredible And Ever So Historic Lilydale Line Located To The East Of Melbourne Was Opened To Lilydale In 1882 And Is Full Of Secrets!
It Originally Served The Orchards, Farms And Little Villages Of The Now Outer Suburbs, And Was Very Important In The Growth Of Our Amazing City.
Today The Line Has 23 Stations From Flinders Street, In This Video, We Will Look At 15 Of Them.
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The Lilydale goods shed houses the Yarra Valley model train club. Years ago was occupied by a chap that restored furniture. The Lilydale VRI is still open for railway pay day and has a running bar and lots of railway memorabilia
This channel has become one of my favorites.
same
Thank you! Loving the amazing support :)
Same since 2019
You're not alone. I'm staying up late to watch his stuff. Damn it!! *winks*
So am I
The Lime Mine location was called Cave Hill and had a spur line in to the mine from the main Lillydale line (there is an image of it on railpage forum) until the 1980's.
The Mine (Limil Lime) was built and owned by my Gt Gt Grandfather David Mitchell, his Daughter (my Gt Gt Aunt) was a world famous Opera Singer who had a stage name of Dame Nellie Melba. (real name was Helen Mitchell)
Drive past her "Cottage" every day from Yarra Glen
@@daveweston2692
Yep Coombe Cottage,
My only memories if it was going to Mt Buller skiing every year since the 1960's, never went inside,
My mother used to go there now and then to visit her cousin Pam Vestey who was Nellies grand daughter and ran the place up till about 10 years ago..
Your Aunts portrait is upon every Australian $100 note. My mum is buried same cemetery as your Aunt, I took time to inspect your Aunts memorial same time as I visited my mum when I was in Vic. last year.
I’m related to Dame Nellie Melba too !
(Not sure how exactly - my Nan always bangs on about it)
@@mickhambleton6899
Hi Mick
My gt grandfather was Nellies brother Charlie, his son was David Mitchell and my mother Barbara was David's daughter so that is our line of the family.
Love the video mate. Keep working hard. When you are able to travel post COVID, well worth the trip to Healesville to do a video there. Old turntable still exists, tunnel a little way along the track too. Some of the old volunteers will have some great stories and anecdotes regarding reasons why the route to Healesville didn’t just follow straight alongside Maroondah Highway after Coldstream. From what I remember it’s possible that the Governor/Premier of the day had a daughter with property near Tarrawarra, so the line was built to go through Yering, Yarra Glen, Tarrawarra then to Healesville. Even with 10x (approx) more bridges along the flood plains so the daughter could get the train to the city, instead of the flatter route directly up along the highway. Happy hunting!
Mitcham - I remember walking over the remnant tracks for old yard. Oh the 70s!
Lilydale - I loved the VRI bar that operated in the staton building. Named for a popular Driver who passed away (Paul Hansen) the 'chrome' bar was fun being situated adjacent to the platform. One could access the station from the recreation fields which made it quick for many - not any more.
Your commitment and effort to your videos is 10/10. Love seeing the "old trains and pics" some of whoch were just new when I was your age.
Thanks Steve, I love the support on pretty much every video! That is quite a funny though you mentioned, I am sure it will be the same for me in 50 years!
Great video mate. Did you know that the original, 1st Lilydale station building is at Yarra Junction on that Warburton line moved there in 1915 when the current heritage listed Lilydale station building was completed. With some changes to the buildings layout when it was moved to Yarra Junction you can still clearly see the resemblance if you visit the Upper Yarra Museum at Yarra Junction, which is based at the old railway station.
Keep up the good work.👍
New trains Melbourne
Great series of videos, well researched. Thanks
The level crossing at Mooroolbark is currently being removed and the station replaced. Part of the original station building on the southern side of the tracks will be removed and renovated by students at Box Hill TAFE before being relocated out on the Healesville/Yarra Glen Tourist Railway (at Tarrawarra I think).
Before about the mid 1980s there was only 1 platform and a single track at Mooroolbark station; the dual line ended at the x-over you mentioned. Lilydale bound trains used to wait up the hill from the station (behind my parent's house) until the city bound train had passed then they'd cross onto the track to access the platform. There was evidence of a siding and goods area on the northern side of the station before they installed the 2nd track and platform at the station.
That was beautiful, Max. Love the historical pics of the old stations and the old crossings that have been upgraded. There is just something so nostalgic for a train lover about those old boom gate crossings. But so much to enjoy here. You're mapping the history of Melbourne rail. And we are loving it.
I was a Guard at Ringwood for 5 years and spent many a night at the Lilydale VRI. The drinks were cheap and the company was good. I'd bail out late and catch the last up train home to Blackburn and then get up at 4 a.m. to go back to work at Ringwood. It was a different era.
Enjoyed your presentation on the St Kilda Line. Keep up the good work. Had a number of trips to ST Kilda, including on steam with Y 108 and diesel Y 108.
Thanks again Lance, happy to hear that you enjoyed another video! Riding both Y 108 trains must have been a cool experience, I wish I could have done that!
2:51 ... excellent editing! Sooo funny!!!
Surrey Hills station: During the 1990s if I recall correctly had a station master that was a keen gardener. So it had lots of flowers. Sure would be great if there were photos...
Possibly I might be confused with Mont Albert or Chatham stations, but pretty sure it was Surrey Hills.
Yes. Even back to the 1960s, Surrey Hills would win the Railways prize for the best Garden display nearly every year. As per VR newsletters.
Back when the railway cared enough.
I remember the station master in the eighties was an avid gardener, probably not the same these days.
The Victorian Railways staff monthly Newsletter magazine as I remember would yearly have photos of the suburban and country station that won the annual prize for the best garden. Mostly the sixties that I remember, but by the seventies it started to have more colour coverage. I vaguely remember Surrey Hills in colour on one cover.
My club library may help me track down the VR Newsletters involved.
Sad that we've lost both Surrey Hills and Mont Albert stations. Loving these videos man you gotta come back make more
Thanks for a very informative video.
Stay safe and healthy, looking forward to your next one.
Thanks again Stephen, hopefully I can visit the Northern and Western Lines in just over a month to complete the system, fingers tightly crossed!
Yup Yup Boxhill station. I had no idea about until I actually went there about 20 years ago had no idea it was actually underground. Thank you my smart man cheers
How about the station that never was? In 1980's it was proposed to add a station between Mooroolbark and Lilydale. It was going to be built on the embankment, just north of the Mooroolbark and Hull Rd intersection. Where that narrow single lane bridge goes over Mooroolbark Rd ( is it still there?) The station was going to be called Moorooldale. It was intended to take the overflow of cars from the overworked commuter car parks at Mooroolbark and Lilydale. And to provide a closer service to cover the comparatively long distance between Mooroolbark and Lilydale. Double tracking the line was also proposed at the time.
Excellent videos- really, your commentary, camera work, scripting- I enjoy them all very much, and your passion for the railways! Thank you for your great work!
Thank you Ron for the kind words, it means a lot :)
@@thetrainman548 Seriously- not just being 'nice'. Its obvious that each so called 'short' video consumes many hours of research and scripting. I am not a train afficianado-but the energy and enthusisam plus the standard is excellent ( you know as I do there is a heap of crap on YT; actually its mainly nonsense). Oh and by the way- Mount Waverley is also my favourite station as my family used to live quite close by to it....so maybe I am an actually a train enthusiast but don't know it yet! Thanks again. Keep it up.
Just lovin' your work ,young man...that is an old GOODS SHED that you showed at Lilydale.
Very interesting because I’ve travelled on train lines for many years on many lines. Your research is absolutely perfect you are brilliant. Please keep up your research no matter your age from PAW
I stumbled across your videos purely by chance, and have been watching many of them. Great to see all the feedback you are getting. I'm guessing that between those anecdotes and the wealth of information you can gain from the countless local historical societies, you could potentially expand and update all of your videos with much greater detail (and more historical pictures and video). I hope you have contacted rail authorities to utilise whatever information they can provide also. I might also suggest that you contact the government to assist you financially in putting together a comprehensive historical directory of the entire Melbourne Rail network. You're off to a good start. To that end, you may want to take yourself out of the frame and provide more footage of the unique elements of each station. Keep up the good work!
P.S. The new estate between Mooroolbark and Lilydale may be getting its own train station. There have been plans kicking around for decades to put one near the Hull Road / Mooroolbark Road intersection.
Hi Matt. What side of Hull rd would a new station be? Elizabeth Court side or Around the Mooroolbark Pony Club? I do the trip regularly and it's a bit hard to tell from while moving. Just have to wait awhile. Thanks for the post.
@@brucekilby9957 many, many years ago, I believe there was a proposal to put a station close to the Mooroolbark Road/Hull Road bridge.
@@matttreacy279 Thanks Matt. Railways could have put it on the backburner for now. Maybe in the future.🚂
Love how you used the Transport Fever reference for the cross over at Canterbury Station! Great video again
Thanks Adam, it is a great representation of what it may have looked like!
@@thetrainman548 Transport Fever 2 is pretty good too, modular stations etc.
You have a fantastic hobby
Smart man
True compliment 👍👍👍
Love it
I think Batman was the latest gate in Pascoe Vale
A man used to close the gates when the trains were passing
Another great educational and informative video, well done! The 3rd Platform looks like a goods shed.
PS I actually had the good fortune to take the little rail car to Healesville in 1978, when as a 14 year old my mate and I did a walk up Mt St Leonard As your video says, by 1980 they had de-commissioned it.
I've been loving your videos mate. You've been doing an amazing job and keep up the awesome work. When I watch your videos I follow your journey along Google maps and I appreciate seeing how the past has shaped Melbourne into what it has become today.
That is really cool Tom, I am happy to hear you use a map alongside the video, and that you are enjoying the videos, thank you 🙌
Man your channel, research and presentation is great. I don't have alot of time to watch stuff as my channel takes up time but I'll always sit back and look at your vids!
Box hill was the last station in Melbourne to feature CRT displays. Lilydale used to receive an “E train” until the 1960s which was two swing door motors hauling a set of other carriages. At Lilydale the two swing doors detached and a steam locomotive was attached, which then hauled the train to Warburton. A similar thing happened at Frankston for the stony point service.
Lilydale Station is also a copy of the now demolished Korong Vale station, and features a dining room. That small platform you were referring to was a goods platform.
Film of the stoney point E trains is recorded on the Suburban salute DVD from channel 5. Lots more too.
@@johnd8892 cheers John, I’ll have to check it out.
@@FloydBromley search UA-cam for suburban salute. Has a preview.
Only just came across this video and once again congratulations on your work.
The platform and shed at Lilydale are part of the old VR goods network.
My mates father was the stationmaster at Lilydale up until his retirement in the late 1960s.
You mention the other 2 lines, Warburton and Healesville, I remember them both, especially the Healesville line, as I nearly hit the Healesville to Lilydale rail motor at Station St Coldstream on cold and wet evening in the 1970s
Yes! I would genuinely love a Thinnest platforms video
Well, better start researching for after Lock Down!
These videos are never boring, always fascinating.
Thanks heaps Ethan, I appreciate the support :)
Another fantastic video. This one even more so, as it is my home line. A lot of very familiar sights. Remember in the 70s picking Dad up from Heatherdale every night when the Red Rattlers and Harris trains were in service. Now Lilydale is my closest station.
Thanks again Dave, I am quite jealous to hear you experienced the Rattlers and Harris Trains, never ridden on them before, I must find a heritage service soon. Glad to hear I did the line justice and I hope you learnt something :)
Great video The Train Man did you know i found your channel only 1 week after your first video!
That is pretty impressive, considering the quality of the videis back then haha, thanks for the long time support!
The Train Man you’re welcome 😉
BTW I hit 100 Subs today and the train man made it an even better day!
That's awesome, well done!
Great stuff ! BUT small thing - the outer circle didn’t go straight under East Camberwell and along Sefton Place, it went under a bit to the east, a direct line with Alamein, in front of the substation, that underpass all filled in now. Also, having grown up in broadway almost next to the station, we were all so shocked when they announced they wanted to dem the cute timber station ‘in case it burnt down’ and bulld a boring brick one, which they did - and then yes it burned down ! Meanwhile many other old timber ones still standing.
Thank you for all of the extra information. Many people have mentioned my OCL mistake, at least I was in the right suburb haha.
What a shame that they got rid of the timber buildings, the station has lost a lot of it's character, I am sure you would have experienced that :(
Heyyy, you made it to my line - well done, Max!
Thanks a lot Ian, glad I did the line justice, and great to hear from you again :)
They also held kids xmas parties in the 70"s down at that other building..
Well done Max. Timing is everything. You got to film at the old Lilydale while the trains were still running.
I was very lucky, I'll look back on this video in 20 years to remember what Lilydale used to look like, great times!
First class work and information. So well done.
An excellent video as usual Train Man !
Keep up the good work !
12:35 Thomas the tank engine reference
Gaminggunzeller 1998 LOL
Unintentional haha, I promise :)
Since I live in Croydon, it was cool that I've check out that video. After seeing the Double Decker Train at Laburnham Station, I do remember seeing one dude taking this photo as it happened, I was actually on that train this was the last day when Melbourne had it's running Double Decker train back in February 2002. Sydney and Dallas in Texas was only other places in the world I had been on Double Decker trains.
At 1:16, where you reviewed the history of East Camberwell Station, where you see a medieval looking Aged Care Nursing Home, I watched it get built back in 1998-1999 from the top floor of the Double Decker train. It used to be the East Camberwell lawn bowls club before the nursing homes were built.
Well done again... I grew up in Mooroolbark and never really knew the history of the station. Caught the train from there so much when I was your age... over 30 years ago I guess that would be! Be great to see the new station and that level crossing gone. Might breed some new life into the area... thanks again
The new station at Mooroolbark looks very exciting and nice, I hope to visit and watch the progress of the station this year and next year! Glad you learnt something from the video, and enjoyed it!
Good To See You Mention The Railfan Shop At 5.25 Been In There Many Times Not Since When They Closed Due To Covid Hope To Get In There Soon!😀🚇🚂🚆🛤️
Great videos keep up the good work and thanks for sharing
It’s so bizarre to see the old Lilydale and Mooroolbark station since both are above the road now. The old Lilydale station is still there too, but I don’t think it’s open to the public yet.
I walk past the old station often, I hope the turn it into some sort of museum or similar
Thanks for your informative video. I used to wait in the car for the Canterbury Road gates to open in an era where traffic rare. My local station is Surrey Hills which you covered as it is about to go over Union Road. Our local State MP has a contest for a new name as the new station and car park will extend to Mont Albert. My guess is that it'll be called UNION given that Union Road is the major traffic road. [Well done. Keep educating Melbournians (& beyond) on our fascinating rail history.]
This channel is very inspiring as we should collab to find forbidden and abandoned train lines👍👍 solid work lad.🤫
Naw you're the inspiration, forbidden lines here we come
Hey Train Man.
Just a heads up that the VRI rooms at Lilydale will be open for the last time this Friday Afternoon from 3pm.
After Friday they will be closing for renovations but, more than likely, they wont re-open.
The collection of memorabilia is set to be packed up and sent to Seymour but who knows if if will see the light of day again.
Great Video! Sorry I Missed the Premiere. Just So Happened to Have Dinner when It Premiered.
Sorry about the time, I think I will start premiering at 5pm, if that suits better!
@@thetrainman548 OK. Sounds Good.
lilydale small platform to me looks like a goods/ parcel shed & platform
That is the consensus I have received from others, used as a goods shed.
@@thetrainman548 the last time i saw that small platform open two years ago it actually had a model railway inside of it.
That is a VR standard 4 door goods shed. Healesville also has one. The brick power substation, near Beresford Rd, is about where the turntable used to be. And behind the turntable was a single stall loco shed.
Plenty of The Big Build to see now,Mont Albert and Surrey Hills. Looks a mess,but it will be great. According to the Premier. Nice Video. Thanks Mate.🚉🇦🇺
Amazing vid, potentially my favourite (cuz it had my local station in it ;))
This was one of my best videos, glad you enjoyed it just as much as me :)
1:46, 3:22 and 5:21, Just imagine how many people could fit through the tiny entrance at East Camberwell, the thin platform 3 at Chatham and the narrow end of the island platform at Mont Albert stations!
Very informative video. It's refreshing to see someone so young taking an interest in our rail history. I have a question that wasn't covered in this video because the first station you mentioned was East Camberwell, but you may well have covered it on other videos. The question is, What's the deal with the East Richmond station ? Is it used at all ? I've never been on a train that stops there. If it isn't in use, then why hasn't it been demolished ?
I'm 62 and used either the Belgrave or Lilydale lines countless times and I can always remember the station announcers always saying "Not stopping East Richmond"
It's alright, I found the answer to my question about the East Richmond station on your Belgrave line video. Love the videos BTW
well done young man ... enjoyable video again featuring 3 suburbs that have namesakes in Sydney. Canterbury, Croydon and Surry Hills. Keep up the good work :)
Thank you Stephen, it is funny to note the similarities in suburb names between the cities! Glad you enjoyed another video, thanks for the kind comment :)
@@thetrainman548 Surry Hills in Sydney doesn't have the "e" in it. e.g. Ours is SurrEy Hills. Just a bit of superflous information for you. :-)
When Laburnum station opened I remember my father telling me that the swing door red trains could no longer travel to and from Ringwood as they were not powerful enough to restart on the gradient when heading to Box Hill from Laburnum. I sometimes caught the 5 pm Lilydale train that would depart Princes Bridge station in the evening and
Run express stopping at Box Hill and Ringwood, then all stations to Lilydale to connect with the Healesville and Warburton trains.It was the quickest service to my destination at Ringwood,
38 minutes if I remember correctly
Wow, what a great story that is Geoff, thank you for sharing.
I have always seen the gradient to Box Hill as surprisingly steep, I can imagine the swing door trains struggling up it, especially with Laburnum being in a tricky spot! Thanks again!
Interesting Geoff. Even the Harris trains had trouble on a wet day in the 1980s.
remember my grampa always took the train from ringwood to canterbury as he worked at the telecom exchange there up till the explosion an he got hearing damage from it
Glad you got vision of the line before the Level Crossing removals, it's a beautiful line. There's vision of the line from the drivers cab and I believe of the sidings on the House Train channel.
Thanks a lot Aidan, I do watch House Train's videos before doing my videos just to get a feel for the line, they are great!
Would love to capture the level crossing removals, hopefully we can after Lock Downs.
Thanks train man for another wonderful video!
No problem Alex. Great to see you being a long time fan :)
The Train Man it’s really suprisinggg how Collingwood are losing to Fremantle, a bottom 4 team beating a top 6 team. I’m on 7/8m tips so far, if Collingwood lose, it will be pretty weird, it is a weird season anyway.
Don't worry have faith, we just need some more clearances
The Train Man I think it’s also because of their kicking efficiency
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From another comment, you deserve the amazing support young man! You never fail to impress.
Grrrr! for the UA-cam ads during the middle of you saying something. Though, I watched the two ads before the vid, and the two during it, so that hopefully, you'll get some revenue, no matter how small.
This was another great video, as it's the line I know the best from when I lived in Melbourne. I had no idea of that train crash, and it's one of the great attributes from watching your work..... that is, catching up with the history of the line. Well done kiddo!
Thank you very much David! Sorry about the ads aha, can't really control it too much. Glad I coukd teach you something about line you are familiar with. Thanks for the comment, always love reading them!
@@thetrainman548 Yeap! The ads certainly aren't your fault! It's all on UA-cam! We just have to grin and bear it, but for your benefit, not cancel them.
Splendid
Great video again, mate!
I particularly love the entrance to Mont Albert station on this line...don't know of many (if any) stations in Melbourne where there is nothing between the footpath and the station
At 4:40, get your photos and videos of Mont Albert station while you can before it is demolished and abolished. Abolished due to low passenger numbers and so giving all trains extra express running, some time saving and reliability gains. Clever but devious claim that it is being merged with a new rebuilt Surrey Hills 500 metres west when it is rebuilt in a trench.
Merging argument will be swallowed by the gullible. As per today's announcement for level crossing removal.
We all like the old historic photos, but we only have them due to someone recording history.
Honestly..I've leant a lot from these vids..great job..oh..upfield..can u do a story on my line thanks
Awesome video! Soon enough you're gonna run out of lines to film!
Indeed haha, over half way there! I have no more pre-film left, some home videos coming soon!
Good on you very impressed with you video great job you have been spot on as I can see
Thank you, happy to hear you enjoyed it so much 😊
@@thetrainman548 if you need any help with the yarra valley branch I have great maps I was on the last train from Yarra Glen to Lilydale I still remember the train was K 190 a green K Class stem train and I got to ride in engine I was like 9 years old so cool but if you need help with maps of the old tram lines for the logging around Warburton email is Leon-au@hotmail.com
Amazing video! Many trains do terminate and originate at Mooroolbark. The cross over also gets used for some off peak Lilydale services so they can serve Platform 1.👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks again! Funny you mention the originating trains at Mooroolbark, I caught a train into Platform 1 for this video, filmed at the station, and was a little scared to see the next train leaving the platform was in 378 minutes! Luckily I crossed to Platform 2 and was on my way to Lilydale!
i like the art works on the entry ramps to the Canterbury island platform
I do too, should've mentioned them in the video!
I been
Watching you for two years
Kaden !caley me too
Me too I have been watching for too years
congrats on 5.25 subs
Great video again max amazing the changes to the network over the years.
Thank you John, glad you enjoyed.
The network has had lots of changes over the years, you must notice it a lot more than me though!
@@thetrainman548 I only know because of your research and watching your amazing channel thanks max good stuff young fella.😀
Good To See The Victorian Railway Institute Refreshment Rooms Shown At Lilydale Railway Station Usually Opens From About 4 To 8 PM On A Friday Night Where You Can Get A Beer Usually Train Drivers Go In There But Anyone Is Welcome You Just Sign In! Historic Rooms With Some Railway Relics Photographs Signs Etc!🙂🏚️🛤️🚂🚇🚆
mont albert and surrey hills is going to be closed into union station also known as union road
Love this guy
Photos of the HCMT trains at Mont Albert and Surrey Hills will soon be impossible once they are demolished.
So get these rare photos now before they are impossible.
Well done Train Man.
There used to be a rail siding @ Blackburn Stn before the upgrade of the station
which used to be a cold storage place if I remember called Blue Moon over Blackburn Rd..
Ah yes! The magnificent leafy inner east stretch. Very nice! .. Chatham is kind of a weird station (platform 3 included), and seems a bit out of place. But I'm a huge fan of that graff art on the walls nearby.
I hate graffiti, If I was in charge I would shoot them.....well maybe not shoot but they would go to jail. Graffiti is fine if people want it but just painting public spaces is an eyesore and horrible behaviour. I dont understand why people do it. How would you like it if I came to your house and spray painted your car, or your house. You wouldnt like it.
@@tubester4567 I'd pay someone to paint my car or house if the result was as good as some of those art pieces. Tagging is terrible, but the murals are spectacular.
@@Trikkeeroy If someone painted your shit in the middle of the night you would be pissed. They dont even respect the better murals, idiots come along an paint over them. Once you have grafitti on your stuff, its like a magnet and draws more idiots to paint over it,.
@@tubester4567 - Well then I'd wake up to a pleasant surprise that I didn't even have to pay for. And the beauty is if I didn't like it I can just paint over it.
There's real problems in the world mate. Paint isn't one of them.
@@Trikkeeroy I dont believe you.
Interesting info. Good job. 👍
Your a legend man keep it up my knowledge of our train network history is a lot better
Thank you Mark for the kind words, very happy to hear you are learning something :)
So Train Man,will you make another updated version of this video because Surrey Hills and Mont Albert station have been destroyed?
thanks for another informative video... cheers.
Thank you Rachel, very happy to hear of your enjoyment :)
Dear Train Man, is there any chance of a video about the parcel van service? They were a big thing when I was a kid, and I often see them on your videos. Like, when did the last one run etc , etc. On another tack, why and when did the blue Harris trains disappear? I know they came in for the 56 Olympics, but when did the work out they were toxic?
Great job!😉👍
The Lilydale station resembled the old Frankston Station and it had little interlocking gates at the up end and had to be opened and shut to allow pedestrians or trains through.
The Frankston Station had the interlocking gates at the down end and were rarely used by the Stony Point or Mornington train. The current terminal track used to run through to the bridge.
The little gates had an Annett key attached so the signals could only be used if the key was turned when the gates were in the correct position.
The Lillydale station was the only suburban station (except the city stations) to have a Railway Refreshment Room which is now the VRI part. Was operational until the late '70s when the VR suddenly closed it for an unknown reason. They were still running the Healesville rail motor at the time. As far as I know the Refreshment Room is still there. I still remember the sugar bowls with the VR logo.
Inside the station is also a very small apartment as the licencee had to live on the premises.
Thanks Daryl for sharing your insights.
Fascinating to hear about the gates at Frankston Station with the Annett Key and how different it would have looked/ been used in comparison to today, where the Stony Point Line is used every 1-2 hours. I was aware of the rare VR refreshment room at Lilydale, used for Warburton and Healesville patrons, should've mentioned it in the video! Didn't know about the small apartment at the station though, how funny! Thanks again!
Very good video train man keep up the good work.
Thanks again Jake, hopefully I can film again in 6 weeks🙏
I know please keep safe
Nice video mate! Enjoyed as always. Wonder what is your next upload? :)
My next video should be Richmond Station, not sure if it will be this week or next week, will let you know!
Ok then, I’ll wait! But I enjoyed a lot of your videos and plus I subscribe to your channel too. :)
always wondered why theres a 4th platform at box hill
15:33 it is the goods shed built in the early 1900s. it is also heritage listed and will be retained.
here's a couple other facts:
- the john st bridge used to be a wooden trestle bridge until the late 1800s where it was built in brick. you may also notice there is an extra set of pillars on that bridge, that is because there used to be another rail running alongside the current tracks until it was removed sometime after the warburton line was gone. the original two sets of tracks diverged into one after the john st bridge.
- there is a creek running under the maroondah highway crossing, located on the left side melbourne bound where the pedestrian crossing is (now demolished). that creek was underneath a small bridge and the highway was another little bridge over that creek
- there was also a track that once reared to the left into the quarry, so that a train could take limestone from the quarry to places within victoria
im on the stakeholder group for maroondah highway crossing if you have any questions!!
1:48. Im not 100 percent sure but I believe that there is a thinner pair at Aircraft on the Werribee line
Loved it.
Hope to see more. Lilydale to Mt.Evelyn and beyond. From Ringwood to Belgrave. I read that ,about 100 years ago, they were planning to extend from Mt.Evelyn to Monbulk. Is that correct? Also I heard that they will keep the Lilydale station old building. Thanks for a great series!
Just noticed you have Belgrave LIne...will watch that . thanks. :)
Thank you Isabella, glad you enjoyed! I hope to look at Puffing Billy, and the Warburton and Healesville Lines in the future, hope to hear from you then!
Wow! I guess there is the rest of the line from Lilydale is abandoned! Never been up there before, will do after lockdown!
The Warburton line is now a rail trail all the way to Warburton catering for cyclists, pedestrians and horses. The Healesville line is being turned into a rail trail, currently ending at Yering but soon to be extended to Yarra Glen. If The Train Man hasn't already done so, I highly recommend he ride from Lilydale to Warburton and perhaps one day we'll see a video here of the secrets of that line.
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I have ridden about half of the Warburton Trail, very excited to do the full trail this summer (hopefully)
The Train Man yeah cool!
so nunawading has an approiate name then cause i had many a battle round there when i was younger
The old station would be perfect for the tourist railway and give the old lilydale station another purpose
254 comments so I'm sure it has been said before. I'm not going to read them. Good work, young man. I get your passion.
However Chatham is Chat - ham, not Chath - am. I'm sure the local identities will be up in arms - especially the oldies. LOL
I see you have a picture of Box Hill Railway Stn... prior to grade separation
I do indeed, my friend Michael found them for me, so cool! I believe they are on the Weston Langford page
There are (were?) plans to build a station at Hull Rd but its never been built. The bridge there is interesting because its so narrow only one lane of cars can pass underneath so the traffic light is in front of the bridge and not at the intersection itself. Maybe they will build the station when the new housing estate is built
Indeed, I had a look at the bridge, and it does seem very out of place. I believe there was very small plans for a new station in the 60s somewhere along the line between Croydon and Lilydale, but other than that not too sure!
12:14... it looks as though you will need to revisit Croydon from 2025, as they are building a new raised station...wow!
Heyy Im not sure if you have known already but maybe you can give some more insights of Surrey Hills and Mont Albert like a last rail station tour thingy? I overheard because of the level crossing removal project that these two stations will become one...
Not one but Mont Albert gone with spin about one.
Two weeks ago I posted
At 4:40, get your photos and videos of Mont Albert station while you can before it is demolished and abolished. Abolished due to low passenger numbers and so giving all trains extra express running, some time saving and reliability gains. Clever but devious claim that it is being merged with a new rebuilt Surrey Hills 500 metres west when it is rebuilt in a trench.
Merging argument will be swallowed by the gullible. As per today's announcement for level crossing removal.
We all like the old historic photos, but we only have them due to someone recording history.
@@johnd8892 can u rephrase? Also thats what I read from the website so cant expect me to be 100% but u know im just keeping our dedicated fellow train man know abt this so that he’s aware ya know...I mean tbh the stop distances r quite near already so it’s not that unreasonable imo. Let me know what u think abt it
@@vincentkohlumcfan22 both stations will be demolished. Will be replaced by one new station in a trench at Surrey Hills. Saying merged does not upset people like saying Mont Albert to be closed. Press release aims to mislead about permanent closure of Mont Albert.
@@johnd8892 ah i see, now i understand. To be honest, i am very disappointed with media coverage in general nowadays. Hope all goes well for Surrey-Albert Hills
Another good video and full of info and well researched! congrats!
That tin shed as you may know by now was used by orchards and veg farms to send fruit and veg
To Melbourne wholesale markets. It was also used for terracota pipes and bricks and most building supplies
(All loose and no pallets)
Until the roads were built well enough to run trucks.
My wifes grandfather and great grandfather had a horse and dray and later a trucking service that picked up and delivered to and from the goods shed and other places. I believe it stopped about 1950 with the death of the great grandfather.
Anyhow keep up the good work.
Thank you Graeme, fascinating to hear about your connection with the line, and the food/ supplies yard, how interesting!
Such a shame to see the decrease in rail reliance with so many roads being constructed/ upgraded. Thanks again!
Mann i will be eating dinner at this time but will defiantly watch it later.
Thanks aha, sorry for the timing!