Hi everyone, just a few additional notes: -I'm getting a LOT of questions about whether or not this will be a series, where I make similar videos about other Melbourne lines. The short answer is that yes, that is the eventual plan. But it's going to be a very long term process. This video spent around 7 months in production, and I had the advantage of it being 'my' line, so a lot of the information is stuff I've just learnt from first hand observation. But by all means, let me know which line you'd be interested in seeing next! -At 32:22 I mentioned that there was one other place where 'electric trains run parallel to a public dirt road.' The other one I was thinking of was Kenilworth Ave in Beaconsfield, however someone in the comments has informed that it has in fact now been paved (I was just going off the google maps imagery where it's still dirt). HOWEVER - somebody else came to the rescue and pointed out that there is another road that fits that description: Oakwood Lane in Tecoma. So if you guessed either of those, please help yourself to 10 points. -At 07:27 I mentioned that the unelectrified siding at Victoria Park replaced the one that used to be at Reservoir. The siding I was thinking of was actually at Bell, not Reservoir. -I was wrong about Ivanhoe being the wealthiest suburb on the line, it's actually Eaglemont next door with a median of ~2.4m! -The dangerous pedestrian crossing I talk about from 21:28 was upgraded to an active crossing in December 2023. -The surviving telegraph pole at Montmorency I talk about at 28:04 survived for some time after the new station opened, but was eventually removed in mid-2023. -If anything else comes up, I'll be sure to add it to this comment! ~Thanks, Martin

@Rocka5438

Жыл бұрын

a series of this for other lines would be incredible!

@Johntrampoline

Жыл бұрын

I think a stony point line or Alamein line video would be interesting. Also you could probably save time with future videos by only talking about each station that has multiple lines going through it once. E.G. for a Mernda line video you would start at Rushall because you have already covered everything up to Clifton Hill.

@evermorestation

Жыл бұрын

This was fantastic! Keeping my eyes peeled for if you ever do an Upfield line one - it's not the most remarkable in the network but it's seen some shit.

@emmalynn1142

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to help out with fun history bits for stations, I actually went through every single station on the Melbourne network last year and tried to figure out where the names came from so I picked up a bunch of Cool Train (station) Facts from that. Gowrie, my usual station, was actually the hardest one to find the origin!

@NimbleJack3

Жыл бұрын

Would love to see one for the Glen Waverley line - as a regular commuter on it for years, I'm happy to contribute if required.

40 minutes of prime content

@frankbanks7549

Жыл бұрын

@RMTransit, I'm thrilled you follow Taitset as well. I've subscribed to you for 2 or 3 years, maybe longer and thank you for your research and production values.

@matthewmclean1011

Жыл бұрын

Try having this line in your backyard!

@Taitset

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Reece!

@msinc

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewmclean1011 Wow, talk about convenience!

@makenicerhombus

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewmclean1011 yes yes hurstbridge line. best line

I gotta say the dry deadpan humour sprinkled throughout the video really added so much.

34:27 “is a great spot for recreational activities like watching trains, photographing trains, or just sitting and thinking about trains” - Taitset, 2nd of June 2023.

Disappointed in the lack of video footage from the volcano erupting. 1 star. 😂

you somehow managed to keep my zoomer attention span for 40 minutes about a train line i've literally ridden once in my life

@JustRandomGD

Жыл бұрын

Same lmao

@NickTaylorRickPowers

Жыл бұрын

The only thing I know about the Hurstbridge line is when some drunk dude was basically passed out all train ride from CBD to Glen Waverley It's like the last train and as the final station announcement of Glen Waverley is heard this guy jumps up so quick and immediately yells What do you mean this train isn't going to Hurstbridge. I've never laughed so hard and so long Even to this day I think of how much joy that one dude brought me

@mauz791

11 ай бұрын

The pacing of this is unreal. The inclusion of jokes that remind me of dry British humour, very entertaining. It's well annotated, edited and has plenty of nice camera work. Even the script is efficient. This is exactly what I expect from a wonderful indie documentary

@IndustrialParrot2816

11 ай бұрын

Same except it's about a line that's almost my antipode (technically my antipode is closer to South Africa but whatever)

@gonffc

8 ай бұрын

I have never even been to Australia but this has managed to keep mine too

16:29 "don't read the Herald Sun", an important statement all should listen to

"Geoff Marshal would love it here" - hilarious!

Never have i thought I'd feel so patriotic for a train line until now

i respect the white text addition of (don't read the) at 16:32

@Taitset

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone noticed :)

@benjaminmcintosh857

Жыл бұрын

yes was fun spotting a few of these little easter eggs, "(don't read the)", "$$$$", etc

@ashleyjiscool

2 ай бұрын

@@Taitset11:13 also has that text

I used to travel this line frequently between Greensy and Eltham visiting my partner, and represented a time of peace for me; free of the stresses of home, life and the city. A train passing through serene bushland is absolutely my happy place. It's such an amazing line and will always hold that special place in my heart. I of course watched the video through to the end and enjoyed every second of it. Thank you for all your great work!

@ameliaelwyn

Жыл бұрын

I used to go to school on this one, never went further than greensborough to visit friends

I'm very saddened to hear of the trees being removed at Macleod. They were at times my only refuge from the summer sun after the walk from my old job in the factories in north Heidelberg. Back a few years ago.

@thepiratequeen89

7 ай бұрын

Me too! I'm actually quite surprised they ripped them out.

@bog4ntkd8932

7 ай бұрын

I moved to Watsonia in late February/2023 and I remember those trees in Macleod, they were really beautiful. I also have visited the old Greensborough station a couple of times in March/2023 right before its rebuilding works. It's funny that I could have known these places right a few moments before them get changed!

I lived in montmorency in the 50s and can remember greensborough as a single picket platform and the back platform at eltham as a dead end,thanks for the memory trip,👋👋👏👏👏👍🚂

I'm not into trains, but i'm casually really enjoying these videos! I remember my highschool woodwork teacher bolting out the door mid lesson to enthusiastically watch the Vline trains rumble past our school which backed onto the Sunbury line back in the mid 80's. We would follow him out and sneak in a quick smoke whilst he would teach us in fine detail about every different train. He was really happy to have a bunch of kids show even the slightest interest in his passion. Teachers and people who like to share and impart knowledge with care are very special. Can add you to that list. TY!

The North Richmond pictures made me actually laugh out loud

For the last four years, my main job has been assessing public transport (for graffiti, scratched windows, rubbish, punctuality, accuracy of displays etc etc). Trains and trams. When Hurstbridge line trains come up in my schedule, I always smile, because it is BY FAR my favourite line.

I have never set foot in Australia and yet I’m mesmerised by this channel. Keep up the good work

Whether one is a train buff or not, this is a fabulous insight into the Hurstbridge line, both its history and present day operations as well as a wonderful toursim promotion for Nillumbik. Thanks for sharing your passion.

@Taitset

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

I used to live in right behind the railway line at Heidelberg and would have been the first house after the bridge on the right heading away from the city. It was a 3 level building and I was on the top so my back door was at about track level, so it was great for watching the trains go by. I moved away in 2014 so I had no idea that the line was finally duplicated there. I loved that house and Burgundy Street, though I absolutely loathed being so close to Bell Street, traffic in that area was horrendous. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

@Taitset

Жыл бұрын

I think I know the building you're talking about, always thought it would be an interesting spot! And yeah, Bell St is the worst.

“Don’t read the” above The Herald Sun My favourite bit 😊

Thank you. As a former signaller at Heidelberg in the 90’s I enjoyed this thoroughly.

I attended Fairfield primary school and Fitzroy High. The hurstbridge line played a massive role in shaping my life circumstances and I am proud to report 100% fond memories.

Wow ! I shifted to Diamond Creek from Mildura in 1970 aged 11 started High school at Hurstbridge High School in 71 ,lived in Eltham from 75 to 82 , my first job was at Dowlings sports store in Greensborough in 1976 My mother died in Mont Park ,the story's about this line I could tell you , like the little dog that lived at the Greensborough Station waiting faithfully for a master that never came back , The time Neil Marks threw burning paper out of the train a few hundred yards short of the Dimo station and caused a bushfire , the after footy fights at Jolimont Station , the crazy ways we did fare evasion. Until I got my license this line was a huge part of my life .Thank you I have Subbed ❤❤💯

I started this video thinking "How could there possibly be this much to say about the Hurstbridge line?" and ended it going "Boy I wish i had another 40 minutes more about the Hurstbridge line". I've lived my entire life on this train line, really only a few stops I haven't had a significant location to visit nearby (Dennis, Westgarth, Victoria Park, and Collingwood are my least visited/never visited stops). I never would have thought there was so much of interest about my local area's trains. I'll be looking at it with new appreciation. It's a little sad to hear about the older lines and pieces of transportation that used to exist but no longer do. I live in hope for the suburban rail loop and the eventual Heidelberg-Doncaster-Box Hill train line that I would ride frequently if it existed. Also appreciated the dig at the new highway expansion. I go by it all the time and think of how the projections of traffic increases are set to give us maybe 3 years by the time it's finished until traffic is totally back to where it was.

“One… more… lane… bro…” Haha!!! I wish Melbourne had that attitude when it comes to building new train lines and running more services! I love this sort of dry humour that you sprinkle through your videos. Edit: the picture of the new Diamond Creek Platform 2 clearly shows a curved platform, but I wonder why that’s the case since modern standards dictate straight platforms?

@makenicerhombus

Жыл бұрын

less lanes more trains!!

@oxthcar

Жыл бұрын

I think it's because the station wasn't rebuilt, the curved platform was simply widened

@lizziebkennedy7505

Жыл бұрын

The outer north stations are in the zoned green wedge. We have to learn to leave some of it in the ground, it’s how we stay alive. There is an enormous amount of natural heritage either side of the lines, from Eltham to HB and it must be the priority.

just to let you know, the Mont Park spur was also used in WWII by Hospital trains carrying wounded troops. My mother lived in Macleod before WWII and remembers both the troop trains and visitors going up by rail as well as the goods trains taking in supplies! I am also told that My grandmothers cousins were on the first train that stopped at Wattle Glen the day it opened they lived near Kangaroo Ground/ I also remember the single carriage Tait on the line and in 1978 on a Saturday while travelling to Diamond Creek it hit a cow and I had to help the driver take the cow off the line so we could proceed, the days before Radio and Mobile phones.

I lived in Heidelberg until 1980 when my family moved to Fitzroy. I took the train daily for all of my secondary schooling as the school was in Prahran so train from Heidelberg to Princes Bridge then walk from one side of Flinder St to the platforms on the river side for the Sandringham line. The goods siding at Heidelberg often had briquette loads and there used to be a fuel yard just next to the rail bridge on Burgundy St that was supplied that way. I used to travel by train a lot and remember plenty of fights at Princes Bridge between different footy supporter groups after games at the MCG. Our house in Heidelberg backed on to the cutting between Heidelberg and Rosanna stations as well.

"increase in livestock" 💀

I have no particular interest in trains but as a Montmorency girl I found this really delightful and interesting -- thank you! So chuffed to hear so much about my train station and that you pronounce Were St correctly, which not everyone does.

@Taitset

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I've spent quite a lot of time in the various Were St cafes over the years, living in Eltham and Greensborough. I've often wondered why it's pronounced differently to how it's spelled.

@jessica23claire

11 ай бұрын

Yay a fellow Monty person! Lived there for a couple of years and I love it. It’s such a great community and the coffee is top notch.

Not a train person but the level of effort put into this video should not be underestimated and had me watching until the end.

You've made me so nostalgic for where I grew up. Literally brought a tear to my eye. I have not felt this homesick ever and it's been 8 years.

I’ve lived near or on this line for my whole life and seeing the old Rosanna station gave me so much nostalgia.

Great video, I love learning all these interesting little facts about Melbourne's railways, honestly one of the best channels on KZread.

@Taitset

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

This is the greatest KZread video ever made

I'm not a regular commuter on this line (considering I'm more than 16,000 kms away), but I found it a nice video nonetheless. Always love to hear someone talk about a railway line and how it was shaped by the places it goes and shapes them inturn. Are you considering similar profiles for the other Melbourne lines?

@Taitset

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Yes I think I will do other lines eventually.

From someone who lives in the southeast and has no idea about this line... Love the video! Also went and saw the trestle bridge at Eltham today after your video on it!

@Taitset

Жыл бұрын

That's really cool, glad you enjoyed it!

It took a while for me to sit down and watch this, but I’m glad I finally did. A much enjoyable, educational view of one of Melbourne’s unique railway lines.

This was a fantastic watch! I'd love to see other lines done justice like this!

Well damn. I stumbled on this video to run in the background while I work, because I thought it would be ‘boring’. Half an hour later and I’ve had to switch off cause I’m enjoying it too much! Great work

@Taitset

2 ай бұрын

Haha thankyou, glad you enjoyed it!

Your videos are slowly restoring my interest in Australian railroads, little by little. Some context... I am an Australian, now living near Toronto Canada, having once lived for many years in Melbourne. A lifelong railfan, I spent my childhood hypnotized by the Vic Rail cement trains plying the branch line in Geelong. Yet, More and more I was frustrated with Australian trains for many reasons (silly gauges, no private sector companies, mostly passenger ops, skimpy rail routes compared to North America etc, etc.). Railroading in north America ticked all the boxes for me. But lately, I've been secretly watching AND ENJOYING tailset videos!! This thank you is long overdue. Having produced rail related videos I very much appreciate the time and effort you put in to all aspects of your content. I have learned so much about the rail system that I have ridden many times but only focused on the overall picture. I think the details in your vids have rekindled my interest. And I was surprised to feel excited to see another of your vids in my YT stream. Thanks again, I really appreciate your efforts and thanks for opening a window, at least a crack, that was previously pretty much shut!!😀 Cheers, Coxy

Used to catch this line when I lived in Melbourne as a kid heaps of memories coming back

This was amazing!! I learnt so much from your passion, and this “kid from the sticks” is feeling a lot less anxious about navigating the trains

@Taitset

2 ай бұрын

That's great to hear! Glad you enjoyed it.

This was fantastic. I also used to catch this line and the only station I could ever get a park was Darebin. I’d have to drive past Rosanna, Heidelberg and Ivanhoe with their large but always full car parks to get all day parking at Darebin. Now I know why. I was also always fascinated by how many station names could pass for people’s names. Dennis Station obviously. But Clifton Hill, Rose Anna, Ivan Hoe, El Tham. Mac Leod.

I've been following your work here on KZread for a couple of years now and living in Eltham myself you are giving meaning to things that I walk past myself most days along the Diamond creek trail as I keep up my 10,000 steps per day regime. Many thanks for your work, and I look forward to the next detailed installment. 🙂

I've been on the Hurstbridge line once to get unicycle off of gumtree from some lady moving house in Hurstbridge. This gave me and my friends a lovely opportunity to explore the area and ride the line the whole way through. From an inner-suburb girl who barely ventures into the country, this line truly is a change of pace compared to others on the network and I'm in love with it!

As someone whose lives near by diamond Creek station and enjoys trains, I am deeply impressed by the skill and effort you’ve put into to it teaching me this I thought i never noticed so. Good job and keep up the excellent work.

This is an excellent video! Packed full of rail history and dry humour. Enjoyed it loads.

Lots of funny remarks in this video which makes it all the more better!

@katiebarnshaw

Жыл бұрын

“which features a grassy area perfect for recreational activities like watching trains, photographing trains, or just sitting & thinking about trains”

I normally click off a video within the first minute or two, but even though this was 40 minutes, I watched the whole thing!! 😅 Great video 😊

I have one word to say: Masterpiece.

have a good friend who lives on Rosanna, so I travel there every week or so very cool to learn some unique information about the route, as I also take Mernda to university several days a week. The interconnected history between the various lines is fascinating

This is the first video I've found on KZread that i can honestly say, was stuck in my head for weeks on repeat. Chalk it up to nostalgia, curiosity or simply a love of exploring - but this is a masterpiece. Keep content like this going, no matter how long it takes, it's like a journey that I'll never practically find the time to do myself.

@Taitset

7 ай бұрын

Thankyou, that is very high praise!

Brought back a few memories like how much those driveway crossings used to worry the hell out of me as l used to operate the Plasser Tamper 41221 for Metro for roughly 8 years.

I bloody love this video mate. When I lived in Melbourne I would often just spend a day riding the trains arounds. Back in the day of the $1 all day travel card! Well played Sir!

@Taitset

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! $1 was definitely before my time. :)

my car got smashed about 3 months ago and so I've been using the train again to get to work like I'm a teenager and i realise how pretty and gorgeous our commute is! Awesome video!

@Taitset

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, it's way better than driving!

My uncle and cousins lived in Greensborough, and have travelled this line every time i visited Melbourne.(i live in Qld) When first travelled this line was from spenser st station . Then in later times southern cross, best railway station in Australia. Greensborough station had a J class loco next to it, which i think has been restored. Great video.

@Taitset

Жыл бұрын

The J class that used to be there is it Healesville, not restored but a source of spare parts.

I love the random unexpected humour throughout your videos, especially the Geoff Marshall reference, I guess I'm officially a train nerd now.

So cool how this is my line, and I have the pleasure of using it to work everyday! (Eltham - Heidelberg) stunning ride everytime.

I can remember the Montmorency wooden Station. It was very basic. I also recall the Watsonia ground level stations. It was wooden and if correct white painted. There was a Station Master that kept it maintained and cleaned. My remember is the Master was very proud.

Brilliant. Love it. I spent a significant part of my childhood in the Greensborough area, every weekend my father, my brother and I would all go for a ride to Hurstbridge so its very interesting to see the changes they've made since I last rode the line. I've also ridden the Diamond Creek Trail more times than I can count :)

I lived in Hurstbridge from 1981 TO 89. I was at RMIT for all of 1983 and took this train every day. Going from 6am to 7 pm I often fell asleep before it arrived in Hurstbridge. Good memories

I love the Hurstbridge line! I grew up in wattle glen this was a lovely trip down memory lane

as someone with a strong interest in trains i thank you for this. tempted to make one for my own line now haha

@Taitset

Жыл бұрын

Please do, the more the merrier!

This makes me want to spend a few days just catching trains to random places, lmao. I've had this as my main train line for so long, but I usually only commute to uni or go to the city, never really visiting places in between

It's film-making like this that makes KZread great

Dirt track along railway line? Only Ashburton comes to mind...these videos are remarkably relaxing...and very well done. Cheers

Absolutely love the content! If you ever get the chance, I'd love to see you do a video on my line (Ballarat) as well as the once active Geelong - Ballarat passenger line. Keep on keepin' on!

30:10 have not seen petrol at that price for a while. Great work Martin

Always glad to see FIDO get his due. Very important local figure.

Excellent video! Great to see the analaysis of the entire line and the breakdown of each station, found it absoutely fascinating and I look forward to further videos like this in a series!

Fantastic as always Martin. Keep up the awesome work

Very informative and interesting video. Watched till the end!

absolute love the video, would be brilliant if you could make more of these videos on other lines

Absolutely brilliant. I loved every minute & learnt a lot.

Honestly that title alone was almost enough to get me to watch this... and I am not into trains, just amused at the title (and as a Melbourneite I like your content).

This is brilliant! Can’t wait for detailed videos on other lines.

This is terrific. Thanks so much. We learned a lot and enjoyed the journey

An interesting note about the semaphore at 16:35, it is placed facing perpendicular to the line so as to be clearly not in use, as semaphores are still in the rule book and drivers must obey the few that still exist (in the country at least).

@mvnorsel6354

Жыл бұрын

I used to climb them to clean & refill the lamps, good memories, the sticks used to shake when a train passed😅.

This is brilliant, really interesting details.

Really excellently done. Thank you.

Man, what an amazing video learnt a new thing or two about this line as well :D

Super interesting, thank you for the video!

what a great video! would be amazing if this was a series where you talk about all the lines, suburban and regional, pointing out little details along the way!

Absolutely a really great video! Thank you very much for taking the time to make this 😊

Amazing video, it's very interesting and you learn so much about the most beautiful line in Melbourne. I would 100% watch a video like this on any other line.

Amazing video! I watched all the way to the end and watched it again. Thanks for the effort in making this video.

This is fantastic, you’re definitely one of my favourite KZread channels, and you keep getting better. I’d love to see a video like this on the Belgrave line.

Thank you very much for the video. I grew up in Greensborough and have used this train line most of my life. I found the video very interesting and will keep my eye out for some of those little bits of history that you pointed out when I'm riding on the line in the future.

Excellent video. I grew up on the Hurstbridge line - originally with Ivanhoe or Eaglemont as my home station, and now live in Monty. Fantastic insight and great to learn more of the lines history.

This was such a lovely video, thank you. I absolutely must ride this route when I next visit Melbourne

Great video. I've only been on the Hurstbridge line a few times and that was many years ago, and only from the city to Heidelberg and Eltham. I'll have to take a trip on it again now that you've given an excellent explanation of its history and the path it takes to Hurstbridge.

Hursty has been my home train line for most of my life so this is super nostalgic and interesting to watch! Keep it up!

That was a very interesting video now iv watched it I will be watching more of your videos

Your content never seems to bore! hopefully in the future we'll be able see more about the other lines in Melbourne! Outstanding work Taitset :)!!!

Thanks for all the hard work putting this video together. l grew up using this line so I founding it very interesting and learnt a few cool things I didn't previously know.

having grown up on the hurstbridge n mernda lines this is like the content equivalent of a perfectly roasted steak for me

Great video Martin!! It was awesome to learn so much about Melbourne's history.

This is awesome stuff mate, thorough info that not many people could accumulate in a lifetime. Looking forward to more videos in the future 👊👊

Thank you for such a great video.

Great video of the line I used to travel every day! Lots of info I never knew! Thanks!!!