Nice ride. You can still see that the track from Ferntree Gully to Belgrave was a part of Puffing Billy. A Landslide a little bit after Belgrave in 1952 cut this line an 1957 the line was extened to Belgrave. At the same year Puffing Billy started again, first for only a short run to Meenzis Creek.

@tressteleg1

6 ай бұрын

Obviously you remember your Belgrave line history well. Quite some time after the conversion, maybe as late as around 1990, at one of those stations the buffer stop at the end of a Puffing Billy siding was still in place, (says he replying from Melbourne.)

Love these videos. Thank You.

Nice and interesting cab ride in a day with sun and clouds. Thank you for this video.

@tressteleg1

6 ай бұрын

😊👍

Thank you for sharing. I've always enjoyed the ride between Upper FTG and Belgrave. 👍

@tressteleg1

6 ай бұрын

Yes a pleasant run.

Good video

@tressteleg1

4 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it. There are plenty more here: Melbourne Trains - Driver's View kzread.info/head/PLLtOIHp49XNDtaNr2H41P2th0S56s6bIH

Tranquil ride amonst the temperate greenery. Might purchase a return ticket.

@tressteleg1

6 ай бұрын

Yes. A single ticket’s not much use unless you want to sleep on a station bench. 😆

Nice ride. Thanks tressteleg1💚👌

@tressteleg1

6 ай бұрын

👍👍

Cool video! What does the d on the signal at 16:17 mean?

@tressteleg1

6 ай бұрын

Sorry but I cannot help you. I must admit I never noticed it when preparing the video when I could have tried to find out. Only a guess, but maybe it refers to remaining on the Down line to Belgrave rather than into those sidings next to Bayswater.

@justinwright4833

6 ай бұрын

@tressteleg1 i would assume that is a reasonable guess. I thought it meant d for depot but then the train went into the platfrom so i guess what u said makes sense

@tressteleg1

6 ай бұрын

@justinwright4833 Normally I would have expected B to be displayed. I should be meeting a couple of drivers in the next week or two so will try to remember to ask.

@tazzer9

6 ай бұрын

@@justinwright4833 Could be down? U and D's on those type of signals usually mean down or up. Not sure what the track layout was before the LX removal but might have had a crossover to the Up line

No multi-storey Belgrave car park? Must be an older video.

@tressteleg1

6 ай бұрын

True, it was recorded a couple of years ago.

Sped up 2x is so much more entertaining imo.

@tressteleg1

6 ай бұрын

On the rare occasions I watch such videos, I usually watch them at 2X also.

@acesretroonline

6 күн бұрын

@@tressteleg1 Lots of single track on Belgrave line. Like a good old bush country railway. Wish we still had the one to Warburton.

@tressteleg1

6 күн бұрын

@acesretroonline True. Not sure if any is due for duplication. Unfortunately Warburton is long gone. As you like bushland single track lines, you may not have seen this one from last week. Driver's Express view Hurstbridge - Watsonia with Recent Crossing Removals kzread.info/dash/bejne/iKOFlLZ_kq3AhLg.html

Watch in May 2024

i think we can do without abbreviations - why show them when you show full name- who uses them?

@tressteleg1

6 ай бұрын

I show them for the sake of people who want to further their education on the railways. Tram driver instructors have told me they use my videos for their students, and maybe some train driver students also watch mine. So it would help them “learn the road.“

@acesretroonline

6 ай бұрын

@@tressteleg1 That's fair enough I guess, the only way to learn without taking a cab ride is to watch a movie of the whole thing.

@tressteleg1

6 ай бұрын

@@acesretroonline Nowadays any driver caught with an unauthorised person in the cab will find himself in serious trouble, so videos like this are the only alternative. I certainly never get cab rides any more despite knowing a couple of drivers.

❤🤍💚👍👍👍

@tressteleg1

6 ай бұрын

I guess that means you liked it 😆