Like 117 - feelin' the love

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

👍😀

Another Great video

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

Thank you. Very happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀

Watching all your videos makes me think that the Victorian regional network might just be the states most underrated public infrastructure. The rolling stock is (mostly) new and fast, the lines are direct, a lot of the stations have had work done… with a few tweaks it “could” be western euro standard

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

It has had a lot of upgrades over the years to bring it up to standard. 👍😀

I be looking forward of your future video from southern cross to the East Pakenham station.

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

Yes. I am looking forward to getting a run through the new stations also. Once I've been through I'll video it for everyone here. 👍😀

@Mediawatcher2023

28 күн бұрын

@@driver667 I havn't seen Pakenham station itself only the East Pakenham site it looks very good. 😃

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

@@Mediawatcher2023 👍😀

👍

@driver667

29 күн бұрын

👍😀

Great video

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

Very happy you enjoyed it 👍 😀

On a cloudy day it's easy to overlook just how big that curve is as you head west from Bacchus Marsh.

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

It's a big curve. A horseshoe. 👍😀

Hmmm... 🤔 Have I ever mentioned how much I am enjoying these trips? Sounds like the sort of thing I would say, but I can't quite remember. 😉

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

I sort of thought something like that might be the case. 🤣🤣👍😀

I very much enjoyed your video trip to Ballan. I have relatives who live in Bacchus Marsh.

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

Cool. Now you've seen the line from the drivers seat. Glad you enjoyed it. 👍😀

@letsseeif

28 күн бұрын

Yes indeed. Thanks again.

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

@@letsseeif 👍😀

Ah my favourite town Ballan ❤

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

And you've gotten to see it from the drivers cab. 👍😀

I used to travel this route so often as I had a friend in Ballarat

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

You would know the route fairly well I would guess. 👍😀

@MargaretCampbell583

28 күн бұрын

@@driver667 Yes pretty well. The houses keep creeping out further and further.

@martythemartian99

28 күн бұрын

@@MargaretCampbell583 Can't have creeping houses gallivanting about. Jeeves, fetch me my 12 bore! 🧐

You don’t realise how steep the horse shoe curve through the valley is as it climbs. It surely must be one of the steepest lines on the current operating network. Back in the steam days a full train of 5 or 6 passenger cars plus engine must have taken an effort to get up the bank particularly on frosty days. Did they have bankers stationed any where to help?

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

It is pretty steep but not the steepest. Ingliston bank which is what this climb is called is a grade of 1 in 48. What makes it formidable is that it goes on for around 15 km's before it starts to abate. The steepest in the state on the broad gauge is 1 in 30. Belgrave and Glen Waverley come to mind for those grades. 👍😀

@matthewmassarotti2596

28 күн бұрын

we used to have one in warrenheip it's a i in 50 or 48 from ballarat & we had diesel's then not sure about steam

@driver667

27 күн бұрын

@@matthewmassarotti2596 👍😀

Excellent stuff - my ride home! Question, who decides the tone of the klaxon? Just asking cos the lower two-tone from 2023 had more oomph… cheers mate✌️

@driver667

29 күн бұрын

I'm not sure who decides what tone it has but the driver at least, gets to decide how to use it 😀😀👍

@acesretroonline

29 күн бұрын

My thoughts, is the deeper toned horn carries further and is more of a noise pollution nuisance. With it being sounded at every crossing and this sort of thing.

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

@@acesretroonline carrying further is what they want from the horn at a level crossing. 👍😀

@acesretroonline

28 күн бұрын

@@driver667 It's probably louder around a crossing but won't carry for miles the same way.

@driver667

28 күн бұрын

@@acesretroonline it's still not an N class horn. 🤣🤣👍