What happened to the Whistle? Stop? Why did it close?
@neilblinco1213Күн бұрын
A disproportionate escalation in the costs of Insurance premiums in the early 2000's contributed to the closure of this operation making it less viable to continue for the owner
@NicecustomerКүн бұрын
Do you have any idea if the infrastructure still exist?
@neilblinco1213Күн бұрын
@@Nicecustomer The infrastructure does still exist and was used privately by the owner and friends for a number of years after closure. Recent years has seen some decline with other interests taking precedence.
@Nicecustomer3 күн бұрын
Does anybody have any idea why this place closed?
@Andrewc.railways3 күн бұрын
looks amazing! and do places sell the XA and W class models or are those made by you?
@neilblinco1213Күн бұрын
Almost everything you see on these layouts including the trains are a mixture of scratch builds and kits by produced by individuals within the WA Sn3.5 modelling group. Some kits (mostly wagons) are available on a random basis though it is subject to the people who create them. Locomotive kits in small batches have been produced over the years but are primarily limited run editions and just occasionally, although rare, can be found 2nd hand. Basically you have to build it, with almost nothing much available ready to run.
@Andrewc.railwaysКүн бұрын
@@neilblinco1213 cool thx
@brianmuhlingBUM9 күн бұрын
EMU's but no kangaroo's😅
@Daniel-yy6ej24 күн бұрын
Can’t wait til she gets back in service next year!
@Daniel-yy6ej24 күн бұрын
Hotham valley Railway is my favourite railway!
@Daniel-yy6ej24 күн бұрын
I love this video
@Daniel-yy6ej24 күн бұрын
Great video Neil
@SuperDougstar26 күн бұрын
Peckit has such a lovley little wistle
@paulre24aaaАй бұрын
I worked here on the Green Chain in 1974.
@wence25games89Ай бұрын
When was this filmed?
@Daniel-yy6ej2 ай бұрын
Great footage,
@Anakin_Skywalker-3332 ай бұрын
Seven news outdo music goes hard
@JBTEvans2 ай бұрын
Scenes that were regularly seen all across the UK at the time! Thanks for uploading! Amazing all them people on or near the track at Carrog!
@mem98793 ай бұрын
Even now can Don river railway trains run on Tasrail?
@neilblinco12133 ай бұрын
Not that I am aware of
@jamesm21013 ай бұрын
Hi is it still operating the little loco
@JonathanDoyle-k8z4 ай бұрын
How long will the testing for the Ellenbrook line be?
@neilblinco12134 ай бұрын
Testing was completed over a week ago - driver training is now in process and will be mostly complete in time for a public opening
@JonathanDoyle-k8z4 ай бұрын
@@neilblinco1213 how long will the Ellenbrook line testing take?
@JonathanDoyle-k8z4 ай бұрын
@@neilblinco1213 how long will the driver training be on Ellenbrook line?
@redblanket177094 ай бұрын
They are now doing timetabled testing and running at line speed with multiple trains on both tracks
@neilblinco12134 ай бұрын
Actually they are doing driver training
@redblanket177094 ай бұрын
@@neilblinco1213 Yeah while doing timetabled testing
@BigBlueMan1184 ай бұрын
@@redblanket17709 have the platforms been built for 6-car trains and are they planning to run them as 6-cars or is this only 3-car for now?
@redblanket177094 ай бұрын
@@BigBlueMan118 Yeah the platforms are built for 6 car trains, there are even 6 car stop markers
@JonathanDoyle-k8z4 ай бұрын
@@redblanket17709 when will they put passenger services on the Ellenbrook line?
@vsvnrg32634 ай бұрын
ive awarded you a gold star for patience and persistence for waiting for that train to get to the places you filmed it. i wonder what an emergency stop would look like at 5kmh. watching a train at 10kmh and 5kmh is a better aid to sleep than counting sheep
@neilblinco12134 ай бұрын
Yup its a bit of slow TV but it is a BRAND NEW railway and the very first real train on it, so slow was the requirement - to be fair the slow speed did allow me to get ahead of it to other locations that would have otherwise been unobtainable when normal services commence at high track speeds.
@vsvnrg32634 ай бұрын
@@neilblinco1213 , we dont want your car getting squashed by coppers for hooning while speeding to the next location. it seems theres a lot of it about at the moment according to saturday's west australian. the track has had ballast trains all over it and they wouldnt have been doing 5kmh through stations. or were they?
@neilblinco12134 ай бұрын
@@vsvnrg3263 it has not had any ballast trains on it - all done with machines and materials delivered by trucks
@vsvnrg32634 ай бұрын
@@neilblinco1213 , omg! that is an expensive way to do it. 5kmh it is then! i will watch to see how they do it opposite my place in cannington. they've put tracks down between cannington and beckenham. and catenary poles are up at queens park.
@jamesm21014 ай бұрын
Hi What is happening with the rolling stock at Pinjarra can they be operating
@marc-austintampharne45115 ай бұрын
I prefer this Prospector to the new one.
@Daniel-yy6ej5 ай бұрын
Fantastic footage
@dm6365dm5 ай бұрын
Only just found this!, very nice!,,,, i think i might know who was firing that, on that trip.......
@Trainaddict245 ай бұрын
Beautiful Train
@ModelTMitch5 ай бұрын
Just been looking through some family home videos on Video8 tapes, incredibly the old camcorder still works! ... Found some footage taken at Whistlestop. I remember Whistlestop Miniature Railway, in it's heyday it was very popular with the kids (including the grown up ones!!). I remember going there as a teenager in about 2003. So sad to hear that it closed down. I can still remember the TV ad jingle, "All aboard for Whistlestop, on the Vasse Highway near Busselton..." Grainy Google Earth imagery shows the deterioration of the site over the past 15-20 years :( ... Memories...
@ModelTMitch5 ай бұрын
Just been looking through some family home videos on Video8 tapes, incredibly the old camcorder still works! ... Found some footage taken at Whistlestop. I remember Whistlestop Miniature Railway, in it's heyday it was very popular with the kids (including the grown up ones!!). I remember going there as a teenager in about 2003. So sad to hear that it closed down. I can still remember the TV ad jingle, "All aboard for Whistlestop, on the Vasse Highway near Busselton..." Grainy Google Earth imagery shows the deterioration of the site over the past 15-20 years :( ... Memories...
@geraldselvey76875 ай бұрын
Feels like yesterday
@DavidMorris-e1s6 ай бұрын
What a shame she is now sitting in a shed going nowhere with little or no hope of ever running mainline passenger services again.We really need a rethink on mainline access for tourist/heritage rail here in Western Australia.If it can be done over East I am sure we can do it here.All we need is somebody with some balls to allow this to happen.We are seriously missing out over here with no mainline tour trains at all. Way past time for change.
@brianmuhlingBUM6 ай бұрын
Beautiful country Neil, love the sound. thanks. 20:16
@dawgunna6 ай бұрын
Wonderful footage
@douglasfirth6336 ай бұрын
It was worth it,looks great.
@douglasfirth6336 ай бұрын
Magic
@MrBnsftrain7 ай бұрын
Railway Post Office trains lasted 30 years longer in Britian than they did in America.
@DavidMorris-e1s7 ай бұрын
Why does it no longer go to Northcliffe?
@neilblinco12137 ай бұрын
Limited demand from time poor travelers who would choose the shorter journeys rather than the day trip was the main reason - not enough return to justify the costs of maintenance over the length of the line. Nature would soon take over.
@neilgerace3558 ай бұрын
Boans is being demolished ... Probably the people who wanted it gone were Burkie's mates.
@alejandrosigua8 ай бұрын
I think 861 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works
@brettb-h28316 ай бұрын
861 was built by Couillet in Belgium in 1886, with the builders number of 861. The current owner modified her to look like an early US loco because that's what he wanted. The original look was almost exactly like Carbon (builders number 986).
@MarleneWeweje8 ай бұрын
A lovely series, unforgettable
@stevedeb59609 ай бұрын
1:42 ah, the memories 👍👍👍
@LyfovRyan519 ай бұрын
I spent alot of time in my teenage years volunteering at the GVR. I moved away in the 80s. Was there for the station opening and again for the 40th anniversary. The Christmas lights events are spectacular and it's great to see the Railway prosper.
@sugarcan11109 ай бұрын
They categorically ruin Perth know wonder know one wants to go there
@Watrainchaser9 ай бұрын
Very sad
@samfimo402710 ай бұрын
Way behind European rail standards Cheaper than driving though, just saying.
@neilblinco121310 ай бұрын
This was 1987
@railfreightdrivergallagherGBRf10 ай бұрын
From a time when mail/parcels was quicker. ..and by rail!! JG
@jamesbelcher850910 ай бұрын
Wizard Express 4-6-0 Hall Class Locomotive 0:27 [train whistle]
@jamesbelcher850910 ай бұрын
Mr. Water Rat: Dagnabbit! Loathin' wizards. Always showing up in every late for every duty. Overpaid and every services. I'm outta here.
@kirstysingline885810 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this video! You just saved me many $$$ in fees to get it looked at, because here i was hitting the dang thing sideways until it clicked to get the key out scared of doing more damage! I have cleaned and re-lubricated the silver tab, however it still isnt engaging 100% of the time. I am yet to take off the other plastics around centre console to further inspect; however I know know its just a small tab contact and not the shifter mechanism! THANKYOU
@kingcoong10 ай бұрын
When did we stop progressing on rails? Such a shame
@eggy415211 ай бұрын
Wow,hasn't perth grown up since then, the next building to get demolished is carillon city,this year,it runs from murray st mall to hay street mall and it was 4 floors high. Now its going to be modern and ugly.like the picadilly arcade,that's now has a tiny walking area,but the shops are twice as big. The art deco was brilliant before,now its dark and dinghy. No atmosphere at all now.