10 Minutes of Useless Melbourne Transport Information

[@j_y_]

Fun fact. All metro tracks in Melbourne used by metropolitan services have overhead wiring.

[@LEOPARD-d6q]

NAAAAH, i wonder how they move... unless they are vline trains

[@Comeng_]

Nah really? I thought they run on air

[@Merri-bekRailfan]

Stony Point Line: am I a joke to you?

[@testaccount3880]

Apparently the stony point line doesn't exist

[@j_y_]

Guys what's this Stony Point line? Is it a new one?

[@tekkies-transport]

Great Video! There's a reason the platform numbering at Diamond Creek is quirky. It's because Platform 2 was only built in 1994, and prior to the duplication in 2023, was only used during peak times to allow trains to cross. Clearly they decided to keep the original platform as Platform 1, whilst the new, lesser-used platform became Platform 2.

[@JoannaHolman]

It may be useless but that was surprisingly interesting Another mostly useless fact: there is a single boat on the PTV network, the Westgate Punt. It doesn’t take myki or show up on all journey planners but it is PTV branded

[@j_y_]

What about the Point Cook ferry, or is that run by another operator? The one that connects to the Stony Point trains.

[@rebelliousreptile7336]

Dont know if you said this, but fun fact, when the peninsula link was built, provisions to allow the closed Mornington line to be reopened were made.

[@rescuetoasts6388]

speaking of high st, there's also a street called high st rd. You know, just to confuse people even further

[@NoManDetected]

bruh i live near that road so damn confusing

[@j_y_]

Is it a road or a street though🤔 Or is it a StreetRoad?

[@axelfoley133]

As someone that used Southern Cross Platform 14 for 5 days a week for nearly 10 years... I never noticed the lights were broken lol

[@ThebusofdoomFSX]

What is this East Richmond station you speak of?

[@gillanromeo100]

😂😂😂

[@ThomasFanNo.1]

I love your channrl

[@michaelhusada]

Is it the same as Sth Kensington?

[@bnobplayz4837]

wdym

[@ghead58]

If your train does stop at East Richmond station never ever get off the train, you can check out but never leave (The Eagles, Hotel California)😁

[@ondrejsedlak4935]

1:29 Don't worry mate, us Ringwood Eastians are here to piss everyone off 😁

[@j_y_]

I love East Ringwood.

[@amckinna]

OMG. Bookmarking this. You have peaked. My AuADHD brain needs to absorb all of this over several views - apparently your "useless" is my "fascinating". Thank yo so much for sharing this. You have a fantastic voice, so I hope you have a lot more "useless" info in the pipleine

[@amckinna]

FWIW, just joined on the back of this one :)

[@QazzyTransport]

Thank you so much!!

[@whophd]

Same. Became a subscriber in 60 seconds, no need to finish the video

[@darthlego3664]

Fun fact...the Preston Tram Depot Bridge was used as the final scene (in Australia) of the movie Malcolm

[@drworm5007]

To my knowledge 86 is the only Melbourne tram route to have a whole album written about it. Maybe the only tram route in the world.

[@emmaandthediamonds8705]

album you say?

[@PiersDJackson]

The two longest tram routes in Melbourne are the 75 Vermont South and 86 East Bundoora, however it has been speculated that these could be further extended to Knox Shopping centre for the 75, and Hawkstowe railway station for the 86 (via the newer housing estates deviating west of Mill Park and terminating perpendicular to Plenty Road)

[@PiersDJackson]

Looking at a map I can see the logical route for the 86 would be the "Plenty linear reserve" (where Plenty road turns east) and continue in a northerly direction to terminate at the Eastern end of the Plenty Valley Shopping Centre (and South Morang Station).

[@VictorianTransportHistory]

9:35 Fun fact Williamstown pier used to be one of the main ports of Melbourne, and is where alot of the first generation of Victorian steam locomotives where delivered and later assembled in Williamstown workshops (predecessor to Newport). The workshops where located in the open grassland where the line once was. Which means without that nub of the line Victoria wouldn't have had railways, and this video wouldn't have existed.

[@boiledcabbage4202]

I LOVE RANDOM BITS OF INFO

[@peter.w79]

I like random facts, and I'll add an extra detail - Fairfield Station in Brisbane now looks completely different as it was fully rebuilt and was finished in 2023. It used to be my home station.

[@beelanding552]

Transport information is never useless

[@jaewardtattoo]

The problem with Diamond Creek is it got two platforms before it got two tracks. Originally all City trains and most Hurstbridge trains would depart from platform one, while only some Hurstbridge trains would depart platform two in peak times. Now that they have upgraded to double track they had to switch city departures to platform two has it is on the left hand side. What is really frustrating about the ‘upgrade’ is that 1. the newly renovated platform 2 still only has an entry and exit right smack bang into an unfriendly pedestrian carpark when they could have easily connected it to the ‘station shopping’ shopping centre. The centre walkways are under a metre from the platform and 2. After all the upgrades and double track Diamond Creekians still have to wait an hour for trains most of the day which for most make it unviable as a transport option.

[@enragedkonchu7422]

Thank you for the Melbourne tram information Ralsei

[@AbsintheBabe]

Actually, Batman station is named after John Batman, who was a major participant in many massacres of indigenous peoples. He was however the only colonist to ever pursue treaty with the indigenous residents, though his "motives and the validity of the treaty remain of great historical interest and debate." And it is pronounced correctly

[@QazzyTransport]

I'm aware of John Batman and that this is the reason for the station's name, I was just making a little joke

[@toomanyinterests]

0:43 I was momentarily confounded by a different but very similar dead end section of tram track also in Docklands. I spent far too long attempting to board a tram that wasn't in service, only to be told that the stop was actually one block down.

[@naphxing]

even as a non-australian i could listen to this all day

[@noahpuglia1257]

I LOVE MELBOURNE PUBLIC TRANSPORT 😻😻😻

[@hazptmedia]

6:32 Don’t forget Westona! Another station with this outlying layout!

[@MetroStudios]

1:30 Ringwood east isn’t the only one, there is also Murchison East, but personally I like when the direction comes after the name, it sounds better.

[@thepiratequeen89]

Never knew the 86 and 96 were at one point run by double-decker buses! Very grateful they're trams now because I would NOT cope trying to get to work in the city by bus! I love this video so much, thanks for making it!

[@thepiratequeen89]

Also, I never knew of the Preston Depot bridge and I am a little jealous that you got to travel over it!

[@bog4ntkd8932]

Dennis also is a place that doesn't exist. Its located in Northcote and there's no road, park or interesting point named this way. Dennis was an influent family that lived in that area. Also it's probably the most useless station at Hursbridge line (I know there's Wattle Glen but it's outside the urban area)

[@tekkies-transport]

Dennis Station is specifically named after William Dennis, who was a long-serving Northcote councillor. I will admit, Dennis is pretty unremarkable, though there are some shops nearby on Victoria Road...

[@darksnakenerdmaster]

You forgot to add the fact that Route 78 is the only tram line on the network that could have a full-size interstate train on it's tracks

[@eannamcnamara9338]

As someone living in paris who has never been to the southern hemisphere this will most definitely serve no purpose. But melbourne has cool trains so thank you

[@VisibleReality]

6:13 the much better route into highpoint is to walk along aquatic drive to the southern entrance, which is half as long.

[@Stickiedude]

The freight only tunnel also has interstate standard gauge passengers too. XPT and i think the Overland, maybe even the old Westcoast rail..

[@johnnotownsend6958]

it for sure does! vline albury line counts as interstate standard gauge i guess

[@gregquan5647]

I love this video! Well done! Oh, and I live in Upper Ferntree Gully :D

[@TheMelbourneTrainspotter]

the old gordon station at gordon is still there , I used look after it

[@markovianparallaxdenegrate7116]

The Entrance to Highpoint is only around 250m away, you can enter at aquatic drive

[@ShannonCarter55]

Hi Qazzy, ever thought about doing videos about old lines in regional Victoria that have closed but could still be accessible in some areas, including obscure ones such as the Newtown-Colac, East Natimuk-Carpolac etc etc. I live in Ballarat so we have many abandoned lines in this regional city alone and my grandmother lives in a town along the East Natimuk-Carpolac line.😊

[@EinDose]

I'd like to submit that the 'last name' pronunciation of Batman is hilarious, and instead of pronouncing stuff named after John Batman like the DC superhero, we should instead just pronounce all the '-man' superheroes like they're last names. Spiderm'n. Superm'n. Aquam'n.

[@scottietheshark]

What an amazing font of knowledge, even for this Sydneysider!

[@tomtown3340]

6:31 As a proud resident i kicked my feet back and foward in joy at this mention

[@melbournecrosbie]

Wonderful. Thank you.

[@whophd]

In 2026, Sydney and Melbourne will be two cities, with two airport trains.

[@mineyon-ms]

They couldn’t be bothered sending route 67 to actual Carnegie station. Instead, they make it end 1km south of it.

[@YukeWeiss]

My mind blew realising Ringwood East was the only station that had the direction after the name. I knew it was different but thought there had to be another one like it.

[@Cmoose]

Route 5 does not end in Malvern, it ends in East Malvern

[@Emily-the_funny_guys]

That was awesome dude, interesting and funny

[@dannylukic6536]

As a former resident of Melbourne, this was informative ❤

[@VictorianTransportHistory]

There is also an Epping staiton in Melbourne, Epping station in Sydney and Epping station in London

[@dmnt0687]

and they were all rail terminus stations at some point

[@msg5507]

Croydon station may refer to: In Australia: Croydon railway station, Adelaide, Australia Croydon railway station, Melbourne, Australia Croydon railway station, Queensland, a stop on the Gulflander train Croydon railway station, Sydney, Australia West Croydon railway station, Adelaide, Australia In the United Kingdom: East Croydon station, the main railway station in Croydon, London West Croydon station, in Croydon, London South Croydon railway station, in Croydon, London In the United States: Croydon station (SEPTA), a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA 😁

[@TheKoraPerson]

Diamond creek platform 1 is the down bound platform due to that being the original side of platform 1 (The only Platform Pre-Duplication) Also, the tunnel under footscray is not only for freight but also for Albury and Sydney bound passenger trains

[@paulstubbs7678]

Frankston, one of the first residents there was a 'Frank Stone', add some blurring over the years...... Another person said it was "Frank's Station"....... Nothing official of course - at least it's not a name stolen from overseas, as so many others are.

[@MarkoCR221L]

Fun fact All metro trains in Melbourne run on tracks

[@Merri-bekRailfan]

This is some really groundbreaking stuff here, I thought they were trackless trams

[@j_y_]

Really? I thought they were tramless tracks?

[@beasts4life_99]

Those two lygon street stops (stop 116 fenwick street and stop 115 melbourne cemetery) are a joke seriously. Its not uncommon for people to miss their tram because they cant cross the road even after waiting several minutes. How hard is it to add a pedestrian crossing thats exactly the same at the nearby richardson street and lytton street stops. To top it off the d2 class trams dont even fit in those safety zone stops on lygon street except for stop 114 princes street

[@scarracing3361]

as a point cook resident, i fell like Williams landing is so close it might as well just be considered point cook station. and half of the bus routes from there go through point cook, but they all suck.

[@kippen64]

Ten minutes of interesting information.

[@potatomeme]

Every-time i get off at Beaconsfield station, not say Beaconsfield, they say Blakelyfield, something like that. is so annoying.

[@lovelylivvy95]

wicked facts thanks so much bestie!!!!! :)

[@brisbanepublictransportvlogs18]

You can enter Highpoint shopping centre from Aquatic dve which is about 250m from the tram stop.

[@sociusgrim]

This was brilliant. Ty

[@bgp4176]

The way you said Chadstone :O

[@Stickiedude]

Tecoma was once called Lower Belgrave.

[@hilarybadger1231]

9:16 also route 96 doesn’t end at St Kilda beach as well, it only goes to Acland st

[@VictorianTransportHistory]

Diamond Creek has the wrong Platform numbers, as Platform 1 was built first and was the one which was used the most before the Hurstbridge line Duplication. So when the new platform started carrying all up trains, nobody decided to change the platform number's

[@ghead58]

Box Hill station does not have a platform 1, all up trains (Flinders St bound) depart platform 2 and 3 (depending on time of day).

Austin McConnell type beat

[@JuliansTrainsandGames]

9:18 Standard Gauge V/line trains, the NSW XPT and the Overland also use this tunnel.

[@Sebastien_Danian]

exactly

[@jumpingeal1928]

Awesome video! How did you find all these facts?

[@QazzyTransport]

I just remembered them lol

[@tulippasta]

AIRPORT WEST MENTIONED 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ 🔥 🔥 🔥 ✈️ ✈️ ✈️

[@RandomAussieGuy87]

Nice little video 👍

[@ThomasFanNo.1]

Love this video but we need one about steam rail 😂

[@Reptilia12]

Richmond 3121 to South Kensington 3003 is about 29 minutes on the Werribee Line Richmond TW9 2NA to South Kensington SW7 2ND is about 29 minutes on the District Line Richmond 3121 to South Kensington SW7 2ND is about 22 hours 20 minutes on Qantas

[@KadenBarker-wt3dd]

love it!

[@MarkoCR221L]

IT IS NOT TRUGUNAINA ITS TRUGA NENA

[@lachieevertbelfield1502]

I always here niner, not Nina, which it is because it’s a name at the end of the

[@lyallfurphy]

He did the Vinelander meme

[@whophd]

Malvern is to Melbourne as Sydenham is to Sydney

[@holidaymail]

I need to know what day every station opened now haha

3:57 also the only scheduled upfield express service!

[@aidan326]

unironically you can put t his at 1.5x speed and it sounds good. speed up!

[@havanadaurcy1321]

Cranbourne East (I know, I have family not far from the station that call the entire area that)

[@kclassproductions]

This is only useful to cool people ;)

[@tangiers365]

I like this qazzy

[@whophd]

Can you make another video almost EXACTLY the same but with All Wrong Answers? 100% Lies, like the fabled Port Philip Circle Line, connecting Geelong and Sorrento, but cancelled when they couldn’t agree whether to run clockwise or anticlockwise through to Flinders Street

[@AbsintheBabe]

A bit of a stretch to call Box Hill and underground station imo

[@Shad0wHunt3r24]

😂😂

[@handyandyaus]

Why would you walk all that way to the main entrance of Knifepoint when there is a side entrance about 100m from the stop?

[@tabuoey]

YESS

[@lachieevertbelfield1502]

Truganina, not niner, media always say it wrong

[@Hazz22]

fun fact: melbourne trams exist

[@Merri-bekRailfan]

Damn that’s crazy

[@Hazz22]

@@Merri-bekRailfan fun fact 2: in melbourne, the railways connect to places

[@michaelhusada]

This is not useless!

[@James.5703]

Laburnum and Heathmont also dont exist

[@JedSmith-g7t]

Make another!!!

[@metricstormtrooper]

This is not the useless youre looking for, move along.

[@lyallfurphy]

06:41 Laughs in Perth, twice. We built a railway line down the middle of the Mitchell Freeway to Joondalup and then down the Kwinana Freeway for the Mandurah line. Also, and not related but to rub it in, Perth has a railway to the airport.

[@Leo_Trains_Victoria]

i was not expecting to hear this at 6:34

[@itsnot35]

interesting thing is on the x'trapolis announcer it announces it as "east ringwood" which just adds to the confusion lol. 1:21

[@vsvnrg3263]

3:48, lol! 5:58, when did they get rid of these double decker buses in melbourne?

[@QazzyTransport]

Think it was the 1950s. They do have one double deck bus today and it runs routes around Wyndham Vale

[@Soccera0]

9:17 I'm fairly sure I went in it when I went on the Overland.

[@whophd]

Sharp intake of breath at 9:38 … will it go submarine??!

[@Alexander_Dunn]

7:10 if there are no lights within 40m it is not jaywalking.

[@FilterSelect]

In Victoria if there's no pedestrian crossing withing 20m then you're fine to cross, so long as you do so without being a bellend haha

[@peteb3006]

6:57 Also, it's Reza-vor not Reser-vwar grrr 😡

[@tspoon772]

7:11 little broski, it's not j-walking if there's no crossing within 20 metres. Hope you haven't spent your whole life going all the way round 😥😥

[@Solar_UnderTheStars]

8:21 seaholme station opened- doncaster station did not open. 😭😭😭😭😭😭❓❓❓

[@Sandwich1414]

6:33 - doesn't Essendon have Platform 2 as the UP City Bound platform and Platform 3 as the DOWN Craigieburn platform?

[@QazzyTransport]

Essendon does have a platform 1 - it's not used currently but is signed

[@tekkies-transport]

Platform 1 isn't usually used as it can't fit 6-car trains. The track running through the platform is used to allow V/Line trains to pass suburban trains tho...

[@owenmcdonald8342]

Same with Box Hill which uses Platforms 2, 3, & 4 only because platform 1 is disused