4K - New Route 75 Docklands to Vermont South Melbourne Tram Driver View

English - Welcome to Schony747 and the full route 75 tram drivers view from Docklands through to Vermont South. This is the full slow TV version of the time time lapse posted a few weeks ago. The rostered timetable is 1 hour and 16 minutes from end to end even on a Sunday when this was filmed! The route length is 22.8 km making it the longest tram route on the Yarra Trams Melbourne Network.You won't hear any of my annoucements on this drive.
There are titles that will appear from time to time to give you information about the tram route to keep you interested. In the top right hand corner of the screen is the location of the tram as you are riding along which is something I haven't used in past views.
The tram was a B2 class tram filmed on a Sunday around 12 noon departure from Docklands.
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Filmed Melbourne Tram Route 75
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[@antoniojosepereyra5548]

You can’t possible imagine how important are your videos in these lockdown days. I have never visited Melbourne but I am meeting your town because of your work, I use them with Google Maps in a second window and in every stop; I break the video and check where the tram is going and what are the surroundings. Thank you very much for sharing your job.

[@Schony747]

Thanks for coming for a ride!

[@xenophonharlamoff5074]

The route goes through interesting old and new buildings, serene parks, in a nice day. The Forum Theatre with its own rich outside decoration, brought back to me, memories. It was its hall, where I saw nice movies decades ago. Well done, thank you for the history and your nice video.

[@Schony747]

It's one of my favourite tram routes to drive in Melbourne

[@PaigeNgo]

Thank you. I like the knowledgable information given in the clip. You are the best tour guide.

[@Schony747]

Thanks for taking a ride with me 😀😀

[@eileenstack255]

This is great listening to the driver speak with people I was there 2 years ago visiting my family Beautiful country I used a lot of trams and trains during my visit to Melbourne I think the Transport there is outstanding 🙋‍♀️🍀☘️🇮🇪🇮🇪😊

[@Schony747]

I like to interact with my passengers if I get time.

[@nathanaelsliferecords6850]

Nice job, I enjoy this very much!

[@mujeerkhan]

Thanks for sharing and uploading this video, it reminds me of my student life in Australia during 2008.

[@Schony747]

Thanks for coming for a ride

[@timosha21]

Ding ding I'm a tram and I approve this video! Great footage!

[@Schony747]

Ding Ding Thanks

[@VicTransportExpeditions]

This is an amazing video!

[@Schony747]

Thanks Man 😀😀😀😀

[@eileenstack255]

Hello 👋 from Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪 I enjoy 😉 your videos thanks for posting 🙋‍♀️☘️🍀🇮🇪😊👍🇮🇪

[@Schony747]

Thanks. Your comments are always welcome.

[@carrahulley8484]

Good work mate on video 📹

[@Schony747]

Thanks alot

[@eileenstack255]

👍these are great videos I have family living in Melbourne I visited 2 years ago and love it keep them posted and God safe everyone from This difficult time of Corona Virus 🦠 love you lots from Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪🙋‍♀️🇮🇪

[@Schony747]

Thanks for looking and all of your comments 😀😀😀😀

[@johnhopkinson695]

Great video.

[@Schony747]

Thanks for riding with me 😀😀

[@jmac2031]

Great video Trestle, thanks for your work.

[@Schony747]

Thanks for riding with me 😀

[@itechcircle9410]

wrong KZbinr there I think

[@DOMINICAAVIATION]

Great video mate

[@Schony747]

Thanks for riding mate 😀😀

[@DOMINICAAVIATION]

@@Schony747 👍

[@eileenstack255]

Great listen of driver and passengers communications 🙋‍♀️❤️🇮🇪🍀🦠🦠🦠🙏🏻

[@Schony747]

Yeah the passengers out that way are really nice.

[@murilo.brasilia]

Parabéns Cidade limpa.

[@ricardoaraozmoldes3970]

Limpia y segura. Melbourne es bellísima. Saludos😃👍

[@RenNeyra]

This is a nice clip of the longest tram route in Melbourne operated I believe by B2 and A class trams from Camby Depot.

[@Schony747]

The longest distance wise. Rostered travel time wise the 16 and 86 even though shorter have longer run times in some cases.

[@MrSquareart]

Nice video!!!

[@Schony747]

Thanks for riding with me 😀😀

[@MrSquareart]

@@Schony747 please keep sharing your videos.

[@MrMKH2010]

What a nice surprise, Brenden! I hadn’t expected to see anymore videos from Down Under!

[@Schony747]

There are a few more to come but I have to space them out.

[@soapflakes]

Yay!

[@Schony747]

Thanks Yay 😀😀😀😀

[@philipcoppola1264]

Excellent video as always, but I do have one caveat. The locations of the trams in the top right hand corner are a good innovation apart from the constantly moving letters in the titles which tend to distract from the tram ride to the point of being irritating. Maybe you could add the names of the tram stops in the bottom left hand corner as we arrive at them to add a little more local knowledge for those of us using a map as we ride. Just a thought!

[@Schony747]

Yes I've tried a few things. Any new videos I'll remove the title at the top right and just add random info titles at the bottom of the screen through the video.

[@Bobrogers99]

A few of those traffic lights still need to be tweaked to provide a brief tram-priority phase.

[@Schony747]

Yeah good luck with that. Tram priority in the Eastern Suburbs is lacking somewhat.

[@youtubeviewer7030]

@21:38 federation square i been in there an interesting place to visit

[@AndreiTupolev]

That sightseeing bus 15:05 looks like an ex London Leyland Titan!

[@Schony747]

If not London from over there somewhere. The company runs a few of those.

[@charmersify]

I am IMPRESSED with how clean the coty of Melbourne is! I have yet to see any loose trash on the tracks or streets. BTW, what is the population of Melbourne, how many intercity rail passenger terminals and do any of the tramlines have turning loops? Also, I see MANY people are in Melbourne on a Sunday!

[@Schony747]

On the whole it's pretty clean and the local council authorities do a good job. Grafitti is a big problem.

[@Schony747]

No turning loops for the trams. The driver just changes ends. Melbourne has 5 million people and Southern Cross Station is the major bus and train terminal.

[@charmersify]

What tramline(s) go to Southern Cross station?

[@TheLostProbe]

@@charmersify routes 11, 12, 48, 96 and 109 stop at tram stops which are either right next to or are just across the road from the main entrance of Southern Cross. route 86 stops at a tram stop located across the road from the northern end of the station, where the bus and coach terminal is

[@planetX15]

Did I hear correctly that the Route 75 is the second longest in the world, just behind Belgium?

[@Schony747]

I'm not 100% sure. 67km and 2 hours and 21 minutes must be lots of reserved track. During the peaks, route 75 is 22.8km and is one hour and 31 minutes. A reflection of the amount of time the tram shares with traffic

[@AndreiTupolev]

Those Skybuses are impressive looking things. Twin steer six wheelers. They look a bit like Neoplans, but Chinese or Japanese I expect.

[@Schony747]

Very impressive. I'm not quite sure where the chassis are from but the bodies are made locally by Bustech.

[@DannyWogstarMitsis]

Hey mate. I have a question about the Comeng B2 Trams. On the speedometer it shows a max speed of 90 km/h but when checking specs online it claims only 70 km/h? I'm confused hahaha. Can the B2 actually reach 90? If that's correct that means the D2 could reach 100.

[@Schony747]

All new trams have speed limiters on the trams. The older Comeng have some sort of speed limiter but when delivered new I'm told had no limiter at all. Either way the maximum speed allowed for a tram is 60km per hour. So us drivers have an obligation to do under that speed 😀😀

[@DannyWogstarMitsis]

@@Schony747 Thanks for responding. Oh fair enough, I wouldn't want to hear the D2 do 100 anyways! That sound from the middle bogie is like thunder. One time I pulled out my sound meter whilst the D2 was still on Nicholson Street on the 96 and it hit 78 decibels from about 30 meters away which is ridiculous. I remember I used to hear that monster from almost 2 km away.

[@TheNatasha66]

It would be nice to live in Hawthorn or Camberwell👍

[@Schony747]

Nice suburb but I like living a bit further out

[@youtubeviewer7030]

@1:01 skybus connecting from the airport to flinders street station

[@Alexander_Dunn]

Southern Cross*

[@youtubeviewer7030]

@@Alexander_Dunn opps wrong station

[@Steven.uynh07]

Do u have one from Vermont South to Docklands

[@Schony747]

Yes. 93 minutes of driving pleasure 😀😀

[@mohdiqbal5385]

Melbourne area Australia worth living place to live

[@Schony747]

It's still pretty good even with the struggles at the moment.

[@multiranger748]

Out of curiosity was sitting in tram 2114 it says built by ABB transport AEG traction are they still in business

[@Schony747]

AEG is still doing it's thing. ABB took over Comeng Engineering. ABB was taken over by Bombardier who are now owned by Alstom

[@K163Photogrophy]

Lol Route 75 is my tram

[@jeremynewcombe3422]

What speeds do you hit on the segregated tracks? I also enjoyed the singing in Burwood, even if it was a bit off-key.

[@Schony747]

Segregated tracks you can do 60km per hour but speeds never get that fast due to track condition, traffic lights, platform stops and other stuff.

[@jeremynewcombe3422]

@@Schony747 Is it reaching 80 on the St Kilda light rail?

[@blueycarlton]

I once caught the tram from Croydon to Wimbledon in the UK. It runs along an old rail easement. The tram was going flat out, I had never been that fast on a tram before. Quite scary. Later there was a major derailment with passenger injuries as a tram took a curve too fast.

[@TheLostProbe]

@@jeremynewcombe3422 the E-Classes can do 80 and I have no doubt that they could reach that on the 96 light rail, but the speed limit across the network is 60 so I imagine the tram driver would be penalised if they went higher than that

[@neilforbes416]

Melbourne is about the same age as Stockton. Stockton, just across the mouth of the Hunter River, north of Newcastle, was first settled around 1834 or 1835 and is Newcastle's FIRST suburb. The suburb's main street, Mitchell Street, is named for one of the suburb's two founders, Dr James Mitchell and Alexander Walker Scott. Mitchell's son, David founded Canberra's Mitchell Library. (30:16)

[@youtubeviewer7030]

Established 30 August 1835

[@neilforbes416]

@@youtubeviewer7030 Then I think Stockton may be a bit older. The settlement of Stockton may more likely have been during 1834.

[@youtubeviewer7030]

@@neilforbes416 hobart is the second oldest behind sydney

[@neilforbes416]

@@youtubeviewer7030 In which year was Hobart founded(first settled)? For the record, Newcastle was founded on the second attempt in 1804 after an abortive attempt in 1797.

[@youtubeviewer7030]

Neil Forbes 20th of February 1804

[@matthewmassarotti2596]

schony question not saying your gutta have one but have u ever had a accident or come close to one in a tram?

[@Schony747]

In 17 years of driving, I've had more share of incidents but fortunately nothing major in the last few years.

[@matthewmassarotti2596]

@@Schony747 oh that's good to hear I bet U got a lotter stories. I drive cabs & U should C the things I C, I've had my fair share of accident miner not major thank goodness but U never know

[@top40researcher31]

@4:03 channel seven gone regional which kinda makes sense i thought i posted this comment before i dont know where it got to LOL

[@Schony747]

That's right. Apparently Prime was rebranded 7

[@raadyusuf6763]

Can speed cameras actually ping trams? Just asking

[@Schony747]

I suppose so but generally trams don't travel fast enough. Radar can certainly measure a trams speed.

[@AndreiTupolev]

19:22 "oh, so that's what Road Closed means! It means, like, the road's closed! Well how about that "

[@Schony747]

Well even the obvious is not so obvious. You know that 😀😀

[@eileenstack255]

🙋‍♀️🇮🇪❤️🙏🏻

[@glenfowler1404]

I would like to see a night tram if they run the with with the moon on some tram stop

[@Schony747]

Night network after normal last tram is the one with the moon. I don't do many of those.

[@skyriderize]

Have the street announcements been cancelled? There were automated announcements in the era when expertise was @ the Fore. Welcome to the Fore!

[@Schony747]

Auto announcements would have been there but won't show up through the video Mic on a B2 tram

[@sonnystransportgaming2539]

What class tram is it ?

[@Schony747]

B2

[@Mediawatcher2023]

Prime Televsion that is affilated with channel seven is no more now known as channel seven regional following queensland

[@Schony747]

Which would make sense from a branding point of view

[@deborshikashyap6745]

Does the same tram driver(who drove from A to B) bring back their tram back to A

[@Schony747]

It's all rostered driving and a number of different drivers can drive the same tram during the day

[@deborshikashyap6745]

@@Schony747 I applied for a part time Yarra tram driver it says shift is 4hours long..does that means I will be driving tram for 4hours ??

[@Schony747]

Tram drivers can be rostered for a maximum of 4 hours and 45 minutes. Find Schony747 on Facebook and you can ask me as many questions as you like.

[@neilforbes416]

A horse-drawn tram.... Hmmmm..... I can see in my mind's eye, a horse, sitting at an easel with a large sheet of paper, a piece of crayon in his hoof, busily sketching a tram-car! LOL

[@youtubeviewer7030]

havent you heard of horse power

[@neilforbes416]

@@youtubeviewer7030 Is that a stallion with an electric cord for a tail? LOL

[@youtubeviewer7030]

@@neilforbes416 was that a one trick (pony) quenstion sorry i borrowed that from paul simons 1980 album LOL

[@youtubeviewer7030]

@@neilforbes416 enough to give someone the trots

[@neilforbes416]

@@youtubeviewer7030 I had a "nagging" suspicion you'd "gallop" in with that one!

[@1982dass]

what is the shortest tram route

[@claytonbarrow7317]

I am guessing Route 82 (Footscray to Moonee ponds)

[@mattygeorge7029]

Shortest by distance is Route 30.

[@Schony747]

Route 30 at 2.9 km.

[@youtubeviewer7030]

channel seven News Studios on the left @4:04

[@Schony747]

Next to AFL house.

[@youtubeviewer7030]

@@Schony747 a very good run

[@michaelbeck3289]

What is the future of Tram 75? Will they extend it more toward Westfield Know or not. Or a lot of gossips or talking about it. I also know (the sound) some of the tram tracks need to be replaced because you can hear the joints where the metal tram line joined.

[@Schony747]

The tram track could do with some work. It's rough in parts. As for the extension, I'd be very surprised if it happens in the medium term. The bus connection seems to work well.

[@dontown1531]

Melbourne has changed a lot since I was there in 1987. Thanks for video. I see you have idiot car drivers just like here in Canada.

[@Schony747]

It's changed in the 20 years ice been here! Thanks for riding.

[@soapflakes]

Text can be quite distracting

[@Schony747]

Yeah I know that. Some people just want the ride and the view and others want text and info. I can't win either way. Thanks for riding.

[@geoffbarry9540]

You seem not to have been a happy camper a few times on this run, passengers not ringing the request bell? I learned that at me mother's knee in London and had no trouble picking it up in 1968 when I arrived in Melbourne. So why, do you think, don't today's travellers understand it? They can't all be tourists surely?

[@Alexander_Dunn]

They aren’t all tourist’s they are just stuck on their stupid phones scrolling through insta and expecting the tram to stop at their stop without a req

[@Schony747]

Not unhappy. Just a simple reminder to people every so often. People forget their obligations but are the first to complain when you go past their stop when they don't request it

[@neilforbes416]

4:03 the studios of Station HSV-Melbourne. (The channel on which the station transmits, is of absolutely NO importance whatsoever).

[@youtubeviewer7030]

the studios where they do the melbourne news all the rest is relayed from sydney

[@youtubeviewer7030]

Neil Forbes 7,9,10 who cares

[@neilforbes416]

@@youtubeviewer7030 I do! I'll put it this way..... If you see a brilliant painting, do you 1) credit the artist who created it? Or 2) credit the canvas and ignore the artist? Referring only to the channel numbers is the same as ignoring the artist and crediting only the canvas! I believe credit(or blame) should go where it's due. And right now, the BLAME should go to the stations for all the shit reality shows they're choking our airwaves with these days.

[@youtubeviewer7030]

@@neilforbes416 can you change the world no you cant can you change reality no you cant so what you see is what you get NOTHING will change

[@youtubeviewer7030]

@@neilforbes416 that's your opinion that another person can't agree on so lets stick to the main subject of trams