Driver’s Eye View (New Zealand) - Dunedin Railways - The Seasider - Dunedin to Waitati

[@ChristosGreek]

I like watching these drivers view videos for the great scenery and to pay attention to disused branch lines and sidings.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, the train driver/engineer gets the best view 😊.

[@treborif]

I lived at The Gums - 23.22 for 15 years, had the train go by my back fence everyday, still miss it - Can still see our little shed where the train passengers would board/alite before the road went all the way to the beach (1970's) and the people who'd stay in the cribs at the Gums would catch the train to go to work while the wife and kids would spend the day lying on the beach and enjoying the summer . . we use to fossick up and down the tracks and we'd find lots of house foundations from the mill workers there in the 1900's to 1930's - and the track had been built in the 1880's - fond memories...

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I stopped the video at 23:22. Is it the shed that looks in need of some TLC that you remember? I enjoyed reading your comment, happy days.

[@treborif]

@@Timsvideochannel1 yep - thats our shed - Trev Mira, who was born in the farmhouse at the bottom of the hill and is an ex train driver and lives just down from the shed - he's one of the 3 Maori families who own the land - and has some wonderful memories from his days at Purakanui - walking thru the skeleton of a blue whale that'd been harpooned and 'dismembered' at the old whaling station, his dad playing piano accordian, which he brought back from Italy after WW2, at the 'Yukon Hall' across from the purakanui station while locals danced and socialized and his great grandmother who lived in the cave at Kaikai beach in the 1900's - I'm now in Westport, back with the 'clan' and living near the railway line that the coal trains use - counted 36 full wagons - each weighing 70 tons, on their way to China today . .

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@treborifThanks for sharing those memories, they made fascinating reading, that kind of local history it's difficult to find anywhere else. I live in the UK where we closed our mines and shut our coal fired power stations without building any new nuclear facilities. Now we rely on gas from Norway, electricity from France, wood pellets from Canada and when the wind blows we get a little energy from our own windmills. The energy bill for my company will be seven times higher than it was at the same period last year. Most goods in the UK now have "Made in China" stamped on them. That coal train, the contents of which are destined for China along with large number of coal trains doing the same in Queensland is a stark reminder of the madness of today’s world. If moving to New Zealand was a realistic option for me and my family, I'd take it. Thanks again for sharing those moments of history. Cheers. Tim.

[@kuntaldutta3740]

The great Otago peninsula with it's verdancy! Sedative for your soul!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

It's great to just sit back and enjoy the views 😊

[@peterdingle5248]

Memories of life in N Z. Blue skies clean air.

[@chitrasalloom3724]

I love the scenery from a different part of the world (other than Switzerland). Enjoyed this video, especially passing through "over" beach front when the train slowed down. Thank you for another video of your lovely productions.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride, passenger trains along this railway are rare, this view of the beach can only be seen from the train as there are no roads or footpaths.

[@anthonybowes9273]

This is a great ride stranded here in the UK it is a long costly haul all the way to NZ, but these virtual trips do help to get a fairly good idea of the country at large. Thanks for all your time and effort for all these great videos.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, it is long way to New Zealand, although it is easy to drive around once you are there. Dunedin Council are doing a great job keeping tourist trains running long after KiwiRail threw in the towel. New Zealand cries out for tourist trains like those found in Switzerland, sadly I don't think it will happen without leadership and subsidy from the government. This train is running along a short section of the line from Dunedin to Christchurch, it is extremely scenic, but apart from the occasion special there are no public service trains between these two major tourist centers. Kiwirail do run three long distance passenger trains, but they are infrequent and seasonal making it impossible to tour New Zealand by rail. So sad that a country that extols its virtues as a green Mecca, forces tourist to hire cars and camper-vans. Coach holidays are available but they tend to just follow the tourist trail. I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride. Take care. Tim.

[@janitaosmond5007]

Beautiful! Reminds me of the railway here in Newfoundland Canada, but the tracks were taken up in the 1980's.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I need to visit Newfoundland, if it is this beautiful.

[@azrailfan2717]

It’s a shame that railroad was closed and the tracks taken up. And not even a portion was saved for possible tourist operations 🤷‍♂️

[@angelikaluft2515]

Herrliche Eindrücke aus Neuseeland. Danke für's Mitnehmen🙂🍀

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Vielen Dank, ich freue mich, dass Ihnen die Zugfahrt entlang der wunderschönen Küste Neuseelands Spaß gemacht hat 😊.

[@samharper5881]

One of the most beautiful cab rides I've ever seen. Outrageously aesthetic vistas.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Sam, for years only the crews of freight trains enjoyed these wonderful views, it was an inspired move by "Dunedin Railways" to run their trains along this wonderful coastline.

[@J3scribe]

Yet another stunning reason why I must visit New Zealand before I die. Thanks yet again for another marvelous video Tim!

[@petecooper3701]

Hi Tim, your efforts are extremely worthwhile, your films must be helping a lot of people to get through all these lock downs lately. Thanks is not enough. Pete on the Isle of Wight

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Pete, thanks for your kind comment, I'm pleased you enjoy these films, they provide an alternative to mainstream TV. I love watching the films people post to KZbin, I get to see places I didn't know existed. It won't be too long before I can visit the Isle of Wight again, its been a few years since I last rode the the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. Take care. Tim.

[@greatbritishentertainmentl5636]

Very nice rural & coastal ride on NZ's south island paradise.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

The view from the train is awesome, sadly passenger trains are few and far between.

[@jockrangeos]

Thank you, from France, for this moment of escape with beautiful landscapes of New Zealand.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

I was on the line maintenance gang in the late 80s,north and south of Dunedin,great job if you enjoy sleeping mixed with short stretches of frantic work before a train turned up!

[@davidlang1125]

How does sleeping fit into the picture (I love to sleep btw)?

[@scootertrash911]

You used hand tools to work on the Railway like I did, the old way was tough. Seems like the 70's as I think about it.

[@streetscrambler8075]

I was in Dunedin the day the last Southerner ran, after watching it l then did the whole of the Tieri Gorge , a fantastic day out.

[@chankarathilmathewshaji5906]

Hooo fantastic. Advanced merry xmass and happy new year

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you and a Happy Christmas to you and your family 😉

[@chankarathilmathewshaji5906]

@@Timsvideochannel1 thanks.

[@janinas.5965]

Would love to visit New Zealand! It's so beautiful!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

New Zealand's South Island is one of the most beautiful places in the world, I love it.

[@atlanticcoastexpress]

You really get around don’t you Tim! Excellent....many thanks! Looking forward to the next video. Rob.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Rob, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I spent today closer to home in the UK filming the 'Mid Hants Railway Spring Steam Gala' around an hours drive from my house.

[@erniepenny221]

Beautiful Tim, would love you to film the Dunedin to Middlemarch line, thru the Taieri Gorge, and the Christchurch to Greymouth line thru the Arthur's Pass, beautiful scenery, regards.

[@anmolmehta7116]

Lovely Tim, especially when the train goes by the seaside. A beautiful view of the ocean.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Cheers, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@petecollins4925]

Thanks Tim, wonderful video. Was absolutely smitten with South Island when I holidayed in NZ last year, there's so much breathtaking scenery all over the island that one visit just isn't enough. Your videos have done a lot to fill in some of those gaps in my travels and hopefully I'll be back there either later this year or early next year. Fortunately in my case there's no Mrs to berate me for doing so!

[@lesliegprice6652]

I imagine that there was a much more extensive railway network here in the past, it's very beautiful but sad that so much has been lost and vanished ,just like in the UK, thanks Tim....

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, the network was far more extensive in the past, many of the delightful branch lines are now just photos in museums. Dunedin Railways saved the most scenic part of the Taieri Gorge line and run tourist trains along the coast, thanks to them passengers can still enjoy some of the sights that were once common place before the 60's and 70's.

[@lesliegprice6652]

@@Timsvideochannel1 thank you....

[@geoffrandall186]

A great video Tim in a lovely country lets hope you will be able to get some more of the same.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Well captured Tim.This is one hell of a beautiful journey. Thank you

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Keith, New Zealand is a very scenic country, it may not have many railways, but those it does have, offer amazing views.

[@neilforbes416]

Abso-tively, posi-lutely FANTABULOUS! Great video, Tim!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Cheers Neil, I'll post the return trip in a few days time.

[@neilforbes416]

I keenly await this return trip. By the way, did the Waitati station look strangely familiar, like so many of those Slovakian stations?

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@neilforbes416 Hi Neil, I'm working on it. Waitati is just a passing loop these days, I didn't see anyone get on or off.

[@neilforbes416]

A passing loop, ay? It certainly had that "Slovakian" look about it, though. Cheers, Tim!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@neilforbes416 Stations that look more like bus stops, but often that is all that is really needed.

[@jameshowitt2463]

It is a fantastic run. I did it as part of a Goldfields tour years ago.

[@josephkarl2061]

Fantastic!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@josephkarl2061]

@@Timsvideochannel1 I spent two great years studying at the University of Otago. Life (tm) meant my plans were interrupted, but all going well, I'm going back in 2020 to pick up where I left off. It really is a beautiful and diverse place to live, and I love every minute of being there. I have done the Taieri Gorge journey twice, and have always wanted to do the Seasider, but thanks to you, I've gotten a much better view than I could ever expect. Many thanks for all your efforts in this regard. Joseph.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@josephkarl2061 Hi Joseph, Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula have attracted me to New Zealand's South Island on a number of occasions, I love the place, must be nice to study there. Dunedin Railways do a range of trips and holidays, wish it was on my doorstep. Tim.

[@charlesmiller000]

Beautiful NZ! Nice vid.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@jurandagomesbaptista8818]

maravilhoso !!!!ADOREI O TRAJETO

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Obrigado. Estou feliz que você tenha gostado do passeio

[@PcGameGold]

That was chillax!

[@TheAeroflyGuy]

Love This So Much! Please do the Tiere Gorge Railway Full Cab Ride! And also if you can, the Complete Northern Explorer From Auckland To Wellington.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I would love to cover these lines especially the Taieri Gorge Railway. I was intending to film both the Coastal Pacific and TranzAlpine trains on this tour of New Zealand, I had arranged to place a camera in the cab, but on the day permission was refused, I'm not really sure why. I've just looked at the rail holidays offered by "Dunedin Railways" they look good, hopefully I'll be back next year to enjoy and film one of their wonderful rail holidays. I did film both the Coastal Pacific and TransAlpine trains as a passenger, I also followed a freight train though all the repair works taking place along the Kaikoura Coast. I look forward to editing and uploading these trips as time permits.

[@robertcoleman4861]

New zealand beautiful one day perfect the next,thanks tim cheer's bob.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Bob, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. If I was to live in New Zealand, Dunedin would be the place I'd choose.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I wish I was there.

[@lindaterrell6104]

Hai! From Dunedin Florida

[@LiarraSniffles_X3]

Is there a version without the tunnels cut out?

[@MrPeerum]

Wat a beautifull nature Tim,a long way from mine home in the Netherlands. thanks have a nice weekend.greetz:Peerke.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, It's a long way from home in the UK, the grueling 24+ hour plane ride is rewarded with some of the most amazing scenery and wildlife imaginable. Take care. Tim.

[@MrPeerum]

@@Timsvideochannel1 ha Tim,it was realy amazing the south island.the other videoos to.thanks for it.have a nice day,its here now almost 00:00.lol.greetz:Peerke.

[@mikioni]

Wonderful 🙂

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you.

[@ubirajarasimoes3606]

Olugar e muito lindo..........Show de Bola....

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Olá, estou feliz que tenha gostado do vídeo.

[@plymptonpleb]

Nice one, Tim. Very strange to see the mid-day sun in the north!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Phil, not only was the mid day sun in the wrong place, it was warm and sunny too.

[@johntyjp]

Very scenic video Tim. NZ wasn t really designed to build railways on, bit like Switzerland😏😊

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Mother nature certainly tested the railway surveyors in New Zealand, resulting in some amazing railway lines, great for tourists, a nightmare for the operating authorities.

[@davidlang1125]

Lovely ride! I am concerned about the affects of rising sea level. Wonder if the NZ government is planning for that eventuality?

[@richkinseher298]

That's so cool I live in Dunedin, Florida USA

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Wow, that's a coincidence. Those early Sottish pioneers certainly left there mark on the world by naming beautiful places after Scotland's capital - Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh.

[@unhippy1]

LOL i live in Dunedin where this was filmed.....from about the 4:00 to 4:30 marks i can see these trains on the line from my house.....normally going off down to Port Chalmers to collect sightseeing passengers of the cruiseships that dock there in the summer.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@unhippy1 You live in a beautiful part of the world, we passed a long cruise liner train waiting to join the main line at the junction with the line to Port Chalmers.

[@lindaterrell6104]

Rich Kinseher Hello, from Dunedin, Florida, too

[@richkinseher298]

​@@lindaterrell6104 Well what a small world, I live off of Solon

[@annawitter5161]

Hullo Tim! Havent seen anything of you for a while. Thanks for a lovely video. Really enjoyed it, just terribly homesick now!

[@kefelonia1]

Anna just stay where you are, we don't want you back.

[@chucksandos8939]

Hello Tim! I very glad that you had the trip to NZ! Good scenic railway motion. How good is business of your son? I hope the climate and weather is good now in NZ. Have you a nice day!

[@ahorsewithnoname643]

Best time of year for good weather right now, Feb-Mar. End of summer, beginning of autumn

[@chucksandos8939]

Very well, I known regional seasons for NZ, but "modern" climate has very big "gap" with a theory and practice, hehehe!.. With best regards to NZ horces from South Bulgarian bears :-)

[@johannperaus6890]

Hello Tim! Very nice journey you made there. One question please. Does New Zealand still belong to the British Crown Colony? This gauge of 42 inches was unknown to me until today. Ask for an answer. Best regards from Hans from the Mühlviertel.🚂☺

[@ahorsewithnoname643]

NZ has QE2 as head of state but has its own parliament and laws (originally based on British law) adapted where necessary to our society.

[@johannperaus6890]

@@ahorsewithnoname643 Thank you very much for the answer! Greetings from Hans from Austria.☺

[@petermolloy6142]

As regards the New Zealand railway gauge of 1067mm, it’s very strange that you had not come across this gauge before. The railways of South Africa and the “ordinary” lines inJapan are this size. Nearer to you, the tramways of Tallin are also this gauge!

[@marjanpevec]

What is the max speed on this old route today. Thx m

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, as a rule of thumb 100 kph is the maximum speed on most of the NZR network, although traversing the difficult terrain shown in this video requires restrictions in the region of 40 to 60 kph.

[@marjanpevec]

@@Timsvideochannel1 Thank you for info, in Slovenia is max speed 160 km/h, because of DC 3000V electricity.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@marjanpevec Slovenian railways use 1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) better suited to higher speeds, whereas New Zealand railways use 3 ft 6 in / 1,067 mm to keep construction costs down in a country with a small population and difficult terrain.

[@marjanpevec]

@@Timsvideochannel1 Thank you for technical info, and best regards at Midnight Thursday from Slo

[@peterdowden7694]

Nice but please put the camera closer to the centreline of the front of the locomotive.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I try to get the camera near the centre, but sometimes it not possible, I rely on the kindness of the railway staff.

[@joselitoeliaspereira2853]

Que lindo isso é um Rio? É muito bom viagem muito boa

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Obrigado, estou contente que você gostou do passeio.

[@danoancea942]

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@نيكولشاه]

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@Timsvideochannel1]

😉😊👌👍

[@MrSvenovitch]

Good that it's stabilized, but don't film against the light man.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, GoPro's are improving all the time, wish I'd had this camera for the TranzAlpine. You might prefer this video, it's the return trip to Dunedin - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZ2mqIuKa55pl8k

[@NSPlayer]

thanks mate

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Cheers, I hope you enjoyed it.

[@NSPlayer]

@@Timsvideochannel1 certainly, born in Dunedin, moved to Auckland with my mum when i was 20, moved to sydney, never got a chance to go on traina in dunedin as they stopped them for public, what a darn shame that was, wish i could go on them now! going to do a roadtrip

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@NSPlayer Hi, you've lived in some interesting places, my son lives in Auckland, enjoying a meal at the top of the Sky Tower is a great way to watch the sunset. Dunedin Railways have done a good job saving the most scenic stretch of the Taieri Gorge Railway and running trains along the coast towards Christchurch. I would love to have travelled over the Otago line to Cromwell.

[@daviddavis6291]

Why don't the video run steady ???

[@Too519]

It is a pity it go as far as Waikouaiti

[@Timsvideochannel1]

It would be nice to have gone further along the line, maybe next time.

[@charlottewhyte9804]

where is Waitati

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, Waitati is just above north of Dunedin on New Zealand's South Island, please click on this link to see where Dunedin is located - lcgeostar13.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/geo.png Waitati is not marked, but it is just above Dunedin.

[@noelroberts8199]

Should not have edited out the tunnels, they add to the experience............

[@Timsvideochannel1]

The only thing visible through most of the tunnels was a reflection of the driver, who asked not to appear in the video.

[@TonyPalmer]

I enjoyed that , the train went through Purakaunui where i live , in fact I can watch this train from my window . If you visit my channel you will see lots of videos of this beautiful piece of paradise !

[@rozh55]

What is your channel called?

[@gayamur.]

👍👍💋💋

[@Earthmoonstars-el6rd]

Nice and fast trains but you're not blasting their horn at every crossing they come across like they should.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride. New Zealand train drivers/engineers only blow the horn when really necessary.

[@Earthmoonstars-el6rd]

@@Timsvideochannel1 Yes, until the Grim Reaper ses so!

[@pega17pl]

Hello Tim, another seduce-to-move-there video of New Zeeland by you. - Heinz

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hello Heinz, I love New Zealand, it has so much to offer. Tim.

[@josesal]

Nomad.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I enjoy seeing the world 🙂.

[@KOLEJ22DrogaPrzygody]

Hej great video like 69 🙌👍🙏👌😉

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@gibraltarbritish6871]

Again with cutting out the tunnels? Knock it off.