Driver's View Belgrave Line Laburnum to Belgrave

[@peterausfranken]

Nice ride. You can still see that the track from Ferntree Gully to Belgrave was a part of Puffing Billy. A Landslide a little bit after Belgrave in 1952 cut this line an 1957 the line was extened to Belgrave. At the same year Puffing Billy started again, first for only a short run to Meenzis Creek.

[@tressteleg1]

Obviously you remember your Belgrave line history well. Quite some time after the conversion, maybe as late as around 1990, at one of those stations the buffer stop at the end of a Puffing Billy siding was still in place, (says he replying from Melbourne.)

[@kevinshelly6853]

Love these videos. Thank You.

[@javierguidounicaud6621]

Nice and interesting cab ride in a day with sun and clouds. Thank you for this video.

[@tressteleg1]

😊👍

[@leenovakovic5178]

Thank you for sharing. I've always enjoyed the ride between Upper FTG and Belgrave. 👍

[@tressteleg1]

Yes a pleasant run.

[@peregrinemccauley5010]

Tranquil ride amonst the temperate greenery. Might purchase a return ticket.

[@tressteleg1]

Yes. A single ticket’s not much use unless you want to sleep on a station bench. 😆

[@scottyerkes1867]

Nice ride. Thanks tressteleg1💚👌

[@tressteleg1]

👍👍

[@justinwright4833]

Cool video! What does the d on the signal at 16:17 mean?

[@tressteleg1]

Sorry but I cannot help you. I must admit I never noticed it when preparing the video when I could have tried to find out. Only a guess, but maybe it refers to remaining on the Down line to Belgrave rather than into those sidings next to Bayswater.

[@justinwright4833]

@tressteleg1 i would assume that is a reasonable guess. I thought it meant d for depot but then the train went into the platfrom so i guess what u said makes sense

[@tressteleg1]

@justinwright4833 Normally I would have expected B to be displayed. I should be meeting a couple of drivers in the next week or two so will try to remember to ask.

[@tazzer9]

@@justinwright4833 Could be down? U and D's on those type of signals usually mean down or up. Not sure what the track layout was before the LX removal but might have had a crossover to the Up line

[@acesretroonline]

Sped up 2x is so much more entertaining imo.

[@tressteleg1]

On the rare occasions I watch such videos, I usually watch them at 2X also.

[@carrahulley8484]

Watch in May 2024

[@Tracksafe]

No multi-storey Belgrave car park? Must be an older video.

[@tressteleg1]

True, it was recorded a couple of years ago.

[@TamasKiss-bv9hz]

❤🤍💚👍👍👍

[@tressteleg1]

I guess that means you liked it 😆

[@ianmoore9872]

i think we can do without abbreviations - why show them when you show full name- who uses them?

[@tressteleg1]

I show them for the sake of people who want to further their education on the railways. Tram driver instructors have told me they use my videos for their students, and maybe some train driver students also watch mine. So it would help them “learn the road.“

[@acesretroonline]

@@tressteleg1 That's fair enough I guess, the only way to learn without taking a cab ride is to watch a movie of the whole thing.

[@tressteleg1]

@@acesretroonline Nowadays any driver caught with an unauthorised person in the cab will find himself in serious trouble, so videos like this are the only alternative. I certainly never get cab rides any more despite knowing a couple of drivers.