Drivers eye view, Heidelberg to Eltham

[@macka46]

Another awesome video, well done, keep em coming. 👏

[@driver667]

Thank you. I will 👍😊

[@christopherclarke9316]

I can't believe that they make the driver sit on the buffer beam!! ha ha. I enjoyed the trip.

[@driver667]

It's a bit uncomfortable 🤣🤣 Very happy to hear you enjoyed it 👍 😊

[@xr6lad]

Makes me happy to see so many people turn out and stand by the tracks at various places and platforms to see it steam by.

[@driver667]

It was certainly a good turn out 👍😊

[@driver667]

@@hoolydooly5072 🤣🤣👍😊

[@xr6lad]

@@hoolydooly5072 yawn. Says the guy with a phone made out of mining.

[@pbrodie1065]

love that whistle.IB

[@driver667]

It does sound good. Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😊

[@peejay1981]

As a Sydneysider, it makes me happy to see people able to access the rail corridor without being treated like a terrorist! And no one was being stupid either.

[@driver667]

It's good to see a good turn out and everyone being sensible and enjoying them selves. Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😊

[@josephkarl2061]

I don't know exactly why, but I was fascinated hearing the wheels rolling over switches and crossings, and the sound it made. It made me feel much more connected to the journey.

[@driver667]

There is something about the sound of the wheels over the track 😀 Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😊

[@philipwilkin1975]

The steam trains sure can pull the crowds.

[@driver667]

They certainly do 👍😊

[@mrrol5212]

at 7:16 pretty good spot(on the left) to photograph - below the lines and the train. Be a good shot! Or at 10:18! Man what a crowd

[@driver667]

Certainly a lot of people 👍😊

[@mrrol5212]

stacks of ppl watching...Rosanna and Macleod were popular. Thanks for the vids in this series. i went and looked up the history of the 'K' class here in Oz...very impressive! Interesting about the crowds as when the trip started not many about - not like the crowded platforms - social media influence?

[@driver667]

Probably social media. It is a big influence now. Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😊

[@HawksofOz]

6:21 several years ago I walked the old route to Mont Park, still a lot of evidence exactly where the line ran if you walk through the Cherry St grassland reserve, a mate had an old roadways from the late 1950s that showed the original line going up to Mont Park, I think it was closed off in the early '60s, I lived in Macleod for 20 years just opposite the footy oval there so used to do a bit of exploring.

[@driver667]

I haven't visited there for a few years now but, yes there was a bit to see along there. There are still some relics around the system if you look hard enough to give a hint of times past. 👍😊

[@Aviumkeeper]

This journey has been fascinating. A nearly 80 year old steam engine running through a modern city.

[@driver667]

A mix of the old and new. Good to see it can still happen 👍 😊

[@SleepyAdrian]

great video! eltham is my home town aswell

[@driver667]

Great stuff. Very happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😊

[@I_Am_Michael]

cannot imagine why so many people line the track(s) with their camera(s) out. nope. cannot imagine why. awesome video. tanx a rot dude.

[@CityGunzals]

As one of them, I can say it's because we are interested in the trains and like filming them as a hobby.

[@driver667]

Very happy to hear you enjoyed it 👍😊

[@robbieberry9700]

the next station is Diamond Creek 😊

[@driver667]

👍😊

[@neilforbes416]

3:32 "Rosanna" - a "Toto-ly" appropriate name for the suburb! (see what I did there?) LOL

[@driver667]

Omg 🙄👍🤣

[@top40researcher31]

@neilforbes you are 99% correct see what i did there yes you guessed it LOL

[@driver667]

@@top40researcher31 don't encourage him 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍😊

[@neilforbes416]

@@top40researcher31 I'll send you off to *Africa* for that! LOL

[@Mediawatcher2023]

@@neilforbes416 this train is full on steam its not steam diesel electric like what you have in northern NSW if you know what i mean 😀

[@multiranger748]

Any plans to do the Belgrave line perhaps

[@driver667]

The suburban system is on my list. Just have to find the time to do it. 👍😀

[@tomhenry6440]

That tunnel between Watsonia and Greensborough will be extended by a few hundred metres in 2028 for North East Link

[@driver667]

Ok. 👍😊

[@margaretcampbell2681]

Beautiful ❤❤❤. Why is there only one track to Eltham?

[@DanielDiaz-um1xd]

The Hurstbridge line is very old school, the line between Clifton Hill & Westgarth was only duplicated within the last 20 years or so!

[@driver667]

As said, it is old school. The double line finished at Greensborough up until recently. Glad to hear you enjoyed it. 👍😊

[@archmcdonald6170]

With these push/pull trains how much power comes from the push engine? Like when the throttle was opened a bit how exhaust note changed, sounded like there was a lot of coasting.

[@driver667]

The engine at the rear usually just assists when required but can apply a lot of effort if they decide 👍😊

[@chuckmaurice3646]

Your doing well Putty Cat.

[@driver667]

Meooww 🐈 🐈🐈👍😊