Drivers eye view, Walhalla to Thomson

[@noelerbs388]

An amazing view which puts in perspective the blood sweat and tears of the original railway construction workers. Maintaining all that track is a tribute to the WGR volunteers too!

[@driver667]

It certainly is a tribute to both the people that built and maintained the line and the volunteers that keep the railway running today. 👍😊

[@beagle7622]

There was gold up there, That created a lot of railways & infrastructure in those days. Magnificent country though & the bush is super thick. Remember Scout Camps up there. but the railway was not working back then .

[@xenophonharlamoff5074]

This spectacular landscape is a pleasure in my eyes. Blessed be the people who did that line, and those who take care for it, so we can admire its beauty. Thank you.

[@driver667]

Very happy to hear you enjoyed the video 👍 😀

[@pbrodie1065]

been going to Walhalla for over 60 years,been on this train a few times,never boring,last time was 4 years ago ,it was snowing when we drove up there ,love Walhalla.IB

[@driver667]

It's a nice place. I hope you continue to enjoy it for many years to come 👍😊

[@scottcannell5584]

I noticed that just leaving the yard that you had a old QR DH shunting loco and i guess it's getting converted to the 2ft 6 gauge track. Most of the old DH shunting locos have now been converted to pulling sugar cane wagons for various sugar mills in Qld.

[@driver667]

Yes, they are converting it to 2ft 6in gauge. 👍😊

[@chefjack33]

What a scenic ride that was, last time i was in Walhalla, back in the 70's

[@driver667]

@@chefjack33 it is a very scenic spot. It's great that the railway is operational. A very good day out. 👍😀

[@chefjack33]

@@driver667 Sure is brother!

[@driver667]

@@chefjack33 😀👍

[@BaileyChap]

This looks so much like a model, I wasn't sure how big it was! Until I saw the description I was trying to figure out if it was garden scale or something. Nice work!

[@driver667]

It does look like a model. Beautiful scenery. Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😀

[@philthemagician1949]

You have a great life & a Wonderful Job , I used to love going up to Walhalla by car when I was in Primary School on weekends with my family , I have forgotten how Beautiful the Australian Bush looked , when you could travel at a slower speed , this little railway is a great way to see what most folk miss on a daily basis . Thank you for sharing your work area's ....

[@driver667]

I feel very lucky with my situation and love bringing it to everyone so that everyone may see just how nice this country is. Very happy you enjoy the videos. 👍😊

[@gregthompson3274]

2ft,6'' gauge,used in hilly type country like puffing billy, beech forest line in the Otways, the diversity of your videos makes them even more interesting

[@driver667]

I am very happy to hear you enjoy them all. Thank you 😊 👍

[@rodevans602]

Marvellous trip through a favourite part of the world - from long ago. Another item for the Bucket List! …. Thank you

[@driver667]

Very glad to hear you enjoyed the ride 😀 👍

[@AZqyc]

Really nice scenery, both directions! Thanks for sharing, as always.

[@driver667]

No problem. Glad you enjoyed it 😊 👍

[@zdravkoleski2375]

I remember going on here 10yrs ago forgot how narrow and steep it was. Your driving all over the state cool never a dull moment

[@driver667]

Very glad you enjoy the videos 👍😀

[@OzzMazz]

Thanks, enjoyed that.

[@driver667]

No problem. Glad you enjoyed the ride 👍 😊

[@TheAussieRepairGuy]

I got the run from the other direction, seems to be quite a popular video at the moment.

[@driver667]

It's a really nice railway to go for a ride on. 👍😀

[@Ryzi03]

One of the most interesting little towns I reckon, Walhalla. Completely unrelated to the railway but my personal highlight of the town is that it marks the start of the 700km Australian Alps Walking Track all the way up to Canberra, would love to give it a shot some day. Beautiful part of the world!

[@driver667]

It is a nice part of the world. That walk would be interesting. Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😀

[@dunxy]

Its a lovely spot, i remember motorcycling there 20 years ago or so when they didn't even have power! Pub served "warm" beer because they couldn't runt he generator until after midday (or there about!), i remember visiting the railway when it made it just across the bridge over thew Thompson as well, must have just "opened".

[@driver667]

@@dunxy last town in the state to get electricity even though the main generators were just down the road, so to speak. 👍😊

[@emdB67]

@@dunxy I recall that the train just ran back and forth in Thomson yard at first while the Thomson River bridge was being restored. I also recall there being a run around loop just before (Thomson end) Happy Creek. I arranged to get off the train there (the public were not to get off at the time) and explore further along the line, under restoration. Upon returning, we had to wait quite some time before the last train arrived to pick us up. Sadly, the train was full, so we had to ride in the cab on the way back. 😀

[@supercededman]

​@@driver667my Great Grandfather and his brother were the baandmasters in the rotunda in Walhalla. They were gold miners, too. A Great-great GF emigrated from the San Francisco goldmines some decades earlier to the Goldfields of Ballarat..he was the poet laureate of the Eureka rebellion against the police.

[@rebelliouslilpissant]

I remember when I came here in 2019 on my holidays. The train ride was the first thing I did. Tons of people playing in the water under the big train bridge and some on shore taking snaps of the train. Was a fun day before the forest fires started. Thanks for this upload! brings back nostalgia :)

[@driver667]

You're welcome. It is a nice part of the country. Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😀

[@jimcrawford5039]

Great vid! Been there quite a bit over the years! Beautiful country!

[@driver667]

It certainly is beautiful country. Very happy you enjoyed the video 👍 😊

[@julianbizdoaca1546]

Lovely view

[@driver667]

Very happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😀

[@BlackCat-fr4ue]

Such a magnificent perseptive view that does this short line un-measurable justice. I'd look forward to a similar front view of PB. It would be a long trip but well worth watching:)

[@driver667]

It is a nice line 👍 Very happy to hear you enjoyed it 👍 😀

[@noelroberts8199]

It really is a picturesque setting for an historic railway. When was this line first built?........

[@driver667]

It was completed around 1910 👍😊

[@GGHansford]

Great video! :)

[@driver667]

Very glad you enjoyed the video 👍 😊

[@kmbbmj5857]

When I first saw the title, I thought of Walhalla South Carolina in the US. Scenery around that area is similar in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This was really cool to see.

[@driver667]

Not quite South Carolina but sounds like somewhere I would like to see. Glad you enjoyed the ride 👍 😊

[@offthegridwithbert924]

When I was 16 the track used to go from the Thompson river towards Walhalla for around 1.5km then stop and the train would reverse back, my father and I got off the train and walked the remnants of the old line back into Walhalla which back then was overgrown with shrubs and ferns, it's amazing to see how far the volunteers have come with restoring the line, and how amazing would it be if one day the line can be restored all the way to Moe! It would be a fantastic trip. Have they got a steam loco on this line yet? I must get back up and check it all out.

[@driver667]

It's great to see the work they have accomplished and would be nice to see it go a little further back along the line but I think the best we could hope for would be Erica. It is a big job to achieve something like that and maybe for now the focus is on consolidating what they have and ensuring that it stays healthy into the future for future generations to enjoy. The railway is diesel powered and does not operate a steam locomotive. 👍😊

[@RichardFelstead1949]

The last , and only time, I've visited Walhalla was in November 1968.btw Thanks for sharing.

[@driver667]

No problem. Very glad you enjoyed it 👍 😀

[@ROLllukka]

Wery beautiful railroad trip!😃👍

[@driver667]

It is a nice line. 👌 Very happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😊

[@sirpeabody6217]

I really enjoy your videos. Have you considered driver view videos from a Sugar Cane Railway. There is some beautiful scenery in the tropics 🍍

[@driver667]

That is a very good idea. I will look into that when I get a chance to head back up there. Very happy you enjoy them 👍 😀

[@roamingNwatching]

Love your videos! Wanted to sit next to you in the loco:)

[@driver667]

Very happy to hear you enjoy them 👍 😀

[@perpetualgrin5804]

I just camped at Walhalla last Wednesday, bloody cold, great that the camp ground is now open😅.

[@driver667]

I could imagine it being cold up there. 👍😊

[@starktravelss]

I actually never would’ve guessed someone had footage of this railway let alone a drivers view 😮

[@driver667]

That's my objective, to make this channel the home of footage of railways big and small. This railway is well worth travelling on and getting the footage with the beautiful scenery it runs through. 👍😀

[@pbrodie1065]

I have.IB

[@driver667]

@@pbrodie1065 👍😊

[@starktravelss]

@@driver667I have travelled on it it’s a very cool experience 👍

[@driver667]

@@starktravelss it is a good trip 👍😊

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

What a journey! I watched it at 1.35 speed. The variety of trees and plants growing alonside the creek is incredible. Like those palms or ferns at 16:28

[@driver667]

It is a very nice part of the world. 👌 Glad to hear you enjoyed it 😊 👍

[@johnwilde6909]

Fantastic journey,some of my family past generations actually worked in the mine and hotel when the mine was a going concern

[@driver667]

Beautiful place that has a personal connection for you. Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😀

[@FanelParaschiv-g1l]

Foarte frumos!🙏

[@driver667]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it 👍 😀

[@peterhooper7610]

The 2' 6" railway lines similar as Puffy Billy Steam train? Beautiful video between Walhalla and Thompson lines all the way amazing adventure!! Best country Gippsland in Victoria!! I am surprised thought to be short ride but does long ride perfectly railways!! Great video thanks!! 😉👌🚂

[@driver667]

It is a very nice ride through beautiful scenery. Very happy to hear you enjoyed it 👍 😀

[@Kevin-go2dw]

The line used the same carriages and engines as Puffing Billy.

[@driver667]

@@Kevin-go2dw 👍😊

[@garynewton1263]

Yep, Gippsland and North East Vic (high country) is awesome. I took a long awaited trip up to Dartmouth, Omeo, Bright & Mt Beauty in Nov. Next time going to visit the old line to Cudgewa.

[@driver667]

@@garynewton1263 sounds like a good trip. There are lots of great places to visit 👍😊

[@flamingstag2381]

I,m trying to imagine the 1st surveyors trying to plot the track !

[@driver667]

They certainly managed to do a good job without the technology of today. 👍😊

[@10Poida]

Never been on this train, although heard ALOT about it. This has given me the incentive to drive there to get on the train

[@driver667]

Good job 👍 It is worth the drive. You will enjoy the ride on the train and the area 👍😊

[@peters5155]

@@driver667 thankyou☺️. Will be my goal in the spring 🌼

[@driver667]

@@peters5155 👍😊

[@xr6lad]

Very creatively built line. However a perfect example of spending a long time talking about it and not doing it until it was too late and the town was already on the way out.

[@driver667]

Now we have a part of it for tourism in a beautiful part of the state 😀 👍

[@einfelder8262]

Looking at the terrain it goes through I'm not surprised no-one wanted to start it. I imagine if someone proposed that track today the surveyors and engineers wouldn't know what to do.....

[@driver667]

@@einfelder8262 it is certainly rugged terrain and a testament to the skills of the people back then in what they could do without the machinery of today. 👍😊

[@gabriellen.2886]

What a great video! The views are magnificent. I was impressed with the engineering of the track; the grade was nice and level through the terrain, so the engine worked but did not labor.

[@driver667]

It is a testament to the people that built the line back around 1910. Very happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😊

[@gabriellen.2886]

@@driver667 Subscribing today. I know next to nothing of your beautiful country and want to see more of it:-)

[@driver667]

@@gabriellen.2886 welcome aboard. 👋 I hope you enjoy the sights 👍😊

[@blueandgoldmodels1076]

Love it.

[@driver667]

Very happy to hear you enjoyed the ride 👍 😊

[@fpk1234]

A scenic railway, as good as the Alishan Forest Railway

[@driver667]

I have never seen the Alishan Forest Railway but it sounds nice also. 👍🙂

[@sanddabz5635]

This was something else, Is there any video of back in the day when this line ran gold, freight or passengers? Thanks for taking us along!

[@driver667]

I only have video of it as a tourist railway. It would be rare to find video of it as a proper operating railway as it closed so long ago. Very happy you enjoyed it. 👍😊

[@LegioXIVGemina]

I thought you meant Walhalla South Carolina! Otherwise known as HogWalla.

[@driver667]

Hmmmm. I don't know that place 👍😊

[@raymondwelsh6028]

Travelled on this about 5 years ago, magnificent experience. Are they really working on relaying the track back towards Erica? That would be amazing, even more back to Moe but that would be a pipe dream. Keep them coming.🇦🇺

[@driver667]

They are not extending to Erica yet but you never know what the future holds. Very happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😊

[@brackenboy6321]

I think a lot of the land back to Moe is now privately owned.

[@driver667]

@@brackenboy6321 it could be. It has been closed a long time 👍😊

[@neillh]

Going back to Moe would be very hard because there is a large Melbourne water supply dam Blue rock and Moe sewage water treatment plant uses the original raised track bed as the dam wall

[@driver667]

@@neillh I think Erica is the best outcome we could see. 👍😊

[@dunxy]

Its a beautiful railway. Unfortunately i missed out on hearing the crisp bark of an NA bouncing of the hills when one spent some time there in recent years.

[@driver667]

That would have been nice to see. I also missed that. It is a nice railway 👍😀

[@emdB67]

@@driver667fortunately, I didn't miss that. I managed to get a ride on one of the test runs. But also bought a ticket for the very last trip. Which thanks to a small landslip from the very wet weather that weekend, resulted in the delayed NA climbing back up the grade to Walhalla in near darkness. We even had wheelslip near Happy Creek. The tickets weren't cheap, but I definitely got full value from it. 😁 I'm definitely well overdue to visit again.

[@driver667]

@@emdB67 sounds like it was well worth the visit. I would have liked to experience that. Glad you got there and enjoyed it 👍😊

[@DavidTurner-r1k]

NIce ride in the country.

[@driver667]

It is very nice 👌 👍 😊

[@top40researcher31]

@8:30 happy creek station a request stop

[@driver667]

A nice little stop in the middle of the gorge 👍😀

[@Prosonic]

i donated to the railway to help repair the last bridge wash out and for the transport of the rail that was donated, if only the government would get on board to help run it all the way to erica

[@driver667]

@@Prosonic that would be great 👍 👌 😀

[@top40researcher31]

i have been on this one an awsome ride

[@driver667]

It is a nice line. Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😀

[@garynewton1263]

I'm not a fan of narrow gauge railways however this IS the most scenic railway in the southern hemisphere. So beautiful it makes you want to walk along the line. So I believe this line used to continue to Moe?

[@driver667]

Yes, it is very nice up there. Yes the line started in Moe yard and ran through Erica to Walhalla. Very happy you enjoyed it 👍 😀

[@einfelder8262]

Queenstown to Strahan is arguably more scenic, more technical, and has steam locos.

[@driver667]

@@einfelder8262 there are a few I could think of that have great scenery but this is still beautiful country. 👍😊

[@einfelder8262]

@@driver667 I agree, I love the country around Walhalla and the Vic High country. But to call this little gem the most scenic in the southern hemisphere needs to be challenged :)

[@driver667]

@@einfelder8262 👍😊

[@amyreynolds3619]

What is the grade on this railroad? This would make a good tourist line too. When I saw the video I that it was in South Carolina too.

[@driver667]

The grade is an average of about 1 in 33 (3%). It is a nice tourist railway. 👍😊

[@nejator]

Hi,What is the purpose of thıs railway? Greetıngs from Turkıye

[@driver667]

This railway carries tourists these days. It was opened in 1910 to serve the gold mining area of Walhalla and was closed by 1954. Volunteers have since rebuilt this section for tourists. Greetings from Australia. 👍😊

[@nejator]

Thank you for the ınformatıon. @@driver667

[@driver667]

@@nejator you're welcome 😊 👍

[@chuckmaurice3646]

Putty Cat goes it again

[@driver667]

🐈🐈👍😊

[@shafiqsams6094]

the horn Train for hino Trucks

[@driver667]

😊👍