Drivers eye view, Warragul to Garfield

[@jimcrawford5039]

Beautiful country around there. Great video! Thanks.

[@driver667]

It is nice around there. Happy you enjoyed the ride 👍 😊

[@chuckmaurice3646]

Nice Video

[@driver667]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 👍 😊

[@jimcrawford5039]

Another great vid. Nice to see Garfield, I used to visit a sister when she lived there. Cheers from Wagga.

[@driver667]

Thank you 👍 Glad you enjoyed it 👍 😊

[@vlinenclasstrains]

This is why I Love the V/Line N Class Locomotives on the Bairnsdale Line in the Evening and Early Morning Services.👍😁

[@driver667]

👍😊

[@vlinenclasstrains]

Wow Bloody Hell Detonators! Looks like the Train has to Slow Down a bit 17:08

[@driver667]

Yes. 👍😊

[@StinkyPooLicker]

@@driver667 did you not realise there were detonators on the track? Was it a bit of a surprise to you?

[@driver667]

@@StinkyPooLicker no surprise. That yellow flag being held up tells me they are on the track. 👌

[@StinkyPooLicker]

@@driver667 Im sure the passenger got a bit of a fright! 🤣

[@driver667]

@@StinkyPooLicker 👍😀

[@shxrpe3646]

Do you know why there appears to be new track going off to the right at 16:21? Obviously they're duplicating this section into the station, but that track can't continue any further as the platform is there...

[@driver667]

The track is being duplicated through the platform. The track we are on will be slewed across to the other platform to allow that extra track into the platform we ran through. 👍😀

[@shxrpe3646]

@@driver667 That makes a lot more sense, thanks for the reply!

[@driver667]

You're welcome. 👍😀

[@gregthompson3274]

Remember in 1996,catching a comeng suburban train,Warragul, to Melbourne when the line was electrified

[@driver667]

Yes, they ran to Warragul back then. 👍😊

[@therealsammyvee888]

Man, I really hope there's a video somewhere on KZbin from back then. That would be so cool nowadays to see what once was.

[@driver667]

@@therealsammyvee888 there might be one somewhere on youtube 🤔 👍

[@therealsammyvee888]

@@driver667 I'll have to have a look sometime.

[@driver667]

@@therealsammyvee888 👍

[@archmcdonald6170]

here i go againwith questions 1, what was the hissing noise? 2 why the grade separation just out of Warragul?

[@xr6lad]

I believe I read somewhere that the reason that the lines are at different levels was due to the VicRail in the very early 1950's when duplicating the line attempting to reduce the grade for loaded steam-hauled briquette trains departing Warragul.

[@driver667]

On number 2, xr6lad is correct. The hissing noise is the brakes being applied and released as this is on an N class locomotive hauling the train. 👍😊

[@emdB67]

Original single track (later the down line, now the north line) has 1 in 50 grades both directions. The newer up / South line has a maximum of 1 in 110 for up trains, which loaded briquette trains would've faced. I had also pondered the same thing when I rode the Warragul school train behind L class locos, from Longwarry in 1981. I eventually learnt the reason.

[@driver667]

@@emdB67 👍

[@gregorygherkins1884]

Oh Garfield, when will you stop eating lasagna?

[@driver667]

Burp.... lol

[@impulserail4910]

I remember seeing the Maryvale heading in the Up direction on the high line through the grade separation gully. Do you know how it’s determined which line is used? Great video as always, keep them coming 👍

[@driver667]

Timetabling work out which line to run on. Generally the peak hour direction runs on the fast line. South line in bound in the morning and out bound in the evening but can change due to requirements. 👍😊

[@therealsammyvee888]

17:07 What were those bangs?

[@driver667]

That warns the driver that people are working on the track ahead and be ready to stop if required. 👍😊

[@therealsammyvee888]

@@driver667 Thanks.

[@YoungHarry1000]

What's the story with the two stations we cruised through? They look brand new, are they not in operation yet?

[@Seurnn]

Track duplication between Longwarry.& Bunyip equals rebuilt stations.

[@driver667]

This train runs express through those stations. They are both open and having second platforms built as they only had single platforms till now. 👍😊

[@therealsammyvee888]

​@@driver667I thought the platforms were all done. Are they still building the second platforms at each station.

[@driver667]

@@therealsammyvee888 yes. 👍😊

[@therealsammyvee888]

@@driver667 Ok, thanks.

[@graemecastleton545]

Hi , love your videos, the T symbol trackside, something to do with signals ?

[@driver667]

The speed of the train is checked at the T board if there is a slower speed move (eg. diverge) ahead. If the train is too fast, the emergency brakes automatically get applied. 👍😊

[@dongrant5197]

What is the hissing noise?

[@driver667]

@@dongrant5197 that's the sound of the air brake. 👍😀

[@vlinenclasstrains]

Leslie RS5T Horn!👍👍👍😁 7:34 9:31 14:04 17:15 17:46

[@driver667]

👍

[@therealsammyvee888]

What's the hissing noise that keeps happening throughout the video? Is that the brakes?

[@driver667]

Yes, that is the brakes 👍😊

[@therealsammyvee888]

@@driver667 Ok, thanks.

[@argusstuft5392]

What a fabulous sound that horn is, trueley a real train horn not those bloody tin whistles on V'los!

[@driver667]

Glad to hear you enjoyed the video and the sound 👍😊😊

[@alanatkins4315]

When did the line from Dandenong to Leongatha close and why?

[@driver667]

The line was closed from Leongatha back to koala siding (Melbourne side of Nyora) in 1993 by the Liberal government as a cost saving measure happening across the state. The freight service from koala siding ceased in 1998. 👍😊

[@alanatkins4315]

@@driver667 Thank you for the reply.

[@driver667]

@@alanatkins4315 👍

[@vlinenclasstrains]

Train Break and Independent Break

[@driver667]

👍😊

[@jimpikoulis6726]

Just remember that next time when you hear bang bang bang that means its the great train robbery is underway!!!!!!

[@driver667]

Hopefully not on my train 🫣😳 🤣🤣