I Rode On A Track Inspection Vehicle - The Train You’ve NEVER Been On Before!

Make sure you watch the full video as it’s heaps of fun!
In this video, I was invited to ride on a track inspection vehicle. These trains are formed of one carriage and operate over the entire Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink in just 2 weeks! There are 2 vehicles and today we are riding on MTPV Set 02.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:22 What are track inspection vehicles?
0:45 Journey to Granville - Waking up at 6AM!
1:20 Boarding the special train & photos in the shed
1:53 Shunting around at Clyde/Granville
11:27 Journey to Central via Strathfield - Front Cab POV
22:32 Journey in the North Shore City Circle tunnels
27:00 Going over the Sydney Harbour Bridge!
29:20 Journey through North Sydney to the Waverton Shunt Neck
32:17 Return journey over the Harbour Bridge and through the city to Eveleigh Yards
32:40 Macdonaldtown Sidings/Eveleigh Maintenance Centre
33:00 NIF D Set in Central Terminal
33:13 Journey through the City Circle via Circular Quay
36:40 St James Ghost Tunnels!
37:24 Rest of the journey to Central
39:01 End of the journey - getting off the train
40:09 Outro
Thank you all for watching!
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[@GoldM4official]

This man went from re-uploading dantdm videos to riding a track inspection vehicle. What a Legend.

[@HazptMedia]

Real

[@GreatAussieDrives]

Wow - what an experience!! Amazing content mate!

[@tsetstransport]

Thanks heaps :)

[@ForTheBirbs]

Thanks for an awesome video! We haven't met as such, but I'm Jim who's been Paul's offsider and B roll camera for his Sydney Metro videos. I'll try and say g'day next time. Cheers

[@tsetstransport]

Thanks for watching! Yes I’ve seen you a couple times with Paul. Hopefully we meet soon! 😊

[@ForTheBirbs]

Cheers ​@tsetstransport

[@AussieTrainVlogger]

Nice bro! Your very lucky! First being a train guard then being in mtpv2!

[@thebats5270]

Great video! As fun as it is to ride up front, hopefully you got a chance to look at the computers in the middle that run the track geometry measurement system. That's the brains and gives hard data. Rough rides can be subjective depending on the train you are on, whereas the measurement system can tell you if it is safe to keep running trains over the track and the problem can be fixed at a later date (planned trackwork) or whether immediate network disruption to repair the issue is required. The MTP can actually be a rough riding train (more bouncy), especially forward of the front bogie where the driver and track inspector are located suffer the worst G-forces vs between the bogies. There's a great amount of knowledge in the engineers in that team who can tell you exactly how it works. Regardless, hope you had a great day out!

[@tsetstransport]

Cheers :) I was able to take a look at the computers but did not film anything for the privacy of the staff onboard. Thanks for watching!

[@SydneyTrainsStuff]

Imagine doing that every day and dealing with disruptions…

[@tsetstransport]

Exactly - especially since the timetable for these vehicles is to run in between little gaps of main suburban or intercity services.

[@sydneyrailspotting]

Awesome! 😄

[@game-azing]

Wow, now thats cool! You've just hit another milestone!

[@Big_Noob-ROBLOX]

Yay a EPIC videos from t sets :)

[@Yo_average_xpt]

Amazing Video Never Fail To Keep Me Entertained!

[@sydneybusvlogs5041]

This is cool! :) well done 👏👍

[@geoffreymoore1510]

Thanks for a great trip on the rail tester. I love we can see up front what is going on in tunnels etc and generally on Sydney Rail.

[@sandrajeffery2624]

Excellent really enjoyed this 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ccntrainkid]

That must've been a very fun experience. It's interesting to see this, as I haven't even seen a track inspection vehicle before

[@Thebibs]

that was great. good work!

[@northernriverstransportvlogs]

This is a pretty cool video and an experience most of us here will never get. Fabulous shots Elliot.

[@user-bg7rb6oh7s]

The original Over Head Wiring Exam Train was called AL 21

[@maestro_oz]

Thanks

[@tsetstransport]

Thank you so much. :)

[@SydneyTransitVlogs]

The track inspection vehicle is normally stored at the closed T6 carlingford line

[@tsetstransport]

Yes - it was mentioned in this video.

[@SydneyTransitVlogs]

@@tsetstransportthere has been a problem with the tracks at Flemington towards to city where it gets really bumpy

[@tsetstransport]

I know - it was in the video!! 😐

[@SydneyTransitVlogs]

@@tsetstransport it’s been like this for 12 years

[@transportfanaussie]

stop saying things that are already in the video@@SydneyTransitVlogs

[@HazptMedia]

Nice🎉

[@dotrail]

congrats mate!

[@Clavichordist]

What an amazing experience that must've been! We use similar track inspection vehicles up here in the US. The differences are we don't have buffers on the ends and the driver controls are on the right. Take a look at the Hells Gate Bridge built by the New York and New Haven Railroad... It's the same or similar design to the Sydney Harbour bridge except it's only for trains and it has a lot more tracks. 🙂

[@standardtrain]

WAIT?! I’VE NEVER BEEN THERE!! AND I’VE NEVER SEEN IT!! THATS CRAZY!!! 😮

[@standardtrain]

THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF GETTING ON THIS TRAIN… RIGHT?

[@transportfanaussie]

@@standardtrain obviously duh, its not a b set

[@standardtrain]

@@transportfanaussie 😐 I know that it is not a b set.

[@transportfanaussie]

@@standardtrain i never said it was??

[@Trainsaus3737]

@@transportfanaussieYou did

[@Woodland26]

they have in dash car stereo as well :)

[@tsetstransport]

Yes, it was playing quite a bit whilst onboard.

[@HazptMedia]

When you said 2014 was 10 years ago, I was shocked. I feel old now😂

[@tsetstransport]

Don’t we all haha! 🤣

[@tfsupp]

You feel old I was 58 in 2014

[@ArclampSDR]

in QLD you can just decode the DMR and listen to them

[@robloxianlifedtrainsandmor7318]

G'day Elliot! Awesome episiode, loved the footage. When is the proposal date for Sydney Metro City and Southwest opening day?

[@TrainsUpTheTrack]

cool

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

Very cool! So, presumably the track inspection equipment is only in use on particular segments of this overall journey? Does that affect the maximum speed and did the driver explain what happens with these measurements after they're recorded?

[@tsetstransport]

Hi Adam, I appreciate it :) Your first question I’d say yes and no as it’s kind of a mix, mainly it’s all off during breaks or shunting. To answer your second question - yes the speed is reduced as the max I clocked us going was around 75 km/h. And to answer your final question - yes he did mention it, I don’t remember if I included it in the video or not but he did mention at some point that normally the next they they go over all the photos taken as although it may look like video, it’s actually photos! So they inspect it all the next day and you may have heard the man in the “secondary” seat at the front drivers area of the train going on the radio pointing out things such as “rough ride” or “top” (top basically means that the top of the rail is not smooth and needs to be replaced) I learnt a fun fact that apparently they get terabytes of photos in just one run! Anyways, I hope that answers all your questions! Thanks for watching! 😊

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

@@tsetstransport Thanks for the comprehensive answer. All very interesting! 👌

[@RailTownProductions]

How did you get this access? Some of what you have done, I like to have done.

[@JBTNEW]

i like Waratah

[@JBTNEW]

🤯

[@pwhnckexstflajizdryvombqug9042]

Can you upload the entire video from 25:09 on the approach to wynyard? (and also maybe the same thing on approach to Town Hall). It would be interesting to see when the signals change in relation to the train leaving the station.

[@tsetstransport]

I could do that, I already planned to post some bonus footage on my TsetsStuff channel so head over there and take a look - I’ll have it up sometime this week.

[@thruthelens7100]

Clyde panel isn't in the ROC its still remains in Clyde Box

[@jacobstrains-vr6uw]

the otm remindes me of a class 067

[@korwnn]

Couldn't really see why the train terminated at Riverstone, was that why Phil made a video on a 16 car waratah?

[@tsetstransport]

Most likely.

[@PiggyNBacon]

Where do you go to sign up for this and being a train guard for a day

[@tsetstransport]

You don’t sign up - it’s having a great family friend who works at transport and the staff that admire my content.

[@markharwood]

Who was the female voice in the cab with you?

[@ukraineball953]

Tough rides can also be dangerous sometimes, and has caused accidents in the past involving some of the train to switch while the rest doesn’t which happened in the UK in 2002.

[@MrMSetOfficial]

Never seen the ghost tunnel at st james

[@Woodland26]

there used to be 2 empty platforms in between the 2 outer tracks. You cannot walk across directly, until they fill it in the centre part.

[@MrMSetOfficial]

@@Woodland26 oh ok

[@nswtv1219]

How many of these track inspection vehicles are there?

[@tsetstransport]

Two

[@nswtv1219]

@tsetstransport thanks mate, your very lucky to ride on one of them

[@Crazykset]

Why can’t I do this and how come you got to do it

[@korwnn]

Elliot is cool like that

[@tsetstransport]

Great family friend and staff who admire the content that I produce and want to have me in their workspace. :)

[@danielaxenov5315]

Im not sure if im just early, but i think you forgot the tag at 2:31 lol

[@tsetstransport]

Still yet to put it in. I’ve been quite busy. :)

[@danielaxenov5315]

@@tsetstransport take your time :)

[@backlit_cset4588]

💀

[@maxiosu]

the next train to arrive at platform 22 is not for you. please don't jump on, please stand clear

[@transportfanaussie]

?

[@markcaritas3073]

it’s more like - “ the next train on platform 22 does not pick up , please stand behind the yellow line, please stand clear”

[@Woodland26]

@@markcaritas3073 happens a lot actually, some are trains offloading all passengers, goes to Redfern platform 10, and change end and come back, or goes to the storage yard after peak hours.

[@bruceclarkson1748]

Really too bad that you did not show or explain the inspection instrumentation that presumably is the reason to have this equipment. The ride was nice but not the reason for the program.

[@tsetstransport]

Wasn’t allowed to take photos or film those parts for not only the staffs privacy but also them not wanting me to share that online, you should be grateful you even had the opportunity to watch this.

[@Rosethecat528]

E

[@davidwall7747]

Jesus H - Problem with the track so you have to use a different one - then the signals out of order - no fucking wonder the rail network is in a shambles - and the whole thing not quite as good as watching PAINT DRY.

[@tolipydob]

I made it until you were bitching about having to 'literally' get up at 06:00 to do a fun thing.