Melbourne's Strangest Train Stations Finale

[@billd01rfc]

Bathing Boxes, "I seriously don't get what's so interesting about them . . ." . . . says the guy who visits random train stations . . . ;-)

[@vsvnrg3263]

neither can i understand what it is about those little boxes.

[@shaggyirl]

Sometimes people prefer trans and absolutely love anything train related

[@bog4ntkd8932]

Must-Go tourist trap

[@billd01rfc]

@@bog4ntkd8932 Ho is this a tourist trap? Free entry, no gift shop, no cafes or restaurants, no one trying to take tourists money. It is 100% free to visit. This is literally the exact opposite of what a tourist trap is.

[@bog4ntkd8932]

@@billd01rfc Not in the the pure sense of the word, but it really has nothing to do that, despite taking some pictures to post in your IG and say "I visited Melbourne!". Technically the Brighton shop area around the station benefits from these tourists

[@ShannonCarter55]

My mum worked at Werribee as a signalman. She had a fun rivalry with the engine B62. It always failed at the station when she was on shift. She also had a fun incident between two gangs, and the visiting gang were the nice ones.

[@JC4.72]

That freight train gave me permanent hearing loss now 😂

[@Flumps-jz7pk]

Williamstown Beach and Brighton Beach aren't the only stations with the word 'beach' in them, while they are the only stations to have 'Beach' as a separate word, Bonbeach contains the word Beach too!

[@GoldCoastGuy82]

I remember back in the early 2000’s buying a ticket at that customer service booth at Werribee and they gave me the wrong ticket. I got into the city and the guards checked my ticket and I explained to them that I bought it at Werribee and they gave me the wrong ticket and they fined me. I told them that it was the first time I caught the train in over 12 years since I was at school back when it was run by the government and called Met.

[@RiffRaffMama.]

The crossing that you find so weird at Brighton Beach is a remnant from its early days. Brighton Beach was the last station in Victoria to have manually operated boom gates. They were long white gates that ran across the tracks when no trains were approaching, and when a train was approaching, the station master would exit the station viewing box (which was elevated) and manually push the gates from across the tracks to across the road. The manual gates were retired only about 20 years ago. It was quite a unique experience to watch it happen.

[@ProgrammedForDamage]

I remember sitting at that intersection waiting for the manual gates. My dad used to make a big deal about them, saying they were the only ones left.

[@miketurner4462]

Good old Werribee station, always loved seeing that repurposed train carriage down in the underpass, many of us locals knew to avoid travelling alone at night to or from Werribee station, as there was always trouble there, and notorious for junkies, this was back in the 90s

[@gregmichael8473]

Platform 1 at Essendon can't be extended without going through a complicated process due to the Station's status on the Heritage Register, which was a significant factor in putting Buckley St under the tracks. Brighton Beach was the original terminus of the line, hence the straight Platform 1, but when it was extended to Sandringham, a sharp curve was required for the through platforms. A long time ago I was on a Sandringham train that had to terminate at Platform 1 due to some problem beyond.

[@tangiers365]

The bathing boxes, despite me not caring about them too, are quintessential icons of Melbourne, along with the Docklands ferris wheel and the carrot man.

[@evolveausevolveaus]

Born and bred in Melbourne, Williamstown. I no longer live in the city, thank you for sharing the old and the new of Melbourne's stations.

[@IgnoPeta]

Nice work Qazzy, you're videos are always amazing. Btw as a person who lives in Brisbane, the freight train is nothing compared to Park Road station which has a curve which when a train passes by WILL MAKE YOUR EARS EXPLODE expecially if it's a frieght train.

[@evolveausevolveaus]

Park Rd Milton?

[@sjam2711]

Excellent video! Brighton Beach is probably only the second-closest station to a beach in the country, Bombo Station in NSW is closer with no road separating the station from the beach. When I'm back in Melbourne I gotta give Carrum Station a visit. It looks breathtaking!

[@lyricsmania11]

Just be careful, the Frankston line isn’t always the safest :) used to travel there for work a lot

[@QuinnsVictorianTrains]

Essendon platform 1 was used for the Steamrail Essendon shuttles back in April.

[@robertparry4929]

Used to be very handy for the footy at Windy Hill

[@darylcheshire1618]

The first Hitachi carriage that was scrapped was hit by the up steel train at the Frankston platform and was bent in an inverted V shape. The drivers cabin was repurposed as a training cabin for driver instruction.

[@pauloconnor2980]

That carriage (27M) was badly crushed at it's flat end by being squeezed against 302D. It also had its nose door welded up prior to the collision.

[@ComengProductions]

Shame the series is now over, you've done a fantastic job mate, keep up the great work!

[@LCMTrain]

0:40 AFAIK, Platform 3 only gets used as a terminus for trains not running as a service afterwards, which is usually during peak hour. I have seen Platform 3 get used as a station for services once, but it was very early in the morning and was the only one like that during.

[@keomab]

Mordialloc and Aspendale will also be rebuilt as skyrail stations, still as part of the level crossing removal project.

[@msg5507]

Mordialloc will be an elevated station but Aspendale is proposed to be in a trench. It's kind of weird because Station Street, Aspendale is being removed with a skyrail at the same time as Mordialloc, but Groves Street and Aspendale station will be a few years later.

[@icascone]

Thanks for talking about Essendon station, as usually it is ignored as people concetrate more on the eastern suburnan lines! Sometimes platform one is used by steam train services (when thety do run I think but could be deadly wrong)... Also think that the part of reason platform one is not extended is due to the smaller car park near platform one... However I did learn more about Essendon Station and didn't know the 902 was longest bus route but I should have guessed lol

[@mineyon-ms]

“The 903 smartbus, the longest bus route in melb” are you sure about that? Last time I checked it was the 901

[@74_pelicans]

yes 901 is about 20km longer

[@RiffRaffMama.]

I was thinking the same.

[@midnightteapot5633]

When I was a Train Guard Brighton Beach and Sandringham were the only two stations on the system whereby, we would shunt from the platform to the sidings by driving onto the main line and then reverse back onto the buffers. Docking was also done by driving out of the sidings and setting back into the platform, everywhere else it was done the opposite way round. Not sure if these instructions also applied to St Kilda as I don't remember ever having to dock or shunt out there.

[@RiffRaffMama.]

You would likely recall the manually operated boom gates, too. It's a pity he didn't mention those. They were the last manually operated gates in Victoria.

[@midnightteapot5633]

@@RiffRaffMama. Yes, I remember those gates and knew one of the guys who operated them, they had a great view of the bay from their cabin, wintertime might not have been so great.

[@justinwright4833]

6:14 the driver forgot to turn the headlights off 😂

[@robertparry4929]

You used to be able to dine-in the Werribee Cafe.

[@alan.w]

Great video to finish off the series. Thank you.

[@msg5507]

There used to be a few stations with at-grade pedestrian access over a level crossing, as well as an underpass. McKinnon, Bentleigh and Carnegie, probably others.

[@aaryantpatel]

Please keep the series going, love your videos as well

[@TeamEXAngus]

Some more hard hitting content. This is what I subscribe for

[@dylanshadowstar9779]

5:10 you can tell that footage is a few months old cause that 711 is gone now

[@icascone]

The bike boxes is something you need to arange with the station staff themselves and is a ongoing lease but don't think it's all that expensive...

[@Kerneloystarman]

I'd argue that trains travelling to brighton beach from sandringham actually get closer to touching the ocean than those in the siding, as the line straightens out and follow the beach quite closely (at times being around 55-60m away from the water)

[@alexandriaaaaaaaaaa]

fun fact they use platform 1 at Essendon station for steamrail heritage tours sometime :) the only time I've been on that side

[@RiffRaffMama.]

Which steam train have you been on?

[@Techno-Universal]

1:40 That’s carriage M388 which was originally built in 1983 but had a very short service life as it was withdrawn and put into Werribee station in 1988! :)

[@ItsP3ncakes]

I love Carrum!

[@goswannie14]

Hopefully some Geelong trains will start to go through Werribee again. There is no reason why they can't go via both routes, through Tarneit and through Werribee.

[@StreetBoyWill]

Takes me back, taking the old Sprinter to uni in Geelong from Werribee station every morning for years...

[@luciusverus7697]

That vocal fry is next level

[@aarontrevithick6239]

The station entrance at essendon at 4:39 looks very similar to the one at heidelberg. Where I frequently catch trains. I'd like to explore more of the network though worried about going to some of the areas with high crime rates etc.

[@alexandriaaaaaaaaaa]

no where on the network is genuinely dangerous during daytime tbh. I'd avoid some areas at night for sure though, they have seccies on weekends tho!

[@aarontrevithick6239]

​@alexandriaaaaaaaaaa yeah I'd say I'm most concerned about the Northern group lines and Frankston particularly. Hopefully though I'll be alright

[@senorliamy17]

Box Hill finally found matches at Essendon and Brighton Beach. Also, I might point out that the same bus route goes through Box Hill and Essendon, 903.

[@Alzaar_The_Gunzel]

0:21 I live on the Werribee Line!

[@jozuafra3700]

Amazing video as always!!

[@scottietheshark]

Carrum looks like such a pretty place, if only an underpass could go under the highway maybe?

[@JuliansTrainsandGames]

Go to Brighton beach station and enter the last door of a train on platform 2. Big gap.

[@aerynkelly]

As a commuter my train almost always comes into platform 3 at Werribee.

[@theozziepotato]

7:56 Not sure if this true, I checked it and I think Bombo station in NSW is closer to the beach. There are other stations closer to the sea but for beach access this one wins.

[@lyricsmania11]

God I used to live in Hampton east and when those crossing removals were happening on the Frankston line it was the bane of my existence lol Also hola Brighton beach 👋 have to get off there for work

[@TimChuma]

8:10 The tram driver on the no. 64 tram still has to tell people they will not see the bathing boxes if they ride the tram all the way to the end.

[@coreyr7701]

I love your videos

[@ajdynon]

Maybe do Sydney’s strangest train stations at some point? (Macquarie Fields station is allegedly haunted)

[@biosparkles9442]

Is that a Comeng or a Hitachi being used as the kiosk at Werribee? I know the top curves like a Comeng but I thought the Comengs only had 2 windows between doors, not 3

[@damiengraves2452]

Mental health restored

[@johnhamilton6003]

Isn't bombo in nsw closer to the beach than Brighton?

[@LEOPARD-w8h]

there goes my hearing with the cargo train😂

[@d.o.m.494]

Werribee really needs an upgrade. In real life, it's rather daggy and out of date.

[@Shad0wHunt3r24]

Parkdale station also has beach views but not as good as Carrum

[@RiffRaffMama.]

I grew up in Parkdale and the ocean views from that station are quite fleeting. You get to see the beach for about 2 seconds as the train rolls into or out of the station.

[@Shad0wHunt3r24]

@ have u been since it reopened? Cause it now has beach views

[@icascone]

Oooh and I do like the "bathing boxes" as each is different and it's like to look at them, but like any property in Melbourne is over rated but these are even more overated!

[@basspuppy133]

neat

[@timallardyce1216]

Werribee is one of the worst stations in Melbourne. It's so dreary and awful. The underpass is just a ghastly wind tunnel and the whole place is depressing Apparently the platform 3 building was damaged when a derailed freight train hit in in the 70s and it wasn't fully repaired for many years. I do remember that the ticket office was on the platform 3 side for a period in the early 90s, but is now in the awful underpass

[@darylcheshire1618]

I remember the derailment, a bunch of GYs filled with wheat filled the gap between the platforms in a jumbled heap, one landed on the platform metres from the signal cabin. What a mess, I’m told that some wheat still grows there, I haven’t checked.

[@RiffRaffMama.]

Have you been to Dandenong station? Nothing can beat it for dreary and awful.

[@darylcheshire1618]

@@timallardyce1216 I looked through one of my railway pictoral books and it showed pictures of Melbourne suburban stations in the mid ‘70 (VR days) and it was an eye opener on how delapidated the stations looked. In particular I remembered Seddon, the little weatherboard building with faded paint. Eventually replaced by a brick building. Montmorency was no better until it burnt down. (n contrast in 1987, I saw many QR stations, many quaint buildings on freight lines in immaculate condition. However QLD had big coal revenues which offset railway losses and they had Joh.

[@handyandyaus]

Port Philip Bay is NOT the ocean! It's the sea.

[@PJRayment]

It's not even the sea. It's a bay.

[@heyitsgabs21]

werribee station was better when that underpass didnt exist