Melbourne Tram Drivers View Route 1 Night View Out of Service

[@MrPete1966]

Aah, my beautiful Melbourne. How I miss her so much!

[@paulscott2591]

Thanks for another excellent video. It's great to be treated to a tram ride resembling an express service!

[@Schony747]

+Paul Scott Thanks. I reckon it might look good in time lapse as well.

[@paulscott2591]

I'm looking forward to coming to Melbourne in March for 25 days and spending a large part of that time riding on your marvelous trams.

[@Schony747]

+Paul Scott If you need advice feel free to contact me on the email address on the listing.

[@paulscott2591]

Thank you.

[@olivercoulson7935]

Great vid! I absolutely LOVE the drivers view videos! Keep up the good work!( at both driving the tramz and the great vids)!

[@Schony747]

+Oliver Coulson Thanks! 😃😃😃😃

[@MrPeerum]

Very nice to see,thanks and greetings from the Netherlands. see HTM 5000 the tram in Den Haag.

[@Schony747]

The Hague a very nice place to visit. It's one of my favourite networks as well. I like the older high floors over there as they still have character.

[@neilforbes416]

Nice ride! I really enjoyed that! Cheers, Schony!

[@Schony747]

Thanks for riding with me again

[@neilforbes416]

Cheers, Schony! Love these videos!

[@pinkfemme100]

Hi Brendan, That would be great if at all possible. Thank you.

[@pinkfemme100]

Hi Brendan, Would you be able to do a daylight route 1 at some time please?. Be nice to see this run in the light.

[@Schony747]

I don't actually drive it in service as it's a Brunswick job. I can look at a view through the front window from the passenger saloon.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Isn't it nice when you don't have to stop for anyone.

[@Schony747]

+AndreiTupolev Yep.

[@delmonte4824]

Would like to visit someday😍as it looks like the city where im living...just bigger.never thought that melbourne has the tram.

[@Schony747]

+delivering the michelin inflight I've only lived here for 20 years. It's a great city and I have a great job driving around it!

[@ChannelReuploads9451]

Largest tram network in the world. 250 Kilometers of track. 1763 stops, Longest line 22 Kilometers Route 75 (Docklands to Vermont). Wikipedia.

[@robertm.4516]

Brian White wow that is a big system. I will have to get there one year. I even out dose the transit system i work for. We only have buses and subways in New York City

[@robertm.4516]

Loved the video. I have to add Melbourne to my bucket list of transit systems i need to ride. It there a web site that shows what your light rail equipment looks like?

[@Schony747]

+Robert M. Have a look at www.vicsig.net. That will give you a good overview.

[@robertm.4516]

Schony747 thank you.

[@sophiehatcher2858]

Cool! Did Geomatic Technologies do that geometric track testing for you per chance? :)

[@Schony747]

The name sounds familiar. They weren't on this survey and may have had the last contract

[@sophiehatcher2858]

Cool :) I worked for them for a while and I remember a few of our guys were involved with geometry and profiling on the network

[@jimmorgan1455]

Was the video made at about midnight?.With the amount of traffic in the city I would say it was a friday or saturday. Really enjoyed it. Jim.

[@Schony747]

+jim morgan Late Evening. Not sure Of The day. It was around 1030pm and Melbourne is alive at night. It's only been like that for the last few years with more people living in the CBD and some strategies by the City of Melbourne to make it more attractive as an attraction in it's own right.

[@MrPete1966]

What is geometric testing? What do you test for and how?

[@Schony747]

Once a year a track audit is undetaken across the whole network. The guys from Geometrix place laser readers underneath the tram which reads the condition of the track and is fed into a number of computers onboard the tram. The tram travels around at 20 km per hour. All of the data is passed onto Yarra Trams for analysis.

[@MrPete1966]

Schony, this OOS run took 52 minutes. What would an average timetabled run take?

[@Schony747]

looking at te timetable as I don't drive the route in service, it looks like a 46 minute run time.

[@dallelassaad5883]

What route do i need to catch to go to Falkner

[@Schony747]

+Dallel Assaad Route 19 to North Coburg then a bus or a Metro Trains Upfield train to Fawkner.

[@dallelassaad5883]

Do u have drivers view daytime of routes 6, 58, 3

[@Schony747]

+Dallel Assaad No daytime views as I don't drive them in service.

[@maxischew514]

So what about the track testing?

[@Schony747]

Every year a track audit is undertaken to assess the quality and condition of the track. 2056 runs around the network with lasers and cameras and picks up data which is then used for future planning.

[@magicbrowntrout]

Do you remember what time of the night or morning when this video was taking?

[@Schony747]

+Michael Beck Around 1030 - 1100pm. I recall we had to sit in Southbank Blvd for half an hour while they cleared a delay on Swanston St.

[@daniel-ge6gc]

What trams do you drive?

[@Schony747]

+dxniel Normally Southbank routes 12, 30, 35, 96. A class, C2 bumblebee, E class and W. I pop up at other places such as this from time to time as well

[@MrMKH2010]

Evidently those “Speed Bumps” are worthless.

[@Schony747]

Which "Speed Bumps"? I'm not completely familiar with the line.

[@MrMKH2010]

Schony747 At 2:14

[@edwardhugus2772]

Michael Hill maybe, but shadows on the pavement won't bounce you either.....