Sunshine to Bendigo

(Sunshine Station to Bendigo Station) with some general route knowledge info along the way. If anyone finds any info in the video that maybe wrong, leave a comment and I'll try to make adjustments. Please note, these videos are NOT a part of any training organisations and only intended to help anyone that may want to use them. Keep in mind, I'm NOT A PDT and only human, so I’m sure there maybe some things wrong in the video. I’ve also not driven this line in some time.
Also go and have a look at ‪@driver667‬ videos, as there are heaps that you will also find helpful.

[@WE-R-SLICK]

Awesome video , I could easily fall asleep to the sound of this video every night . Please post more .

[@stevbrkr]

Great video. I was the head of Signalling Design and Testing for the RFR project, ex-Westinghouse Signals Australia. I had the luxury of having a Velocity test train at my disposal during the closure when we commissioned the signalling for this corridor. VL speed on the downside of Sunbury on the East Track is 130, not 115.

[@jasondeveson7435]

Thanks mate. Yeah I only made the video for someone I know who’s a trainee at the moment. Only so much you can read about a safeworking system from a book. Much better to see it in action. Figured it may help others in the same situation Can confirm tho (East track down side of sunbury is definitely 115 for a vl at the moment). It definitely never used to be when I was running over it.

[@DibyenduTrainworld]

Nice sir wonderful track capture 👍👍👍👍❤❤❤

[@gregw9289]

Jason, your footage brings back many memories for me (I am 67 yo ). I grew up directly opposite Woodend station and see the old water tower still there. As a child my brother (dec. ) and I used to watch the trains and the engines get turned around on the turntable that was there(the hole for it still exists ! ). One day we saw where the tracksman hid the spanner to allow it to be pushed and we would take tuns pushing each other around until we were caught one time and it was stopped! Today the turntable is in Castlemaine used by the historical association and I went there but was not allowed to see it. When I was young and worked in Footscray I went by train from Woodend everyday for several years. Beware of fallen trees as one time on the train coming into Woodend a bracnh sticking out broke every window on one side and despite me sitting next to the window it was man opposite who copped all the glass. He was very lucky! Take care and enjoy your trips!! Thank you for the memories!!

[@stevbrkr]

T boards apply to both tracks. Passenger drivers wanted approach operation as they did not trust the enforcement of reduce to medium speed aspects, freight drivers did not want that as once the brakes have been applied they had to build up air for a second brake application. This approach clearing system was a compromise asked for by the drivers. It took a lot of effort to make it work. It is no longer employed on new systems.

[@jasondeveson7435]

Yeah you are 💯 correct with T boards applying to both lines. I tried to keep it simple for the sake of diverging moves as that’s when it applies 99% of the time. It really is a stupid system coming from both freight and pass running on it. Being able to resume normal speed after being slowed down never made sense in my mind.

[@jasondeveson7435]

Think I’ll change that in this public video tho. These vids are edited a fair bit from the original I’ve put together. The original has a lot more info in it like the trainees braking points, shut off locations etc. basically all their driving notes which is why I took it all out.

[@davidhowell5945]

Having just found your really interesting videos I wish you’d left it all in… I’m 73 yo but just got an interest in how the train system works and would love to learn a bit more detail. I’m way too old to be a driver but too interested to be just a passenger. Maybe a voice over would work for interested parties. Am planning a trip to Bendigo soon. Cheers 👍

[@argusstuft5392]

The last bridge into the Bendigo yards is the Myrtle St bridge not the Myitle St Bridge!

[@jimpikoulis6726]

Golden Square - GOLD

[@viathealtonaloop]

What date was this filmed on?

[@chapelstreetbridge473]

1:33:30 Hello! Welcome to my world!