Sydney Trains Vlog 1861: Work Bound During Lockdown

Vlog 1861
Work Bound During Lockdown
#railway #railroad #trains
In this video i take you with me as i make my way to work during Sydney’s Lockdown.
We take the tram from Randwick to Central, Train from Central to Epping and Bus from Epping to Macquarie Park where i am based at work for the day.
Explore Australia’s History & Abandonments with me:
‪@AbandonedOZ‬
Filmed on: 5/7/2021

[@nah_144]

I hope you have been doing well Phil, the Delta variant is starting to spread here in NYC.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I’ve been doing good :) Yes it’s the Delta variant that is spreading here too but we are slowly getting it under control. I hope you are doing as well as can be expected there and hope all is under control soon :) I can’t wait to visit NYC again, i absolutely fell in love with the city when i was there. Also can’t wait to see the R211’s in person when things return to normal :)

[@JamyBusrs]

Hi I’m big fan!!!!!!

[@Captaine973]

Also congrats on 21 and a half subs

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Thanks mate! Approaching 22K :)

[@sethtan715]

Hi! I'm not living in Oz but my country is having issues with the new Delta variant too! Hope all goes well in Sydney! Cheers, mate!

[@glenking8238]

Faer

[@sethtan715]

@@glenking8238 ?

[@rylee8135]

Sorry Phil what I was meant to say was I watched your videos since 2015

[@Michaeldragon800]

I'm doing alright. Just got myself tested yesterday and got my results to be Negative so i'm good.

[@SamSitar]

hi Phil. i am doing well. things in America are partly open.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

That’s very good to hear! :)

[@sydneytravellervlogs4659]

Going fine as I'm still working, Phil do you eat Subway? if you do what's your usual as I work there lol.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

That’s great to hear :) Yes i eat Subway. I usually have the Buffalo Chicken sub on Italian herbs & cheese :)

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Are you at the Epping one?

[@sydneytravellervlogs4659]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs That’s a good choice! I work at Subway Cherrybrook.

[@stackoftwigz]

Lol Melbourne is free

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

That’s good.

[@kamalngametua5461]

yeah im good how are u were in lockdown

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I’m going alright, pushing on :)

[@kamalngametua5461]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs im a really big fan of you i watched u since i was 4

[@kamalngametua5461]

i wish i could meet u at yagoonathat wre i live cheers mate be safe and by ur big fan samuel

[@JenperTV]

Hope you stay safe out there Phil! I really hope the situation here in Sydney doesn’t get worse, especially with trial HSCs coming up soon...

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hey :) You stay safe too! Lets hope everything eases here soon!

[@raphaellenempont4818]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs 🚆🚆🚆🚆💬💬💬💬💬👍

[@sydneyandnewcastletrainsvl8492]

good it has now

[@YellowYT]

(this comment looks like an essay so sorry about that)Been a while since you've done one of these, loved that e-paper sign, never seen one before. After researching I found out that some cost over 10K to install (as they are solar powered, ran by their own energy). Completely changing the subject will you do a travel vlog sometime? I know you go to queensland every so often, but heck even if your catching a plane there it would be really cool to see your experience, even if it's not entirely related to your content. Also this may seem like a really random question, but why don't you heart comments? Love your videos man, can't wait to see what you do in the future!

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

With the e-paper signs there’s a few in the City i believe :) The $10K price tag is worth it especially when they are solar powered. When restrictions ease and i’m able to get time off work i am going to go back to QLD so yes i’ll definitely do a travel vlog :) As for hearting comments i just haven’t put much thought into it haha. I’ll give you one though since you mentioned it haha :)

[@YellowYT]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs Cheers mate :)

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

No worries :)

[@KaelansTrainsVlogs]

Great Video even in lockdown. Can I just ask what do you use to make your intros and if you could do more vlogs on the Illawarra and south coast line

[@griffinrails]

Nice video! I'm doing fine, having some pet projects emerge at home so far. What job do you have?

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Thank you! I’m glad you are going alright :) I’m a gardener

[@Woodland26]

Watching this "in the vicinity of Macquarie Park" at work. PT now are running at Sunday timetable, that means my son who starts work at 7am in Killara cannot catch his train/bus to work as there are no bus to take him from train station to his work place. Normally he would be like Phil on the local bus at 5:50am to the metro station, bus/train/train/bus to work. Now I drive him directly to work then I leisurely go to work somewhere in Macquarie Park. At least it is free parking now instead of paying >$10 a day parking at work.

[@TheAussieBusman]

Hopefully Sydney pulls out of the lockdown blues fairly soon, Let’s hope the 3 week stint is enough to do it. Even us Regional folks have had restrictions reintroduced, Like Masks indoors and I think we’re back to the 1 person per 4 square metres in cafes and restaurants. I’m just hoping things improve even slightly for when I head to Sydney on the 20th July to do my BOAS exam (Bus Operators Accreditation Scheme) at the Uni of Sydney. If they don’t I’ll just take the extra precautions when I head down as I’ll be there overnight, Then Isolate and get tested when I get back to the Mid North Coast if needed (don’t want to ruin the 430+ day covid free streak we’ve had).

[@acemclean750]

Hope you are doing well, stay safe mete, hope to see more videos of QLD Rail (especially the new interior of the NGR 735)

[@nswtrainsvlogs4853]

I hope you are doing well and stay safe during the Second Lockdown. Was supposed to go to Wondabyne last Thursday but the trip got postponed to a later date

[@Tomothy-e3b]

I used to work in Sydney city but changed to a job on the north shore. The last time I saw that side of central it was a hole in the ground. Good to see they finally finished the light rail.

[@NSWTrainLinkVlogs]

Hey Phil have you heard about the new SETS Great Northern Chopper Tour?

[@johnlang4198]

Good video, Phil. Liked the sunrise shot over the Parramatta River. Unusual to be only 4 degrees in the City even during winter. Hell, 4 in the City is even unusual for Melbourne these days!!

[@mistagrove4349]

Heyyy good to see you're doing well Phil! things are a bit touch and go up here in the Gold Coast too so hopefully that stupid Queenslander Palazchuk monitoring the situation closely. but apart from that, as soon as the situation is more calm, I'm considering moving back to Sydney FOR GOOD😂

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hey :) Hopefully all goes well for the whole country soon. I miss SEQ

[@anttipeltola8578]

Have you tried using an electric scooter for your home-train-work commute. Would be a nice time saver having the scooter with you on a train and riding your connecting trips with it. Great content and greetings from Finland. 🇫🇮

[@RobboTheDisabledVlogger]

G'day Phil, Going well thanks mate. Hope you are too. Keep up the great work 🙂

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hey mate! Glad you are going well :) I’m going good, pushing on :)

[@ByronChen117]

I don’t live in Sydney but I have friends there whom we used to visit once a year. That hasn’t happened since covid started due to border restrictions. We live in Victoria and have gone through a few lockdowns too, so our hearts go out to you. Hope you get out of this soon!

[@transportforsydneyvlogs7258]

Hi Phil! I hope you have been well during this lockdown. Nice video too! I have a few questions for you which I’m curious about: 1. What is your favourite fleet in the Sydney Trains and in the NSW TrainLink network (both suburban and outer suburban)? 2. Do you have a favourite station/s or train line within Sydney? 3. Bit similar to Q2 but what area within the Opal network do you enjoy filming at the most?

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hi mate, i’m going alright. I hope you are going good :) Q1: Current fleet, K Set for Sydney Trains and V Set for NSW TrainLink Q2: St James and Central Q3: Central Coast & Newcastle Line :)

[@LiftsInAustralia]

Hi, I'm going great! I'm from the Central Coast and we are in lockdown too, and it sucks just like yours. Nice video too! And stay safe!

[@justinmckenzie3337]

Hope your well and staying safe love your videos I am new to trains keep up the fantastic work

[@mce_AU]

Thanks Phil. Don't worry you'll get through this just fine.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Thanks mate :) The virus won’t last forever, we’ll beat it :)

[@robertwinston2519]

Hey Phil, I just got out Sydney Nic of time stayed near town hall, big station , think 8 platforms , but st James and museum more character, keep up great work 👍🍺

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hey mate! Oooh lucky! The lockdown took hold really quick. Town Hall has 6 Platforms :) St James is my favourite City station. Thank you for your comment :)

[@nswtransportfilms]

Awesome video mate! :D stay safe

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Thank you :) You stay safe too!

[@MrSquareart]

Do you know if there any good plans about expand the Sydney light rail in a couple of years?

[@SMFran57012]

Hi Phill take care out there! Lets hope we get out of lockdown!

[@graememellor8319]

Good to see you are safe & well, thanks for your update Phil...

[@rylee8135]

Hi Phil you’re my favourite train vlogger I haven’t watched your videos since 2015

[@peterkehoe1984]

Being an ex Sydneysider now living in Adelaide, your vids have helped me keep up with the railways back home.

[@scottjones9402]

G'day phil Scott Jones here just saying hello and everything is going great down here in Melbourne

[@aymansworld5919]

STV I’m really excited l’d Want to see you uploading the St Peters station Part 4

[@LiamsWildlife1]

I was today years old when I found out that I’ve also been following your on your other channel for years abandon oz

[@STGsshorts22]

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[@brucemackinnon6707]

If you had a folding electric scooter you would not have missed the earlier L R. ?

[@sebe7570]

Was very lucky today to have boarded B41 this morning. R.I.P C sets

[@robertmainerd7145]

Really nice video Phil. I was recently made redundant from the aviation industry and my income now is the Disability Support Pension cause I'm legally blind. Thanks for sharing videos like this for those of us who can't easily experience these transport modes. Personally, I love the V sets, and I'll be sorry to seee them go.

[@austinnguyen449]

We are doing good

[@ryanlansom7951]

Going good here in the Riverina. It’s a lot better to live in regional NSW

[@oneworldisthebest4769]

just wondering what you're job is - love the vids btw

[@michellematthews2113]

1 of my horses is trained at Warwick Farm mite race at Randwick

[@VoxiferaYT]

What do you think of the Newcastle station passenger arrest? It was on the V set with DIT purple cars, everyone’s favourite V.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Oooh yeah i saw the video. I don’t know, i think that the lady should have produced her exemption.

[@tld8102]

Why'd you take a bus? I'd imagine being a train enthusiast you'd prefer the metro... or is it cost where you save a few dollars every week

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

It was quicker to get the bus in this case.

[@Captaine973]

Awesome videos mags I just can’t believe how many people don’t subscribe you it would mean a lot if everyone subbed

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Thank you for your comment mate, it’s much appreciated! 😊

[@electricityisgreat2767]

Whats the time when u recorded this it looks dark still :0 and for me im in lockdown its very annoying I WANT TO GO OUTSIDE in ashfield luckily i can go to the park and walk

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I started the video a bit before 5:30am. Hopefully all goes well enough so that the lockdown will end soon :)

[@electricityisgreat2767]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs wow U work so early?

[@kyleyu1943]

second

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

👍🏼

[@sharmisthaacharjee8736]

Hey phil how are you doing you stay safe ok also stay

[@darrenrodneysales5973]

Hi Phil, here is South East Queensland, the only restrictions we have is that we have to wear masks. everything else is back to normal

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hi mate. I’m glad everything is going well up there :)

[@darrenrodneysales5973]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs It is, but the nursing home that my husband's mother is in is still in lockdown due to rhinovirus, which means we can't see her

[@shawnd-v1660]

You should of gotten off at haymarket because it's closer to the intercity platforms

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Nah i wanted to get coffee. Didn’t want to stuff around.

[@MovieTVGameLyrics]

what is your job

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I’m a gardener :)

[@MovieTVGameLyrics]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs why dont you drive trains

[@nswtrainsvlogs]

First. Hey Phil I’m going fine.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

🤘🏼👍🏼

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Glad you’re doing ok :)

[@nswtrainsvlogs]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs do you mind if I text you? Would you reply? I just want to have a chat just about the current situation here in Sydney. And thank you Im Glad to hear that

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

No txts please.

[@nswtrainsvlogs]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs ok no worries all good. Glad your doing ok

[@marcusprentice93]

Going stir crazy not being at work

[@fanboy4454]

Any lack of customers in shopping centre.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

There’s definitely less customers which is good to see.

[@suave-rider]

That e-paper sign at 16:51 is amazeballs. Intrigued however, that you don't stay on the train from Central, change at Chatswood, then on to Mac Uni station.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

It’s very useful that’s for sure! :)

[@yerolo]

That train doesn't stop at Chatswood though as it was the Newcastle train...it stops at Strathfield, Epping and Hornsby. I probably would have changed at Epping to the metro though and rode that to Macquarie instead of the bus.

[@suave-rider]

@@yerolo yes you're right. If he changed to the Metro he'd be at Mac Uni at 6:52am.

[@TransportVideosAU]

I’m doing okay during this lockdown, really keen to go out away from home after it ends.

[@knightman1970]

what time do you start - 7am?

[@nswqldExplores]

Hi nice video and I am feeling fine

[@RailTownProductions]

Hey Phil, I'm doing well up here.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hey Ant! Glad you are going good bud :)

[@davidneil9423]

Hey great vids I love your channel;)

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hey David, thank you :)

[@DRobloxShark]

Nice❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Captaine973]

21 and a half thousand

[@inky3]

hey mate ive watched for years you reckon you can do a vlog on some hunter valley stations?

[@NZ006]

What do you do for work?

[@nathanpatterson4135]

all good here about you

[@hereurpresent8945]

Hey phil where u home?

[@penrith2165]

Hey phill do you know when the d sets will be in service in the blue mountains ??? If you could reply that would be awesome thanks phill

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hey mate. Right now there’s no date set. There is a union dispute so there’s no saying when the Mariyung sets will enter service.

[@penrith2165]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs Thanks a lot for replying 👊🏽👊🏽

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

No worries :)

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Nathan, yeah quite a few sets have but because of the union dispute they can’t enter service yet.

[@tabithadmitrieff]

I hate lockdown

[@rowannicholls7285]

What work do you do

[@kmantrainvlogs3303]

Hey Phil I love your train vlogs

[@kmantrainvlogs3303]

Hey Phil you check out my train vlogs

[@Shitphototaker69]

Man the sounds of the V set in this video bring back so many memories

[@anandohshanta7196]

I'm going good

[@giddy1337]

@12:45 there’s an XPT train down the other end of the station.

[@alanscarvideos]

Hi

[@LarryYacoub]

Hi

[@Captaine973]

*mate* sorry bad spelling

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

No problem at all, honestly i didn’t even notice haha :)

[@australiantrainsvlogs]

Hi please reply

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hey :)

[@belchy94]

Good to hear from you again, what do you do for work

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Cheers mate! I’m a gardener :)

[@belchy94]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs oh cool

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

:)

[@slepper98]

Well done, all good here. Have a fine day yourself. Best wishes and cheers.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Thank you for your comment, have an amazing day/night :)

[@busvlogsofnsw7921]

Phil, A) Do you have Google Hangout? B) Can I request a bus vlog at Macquarie Centre

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hey mate. I don’t anymore. I don’t do bus vlogs anymore. Only Trains, Trams and occasional aviation

[@Voyagerthe2nd]

You should've also shown the metro during the lockdown

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Nah i wanted to get to work as quick as possible. The bus was leaving within like 2 minutes from the time i got to Epping.

[@Agent44996]

This was really fun and entertaining just watching this document of your journey to work during lockdown. Thanks! Hope you're doing well.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Glad to hear mate! I’m doing well, i hope you are well too :)

[@maxcocks3468]

l I love your videos be safe

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Cheers Max, you stay safe too! :)