The GHOST Stations Of The Werribee Line!

Over 70 Railway Stations Have Closed All Across Melbourne, And Many Of Them Once Lay Of The Werribee Line. From Paisley To Werribee Racecourse, Let's Go And Explore!
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[@the_train_man]

Special Thanks To Peter Knight For The Huge Help With This Video, I Can't Thank You Enough!

[@AdmiringSparks]

thankyou peter

[@petergoodvibes]

It was my absolute pleasure!

[@petergoodvibes]

@matty matty I was glad to help, I learned a lot myself!

[@bradleytrevaskis7744]

hi bud ... when will the vid beready ?

[@aaronstately]

@@petergoodvibes did you own retravision in hoppers crossing?

[@mracine1463]

Ah, good old Paisley station. A few years ago, me and a couple of mates took some picnic chairs and sat on the platform to wave to the trains as they went by. We got quite a few funny looks from the drivers and passengers as they went past. Eventually, we saw a Police car in the distance and decided discretion was the better part of valor - we abandoned the chairs and ran for it. As far as I know, the chairs stayed on the platform for several weeks - probably even months. Then one day, they were gone. Someone got some free 'Reject Shop' chairs, I guess. It's kinda funny, but it was many years ago when we were a bit younger and more reckless - I certainly wouldn't try it now! And - for safety reasons - I wouldn't recommend anyone else try it. As always, a great video Train Man - very well researched. Look forward to the next one. (y)

[@maryanndawidowicz3484]

Interesting facts, I have never saw a ghost station on the Werribee line.

[@gamingwithnicko1942]

The real ghost station is General Motors. Anyone know when the train will arrive, I’ve been waiting 18 years

[@Prieze868]

Yes I was waiting for that I a friend of mine said it should be Doveton station referring to ghost General Motors Holden station I think it's privately-owned at the time but not now was very 1950 styling on that station

[@privateinformation2960]

I hear theyre going to run a special commemorative service to celebrate the launch of the next Holden Commodore...

[@steveweatherly1965]

Well, growing up in North Altona and spending around 35 years there i wasnt aware of that station hatherly. I knew of a street hatherly Grove close by so must have some connection with the name of the station or vise versa. Well done Max you taught me something i didn't even know and only live a couple Kilometers from growing up

[@rebekahlascheit5837]

Lived in Hatherley grove 60s 70s

[@penmanovicxxxxxx2694]

Very interesting. That's Mount Waverley station at the end, yeah? My home station. Ever thought about documenting the old Whittlesea line? You can walk/ride it from Mernda and there's old platforms, bits of track sticking out from road crossings, and at least one repurposed station shed.

[@ValeriePallaoro]

And kangaroos and huge gum trees on the plains .. so there's a lot that could be made of a video like that

[@andyjay4442]

Mate your vids are getting better and better! Keep up the great work.

[@davemail66]

Thoroughly informative and enjoyable to watch as always, thank you The Train Man and thanks also to Peter Knight. Looking forward to the next VLOG ;)

[@fauzirahman3285]

Hope to see Paisley station reopen some day to serve the Altona North residential area and also Millers Junction commercial area. Also the area around the former Werribee Racecourse area is now built up with estates.

[@barneyforsdike1427]

Another informative and well produced video Max. Your research and the old photos really bring it to life. So glad there were a few visible remnants to find at a couple of the stations - always good to have an extra reward for all your efforts!!

[@chloerutherford7251]

Dude I love randomly watching your vids at 3am having popcorn, I don’t know why I’m so invested in Melbourne rail way system but here I am. How do you know all of these things!

[@vk3ye]

One could argue that a remnant of Hatherley Station is a nearby street name - Hatherley Gv. I wonder if the street was named after the station or vice versa?

[@adammurphy6845]

Awesome topic Train Man. Learnt some news stuff! Never knew about Hatherley or Edinburgh stations.

[@kennethpilling1355]

Thanks The Train Man, a great video of ghost stations. I have heard of most of them but had forgotten they existed. Thanks for the memories. Keep up the good work.

[@giddy1337]

Wow, very interesting video about the abandoned/ghost stations along the Werribee railway line, The Train Man. I liked watching this :)

[@natalialesage9138]

This is really good. Thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks for the history lesson. I catch the train often and have wondered about Paisley and other stations that no longer exist.

[@the_train_man]

Thanks for watching Natalia! There is so much history lost forever all across Melbourne, and Paisley is certainly a ghost of it's past self. Thanks again!

[@michaelhall8586]

Really interesting and informative. It’s amazing how many times I’ve ridden that line and never thought about the history around it

[@the_train_man]

I hate how all this history is hidden away from everyone's eyes, not spoken about often enough, hopefully my video, scraped a good amount of the surface :)

[@mikkamon]

dude what the actual.. your presentation and knowledge on these topics is next level! we really enjoyed watching this and many of your other videos!

[@miyagiimk1638]

Love your work buddy, keep up the work mate!

[@stephenphilp1380]

Great video, as usual. Thanks for taking the time to make them.

[@jashugg]

My 1978 melways showed a few of these like Galvin and Mobiltown so these names are familiar but the rest were news to me. Information that I probably don’t really need but I’m not complaining, great stuff!

[@dtrezy5223]

That's awesome. My dad used to work right near Galvin station.

[@ianwoff7000]

Well done, Max - another fascinating video clip!

[@conscience666]

Learning a lot, every time! Absolutely gripping stuff! Bravo, Max!

[@nithiyasivakumar2432]

Hey Buddy, Can you also look at other ghost stations such as Holden, White City, General Motors etc.

[@adia3661]

You should definitely check out the Lilydale - Warburton rail trail, there’s a whole bunch of old stations with signs and platforms going through the Yarra valley bushland, and would definitely make for a great train man video

[@VaughanMcAlley]

My friend and I opened the train doors and set foot on Mobiltown station in 1984, possibly because we knew it was closing, but probably because it had a silly name.

[@Alexander_Dunn]

Sorry about me missing the stream as I thought it would be on Sunday, I thought since it wasn’t on. Sunday I thought it would be next week not today, so sorry for missing the stream but this is one of my fav vids from you yet! Well done! 👍

[@nicholasmichaelides4550]

Another brilliant video! Keep up the fantastic work and delivering passionate and informative videos...almost mini docos 😊🙏

[@lachlansmart2373]

I just stumbled across your channel by accident. Really interesting and well researched video. It'd be really cool to see you do this video again for other cities in Australia.

[@mangwiw]

This a great video! Love your work. There is huge scope to reopen Paisley, or move it to the other side of the Millers Rd overpass to service the ever-growing Millers Junction centre

[@kirbstagoontheaxolotl]

Rename the station to Altona North while they're at it, it would be amazing not to have to travel up to Altona or Newport just to catch a train

[@chrisfountain6733]

Wow great video :) very knowledgeable . I like the way you visited all the old stations and compair to today times too :)

[@dalepobega]

Great! Love seeing someone so young engaged in local history. Congratulations

[@jessesands4099]

I Remember Passing Through Galvin And Paisley Railway Stations Back In 1986-87 On The V/Line Geelong Trains Going Down To Watch The Football At Kardinia Park!😒🏚️🛤️🚇🏉🐱🏟️

[@thepiratequeen89]

I used to go to uni in Geelong and catch the train, and ended up learning about Paisley station! It's awesome going through an abandoned station that still stands.

[@125sloth]

Great info on Mobil station and Werribee Racecourse. I wonder if anyone remembers or even knows of the old General Motors station at the long gone GMH factory just past Dandenong.

[@darylcheshire1618]

Does anyone remember White City on the Sunshine line? At Parliament station wall maps, you could see where it was covered up. Just past Tottemham.

[@stevenr637]

Awesome research and information! I'd recommend a higher tripod as to save your self from potential lower back issues. Subscribed!

[@the_train_man]

I certainly need to invest in some better equipment haha, thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@gzeuskraiste]

Good job mate. Was surprised to find I only knew about half of these. I realise it's not technically on the Werribee line, but Manor might have been worth a mention too.

[@thaihdvision142]

cool video max! I really like the Werribee line

[@masinat4322]

7:00 Edinburgh station from Laverton is about the same distance from Laverton to Aircraft.

[@ValeriePallaoro]

Yes; I don't think it was the closeness. I think it was the time frame; before 1900s the number of people using the lines and upswing of new suburbs meant rail was the method of choice for people transport and land sale ... after that though the multi use of cars meant rail stations were not as popular; road became the thing. I've done some local history research on West Brunswick around that timeframe and looked into the subdivision/advertising/realisation of it's proposed rail line.

[@benno2468]

Love your videos. When can we expect a Hurstbridge and Mernda video mate?

[@RT_today]

Great vid! I sorta knew about most of them, but wow, still learned heaps!

[@the_train_man]

Glad you learnt something Thomas, I'll keep bringing some closed stations videos for ya :)

[@Alexander_Dunn]

6:35 “trains run past it at over 130 km an hour” I thought the max in service speed for metro was 115 between Watergardens and Sunbury and Cranbourne?

[@tazzer9]

V/line was allowed 130 on the velcoties through there, but Vlo's through there are very rare these days

[@Alexander_Dunn]

@@tazzer9I thought they all went through Wyndham Vale until the Werribee line upgrade

[@seaweed1992]

@@Alexander_Dunn they do, but very very rarely, vline has put them through werribee when there's a problem between footscray and Wyndham vale on the geelong line.

[@boofheadgerry]

Another good informative video by yourself. Can I suggest two lines that you may want to produce a video on. Firstly the Upfield to Somerton rail line which had passenger services on and off to Somerton from Faulkner. This rail line was used for freight up until the 1990's and had a duel gauge standard and broad gauge track. I walked this line several years ago and the tracks are still in location though the vegetation next to the line is heavily overgrown. There is a proposal to reopen this line for the Shepparton V/Line trains to use, removing pressure from the Craigieburn rail line. the second rail line that you may want to consider investigating is the Broadstore rail line. The Broadstore rail line branched off the Craigieburn rail line just north of Broadmeadows and headed due east for a little over 2 kms. It serviced the Magyar Army barracks and apparently had a spur line to the Immigration Centre nearby. The Broadstore line closed in the early 1980s and was never electrified, the line never carried passengers but there was the occasional enthusiast trains which ventured out onto its tracks.

[@wimbletrain]

Hi, a friend of mine mentioned your channel so I came to take a look. Enjoying your videos, great stuff!

[@mickhambleton6899]

Yes ! More West ! So much to cover out here !

[@tomjay2531]

Nice to see a young kid with a big passion.

[@icascone]

Found this video very interesting; especially as I have lived here 20 years and haven't heard of these... Only one where a former Holden factory was... Thanks for sharing and great to see a young person interested in these sorts of things!

[@martinrowland67]

Top job - really impressive work. thank you for sharing

[@engter3708]

Love your video, great research and very nicely put together. Keep up the great work!

[@krisdevalle]

My train driver mate says the speed limit along that section is 115kmh. She's down my way tomorrow, the Frankston line limit is 95kmh. She's gonna give me an extra toot when she hits Aspendale.

[@TheMelbournelad]

6:43 ahhhhh the sweet noise of Melbourne rail network 😝. That said with the level crossing project going that Melbourne sound will soon be a thing of the past. I have lived in Melbourne 20years and always love the public transport but only recently found out we have one of the long metro rail networks in the world.

[@gregthompson3274]

Keep bringing out these fascinating insights into Melbourne's rail history trainman👍

[@the_train_man]

Thanks Greg!

[@ValeriePallaoro]

Bloody hell man! I'm new to your channel and only now realised it's the same 'outtro' every time *facepalmenow!* This is a brilliant video - worthy of a second watch. Thanks

[@the_train_man]

Thank you very much! I've used the same outro in nearly every video of 2020 haha, glad you're enjoying the content, I appreciate the support!

[@jenrutherford6690]

I don't even live in Australia and I can't stop watching .

[@planetX15]

Where do you live?

[@jenrutherford6690]

@@planetX15I'm a kiwi

[@planetX15]

@@jenrutherford6690 Nice one

[@darylcheshire1618]

The Altona line itself was slated for closure in the late ‘70s perhaps as part of the Lonie Report. In those days it was a single track branch. I think the extension to Laverton saved it. Before electrification of the Werribee line, the siding at Paisley was electrified for the storage of sparks but the passenger platform was not electrified and the passengers caught the DERM. Once the Rail Tourist Association had a Christmas trip in a charted double ended Tait motor in the Paisley siding. The Lonie Report was our Dr Beeching Report but we also had the Bland Report around 1970. The Liberal government was very keen to reduce the losses and the Mornington and Healesville lines closed but the Altona and Alamein lines were saved. The Lonie Report recommended the cessation of all regional services except Geelong. The public was skeptical of Mr Lonie’s associations with oil companies. The Libs knew that following up with many of the recommendations would be political suicide. But they hummed and ahhed about it for a while.

[@boofheadgerry]

You are correct, the Altona line was recommended for closure in the Lonie Report (1981), this was obviously political as the Altona line was located in a safe Labor seat. When the Cain Government came to power in 1982. The incoming Government announced that the Altona line would not be closed and it would be extended to Laverton with one intermediate station being Westona. Actually when the line was under construction, a friend and myself drove along the newly laid right of way (there was no ballast or rail laid at that time) from Altona to Laverton. Something you would not be able to do these days at any rail construction site. I have been perplexed for a long time as to why the line is not duplicated.

[@darylcheshire1618]

@@boofheadgerry Not sure if it was political, the Libs had a real good go at closing a lot of lines everywhere (I think the location was irrelevent) it was an ideological attack on the rail mode, the Alamein and Sandringham lines were slated for closure and were saved. The Stony Point line was closed for two years and reinstated by Steve Crabb as was the Cobram line. (I traveled on the special to Cobram). The Upfield line was slated for closure and was underinvested for years pending the closure which meant there were lots of manually operated gates. I think the same underinvestment preserved the New Street gates on the Sandy line until people wanted them preserved. The outcry against the closure of the Balmoral line caused the Lib member to lose his seat in the election. It was known that the Lonie Report was done by someone from BHP and was seen as connections to the oil industry which had a vested interest in the road lobby.

[@Bobman84]

@@darylcheshire1618 Failured to mention the Labor-closed lines. St. Kilda and Port Melbourne are still closures, trams or not. Healesville line another, as well as reckless dismantling of the line and no attempt by the ALP to restore any of the closed lines from the 1980s is truly disgraceful.

[@darylcheshire1618]

@@Bobman84 You are correct. The Healesville rail motor service was withdrawn on the same day as the Mornington line. The line was open to Coldstream which was closed on 10 March 1983. Most of the Lonie recommended closures were carried out such as the Timboon Line.

[@phil____5480]

Awsome video! Keep up the great work!

[@ownpj]

There was also an island station planned for between Werribee and Hoppers Crossing at what is now the Derrimut road underpass. It was also never built.

[@AdmiringSparks]

i didnt know about so many of these station

[@katinagarrick9715]

Thank you for this great video loved it.

[@lastnightsmusic6067]

Great video, does anyone know, was there ever a station at Manor junction after Werribee?

[@darylcheshire1618]

There was a Manor station

[@gzeuskraiste]

The old stationmaster's house is still there, you can see it from the train just west of the junction. Closed 1970.

[@johnnysroadnrailwayvlogs441M]

Nice one, I am very interested on ghost stations in Melbourne. And when will you do the Sunbury line? :)

[@hazptmedia]

I already knew most of these but didn’t know a lot of the info so thanks Train man!

[@jaz.zuyderwyk]

Thanks Train Man! These are some great videos!

[@sebastianliggieri8411]

Can you please do Craigieburn, Upfield and Mernda? (ghost stations of these lines) Good vid by the way

[@johnd8892]

Paisley at 5:30 possibly saw its first Tait train stop there on 15 May 2021, yesterday, when the preserved Tait train ran on the main line for the first time in 17 years. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHzNh3yIr9OLaZo Two carriages in this date back to 1910 and the newest is from 1918. We hope that it will be running trips open to the public in future.

[@cckcollins3636]

Love how you say the garden & all it is weeds lol , funny stuff , good job btw

[@mzcrazyhunnii]

Great video! The funny thing is these stations would probably be frequented again due to the population boom. Such a shame they are no longer there!

[@garynewton1263]

Train Man, what about 'Aircraft' station which was also on the Werribee line???

[@paulmcgaw6976]

Amazing! Been catching that line for years and had no idea! So trains used to always go through the Altona loop? I thought the bypass was built around 2013. I had no idea!

[@aryoutube354]

Great video! So good to see Melbourne's public transport history showcased in this way 👏

[@darylkanofski9327]

Great video and good that you enjoy your rail history

[@the_train_man]

I love it all mate, thanks for watching Daryl :)

[@darylkanofski9327]

@@the_train_man I stumbled across your videos as I'm at home with Covid

[@secysb2910]

Brilliant again Max 👍

[@layniestanford6394]

Train Man, many thanks for your very interesting video.

[@zippy1404]

Great job man. Really enjoyed this.

[@Crew-oo3ms]

Nothing here about Manor? Situated a further 3 or 4 miles on from the Racecourse, not far from the old Wests Road tip. Also saw a comment below about the old Bellarine Peninsula line to Queenscliff, would be good to see some history on that as very little is in public forum save for the book Trains Troops and Tourists by Paul Kenny.

[@Austtube]

Some awesome stories. I could tell some stories of Mobiltown. Including the refugees from Wiltona Refugee centre used to climb up to the train, way above station level. The women had to have their prams passed up to the train, and then climb up with the kids. It was awkward. I used to play bets and raced the train from Mobiltown to Seaholme. Most times, I beat the train to Seaholme, as the train was so slow to cross Korroit Creek, it's a wonder the train didn't derail, it had to be ever so slow. Every now and again, clunk, another chunk would tolt the train leaving some passengers gasping. I had a bit of a gambling racket going on, especially with some of the Vietnamese, who loved to gamble... Fun days. All when I wagged sport. I was not good at sport. But I could run faster than the Altona train. I never told my PE teacher! haha Never!

[@vincentkohlumcfan22]

Ah Altona North imagine if they actually add an intermediate station

[@Prieze868]

I think if they had it'll be good if they had enough Altona North station but I think there's a lot of trouble in Altona North and also edgell the bus companies out of their revenue

[@wwilson4554]

Great video, didn’t know of Hatherly

[@letsbehonest4221]

Good history lessons.. .. thank you ...

[@notaplic8158]

Werribee racecourse is still there??? I drove past where I assumed it was and all i saw was 2 left over stanchions and nothing else. Would you be able to chuck me the co-ordinates? Also, nice video. As someone else said, sunbury would be nice

[@paulrobinson58]

I see the Racecourse station everyday it would be so good if they got it running again

[@bradleytrevaskis7744]

@ The Train Man ... .. Hi dude.... Happy new year to you. have you thought about doing the old MORNINGTON rail line from baxter.

[@the_train_man]

Filming there on Monday mate :)

[@bradleytrevaskis7744]

@@the_train_man good luck.... let me know when up !

[@bradleytrevaskis7744]

How did u go

[@australiantrains8988]

Excellent value, I learnt something from your video, well researched and great details, you have a love of railway history which is good from someone so young. I include railway history on all my video's as NSW is like Victoria, we have lost a lot and most forgotten. Congratulations on a job well done.

[@rebekahlascheit5837]

I lived in Hatherley grove, l guess named after the station, but it was Paisley station and was still in use till early 1970s

[@CarePeers]

Some V-line train stations were closed. When I was in Melbourne, I travelled to Sale (the beach side) by V-line. However, the train was replaced by bus.

[@Traveltheme706]

Interesting video, im from Sydney and i wish someone would do a vid like this of abandoned lines/stations in such detail

[@adavies971985]

Wow, Back in early 2000's a young fella Gavin jumped out of the old Vline between bittern and Hastings... was in ICU for like 8 weeks. Unlucky for him it was going about 80kph...

[@zaraustra]

Another awesome upload, thank you!

[@the_train_man]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@mce_AU]

Good work TTM.

[@amanderwadsworth-62]

Hi there I like the videos a lot and I hope you do not run out of this time put in your videos so keep them coming and stay safe.

[@maxboots3948]

Good vid, you should do a video on the webb dock line and the old Melbourne yard.

[@the_train_man]

Webb Dock has been filmed, and the yard is a great suggestion? Thanks Max!

[@jamieb8112]

Great video! 👍 There was another ghost station in the western suburbs, White City. I think it was close to Tottenham on the Sunbury line. From memory, I think it was still in existence in the early 80’s, but I’m not exactly sure why it disappeared. I know once upon a time Tottenham station had a railway crossing but the station was raised above the road. (And that section of track is one of the smoothest rides in the Melbourne train network, feels like you’re gliding). Maybe when Tottenham was raised, it had something to do with the disappearance of White City??? I’ll search google. 😉

[@thekraftyguy8246]

You should do a video on the Bellarine line from south Geelong to queenscliff

[@timallardyce1216]

Hey. I thought you would like to know that once I was on a train to Geelong (which as you know used to run via this route) and we were sent onto the Melbourne bound line. As we came close to Paisley, we stopped and the previous train was on the other side. Passengers from that train joined my train. It might be the only time the station was used after it was closed. They wouldn't allow this today! It was pretty overgrown, but might not have been quite as bad as it is now

[@garynewton1263]

Train Man, Do you have any photos or diagrams of the Survey Park/Richmond Park/Burnley Gardens station between Burnley & Heyington?

[@shanecockburn]

Fantastic Videos keep up the great work

[@mikeyboy26]

Another great vid Train Man!.....Waiting for a new one to "drop".......

[@the_train_man]

Not this weekend unfortunately ;( but the will be one next Saturday. Year 12 has taken up so much time unfortunately, my apologies

[@mikeyboy26]

@@the_train_man Oh yeah i forgot you told us you are doing Yr 12. Sorry , you concentrate on your studies mate.

[@privateinformation2960]

There is a one lane stone lined railway overpass where Edinborough station was going to go that floods a couple of feet every time it rains, millions of dollars of work has been put in to stop it and nothing works, a kid got sucked off his pushbike into the drains a couple of years back. When i was a kid my old man would drag stuck cars out from it with his 4x4. All the vegetation/rectifying works/parklands around most of Altona was pretty much paid for by Mobil in the 80s/90s/00s to fix ground contamination stuff, refinery was built in the 1910s (ive seen some of the original plans from the us) so a lot of dosh got thrown hobsons bay council's way for pretty stuff. One side of my family were early 50's immigrants to the area.

[@AdmiringSparks]

at mobil town station i though that the bridge on tope was mobile town station