Trolley riding on the Waihi Goldfields Railway

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

When my brother and I were visiting my grandparents in Northern Vermont we took the pump cart from the railroad maintenance shed and went for a ride for about 3 miles and that was one of my fondest memories.

[@moradchakir6153]

Hay

[@RuleofFive]

Watching this 10 years later. Beautiful scenery in New Zealand! Greetings from the US!

[@garylsmalley]

need more And louder horns . sure looks like fun. When I was about 16, my buddy and I rode his 59 Chevy car from Sprinkle Texas to Pflugerville Texas on the Katy railway, a freight only line. Makes me wonder how I ever got to 68 years old. Enjoyed the video

[@bobjimenez4464]

yes, wider wheels, crash helmets and good life insurance. It looks fun for sure, I'd do it if I knew how to make something like that.

[@dam4274]

I love how they can move along so fast! On electric power no less!

[@jimmymac63]

Thumbs up if you are just random video watching!

[@austinmiller3497]

Awesome video I hope they reactivate that Railroad line again I would like to see trains go across that

[@MURDERSTYLE]

Would be an understatement to say that some folks actually use their grey matter and know how to have great fun while doing so. Living life like that won't lead to complaining. This is the stuff that dreams are made of and I wish for everybody to be able to see something akin to this.

[@NDVC.]

*Great video. Thank you for sharing!*

[@ROCKSTARCRANE]

I cannot imagine anything more fun than this!!

[@rubber20021]

The fun and beauty, thanks for showing!

[@robervalmachado5709]

Fantástic from Brazil.

[@jamesdmehl]

I found your railway on Google-Earth and it looks like a great place to take speeders, thank-you for posting and have fun!

[@paulw.woodring7304]

A few technical questions. 1) How much does it weigh when totally assembled? 2) Top speed? 3) Does it have regenerative braking capability? 4) How long does it run on a charge? 5) Can you vary the gauge of the wheels? After 10 years since this was posted, what has happened with the car and you?

[@fetchstixRHD]

+ the track gauge(s) it was used for please!

[@zacharyspinks6207]

That Looks Amazing to ride On!

[@tombaja4.9]

Cool! At 4:54 you will find where the electrical contact spray went.

[@samalayork]

this is just AMAZING! added to my ''bucket list'' :D

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

This a a brilliant journey guys. Well done and thank you for brilliant entertainment.

[@HughMartell]

Great fun to watch this, thanks. Remarkably and surprisingly quiet running. I wasn't looking for this, but we all know how it is-- one cool link leads to another-- and several hours are shot, but who cares?

[@bradwelch7425]

Good vid lads, Certainly need at least 25mm on each wheel. I thought of this years ago and my wife thought I was barmy. Well Done Brad

[@CNder77]

Another great video I enjoyed, thanks for sharing this awesomeness :) It's really something I wish I could do myself.

[@Djembe908]

Very nice but I would recommend wider wheels and deeper flanges. Way more saver.

[@lxdesign1]

Wiebe Djembe agreed....wider wheels and deeper flanges

[@algrayson8965]

Standard wheel width is 5-1/2" with 1" deep flanges. Narrower treads may drop in frogs. Deeper than 1-1/2" flanges may strike the bottoms of frog and other flangeways.

[@bigkiwimike]

Nah, no worries. They had their hi viz jackets on. Safe as......

[@12...]

I imagine deeper flanges would hit more dirt and debris between the tracks probably an issue for something so small and light (and often used on abandoned tracks that won't get cleared by trains)

[@christophertmunro4503]

Yeah I know, the level of savety is practically immeasurable!!!!

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

I've walked a lot of abandoned railways and there's nothing so peaceful than an abandoned railway in the countryside.

[@myfeeling4you]

That looks so good, you went on forever. I wonder if you could make a solar powered unit and have a wider body for a little more room, The things the average Joe would never think of doing

[@robertrockwell7581]

the first cart had better wheels that straddled the rails. the second carts wheels were too small they almost came of at every curve. looks like fun though.

[@JawTooth]

This is so cool!

[@tomfitzpatrick7335]

I totally agree with you jaw tooth

[@tommyhaynes521]

Fantastic, and such beautiful countryside

[@VilokMoneyMastery]

I think these workers love their jobs so much 🙂

[@christopheharvey8910]

I traveled that stretch from Te Puke to Hamilton in a Fiat Railcar in the 1970's. In 1998 from Wihi to that station you stopped at had a steam engine shuttling back and forth. This looks like more fun.

[@hunter8725]

those double rails on the bridges are called(at least in my country) JORDAN RAILS. their job is to keep derailed equipment from falling from a bridge or striking the walls of a tunnel ans assisting such derailed equipment to make it across to safety. In the railway world these Jordan Rails are necessary over speeds of 25mph

[@goodeye03]

Pretty cool, those things really move along...

[@gauravnightchargers]

Manh..i wished i too could ride on it..

[@wpa1733]

I have often thought of building or buying a trolley. Three 1/2 questions: what to know before you buy or build? How to get permission to ride the rails. What to use for protection in case of a roll-over? (aren't roll bars and safety belts obvious?) Other than that, I noticed trash leaving the back of the trolley to the right about the middle of the video; highway on the left with the 75 mph sign ... or maybe the trolley picked up some trash.

[@djmpvae27091978]

That looks fun. I want 2 do it 2.

[@jimmyhuesandthehouserocker1069]

You guys are so fortunate, to have mile after mile of pristine track. I can only dream about my own rail rider aspirations. Around here in Dallas Texas, the railroads don't abandon the tracks, they tear them up. There was the old Cotton Belt railway where they did that. A couple concerns, even if the tracks are abandoned, doesn't the railroad still own them and is liable for accidents? Seems like they wouldn't want anybody on them. If your car breaks down out there in the boonies, you might end up in a serious survival situation. Might be bears in those woods too

[@poriruaaspie]

Awesome! On the handful of occasions I traveleld through the gorge back in the 1970s (round about the time of the opening of the Kaimai tunnel) I don't think I ever saw a train on those tracks, and recall hearing of a flood back then that did some serious mischief to what was left of the infrastructure.

[@pablof59]

Fantastic, congrats !!

[@bobjimenez4464]

when the jeep was originally designed they had a wheel base capable of riding railroad tracks. There are some conversion wheels to bolt on somewhere; probably in a museum. Good way to get around traffic with your own private railroad.

[@nabeiradalinha]

This is so cool. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@yveso7474]

Bravo! Good job!

[@arbertstanley]

amzing flange and nice trolley journey

[@gmass6987]

This is insanely cool👌👌

[@waterskippers]

That looks really fun.

[@ShawnChristopher10101]

Do you have any information on the build? Motor used? Battery?

[@lawrence18uk]

What sort of speed were you guys doing? 20mph? Love it...yep, wider wheels, and next - a cargo-carrying capacity? And a quick un-rail - and re-rail - facility?

[@ferroviedeltrentino2300]

what a beautiful ride!

[@kevp9601]

This is Awesome

[@blueange1s]

7:36 I'm just waiting for this guy to go head over ass make my day kiwi

[@stevenV57]

It looks like fun! wish there was a place like that around here in central texas.

[@MilkyDoggo]

Sound fun

[@marianomartinez6774]

Esto es lo que Bale la pena admirarse los que viven inventado algo de provecho y a los que destrullen felicidades

[@ChunkyMilkProduction]

That looks like so much fun

[@MultiJoe11111]

thanks for a nice upload

[@robertgift]

How fun! You should have known to make the wheels wider. How wonderfully quiet with those wheels! Any problems with level crossings? I would have brushes in front of the wheels to brush any objects and gravel off the rails. Had a smile on my face your whole video! Please do more. Thank you.

[@Noactualdirection]

Looks like good fun, shame about the excessive use of the horn. A horn is only to be used as a warning device.

[@caboverkings]

+Richie Wisbey I was thinking the same thing. Cool video, but l got sick of hearing the horns.

[@Mr.XJ.96]

I would have been blowing the fuck outta that horn too......So would you if you access to train horns..lol

[@joewoodchuck3824]

I love these. What are the extra rails between the main rails I generally on bridges?

[@6___________99_____________64]

Id also like to know the answer to that. Anyone ?

[@algrayson8965]

They are intended to keep derailed trucks (swiveling wheel-axle sets) on the track to prevent cars falling off the bridge or striking the bridge structure.

[@6___________99_____________64]

Thanks Al ! You sir are a scholar and a gentleman.

[@algrayson8965]

@@6___________99_____________64 - They are also used on sharp curves on the in-side rail to prevent derailing. These are bolted very close to the running rail while bridge guardrails are down on the ties and join together at the ends.

[@charliejames3738]

Where or how did you make the wheels having a hard time finding the rite stuff to build one

[@eileenlynetteadams9182]

I really liked this one. Thanku

[@KARTAVIDEO2TRAINS]

It's nice to ride a trolley like this. So wanted.

[@DryBones18]

Those are called Guard rails and the following description from Wikipedia tells what there for. ( ''guard rails are placed parallel to regular running rail along areas of restrictive clearance, such as a bridge, trestle, or tunnel. These have the effect of keeping the wheels of rolling stock in alignment in case of derailment. It also helps to minimize damage to the structure and allow easier post-accident cleanup.'' )

[@carloswesley_ninhocarloswe7050]

Parabéns pelo vídeo!!!

[@mateuszmattias]

If a train derails but stays upright on the trackbed there is normally just some damage to the track and other minor consequences. If however cars turn over and/or goes off completely the result can be far more serious. On bridges and in tunnels where such consequences could be the most disastrous those rails may help to keep a derailed train from falling over. Not a 100% prevention of serious accidents on bridges, but it has helped to minimize the damage at quite a lot of incidents.

[@madpetrolhead]

The trolley is a very good idea, wasn't too happy about the wheels almost derailing in one part of the video, otherwise great video.

[@kevp9601]

I Love It a Lot

[@alex_zhak]

Hello! Wich motor (voltage, power) you used?

[@Gipfellust]

Nice rides!

[@tracynation239]

An excellent video. ♡ T.E.N.

[@bluebellybrown2361]

see that red jigger I used to build them at aramoho railway workshop so you want larger wider wheels so I'm basically saying those wheels are too small cheers

[@jafo766]

BRILLIANT.....GIMMIE DANGER !

[@allancron1936]

Track still looks in quite good condition considering it was closed in 1989,

[@wraith0127]

It's to help prevent a train from going over the edge in case of derailment while on the bridge. When the inner wheel derails, it's caught by that inner rail and HOPEFULLY stopped from going over any further.

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Are these golf carts with RR car wheel's? Cool.

[@DanQuine]

If the train comes off the track while crossing the bridge, the inner rails reduce the chance that the trains fallis over the side - one pair of wheels will fall between the running rail and the inner rail and keep the wagons on the path of the track. You particularly don;t want the train to go left or right if it derails on a bridge,

[@ddouglas8161]

Damn man, this is the coolest thing ever. Out of curiosity, if you were to do a man made trolley, would you have to do it on a track that is not commonly used by other trains?

[@spencerwilton8876]

No, it's perfectly fine to use your homemade trolley on a busy suburban railway. Where I live a train passes every three minutes. That should make it fun....

[@MRGU3RO]

That looks like fun

[@ROBLODistrictCaptiol]

omg I had one of those then I had to jump off of it cause there was a railroad bridge repair so it fell right off it I got sewed $2000.00 in repairs on a persons home

[@londonnight937]

totally happened

[@Mandalorian_Goblinslayer]

Jack Marks I hope nobody didn’t get hurt

[@रामचंदकश्यप]

@@londonnight937 ýu

[@milton1792]

Do another and show us some of the scenery passing by.

[@WETRNAN]

شكرا جزيلا مقطع جميل جدا ورائع انا تمتعت كثيرا بمشاهدة تحياتي لكم ,,,,,,انا من العراق

[@SuperBick1]

Yeah, the horn tkes away from the relaxing..scared the shit out of me a few times lol grrr

[@oliviaalwen2142]

5:00 that's annoying good job i was exspecting it like the 1st time

[@Waleswales01]

this looks like fun

[@kimpirihi]

Looks like fun

[@davidfrobel7582]

thats the way to go,no trafik how do you get promishion to run??thanks for shering.

[@arlingtontrains7]

prety cool.. i enjoyed the ride!!!:D

[@coondogtheman]

You need wider wheels on that. Maybe 1/2 to 3/4 inch wider. There are some parts in the "wheel shots" where the edge of the wheel gets closer to falling off the rail.

[@KoraggRules]

they look great

[@charlieamato6173]

you guys should use conical wheels that what trains use to stay in the middle of the track

[@algrayson8965]

Not worth the trouble for a railbike or draisine.

[@RussellNelson]

@@algrayson8965 It reduces hunting.

[@geoffdearth8575]

I wonder if the rails are a consistent width apart? If not perhaps a mechanism with a small spring tension forcing the wheels outward might help.

[@insevanhouts]

Geoff Dearth that might be dangerous, it can cause the Flanges to run on the tracks, and this making it derail. They should just get wider wheel, I go with at least 7-8cm wheel Base to be safe

[@itsonlycapnkirk]

Hey Geoff, apologies if you have already answered this question but what are your comments regarding fitting larger wheels on the trolleys, did you mention this to the driver? Seems great fun but really unless wider wheels are fitted this is an accident waiting to happen if it hasn't already. Thanks for the video though.

[@Emmanuel4334]

Was Waihi ever connected to the main trunk line then cut off or na? Just makes me wonder how did get things too and from?

[@fireworxfilms]

What a site that must have been to the people at the station.

[@tm502010]

I want one!

[@ShamoyRahman]

People should crowdfund for small but simple rail tracks like these to be made for small trolley wagons.

[@Ian-ub4cn]

great fun. I can't stop chuckling at the thought of all the wealth and shhhafffettty walla's cringing at this!

[@vijayakumar7998]

Very nice, 👌👌👌👌

[@terrywilliams759]

How are they powered are they electric and how far can you go with that and how many miles per hour are you traveling at wish I could do that. So fun

[@JoaoVictor-uo9jj]

What engine do you use?

[@robertoaraujo9834]

Podrían contarnos cuales son las características técnicas de la tracción y motorización utilizadas aqui? Gracias desde la Argentina. Y por último que autonomía tiene?

[@glennlopez6772]

Was that moving downslope all the way. I suppose there was some braking mechanism or something to prevent it going berserk!

[@latios5376]

You can Bring it to Singapore it has a abandoned railway from woodlands checkpoint to tangong pagar