👍 #48 - my old stomping ground. First time on my own, as a kid, was terrifying. Going to the city seemed like a journey of a million miles.
@tressteleg1
2 жыл бұрын
👍😊😀!
@redrooz
2 жыл бұрын
When you grow up riding these things, everything becomes so familiar that you don't really think about it as a kid. It was quite a while before I realized that intermittent ticking sound, heard while the W Class tram was stopped, was not the "motor idling" (for no reason). 🙄
@codymiller4771
3 жыл бұрын
Hello there from sunny South FL, USA! 1st, I am terribly sorry for how long this comment turned out, again... Sorry. Okay, so I've been following your channel, quite avidly for around 2 years now. You do such amazing work, its detailed, informal, and highly entertaining, enjoyable... THANK YOU for that BIG TIME! I've never been outside my own country, sad face, but if I get the opportunity to visit AU, specifically the Melbourne area, I'd truly feel more like a local, than as some touristy dude... From using landmarks, buildings I've seen, and memorized along the routes. I've been extremely passionate about all things trains, my entire life. Trains = Therapy. Please keep up the amazing work that you do, so that I, and the many others, may continue to admire, and enjoy your work. A personal note, makes me very happy when you say, "That's a B2 class like the one we're on," as the trams pass-by because I like to know the look, stock, style, and class. On the Yarra Tram Network, the B class, specifically the B2's are my FAVS!! In this video, at the 1m 16s mark it says, "Into Wellington Pde," and I do believe this may be the 2nd time I've seen this "Pde," in one of your videos. That sighting is what prompted me to finally ask you the question... What does "Pde" stand for? Driving me bonkers trying to figure it out hahaa I'm eager, and awaiting to read your reply. Thank you, Cody
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
Hello, my Gold Coast Queensland climate is much like yours which is nice. I’m pleased that you get so much enjoyment out of my work. Unfortunately most Americans never get out of their own country. So you are not alone. But if you ever get this far, I certainly would not leave out Sydney with its impressive suburban railway. Its few tram lines are just so so. The information I add to videos are the things I feel are sadly missing from most other videos which I look at, on rare occasions. The B class is a nice tram which I drove when they were brand-new 19 88-1994. I drove all other tram types that existed at that time. For more information you may like the trams down under website. Just google tdu.to then go to messages. Pde is an abbreviation for the word parade which is a posh name for certain streets. As you will see the route 75 also goes along Wellington parade. A while back I did the 75 inbound and you would have seen it then. 😊
@codymiller4771
3 жыл бұрын
@@tressteleg1 Thank you for taking the time to read my long comment and your awesome reply! Cuz' here comes another, and I apologize again. I'm a chatter box and you struck the conversational chord for me this morning. I am actually born, and raised in the NorthEast, also referred to as New England, making me a New Englander, a Yankee. Lived off and on for a while between my home state of New Hampshire, and here in S. FL.. The climates could not be any more polar opposites, especially the terrain. Up North, mountains, hills, snow, the four seasons all the way, but here in FL, dreadfully hot, humid, and muggy year round and its horrible. Some days can't even breathe, the air is so thick could cut it with a knife. I hate rain during Spring and Summer cuz' its never a cold rain, and you know as soon the rain lets up, becomes wicked crazy muggy. Might get this feeling possibly up North, but only during the peak Summer months. I've met quite a few natural born Floridians who say this state is too much even for them. Says a lot haha I know we Americans have an easy target on our backs, especially with how we handled the pandemic and now this totally, outlandish, out of this world Presidential Election, like 2020, please go, your not welcomed anymore LOL This year will be known as, The Year That Never Happened. I know, unlike my fellow countryman, I am going to travel the world and see, and experience all that I wanted, and then some cuz' I've got all the will power the universe will allow me. That famous phrase, "When there's a will, there's a way," and I am a very persistent person. I will absolutely go and check that website out today, once I've woken up a bit more, and had me some breakfast. After all, it's only 6:40am here, well now just after 7am, but I'm excited to look over it. Thank you for that sweet piece of information and directory, much obliged. I'll let you know my thoughts later on the site, if your cool with that haha I've seen a many of your videos, not all, but quite a lot. I even do ride The Metro. Another question, why is the Melbourne Metro such a slow moving, 6 car train? In all the videos I've seen, feels like your barley doing a crawl. In my head I'm like, "I can walk faster than that train." Hahaa but I also know the Metro went through a period of transition. When the workers, laborers were removing some of the level crossings and making elevated rails/stations, which they turned out real nice by the way, but that train seems sooooo slow? Still? Is it just in such a congested area that it has a strict speed limit? I follow another Vlogger, who is around Sydney, and makes videos of Sydney's City Trains, done in some vlogging fashion like yourself. City Trains Network are those beautiful, double decker rolling stock, usually 8 cars long, and that train can haul butt. Picks up speed effortlessly it seems, and really good traction because man, do those breaks work just as good. So, how I would feel in Melbourne, thanks to your videos, is how his videos would help me if I was in that part. I don't like the trams they put in either. I think they are too long, obsessively long, in my opinion, and the bus is still doing on average of 30 min. plus better and on time than those trams they built. I read that they, the City Council, The Board, what have you of Sydney, wanted to reduce the amount of buses, standstill, and congestion in the inner parts and certain streets, and get people moving around on the tram systems. Apparently Sydney has too many buses and that's one of the big reasons for their traffic. I will say, what I find extraordinary about the Sydney trams, is during a portion of the trip, the driver lowers their pantograph because running down the middle of the tracks, street level, I don't know what it's called, this metal strip, that carries the electricity for the tram instead of overhead wires. In that area I'm describing, the planners found no way feasible, too difficult to have to rearrange, reconfigure, and replan such big areas, of density of all the stores, shops, eateries, etc., along with massive crowds almost all the time. Solution, in the ground between the tracks. So cool. And it's completely safe for human and animals alike to step right on the strip, and remain electrocution free. Sometimes I do love technology. How long did you end up working at Yarra Trams? Do you miss driving the trams? Now I know what Pde is, thank you for that! Made my morning a bit brighter. Again, very sorry how long these are, but thank you for replying.
@aussiejohn5835
3 жыл бұрын
@@codymiller4771 I know you didn't address your question to me but I thought I would say something about Sydney trams. The reason for the length of these trams is to cater for the huge crowds that in normal times would be travelling to the university, the hospital and sporting grounds as well as the usual morning and afternoon commuters. This tram also services a number of schools and a horse racing track. Due to covid it has not yet been fully utilised as the university is operating at minimal capacity due to the lack of international students. Australia is a vast country and each state has much to offer, however travelling between these cities requires a very long journey. Australia is not a country that can be appreciated fully in a short period of time. Most of our cities are serviced well with excellent public transport. I hope that you are able to visit us in the near future and please don't apologise for your country because it is beautiful and will eventually defeat covid. It is not Americans that are unwelcome worldwide but covid 19.
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
😊👍
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I simply don’t have the time to do long replies to anybody. I am struggling with 80 minutes of Budapest video under preparation at the moment. I’m aware of New England, and went to the Seashore trolley museum twice. The Video is on KZitem. The Melbourne electric trains have always been a bit on the slow side. They changed from steam around 1920 but it didn’t seem to help much. Another hindrance is the desire to have ontime running statistics for the politicians and with easier running times it is easier to remain punctual. That is affecting most states these days. Sydney city was choked with buses in the peak hour and the theory was that a smaller number of much larger trams would get through the city faster. Unfortunately for reasons too deep to go into, the tram runs much slower than it needs to to the point where it is slower than the buses were, but that’s politics, not a technical matter. The Lord Mayor of Sydney demanded no overhead wires to spoil the look of just a few historic buildings and that is why the French APS power supply system was installed. You can google it up. I was a tram driver 1988 to 1994. Politicians interfering with the Tramway hastened my departure. It was a great experience but I never wanted to stay there forever from the beginning.
@petermolloy6142
3 жыл бұрын
You mentioned the broken rails on some parts of this route, but the suspension of these “C” class cars is shocking, isn’t it? Going over points and crossing in the City area, and before another of the type arrived, I thought we were travelling in a “Z” car, the suspension seemed that bad! Good video as always, though; from a new subber!
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
While I agree that the suspension is shocking, if you travel overseas and ride on a new generation Tramway for which these were designed, you will not come across broken rail joints and points and crossings of a standard you would expect on a run down Tramway in Russia or somewhere like that. 😄
@Kratedigga1
3 жыл бұрын
Do they still run A Class Trams on Route 48?
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
I seem to recall seeing one near the start and one near the end of this video. Obviously they’ll run one if there are insufficient Citadis trams.
@MartinMiller1
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting but shame about the track condition
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
Gradually sections of track with broken or dished rail joints are being replaced but as Melbourne is a very big train way, it takes time and money.
@glenfowler1404
3 жыл бұрын
Have you every do the circle tram route or ride
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
If you mean the City Circle. Driver's View City Circle East Melbourne kzitem.info/news/bejne/w6Gbl5iVfZyQmoo
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
And Driver's View Docklands Termini Explained City Circle Rt 35 Waterfront City Melbourne kzitem.info/news/bejne/zqKwt3qEr6KciII
@glenfowler1404
3 жыл бұрын
Have you done the 35 tram route
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
You will find it here. Driver's Views, Rides & Sounds - Melbourne Trams kzitem.info/door/PLLtOIHp49XNAm1qAXx3Oc73LehZsggS3t
@glenfowler1404
3 жыл бұрын
Have you done the whole route on the 35 tram route
@georgeronn1263
3 жыл бұрын
Forgive me if this is a silly question. Growing up in Philadelphia, we did not have stop numbers, just the street or location name. If Main Street is stop 12 on the 48 route, is it also stop 12 on the 75 route that shares the same rails for part of its route? Or does each route have its own stop numbers to where Main Street would be stop 12 on the 48 but could be stop 18 on the 75 route? If the latter, then what is the significance of the stop number?
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
The stop Number is the same for all routes using that stop. However in a situation where 2 different routes started from different parts of the city and joined up later along the way, there is likely to be a difference in numbers when they meet. So on one of the routes several stop numbers may be missing while I think that a few times I have seen the numbers jump back and repeat a couple of times. With most trams having recorded stop announcements these days, you should always have your ears tuned for the street you want as well as the stock number. Generally it works okay.
@brianmcdonald6519
3 жыл бұрын
@@tressteleg1 I agree with you. If I were travelling on the tram, I think I would be more inclined to listen for the stop name, as opposed to the number. I feel the stop name would provide more relevant information.
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
I think it likely that people would likely give a direction such such as ‘Get out at Smith St, Stop 41’ (or whatever). So if you were only at stop 25, you could relax for a while.
@brianmcdonald6519
3 жыл бұрын
@@tressteleg1 I hadn't thought about it from that perspective. That would make sense. I guess my comment was based on the fact that where I live, the stops aren't numbered, just named. Anyway, I enjoy your videos. I get a chance to see a city that I probably will not have a chance to visit. These driver's view videos are great for sightseeing!! Thanks for doing them!
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
As I explained earlier, it does not always work perfectly but it’s pretty close with the numbers. Your outlook is obviously not parochial so if you have not already seen this one, you might enjoy this video which is of a Tramway that I found quite fascinating. Budapest Trams 1989 Part 1 kzitem.info/news/bejne/ln6Lma1paYGSl5g
@dallelassaad5883
3 жыл бұрын
Can you do the full route 6 & 72
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
I have on hand 6 from Glen Iris to Glenferrie Road but I don’t think I have the rest to Saint Kilda Road. I have never done the 72 so I will have to look at both this summer unless Covid goes mad in Victoria again.
@Stephanie-oz3lf
3 жыл бұрын
I was in the city yesterday. I enjoyed being on the trains and trams again.
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
I remember that you were hanging out for a ride on electric public transport. With Victoria finally getting Covid under control, you should be right now. It also looks like I will be down in summer to collect more train videos which I hope are waiting for me.
@Stephanie-oz3lf
3 жыл бұрын
@@tressteleg1 I saw lots of Trams in the city you'll be able to get lots of footage.
@peterausfranken
3 жыл бұрын
@@tressteleg1 Just can't wait to see more tram train videos😀 When was this filmed Summen 2019?
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t do much Lineside video these days and have not got around to publishing updates of Domain Road which I took. We’ll see what I get this time. But I am running out of lines to do looking through the front!
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
Yes it was taken earlier this year. I forgot to put the time the date in the video. Melbourne has just gone 28 days with no new Covid community transmissions so it looks like I will be able to go south and come back later in summer.
@jw_media4577
3 жыл бұрын
Nice
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
😊👍
@CrazyBulletShooter
3 жыл бұрын
Damn, Im early
@tressteleg1
3 жыл бұрын
Oh!
@redrooz
2 жыл бұрын
TBH it's only in recent years, with the growing publicity for electric cars, that I thought back to the incredible torque of electromagnetic induction to move nearly 20 tons of tram without any gears.🤜 🚋
@tressteleg1
2 жыл бұрын
Trams do have gears, a fixed ratio of about 4:1. Electric motors develop greatest torque at starting when it is needed the most. Petrol and Diesel engines develop maximum power well above zero rpm.
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