STEAMRAIL'S OTWAY EXPLORER - MELBOURNE TO WARRNAMBOOL TRIP REPORT
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- Steamrail Victoria's first trip for 2022 was a 500km round trip from Melbourne to Warrnambool.
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Shot in 4k, best watched in Full HD. Cameras used: A7RIII with SONY 55mm, RX100VII, and DJI Mavic Air with Rode Video Mic Pro +
313 needs some TLC!!I thoroughly enjoyed the trip.Beautiful photography!!
Riding on wooden bodied carriages with the window open was a privilege I enjoyed many times during the 70's and early 80's while they were still in regular service. You have captured the essence of Steamrail's trip excellently, so thanks for sharing. As the weekend of this trip was predicted to have a heatwave, I decided to do my day trip on the Friday before using my retirement pass. I travelled by train to Geelong, then V/line's Coach services Geelong - Apollo Bay - Warrnambool, returning from Warrnambool on the evening train. Very relaxing day out (although a bit longer than expected due to a police incident at Footscray on the return). Had my picnic lunch to enjoy on the coach trip (Changeover time at Apollo Bay on current schedule insufficient to visit the shops), but had to rush up the street at Warrnambool to get something for dinner as the buffet on the train wasn't operating due to COVID related staff shortages. Apart from these slight niggling issues, I had a great day and got some excellent photos of the Great Ocean Road coastline and the shipwreck coast attractions to put into my albums. Looks like you had a very relaxing day not needing to drive or worry about enjoying a coldie or two. Great coverage!
Thank you for sharing that with us Michael!
I really liked the shots at the beach, the music really suits.
Thank you! Always trying to improve the videos!
Just like being there. Thanks Will. Just without the clickety clack and the creaking.
Thanks Harry!
Good one Will. Loved it from beginning to end. The slo mo was tops, gave us northerners a really good idea on what was on the table. Top naration too.
Thank you Steve, much appreciated!
Nice. The slow mow shots really worked to show off the beauty of this video work . Glad you had a good time . Keep up the great work presenting AU rail.
Thank you very much Philip!
As always, a great presentation. I thoroughly enjoyed watching your day trip.
Thank you very much Barry! Much appreciated!
hi greetings from england, wish we had the F7s or streamliners over here, they are classic Santa Fe style locos !
Hello Peter!
An absolute classic! They even used to have one of our painted very similarly to the Santa Fe units! Thanks for watching
Wonderful video mate! My childhood revisited all the towns lol you went past 2 of the houses we lived in. Thanks so much! I've finally done some benchwork on my layout too I'll post tomorrow
Thank you very much! Ah a very exciting time!
Great vid. Really informative plus a nice mix with some music and scenery
Thank you!
Loved the editing! Nice footage!
Thank you very much!
It's such a shame that they booked out the Dennington extension too. We went on wooden cars in 88 to there shuttle trips I think it was in 1988 behind d3 639 great memories tho thanks again mate
Ah would have been great for tourists if they still had the line to Port Fairy! That would have been excellent! Thanks for watching!
Kool 😎👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you!
3:53 the face on that Comeng, whoever did that needs an award. Despite it being graffiti
Nice one will, a friend of mine also caught, though this was on a platform not on the train
Yeah I mean I reckon it’s pretty funny!
The video that you just showed was good y to see a different view of warrabool from Michael Smith
Thanks Michael!
Nice to see this....I do intend to take one of the trips this year....that will come. Hopefully will run into you of course. Great commentary, relaxed and informative as always.Top stuff. Maybe see you at the Open Days in a couple of weeks. (I'm going the Sunday)
Thank you very much Gavin! Much appreciated!
Ill be there on the Saturday!
I knew i saw you poking your head out the window at Geelong! at 4:59 you can see my grandfarther on the left. Next to him you can (barely) see the tip of my shoe
Ah rad!
Mr Will you continue to deliver fabulous content. Your editing, commentary and videography is amazing. Those clerestory carriages are wonderful.Thank you Mr Will. You are the
best !
Thank you very much for your kind words! Much appreciated!
Tri-ang made a model of this loco way back in the 1960s... I have one...
Nice one!
fun fact when your going over the bridge near belmont your passing the location where the geelong steam preservation society started running trains before moving to Queenscliff
Nice one! Thanks for sharing!
Excellent coverage of this trip Will
Thank you George!
Nice video. A bit of a teaser in some ways but lovely filming none the less. The sight of the derelict Comengs was quite shocking and heartbreaking. My favourite suburban trains. I always love to see a streamliner, they look so purposeful to me. Thanks for the video 😊
Thank you! Absolutely, just a highlight reel, I figure there’s always a lot of other people who post super long videos they’ve shot of the day!
Ah I’m sure they’re still be around for a while to come and no doubt see at least one or two sets preserved?
Thank you as always for watching!
Stunning. One of your best videos yet!
Thank you Michael!!
S313 looks a little worn but adds to the realism of how they operated in the VR era. Refreshing to see young rail fans on the platforms and bridges, tomorrow's volunteers and saviours/custodians of our rail history. "Patriated"? Think you meant "Patronised"? Beautiful scenery around Warrnambool, I was last there around 1975, great video, well done, hope it's well "patriated'....
Very true! Certainly great to see young people keeping the hobby alive!
Sure is, unfortunately I struggle with words and I’ve done it again! I can only try harder!
Fantastic presentation Will. Hopefully I can make it to Newport workshops open day! - Nicholas.
Thanks Nicholas! Be sure to say hello if you do!
Enjoyable viewing Will. Beautifully shot. I hate to see the rust on S313, but at least its still getting a run I suppose.
Thank you Lee! Ah I’m sure they’ll get it looking pristine again soon! But yes it does see quite a bit of use!
Great video, unfortunatly in México we don´t have passengers trains. We use to have small one in Puebla city but they close last december, so I will have to travel to USA to enjoy something similar, and of course in my bucket list, VSOE (London to Venice)
Thanks! Oh right! I didn’t know that! I’m very envious of the mainline steam trips the US gets with those enormous locomotives!
Fantastic well edited video Will. Keep up the great quality content. Love it
Thank you Joe!
Will, a wonderful video, thak you for sharing.
It apears to be a great trip. and wish I could do it, but a bit hard from the Central Coast of NSW, anyway a plan for the future.
Chees, and keep them coming, they are very interesting. Stay safe, Michael
Thank you very much Michael! Surely there’s a few tours near you or am I wrong, sorry I don’t know nswr that well!
Thanks again for watching!
@@WillJamesRailways , Yes, the Picnic Trains are just starting up again in NSW. Just need to coordinate my schedule with theirs.
:)
A nice video Will, and it looked like a fantastic trip. I’ll be up in Quorn at the Pichi richi railway on the March long weekend.
Cheers Cody! Ah that’ll be good as!
@@WillJamesRailways yeah mate they are doing steam tests. If you ever visit I’d highly recommend going on a workshop tour afterwards.
To ride in an old wooden carriage again would be a treat , its been a very long time for me !
I'm new to rail modelling but have recently purchased quite a bit of VR era stuff. The one glaring absence is an S class loco. Im would expect that Auscision (or others?) might get onto this soon but there appears to be nothing on the horizon. Seems strange to me that such an iconic loco isn't represented in the modelling world.
It’s always a good time!
TrainOrama did it a few years ago and looks like they’ll be doing it again soon! I’ll touch on it in the news this week!
Rerun s class email yesterday mate
@@bradleytanner7230 Thanks mate. I'm not on that mailing list 😁
If you don't mind an older DC only model: Lima has made an S class for many years. Probably find second hand examples on ebay or gumtree.
@@railtrolley yeah I remember those from when I was a kid. They just don't come close to the quality , accuracy and detail of today's models.
Pre ordered 2 of the rerun from Bob's Hobbies. 🙂👍
Great video again will, and I agree, these trips really are just a great way to wind down and relax. Also, what day or days will you be at the open day, I’ll be there all three days helping out on two of them so I’ll probably see you at some point.
Thanks mate! I’ll be there on Saturday! Be sure to say hello!
3:43 I can see myself
Good stuff Jordy!
Not enough time to turn it, the turntable is maintained for use
Thank you for that Stephen! I was curious if Vline still maintained it!
I live in Warrnambool and would love to travel on one of the old carriages. Will there be another opportunity?
Hopefully there will be again! Keep an eye on Steamrails Facebook or Website for updates!
It's a shame that SA has ripped up most of it's railways over the years due to a political bias towards trucking because SA could have so many good rail trips around the state like Vic has.
Couldn’t agree more, I believe I brought this up with someone on the trip, I very much like SAR and would love to take a trips like this over there, but yeah very sad it’s now non existent aside from the tourist railways!
All we need is to get a broad gauge line from Belair to Mt. Barker Junction and then we could get steam heritage trains all the way into Adelaide from Victor Harbor.
Hate your slomo!!!!
Until I can afford a stabiliser it’ll probably remain. Although this is the first negative comment about it.