City of Melbourne or better known as the R 707 is my favourite stean engine but its too bad it doesn't come down to geelong the last time it came down was I believe the 150th of Geelong to Melbourne Line
Well, it depends on how high quality you want it to be dosn't it? There are some very good mobile-phone videos out there, but personally I prefer to do it on proper equiptment.
They were sold to various preservation societys: A handfull of S cars went to SRHC, Some S, Z and all the K cars went to Steamrail, and the rest of the S & Zs went to 707ops, as seen in this vid.
Suprisingly, at the time I took that video I didn't. I was using a borrowed tripod, which was really not designed for video, and was very hard to pan smoothly. I have since upgraded to a proper video tripod.
Additional comment/quetion. In the last shot there appears to be only one platform (Down side?) why is this. Plus the gradient, which seems to peak beyond the station, appears to be against the Hudson; what is the length of the gradient and is that the top of it?
There is an up platform, but it is quite short and is obscured by the train in this shot. The gradient crest in the last shot is the top of a long stretch of about 1 in 50 in both directions. This was a driver training run, and the stop was made because it is just before the crest, so that the driver had to start on the steep grade.
Camera work very good considering this is your first time 'in the field'. It is rock steady. I believe in film making circles it is the subject that is meant to move not the camera.
Cool vid!! 5 star & favorite's!
cuzinitr 3 years ago
City of Melbourne or better known as the R 707 is my favourite stean engine but its too bad it doesn't come down to geelong the last time it came down was I believe the 150th of Geelong to Melbourne Line
blackyj07 4 years ago
how could you get in such a good position to take those vids? im sure it must have been trespassing!
Roadrunnerz45 4 years ago
No, not trespassing. There is an access road to the top of the cutting.
Taitset 4 years ago
taitset do you always need a good quality camera if you want to take videos of trains and taking pictures?
trainz10 4 years ago
Well, it depends on how high quality you want it to be dosn't it? There are some very good mobile-phone videos out there, but personally I prefer to do it on proper equiptment.
Taitset 4 years ago
What have v/line done with all the old WCR carriages?
guitarshredder18 4 years ago
They were sold to various preservation societys: A handfull of S cars went to SRHC, Some S, Z and all the K cars went to Steamrail, and the rest of the S & Zs went to 707ops, as seen in this vid.
Taitset 4 years ago
oh, OK. I thought V/line might of bought them back and used them again
guitarshredder18 4 years ago
CAN SOME VIDEOS INCLUDE THE R CLASSES
armie621 4 years ago
Ummm... This one does!
Taitset 4 years ago
Lovely end, with the steamloco struggling away from the camera!!
Skoda130 4 years ago
Thank you for your replies.
applecounty 4 years ago
You must have a good (heavy?) tripod
applecounty 4 years ago
Suprisingly, at the time I took that video I didn't. I was using a borrowed tripod, which was really not designed for video, and was very hard to pan smoothly. I have since upgraded to a proper video tripod.
Taitset 4 years ago
Additional comment/quetion. In the last shot there appears to be only one platform (Down side?) why is this. Plus the gradient, which seems to peak beyond the station, appears to be against the Hudson; what is the length of the gradient and is that the top of it?
applecounty 4 years ago
There is an up platform, but it is quite short and is obscured by the train in this shot. The gradient crest in the last shot is the top of a long stretch of about 1 in 50 in both directions. This was a driver training run, and the stop was made because it is just before the crest, so that the driver had to start on the steep grade.
Taitset 4 years ago
Camera work very good considering this is your first time 'in the field'. It is rock steady. I believe in film making circles it is the subject that is meant to move not the camera.
applecounty 4 years ago
Thankyou. I actually cut quite a few shots because they were very un-steady, so what you see there is the best of them.
Taitset 4 years ago
very good
armie621 4 years ago
the camera work was very good
signaller44 5 years ago