Melbourne rail infrastucture 1960's 70's (silent)

Silent 16mm footage.
First sod of city loop project. Harris and Tait trains in jolimont
yards. Building city loop. Original Spencer street station 1960's
building "new" station in 1960's. Shots of spencer street rail
yards in 1960's

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• jolimont
• flinders
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• specencer

[stewartyuen]

got any sound versions?

[vk3ase]

If there were "sound versions" i would have put them up. It came off silent 16mm film.

[KnightCommander100]

I also took the other shots around the loop site 

[KnightCommander100]

No." the turning of the first sod" by Vernon Wilcox, minister of transport was taken on a bolex 16mm silent camera. I know because I was the person who took it.

[Metrotrainsmelbourne]

@trainmaster5000 no the reds ones are taits harris are blue and gold

[paparia1969]

at 3:05 you see the skryscraper that has since been replaced by the 101 Collins St building. The Herald Sun building below it.

[Wehategod]

very cool footage i can see some what influnences the American Interurbans and Electrics had on Australia. Hence EMD made alot of the Locomotives used on the Victoria Railways. I like those Electric Class and Diesel Electric Class Loco's also that Blue and Yellow Paint Scheme was great.

[martsutube]

this makes me yearn for "Good old Melbourne" of the 60's-80's.

How it has gone downhill since those days.

Thanks a lot for posting this nostalgic footage. Fantastic stuff

[sail1948]

Does anyone remember the railway goods yard in Melbourne, they used to employ casual labour, I worked there in 1966 as a 17 year old pom.

[no1dagboy]

Great to see some of the Melbourne of my childhood.....

[Romerjon17]

WHAT THE!!!!

THE COWBOY TRAIN!!!

[trainmaster5000]

Thanks for posting this. Are the Harris Trains the ones in red?