Melbourne's Red Rattlers RETURN to the Mainline! | Steamrail Victoria's Mainline Tait Test Runs
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Publicado 2021-05-15
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A million thanks to all the volunteers who restored these iconic old rattlers.
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A great memory of when I was with P&O on the "SS ORONSAY" in 1969 the first visit to a very different MELBOURNE , docking at Port Melbourne and getting on board these for the trip to Flinders Street Station...How the city has changed!! My last visit was in 2010 and still has the best tram system..Good on ya..from the UK...
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Beautiful restoration, congrats to all concerned. I never thought I would live to see the day. The Taits were one of the things that drew me to move to Melbourne from Sydney in 1981, as well as the trams and, of course, wonderful Melbourne back then. Great sights and sounds. Now all I have to do is ride in one while trying to hold back tears of nostalgia. 😊👍❤
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Tickets please....what a wonderful site I'm a baby boomer and have many fond memories of the old red rattler. When i was waiting on the platform i would hate it when one of the new blue trains would turn up. I fell asleep many times to the clackity clack sounds 😜
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So happy to see it run under it's own power, great memories indeed
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I love these red rattlers! I used to catch them every day to school in the early 1970's. I used to love riding home in them on a hot summer afternoon with the door open, resting back in the comfortably padded seats and listening to the clack, clack, clack. Thanks for the memory! Well done to everyone involved in restoring them. I would love to ride in one again, but I'm sure that sitting next to an open door is not going to happen, LOL.
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Thanks for posting this. Loved the Old Red Rattlers. I used to travel on them every day from Montmorency. Lovely ornate ceilings and summer we would leave the door open as we crossed the bridges! No one ever fell out! Quite comfortable too.
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They were great trains, I grew up with them and preferred them to modern trains, they were beautiful inside with comfy seats.
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Top notch restoration and a very charismatic EMU set. I'm an active volunteer in railway preservation myself and I know what kinds of effort are asked for from the team, well done!
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Just Brilliant that it has been kept long enough to restore and return to public display in working condition. WELL DONE Melbourne
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I can still smell those carriages! Thanks for a wonderful childhood memory!
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beautiful piece of machinery. brings back memories of catching the train from Coburg to Flinders street then onto Richmond to visit my gran as a kid back in the '70's
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I remember going to school on these from Newport to Williamstown back in the 70's and 80's great stuff Steamrail, you people are fantastic and keep up the great work. I wish I had of known this as I would have been out to see these go past as I live in Laverton now and they would have gone straight past me.. Thanks for the footage, its great to see the old stuff coming back to life.
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It’s rare and wonderful to see a 5-car 100+ year old EMU set completely restored and running at speed. In the UK, we have nothing to match this. Bravo!
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I grew up in Yarraville and in 1956 aged 10 moved to Newport, and from 1959 to 1962 attended Willy Tech. My best mate and I traveled each school day on the Taits between Newport and Nth Williamstown. This video brings back very happy memories to me and of course my friend now living in Sydney. His father was involved in the VR signal area. Thanks for the Memories Alex Hehr OAM
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Congratulations. Brings back memories of my uni days in the 50s. Sliding door propped open with a foot as we raced through the suburbs. All those doors allowed quick exit and entry. If i recall correctly, major stations (Richmond, North Melbourne, Caulfield, etc, etc, specified a 15 second stop, lesser stations 10 seconds. Try that today!
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Great video. No mindless chatter stating the blooming obvious. Just sweet train sounds. Well done.
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I remember catching an old red rattler. No one was sitting on the seat so I sat down. The seat sank to floor level. So I stood up again.
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I think these were the first trains I ever rode on with my Mum as a child. I recall you could just have the doors open if you felt like it.
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A magnificent effort to get the Taits back in action after years of toil and technical issues..suburban heritage lives on!
