In this video we see some trackside action in Dandenong, a busy suburban hub in Melbourne's outer southeast. We primarily see some trains the Webster Street level crossing, a spot that has become fairly popular with rail enthusiasts lately, as well as a couple of other locations nearby. Throughout the video we see the usual variety of Metro Trains Melbourne Comeng and Siemens EMU's as well as some V/Line Vlocities. However we do see multiple sightings of interest and a couple of unexpected surprises, including:
Brand new High Capacity Metro Train's (HCMT) sets 11 & 18 heading towards the city on test runs. The HCMT's are the first new type of electric rollingstock to be introduced on the metropolitan rail network in nearly two decades.
Metro track inspection vehicle IEV100 returning to Melbourne after spending some time in Gippsland.
The Dandenong Cement Train with G515 & B74.
The Maryvale Paper Train with VL360 & VL354.
With COVID lockdown restrictions having been eased in Melbourne and the 'ring of steel' between Melbourne and Regional Victoria removed, this is my first new Melbournebased video to be recorded in over 4 months! It's good to be back in Melbourne!
This is technically a sequel to my Trackside at Dandenong video. I had originally intended for these two videos to be recorded on the same day (and in hindsight it worked out well that I didn't ;) ) Check out that video if you haven't already: • Trackside at Dandenong; Passenger Tra...
Date:
November 2020.
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