The grand opening day of the Geelong & Melbourne Railway in 1857 was.. really chaotic. This story is adapted from the account given in 'Victorian Railways to 62' by Leo J Harrigan.
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This video is written, narrated, drawn and photographed by Martin Bennet (..that's me).
Music and sound engineering for this video was done by my brother Cian, check out his stuff here: https://hyperfollow.com/cianbennetmusic
Chapters:
00:00 - Victoria's first country main line
00:34 - A peculiarly harmonious whistle
01:11 - The first train
02:33 - 2 3/4 tons of poultry
03:44 - Stopping at Duck Ponds
04:29 - About 2 hours
04:47 - You had one Job
05:04 - £890
05:31 - VR to the rescue
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