The Werribee line is a 31km electrified suburban railway line in Melbourne's western suburbs. This video explores the entire line in excessive detail, including the Altona loop - oh and also the Williamstown line.
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All photographs and video footage used in this video are by Martin Bennet (me), unless credited otherwise on screen.
My voiceover in this video was recorded with the assistance of my brother Cian, who happens to be a sound recordist and musician - and he also did the music in this video. Check out his stuff here: https://hyperfollow.com/cianbennetmusic
The close up footage of the Tait master controller was filmed by Alexander Jamieson, who also helped with a lot of other information in the video. Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@melbournesparks3828
Google Maps imagry is also used, as well as a small number of historical photographs from the State Library Victoria: https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/
and Weston Langford's website: https://www.westonlangford.com/
If you enjoyed this video, check out the others in the series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXmkoPHEvd7oPz3wC36se6GlFB6r37uWc
Chapters:
00:00 - This is a service to Werribee, stopping all stations
01:50 - Flinders Street to Footscray
06:10 - Footscray to Newport
14:28 - Newport to Williamstown
28:51 - Newport to Laverton via Altona
46:30 - Altona Junction to Werribee
1:03:12 - Beyond Werribee
1:05:38 - The end bit
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