The Diamond Valley Railway is an amazing 7¼" (184mm) gauge miniature railway located in Eltham Lower Park, in suburban Melbourne. It's a complicated operation that carries thousands of passengers each week.

All photos, video, writing & narration by Martin Bennet. The track diagram was provided by the DVR.

Visit the Diamond Valley Railway's website here: https://www.dvr.com.au/

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My voiceover in this video was recorded with the assistance of my brother Cian, who happens to be a sound recordist and musician. Check out his music here: https://hyperfollow.com/cianbennetmusic

For a driver's perspective of the line:    • Train Driver's View: Diamond Valley R...  

Chapters:

00:00 - A big little railway in a park
01:11 - Tyler gives us an overview
02:03 - Description of the route
04:18 - An amazing signalling system
04:46 - Rob shows us B box
06:55 - Meadmore Junction
07:15 - The actual signals
08:06 - Other routes and capacity
08:46 - A look at the fleet
09:52 - The workshops
10:28 - Go see it for yourself!
10:40 - Volunteers!
11:16 - Special events
11:48 - That's the DVR/Pauline's cab

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