SlowTV Train Trip Riverina XPT Sydney to Yass Junction - way to Wagga Wagga 1992. Like 'The Ghan'!
Recently, thanks to the SBS channel's TV show 'The Ghan' the SlowTV movement has finally taken off in Australia. Great Rail Journeys.
In 1992 I began recording a number of 'out of the window' videos from various trains around the world with the intention of starting something similar at the time. (The Slow VHS movement!) At the time, slow style VHS travel guides from the USA, featuring long shots from vehicles, were popular in the VHS sections of Woolworths and Coles, and I thought that I could do something similar with trains in Australia.
What I found was that, while my recording equipment was at the lower end of the professional range at the time, attempting to correctly edit with two VHS video recorders meant a very unprofessional production. Also, my footage was originally captured in letterbox format when TV was starting to turn to widescreen.
In the early 90s, the whole idea turned out to be too expensive and I shelved it for about 25 years, almost throwing everything out in 2015 but deciding at the last minute to convert surviving tape remnants to digital, before discarding them.
And so, here is an edited version of my first attempt. The original plan was to record some selected scenery from Central station to Wagga Wagga (a 6-7 hour journey) but I ran out of battery after 3 hours so I ended up getting just past Yass Junction.
On the way back I recorded the area from the closed station Bomen to just past Junee, so a bit of that leg was added to this video at the end. Unfortunately, a different filter was used.
In any case, you could have this playing on your computer with the sound down, while you go about your daily chores at home, or you could sit and watch the old houses, cars and stations go by, occasionally punctuated with a few names and words popping up here and there by me.
If the video exceeds 10,000 views I'll begin work on my next one - Los Angeles to Chicago with Amtrak 1993. If you enjoyed this video, please share on Facebook.
If you'd prefer something more contemporary, check out for my recent reviews, and other videos on this channel. I'll be adding more edited highlights from my other travels over the years in 2018.
Many thanks for watching
Neil Hogan
Approximate times:
02.11 Burwood
04.58 Sefton
05.42 Chester hill
06.13 Leightonfield
06.41 Carramar
07.16 Cabramatta
09.58 Warwick Farm
11.17 Old Cars
11.38 A lot of carparks
12.58 Liverpool
15.32 Minto
16.32 Leumeah
19.58 Menangle
21.55 Douglas Park
24.39 Picton
29.59 Tahmoor
32.19 Bargo
36.17 Yerrinbool
36.50 Mittagong
38.22 Moss Vale
101.57 Gouburn
1:22 Gunning
1:38 Yass Junction
Bonus section!
1:57 Bomen
2:12 Junee
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