In this video, I talk to Phil ‪@sydneytrainsvlogs‬ about how he became interested in trains, the early days of his YouTube channel, and this travels within Australia and Overseas. And you won't just see us talking, there are lots of overlay footage, so you can experience more of what we're talking about.

After filming this video, we continued further down platform 12, and this is where Phil asked me all kinds of questions, and you can watch this video on his channel by clicking the link / button below)

Check out Phils channels
Sydney Trains Vlogs @sydneytrainsvlogs
Abandoned Oz @AbandonedOZ

Although we talked about all kinds of stuff, our chat loosely followed the chapters shown below.

0:00 Introduction & Childhood Memories
2:17 Early days of Sydney Trains Vlogs
4:35 First day of Sydney Trains and Harris Park landslide
7:17 Travel within New South Wales, Australia and the US
10:15 Inspiration to start vlogging, channel growth and challenges
12:31 Phils Happy Place!
12:53 Abandoned Oz
18:08 YouTube tips for newbies
20:43 Future Plans for travel and videos.
23:14 Sydney Metro including North West (before opening)
24:48 Parramatta Light Rail (including secret tram location!)
26:45 NIF / Mariyung Trains
27:16 Other random stuff, including Phils TV appearance and going inside a new Parramatta Light Rail vehicle
28:32 Rossmore Yard open day (west of Leppington Station)
29:26 Central Station disused platforms 26 & 27
30:53 Wrapping Up

All photos and video footage were taken by Paul or Phil, except for this one below.

Waratah Train in original CityRail livery by Abesty - Waratah Image
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Links to videos and other interesting stuff mentioned (all from ‪@sydneytrainsvlogs‬ unless mentioned otherwise.
Phil's First Vlog at Central Station -    • Sydney Trains Vlog 1: The Beginning  
Harris Park Landslide -    • Sydney Trains Harris Park Landslip  
Steamrail Snow Train -    • Melbourne Trains Vlog 29: Steamrail S...  
New York Subway playlist -    • New York City Subway  
DJ Hammers Trains channel (for New York transit- ‪@DJHammersTrains‬
Caringbah High School (Abandoned Oz)
Goulburn Orphanage (Abandoned Oz) -    • Abandoned Oz: Haunted St Johns Orphan...  
Sydney Speedway (Abandoned Oz) -    • Abandoned Oz - Sydney Speedway - Valv...  
Castle Hill Station (before opening) -    • Sydney Trains Vlog 1554: Sydney Metro...  
First NIF (Transport Vlog) -    • New Intercity Fleet (NIF Trains) Mari...  
PLR CAF (Transport Vlog) -    • Inside the Brand New Parramatta Light...  
Rossmore Yard Open Day -    • Sydney Trains Vlog 671: South West Ra...  
Inside Central Stations Platforms 26 & 27 -    • Sydney Trains Vlog 1130: Central's Gh...  

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