6029 battling through Mt Victoria. 

A 77yr old with tear in his eye. Brings back boyhood memories. Brilliant. Thanks

So wonderful to see this amazing machine in such beautiful condition, As a kid growing up in Kenya in the 50s, we could hear the Mountain Class Garratts working hard like this, climbing out of the Rift Valley, at night the sound of their efforts and magnificent whistles would carry for miles up into the highlands.

6029 not struggling. Running slow due to a signal check.

What a sound!

Lovely monster! Wheelslip sounds like a struggle to me 😂 really? Three pushers?

Worked on this one at the large erecting shop at everliegh as an apprentice, then went on a test up the blue mountains

In about 1958 I recall nearly being blown off Leura station when a double headed ~ YEs 2 Garrats were taking a coal train to Sydney WOW!

❤❤awesome❤

Bit of a climb that? Fond memories standing on pedestrain bridge Castlerock Co. Londonderry 75+ yrs ago love the smell of steam magic memories! 😅

For those too young to have seen it, you can only watch this and imagine two of these on a heavy coal or freight train working at full throttle (which 6029 is not). We used to stand in awe as their exhausts went 10 metres in the air.

Excellent shot. Like!

Shouldn't be battling with just a few passenger carri,just throttled back.

Fantastic capture great audio