Scenes recorded o Saturday September 29th, 2018, of Garratt steam locomotive 6029, assisted by diesels 4490 & GL112, hauling tour from Lithgow to Kandos, and then two shuttles to Rylstone, before returning to Lithgow.
Thanks Bevan; some really nice footage mate & the sound’s fantastic ! Really takes the viewer there 😊 Where are such trips advertised? I need to get in the know 😊 Thx
have they officially re-opened this train line.? is it operational all the way to mudgee? does anyone have any background on this line re-opening? thanks for the video bw
The line was reopened from Charbon Jct as far as Rylstone earlier this year, mainly for tourism purposes.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6FR_dmF3rH4.html
There is just one place at Clandulla to reverse the locomotive and it requires both diesels to shunt the carriages back and forth to reconfigure the train.
Thanks Rick, yeah it does seem illogical, but until you know the reason why, it only then becomes obvious as to why these locos are needed, however perhaps only one should be required. I'm pretty sure GL112 would be more suited to the task, as 4490 looks like it needs major work done on her.
