I so much appreciate your sharing of the knowledge and skill to operate these machines! Here in Canada it is very difficult to gain access like this by video because of the fear of too many people knowing and perhaps gaining unauthorized acess to a locomotive! This was always my dream! Thank you so much for such an informative video! Gretings from Calgary!
This is a brilliant video. The driver was a star he was highly informative. I would like to see more like this one. You should be satisfied with your work, Thank.
A great video. A good insight into running this wheat train. Shows the skill and the knowledge the driver has to run the these heavy freight trains. Why did this train run through Sydney to Newcastle. Instead of running by Dunedoo to Newcastle.
fantastic video, love my trains so much the freight trains are the best....the driver was explaining a lot of the meaning of the signals but can we have some more videos explaining all of them ...keep it up guys .
Question ....After a full shift commanding a train do the engineers feel weird driving a vehicle afterwords? Having to steer the vehicle between the painted lines and use their feet to stop and go unlike a train
Fact the driver was off railroad Australia season 2 Warren and Bernie Baker went to Port Augusta to pick up ex coal wagons with 5 old locos B61 S302 S317 GM27 and GM10
Adding to what Graeme said, it would simply be too inefficient to constantly swap out diesel and electric locos. Sydney's electric network is only so big when compared to the size of the rural/interstate network.
@@Spookieham That's not quite true. What about the intercity lines from Sydney to Kiama, Lithgow and Newcastle and from Brisbane to Rockhampton? And what about the numerous electrified freight-only lines from various Queensland ports to the Central Queensland coalfields?
Unfortunately you spoke too soon, Rio Tinto in Western Australia are almost 100% automated and they are running 35,000 tonne iron ore trains. Sad, really.
As a train passenger on Sydneys northern line. Freight trains cause delays to commuter passenger services. The state government needs to further separate freight traffic from commuter passenger traffic by building an extra two sets of tracks from Strathfield to Hornsby and Strathfield to Blacktown. So many bottle necks on the Sydney trains network that can be fixed.
Nah, the BEST looking Locomotive in Australia was (and STILL IS) the WAGR/Westrail L Class Locomotive. The Victorian C class is just a carbon copy of the L power wise, just a different carbody design.....😁
Nice video! Do Australian trains use the Westinghouse style airbrake? Is there a legal limit on how engineers can be driving? In the USA, there is a 12 hour limit.
Most of the braking systems on newer locomotives down here are Wabtec brake control stands now, but there's a few older Locomotives here that STILL use the Westinghouse brake stands. And I think they're only allowed up to 12hrs maximum on the footplate here. Hope that answers your question...
Saw one brand new at Wodonga sitting on the siding near the road around 1976 can’t be sure.. I know she was more powerful than the X Class My brother knew what it was.
No need to apologise mate, i'm no train buff either and this was very enjoyable to watch. And the sound of those engines, amazing. I think most men offered their dream ride it would be a Ferrari, or a Lambo or a Porsche. Not me, i'd take this train ride over any car any day. The sounds are amazing. And i'm also wondering what the power must feel like through the cab. I think i'd do that job for free!
Wow, I worked at Rhodes station as a JSA back in the late 1960's, and it didn't look anything like that, especially all the buildings to the west side which used to all be CSR land for a chemical plant. Awesome video, so many questions answered thanks. Would love it if state rail put a third seat in the cab and sold tickets to allow enthusiasts to tag along, money possibly to charities !!!
It's probably the hardest job to get into these days. I did all the training only to be knocked back over 20 times I think being a white male in my 40s has allot to do with it Even get blocked by Sydney Trains as a driver
Exported out of Newcastle, as Sydney is less of a working harbour now. The 168 yo NSW railways are still a Sydney centric spiders web. I descend from a railway worker that built the first line from Redfern to Granville
