Goodday Brendan, Great to see some DL action even though it wasn't leading. Those double classic bulldogs out of Charlton awesome my favorite. Great video thoroughly enjoyed Cheers Louis 👍
Great footage of various trains from a variety of locations, it's obvious you select your locations well, great scenery and backdrops. Do the "Country Splits" NOHAB "MZ" class run into Victoria? Never see them in southern clips. well done, very professional!
@@Schony747 You're not missing much, they are renown for mainline failures. Much in need of a total overhaul and rebuild, showing their age, then again they were near worn out when they arrived from Denmark.
They use to call train examiners "wheel tappers" so yes, they sort of kick the tyres but it's not the drivers it's the examiners that do a full exam before departure in Melbourne. They check wheels for flat spots, cracks, high flanges, spalling etc they look at all of the bogie components and do a full air test then issue the driver with a brake certificate.
I can't get over the abrupt grade shanges you have. Also, it appears your trains are getting longer (like here in the US). Beautiful country, great video.
Some of the trains are getting longer but are now generally limited to 1500 metres on the East Coast and 1800 meters East to West due to the size of the crossing loops.
It's full of export food and citrus products from the Riverina on the return trip. There is some loading for Bomen just before Wagga Wagga but most of the train originates in the Riverina.