So many memories came flooding back after seeing this magnificent video. Did my first ever Albury rest in 501 and 503 back when they were new on the scene. And the staff exchanger gives me nightmares of a frozen one on a Dimboola jet one night between Ballarat and Ararat frozen solid and trying to kick it down from the manhole in the floor. Love your work mate. Sat in the same seat many times with my regular mate letting me drive
Ha! Love the reflection of high vis cameraman on rocker arms at 8:14!! The QUBE steel coil train empties heads through Wagga at between 0630 and 0730 for Port Kembla each morning. The fully loaded coil train heads South later in the morning at various times but say 1130am. It took me a few weeks to work out that it must be different consists, so I noted the Loco numbers and sure enough. Der. Two different consists. Thanks or the great footage. Lovely!
Great footage as usual Sir! Thanks for taking all of us frustrated armchair drivers along for the ride! I was lucky enough to catch this loco in the Adelaide Hills last year, along with a pair of CL's ( I think) when they pushed a stalled SCT train up to Mt Lofty....was great to get the trio on video . Thanks again , Gregg.
1979 I lived just next to the Totty yards, I can remember the then new C class Turbos idling all night outside my bedroom. They seemed to be a bit different back then with a pulse of power every few minutes in the idle cycle
Goodday Adam, Great video, awesome you are able to bring these magnificent videos regarding Big George. I have had the privilege to sit where you sat & feel the power of Big George. It is awesome. Cheers Louis Kats 👍🙂
The sound pickup outside is great as was the walk thru the engine room. The scenery looks good too. Reminds me that it won't be long before it warms up here in Ohio. Great video.
Thank-you for sharing, great driving skills too no fanning that throttle and keeping her on speed very enjoyable taking me back like those who have commented below....I'm still Current Cat 1 medical maybe l should apply..lol
Thanks for all your kick ass videos you share with us all . One question if you don’t mind ? Do you guys have your own EMD plant there or where they built in Lagrange Illinois ?
All our locos are and we're built under licence, the earlier locos were built by Clyde engineering here in Australia under licence from EMD, these locos were fitted with imported emd equipment but built to Australian specifications.
While fortunately no one was seriously injured, my prayers are for the SSR train drivers involved in today's truck- empty grain-train collision near Marrar on the Junee - Griffith line. Scary to say the least, even if the drivers are 'cool calm and collected' in a way I don't perceive I could be. The second incident on this line in about a week IIRC, although the other one fortunately was far less serious. Freight train drivers do a great, but often uncelebrated, job hauling the golden grain and coal, and (not for SSR) intermodal loading. Far too many occasions when motorists fail to take sufficient care at level crossings, although that's a general comment not directed to this particular occasion. Trains have right of way. I bet it's not long until UGL rail installs boom barriers at this Canola Way level crossing.
Quieter than I expected, the in-cab noise. Our equivalent in the UK, the EMD-engined Class 66, have had a reputation for insufficient noise insulation to the driver
I wouldn't call it a beast. It's far from it. Poorly maintained by its owner who doesn't use it for its purpose as a preserved engine. To be running passenger trains!!!!
@davidmorgan4310 Do I know what I'm talking about? No mate. I have no clue yet I put up with driving that thing during my 37 year career. It was in service in 1977, thus making it nearly 50 years old. It's a Preserved locomotive, Meaning it belongs at the Seymour Loco Hire Centre for running their passenger trains. Not on hire and being flogged!
@@bigman4225 It's perfomring extremely valuable work, keeping what can be dangerous B-Doubles off freeways and local rural roads. Plus its hire gives the Semymour group income.
With a freight train pushing, it's likely to heavily wear locomotive blocks and wheels, which are both important especially when running light locomotive, that's all you have to stop, so we reduce the amount of time locomotive brakes are applied, you can also bail off and stretch brake the train.
Certainly an impressive locomotive, however I didn't realise these were using AC, are the traction motors AC or is it rectified from AC to DC? I probably should go and school up a bit more on the C class hehe
I suppose it's better to see Jaws on the BS hipster gauge than not at all... Goddamed that's an attractive looking locomotive!! I'm off to find my VR (yes VR as owned by the taxpayers of effing Victoria) C class book where I'll have a not so quiet moment looking at Jaws and Co (and a backward facing Ess or 2) on the broad gauge Ingliston bank and Adelaide Hills where they're supposed to be. Must lie down... A. Gunzel.
