Once again I’ll have to come clean and admit this is a fake Driver’s Eye View created by reversing the footage taken from the back of the train, probably the best position for the camera as it was raining for much of the journey. For the first half hour of this video the scenery is typical of the Queensland outback, reasonably flat, with Eucalyptus and Gum trees dotted all over the reddish rock and sand landscape as far as the eye can see. The railway and Capricorn Highway follow a similar path all the way from Longreach to Rockhampton often running within sight of each other. In the second half of this video the railway starts to climb into the Drummond Ranges following the contours of the land to gain height without the need for major engineering structures. This is the most scenic and interesting section of the route.
Filmed 31.01.2019 - Train operated by QueenslandRail - Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).
Map at 00:25 - Author - Geoscience Australia, Government of AustraliaSource -
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27 авг 2024
