Great clip, loved 4501 all nice and shiny like the day it left Goodwin's! Small concrete slab is all that's left of Tumulla signal box on the Up main side.
I am Japanese.🇯🇵 I was very happy to see the images of unfamiliar and uniquely shaped locomotives running in a landscape that I have never seen in Japan, as there has never been a single Garratt-type steam locomotive in Japan. I thought that what every country does is the same there, as there are similar trains in Japan where the locomotive cannot be turned around at the end of the line and a steam locomotive pulls the train one way and an electric or diesel locomotive pulls the train on the way back.
Hello Japan. Thanks for the comment. Yes most heritage steam in Australia needs diesel at the other end as there are very limited run around or turning facilities left on our main lines. Did you know that the 1st Garratt loco K1 was built for the Tasmanian Railways..Australia, it is now in the hands of the Welsh Highland Railway were it has been running since 2007 and until 2014, it is currently having its boiler overhauled. Cheers.
@@steelribbons5886 Thanks for the reply. Perhaps the Japanese way of doing things is unique, as in Japan, in order to run steam locomotives as sightseeing trains, the turntable that used to be installed in the engine depot is sometimes deliberately moved to the station yard at the end of the line. I learned that Garratt steam locomotives were born in Tasmania through a video by a railroad fan in Japan who likes foreign steam locomotives and makes explanatory videos. It was the first time I knew that the world's first Garratt steam locomotive is now in Wales. I also like motor sports, so I am familiar with the name of Bathurst, a place famous for endurance racing. I would like to visit Bathurst someday to watch the races and see the Garratt steam locomotives. Thank you.
Hi Neil. No the return was diesel as there are no run around facilities at Wimbledon. The Garratt run all weekend with no problems and very little racquet!! LOL 🏸🚂😂
