Railways in Australia; EMD's down under; EMD G8; T413

[75Bird455]

1:58 Is that a manual transition lever?

[Rocketboy1950]

@75Bird455 No, we never had any manual transition diesel locomotives in Victoria. That would have been the dynamic brake controller. This locomotive was built for a private company that had a long grade from the limestone quarry to the main line yards. It was the only G8 in Victoria with a dynamic brake.

[applesweeter]

In Hong Kong, we have a very similar model for carrying cargos to and from mainland China. It had been used for passenger train from 1940 to 1980.

[Rocketboy1950]

@applesweeter Yes, the G12 and some of them are now working here in Australia. You will see one in some of my latest videos.

[jeffrey4924]

I was on the loco 1976-79 and the trainee enginemen would be sent for shifts at the fuel point to sweep out loco cabs while waiting for an instructor or a shift as a fireman. On saturday night shift after about midnight you would find a stabled loco, tell the fuel point foreman what its' number and location was and that would be that. Video brings back memories, any older ones? They must exist, we used to always see the railfains hanging around with movie cameras and tape recorders.

[Rocketboy1950]

@jeffrey4924 I used to tell then I was going to sleep in my car and not to wake me up to sign off then I would go home to bed.

[shazam75]

Hi Rod

Do you have a video of similar recording of a B Class?

Cheers

[Rocketboy1950]

@shazam75 It is high on my list of things to do.

[BordiniBlues85]

whow!! very nice video!! looking good G8!!!

[WBDE]

I wonder if it's just a coincidence that the paint scheme and lettering of the Victoria Railway and the (U.S.) Virginian Railway are so very close. Also, the engine servicing facility shown seems very clean and well-ordered.

[Rocketboy1950]

@WBDE Kind of a VRR look alike but copied from The Erie RR

[tpvalley]

@Rocketboy1950

do these have a lever that switches between traction motor supply?

so u have series parralel or all in series etc?

I firget the propper name of the levers, they had them on older GM's and alcos.

[Rocketboy1950]

@tpvalley The transition on these is automatic.

[KG84C]

What's in the red locked box?

[Rocketboy1950]

@KG84C If it has a lock on it it would be detonators.

[GeoffJennyOliver]

...just saw this vid of Google Earth Ron - there's a couple of others as well around Southern Cross...

[nikvanlanduyt]

Are VR standard gauge or broad ?

[Rocketboy1950]

@nikvanlanduyt They ran on both after 1962 but of course there is no more VR only the preserved heritage units.

[nikvanlanduyt]

@Rocketboy1950 Thanks for that, my knowledge of railways down under is a bit limited, should go out and buy some books and get reading, or even better get over and find out for myself that way.

[railroadman57]

Great stuff !! keep the vids coming please !!!

[rajnikantsharma]

Thanks for another inside view of these mean machines!

[roadwolf2]

this locomotive was formerly know as D1 from australian cement who aquired it new in '56, it was renumbered t413 after VR took over the engine in '69 and is the only T Class with dynamic brakes

[shazam75]

this is music to my ears - thanks alot

[chefjavier]

Do they follow the same railroad procedures in USA?

[Rocketboy1950]

The short answer is no. The most obvious difference is our use of the locomotive whistle and bells.

[coxsj]

Fantastic!!!! Love those old girls.

Keep 'em coming.

[NudgeyNMR]

Awesome video Rod :)

Anymore like that ??

[Rocketboy1950]

I assume you have seen my ALCOholics, a look at an EL and the Noisy Bit. So yes there are more way back there in the several hundred on my list.