I love Australia's North American style locomotives like the one at 1:30. Do trains in Australia honk horns as much as they do in North America. In Canada where I live trains honk there horns like crazy
Trains in Australia are required to blow their horns when begining to move, before level crossings, when entering tunnels, before passing express through a station, and of course 'as required.'
@LocalRailfan In Australia all the Rail companies have different horn rules, In Melbourne trains sound the horn departing stations, approaching Crossings, entering tunnels, in Sydney train drivers were required to sound the horn at stations until July 2010 when that rule was dropped, but train drivers still sound the horn at crossings, entering and exiting tunnels and going over large bridges. I'm not sure about the other Cities.
I'm surprised to see so many streamliners still in use. What happens when one needs to be overhauled. Do they have facilities for that? All in all, I enjoyed your video.
Most of the bulldog-nose locos have been massivly refurbished, and are much more modern on the inside. For instance the V/Line A class is a 80's rebuild of a 50's B class, and is mechanically not far behind the rest of the fleet.
I love Australia's North American style locomotives like the one at 1:30. Do trains in Australia honk horns as much as they do in North America. In Canada where I live trains honk there horns like crazy
LocalRailfan 2 years ago
Trains in Australia are required to blow their horns when begining to move, before level crossings, when entering tunnels, before passing express through a station, and of course 'as required.'
Taitset 2 years ago
@LocalRailfan In Australia all the Rail companies have different horn rules, In Melbourne trains sound the horn departing stations, approaching Crossings, entering tunnels, in Sydney train drivers were required to sound the horn at stations until July 2010 when that rule was dropped, but train drivers still sound the horn at crossings, entering and exiting tunnels and going over large bridges. I'm not sure about the other Cities.
Bails992 1 year ago
is that siding under the marybnong river bridge gone???
shazam75 3 years ago
Not when I last looked. It's been booked out for years though.
Taitset 3 years ago
what about hitachis and u have a comeng i guess
tommyownage 3 years ago
I don't remember promising Hitachi's actually.
Taitset 3 years ago
where did you film the freight trains? I would love to go watch some. I live in Melbourne, about half an hour's drive from the city.
dylbot07 3 years ago
Those shots are at the Maribrynong River bridge, which is at the other end of Bunbury Street from Footscray Station.
Taitset 3 years ago
nice video
hooliganarfza15 3 years ago
I'm surprised to see so many streamliners still in use. What happens when one needs to be overhauled. Do they have facilities for that? All in all, I enjoyed your video.
cobalt100 3 years ago
Most of the bulldog-nose locos have been massivly refurbished, and are much more modern on the inside. For instance the V/Line A class is a 80's rebuild of a 50's B class, and is mechanically not far behind the rest of the fleet.
Taitset 3 years ago
I love Australia !
flyakiteGDI 3 years ago
Great video but Queensland still has loco hauled passenger trains.
qtrain1 4 years ago
Non-named ones?
Taitset 4 years ago
Yep sure was! The locos are CLF7-CLP8-CLF3. This train actually overtook my spark as I was leaving Newport, and I managed to beat it to Footscray!
Taitset 4 years ago
Thanks for sharing this!! I loved to watch it!
rooihonda 5 years ago
That is an excellent video. I've never really seen much of proper Aussie railways. Locos and coaches on passenger trains? Whatever next?
Can we have some more, please.
crazyh0rse 5 years ago
Yes, we in Victoria have the only loco-hauled passenger trains in Australia! (With the eception of some special named services)
Taitset 4 years ago