@crunsnuck For passenger trains I agree but if I owned freight wagons I would give them free access on the condition that they did not paint over company symbols or identifying numbers and information. That would save me a lot of maintenance paint :-) The problem is absolutely out of control in Greece and Italy.
@Krassnahll look up pulling keating summit in pennslyvania usa. its a 2.8 percent grade. i watched a full coal train pull it with 6 pulling and 3 pushing.
Very impressive. It would be interesting to see how a couple of AD60 Garratts would have sounded going up there. I know they never did, but hey, one can dream.
I live about 5 mins away from there. I can usually hear them as they start off from the station. I sometimes drive up there and catch them as they go under the bridge at the top of the grade. The sound is fantastic and extremely loud as they slowly go under. Yes, the track diverges soon after the bridge, right to Geelong and left Melbourne.
@purpleravenstar No they don't. That is two unrelated single lines that separate about a mile from there and go in entirely different directions. We run on the left where there is one way traffic on double lines.
Thanks Mate ....Great video !! That lead unit sounds " like" it has a miss to it.....maybe ? Doesn't sound quite "right" to me...but the 2nd and trailing units sure sound good though. : )
Nice to see the modern / futuristic F3 / F7 style being refurbished and placed back into service. I think that style is the best looking diesel -- ever.
@AstronomerCyclist refurbished not, these old girls are almost original. The only modern fittings are better seating, soundproofing and air conditioners. Most of the old stuff is owned by preservation groups and on hire to smaller operators.
Question, I've read the term "preserved", like in rail museum pieces, or reserve fleet? Reminds me of a 105' tug I worked on, 2 EMD 12 cylinder 645E2,s up and running pushing a loaded barge, almost to 900 RPM, racked out against the stop. We usually got 30,000 hours + between overhauls. Darn nice engines and a dream to work on.
I did not realize that was the gradient. I have a book that lists the power output of these EMD (Clyde, I believe units). Nonetheless, thank you for posting this great video. I actually learned about these units in "the Pictorial Encyclopedia of Railways" by C. Hamilton Ellis. It was published and purchased some forty years ago. Still, it is a handy, if dated reference.
@manthony1956 I'll forgive you for not noticing the title of the video...it's 1 in 52 to be precise. I think that every class of diesel electric that the VR had have now been on standard gauge at some time or another.
Mate you have goto admit if only 6 poeople didn't like this after 105 000 viewings it must be alright. I just tought my son (3.5 years) how to count to 30 watching this!
@SD457500 The Victoria Railways C class would be the one most fitting the description. 10 were built and all are still running. C501 is in the original livery and currently on hire to the same mob that feature in this video.....also the same colours.
in croatia we had the 2061 series loco, which was based on a G16 loco with 567 prime mover and 1800 hp. excellent locos, 40 years they served us well. unfortunately, we don't have any locos of that series in active duty now :-( but they can still be seen in Serbia and BiH where they do most of the work :-)
Superbe footage! Wich is the track gauge in that area?...Irish or standard gauge?...These 3 locos have each EMD V two stroke engines? Greetings from an EMD engines fan from Romania!
locomotives which have considerable difficulty. that must have been a heavy load. What's in the train? very sorry of that graffiti. they are beautiful cars. (locomotives indeed) I say graffiti is messy!
die locomotieven hebben er aanzienlijk veel moeite met die trein. het moet wel een zware lading zijn. wat zit er eigenlijk in? jammer van die graffiti op die wagons. het zijn mooie wagens (locomotieven trouwens ook).
Ah Australian EMD's...love tht sound..the first unit reminds me of my F24C..which is based off of the Class A... except my (American Version) of the Class A has only one cab..i hope to buy or build a Class A soon... great vid!!!
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@chetirepyat I beg to differ jeeves. Trains serve two purposes, firstly to transport people or goods, secondly as a moving canvas for graffiti artists to exhibit their pieces and to show that amidst societies industrialism and regimented fascism that there are people out there who like working with colours and don't have to do what the govenment tells them and aren't afraid to break stupid laws,etc. It shows the human spirit is beyond the control of heavy policing designed to control people.
Beautiful, well-maintained roadbed, but it appears as if that train is seriously underpowered and in danger of stalling or burning it's traction motors running full out for that long. By the way, I'm assigned as engineer on an FP-7 with a 567b to work all-day tommorrow.
@WBDE Now there's a coincidence because I am also working on the ML2 in this clip tomorrow evening. Happily with just four passenger cars. The roadbed in the foreground is for 100mph passenger trains. The freight is on a poorly maintained 50mph freight line. The railway here always flogged everything and we frequently ran over the ruling grades at about 10-14 mph. This hill is just a few miles long and then it gets a down hill run for about 50.
@Rocketboy1950 I am not sure if your ML2 in the video is akin to an F9 with a single 16-cylinder 567 engine or an E9 with two 12-cylinder 567 engines. It appears to be the latter rather than the former. The FP-7 I operated yesterday, in a driving snowstore with an old 24RL brake system, has the 16-cylinder engine. In any event, I can just envision seeing your ammeter all the way over at maximum.
@WBDE I think it was based on the SD7. We never used the 24RL brake here. We mostly had the A7EL and then went to the 26L. Of course the newer locos now have the modern computer based equipment but none that I get on do.
Here in the US, engine with 567s are rare, they're either in museums or working for a short line. Never thought i'd hear 567 hard at work in notch 8 in HD sound. Favorited right away! Great vid!!!!!
That is the best diesel engine video I´ve seen so far. And I´ve seen a lot of railway videos. What a sound. Beautiful classic engines. Nice camera work.
Take a look at my production. You can find the trains, the Finnish army, the beautiful scenery of Finland, folk music, "Sedov" sailing, martial arts, sports, art exhibitions, animations, a lot of Super 8 films and others interesting!
Reminds me of the days of Arrarat with big C's blasting over the hill and the lights of an arriving jet shining down the highway. Was always good to hang around the bridge and take a peek at the shunting in what was a very busy yard.
Well Rocketboy, you should have kept that rolling right to the end, even way after that train had gone. Absolutely fantastic!! brings me goosebumps, reminds me of my younger days listening to the T's during the night passing through Kyabram with GH and GY's in tow on a crisp still night 5min even after the train had gone "Oh what memories"
Damn Right!!!! I live in Milwaukee and Milwaukee Road's old mainline to Chicago is in my backyard which is uphill for a few miles. and when CP runs a couple SOO SD40's at notch 8 with a full load, you can hear it and feel it for miles!!!!!! I know it's not the same as a 567 but kinda close.
What a poor "after-life" B74 has, the poor old thing got flogged through it's previous life, we flogged it to death at ATN on heavy grain trains and now we are doing the same thing at El Zorro, just goes to show how good the "old school" stuff is.......long live the mighty EMD's!!!!!!!!!!!!!..................................Cheers.
Oddly enough a bit further down the line we also have 17 miles of mostly 1 in 48....a tad over 2%. Used to be good fun without a dynamic brake and we did not use retainers in Victoria.
They are "preserved" and do get hired out to train operators. We have been privatised a la the UK and some companies have power stored whilst others struggle to find enough. Nothing quite like the sound of an old EMD hard at it.
@formidable38 I certainly have heard SD40's. We have them in the Pilbara on iron ore trains. We also have an EMD GT26C down here which I understand is almost identical mechanically.
I have to admit I'v been searching the web for a non-British diesel that (in my opinion) makes a descent noise and I have to say this is the first time I've been really impressed!
Firstly thanks. Tthese are really two separate tracks in that the older one is freight only and low speed whilst the other is a high speed almost entirely passenger traffic.
Man, thank you, thank you! This was great! It takes me back to when i was a kid in Vancouver BC. Late at night in bed every so often i could hear this sound as units of CN to the north of me, and GN to the east of me would pull hard leaving town. Great job filming this for us all! Thanks, Kev from Canada.
Wow, this has got to be one of the best railroad videos around. Excellent camerawork, and those are some of the best EMD sounds I've ever heard. Wonderful footage!
Just dumb luck. It pissed down something shocking all the way there from Melbourne. It was nice having a direct phone link to the crew so I would at least be in the right place at the right time. Even then I took the precaution of running two cameras.
I remember them well. On Saturday arvos when I was playing cricket at Russell Square Ballarat East, the umps used to stop the game while a brace of 567s roared up the hill. Noel in Perth.
Mamma mia dieser Motor hält nicht lange.na ja die haben ja die Scheisse
fcwinterthur1 1 day ago
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I have to go to that spot one day.
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Metalhead4life66666 1 week ago
Superb video, puts todays silenced rubbish well in the shade!
TONYBROWNE114 3 weeks ago
So there's taggers in Australia too. I think these spray can bandits should be shot on sight.
crunsnuck 1 month ago 3
@crunsnuck For passenger trains I agree but if I owned freight wagons I would give them free access on the condition that they did not paint over company symbols or identifying numbers and information. That would save me a lot of maintenance paint :-) The problem is absolutely out of control in Greece and Italy.
Rocketboy1950 1 month ago
@crunsnuck
They should ask for little help by North Korean Railway Police.
robinhood48 3 weeks ago
Awesome! :)
trainfart 2 months ago
what is this?
xxSN1P3Rxx100 2 months ago
@xxSN1P3Rxx100 Would you like to make your question a little more specific.
Rocketboy1950 2 months ago
It's sick. How the is the hell the 2% grade possible?
Krassnahll 2 months ago
@Krassnahll Put enough power on the front and anything within reason is possible.
Rocketboy1950 2 months ago
@Krassnahll look up pulling keating summit in pennslyvania usa. its a 2.8 percent grade. i watched a full coal train pull it with 6 pulling and 3 pushing.
mrriteubthejudge 1 month ago
@Krassnahll There are 4.5% grades in Canada..
gumball469 1 month ago
Looks like "tagging" is not unique to American railroads, unfortunately. I will say those diesels sounded great- I deeply miss 567s in full roar.
friscobob56 2 months ago
Great clip! Those classic diesels look fantastic, and are obviously being shown no mercy despite their OAP status.
struck2soon 2 months ago
Very impressive. It would be interesting to see how a couple of AD60 Garratts would have sounded going up there. I know they never did, but hey, one can dream.
shangani743 3 months ago
great video , thumbs up!
juvmol 3 months ago
I live about 5 mins away from there. I can usually hear them as they start off from the station. I sometimes drive up there and catch them as they go under the bridge at the top of the grade. The sound is fantastic and extremely loud as they slowly go under. Yes, the track diverges soon after the bridge, right to Geelong and left Melbourne.
rhondaw1 3 months ago
They drive at the 'American' side of the rail :-)
purpleravenstar 3 months ago
@purpleravenstar No they don't. That is two unrelated single lines that separate about a mile from there and go in entirely different directions. We run on the left where there is one way traffic on double lines.
Rocketboy1950 3 months ago
Thanks Mate ....Great video !! That lead unit sounds " like" it has a miss to it.....maybe ? Doesn't sound quite "right" to me...but the 2nd and trailing units sure sound good though. : )
TurbinePower69 4 months ago
Nice to see the modern / futuristic F3 / F7 style being refurbished and placed back into service. I think that style is the best looking diesel -- ever.
AstronomerCyclist 4 months ago
@AstronomerCyclist refurbished not, these old girls are almost original. The only modern fittings are better seating, soundproofing and air conditioners. Most of the old stuff is owned by preservation groups and on hire to smaller operators.
Rocketboy1950 4 months ago
I like the guy walking the dog at around 1:05, the dog obviously barking like crazy at the train.
mateuszmattias 5 months ago
Question, I've read the term "preserved", like in rail museum pieces, or reserve fleet? Reminds me of a 105' tug I worked on, 2 EMD 12 cylinder 645E2,s up and running pushing a loaded barge, almost to 900 RPM, racked out against the stop. We usually got 30,000 hours + between overhauls. Darn nice engines and a dream to work on.
NewJerseyBill 6 months ago
I love the GM chatter they make.
chestybondrod 6 months ago
I did not realize that was the gradient. I have a book that lists the power output of these EMD (Clyde, I believe units). Nonetheless, thank you for posting this great video. I actually learned about these units in "the Pictorial Encyclopedia of Railways" by C. Hamilton Ellis. It was published and purchased some forty years ago. Still, it is a handy, if dated reference.
manthony1956 6 months ago
WOW! What is the gradient here? I seem to recall these were wide gauge locomotives, were any ever converted to standard gauge?
manthony1956 6 months ago
@manthony1956 I'll forgive you for not noticing the title of the video...it's 1 in 52 to be precise. I think that every class of diesel electric that the VR had have now been on standard gauge at some time or another.
Rocketboy1950 6 months ago
Very nice video !
ttrainmixx 6 months ago
Sweet sound my friend, God bless!
TrainTrackTrav 7 months ago
I see Australia also owns Safetran signals.Nice shot.
IAISrailfanner 7 months ago
I guess you can call that a "FULL PULL" :D.....
......hehe it would suck to run dry on diesel at the top whit no brakes! :)
Polywog84 7 months ago
This is more like it - no bell, no horn blowing, just the diesels vs grade.
SuuriGuru 7 months ago 2
@SuuriGuru I dread that we ever start using those utterly ridiculous bells outside of low speed maintenance facilities.
Rocketboy1950 7 months ago
Wow man, I bet those units were operating well into the red on the loadmeter!
75Bird455 8 months ago 2
@75Bird455 Perhaps on the two big ones but it then goes on a time factor. The further in the red the less time permitted.
Rocketboy1950 8 months ago
I think i can i think i can says thomas the tirain
Th3NaughtyGam3r 9 months ago
wow.... good capture! What camera system is this?
LanceCampeau 9 months ago
@LanceCampeau This was shot some time back with an older Sony DCR-TRV50E standard definition unit. I have since changed to a Sony HVR Z5P.
Rocketboy1950 9 months ago
Can it go any slower? Lol, I don't think those Australian peeps have ever heard of a diesel particulate filter, lmao :)
malbert34 9 months ago
Mate you have goto admit if only 6 poeople didn't like this after 105 000 viewings it must be alright. I just tought my son (3.5 years) how to count to 30 watching this!
Keep up the good work Trainspotters!
TheNickchriss 9 months ago
very good camera work, respect :)
YosemiteGuy 9 months ago
Excellent video and sound quality. Makes me wish I could see four EMD GP9s or GP7s working up grade. Four SD40-2s in run 8 is still nice though.
Is there any EMD power in Australia that is the equivalent to the SD40-2?
SD457500 10 months ago
@SD457500 The Victoria Railways C class would be the one most fitting the description. 10 were built and all are still running. C501 is in the original livery and currently on hire to the same mob that feature in this video.....also the same colours.
Rocketboy1950 10 months ago
@SD457500 Yes, The QR National ( ex Westrail ) L Class Locomotives
Are still in Operation in Wesetrn Australia, 40 odd years after they entered
Service in 1967 for the then WAGR. ( West Australian Government Railways ).
Railwayman01
Railwayman01 8 months ago
el zorro! how can you do this? any way I loved it but hated how they got the train up!
you see that is way to slow they may stop and go down just like msts!
trainguyrocks 10 months ago
This is the perfect acoustic orgasm, it even beats the Tailem grainy chase, another Aussie video with these old beauty's hard at work.
The sound remembers me the chase of iron ore trains with classes 52 and 53 in Belgium, for witch the class B was the pattern.
dieselmupke 10 months ago
woow the camerazoom
TheLeafun 10 months ago
@TheLeafun That's the old camera, my new one is better.
Rocketboy1950 10 months ago
@Rocketboy1950... No, it was very good. I just think what would happen if I use HD cameras. Good job :)
vicmatic12 8 months ago
Дура-лошадь дизель!!!!!
Yan10181 10 months ago
respect from romania
alxopr 11 months ago
in croatia we had the 2061 series loco, which was based on a G16 loco with 567 prime mover and 1800 hp. excellent locos, 40 years they served us well. unfortunately, we don't have any locos of that series in active duty now :-( but they can still be seen in Serbia and BiH where they do most of the work :-)
HijenA 11 months ago
Give me a ticket to an aeroplane
Ain't got time to take a fast train
:-)
sporvogn7659 11 months ago
an e unit with cabs at both ends....ive never seen that.....cool...
mercenary454 11 months ago
@mercenary454 Its more of an F unit based on an SD7 I believe.
Rocketboy1950 11 months ago
what the hell is the damn thing carrying.. must have taken a lot of patience
must be crazy drivers too! lol
19021986a 11 months ago
@19021986a It's a grain train and not that many years back they always gave us a full load and that's how fast we went over the steep grades.
Rocketboy1950 11 months ago
@Rocketboy1950 thanx dude.. i thought was coal or something else..gr8 video
19021986a 11 months ago
what the hell is the damn thing carrying.. must have taken a lot of patience
19021986a 11 months ago
Superbe footage! Wich is the track gauge in that area?...Irish or standard gauge?...These 3 locos have each EMD V two stroke engines? Greetings from an EMD engines fan from Romania!
emdiesel63 1 year ago
@emdiesel63 "Irish" 5'3"
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
locomotives which have considerable difficulty. that must have been a heavy load. What's in the train? very sorry of that graffiti. they are beautiful cars. (locomotives indeed) I say graffiti is messy!
trainfanNL 1 year ago
die locomotieven hebben er aanzienlijk veel moeite met die trein. het moet wel een zware lading zijn. wat zit er eigenlijk in? jammer van die graffiti op die wagons. het zijn mooie wagens (locomotieven trouwens ook).
trainfanNL 1 year ago
@trainfanNL Een locomotief niet werkte. Dit was het probleem.
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
i love the rumbling noise the cars make
soapskum 1 year ago
great video with fantastic sound!
Greetings from Germany:)
46Nailik 1 year ago
Ah Australian EMD's...love tht sound..the first unit reminds me of my F24C..which is based off of the Class A... except my (American Version) of the Class A has only one cab..i hope to buy or build a Class A soon... great vid!!!
EMDSD14R 1 year ago
@TheCleaner001 Thanks for the comment. I will reserve my opinion on the maintenance regime......we have a few failures with these very old girls.
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
oki de var der ikke så hurtige, kører 80 km i timen de er der pænt fart
svendsen20 1 year ago
whate the how fast due that train run in this video fore that train run really slow
svendsen20 1 year ago
@svendsen20 Det kommer op en meget stejl bakke. I omkring en mere kilometer det vil være i stand til at køre med 80 kilometer i timen
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
Awesome stuff mate, as always!
MickFix 1 year ago
@MickFix And right on your back door step :-)
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
@Rocketboy1950 Great to see some good graffiti on these trains!
MK360VAL 1 year ago
@MK360VAL No such thing as "good graffiti" -- those cars look like hell.
chetirepyat 1 year ago 6
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@chetirepyat I beg to differ jeeves. Trains serve two purposes, firstly to transport people or goods, secondly as a moving canvas for graffiti artists to exhibit their pieces and to show that amidst societies industrialism and regimented fascism that there are people out there who like working with colours and don't have to do what the govenment tells them and aren't afraid to break stupid laws,etc. It shows the human spirit is beyond the control of heavy policing designed to control people.
MK360VAL 1 year ago
@MK360VAL That is not graffiti, it's mostly childs scribble. Good graffiti conveys some meaning.
Pounds to pence the bozo's who tagged these wagons are mostly long term no hopers.
KG84C 1 year ago
Интересно, какой ток нагрузки главного генератора на этих тепловозах?
TheWolf1610 1 year ago
@TheWolf1610 ведущих единицы составляет 2500 AMPS
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
Hello,
Pls , GPS data ? Google Earth ?
Bengos from Belgium
bengos152 1 year ago
I like the Erie-inspired paint scheme.
ConrailJon 1 year ago
Nice! :)
SigniaMusic 1 year ago
Beautiful, well-maintained roadbed, but it appears as if that train is seriously underpowered and in danger of stalling or burning it's traction motors running full out for that long. By the way, I'm assigned as engineer on an FP-7 with a 567b to work all-day tommorrow.
WBDE 1 year ago
@WBDE Now there's a coincidence because I am also working on the ML2 in this clip tomorrow evening. Happily with just four passenger cars. The roadbed in the foreground is for 100mph passenger trains. The freight is on a poorly maintained 50mph freight line. The railway here always flogged everything and we frequently ran over the ruling grades at about 10-14 mph. This hill is just a few miles long and then it gets a down hill run for about 50.
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
@Rocketboy1950 I am not sure if your ML2 in the video is akin to an F9 with a single 16-cylinder 567 engine or an E9 with two 12-cylinder 567 engines. It appears to be the latter rather than the former. The FP-7 I operated yesterday, in a driving snowstore with an old 24RL brake system, has the 16-cylinder engine. In any event, I can just envision seeing your ammeter all the way over at maximum.
WBDE 1 year ago
@WBDE I think it was based on the SD7. We never used the 24RL brake here. We mostly had the A7EL and then went to the 26L. Of course the newer locos now have the modern computer based equipment but none that I get on do.
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
Here in the US, engine with 567s are rare, they're either in museums or working for a short line. Never thought i'd hear 567 hard at work in notch 8 in HD sound. Favorited right away! Great vid!!!!!
TrainTrackTrav 1 year ago
@TrainTrackTrav We have a pile of the old girls working down here. CFCL have quite a few on the books here.
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
That is the best diesel engine video I´ve seen so far. And I´ve seen a lot of railway videos. What a sound. Beautiful classic engines. Nice camera work.
Thumbs up! :)
megatwingo 1 year ago 2
@megatwingo Thanks, too bad it was before I got my nice new HD unit.
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
Music to my ears although I guess the appeal is less when you have to listen to it for hours over your shoulder.
Crosshead1 1 year ago
Very nice video and sound :o)
jtaship 1 year ago
Very nice train. That it transports?
adry440 1 year ago
@adry440 Grain :- wheat/barley/oats/sorghum whatever is being moved at the time.
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
Take a look at my production. You can find the trains, the Finnish army, the beautiful scenery of Finland, folk music, "Sedov" sailing, martial arts, sports, art exhibitions, animations, a lot of Super 8 films and others interesting!
Movielunatic 1 year ago
Excellent video
seem to do much yet, because it seemed that hard to walk?
as hate graffiti, is a global evil
greeting
Gustavo
argenvia 1 year ago
Exceptional camera work. Great video
pwalpar 1 year ago
Wow ..two more GJF's attached and a stall and divide might have been imminent ..do they still do those..?
jp.
johnpro2 1 year ago
@johnpro2 No longer permitted I'm afraid.
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
wow, you could hear those long before you can see them. nothing like hearing a 567 or a 645 in run 8!!
NS2589 1 year ago
Wow, great!
manfredi3692 1 year ago
they look close to stalling when they are farther away lol
TheRealSergentSiler 1 year ago
Now this is what you call TRAIN STRAIN! Beautiful sound as well as country wherever it is. :-)
Landaux 1 year ago
Reminds me of the days of Arrarat with big C's blasting over the hill and the lights of an arriving jet shining down the highway. Was always good to hang around the bridge and take a peek at the shunting in what was a very busy yard.
flyingpigstuff 1 year ago
Wow... That's a really nice video!!! I like it :)
Sameer7678 1 year ago
Well Rocketboy, you should have kept that rolling right to the end, even way after that train had gone. Absolutely fantastic!! brings me goosebumps, reminds me of my younger days listening to the T's during the night passing through Kyabram with GH and GY's in tow on a crisp still night 5min even after the train had gone "Oh what memories"
alcoholic1963 1 year ago
Damn Right!!!! I live in Milwaukee and Milwaukee Road's old mainline to Chicago is in my backyard which is uphill for a few miles. and when CP runs a couple SOO SD40's at notch 8 with a full load, you can hear it and feel it for miles!!!!!! I know it's not the same as a 567 but kinda close.
307OLDS 1 year ago
Scotty i need more power! i cant do it captan i dont think i have the power! hahahaha
need some Turbocharged V16s helpin these old girls out?
Skyhawk501 1 year ago
great video......hard drag .....
rongenman 1 year ago
orsome footage with the locos at full power. Well done Rocketboy. Wish i was there to see and hear the sound of the locos working hard.
locomotion60 1 year ago
Powerful, loud, smoky... me like ;)
Jackeballa 1 year ago
Awesome video mate well done!!!!!
What a poor "after-life" B74 has, the poor old thing got flogged through it's previous life, we flogged it to death at ATN on heavy grain trains and now we are doing the same thing at El Zorro, just goes to show how good the "old school" stuff is.......long live the mighty EMD's!!!!!!!!!!!!!..................................Cheers.
EMDC501 1 year ago
2% grade, eh? Just like the eastern slope of Sand Patch or 17 Mile Grade back in the day...
mike6206 1 year ago
Oddly enough a bit further down the line we also have 17 miles of mostly 1 in 48....a tad over 2%. Used to be good fun without a dynamic brake and we did not use retainers in Victoria.
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
What a cracking sound!!
The first non-British diesel I've found on the internet that makes a descent noise in my opinion.
Are these things "preserved"?
7822welshsteam 1 year ago
They are "preserved" and do get hired out to train operators. We have been privatised a la the UK and some companies have power stored whilst others struggle to find enough. Nothing quite like the sound of an old EMD hard at it.
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago 4
@7822welshsteam Non turbo EMD's are prety cool but youve not heard EMD SD40-2's yet then? Il send you 2 to try.
formidable38 1 year ago
@formidable38 I certainly have heard SD40's. We have them in the Pilbara on iron ore trains. We also have an EMD GT26C down here which I understand is almost identical mechanically.
Rocketboy1950 1 year ago
What a cracking sound!!
I have to admit I'v been searching the web for a non-British diesel that (in my opinion) makes a descent noise and I have to say this is the first time I've been really impressed!
7822welshsteam 1 year ago
And a shame to see the graffiti punks are down there too, spreading like cancer around the world.
Still Five Stars!
choirboyfromhell1 2 years ago
For a minute I thought it was NY-100 climbing Gulf Summit Hill.....the Erie still lives down under!
choirboyfromhell1 2 years ago
more smoke than a bushfire! nah just kiddin.
nice Vid Rod man
Skyhawk501 2 years ago
I have always enjoyed yur work for the brilliant camera work, thank you for sharing this with us.
The track to the left seems a lot older suffering from 'wear and tear' yet the track to the rigjt seems newer.
Is this normal is Australia not to renew both tracks whilst they have possession?
vectra548 2 years ago
Firstly thanks. Tthese are really two separate tracks in that the older one is freight only and low speed whilst the other is a high speed almost entirely passenger traffic.
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
Cool thank you, loved the locos and the close up on the fuel point.
vectra548 2 years ago
Awesome!!!!
OSCALETRAINGUY 2 years ago
i WILL HAVE TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU TOLD ME IN THE PAST ABOUT VIDEO SETUP. THATS SOME NICE QUALITY VIDEO WELL DONE.
OutbackSpot 2 years ago
Thanks can't wait to get my new camera out working.
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
Man, thank you, thank you! This was great! It takes me back to when i was a kid in Vancouver BC. Late at night in bed every so often i could hear this sound as units of CN to the north of me, and GN to the east of me would pull hard leaving town. Great job filming this for us all! Thanks, Kev from Canada.
48alfaone 2 years ago
You're welcome and thanks for watching.
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
Chug, Chug, Chug there goes the ozone lol - amazing power required to pull that load tho!
wildcsaus 2 years ago
Blue & Gold of old!!!!!!!!!!
flip6554 2 years ago
Wish I coul have been there!!!!!!!
I've just up loaded my vid of an A class departing Werribee with a down Geelong pass. Love your videos man, been a fan for months.
flip6554 2 years ago
Your A class video aint half bad :-)
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
awesome vid! Sure love the covered waggons!
ryherdbuckmaster 2 years ago
What are those grain cars, 80 or 100 tons a piece?? Good bit of filming with great sound.
formidable38 2 years ago
Thanks,these are old cars and 76 tons loaded.
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
Thanks for the info, thats mightily impressive work for that trailing load on a 2% grade with old power like these.
formidable38 2 years ago
thank u some fine video there
xpack1004 2 years ago
how do u drive all 3 at the same time
xpack1004 2 years ago
Simple control cables that plug in to each unit.
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
Rocketboy1950 you should make a DVD and include some of your best videos that have shot even though there all great
ELZorroS302 2 years ago
Another "THANKS" shout-out from Canada!!! That was fantastic! I have to listen to that at home with the speakers cranked!
chrisbase 2 years ago
Don't crank em up too much, there was a howling wind and even with a good microphone and a wind cover you will start to hear it at higher volumes.
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
good idea with the dual cameras - top stuff!
shazam75 2 years ago
very nice !
27526 2 years ago
Superb vid. Will save that one for my next DVD burn.
fuzzypeach777 2 years ago
i wish i could go for a drive in one it would be so cool
xpack1004 2 years ago
Wow, this has got to be one of the best railroad videos around. Excellent camerawork, and those are some of the best EMD sounds I've ever heard. Wonderful footage!
fleecejackets 2 years ago
I could listen to that thrash all day! Who opperates that train service?
rubblerover 2 years ago
The operator is ( really ) El Zorro Transport. The locomotives are hired from a heritage group. I drive for them on a casual basis.
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
Superb video, what a great sound those loco's make.
acw71000 2 years ago
This is a corker of a video Rod. Possibly your best yet. Bravo!
4theglade 2 years ago
Just dumb luck. It pissed down something shocking all the way there from Melbourne. It was nice having a direct phone link to the crew so I would at least be in the right place at the right time. Even then I took the precaution of running two cameras.
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
working hard
crkaussie 2 years ago
Thank You From Canada!!! A+A+ video.
the smoke is just clearing thru my keyboard..i wonder what the ampere gauge was reading inside the cab..i bet we couldnt guess the Number?? WOW
OSCALETRAINGUY 2 years ago
Excellent diesel power! 5*
DLoc567 2 years ago
ooh man!! music to my ears! awesome job!! 5***** & a favorite
GSMR1702 2 years ago
Great video! What a sound! 5* & fav's!
Rich
cuzinitr 2 years ago
Love the sound. The paint scheme on the lead and trailing units could easily be mistaken for the old Erie here in the States.
FastFlyingVirginian 2 years ago
Very Good!
HabTasianet 2 years ago
Wonder how many passes got knocked?
slypsi 2 years ago
That's the Geelong line so none
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
thats true until it got past North Geelong..
nosmoking099 2 years ago
Awesome video, they sound great. Though it can't be doing their engines very good.
G516R700 2 years ago 2
The engines are OK but it looked a little slow for the traction motors on the two big ones.
Rocketboy1950 2 years ago
I remember them well. On Saturday arvos when I was playing cricket at Russell Square Ballarat East, the umps used to stop the game while a brace of 567s roared up the hill. Noel in Perth.
dituwonga 2 years ago
Great video Rod
Very nice diesel thrash...5*...Roger
roger631021 2 years ago
the power of man..... looks like bumbelbee{transformer} with lipstick
rrmert 2 years ago
Wow!!!!!!
Scrige 2 years ago
Fantastic !!!
NudgeyNMR 2 years ago