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@@davidmason7765 The Beyer Peacock locomotives in NSW are nice, I am looking forward to the next trip to Thirlmere and especially the Richmond Vale Railway Museum when it reopens.

@@daveyboygee I really hope the Santa Fe 3463 will steam again one day. It is a fascinating locomotive and it would draw in the crowds if it had to the chance to run on the mainline again.

I was only 14 years old when I took this footage, and back in those days I was still getting use to the zoom function on the camera, and unfortunately I didn't do it very well. This particular piece of footage was no exception, but I was very pleased with the audio as the loco worked hard climbing the grade out of Bacchus Marsh on the return run to Melbourne. I can publish a bit of the original footage, but I will have to edit out the zooms. I must admit though this particular release with just the audio only didn't really work out so I definitely won't be doing it again in the future, it was just an idea to see how it would go but it wasn't successful.

Unfortunately I haven't got any close ups of the driver side of the 611. I am really sorry about that, we focused on the fireman's side of the engine as the lighting was much better.

@@russellharding3371 Hi Russell. When the train got to Strathalbyn, the Rx was already facing towards Mount Barker ready to lead the return Highlander service up the hill, but the opportunity was taken to test the turntable and to see how freely it would spin. The turntable took a bit of work to get it to swing round with the loco on it, but once it got going everything went smoothly. I have driven past the turntable a few times over the years, and it was the first sighting of a locomotive on it. A friend of mine sent me some footage of F251 being turned at Strathalbyn in the mid 1990’s, and I am hoping to share this on the channel in the near future. I am planning to book the next trip to South Australia on Tuesday morning as I am keen to come back to do some more filming.

@@Alexander-km8es Unfortunately I am not 100% sure on this. I might see if I can find out if the water tower is going to be used again.

@@cat793cdumpy It took a bit of work to get it to turn but after that it spun round pretty well.

@@Alexander-km8es It would be great to see 5910 return to steam one day.

@@colestrains1 I really hope the loco can return to steam at some point in the future.

Glad you enjoyed the video. Many thanks for watching 👍

@@Alzaar_The_Gunzel Thank you very much for watching the video. I will do my best to keep searching for vintage films of the museums locomotives.

@@railmediaproductions3677awesome

@@redhen334 It was good to see it out on the track today. When the train got to Strathalbyn they ran the Rx up to the turntable and to do some testing with it. They managed to get the turntable to spin round with the loco on it and then it was shunted back onto the train for the return run to Mount Barker.

@@russellharding3371 This particular Rx class returned to service in 2021 after a major restoration at Mount Barker. It was great to see it out on the track today.

@@billirwin3558 A friend of mine who has sadly passed away saw Heavy Harry running light engine through Spotswood in the final months of its service life before being withdrawn. It would have sounded great working up the Great Dividing Range at Heathcote Junction with a heavy load on behind.

@@donotwantahandle1111 Yes I believe it was one of the most powerful here in Australia. It’s an impressive sight and well worth seeing if you are in the area.

For rigid frame steam locomotive a 57 class have more tractive effort and articulated steam locomotive 60 class Beat's both. Could "Heavy Harry" steam again and could she be gauge converted?

@@user-fx8gj4zu3d Is there a restored D57 operating in Australia?

@@user-fx8gj4zu3d You never know what could happen in the future in regards to Heavy Harry running again. If it was restored to operational condition, I would definitely be out to film it in steam.

@@donotwantahandle1111 yes we do 5711, being restored, I'm not sure if she is getting restored to running condition but never say never, just look at what the pommies did with 71000.

@@Kevin-go2dw I have never seen the original W22, but I loved filming the W class that was transformed into it at the Pichi Richi Railway in 2011 and 2012. I believe the original W22 was stored around the back of the sheds at Quorn and it might be still in the same place today.

@@williamwelbourn7932 I wish I could have found some audio recordings of Heavy Harry in action during VR days, and editing them into this production. I tried searching in a number of different areas, but I had no success unfortunately. I am still going to keep looking around.

@@railmediaproductions3677 , i cant remember if it was on youtube or a facebook page on harry, someone had turned up some colour footage of harry. i think it was fb. one of the commenters remarked that the colpur footage was a new discovery. because the colour footage turned up there, there might be some sound of harry on that channel.

@@vsvnrg3263 I will have a look into this over the next couple of days. I did some more searching on the internet this evening, and I found a short black and white film of H220 in steam for a ceremony at Newport, and it was produced by Movietone News. There might be an option to make another video if more material turns up of the loco.

@@railmediaproductions3677 , you have reminded me of something. there used to be short fillers that may have been originally designed for movie theatres. it might have been made of movietone news clips. there was "on this day" and i totally forget the name of the other series that was a collection of highlights that happened within a particular year. i think the first year in the series was 1933. the last year was probably in the fifties. i think i saw them on channel 9 in melbourne. they were both made by the same crowd and i think kevin golsby was the narrator, if that helps. they may have stopped showing them in the 70's. i have spent time looking on this internet thingy for them and found absolutely bloody nothing. harry and the s class would have been worthy of filming by movietone and other newsreel makers.

@@vsvnrg3263 Thank you for sending through this information. I will definitely post updates in the community tab of this channel if I manage to find more material of H220 and even the S class, both streamlined and unstreamlined. A friend of mine did send me through some footage of a live steam S class which was scaled down from original plans from the Victorian Railways, and he also took some video of another live steam S class, this time with the streamlined casing, operating on a miniature railway in Victoria. I will ask him in the coming weeks to see if he would be happy for me to upload videos to the channel as it would be nice to show the footage.

I totally agree, they are a credit to the volunteers who look after them.

@@davestrains6816 Thank you very much for that Dave 👍

@@shopdog831 Thank you for your honest feedback, I am hoping to do some more videos in the future where there won’t be added in sound effects.

@@Pyjamaking08 It is a nice locomotive and it is a credit to the volunteers who look after the engine 👍

@@Bushkid11 It sure is. I will have to film Mount Lyell number 2 in action at some stage.

@@railmediaproductions3677 oh cool!!!

@@dieuhuefinnie358 I am not entirely sure on this but I will see if I can find out for you 👍

@@railmediaproductions3677 That would be great thanks

@@dieuhuefinnie358 No problem at all. Next weekend I will be in South Australia so I will definitely put a reminder in my phone to ask the crew about the whistle on 621.

@@railmediaproductions3677 Thank you

@@dieuhuefinnie358 I did a bit of research this evening and I found out that the 620 class has a SAR 6 chime whistle fitted to it.

@@russellharding3371 It would have been nice to experience the 520 working hard up through the Adelaide Hills.

@railmediaproductions3677 Indeed ! My ma and pa lived just a few km's from the Keswick station, and you could hear the steam train whistle from my home every now and then. I remember feeling the excitement of it all. Are they gonna re-paint the 520 ? And if so, I wonder what colour ! I like black personally

@@russellharding3371 Unfortunately I am not sure what colour 520 will be when it returns to steam. It’s definitely going to receive a fresh coat of paint. I will definitely be around to film the loco when it returns to steam. I will have another update on 520 coming out in the next 2 to 3 weeks.

@@railmediaproductions3677 Excellent ! I appreciate what you do 👍

@@russellharding3371 Thank you very much for that Russell. It is most appreciated 😊👍

@@railroader5794 They certainly are a great locomotive. It was nice to see J549 back in action on the Victorian Goldfields Railway this year.

@@railroader5794 I forgot to mention that there are a couple of videos on the channel of J524 at Donald.

@@rsinclair6560 Yes they certainly did. I wasn’t quite prepared for it when I took this footage, I didn’t push record until after the whistle was blown.

@@vsvnrg3263 Thank you for letting me know about this. I never actually picked up on that until I saw your comment and then I immediately played the video back.

@@Steven_Rowe I use to play on MA3 at the Margate Train complex when I was a child. I still see it fairly regularly today.

@@martythemartian99 It’s a good question. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find anymore information about the 930 class that was involved in this derailment.

@@pcorf It’s an impressive locomotive. I will definitely be around to film the 520 when it returns to steam in the future.

The wheels were shipped to Victoria to have all of the tyres replaced. I can't remember the name of the engineering company, but from memory it was located in Gippsland. The TTMS got a grant from the Government to allow for this work to take place. It certainly is a big job, it will be great to see M5 out on the track again in the not too distant future.

​@@railmediaproductions3677Back in the 1970's Puffing Billy Railway use to send their NA wheels to Emu Bay Workshop for re-tire work.

@@rsinclair6560 I think the Emu Bay Railway might have put new tyres on the wheels of Garratt G42 back in the early 1990’s.

@@russellharding3371 It’s a very impressive locomotive and it will be great to see it head out of Mount Barker again under her own steam.

@@rsinclair6560 Lester and Tas did a fantastic job restoring M5. I have a lot of respect for Lester, he is extremely knowledgeable and I learn a lot from him. A couple of weeks ago I called into the Transport Museum for the first time in about 2 and a half years, and I filmed M5 undergoing its overhaul. The new tyres look great and I am hoping to upload the video to RUclips in the next couple of weeks.

@@LukeWatson99 Many thanks for that Luke 😊👍 I am looking forward to filming 621 again in the not too distant future.

@@railmediaproductions3677 Have you got any word from the team at steamranger on how long it will take to finish 520's restoration? Would love to see 520 alive again soon.

@@LukeWatson99 Unfortunately I don’t know when the 520’s restoration will be completed, there is still quite a bit of work needed on the loco but progress has been very good this year. The workshop team had some assistance with the tubes for the loco from the guys at the Picnic Train in NSW, plus Steamrail Victoria but I don’t know if they have been installed in the locos boiler yet? I will see if I can find out more information in the coming weeks.

@@martythemartian99 I am sorry I didn’t respond to your comment a few days ago, I accidentally missed this one for some reason. I believe there are still plans to return F251 to service in the future. It will be great to see it hauling the Cockle Train again as it has a lot of character.

@@railmediaproductions3677 I look forward to seeing it down here.😁

@@martythemartian99 I have some more footage of F251 in action which I will be uploading to the channel in the next couple of months.

It would have been good to experience steam working hard through Mt Lofty and climbing out of Belair on the single track section through the hills.

I am not 100% sure unfortunately, but hopefully it won't be too long before 621 is back out on the track again.

@@trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509 Thank you very much for that Andrew, I can’t wait to see the 520 class in action when the restoration is finished.

@@mikeharazim9272 Hi Mike. The 520 burns coal, it will be a big day when she returns to steam as its been many years since it was last operational.

It use to be oil and coal.

@@kingsleypurvis8707 No problem at all 👍

@@Christianaustin50 Great memories 👍 There are a few more examples of the Victorian Railways A2 class that survived into preservation, including one that has been restored to operational condition.

@@Planetrainguy It would be nice to have sleeper cars on the train again one day.

@@railmediaproductions3677 Yeah, I think there are still some old sleeper cars stored at Keswick which could be reinstated

@@Planetrainguy It was great to see steam loco R707 hauling some of the old Overland passenger carriages from Rochester to Melbourne yesterday. I wish I could have been over in Victoria to film the train.