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Rail Media Productions
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Hello and welcome to my channel, and Rail Media Productions.
A variety of steam locomotives have survived into preservation and can still be enjoyed today at the many heritage railways and museums around the world. Throughout the videos we travel to a variety of locations to record steam action as well as broadcasting the achievements that so many volunteers and employees have put in to make sure heritage locomotives are able to be enjoyed by thousands of people worldwide. Videos are being released on the channel as soon as they become available, we are history enthusiasts and the aim is to bring you action from countries such as Australia, the United States of America and the United Kingdom. We also focus on the steam locomotives of the South Australian Railways and in particular, the 4-6-2 620 class. I sincerely hope you enjoy these videos and if you have any questions or comments please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Rowan Kinnane
Principal videographer, editor and producer
A variety of steam locomotives have survived into preservation and can still be enjoyed today at the many heritage railways and museums around the world. Throughout the videos we travel to a variety of locations to record steam action as well as broadcasting the achievements that so many volunteers and employees have put in to make sure heritage locomotives are able to be enjoyed by thousands of people worldwide. Videos are being released on the channel as soon as they become available, we are history enthusiasts and the aim is to bring you action from countries such as Australia, the United States of America and the United Kingdom. We also focus on the steam locomotives of the South Australian Railways and in particular, the 4-6-2 620 class. I sincerely hope you enjoy these videos and if you have any questions or comments please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Rowan Kinnane
Principal videographer, editor and producer
R707 climbs out of Bacchus Marsh (audio only)
An audio recording of Victorian Railways R class number 707 climbing the steep gradient out of Bacchus Marsh bound for Melbourne in June 2008.
Audio and production by Rowan Kinnane
Copyright 2024
Rail Media Productions
Audio and production by Rowan Kinnane
Copyright 2024
Rail Media Productions
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Turning an Rx at Strathalbyn
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Scenes of the turntable at Strathalbyn undergoing a test with Rx 224 which had worked down from Mount Barker a short time before. Filmed at South Australia's SteamRanger Heritage Railway on the morning of the 18th of August 2024.
Rx 224 on 'The Highlander' with Alco 958
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Vintage Rx class 4-6-0 number 224 is seen hauling 'The Highlander' service between Mount Barker and Strathalbyn on the SteamRanger Heritage Railway on the morning of August the 18th 2024. Due to the runaround facilities at Strathalbyn being unavailable, Alco diesel number 958 led the train down the hill, and Rx 224 would haul the consist on the return run to Mount Barker.
New South Wales 5910
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Scenes of Baldwin built steam locomotive number 5910 on display at the NSW Rail Museum at Thirlmere in March 2024. Copyright 2024 Rail Media Productions
Rx 224 returning the Highlander to Mount Barker
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Rx 224 approaches the Mount Barker station and depot with the SteamRanger Heritage Railways Highlander service on the 18th of August 2024. Filmed by Rowan Kinnane on an iPhone. Copyright 2024 Rail Media Productions
Rx 224 hauling the Highlander on the 18th of August 2024
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Rx 224 hauls SteamRanger’s Highlander service on the 18th of August 2024, and is seen leaving Strathalbyn and climbing the grade through Bugle Ranges. Filmed and edited on my iPhone, the footage from the main video camera will be uploaded on Wednesday or Thursday. Filmed by Rowan Kinnane Copyright 2024 Rail Media Productions
Memories of R704
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A past and present look at Victorian Railways R class steam locomotive number 704, which is on static display at the Newport Railway Museum. Special thank you must go to everyone who assisted in the making of this production. Film of R704 in 1967 was supplied by the Tasmanian Archives and is part of the Hardy Wilson collection. NS6064/1/7 Film - "The Last Run of Steam Loco R704 of the Victorian...
Victoria's Heavy Harry
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A look at the Victorian Railways unique H class 4-8-4 number 220 which is preserved on static display at the Newport Railway Museum. The locomotive is the only example of the VR's H class to be constructed, and it is well worth a look if you are in the area. Special thank you must go to everyone who assisted in the making of this production. Archival photos, plus colour images were supplied by:...
South Australian T class in Broken Hill
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Scenes recorded in March 2024 of the only South Australian Railways T class to be preserved in New South Wales. T181 is on display at the Sulphide Street Railway & Historical Museum at Broken Hill, and can be accessed by visitors all year round. Special thank you must go to the museum for allowing us to film around the site, more videos of this museum are scheduled for release in the near futur...
Tasmanian steam: Mount Lyell number 5 climbs into Rinadeena
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Mount Lyell number 5 climbs into Rinadeena station and comes off the rack section which makes this railway unique in Australia. Filmed at the West Coast Wilderness Railway in February 2021. Special thank you must go to the railway for allowing us access into Rinadeena station. Camera and production by Rowan Kinnane
August steam with M4
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August 2014 saw steam locomotive M4 hauling the regular Sunday services on the Don River Railway in northern Tasmania. The locomotive was restored to operation in the early 1990's, and it continues to be a popular performer on the railway over 30 years later.
July steam with M5
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Steam locomotive M5 puts on a show hauling shuttle trips at the Tasmanian Transport Museum during cold winter conditions in July 2014.
Inside the cab of W24
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A look inside the cab of ex Silverton Tramway W class steam locomotive number 24 at the Sulphide Street Railway & Historical Museum in Broken Hill during March 2024.
M5 overhaul - July 2024
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A July 2024 look at the progress to the overhaul of M5 at the Tasmanian Transport Museum in the Hobart suburb of Glenorchy. The loco has had some significant work performed on it, which has included the replacement of all the steel tyres around the wheels.
August 2017 steam with M5
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August 2017 scenes of 1951 built steam locomotive M5 operating at the Tasmanian Transport Museum during the highly popular Model Train Show event.
Power of the 620's Part 4 (621 visits Victoria)
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Power of the 620's Part 4 (621 visits Victoria)
Sir Malcolm Barclay Harvey - SteamRanger's 520 class - Volume 2
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Sir Malcolm Barclay Harvey - SteamRanger's 520 class - Volume 2
R766 visits South Australia (Barrie Hawes collection)
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R766 visits South Australia (Barrie Hawes collection)
M5 operating during the summer of 2019
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M5 operating during the summer of 2019
M4 on the Western Line during the mid 1960's
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M4 on the Western Line during the mid 1960's
EBR Garratt's on the Pieman River bridge
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EBR Garratt's on the Pieman River bridge
Derailment in the Callington area - 1970's
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Derailment in the Callington area - 1970's
NSW has the worlds best representation of Beyer Peacock locomotives. Its a pity that the 59s are the only Baldwins represented - but they are great. I would love to see a 59 restored burning biodiesel, fire ban proof as Australian summers and springs get worse
@@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.
It's still a beauty and has the distinction of being the last remaining of all the great American Super Hudsons, likely the fastest steam locomotives ever built. Her sister, the Milwaukee Road Hiawatha F7 regularly ran the flats of north central Wisconsin at over 120 mph. Should 3463 be restored it would definitely need some room in order to stretch out those massive 84 inch drivers. It is said that the NYC put booster motors on their Hudsons because starting out with those tall drivers was like driving your car in 5th gear at slow speeds. I wonder if a modern electric booster motor would solve that issue. And they could couple it with a large lithium battery for ACDC power, regen, dynamic braking, and more. That would be a nice way to mix in some new tech with the old. Anyhow, I would love to see this engine up and running high speed excursions periodically. Maybe leading the new Brightline West at 140 mph!
@@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.
Can I ask the reason for the audio on its own.?
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.
Are there any videos showing the Drivers side of 611 in detail, like the first eight minutes of the video? This video answered questions I had for the detail I need for my model of 611.
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.
I never realised that turntables were moved like that ? Heck ! And the 224 left the turntable the same way it went on ? I'm so confused It's a beautiful engine though... well done to all for keeping it on the rails
@@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.
Soo the turn table at Strath is back use when is the water tower going to be fixed
@@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.
That went well without any issues.
@@cat793cdumpy It took a bit of work to get it to turn but after that it spun round pretty well.
Australia's biggest Baldwin built locomotives
@@Alexander-km8es It would be great to see 5910 return to steam one day.
This just breaks my heart man.
@@colestrains1 I really hope the loco can return to steam at some point in the future.
I grew up with the RX and 520 class as suburban locos. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed the video. Many thanks for watching 👍
I hope to see more old films of the museum exhibits like these, this is incredible!
@@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
Nice vid, cool to see it on the sunny end of the train. They had it the other way around last time I went so I may have to take another trip down there.
@@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.
Awesome stuff ! Has the RX been recently restored, or has it been operational for some time ?
@@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.
H220 is certainly a unique engine of Victorian Railways.
At the time of writing this, the video has 484 views (displayed so far) XD
Not the prettiest steam engine in the world, but it sure was powerful.
@@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.
The 55000 lb of tractive effort must of made it one of the most powerful locos in Australia!
@@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.
Over thirty forty years ago, I remember being in the cab of W22, when it was at Menzies Creek. Most of the cab fittings were present, unlike the sad state of W24. Thank you for sharing.
@@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.
My grandfather was assistant Station Master at Seymour during the war. He would often talk about Heavy Harry thundering through Seymour on the way to Albury or back to Melbourne. I wish I'd been able to see it.
@@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.
It is always good to see someone caring about these magnificent pieces of engineering history.
I totally agree, they are a credit to the volunteers who look after them.
Pretty cool train. Thanks for sharing. Dave
@@davestrains6816 Thank you very much for that Dave 👍
The added in sound affects aren’t needed the engine speaks for itself
@@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.
Lovely to see the M5 in steam. It’s a shame that passenger and mainline runs don’t happen anymore in Tasmania. It’s good that the museum is still operating steam locomotive. I can’t wait to see this locomotive back in steam soon after its overhaul
@@Pyjamaking08 It is a nice locomotive and it is a credit to the volunteers who look after the engine 👍
An absolute marvel in engineering!
@@Bushkid11 It sure is. I will have to film Mount Lyell number 2 in action at some stage.
@@railmediaproductions3677 oh cool!!!
What whistle does 621 have?
@@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.
I have fond memories of this old beast ! I used to ride on this with my family to Bridgewater, through the suburbs... Good times
@@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 😊👍
I love this class I used to live near donald and in the park was j524
@@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.
Did they whistle before moving?
@@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.
1:00, the maker's first name is wrong. it should be 'beyer'.
@@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.
This is the same class as on the Margate train which is static. All the M class are preserved and one was sent back to the UK I think they will regauge it to standard gauge if they return it to steam
@@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.
Can't help but wonder, what became of that particular 930 class loco?
@@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.
520 aka "Shane" is one of my favourite locomotives.
@@pcorf It’s an impressive locomotive. I will definitely be around to film the 520 when it returns to steam in the future.
Who and where were the manufactured and fitted? Big expensive task. The couple rod bearings were prone to failure, after Tasmanian Governent Railways engineers removed axle box adjustment, adopting EE diesel locomotive princple of using hardened maganese wear plate 'welded' to the frame. Thin alloy sheet arc welded to thick cold steel frame. Welds cracked. Wear plate slips down and wedging axle. This effects the other drivers as it balanced suspension, one axle transfeing load to the next but no longer sharing load. A TGR Devonport fitter explained this and I followed it up by getting a copy of the original manufacture drawing from the archive office, sure enough the locomotives came out from the factory with axle box adjustment. Big issue was the rough short loose rail joints all over the State. Sleepers under each joint would deteriorate, rail ends plastic deformation increasing axle movement. The first project for the Commonwealth Railways was to bring the flash butt weldings machine from SA. Cut the ends off every joint and weld.
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.
Heck ! What a project ! It must be quite daunting ? Well done to all involved. I used to ride on this through the Adelaide Hills with my family when I was a lad. Fond memories of this old beast 👍
@@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.
Nice locomotive. Brought back into action 1997 by Lester Jones and the late Tas Nickles, Ralph Proctor tuned the whistle correctly. Would be great to see it running 6km picnic shuttles between Lebrina and Wyena, climbing out of Denison Gorge , through the bush, one in forty grade, 100m radius horse shoe curve and bends.
@@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.
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Now this is good content
@@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.
(Note: I know very little and my opinion means nothing) Considering F251 is an almost perfect engine for the Cockle Train, I was surprised Steamranger didn't make keeping it running more of a priority.
@@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.
I wish there was still a broad gauge line to the city network from Mt. Barker. Imagine 520 thumping into Adelaide like how they do it in Victoria, I feel like it could really be a big tourism thing.
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.
What’s happened to 621?
I am not 100% sure unfortunately, but hopefully it won't be too long before 621 is back out on the track again.
Australian built on American engineering design criteria = magnificent.! Then they spoil it by naming it after a belligerent pommy royal.. disappointing to say the least.
Great video! Nice images with old steam locomotives! Good work! Thumbs Up Greetings from Romania Andrew
@@trainsmachineryldegmtrains3509 Thank you very much for that Andrew, I can’t wait to see the 520 class in action when the restoration is finished.
What fuel does #520 burn again? Coal or oil? Double Checking.
@@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.
Thanks for the updates.
@@kingsleypurvis8707 No problem at all 👍
My Nanna lived directly across the road from that park. Loved visiting at the holidays to play on the train for hours. Thats 45 years ago.
@@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.
I wish more love was given to the train, I feel like it needs to be a sleeper for it to gain traction.
@@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.