0:38 Train has steps, but can’t be bothered with them. Just steps on handrail instead - “She’ll be alright, no wuckers...” And Sagan is a gem. Thanks Dave & Sagan.
I was on an organised railtour across Jordan. The depot in Amman was where they kept the steam locomotives, and when we were there they needed to turn one. They only had a hand turntable. However, the locomotives were really too large to be able to get them balanced on this turntable properly, and so they way they did it was by driving a diesel locomotive on the adjacent line with a rope tied to the handle of the turntable to shove it round(!). Also, the steam locomotive was quite tall, and the funnel hooked on and brought down some telephone lines. Within a matter of minutes a chap was up on the roof fixing them! Crazy.
When I last visited Tasmania I saw some really nice steam traction engines in Sheffield (not far from Devonport) and they had them operating for "Steamfest". One of the smaller ones fell into a hole in the (sports?) field when a drain collapsed below it, so we then got to see them using the other traction engines to pull it out. If you get a chance check out www.sheffieldsteam.com.au/
I believe it's a narrow gauge version of the BR class 04. Four V class were built by Drewry in the UK and shipped over here. The rest were built in the Tasmanian Government Railways workshops in Launceston with some modifications made.
@@codywilliams5029 I would say you were spot on. The cab windows are definitely the same as the Drewery 04s. Triangular unlike 03s that were shaped more around the bonnet. Good old lazy 204hp Gardner engine. Used in several classes of BR and industrial shunters.
@Bob Sacamano I had not though of it as a transition stage. as in gearing. I was thinking it may have been that it is an easer build, and at the time better understood way of driving the wheels.
@@longdarkrideatnight it's nor uncommon for shunter locomotives to use coupling rods. Many european railways had or still have rod driven diesel (or sometimes electric) shunters and they built them until the late 60s This type of locos usually have very high tractive effort at very low speed. And an insane torque. In this case, rod drive makes more sense that gears. In sweden they even used rod drive for a heavy freight locomotive (the DM3). Nothing else could withstand the 940kn of tractive effort of this monster
25.6 tons, www.railtasmania.com/loco/loco.php?id=v
Chuck - Thanks for that link!
The piramides are built by aliens, it has 80 ton rocks there. No way humans can ever move that by hand.
You must be so proud of your boy. He's hilarious.
Indeed.
I'm sure he takes after his dad. Keep your eyes peeled on YT for mini EEV ;-)
"It's nuts but there aren't any nuts..." 😂
0:38 Train has steps, but can’t be bothered with them. Just steps on handrail instead - “She’ll be alright, no wuckers...”
And Sagan is a gem. Thanks Dave & Sagan.
As it turns you can see there is very little space for him to have used the steps. I'm sure they get used elsewhere when no handrail is available :)
I was on an organised railtour across Jordan. The depot in Amman was where they kept the steam locomotives, and when we were there they needed to turn one. They only had a hand turntable. However, the locomotives were really too large to be able to get them balanced on this turntable properly, and so they way they did it was by driving a diesel locomotive on the adjacent line with a rope tied to the handle of the turntable to shove it round(!). Also, the steam locomotive was quite tall, and the funnel hooked on and brought down some telephone lines. Within a matter of minutes a chap was up on the roof fixing them! Crazy.
Looks a bit harder than reversing a San Francisco cable car. Back in the day, bystanders were allowed to help with the cable cars.
Trains and electronics are my two favorite hobbies. Great cross-over. Cheers from Wisconsin!
Sagan's theory about friction was extremely clever , what a smart boy regardless if theses aren't the forces at work !
Impressive!
Sagan’s commentary is almost as good as Dave’s. Won’t be long before he is hosting his own channel! 🤗
Choo-choo!
thanks Dave.. looks like yas are having fun! :)
I suspect Sagan will have his own channel soon........... I can only hope!! 👍
WD40, for things that don't move and should
Hahah. And duck tape for the other way around
Is that a solar railway? /s
no its a diesel freaken railway
Of course, you won't believe how the rails expand in solar rays...
Are you missing a few braincells?
Hasan Jaafar so there’s diesel in the ground?
Aaron McCarthy No but how can you be sure?
Nice Dave, please make some more video's of that railroad.
Nice 👍 Thank you guys 🙏
Sweet sound of a Gardner diesel :-)
Thanks Sagan
Clean air !!
No diesel fumes were harmed by filters.
Beauty!
If I'd known you were here, I would have visited.
Wanna see more nuts hauling juggernauts thru jungles? Check out William Friedkin's movie "Sorcerer."
Still in Tassie? You checked out table cape and Stanley nut
oh how the turntables
Should have documented the whole journey.
Too busy enjoying it
Looks like a baby class 04
Was the pickaxe work done by Convicts?
sick mate
Sagan is such a cute little nerd :)
Great! Hope you and your family are fine
"Totally Nuts" :-)
Was the steam back in action? They all broke down last school holidays.
Yes, it took us half way, then continued on on its own in the traction track for servicing.
He's deffo your boy Dave hahaa
When I last visited Tasmania I saw some really nice steam traction engines in Sheffield (not far from Devonport) and they had them operating for "Steamfest". One of the smaller ones fell into a hole in the (sports?) field when a drain collapsed below it, so we then got to see them using the other traction engines to pull it out. If you get a chance check out www.sheffieldsteam.com.au/
that vent on the engine seems to be flapping allot.
Great ⭐️
Their moms must have a really big basement.
The engine needs are rebuild.
Yeah it may be a bit tired. Still going, though. Gardners are hard to kill.
OH MY GOD
OH MY GOD
SHE'S BEAUTIFUL
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL
Looks like a class 03 with a longer exhaust
I believe it's a narrow gauge version of the BR class 04. Four V class were built by Drewry in the UK and shipped over here. The rest were built in the Tasmanian Government Railways workshops in Launceston with some modifications made.
@@codywilliams5029
I would say you were spot on. The cab windows are definitely the same as the Drewery 04s. Triangular unlike 03s that were shaped more around the bonnet. Good old lazy 204hp Gardner engine. Used in several classes of BR and industrial shunters.
Can someone explain how they're able to move it so easily?
It's Newton's law of motion, but what else?
Bob Sacamano Thank you
Try 30 tonne.
That's my brother at the front of the train.
Wow
Where's his hat??
I am shocked Dave isn't using a multimeter and his scope to tell us everything about the engine. Cool video Dave 👍
choo choooo
Why connecting rods on a diesel loco?
@Bob Sacamano I had not though of it as a transition stage. as in gearing.
I was thinking it may have been that it is an easer build, and at the time better understood way of driving the wheels.
@@longdarkrideatnight it's nor uncommon for shunter locomotives to use coupling rods. Many european railways had or still have rod driven diesel (or sometimes electric) shunters and they built them until the late 60s
This type of locos usually have very high tractive effort at very low speed. And an insane torque.
In this case, rod drive makes more sense that gears.
In sweden they even used rod drive for a heavy freight locomotive (the DM3). Nothing else could withstand the 940kn of tractive effort of this monster