PS PEVENSEY - A historic Australian Paddle steamer.

A short video I did from a recent ride on the
PS Pevensey - love it or hate it I thought I'd share something different but still mechanical, a work horse and beautiful in its own right.
I love Echuca and it's pioneer history, that changed Victoria forever as a trading state with other joining states and these paddle steamers were the very reason the Bendigo echuca railway line was built, to meet these paddle steamers and bring goods too and from Melbourne to settlements and towns along the mighty Murray River.
If you've never been up here, it's one of the most beautiful parts of Victoria, and Moama nsw across the old rail/road iron bridge is awesome to see.
While Walking through town hearing the steam whistles of the paddle steamers running tours up and down the river.
Definitely do yourself a favour and take a ride on one of these beautiful paddle steamers..
The Canberra is another steamer with rich history: launched in 1913, from its home port of Echuca, originally a single deck fishing steamer, but was convertered to a passenger steamer in 1945 which would be possibly the first passenger paddle steamer to run on the Murray at the time.
It for a short few years had a diesel engine running the paddle system while it's new boiler was sorted out, and now days runs on steam once again, and is fitted with a beautiful 5 chime Victorian Railways steam whistle as you'll hear in this video.
Enjoy all. 👌
More train vids coming, just changing editor's after some eidtor crashes while rendering videos, so atm it's not so much me as it's the equipment I'm trying to use, but this video was a bit if a test, while I get used to the editor and what I can do with it without making the edits extremely complicated, the footage is piling up and I haven't been able to efficiently edit and render videos of late in between work and personal life as it's all done solo, filming, editing. But thanks always for the support.
I'm not an asshole, I'm just busy 😂🙏

[@PolarBear71169]

My home town, I work on the PS Canberra as the deckie and Engineer, always good fun working on these vessels

[@higgo1978]

Loved the video and how it all ties in with rail. Also well done with the write up giving a little bit of insight into the steamers history. 😊👍

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Cheers! 🍻😊

[@P61guy61]

Thank you for sharing this video

[@jenesisjones6706]

This was amazing! I never knew these kind of boats were still around! Thank you!

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Glad you enjoyed it. 😊

[@rivervalley664]

Hi Adam, many thanks for the great video. There is a lot of time and work energy to preserve and maintain the paddle steamers of the Murray river, all credit must go to the people that look after them. Cheers Lee.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Absolutely! It's great to see them still going!

[@bigman4225]

Been on the Pev many times in my few years up at Echuca. She Featured in the TV Series All The Rivers Run, As the Philadelphia & Jane Eliza.

[@jennyanydots7582]

Loved the tour, thank you 🙏 Wondering if you’re jealous of that big steering wheel 🤔🙊

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

😂😂 Sure am

[@claytonelliott7725]

Pevensey's original engines were retired in 2016 and she received her replacement engines fron and her sister ship Ulonga, Ulonga was converted into a sailing ketch in 1948 and sunk inthe gulf off carrickalinga in 1976.her engines were sold off when she was converted and by good luck ended up back in echuca.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Very interesting information, thanks 🙏

[@AndrewCastlemaine]

That was great! Thanks for posting 👍

[@ausblue1]

lovely old thing

[@cvaleMurrayriverEchuca]

Great Video

[@seanavery7265]

You can't beat good old steem.🌹🚅🚂

[@paulcoffey359]

Needs a roots blown v16 and a ticket to the Southern 80

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

😂😂

[@jamieteal2107]

Would be music to the ears