Cool video, lots of great sounding diesels on this planet, but nothing that beats a good old non-turbo EMD 567, especially when it has open exhausts like these. T342 resembles the original EMD G8/G12/G16 series. From having one exhaust stack I would assume that T342 is a G8 (V8 engine), but it could well be a G12 with an exhaust collector instead of having 2 stacks? Who can tell me? One tip in filming, if using a fixed camera position without panning or zooming, switch to manual focus when the autofocus has focused, especially in low light conditions like the shot on the lift bridge. It prevents from going out of focus when the train moves trough the picture, I learned this after also having recordings messed up by the autofocus not doing its job properly. A very similar lift bridge can be found at Balgerhoeke on a preserved railway here in Belgium.
@@DivergentRailways What? Thats not the Goulbourn Valley. Geez nothing makes sense these days. Maybe I'll get a train going to Portland and ca it the 'High Country Express'.
Great video :)
Fantastic video Max, looks like it was a great arvo, great to see 342 back on the mainlines again. Hope there's some more tours for Seymour BG soon
Absolutely! I love the flat tops.
Excellent Video, What camera was this shot on?
Cool video, lots of great sounding diesels on this planet, but nothing that beats a good old non-turbo EMD 567, especially when it has open exhausts like these.
T342 resembles the original EMD G8/G12/G16 series.
From having one exhaust stack I would assume that T342 is a G8 (V8 engine), but it could well be a G12 with an exhaust collector instead of having 2 stacks? Who can tell me?
One tip in filming, if using a fixed camera position without panning or zooming, switch to manual focus when the autofocus has focused, especially in low light conditions like the shot on the lift bridge.
It prevents from going out of focus when the train moves trough the picture, I learned this after also having recordings messed up by the autofocus not doing its job properly.
A very similar lift bridge can be found at Balgerhoeke on a preserved railway here in Belgium.
Glad to see my dads train (T342) back on the main line again 🎉
Fantastic video, Max.
Thanks for sharing this video on behalf of the President of the Victorian Railways Group
What was the terminus of this train..........Sheparton? Echuca?
Tocumwal, New South Wales.
@@DivergentRailways What? Thats not the Goulbourn Valley. Geez nothing makes sense these days.
Maybe I'll get a train going to Portland and ca it the 'High Country Express'.
Who actually owns T342
Not 100% sure mate, might be worth asking these guys: www.spotters.net.au/vr.htm
@@DivergentRailways ok 👍