Chasing V1213 Freight near Toodyay
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- Chasing V1213 Freight near Toodyay 27th May 1992
In the days of steam the V class were permitted to haul up to 1600t on the line shown in the clip. The ruling grade is 1 in 200. On this day V 1213 was being load tested with 800 - 900t after being restored to working order. After much effort by many pulling strings, it was negotiated to have V 1213 haul what would be the only steam hauled paying freight on the mainline in WA since 1971.
That was a magnificent restoration by those involved, and it was part of several Indian summers of steam on the mainline the like of which has not been seen since and is unlikely to be repeated. V, W, S, Dd, G, Pm, we never realised how much we had! Gone With Regret.
That how an engine should be worked. The blokes working her had her set right, little smoke, sweet exhaust cut off. I have always admired the WA V and W Classes. If only Queensland had of done likewise. Our BB18 1/4 engines were good to drive, but never sounded as nice as that, neither could they or the much old C19 class ever pull as much. Our Garratt was capable of 1300ton but never ever hauled that much in service. Thanks for sharing. I'm enjoying my WA holiday and hope to visit Hotham Valley and Pinjarra before I head home. Cheers.
Gday Neil. Some great footage of 1213 doing what it was designed to do. Great footage!
At the time it was certainly something not seen for some time!
Setting a cracking pace! The guys must have been in a hurry to get to the Toodyay Pub before closing. 😊
Great vision
Magnificent!!!
Very cool, very cool
Very nice!
Only just found this!, very nice!,,,, i think i might know who was firing that, on that trip.......
Very nice, like😁
That is an absolutley massive firebox on that engine, all that distance behind the last driver back to the single trailing axle (which seems to have rather small wheels). I would have guessed there would be a risk of a quite rocky ride, but it seems to be smouth enough. Was this a successful type in it's day?
Very successful. The most modern steam locomotive on the WAGR and very capable. The rear trailing wheelset is same size as the front, it is just hidden by the bogie firebox arrangement. It has 40 sq ft of fire grate designed to efficiently burn the lower grade WA coal from Collie. It is said they rode a little rough around 70kph but otherwise smooth enough below or above that.