These locomotives sounded fantastic climbing over 'the billycock' on the North East branch line to Herrick on the log train. They kept slipping of the wet rails covers in eucalyptus leaves and manfern fronds. The slip alarm bell constantly rang, engine idle down, drop sand and get a grip briefly. Constant 1 in 50 average grades on the west side for 9 km and 1 in 40 the east side for 3 km to Ledgerwood. The turbo charger use to scream. If you had you head out the cab window you would get slapped in the face by a wet manfern frond and be saturated with semi burnt diesel from the leading locomotive. Scottsdale the Branxholme 1988.
Tasmanian track wasn't use to dynamic braking with ZCs and ZBs without using train air brake, therefore the 120 and 100 metre radius curves on the 1 in 40 grades between Rhyndaston tunnel towards Salmons Crossing (about 7km) use to get pushed out out of line (exstreme rail creep) 'heading towards the paddock'. Basically 18 axles were holding back the weight of a 2000 tonne train . A bit like running along a hallway carpet runner and stopping suddenly. I spent a day with the gang on the tamper and regulator at kp 65 in 1992.
At 24:00 you can hear the driver shut off the dynamic brakes ready to pick the train speed back to track speed. Would've been a bloody quick trip down the hill in those days!
Those poor old 1300, 2350 & 2370's certainly earnt their keep. My Dad was a Driver with QR and worked most of those engines. He liked the 1300's the best as they were quick on the Mail trains between Gympie and Bundaberg
As with the ASG's in the steam era, the Tasmanians were able to get some useful mileage out of a locomotive class which as the 2350 in Queensland, was troublesome and unpopular. Qld had given most of its its mainline EE's a dreadful flogging on the Central Q coal traffic in the 1960's and 70's. The 1300's were probably the best units of the family.
@@andrewsurgenor1294 Makes sense if you can get the stuff at the right price, which was certainly the case with the ex-Queensland English Electrics. Following a major electrification program in the 1980s and a substantial abandonment of its general freight sector in the early 1990s, QR had large numbers of surplus diesels to dispose of. The last Queensland EE's in service were the 1620 Class, the half-size version of the 1300's, and likewise quite a good locomotive.
@@XDESP80 Its a bit like the aviation industry. They seem to be forgetting how to make locomotives. It could even happen with bicycles if you got enough idiots on the design team.
Some commentary would be good. Or at the least subtitles as to what is going on and where. I do recognise certain area’s there. All in all thanks for what you have provided.
Thanks for your feedback. At the time I hadn't mastered editing software. My more recent uploads are more refined. In addition youtube have added features to enable better descriptions.
@@Match2100 Thank you, you are right. Haven't been to Ross station since a rainy afternoon in the 1970s as a little kid after lunch with my Mum and Grandma at the Scotch Thistle we were waiting at Ross station to catch the Taman Limited back to Hobart.
Tasmania had a very high English migration. Many worked for TGR. Henry Baldwin was TGR's chief mechanical engineer who introduced diesel electrics before Victoria.
As an American, I enjoy hearing the 4 cycle English Electric big power. Now even GE and EMD have been bought out. So even if we're across both ponds, we're all still in the same boat. Australia, UK, U.S.🚢
These locomotives sounded fantastic climbing over 'the billycock' on the North East branch line to Herrick on the log train. They kept slipping of the wet rails covers in eucalyptus leaves and manfern fronds. The slip alarm bell constantly rang, engine idle down, drop sand and get a grip briefly. Constant 1 in 50 average grades on the west side for 9 km and 1 in 40 the east side for 3 km to Ledgerwood. The turbo charger use to scream. If you had you head out the cab window you would get slapped in the face by a wet manfern frond and be saturated with semi burnt diesel from the leading locomotive. Scottsdale the Branxholme 1988.
Tasmanian track wasn't use to dynamic braking with ZCs and ZBs without using train air brake, therefore the 120 and 100 metre radius curves on the 1 in 40 grades between Rhyndaston tunnel towards Salmons Crossing (about 7km) use to get pushed out out of line (exstreme rail creep) 'heading towards the paddock'. Basically 18 axles were holding back the weight of a 2000 tonne train . A bit like running along a hallway carpet runner and stopping suddenly. I spent a day with the gang on the tamper and regulator at kp 65 in 1992.
Had my first ride behind X20 with the Bellarine Railway the other day and I have to say the bug has bitten me. These locos are a treat!
Can’t beat that English electric sound.
At 24:00 you can hear the driver shut off the dynamic brakes ready to pick the train speed back to track speed. Would've been a bloody quick trip down the hill in those days!
Those poor old 1300, 2350 & 2370's certainly earnt their keep. My Dad was a Driver with QR and worked most of those engines. He liked the 1300's the best as they were quick on the Mail trains between Gympie and Bundaberg
Drove most if not all of those classes QR Driver
@@philipleigh2239 are related to Julie in Gympie? Where were you based? Kelvin was my Dad's name.
Thanks for uploading this. So much has changed! 😪
As with the ASG's in the steam era, the Tasmanians were able to get some useful mileage out of a locomotive class which as the 2350 in Queensland, was troublesome and unpopular.
Qld had given most of its its mainline EE's a dreadful flogging on the Central Q coal traffic in the 1960's and 70's. The 1300's were probably the best units of the family.
Tasmania has certainly made do with other peoples junk over the years!
@@andrewsurgenor1294 Makes sense if you can get the stuff at the right price, which was certainly the case with the ex-Queensland English Electrics.
Following a major electrification program in the 1980s and a substantial abandonment of its general freight sector in the early 1990s, QR had large numbers of surplus diesels to dispose of. The last Queensland EE's in service were the 1620 Class, the half-size version of the 1300's, and likewise quite a good locomotive.
Andrew Surgenor and we got brand new junk in recent years too.
@@XDESP80 Its a bit like the aviation industry. They seem to be forgetting how to make locomotives. It could even happen with bicycles if you got enough idiots on the design team.
Hopefully we go back to building our trains at Maryborough in the future
Some commentary would be good. Or at the least subtitles as to what is going on and where. I do recognise certain area’s there. All in all thanks for what you have provided.
Thanks for your feedback. At the time I hadn't mastered editing software. My more recent uploads are more refined. In addition youtube have added features to enable better descriptions.
4:55 That experimental coal hopper didn't have a very long life.
Turned out while welding two smaller hoppers together was ok, three was too many.
@9:51 You can see the old passenger station at the left of the train. Does anyone know what station that was ?
Unsure but it will be within an hours car drive south of Conara Junction.
The station is Ross
@@Match2100 Thank you, you are right. Haven't been to Ross station since a rainy afternoon in the 1970s as a little kid after lunch with my Mum and Grandma at the Scotch Thistle we were waiting at Ross station to catch the Taman Limited back to Hobart.
@@gilbydog7350 No problem
The 10 classe were not EE. They were Diesel Hydraulic with Paxman and later Caterpillar engines. 1002 is preserved at Don River Railway.
Sounds like 37's
both English electric's
Same engine!
They should have just bought EMD products like Victoria from the word go!
Price and politics got in the way!
Tasmania had a very high English migration. Many worked for TGR. Henry Baldwin was TGR's chief mechanical engineer who introduced diesel electrics before Victoria.
As an American, I enjoy hearing the 4 cycle English Electric big power. Now even GE and EMD have been bought out. So even if we're across both ponds, we're all still in the same boat. Australia, UK, U.S.🚢