Fantastic! I didn't get to see those impressive 2 ft gauge tender engines working on the cane fields but I saw a couple in parks after that period. It's good that some - if not all, are still surviving. The ones in parks have since been rescued I believe.
Thanks reidgck. Some of the preserved locomotives are in running order, and but as you saw, “Cairns” in Wollongong needs boiler repairs while “Melbourne” which is now at Woodford north west of Brisbane was never satisfactorily returned to working order despite attempts some years ago. I’m not sure of the others.
They were charming. Steam is gone but there are still around 4,000km of active track each cane harvesting season starting June/July each year and ending towards Christmas.
Dillon Trinh Studios I’m not surprised because Homebush was preserved by Victoria Mill so in theory they can run it any time they like. If you saw one of my Nambour videos, for a few years it was normal for a steam loco to be borrowed from a Brisbane Museum and it hauled cane through the streets of Nambour for about a week in the lead up to their annual Cane Festival.
Wow ... Classic video ... should be in the National Archives ! ... (btw, as a matter of interest, the "rail" on the Herbert River bridge at Macknade was/is? actually roughly square section steel, not proper rail ... reason unknown .... personal observation about 30 years ago)
I hope that this means something to you, from Chris: “At that time, they were bridge rails and bolted directly to the girders. They are now normal rails fastened to wooden transoms.”
@@tressteleg1 Cheers ... thanks to Chris (who i have not met personally, but know of due to my long term membership of LRRSA). Now that i have retired, I hope to be a bit more active.
Fantastic! I didn't get to see those impressive 2 ft gauge tender engines working on the cane fields but I saw a couple in parks after that period. It's good that some - if not all, are still surviving. The ones in parks have since been rescued I believe.
Thanks reidgck. Some of the preserved locomotives are in running order, and but as you saw, “Cairns” in Wollongong needs boiler repairs while “Melbourne” which is now at Woodford north west of Brisbane was never satisfactorily returned to working order despite attempts some years ago. I’m not sure of the others.
I love these little critters because they’re mini steam trains and it’s oddly satisfying seeing so many cane cars speeding by.
They were charming. Steam is gone but there are still around 4,000km of active track each cane harvesting season starting June/July each year and ending towards Christmas.
At least homebush hauled a sugar cane train in 2014.
Dillon Trinh Studios I’m not surprised because Homebush was preserved by Victoria Mill so in theory they can run it any time they like. If you saw one of my Nambour videos, for a few years it was normal for a steam loco to be borrowed from a Brisbane Museum and it hauled cane through the streets of Nambour for about a week in the lead up to their annual Cane Festival.
@@tressteleg1 Yeah bundy 5.
Nothing else to say but 'WOW'.
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Wow ... Classic video ... should be in the National Archives ! ... (btw, as a matter of interest, the "rail" on the Herbert River bridge at Macknade was/is? actually roughly square section steel, not proper rail ... reason unknown .... personal observation about 30 years ago)
Keep an eye on this comment. I will try to find the answer.
@@tressteleg1 Thanks mate .... Chris Hart would probably know ...
I hope that this means something to you, from Chris: “At that time, they were bridge rails and bolted directly to the girders.
They are now normal rails fastened to wooden transoms.”
@@tressteleg1 Cheers ... thanks to Chris (who i have not met personally, but know of due to my long term membership of LRRSA). Now that i have retired, I hope to be a bit more active.
I will send this to him 😊