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Nice video thanks. They were coming and going from Belgrave again the other day

love it mate what a Aussie gunnel ops American gunnel lol you are looks's like your having fun in the USA from Johnny RLTV

Love this video, it's magical 😍🎉🎉

The Cascades (Oregon to Vancouver, BC) and the North Carolina services still have F59PHIs, last I heard.

That Ex-NJ Transit car is actually a converted EMU! Picture what would happen if the Hitachis (roughly contemporary) failed like the 4D and were converted to coaches like the Harris cars were.

I am so sorry! At least BART and the Superliners are interesting. But the bulk of our freight locomotives are largely the same (aside from a couple of cosmetic differences). The length of the freight trains is a nice preview of what Inland Rail will bring (although IR will only be about half as long). You guys have so much neat stuff over there. I wish I could go!

Who's a cute little Climey-Wimey? You are! You are! Yes, you are! If you think that this is interesting look up Cass Scenic Railway Shay No. 6. The ultimate geared locomotive (aside from a single prototype in Germany that never got anywhere and a proposed prototype in the US that stayed on the drawing board).

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Loved that Lucas! Enjoyed every moment of it. I’ve watched the other two as well. Got some good freight stuff. Can’t wait for some proper American railroading, i.e 3ft gauge steam!!! Love to visit the states myself one day! Next week on Monday and Tuesday I’ll be back volunteering at Quorn. Been a long time but I will send you some photos of how us plebs are slumming it out back home lol 😆 Enjoy and keep safe, my good mate! Regards, Caleb

Probably the only cool electric train we've had!

Awesome stuff man!! Getting me excited to edit my trip ! Glad you enjoyed brother

Pronunciation of Nevada needs some work...says the guy from Reno.

Awesome job mate

Great video

Awesome

The paint looks quite glossy. Were the original trains that glossy? the films I've seen show a redder less shiny finish.

Looks like the train is in much better state of maintenance then the tracks are in many places.

Brought back fond teenage memories! Thank you!

Beautiful old world quality , excellent workmanship , comfortable .. unfortunately if this was in general revenue service it would be converted to a rolling pig sty within a week and then probably burned .. the quality of people has gone too far down the feral path to to appreciate anything ..

3:42. Geez the track condition is shocking there. Third world conditions.

at least there was lots to see while you waited for check in

Have fun in America! I’ll still be here filming Steamrail stuff!

Great one mate really love it Gunzal gone avgeek gone Gunzal very nice hope your enjoying the USA 🇺🇸 hope to see you back in Australia 🇦🇺 soon cheers Johnny Rail Life TV

Really well put together Lucas! Looking forward to seeing the rest.

Absolutely fantastic mate and great to see you will have a great adventure over there and as followers will be looking forward to watching your adventures over the next 6 weeks

Those pass cars are huge! Never ceases to amaze me how big the loading gauge is compared to back home. Keep up the good work!

American steam trains are associated with smoke, they seem to never puff steam. I can’t wait for the video to come out!

Looks great! Remember seeing you at Puff one time and telling me about this.

Well that trailer is bloody amazing love it mate hope your having fun over there from Johnny Rail Life TV

American trains really are something else!

I first rode the red rattler's as a boy in the '60s. The paint was never as glossy! Chalky and a lighter red with no grey stripe along the window line. I do look back on them fondly. In the summer we'd ride with all the doors and windows open. No electronic doors and no air conditioning! Less things to break down...

There are only around 6 or seven operating Climaxes in the world This is one of them Not very fast but heaps of fun

I travelled on the “dog box” from Mooroolbark to Lilydale each morning and return each evening to Lillydale High in the 1960’s. It was a great experience of 6 years

I remember these 'red rattlers' alongside the 'blue trains' in my teens, they were, if anything, far worse than the name would suggest Still, it is all part of our history in Melbourne. The suspension on them was astonishingly bad, with every expansion joint in the rails loosening fillings. They were also very noisy for that reason. The total lack of heating and cooling added that extra something of discomfort as well. Additionally, the doors opened outwards, with a brass handle, which is something no longer seen in any train of the 20th century.

Really enjoyed your video, I had many cab rides in the Tait and also Harris sets in the late 60's and to mid seventies as a boy having school holidays in Melbourne, my uncles best mate was a driver on the "sparks" with VR. The bogies off the Tait sets were used in the construction of the "Y" class diesel loco's to save costs, also I think they used the horns too from the Tait on the "Y" class. Nothing like a Tait set to bring out the rail buffs! Jeff Hook, a cartoonist with the Melbourne Sun newspaper used to draw a cracking Tait set in his cartoons., Jeff used to hide the "hook" in the cartoon. Thanks for the memories!

I like the Ad's of the Mt Buffalo Chalet in them.😅

The Bloody red rattlers.... experienced them getting to and from work between Laverton and Melbourne in the very early 1980s. It was an adventure every time you boarded one; you might make it to your destination before the train broke down, but then I also recall the number of times the trip took up to four hours. If I never see one again I'll be happy.

It's difficult to fathom that, of the hundreds of Tait railway carriages manufactured - we've reduced that number to only four. Absolutely criminal.

bit of a dodgy video mate

Yes I was there that day

Is there a way to get in contact with the operators and organise a trip? I've looked online extensively and found nothing, not even on Ken Tate. Just a bunch of info about some water powered English loco. I would love to ride this sometime.

Steam and electricity on the one train, now that's something you don't see often!

How was the Regauging from 610mm ( 2 foot) SAR to 762mm (2ft. 6in.) achieved? Complete rebuilding of frames,axles etc, or just the axles? 6 inches difference is too much to just widen wheel rims. Question from Queenland, 1067mm Aficionado.

The swing-door compartmentalised red-rattlers - this I presume is the defining charactristic of the Tait? - used to run on the Port Melbourne line in the '70s, sharing with 'newer' (relatively) sliding-door red rattlers. I caught them several times on my way to go fishing off Station & Princes Piers. Complete with vintage tourist posters for Mt Buffulo.

Great video mate! You got some great shots! I loved the first one at Syndal

Great video mate love the voiceover mister down the line ops mister 762 media (lucas) Cheers Johnny Rail Life TV

Wooow COOL👍🤗

Super dog, watch him out speed a locomotive 🤣

Looks like a really cool little railway!