2016 Cane Pt 11 South Johnstone Mill

[@russellanderson3298]

Excellent video .... very enjoyable ... I am an ex South Johnstone person ...

[@rblxgirlypop_]

Hi Russell. How about raining characters over there? Morning, afternoon or night time rain mate?

[@russellanderson3298]

@@rblxgirlypop_ The rainy season is between November and May .. anytime of day. The sugar cane crushing season is about June to October/November... depends on size of crop. Early October is the best time to visit as the weather is not too hot or humid.

[@burkeofmellowpark3472]

Great video of narrow gauge sugar cane Au. train

[@mikemadden4084]

great video. thank you! no whistles, no bells , no gates. interesting

[@jondiaz2184]

This is fantastic stuff man! One of the coolest operations I've seen yet.

[@Steven6M54]

Great video! You've done very well for a foreigner!

[@fmnut]

Steven Thanks

[@WHJeffB]

Sounds like one or both of those locomotives has some pretty worn coupling rod bearings. Lot of clanking going on there! Another great video fmnut...

[@FabiaLp]

Trust me, I have heard way worse on track going locos. These I would call "worn in".

[@sandhispoor]

It's so cool

[@nathanroberts355]

I'm thinking of going a job at sth jhonstone sugar mill and work on cane locomotives as a offsider or at gordonvale mulgrave mill as same thing

[@jakeeves2149]

are these still in use in australia if so any good spots you recomend for this canadian rail fan next time im in australia to film these little locos

[@fmnut]

Yes, they are still using the cane railways extensively. Make sure to visit between July and November during the crushing season, as you will see very little activity the rest of the year. If you want to maximize the quantity of trains you see, get the locations of the various mills and set up near a mill for photos/videos Generally, the farther out from the mill you go, the fewer trains you will see. The Burdekin mills (Kalamia, Inkerman, Invicta, and Pioneer) are usually quite busy and offer the rarity of dual gauge operations as Pioneer uses 3'6" instead of 2' for their trains. Most of the lines can be fairly easily followed by road in this region. Tully is also good, while harder to access the paint scheme on the locos is quite attractive. Farleigh and Sarina mills use remote DPU for their very long trains. South Johnstone and Mossman have short sections of street running. It all depends where your interests lie, there is a bit of everything which can be found with a bit of research. Good resources are Google Earth and Open Railway Map.

[@jakeeves2149]

@@fmnut ok i do know where the tully mill is and theres always some activity at that mill

[@RailPreserver2K]

what country was this filmed in ?

[@fmnut]

Railroad,Preserver,2000 Queensland, Australia

[@peterlaustra2892]

North Queensland Australia.

[@kh7cz]

What is that devise those men are sitting on?

[@fmnut]

mark browder It's called a kangaroo lever. it works the signals so the cane train can cross the main line railway.