Australian steam locomotive Garratt 6029 - cab ride - Tarana to Bathurst - September 2018

A cab ride on Garratt steam locomotive 6029 from Tarana to Bathurst on Sunday September 18th, 2018.

[@dleogump2752]

i spent many years of my life as a fitter on NSWGR overhauling these garratt loco,s what a great machine!!--so thanks to YOU & the people that saved this BEAUTIFUL MACHINE from the gas axe.

[@johnstaring3210]

Awesome stuff. I hope this is kept for ever more, a thing to treasure. Kudos to those who keep this era alive.

[@AussiePom]

These days she has it easy hauling light weight passenger trains with a diesel hanging off the rear to provide extra power and speed on steep grades. In her service days she worked very hard every single day and often double headed with one of her sisters or a standard 2-8-0 goods loco. She wasn't bought or built for speed but for heavy haulage. Today she has bright sparkling paintwork but in her service days the only time she had bright sparkling paintwork was when she was repainted after an overhaul. She was never cleaned and none of the Garratts were so they were just plain filthy. She's now received red lining which they all had when they first entered service. This really is a unique view and Bevan knows who to ask to get permission for a filming cab ride. His son drives for Southern Short haul Railroad, a large private operator.

[@duxberry1958]

As a child i lived in Southern Africa my dad work for Rhodesia Railways in the 1960,s so Garratts are my favourite Steam Loco ...

[@helmutsandner867]

Fantastic filming. This reminded me of when I was able to ride in the cab of 6039 in November 1977. And in March 1978 at the Cardiff workshops 50th anniversary celebrations.

[@lewisjagger1678]

6039 is in heaven☹️

[@Mikeacdc]

Brilliant video, certainly is an impressive beast. I once had a footplate ride and a fire on an ex South African Railways NGG16 Garratt on the Welsh Highland Railway in the UK and thought that was big (well they are for 2 foot gauge) but this is on another level!

[@Afrodizyak47]

Beautiful; absolutely beautiful. Remember the Garratts from my years at Yunta (SA), when they did the Peterborough / Terowie / Broken Hill run and how sad it was to see them laid up and being cut up for scrap on the salvage line at Peterborough after Standardisation.

[@robadams5799]

3:00 - In case you were wondering, in Australia and other "civilized" countries, pressure is measured in Pascals (Pa), which is defined as one Newton per square meter.

[@mce_AU]

The dispersal pattern of the automatic coal was interesting.

[@royreynolds108]

The stoker carries coal from under the coal pile to the lip of the firebox door and there are several jets directing the coal to where it is needed. The stoker is an auger powered by a 2-cylinder engine under the coal pile. By the use of more or less steam, the speed of the stoker may be controlled.

[@TheDaf95xf]

Absolutely fantastic 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@ronfisher2-railwaytravelvideos]

What's not to like! It reminds me of a footplate ride I had in South Africa on a GMA 4-8-2 + 2-8-4 Garratt.

[@allanchapman6250]

Nice flat fire there I worked on them between Gosford and Broadmeadow late 60’s as a NSWGR Fireman.

[@allanstevenson5044]

Not nit-picking, but the water in the gauge-glasses seems pretty low at some spots.

[@muhammadIqbal-xk8lq]

2wwwe3

[@allanchapman6250]

@@allanstevenson5044 yes it should be 3/4 full .

[@royreynolds108]

@@allanchapman6250 The level of the water in the glass depends on the loco and whether the grade is mainly rising or falling. I usually carried the water about 1/3 of the glass to have as much steam space as possible without risking having the water level fall below the bottom of the glass.

[@donmckinnon8475]

My late husband did work on this wonderful loco during restoration

[@jamesburnside3023]

Fantastic you were so lucky to get that chance I imagine

[@alexmodern6667]

What a beautiful locomotive, loved and respected........

[@1950accordionman]

Hadley power reverser

[@mgtowdemon8831]

Rock solid video.

[@SteamCrane]

One of the most exciting active steam locos anywhere in the world, and great video work. I expect the fireman went home and told his wife how hard he worked feeding that big firebox. One question. 6029 is supposedly set up for full bidirectional operation, which I would expect consists of 2 sets of engineer's controls, one facing toward the rear. Is that the case, or does the engineer just have a big rear view mirror? Your work is appreciated!

[@robertscorse7399]

Two sets of controls and a mechanical stoker. The NSWGR C38s have a 47 sq ft firegrate and were just within the limits for hand firing. The AD60 Garatts have a 65 sq ft firegrate. Just a wee bit too much for a fireman🥵

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Nice! reminds me of my cabride on a NZR (National Railways of Zimbabwe) 16A.

[@SantaFe19484]

Awesome video!

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Like the video very much .Hope more to come .Take care

[@Locoman3801]

Awesome shots there Bevan , you're so lucky to have a ride in 6029 - I just wish that I could do the same , so , Many Thanks for sharing your adventures via You Tube mate & may I get a chance to catch up with you some time.

[@hornplayer1228]

That engine has got more power than an Aussie Tank!

[@thatonec_set3730]

She is an Aussie tank

[@gwbooker1]

I recall the Garratts pounding up Denistone bank in the 70s.

[@elisioeudes6288]

Excepcional guerreiro!! Tiro o meu chapéu pra você.... 🤔😃😃👏👏

[@railroad9000]

That stoker put just the right amount of coal into the firebox.

[@adriannettlefold9084]

I think I've seen this video before, but I'll say it again...I loved the way the crew had her working and I especially loved the stop. Brakes released at the last turn of the wheel. I notice The Driver (Les isn't?) Had regulator open powering to a stop. Must be a NSW thing. Almost always we stop without steam when I was working steam up here for QR. Also noticed the bounce, Our 2-8-2 AC16 used to do that at around 70kph. I wondered if there's a speed range where if you get over a speed that it smoothes back out or if the centrifical forces just keep compounding??? I used to know when I got to 100kph on our bety 1079, by the feel, it was like the engine would lift up and float with the cab oscilating in a circular motion side to side underneath you. Loved the video Bevan, thanks. Adrian.

[@spymaine89]

wonderful

[@regionaltrainvlogstrains638]

Amazing video

[@K-Effect]

This locomotive has a bounce to it like something is out of balance. I'm sure it's something else like the track joints or something

[@raycross1783]

Going too fast.................the old girls always let us know when...

[@agems56]

Flat spot in a wheel, probably from skidding on the rails!

[@royreynolds108]

More than likely not balanced quite right.

[@camboi6103]

Probably the rails, Australia doesn't have good rails

[@pooliramesh4497]

Beautiful

[@nickshipway8199]

Great video! Thanks for uploading it. What's the black wheel, in front of the driver for?

[@royreynolds108]

It is the reverse gear. It is hooked to the reverse levers on each engine to control the cut-off and direction the loco goes. It is the modern version of the Johnson bar.

[@1950accordionman]

Well I was a steam fireman I didn't fire the garratts but iI did fire other types, it was good but I don't think I could stand that sort of heat now.

[@jamieharmer5654]

What a Magnificent and MASSIVE Steam Loco.....is it true that the whistle now on 6029 is from an American Big Boy Steam Loco ?

[@mgtowdemon8831]

Doesn't sound like a Big Boy whistle: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnaQZoWvbtqKi9k

[@camboi6103]

It only had that whistle as an experiment

[@henez7497]

How do you get rides in the cab?

[@AussiePom]

Know the right people to ask.