Classic Australian locomotives Haulin' Grain!

[@phil4977]

The unseen backbone of our country. Keeping our economy moving. Great work to all the hard working rail employees.

[@Spookieham]

It wouldn't be an Aussie train video without a couple of old Falcons sitting in the grass behind a house

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Absolutely!

[@michaelhyde-parker6344]

beautiful scenery & great in-cab views too. Nice to see the old EMDs still running

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Cheers!

[@momsartlawes8033]

Fabulous, really great panoramic views of the vast plains, the green and yellow contrast with the canola crops, the shadows and this vast machine gliding effortlessly through it all.

[@858493]

Thank you so much for taking me back .I found myself looking left an right approaching those crossings, looking down the track it all came flooding back..and almost tugging on the whistle cord..just makes me want to return to driving, regards Doc from Down under

[@Trains-With-Shane]

Love that you guys use these beautiful EMD rebuilds in daily service. 'ol Edward Henty pulling freight since 1957. I just love the sound of those V16 EMD's.

[@jennyanydots7582]

Glad someone’s having a good canola year, because we’re not. Love your videos. Thanks for all the hard work, and the longer they go for the better.

[@KathleenJ]

WA is all set for a bumper canola harvest. It looks magnificent.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Yes I hear for the first time in a long time, Australia will beat Canada for canola exports. Should be good for Aussie farmers!

[@jennyanydots7582]

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER Well if we do well out of it, we’ll give you a contribution for your camera collection 🎥 💜🛤🚂

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

@@jennyanydots7582 that's okay, thanks for the offer, thankfully I make a little bit of side change out of these vids, a new drone is next. Can't wait to edit some footage together with ground and drone shots! ❤️

[@RYNT1157]

Fabulous video , the 567 sound , and the old hasler speedometer . Your partner is nice and relaxed with the feet up.🙂

[@NicholassTrainChannel]

Nice video mate. Love those vintage EMD diesels so glad we still have them running today.

[@DougRail]

Beautifully shot and edited, I am glad you're able to record these views before they are lost to time forever, keep up the good work. Cheers, Doug.

[@IckAck03]

Breathtaking and gorgeous scenery. Cheers from Indiana!

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

This is great. 😍 Love this type of video and haven’t really seen many filmed in Australia before. The colours are beautiful!

[@CMOTrains783]

Nice video! love that P5 horn on the second locomotive. Definitely sounds like the ones Norfolk Southern uses here in the US

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Yes the new cast P5. 😊

[@rivervalley664]

Hi Adam, another fantastic video, love the sounds those old EMD's make. It's good to see that country Victoria has had a good lot of rain. Stay safe, cheers Lee.

[@emd6456]

Love seeing the OLD EMD's on point, thank you for the videos, Stay safe.

[@robertcameron3455]

Thanks for the memories I loved working on those old gm on the south yes there was the spirit aura riv daylight and many high wheelers on the freight

[@jijokoshyksjijo3989]

abstolutely stunning mate 🤩🤩🤩 keep up the good work... ❤️❤️ really glad to see those oldies still running 🔥🤩

[@OfficialSEIC2K6]

S317 looks nice wearing Australian National based paint colors. These old EMDs are still great workhorses delivering the grain needed to make bread pasta and more from the farms to a processing facility. Wow

[@crusiethmaximuss]

That last little guy almost got turned into a flapjack. Lucky little fluff ball. I was actually scared for it.

[@therailrangervmtg8658]

Excellent work as always, the country scenes at 4:30 are stunning!

[@gregmichael8473]

Great video showing the countryside in excellent lighting conditions. Good to see the semaphore signals at Charlton recorded for posterity

[@grahamglencorse307]

Thanks for the great ride mate. I enjoyed this and all of your other rides from in the cab and the outside views too.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Cheers!!

[@vsvnrg3263]

excellent. its all so green at the moment. 9:00, how considerate of the management to provide a footrest.

[@AgentCircus007]

The first Loco is S317 and the second is S302, now stored due to fire damage suffered in March 2022.

[@slepper98]

What a top day, lovely colours all about. Thanks for sharing, best wishes.

[@philcampbell3104]

Fantastic, as usual Adam. I look out for your new postings all the time. As in many of your previous videos, I often marvel at the faith that you place in the mounting of the Go-Pro when you place it on the outside of the loco.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

I've lost one already, haha, but I've got a super magnet so no dramas now.

[@cudgee7144]

Thanks for help keeping us sane. When was Charlton station removed, my memory is very scratchy.

[@regionaltrainvlogstrains638]

wonderful work there love the good old 1950s EMDs great work

[@Dream_M1]

Really enjoying your videos. Glad about the sheep! 👍

[@louiskats5116]

Goodday Adam Absolutely sensational great visually all round, coffee with the video so relaxing even the background music. Still waiting for you to barnstorm through Sunshine. Cheers Louis 👍

[@michaelwilson8243]

Fabulous videos, fellas, enjoying every one of them.

[@petertempleton4239]

great video thanks loved the morning light

[@australiantrains8988]

Nice one Adam, red soil looks like out this way in western NSW. Try hitting a horse head on at 80KMh in an old 44 class, now that's value! GoPro9 done a good job, happy with mine also. A semaphore signal near Charlton, thought they were gone years ago.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

We have a few semaphores still in vic. Seymour line had some tillk recently, the Ballarat/Geelong line, Charlton, Boort, and other locations.

[@skuula]

Got a few of them in Denmark still too. Known as Nohab's.

[@jeffr100rs]

Top vid, thanks. I remember S302 from my short fireman career at Dynon then Benalla, about 82-4 A great life experience.

[@jimmytechnologies]

Love these videos, great work mate

[@redbackphill]

worked that line as a fireman in 1978/79 relief out of Bendigo

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

How cool!!

[@andrewcole5647]

Great video. Love your work!

[@TheHoghed]

Okay, I see your problem! The engineer is on the wrong side of the cab! Funny to see the old brake valves where you have to return the handle to the lap position after making the reduction.

[@FeiBenZhu]

Not sure what that horn on S302 is called but when I was a kid I knew when I heard that I was in for a treat as it was probably an X class pulling freight 😝

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

It's an RVB 3 chime, which has since been replaced with a Nathan P3 on a custom manifold.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

It's a new cast Nathan P5, have a look on KZbin for them.

[@cjeremie]

Absolutely enjoyable. The recording and colouring was perfect.

[@offthegridwithbert924]

I thought that flock of sheep were rail kill for sure, glad they didn't get killed. Think of how many drivers it's taken over the decades to get that brake lever so polished and worn lol

[@benrothacker6420]

I wonder if you were the crew driving when I took a photo with my ute in front of your train at Nullawill

[@alfredgravy6375]

Absolutely top notch: keep up the good work

[@PaulPavlinovich]

Cool to see some unusual views of real operations :)

[@MiguelNavarreteCruz]

Que bonito viaje en el tren de 2024

[@Denvermorgan2000]

What a beautiful and tranquil place.

[@leokimvideo]

Maybe I would enjoy this more with just the train sounds, no music at the start. Otherwise it's amazing, deserves lots more views

[@martincrisp3385]

Nothing wrong with a bit of intro music.

[@aussie_trainspotting_videos]

You are my childhood

[@roscoepk32]

Thanks for posting

[@RailwaysOfDoom]

Quality content Adam. 👌

[@RichoBCV]

Beautiful country out the back of Wychitella and Charlton.

[@gabin682000]

Driving past Charlton, thats where i live.

[@revenniaga6249]

I never seen a locomotive with the controls on the left side. Do not imagine that 24RS brake valve is pressure maintaining?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

In Australia it's common, no this brake is not self maintaining.

[@MarkHenstridge]

Nice, I enjoyed that...cheers

[@JPL04MEDAN]

Great video friend👍 I wont really to be a train driver 🥺

[@stevenstart8728]

When your going up the middle of the main street in Wycheproof do you pull up and get a pie at the takeaway?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Haha not as yet but we rest across the road, however we have stopped at the terminus hotel to pick up a meal. There's 2 large photos I took of our trains outside the pub. The night one was when we stopped for a meal.

[@stevenstart8728]

AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2021 the train pulling up at the pub! That’s way better than the take away.

[@tomharrington1393]

Awesome as usual 👍👍

[@G516R700]

Great video mate

[@mickoneill243]

I recognise some of these! They park just near my house in Kensington. I do have a question, when shunting is going on at the grain silos in Kensington, how come the EMDs have sit there with the engine on idling for so long?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Depends on the tike of day, some crews don't shut them down during the day, myself I like to shut them down if they are there all day. But they do have to be running to check oil's.

[@richardmartin7824]

The sheep even go to extreme lengths to get that 2 stroke fix and sound.

[@woodypeckerspec4265]

Bloody awesome views !!!!!!

[@jamesburnside3023]

Fantastic

[@markmckinley5989]

Any idea how much is still original 50s vs what has been replaced over the years?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Engine has been changed to a 645E V16. A few upgraded electrical components, sound proofing etc.

[@SheltonDCruz]

Thanks again!

[@stephenwilliamson4556]

During the cab scene at approx 9:04, under (what I assume to be the vigilance button), there is a small lever you occasionally hit. What does that do? I’ve seen it in a few locos and it’s always been a mystery

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

That's the power/brake selector. To go from powering to dynamic braking. It's positions are 1/off/B

[@stephenwilliamson4556]

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER Cheers, that clears that up, great video as always.

[@bigman4225]

think i see you yesterday night ballarat around 9 or 10 pm

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Yep that was us.

[@bigman4225]

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER great seeing you earlier through here ha ha usually its early morning while i catch some sleep

[@ctwentysevenj6531]

I hope the sheep are ok.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

They are fine. 😊

[@simonf8902]

Rail equivalent of an FJ Holden. But still earning revenue. Amazing.

[@jamesgovett2501]

👍 That’s one big Ten out of Ten! 👌

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Cheers!

[@moestrei]

Make that 11 out of 10.

[@maestromecanico597]

Very nice. What's the aftermarket apparatus mounted on the control stand?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Ice radio?

[@maestromecanico597]

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER Don't know. I'm a railroad mechanic from North America and haven't seen anything like that.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Yeah the aluminium unit on the co trip stand is a UHF/phone/sat phone in one. So we can talk to other trains, train controllers, and any phone number, sat phone too incase of emergency.

[@maestromecanico597]

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER I see. Thank you. I was wondering if it was some sort of collision avoidance system.

[@FeiBenZhu]

Both semaphores at 3:25 were showing clear 🤔

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Yes they usually in, train crew set them to stop if they are working there as added protection.

[@alanhutchins4233]

Nice. How many locos and wagons, and weight of this train? Curious to compare against other countries

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

This is a small domestic train, 4 locos - 31 wagons on this train, about 2300t when loaded.

[@alanhutchins4233]

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER thanks

[@jimpikoulis6726]

Yes.... 100 car grain train that would be a sight

[@nigelcooke8213]

S 317 ?

[@callumbinyon723]

Thank you Adam, great footage! Vic has had timely soaking rain today too. How's the Sea Lake track riding now post maintenance? What's the line speed now?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Line speed hasn't really changed, the sea lake was the better track, its the Managatang track that's worse for wear.

[@66secularist]

An EMD engine and RS5T horn is a marriage ordained by God himself.

[@kanga1234567]

Hopefully none of the sheep were injured.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Nope all survived

[@michaelwilson8243]

I`m sure the sheep are all fine.. they`d be a lot safer in their own paddock , though.

[@wargamz9051]

Interesting there's no horm sequence for crossings like in the US. Huge safety thing, I guess people elsewhere are much smarter and stop for trains lol

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Yes that's true. We have a long, then short generally but we don't make noise if we don't need too. And there's good visibility.

[@michealproboscas3979]

Was that grainie to wycheproof? Sealake or nulliwil? Thanks great video

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Nullawil

[@jamestemple5696]

How are multiple engines controlled at the same time to pull?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Through a multi unit cable and air hoses.

[@DJP-ph7yj]

Which locos were on this besides Big John

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Can't remember now

[@TiernanWeen]

I’m 20 and I’ve started applying for rail jobs. I’m trying to figure out if an assistant driver is the same as a driver but just not qualified?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

You assist the driver with general duties, as a fireman, hooking up trains, starting locomotives, checking the train and locos under guidance until you are confident and able to do it on your own with your own possible trainee.

[@grosvenorclub]

Looks like fairly old trains .

[@aydoyt]

3:27 is that Minyip?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Sure is.

[@EricaMTB]

Charlton

[@dpd6401]

Nice video. How old is that loco? Cheers

[@dear-sir]

Very good footage, will you please consider making a longer video, say an hour or so? It is next to impossible to view Australian cab rides as they mostly do not exist but they definitely pique my interest.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

I've got fair few cab vids, can definitely do some longer vids though! 😊👍

[@JimLahey21]

Adam driving a train??

[@motivated2connect]

I so want to get a Traineeship after 25 years in administration offices!

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Best to apply online these days. Have a crack.

[@TristXD]

Are those semaphores functional? :O

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Yes they are, if the points are laying for the siding.

[@peterhearn3297]

The semaphore signals of today would be electric, that is because there are no more signal boxes operating wire pulled signals. My position on the railways from 79 to 89 was a signal adjuster on the Victorian Railways.

[@TristXD]

@@peterhearn3297 oh that's cool!

[@whophd]

Which video setting did you use on GoPro 9? I have one too.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

High bit rate 100mbs, either 25fps or 50fps for slow mo. And varying cine/wide or ultra wide angle. 4k of course.

[@horsehead8306]

Would love to do this as a job.

[@horsehead8306]

Any tips to get started in the industry?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

It's not easy. But keep an eye out on seek.com etc jobs occasionally pop up.

[@bonza167]

what does the bloke in the passenger seat do?

[@brenm412]

Make the coffee and keep the driver awake...

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

All the ground work generally.

[@bigman4225]

paperwork

[@moestrei]

Looking after things when the driver is going for a pee?

[@bigman4225]

@@moestrei good luck no toilet on the s class be good idea for ssr to retrofit 1

[@jamesleicher]

Someone should make a controller what ever you call it, for the train simmers

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

It's been done, "desktop" type. But yes a working controller would be good fun, even a VR simulator

[@andgate2000]

why do we associate country style music with rural aus.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Because it's country, I would have assumed death metal may not quite work here. Haha

[@QUIX4U]

That was close (but no sheep harmed in the making of this video) .... WRONG. Last "sheep" (looked to be like a hogget or younger) was NOT going to be left on the wrong side of the train - with the rest of the flock already across the track... So was already turning BACK towards the track again at 2:01 as the video camera "lost view' of it. However - knowing how that sheep was inclined to be OVER the track at any cost, and given it's stance of aiming towards the track..!!! Sorry - but that got run over. OUT OF SIGHT of the camera for sure, but run over it was. Been both a sheep farmer AND an NZR track worker, so know exactly what happened. That sheep never made it across, nor did it "stay safely" on the Left side - it went across, "train or no train" and was run over.

[@FeiBenZhu]

Those poor old unloved AU Falcons

[@gregbowen617]

You get to blow the horn

[@derekonxbox]

Whats the prime mover? Is it a 645 or 567?

[@DJP-ph7yj]

567

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

S317 has a 645E

[@waynemgtregear7228]

Electrical multiple drive

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

(EMD) Electro Motive Division of General Motors, La Grange, Illinois USA.

[@JimLahey21]

You still mates with Roger?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Haven't seen him for years.

[@JimLahey21]

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER it's ryan I worked with you at gencare years ago

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

@@JimLahey21 Ahhhh yes!! How good!! Where you at now?

[@JimLahey21]

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVERstill doing generators, just work for myself

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

@@JimLahey21 awesome, I still do too, but these ones move trains haha