Climbing the Bethungra Spiral from the cab of G514

[@flamingfrancis]

The closing segments are excellent with the look back at the long load...makes us realise why this feat of engineering was constructed way back in 1940's.

[@xxminecraftxx16]

Noice, got my first trip on the job tonight, up the Blue Mountains

[@rivervalley664]

Another fantastic video, love the cab rides, only had two cab rides:- (1) In a 45 or48 ? (same as a VR flat top T) Alco making up trains in the Albury yard when I was 14 years old (1965) for the day. (2) This year on Labour Day monday at SteamRail open day for about two hours in the cab of their A2 steamer. You guys do great work, good luck & stay safe.

[@jamieharmer5654]

Your first trip may possibly been in a NSWGR 73 Class....there very similar to a T class.....

[@WHDRWN]

ahhh connoisseur of the sevies coffee I see. Marvellous

[@edmundcarew7235]

Terrific video but unfortunately locked down in Melbourne, I can't travel on the XPT or any special train in NSW at present. I must have been on that spiral 100 plus times whether on 'Southern Aurora', 'Spirit of Porgress', 'Intercapital Daylight' with the famous Maureen in the buffet car south of Junee and even better if conductor John on board, 'Melbourne Express' or the tremendous 'South Mail', 'Riverina Express' or what was then NSW RTM or ARHS Canberra tour trains, some of the latter with heritage rollingstock where one could stand at the door with the half window down.

[@woobyvr9654]

fantastic stuff absolutely love the roar of notch 8

[@FrogandFlangeVideo]

Spectacular audio mate !!! Thanks. James/FFV.

[@glenbrown3011]

Maaaate, what can I say other than wow. Absolutely brilliant yet again. Thanks for sharing fella.

[@slepper98]

Good one, thanks for sharing.

[@GrumsPlace]

Excellent video could see some of the vantage points I have used and also noted the new rails to go in soon, last time I was there the rails near the crossing at 5:30 mark were badly worn you could see it from a fair safe distance from the rails.

[@bobmarkson5343]

4:04 - mind blowing.. That red line.. the bus bars must be massive! Brilliant footage, W class country! Speaking of, steam trams are the solution imo. Thanks again for uploading!

[@ThePaulv12]

Not going to have bus bars is it? Insulated cables wired earth return would be my guess considering the environment. Perhaps I'm wrong but I don't think so.

[@jimcrawford5039]

Amazing ! I live just 40 minutes from there.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Worth checking out, you can see the same train twice up there as it climbs the spiral.

[@supercuda1950]

kinda reminds me of out west but our western states are more barren and desert like. Also in the US trains have to use 2 longs, a short, and a long at crossings as if to scare someone off the crossing. That's even at the guarded crossings.

[@brucecliffe6213]

I was just thinking along the same lines, having seen many vids of US trains coming onto road crossings, that the Aussie trains don't blast their horns long enough to alert vehicle drivers of an oncoming train. Perhaps that is part of the reason we have so many rail crossing accidents here in Aus.

[@supercuda1950]

Beautiful country.

[@Stephanie-oz3lf]

Nice views.👍. I enjoyed the video.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@dapto234]

My apologies if this has already been said in comments but this is very similar to the Tehachapi loop in California in U.S.A

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Yes somewhat similar yes!

[@brucecliffe6213]

There is also a similar spiral in New Zealand.

[@jamieharmer5654]

That was Awesome...

[@SheltonDCruz]

Thanks again!

[@scottevans7022]

Nice video as always there Aussietraindriver it would be preety mad to do a trip with you mate.

[@adelaidefreighttrainsandra4246]

With Kev Schultz no doubt there Adam lol 😂

[@AquilneIce]

Curious question, for Aussie train companies... where as how do you apply to be a train driver?

[@edmundcarew7235]

Varies, because there are government-owned suburban and intercity passenger rail operators (NSW TrainLink, Sydney Trains, TransPerth etc) and quite a few freight operators. Unemployment is high given COVID-19 so doubtful if any have vacancies.

[@ThePaulv12]

Freemasons Lodge. Over decades more than twenty effing times I've applied and one day I was told by a driver and several other workers who revealed why and how to fix it. Anyhow I gave the Groucho Marx reply - I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member. That as they say was that!

[@StaffordMagnus]

@@ThePaulv12 So what was the deal, union only?

[@EOL76552]

The g class has two cabs front and back.

[@tobys_transport_videos]

WOW!!!! In 35 years of liking these engines I never knew that! 😲🤯All that despite many photos of them and seeing G516 brand new on the Southern Aurora in 1985! Next you'll be telling me that the Southern Aurora ran between Sydney and Melbourne! 🤯

[@EOL76552]

@@tobys_transport_videos I would ve loved seeing that happened.because it's the best thing around.

[@thebops4180]

Awesome again! Drivers must have complete trust in the system. I would always be on edge on a single line thinking is there a loco coming from the opposite direction?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

Yes we sure do, lucky the Bethungra spiral is uni directional so the change of hitting another train could only happen if we run into the back of one.

[@jimcrawford5039]

Southbound dos’nt come down the spiral.

[@brucecliffe6213]

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER I think you probably meant it is one directional as the trains running in the other direction do not use the spiral as it is down hill for them so no need for the spiral. Is that correct?.

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

@brucecliffe6213 yes only up trains towards Sydney use the spiral.

[@brucecliffe6213]

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER Thanks mate, you have just clarified the "Up, Down" direction thing for me. Thanks again.

[@WeldinMike27]

Bringing the right dogs t to the fight...

[@impulserail4910]

Awesome, thank you. 👍 Have you done that run where you have seen the back of your own train?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

No, it would have to be around 1500-1800m to see the rear.

[@lachlantrainvideos]

That Leslie sounds a bit off?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

It actually sounds pretty good, should have given it a good hoot!

[@lachlantrainvideos]

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER coulda woulda shoulda. Ah well. Good video mate.

[@SheltonDCruz]

Are you on notch 8?

[@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER]

We sure are!