Great video. Question. Why do railways worldwide attract the graffiti morons with their inane scribble? Just found your channel and have subscribed. Stay safe. Mick.🇬🇧
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
I suppose that cars like many of the grain cars you see in the video sit around for long periods making them an easy target. SSR broad gauge even went to the trouble of getting street artists to paint some of the cars to avoid the ugly stuff. Thanks for the sub. I hope you enjoy what's on offer 😀😀
@mickboakes70233 жыл бұрын
@@Schony747 Thanks for the reply. The mother, at the inquest of a graffitist that had been killed trespassing on the tracks into a major London station said he was ever so artistic. I must be missing something. Nice to see what’s going on down under. All the best. Mick🇬🇧
@NicholassTrainChannel3 жыл бұрын
Nice video mate one day I will be able to see the APEX stone quarry train.
@donalfinn42052 жыл бұрын
That loco sure looks powerful?☘️👍
@Schony7472 жыл бұрын
The G class which was built for V/Line in the 1980s. All the info is here - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/V/Line_G_class
@gravelydon70723 жыл бұрын
4:15 No loop track, just a runaround track. What most would call a passing siding in the US. Which also explains the needs for a double ended loco. If it had a loop track there would be no need to swap the loco from one end to the other.
@neilcrawford83033 жыл бұрын
Australia probably use the same terminology as in the UK and Europe. We call them a run round loop, or if it's on a single running line at a station for instance where two trains cross paths, it's a passing loop. A siding to us is usually a dead end spur in a yard or off of the mainline.
@Schony747 Жыл бұрын
That would be referred as a bubble loop in Australia. The train runs in and follows the loop re enters the same mainline track without changing the loco position.
@dieseldavetrains89883 жыл бұрын
Great insight, informative and well documented, thanks Brenden, I learnt something today! The single "G" class must be near the prescribed load limit too.
@dapto2343 жыл бұрын
Thats what I thought also..only 24 wagons ..any more and 2 locos probably needed.
@peterhearn32973 жыл бұрын
I just watched a old video with C504 and T363 on that quarry train back in the 1980s!!! I never knew that the Victorian Railways would use a C class on that train.
@mickryan24502 жыл бұрын
Ive actually been a pilotman thete several times in 80 90
@andrewpalm21033 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, as usual. I always enjoy seeing the "first and last mile" of freight operations. Cheers from Wisconsin.
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew. It's always that last bit that is the most interesting. Everything else is just the same linesidw view. Thanks for your contributions.
@brucewilliams87143 жыл бұрын
A striking opening shot, on full zoom, great thinking. The whole thing is excellent coverage. Thanks Brenden.
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bruce! Thanks for your contributions
@marcelolimaneves8099 Жыл бұрын
Nossa Senhora castigando?
@mce_AU3 жыл бұрын
Nice.
@louithefly2 жыл бұрын
Should be converted to standard gauge and able to have a train like that with empty carriages coming from Sydney back in load up and continue to save trips
@Schony7472 жыл бұрын
Too hard when Westall is in the South East and it's all Broad Gauge. Brooklyn wouldn't be that hard to convert as it's close to SG.
@louithefly2 жыл бұрын
@@Schony747 yeah
@mickryan24502 жыл бұрын
Rail does not revolve around sydney ffs
@TheKurtsPlaceChannel3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks for posting this. Have a nice day.
@GoldM4official3 жыл бұрын
Oh how i wish i caught it
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
There will be plenty of other opportunities
@rearspeaker63643 жыл бұрын
by the camera angle it looks like a 6% grade......
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
The actual quarry is pretty flat but the grade out of Kilmore East is pretty steep. I don't know the exact grade. Thanks for looking
@rearspeaker63643 жыл бұрын
@@Schony747 keep up the great work!!
@MrValhem2653 жыл бұрын
GREAT UP BRO, WAS WONDERING What the loading part of hansons looked like cheers Brenden.
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Thanks Robbie 😀😀
@G516R7003 жыл бұрын
nice video mate
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😀😀
@pauloconnor29803 жыл бұрын
Is there a "Blinky Bill" at each end of the train or does someone have to swap ends with a single unit?????
@blauer25513 жыл бұрын
My buddy at CSX says they call them “freds”. Stands for F#
@michaelbradley33723 жыл бұрын
How is the weight into each wagon controlled? Loaded by eye, or is there something more sophisticated?
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
I'm not 100% sure. Wagons are rated for 128 tonnes and the wagons seem to be evenly loaded when departing so there would be something behind it.
@markfryer98803 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. Very interesting. Mark from Melbourne Australia
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Thanks for jumping on board
@johnlalor64933 жыл бұрын
Occasionally I get the run up there to deliver welding gas to the maintenance boys but never fluked the train being there at the same time enjoyed that thanks,as a side note does anyone know when the Kilmore East poured it's last beer ?
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Mid morning arrival depending on the day and where it leaves from. Brooklyn is normally an earlier arrival 1020 through Broadmeadows. Coming from Westall about half an hour later.
@thebops41803 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Up there with the best of them!!! Must weight a little more once fully loaded LOL
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Apparently weighted to 128 tonnes for the Broad Gauge for each wagon.
@orgcoast59903 жыл бұрын
What is broad gauge in Australia? Also, great video!
@rileycummaudo86123 жыл бұрын
Gauge is the distance between 2 rails, in this case in Victoria the gauge is broad and it’s 1,500mm
@robbiewales30073 жыл бұрын
Broad gauge is 1600mm or 5'3" or Irish gauge. It was the common gauge used all over Victoria and in parts of South Australia and southern New South Wales. A few lines in Victoria now have been converted to standard gauge, 4'8-1/2" gauge. The line into the handson quarry at Kilmore will eventually have a proper active level crossing replacing the passive crossing when the road gets sealed
@orgcoast59903 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your replies.
@mickryan24502 жыл бұрын
Its 1600 mm broad im ex vline trained 4 many years
@damianmurphy17453 жыл бұрын
Would want a derailment at 2:30 . That would be a messy blockage
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Yeah it would hold up most of the East Coast!
@gerrym753 жыл бұрын
I see this train run past my office in Flinders St nearly every day. Often wondered where it was headed. Thanks for sharing
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Well there you go! You must have a good view as well.
@dannysydo20263 жыл бұрын
This is a very great video and a great insight into loading an aggregates train. Would a balloon loop make loading easier?
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Not on this location as there isn't the space required. The current set-up works well and has done so for decades.
@barrysmith16513 жыл бұрын
I did that a few times lol ,i even derailed it at Wallan lol ,we used to change over and run it to springvale to unload it
@clayton41153 жыл бұрын
there is also a siding at Brooklyn how often did you go to Brooklyn?
@ctiley22123 жыл бұрын
One of the better dust suppression systems I've seen, a pity it isn't across their whole network.
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
It works really well!
@andretrens3 жыл бұрын
wow, what a nice video, congratz.
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Thanks for having a look 😀😀
@frankpeiffer53803 жыл бұрын
Great video. Do you know how much each bin/truck carries?
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Not sure. I'll ask the question on some rail groups.
@SheltonDCruz3 жыл бұрын
how long from arrival to departure?
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Normally a couple of hours. It actually depends on how quickly the aggregate is loaded as the train fits in between passenger train pathing.
@AllenMacintyre3 жыл бұрын
Where do the dump it?
@johnparker78743 жыл бұрын
Just how wide is the broad gauge.
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
1.6 metres or 5 foot 3 inches. The history can be found here - en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_gauge
@AndrewCastlemaine3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. A very interesting vid
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Thanks for having a look 😀😀
@jordanmuldoon16703 жыл бұрын
Those aussie locos are absolute beasts
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Yep and many of these work horses are over 40 years old and still providing reliable service
@nygellabelle21933 жыл бұрын
This is a huge loads! Nice video
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Thanks for having a look
@frankanddanasnyder32723 жыл бұрын
Kilgore east what...
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Sorry for the typo if that's what you picked up. Thanks for having a look
@neilforbes4163 жыл бұрын
Geez, I hope it's not run by Pauline! LOL
@top40researcher313 жыл бұрын
@Neil Forbes Please Explain LOL
@neilforbes4163 жыл бұрын
@@top40researcher31 LOL
@rearspeaker63643 жыл бұрын
who is Paulline??
@neilforbes4163 жыл бұрын
@@rearspeaker6364 "Pauline" is Pauline Hanson, a far-right politician with extremely divisive views. Though born here in Australia(Queensland, actually), I do not want to claim her as "one of us"!
@rearspeaker63643 жыл бұрын
@@neilforbes416 thank you for your answer!!
@nedoh26623 жыл бұрын
How many tons per car?
@genelland57793 жыл бұрын
Weighed above gates, or track scales?
@louiskats51163 жыл бұрын
Good day Brendan, Great video for sure. I remember when this train was near new that was February 2016. Just got back from Bali holiday & my first day back at work at Qube I had to jump into the twin steer Acco tanker of Qube & rush to Hanson Quarry at Brooklyn to fuel up the loco’s. Qube hadn’t worked out how to fuel up the Apex train since the loco’s didn’t come to base to get fuelled up. That Acco with a 20 speed Spicer box in it, puts hairs on your chest trying to drive in over the Bolte & Westgate in peak hour traffic, with a full tank of diesel. I remember being impressed on the graffiti free wagons but that didn’t last long. Apparently the wagons came from WA. Did it for a week or so eventually fuel up at Dynon whilst returning from Westall. Great opening scene all the cross over. Do the express SG have to slow down whilst crossing over the diamond. That G 512 is that Qube or Rail Power ? Cheers Louis 👍
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Thanks for telling the story! It's great to hear these stories. G512 is Railpower.
@panoscoach3103 жыл бұрын
Awesome 👍
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Thanks for having a look 😀😀
@nongmar63403 жыл бұрын
...and then I see it passing through Caulfield station arooouund midnight.
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Or the early hours of the morning around 5am
@jimpikoulis67263 жыл бұрын
I wonder if Kilmore is the source for all track ballast
@Schony7473 жыл бұрын
Most of the ballast over the last few years has been sourced from around Rochester near Echuca. That's where the Ballast trains have run from anyway.