Cab ride with speedometer | Freight lines Chullora Enfield | Sydney trains T3 Sydenham Central | 4K

[@railfanworld]

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[@tacitdionysus3220]

Great to see a cab ride through an area that normally doesn't have any passenger traffic.

[@railfanworld]

Thanks. Did you also see the wild weed growth around 32:30 ? Not a lot of traffic there I guess...

[@johnmartin5755]

When it was called N,S,W.G.R. ,I was a goods guard out of Enfield yards ,a gravitational yard ;and I rode the old break vans pulled by 48 class engines on those very tracks .Thank you for the memories.

[@Allan-hd1uh]

Australia beautiful country beautiful people Greetings from Connecticut USA

[@railfanworld]

Thanks mate!

[@ricardoaraozmoldes3970]

Bellísimo. Admirable. Que gran tecnología ferroviaria. Saludos desde Tucumán, Argentina.😃👍

[@geoffreymartin2764]

I did this trip myself a couple of years ago at a Transport Heritage Expo and enjoyed it big time. The last time I had been a railmotor was before the electricity was connected from Sutherland to Waterfall.

[@garryteahan6375]

I have just discovered Your Work--- A vast difference to Driving on our small network over here in Perth.

[@railfanworld]

Garry Teahan Thank you so much, mate. I really want to go to Perth one day!

[@TallBoyGareth1]

41:30 steam train passes 🚂

[@railfanworld]

Well spotted. There is another steam train hidden in this video...

[@anonymike8280]

Politely pushed by a diesel unit, which also could take over entirely if the steam loco failed. It's probably just an excursion train.

[@anonymike8280]

@@railfanworld Around 36:48. Not hard to find. It's pushing on that train

[@daveg2104]

@@anonymike8280 Yeah. It's part of the Transport Heritage Festival, the same as the CPH railmotor trip this video was filmed from. It's been a long time since we've had steam trains running regular services.The reason for the diesel on the back (which didn't seem to be doing too much powering) is because this is a shuttle. When it gets to the destination station, the diesel will return the train to Central. The diesel is a museum piece too, btw.

[@UltimaSpark50]

I swear up and down that, as a kid, I was on a passenger train that took a detour through these freight lines…

[@railfanworld]

Thanks for sharing!

[@andrewr2825]

Great video! Absolutely senseless in “dewiring” this route though. If there was some major problem through Strathfield, there would be no alternate route for western line trains.

[@railfanworld]

Thanks mate. Good point!

[@a.a73529]

That probably might be true

[@a.a73529]

The dewire process started some where around 2008 and you can even go to google maps and use that street view history thing what ever that is but you can clearly see that the dewireing process started

[@citizent6999]

Couldn't a diesel chug it through?

[@carisi2k11]

There are 6 tracks through strathfield and what sort of major problem on the western line could ever require an electric passenger train to get diverted through here. Also this track is now controlled by the ARTC and not Sydney trains.

[@neilforbes416]

Nice one! I'll be riding the CPH 1, 3 & 7 set to Gloucester on Saturday, 27th July and intend to shoot two videos, one of the ride, up and back, the other, a short video on the "Chill Festival" itself.

[@railfanworld]

Have fun!

[@neilforbes416]

@@railfanworld I intend to!

[@youtubeviewer7030]

Nice way to “chill” out 🤣

[@neilforbes416]

@@youtubeviewer7030 LOL

[@youtubeviewer7030]

@@neilforbes416 just as well you went

[@geoffreymoore1510]

The odd stauntions multiplieed but no power? I see some are old. Was power removed from these lines? Suggest they used to use electric locos to pull freight, maybe they went totally diesel locos for freight? Back for more later. Good to see a quick shadow at one stage of the old CPH. Thanks for a great "Old Trains Day" video.

[@petermiddleton8704]

Geoffrey Moore in the late 1980s SRA (State Rail Authority) had 3 active electric locomotive classes 46, 85 and 86 class locomotives enfield yard was the largest rail yard in New South Wales. From the mid 1950s electrification had reached the coal mines over the blue mountains past lithgow and in the early 80s newcastle and Port Kembla also. There was a big depot at enfield known as Delec it was to help maintain the freight trains in service. In the late 90s the cost to run the electric locomotives was to high so freightcorp (fka SRA) withdrew all the electric fleet so most electrification had been removed. The stanchions are still in place but the over head rails removed. The best place to note this from is Campsie to Marrickville on the bankstown line. Hope this was some help

[@geoffreymoore1510]

@@petermiddleton8704 Thanks, Peter for your detailed rundown on the cessation of electrical for frieght. I know I asked this ages ago, so nice getting your great reply today.

[@michaellorkovic8529]

That was great I didn't know sYdney goods line was so huge

[@railfanworld]

Thanks mate, hope you enjoyed it!

[@B10Mman]

Yet you only see apart of it in this video and it's smaller now than it used to be with the disappearance of Wardell Road (Dulwich Hill) to Rozelle and Balmain Rd Junction to Sydney Yard. But in saying that, the general public can travel on this line on the Sydney Light Rail (SLR) from Central to Dulwich Hill. The other parts that you don't see is from Marrickville to Port Botany and Chullora Junction to Flemington Junctions around behind Flemington Carriage Sidings for the run to North Strathfield.

[@jacobschinella8642]

wonder why half is overhead wires and other half is not? on the freight lines

[@johnwallace2275]

They don't use electric locomotives for freight any more so the wires were removed.

[@carisi2k11]

2 lines are the ARTC metropolitan freight line and the other 2 are the electric Sydney trains network. They don't intersect anywhere between the sefton triangle at the start of the video until the 35 minute mark near Sydenham.

[@B10Mman]

@@johnwallace2275 Incorrect, ARTC wanted the wires removed to cut down on maintenance costs of the infrastructure. The wires between Flemington South Junction and Enfield Yard are being retained so when the Robel train and other infrastructure trains are worked into the City (underground), they can be worked out of Enfield yard by electric loco 8606 and soon 8649.

[@daniele379]

magnifique cette vidéo O_O

[@railfanworld]

Merci!

[@johnlatham7092]

Unexpected gift of steam train @ 41:20 !!

[@mikhaelbrilliant1248]

Driver's Train Video Great leave sydney

[@kilowagmagnusson4590]

I cannot believe how fast Australian trains are; you attained the breakneck speed of 43 KPH! You really need to slow down your hectic pace of life Down Under!

[@railfanworld]

Good one, but there was no rush as this was a special ride during the Transport Heritage Expo, have a look at railfanworld.com/blog/australia/2019/transport-heritage-expo

[@DandamanV]

So many steamers about!

[@railfanworld]

How many did you count?

[@neilforbes416]

2:09 Oh look, Ma! Blue Light Disco! LOL

[@trainman758]

Nice video!

[@railfanworld]

Thank you so much!

[@PeterWalkerHP16c]

Two steamers AND an F1 "red rattler" platform 3 Central.

[@railfanworld]

Well spotted!

[@anfopalmeiro5714]

U probably can’t even get through this way after they finish changing the Bankstown line over to metro, as u come from near the xpt maintenance centre, and you come out from platform one Sydenham unless they have put in a new switch to get access to platform 3

[@ronaldfrench5138]

what’s with the change from colored light signal to white LEDs

[@daveg2104]

I wasn't paying too much attention to the signalling, but there was a change of network from Sydney Trains to ARTC (Australian Rail Track Corporation), and back to Sydney Trains. The requirements for signalling on a freight line are probably a bit different to a suburban passenger service.

[@railfanworld]

Who found the 2 steam trains hidden in this video?

[@steeltrap3800]

One of them was a Garrett, no? Hard to hide that thing, although I suppose it was trying to hide a few platforms over in Central.

[@ceciltagg]

Great vid thanks love the ride on the tin hare

[@railfanworld]

@@ceciltagg Thanks mate! I have another tin hare cab ride from Central to Olympic Park return, did you check that out?

[@railfanworld]

@@steeltrap3800 Correct. It thought it got hidden more quickly because of the other Waratah :)

[@BiznessCrewAu]

1 just after Sydenham Station and the other just after St Peters.

[@dehechenka]

Can you explain why it’s going so slow, is this the normal speed. If so then it’s just a waste of time. Riding 1 hr is draining

[@railfanworld]

It's a train journey during the Transport Heritage Expo, so there is no need to go really fast I guess :)

[@dehechenka]

@@railfanworld ah ok makes sense

[@hcrun]

It's not a regular passenger service....it's a special for train fans.

[@geoffreyrose1620]

Use to work at the Goods Yard in the 70s , full of drunks, smackies and pot smokers and you had to have a good game in 500 .

[@gregorygherkins1884]

Much better railway infrastructure than Melbourne...

[@neilcox7879]

Don’t worry, it’s only in Sydney metro. The rest of the state is shit.

[@neilforbes416]

5:58 Third set of "blue" lights, they need cheering up! LOL

[@travelingman6511]

@Neil Forbes careful or you make people see red LOL

[@neilforbes416]

@@travelingman6511 Red Symonds?

[@travelingman6511]

@@neilforbes416 well ego is not a dirty word you know LOL

[@rhys3089]

How did u get this footage

[@B10Mman]

It would have been a "passenger run" because of heritage trains running around, especially the GL and Garratt running and the heritage electric train at Central.

[@VerilyVerbatim]

What does 'T3' mean?

[@daveg2104]

T = train. 3 = line 3 (Bankstown Line). Although the Freight Line part wasn't T3. We also have F = ferry, B = bus , M = metro, and L = light rail (tram).

[@trains5405]

You want to be concentrating at 36:50

[@pacificelectric1955]

Lots of junctions! Just wondering if there is a railroad map of the area on the Internet?

[@railfanworld]

I used Google Maps, but if you have found something better, let me know.

[@michaelhatton2477]

Tanu Ccio Yes there is

[@tbohlsenNSWSSMRC]

railsafe.org.au/diagrams/drivers-route-knowledge-diagrams

[@railfanworld]

@@tbohlsenNSWSSMRC Thanks for sharing that link, very interesting!

[@anonymike8280]

50 kph, or 30 mph English. Did you know that at 30 mph it takes you an hour to go 30 miles (or 50 kilometers). Some people can ride a bike faster than that.

[@yvindascanius6061]

That guy at 46:12 on Redfern platform was wearing a pink dress!

[@sydneylightrailfan290]

He had a camera maybe it was Phil

[@Rocky-Esq]

Just a New Zealander on holidays.

[@youtubeviewer7030]

Train sim world anyone

[@railfanworld]

Here it is the real stuff :)

[@christopheranderson435]

At 48:38 the real Train on the left of the screen is that a Garrett

[@railfanworld]

Yes, correct

[@neilforbes416]

12:06 More sad, lonely and "blue" lights.... aaawwwwwwwwww gee! LOL

[@amandajane8227]

Sounds like someone o n that train had covid. The coughing and crying baby were rather off putting.

[@railfanworld]

This video was made before covid :)

[@hansschotten]

slow slow slow

[@daveg2104]

Why should it be fast. It's an enthusiast trip, not a regular passenger service. For some, the slower the better to enjoy the experience of riding in an old railmotor.

[@Lonegan63]

Turtle train, very bad railway system

[@hcrun]

Don't comment on stuff about which you have absolutely no knowledge.

[@amiltonottoni5619]

Vídeo bonito mais o train só anda a 30 km 👎o train pode andar a 100 km por hora e tá a 30 Km complicado 🇧🇷

[@railfanworld]

If you want it faster, check out my other cab ride video from Central to Olympic Park and return :)