Nice, takes you back a bit, so rugged and untouched, the landscapes are wonderful to behold. 😉👍
@theaustraliantrainspotter Жыл бұрын
Yes they are
@darylcheshire1618 Жыл бұрын
Earlier last century there was a whole network of railways there, such as Mt Garnet, Mt Mulligan, Mt Molloy and I think Irvinebank. I was lucky to be able to travel to Chillagoe and Mungana, the other branch from Almaden. (sometimes called Alma-Den).
@theaustraliantrainspotter Жыл бұрын
Yeah the train drivers told me about it
@clayauslewis4236 Жыл бұрын
Absolute awesome. Got to do it! And fully airconditioned too! Thanks for a wonderful video!
@theaustraliantrainspotter Жыл бұрын
Yes it is
@archmcdonald6170 Жыл бұрын
Great crew and commentary as the trip progressed
@theaustraliantrainspotter Жыл бұрын
Yea Definetly
@gpm9333 Жыл бұрын
I remember riding these as a kid.
@theaustraliantrainspotter Жыл бұрын
Wow that’s so cool
@chrisbrownlee3226 Жыл бұрын
Great clip. Good to have some commentary
@theaustraliantrainspotter Жыл бұрын
No problem
@darylcheshire1618 Жыл бұрын
Yes rode on the mixed in 1987.
@theaustraliantrainspotter Жыл бұрын
Oh wow that's awesome I remember watching a video about it
@greghayes91183 ай бұрын
I actually worked at Almaden for a while back in 2003.
@theaustraliantrainspotter3 ай бұрын
Wow that’s crazy I would of loved to of seen all the rail action it had
@greghayes91183 ай бұрын
@@theaustraliantrainspotter There wasn’t much. Only that tourist train. The town was tiny, and some of the people there were dangerous.
@theaustraliantrainspotter3 ай бұрын
@@greghayes9118 wow that's crazy
@greghayes91183 ай бұрын
@@theaustraliantrainspotter yeah, it turned out I was working for THE mafia family of Nth Queensland, without knowing at the time.
@theaustraliantrainspotter3 ай бұрын
@@greghayes9118 that's insane
@XavierKatzone Жыл бұрын
Sweet! ❤
@theaustraliantrainspotter Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@user-ur3ps2qu9f Жыл бұрын
once i sorta went on one of these but it was a steam train and when we got to the turn table far down the track a tree fell onto the track so we got stuck for a while!
@theaustraliantrainspotter Жыл бұрын
That sucks but it is also awesome you went on a steam train
@user-ur3ps2qu9f Жыл бұрын
@@theaustraliantrainspotter i know it was so fun
@theaustraliantrainspotter Жыл бұрын
@@user-ur3ps2qu9f I can imagine it was
@archmcdonald6170 Жыл бұрын
Have been on this train from Mt Surprise to Einasleigh
@theaustraliantrainspotter Жыл бұрын
That’s awesome so far I have done Almaden to lappa in this video and cairns to Mareeba twice a few years ago
@marcevans67718 ай бұрын
I have railroad Australia volume 1 & 2 that talks about this train
@theaustraliantrainspotter8 ай бұрын
Wow Awesomw
@japdog9 Жыл бұрын
your way in the sticks .
@theaustraliantrainspotter Жыл бұрын
I don’t know what that means
@japdog9 Жыл бұрын
@@theaustraliantrainspotter lol , it means your in the middle of nowhere . sticks means trees , and I'm a Victorian . 😁
@theaustraliantrainspotter Жыл бұрын
@@japdog9 oh ok yeah I am past dimbulah it just looks like this
@japdog9 Жыл бұрын
@@theaustraliantrainspotter i enjoyed your video , nice rail trip , looks like fun .didn't know it existed or that its quite long . bonus you got to see out front window , worth the trip just for that .