Distributed Power Ore Trains & CF's on 5PM9 - Easter Weekend on the Trans Australian Railway

The Easter Weekend of 2021 was an interesting one on the Trans Australian Railway, featuring freight trains of all types! Distributed Power (DP) ore trains make an appearance after returning to the line in March. Pacific National, SCT Logistics Intermodal Trains also appear, including 5PM9 with Double CFs at full throttle.
#Timestamp
00:00 - Introduction
00:15 - Double Stacked Freight 4PS6
02:50 - Double CFs - SCT Freight
05:10 - Lake Hart - Freight 6MP4
07:20 - Wirrappa Curves - 5PS6
10:50 - ORA DP Ore Train - 6911s
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[@ThumperKJFK]

Oh there's nothing like the sound of a heavy train in full Dynamics. That's Music to my ears.

[@andrewburfield8135]

Apart from the great imagery, I really appreciate all the information you include. Many thanks

[@bobw7066]

Absolutely fantastic coverage of trains and the flatness of the outback, my maternal grandfather was a steam engine driver form the 1930's to the late 1960's.

[@MrBnsftrain]

Nice catches. Amazing that this transcontinental main line is served by multiple companies instead of one like on the transcontinental main lines in America. Those tall SCT box cars and Pacific National auto carriers are quite unusual.

[@deanl4575]

Yes because remember freight companies don’t own track here (except for some minor cases), the government does.

[@timvandiepen8373]

Awesome

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Stunning train landscapes - Awesome 4K captures. Thanks for all the information shared. BIG LIKE!

[@adelaideonthego]

Impressive footage of the ORA Ore last, an enjoyable watch as always Matt!

[@jamesburnside3023]

Unbelievable Train country great to see it Thanks for shooting it, Enjoyed the commentary also .

[@davidhopson729]

Greetings from the USA. Love watching your videos.

[@daviddowling9830]

We used to catch the train in Pimba heading to Perth,diesel changed to steam at Kalgoorlie,with open platforms and windows that opened to the outside,such fond memories.

[@carterbarsoom374]

Wow!

[@rond6783]

Thx Matt. Very nice shots. I love that part of the country. I'll never forget my first trip north from Port Augusta. It was unsealed all the way to the NT border (except for Coober Pedy). Quite an extraordinary journey with a 253 HZ station wagon and a 14 ft Millard Caravan.

[@rond6783]

@@MS_Trains Oh Yeah! It was certainly different back then. The road went west from Glendambo to Kingoonya, then NNE to Bon Bon and Mt Eba stations, then back to NW through to Ingomar Station, then north to Coober Pedy. We weren't in a big hurry and certainly didn't want to kill the van or the car and the ruts were huge. You'd get sea sick at 20mph. It took us 4 days from P.A. to Kulgera.

[@richardsmith8654]

Thanks Matt. Great footage as always. Beautiful colours out there.

[@mcites]

Impressive! I love trem,specially the last. Thank you.

[@RailFanRob]

very informative...thanks and amazing footage!!

[@craigymac5386]

Excellent video, the footage is amazing. All the best from Scotland. 👍

[@sylphil51]

Loved it all - great locations made for a great video.

[@ChadsRailfanExperience]

Greetings from the USA! Why are the trains limited to only 1800 meters with it being so wide open out there? Most of our trains here are now in excess of 4000 meters in length!

[@ChadsRailfanExperience]

@@MS_Trains my biggest challenge as a train dispatcher is keeping them clear of road crossings that are only about 1800-2000 meters apart. It's hard to hide a train that size in Chicago!

[@TimsTrains]

Nice job Matt!

[@peteacher52]

Well "filmed" and informative. Bravo!

[@winglessviper]

Forgot that this is from the land down under. Guess that's why it was upside down on my screen. Good video with great info. love seeing international rail fans.

[@dieseldavetrains8988]

Just love the outback rail, excellent footage and grand scenery. Excellent on screen information is much appreciated and liked. The crew cars must come off in SA? They are never on the trains when they reach western NSW. Poor old Sadliers vans looking very worn and sad covered in graffiti and rust. Very entertaining and a quality production, thank you.

[@dieseldavetrains8988]

@@MS_Trains Thanks Matt, the SCT trains come into Goobang Junction with the in-line fuel tanker still on, they fill it at the terminal. Thanks for the crew car mystery solved.

[@SimonTog]

Great catches :)

[@elhalcondepresidio6632]

Excelente Video.

[@mce_AU]

Very nice.

[@RAILTravelers]

Wow very nice

[@brunocarbonaio]

A great video! Like!👍 Very good!

[@conceyullena]

Like 33 beautiful video, greetings 🚂👍🙋‍♂️

[@speedymouse2859]

Hi Matt good to see the Wirrida ores running with the bigger setup again. To clarify your final point the rear DPU is only used for the return loaded trip and is offline otherwise. This saves fuel and means only the lead pair need a fuel tanker to make the return trip.

[@leighorgan5735]

Also FYI, the distributed power system used here is a wired system, incorporated with ECP braking, not a wireless system.

[@paulmatulavich7321]

First time here and subbed. Excellent videography and production. What camera and are you using to film this? Thanks.

[@__Dusty_]

Love the explainations on your videos, time to research 'drawgear forces'!

[@billrichardson6389]

Love the idea of camping near Yorkeys Crossing, is that your setup in the background? Great video as always matt, stay safe out there. Hope to get to Yorkeys this year on our way to Darwin. Regards bill in wet Dromana Vic.

[@waynepaterson3957]

That was my set up. Arrived Friday at 1am then departed 10am Monday. Plenty of trains.

Excellent video Greating my friend nice Train From Türkiye

[@Mike-uw4wn]

Does Genesee and Wyoming not still operate the ORA but train at the end of the video?

[@MS_Trains]

I'm slightly confused by your question? Genesee and Wyoming is now One Rail Australia. Matt - M&S Trains

[@christianpedersen8354]

Why do Austrailian freight trains have a coach the head end?

[@hughvane]

Excellent video. Those locos must have extraordinarily powerful motors. Comparing Aus train lengths with American versions, the latter would have four or five locos to move the consist. Inline fuelling from where? Only the train @ 11:55 seemed to have external tanks, and they looked like cement hoppers rather than for fuel.

[@tomt9543]

Really enjoyed this! I see the Aussies aren’t free of graffiti either!

[@tomt9543]

@@MS_Trains Until your channel showed up on my KZbin feed, I never knew Australia had such a heavy rail industry! Over here in the states they raise us to believe that kangaroos, Aborigines, and Mick Dundee are all there is in Australia! Boy were they wrong! Ha! I just retired after 41 years with Norfolk Southern Railway, and I remember, probably in 2018, that our company sent an entourage over there to witness the startup of autonomous operations on the Rio Tinto mining railroad, evidently an extremely heavy haul road! Now I realize that was just part of a booming rail scene over there! Thanks!

[@jamiechippett1566]

Hi mat hay how much rail kill do you get on an average trip across the Nullarbor plain?

[@wazza33racer]

heading out of California there is a 6,000 ton train.............every 5 minutes. Thats a real railway line. Or the Hunter Valley that handles over 120 million tons every year.

[@CHANGCHENG2023]

沙漠干燥，行车容易熄火吗？是否经常要加水

[@peterp1158]

8:56 "the CROSSING LOOP at Wirrappa" Can you explain? I searched Google Earth, but the answer isn't obvious.

[@Blime2913]

How do the crews get to the long haul accommodation car, are crew change connected on the run or when the train has stopped..

[@MS_Trains]

Trains pull up and crews have to get out and walk between the locomotive and the crew van. This is the case with all trains on this line. Would save some time (and fuel) if they were connected tho! Matt - M&S Trains

[@Blime2913]

@@MS_Trains It sure would save a lot of time, they should be able walk to an from shift work and the accommodation van on the fly. I suppose the crew must change shifts during a LOOP stop or fuel stop if they don't have inline refueling available I guess!😃

[@turkeytrac1]

I have a question, given that these trains cargo seems to intermodal containers, do these originate on container ships? If so, why not just ship them directly to their intended port?

[@markfryer9880]

There are also over length Domestic Use Only ie within Australia, containers, common length 48 feet or metric equivalent. They can be spotted by the extra corner posts set in 4 feet or 1.2 m from the ends. Top load only or with a matching sized container. Ideal for goods which cube out before they weigh out.

[@jimcrawford5039]

No, they originate in the eastern cities and of course from west to east.

[@siglavikingkearns8108]

This info may be available elsewhere but a quick search hasn't found it. Who manufactures the locomotives? Are they made to Australian specs or were they purchased as they look? Horsepower? How many cars in 1.8 km. (I could count them of course)

[@siglavikingkearns8108]

@@MS_Trains It's hard enough trying to understand Canadian locomotives. I shouldn't have asked about yours. Sorry.

[@jackeagles1637]

The NR class featured in some of these trains were built by Australian company A Goninan & Co for National Rail between 1996 and 1998. There are 120 in the class. They are currently operated by Pacific National. The C44aci model locomotives built by UGL Rail at Broadmeadow adopted the design from the NR Class.

[@hadesdescent6664]

What happened with G&W?

[@hadesdescent6664]

@@MS_Trains thank you for the info 👍👍👍

[@NE-Explorer]

What is the passenger car behind the locomotives used for?

[@MS_Trains]

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked this question haha. It's for crews to rest of the long distances as it's a very remote landscape without any major tows for 1000's of kilometres. Matt - M&S Trains

[@NE-Explorer]

@@MS_Trains Do they stop on the main to sleep ir do they rotate two crews?

[@MS_Trains]

@@NE-Explorer A rotation of normally 8 hours on, 8 off. Matt - M&S Trains

[@NE-Explorer]

@@MS_Trains Thanks!

[@roadrailsrunwaysofwny]

11:52 they stole the PWV paint scheme

[@user-tr6ss9mn8z]

新幹線🚅♡

[@supercuda1950]

I hope those containers don't contain Chinese crap (like in the US) but I fear they do.