Steam Battles a Downpour in the Dandenong Ranges | Steamrail - Ringwood Suburban Shuttles | K153

Steam Battles a Downpour in the Dandenong Ranges
Ringwood Suburban Shuttles - Ringwood to Belgrave
Steamrail
K153 & Taits
Hello all,
Welcome to a Victorian heritage train video. Today we travel up the Dandenong Ranges for the sensation of steam - something a little bigger than usual this time. On Saturday the 29th of June, Steamrail Victoria ran their Ringwood Suburban Shuttles with steam locomotive K153 and the Red Rattlers. This is actually the train’s second attempt at running up to Belgrave after an operational incident during last year's attempt, leading to its cancellation shortly after completing the first shuttle. To abide by the new restrictions this year, four shuttles were run between Ringwood and Belgrave with K153 leading the DOWN services up the hills and the Tait running down. Two one-way transfer trains to and from Ringwood were also run, before and after the tour.
For this tour the Red Rattlers were set up in their four-carriage formation.
In this video we begin our day at East Camberwell then focus our main efforts on the shuttles between Ferntree Gully and Belgrave, with one DOWN service captured in Boronia.
Times and locations:
Transfer:
00:30 - East Camberwell Station
Shuttles:
01:12 - Shuttle One: Belgrave
02:33 - Shuttle One (R): Belgrave
03:57 - Shuttle One (R): Upper Ferntree Gully
04:42 - Shuttle Two: Ferntree Gully
05:30 - Shuttle Two: Tecoma
06:01 - Shuttle Two (R): Upwey
06:39 - Shuttle Two (R): Upper Ferntree Gully
07:31 - Shuttle Three: Tecoma
08:12 - Shuttle Three (R): Tecoma
08:37 - Shuttle Three (R): Boronia
09:27 - Shuttle Four: Boronia
10:44 - Shuttle Four (R): Upwey
Transfer:
11:37 - Box Hill
Steamrail Victoria is one of the mainline heritage operators in Victoria, offering day trips and weekend tours back to a bygone era, whether by heritage steam, diesel or electric. This trip was one of the more popular suburban shuttle tours, which saw the train operate locally on Melbourne's metropolitan train network. For more information, head to:
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Date Filmed: 29th of June, 2024
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[@michaelformaini7053]

Well done, Adrian, for suffering in the appalling weather so I can watch this two days later from the comfort of my living room, inside from not much better weather. The trespassers around Boronia had me gasping. Now for some hot soup for me and chicken/milk for the meowing furrball outside - better let her in. Cheers, and hope to see you along the track next Saturday.😀😉😊

[@Ruggedrails]

Great work and patience for this project mate different locations is not an easy task sometimes Well captured and love your work

[@SamTowne2002]

nice locations and video

[@Ruggedrails]

Great idea at Steam rail to run these trains both together and at this time of year steam looks great anywhere

[@G516R700]

Nice one mate, certainly looks like it was freezing

[@Comeng998]

Cheers! It absolutely was!

[@thex-wing]

Hey mate what a great video while presented great locations the location that you picked a for Boronia that's what I would have done to too wet so I kept pretty much to the stations but that location at Boronia to return trip from Bayswater is a prime spot a million-dollar shot

[@kclassproductions]

Why did Steamrail have to pick such a rainy day? The train was really going for it through Heathmont when I saw it! Great video mate.

[@Comeng998]

Cheers. Yeah rather unfortunate for the weather but it did give the opportunity to shoot differently.

[@kclassproductions]

@@Comeng998 Thats a positive way to put it!