Steam Buffs Ahoy! A Zig Zag Railway Journey from Clarence to Bottom Points in (almost) Real Time!

Warning! This video contains long, unedited scenes of steam locomotive valve gear. There's also lots of hissing & clanking too so if you're squeamish, move on but if you like steam trains and want to ride one soon, read on!
Shot over several months with multiple cameras and sound recorders, this narrated video features explanatory text boxes to explain the complex process of operating a passenger train down a mountain on a steep grade. In this video, we travel from Clarence Station beside Chifley Road in the Blue Mountains near Lithgow through two tunnels and over three gorgeous sandstone viaducts to arrive far below at Bottom Points Station, right beside the current main western railway line linking Sydney with the Central West. Steam enthusiasts will love the synchronized stereo soundtrack so crank up the volume and enjoy the trip!
For more information and opening dates, see our official site: zigzagrailway.com.au/
I'm guiding a series of small group, narrow gauge rail tours to Taiwan and Japan. Highlights of my Taiwan tour is a visit to the spectacular Alishan Forest Railway which climbs from sea level to 2.200m in just 75 kilometers and on special occasions, still operates a Shay geared locomotive!

[@captainmort]

Great job, guys. Looking forward to visiting again.🚂👍

[@jaydanjm9589]

Awesome video!

[@Bbq7272]

Great stuff Craig

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Cheers!

[@AustralianRailwayVideos]

Craig, I have a question, are places like Edgecombe and Sinai halt still accessible by the public, for when it reopens as they are good places to get some good zig zag footage

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

Th ZZR runs through a Public Reserve and so long as people keep out of the Danger Zone, there are many excellent photo location accessible on foot or by 4WD/foot. Sinai Halt is easily accessible from the main road by car and is located at the top of a long steep straight where we have planned our next telephoto camera shots for when 218 is back in steam.

[@AustralianRailwayVideos]

@@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K ok, thank you for the information :)

[@380130]

Too much time wasted in the video of underneath shots of the wheels and motions. This makes it boring. Needs a lot of this footage removed to provide a shorter slicker video. Replace with side shots etc. Otherwise a good video

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

The shorter, slicker videos are there too if you look through my Channel. You might say the same about my video from Yakushima Island but in fact, over 300,000 viewers seemed to enjoy the long unedited scenes of a narrow gauge railway winding through the forest: kzbin.info/www/bejne/haLEXpl9fdJ1bas

[@AustralianRailwayVideos]

Craig, in the description didn’t you state that if you didn’t like these long un-edited scenes then it would be best to move on?

[@CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K]

@@AustralianRailwayVideos younger viewers seem to be comfortable using their 'Fast Forward' controls...