Steam Trains Along The Beach! Steamrangers 'Southern Encounter'

[@kerryjames7150]

Looks like the beach coming out of the funnel

[@TickholeProductions]

Outstanding video Matt. Its a great train to follow down to Victor Harbour and back. Thanks for sharing

[@DomQuartuccio]

Great video! pity about the wind at 8:40 but still a nice shot.

[@rogerwillsher6145]

SA steam locos have very ordinary sounding whistles. They lack the authority of a good 5 chime whistle. Roger Willsher

[@thecarolinianrailfan8339]

The whistle on RX207 sounds very American to me.

[@AdelaideAviation777]

King of the Creeps it’s a Nathan 6 chime whistle, was also fitted to most other SAR locomotives including the 500, 600 and F class locomotives. These were fitted when the SAR’s commissioner W.A. Webb came in the 1920s from the USA. So the American style is very prevalent in the SAR from around 1926 onwards.

[@nathandunn5076]

@@AdelaideAviation777 500, 600 and 700s had Nathan 5 chimes fitted to them

[@TheSAR620]

@@nathandunn5076 Hi Nathan, the 500, 600 and 700s were fitted with Nathan 6 Chimes. Being at 200-215PSI their pitch sounds higher than an Rx which is at 175PSI. Also the placement and direction of the whistle can make the sound different, along with the whistle setup. Though the 500s, 620s, 720s and 740s ended up getting the modified version of the Nathan 6 which again changes the sound. The location, pressures and setups all make the sound different on each locomotive.