Sydney Trains Vlog 1922: The Indian Pacific - The Massive Shunting Procedure - Sydney Central

[@frehesh.4386]

Back when I used to live in broken hill as a small child, I used to go to the train station every Tuesday (I think) and watch the indian pacific and other xplorers come to the station

[@doctorderailer]

I must say, the shunting procedure is interesting. Nice video!

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Very interesting indeed! It’s like a game of Tetris lol. Thanks for watching :)

[@ToastFried]

So interesting seeing trains talking to trains they must be making good friendships

[@rodorodo3060]

Hi Mates!! Your country and your trains are really amazing!! God bless you greatly. Best regards from BA, Argentina!!

[@glauberglousger6643]

I’ve went on a trip to Broken Hill on one once, It was only a three night stay, but I loved it (the train was going to Adelaide, then Perth) It’s nice to see it when there’s no rush

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I really want to go on it one day. It’s great to see it back in action though.

[@michellematthews2113]

Im located in Broken Hill

[@downundercountrygirl]

Nice video :) I could never get tired of watching the Indian Pacific💕🚄

[@randomfset]

Nice video Phil! I love the Indian pacific! Kinda funny how it has to be split between 2 platforms

[@dennisforner6090]

I think it is the only loco shunting left at Central - a far cry from pre XPT, Explorer, etc. days. The IP carriages were built at ComEng at Clyde back in the early 70s(?) under license from the US - they have been extensively refurbished. It is a pity that it is now only a luxury train - I was also able to catch it overnight to Broken Hill in a seater carriage (it use to run 3 days a week to Perth back then) the seating carriages were very popular with backpackers, students & those who couldn't afford a sleeper berth. It is a very long train & a great way to experience the 'outback', just a shame that it is too expensive for most Australian to try.

[@carisi2k11]

heritage services do some shunting as well.

[@Agent44996]

I was at Central one time last year, and saw the shunting operations of the Indian Pacific in action.

[@kevinreed9232]

Very interesting Vlog a lot of work goes on well before the passengers get on board. one of the longest railway journeys in the world.I would to go on it one day. Thanks, Phil.

[@Woodland26]

@Leo one of my client did the trip and enjoyed it very much. He will do another railway trip to somewhere else in the near future.

[@geoffreymoore1510]

Thanks for the great memory. In 1984 I went on the Alice from Sydney to Broken Hill, spent the day in Broken Hill and later that night got the Indian Pacific back to Sydney, actually on my birthday. I was on a Nurail Pass which gave a fortnight's First Class Travel anywhere in NSW. I paid the extra for Sleeping where relevant. Then, in 2000, married. my wife and I came back from Perth on the Indian Pacific to Sydney, with our car we had driven across the country, on back. Are they still taking cars on the train?

[@aussiejohn5835]

They no longer take cars between Sydney and Adelaide but they do between Adelaide and Perth.

[@billroach2393]

Is it just me, or did they make that a LOT more difficult than it needed to be? So many forward/reverse movements that didn't seem to achieve anything in the early part of the video.

[@aussiejohn5835]

The first movement was to pull the carriages on platform 3 far enough back to allow the locomotive in front enough room to move onto the run around track. This section was then pushed back onto platform 3. The locomotive then shunted from platform 3 to collect the locomotive and move it into position to attach to the section on platform 1. The section on platform 1 was then shunted onto the section on platform 3 to form the entire consist.

[@staceyly1839]

I was the 911 person to join BTW love your vids and I love in Australia I watch your videos everyday

[@theaustraliantrainspotter]

Wow maybe I should go see this when I’m at Sydney next week

[@erniet253]

Nice video phil

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Thank you :)

[@josephlownang6992]

good video mate

[@jslasher1]

So please to see the "IP" pass by my home in Menindee NSW on tuesday evening [around 2100 +], returning on thursday [2-hours late at 0701 last week] morning.

[@Crosshead1]

And how many people knew that the NR class has a shunting bell, just like US locos. You can hear it briefly near the start of the video. You can see it on NR110 just ahead of the trailing bogie.

[@Tom_Pizza]

Would be epic to see you on that one day!

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I’d definitely film bits and pieces of it! :)

[@ctiley2212]

It wouldn't hurt to wash the loco's, surely for the vast amount the grossly overpriced fares are, you can get a clean loco!

[@phillipg1588]

Back in the day when two 46 class electric loco's used to haul the Indian Pacific to Lithgow then swapping over to diesels beyond there, as a young engine cleaner it was our job to ensure those two 46 class loco's were cleaned and waxed prior to departure to Sydney Yard. It now seems that Pacific National are not fussed at all on the state of their loco's hauling Australia's number one passenger train. You would even think that at the very least they could place two NR class loco's and not the miss match of loco's as in this video.

[@pm110978]

Central needs a longer platform to accomodate the Indian Pacific.

[@connorhickey1996]

Phil, if you get a chance, can you film the train arriving and the split up of the train?

[@argh8200]

awesome content

[@Pearcewreck]

FYI, today is the 40th Birthday of the XPT! First XPT was Sydney to Dubbo via Orange on 8th April 1982.

[@timwalker5646]

great video pity about the commentary can hardly hear him at all

[@travelingman2664]

note passengers board on platform three and connect

[@flyxiq]

Woah❤

[@AlecRaesideMusic]

At 7:00 did it reverse back into platform 3 to let the V-set to platform 2, or another reason? Seems weird that it started to pull out, then reversed

[@Samuelselevatorchannel]

I have seen that a few days ago

[@dash8brj]

Don't they back it down that siding to the right of the refern end of platform one to pick up the car carrier, or did it not ferry any cars on this trip? I have been on it and walked the length of the train when it stopped in cook, from the locomotives to the car carrier and back to my carriage just as the train was getting ready to continue to Kalgoolie and then Perth.

[@annernookz4681]

hi phil i think think this was on wednesday because i saw carriges like that and i think i was on that a set at 1:21 because i was going melbourne

[@ironbark88]

An interesting procedure but surely they could keep the engine cleaner for such a prestige train

[@skyrules2007]

So was the move pulling the cars out of platform 3 and then pushing back done to release G530 from the Terminal end of that part of the consist?

[@declanl05]

1st View, Comment and Like

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Cheers! 👍🏼

[@Pearcewreck]

I was at Central on Wednesday 6th April 2022 when this was filmed. Saw NR 26. It was on Platform 3, when I saw it, at about 2pm. Heaps of passengers where queued up to get on. From my observations it seems that there is an age limit for passengers on the Indian Pacific. If you are under 65yo they don't let you on 😀

[@AllosaurFan]

I saw this very train somewhere near Penrith

[@pm110978]

What’s the top speed score of the Indian Pacific fully loaded?

[@ahmeddoesroblox844]

Why do I have a feeling that NR Freight is somewhere from Canada 🇨🇦?

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

NR Classes were built by A. Goninan & Co in Broadmeadow (near Newcastle).

[@ahmeddoesroblox844]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs Alright

[@xxtrordinaryribbit5257]

That’s a lot of cars

[@Woodland26]

this is departing. I want to know when it arrives how would the 2 locomotive in the front escape the end of platform and getting out end of the line?

[@aussiejohn5835]

The train is split into 2 sections between Redfern and Central. The front locomotive is detached and moved aside while the second locomotive takes the first half of the train into platform 3. The other locomotive is then attached to the remaining half of the train and takes it into platform 1. This locomotive stops the carriages short to allow it to run around the section and then attaches to the end of the section and pushes the carriages to the front of platform 1.

[@Woodland26]

@@aussiejohn5835 is that tracks in between platform 1 & 2 that allows the locomotive detach, then back out from the other platform?

[@aussiejohn5835]

@@Woodland26 yes, that is correct and there is a similar track between most platforms but not all are used anymore because locomotive hauled passenger trains are non existent except for the IP and heritage trains. The end of this video as the train is leaving you will notice a short loop line where the locomotive for the return journey will sometimes wait and will attach to the train and do the shunting.

[@Woodland26]

@@aussiejohn5835 thanks for explaining. I must visit the newly done up terminal to have a look. It would be years since I have been, yet all these vlogs make me very curious.

[@aussiejohn5835]

@@Woodland26 You're welcome and I haven't seen Central for 2 years because of Covid but I think there is enough of the original station left so I shouldn't get lost lol!!.

[@warrenhennessy7684]

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[@canban778]

AnyTrip said it was on time but it was 90min late

[@carisi2k11]

Platform 1 needs an extension so this is no longer necessary.

[@raph6931]

Theyre not going to extend Platform 1 halfway to Redfern just to service an extremely infrequent private train. There's only one platform in the entirety of Australia that is long enough for the whole train

[@netking66]

@@raph6931 Perhaps they could stop it at Redfern with the rear carriages on the platform and the front half olny carries on to Central. Would give a new meaning to 'Getting off at Redfern'.

[@robertcoleman4861]

😁

[@johnwsmith5]

another request from that fruit and nut case jimmy lee phil.

[@davidblowe9096]

Just like modellers going backwards and forwards and achieve NOTHING - come on everybody let go play trains.