Ted Egan's The Railways Of Yesteryear

This Land Australia With Ted Egan
This film as any railway buff will tell you will take you on the journey of a lifetime, along tracks and on trains that just about any enthusiast dreams about.
One of Ted Egan's fantasies has been to ride on as many of the old timers as he can. So off we go.
The trains and journeys include the famous Zig Zag as it climbs the Blue Mountains from Lithgow.

[@gregsmith1662]

I used to always watch this as a kid

[@vickstar1992]

Me too

[@jonathanfindlay5356]

3:03 In Australia 🇦🇺 There are lots of great railways to travel on. There’s the ZIG ZAG Railway here in NWS, The Puffing Billy Railway in Victoria, There’s the NSW Rail Museum in Thirlmere and there’s the Coffeepot in South Australia’s Little Rangers.

[@vickstar1992]

Omg the memories of this! My mum taped it on channel 10 when it was shown on tv

[@jonathanfindlay5356]

3:17 There’s also Australia’s very own private Railway, and we’ll also catch the old Gan to Alice Springs.

[@FA7273]

One thing about Ted Egen he made quality films allways.

[@giterdunpete]

Absolutley Fantastic...Thanks Ted.. Wonderful to hear your voice.

[@mdgfb05]

YES NSW TRAINS

[@Carlapse]

I'm going to visit Australia in October (from Europe) and this series was a fantastic preparation and opportunity to get a bit more understanding about your amazing country

[@AustNRail]

Thanks mate, I hope and trust you enjoyed your visit? Where in Europe did you come from?

[@robertchiron984]

Thanks

[@jessesands4099]

Got this on DVD a few years ago well worth watching from time to time! Especially like the segment on the Zig Zag Railway in the Blue Mountains!🤗🚂🚂🚂🚃🚃🚃🛤️⛰️

[@johncoccetti1322]

i remember mum recording it on vhs for me on channel 10 lol with all the ads in it

[@jonathanfindlay5356]

0:01 Ted: (Singing) Try to Understand This Land Australia,🇦🇺 take us where she is out through the mysteries. Mother of us all beneath the southern cross in her frame a peaceful seas (Repeats with chorus)

[@rjl110919581]

THANK YOU FOR BEAUTY DETAIL VIDEO

[@csbstudios9979]

MAH memories

[@xotic4846]

I have this in a vhs still, from when it first came out. OOF

[@mike-rayner-videos]

great video :)

[@yeads6401]

Love it

[@PolarBear71169]

the steepest grade in Australia is actually 1 in 16 on the west coast railway in Tasmania, not 1 in 25 or whatever it was

[@The_Random_Aussie]

I think he was referring to the steepest part of the Zig Zag Railway.

[@daleadamski3961]

He means Steepest adhesion worked grade in Australia at Richmond Vale. The West Coast Wilderness Railway in Tasmania uses Abt rack system to get up the 1 in 16 grade

[@andrewnewton7473]

At the time this was filmed, it was, if remember correctly, the steepest section of railway line *active.* The ABT railway was still closed at this time, but once the ABT reopened, then it became the steepest.

[@jonathanfindlay5356]

50:12 Ending version.

[@percyengineproductions061]

what event was is it called when 3801,3642 and 3112 went to Thirlmere at 4:00

[@kkgibbon]

Why dose the tank engine have a tender

[@kkgibbon]

The zig zag has closed

[@ronniekenworth171]

Some tank engines that used to run in the darling harbor goods line where modified to become tender engines to become more efficient. I believe that the engine in this film was one of them.

[@RedtailFox1]

extra water since all the water stops have been removed

[@Steamtostay]

If you're referring to 3112 at the start - additional water to increase its range between refills, sort of the same idea as when flying scotsman ran with two tenders in early preservation.

[@flamingfrancis]

@@Steamtostay The Pommies tried some real innovation with the Scotsman. To cut down on taking water from tanker(s) they built troughs in between the tracks on a section or two. A scoop would channel up the water into the tanker.

[@sexobscura]

Back when trees were trees

[@OlivergwrThomasthetankenginefa]

Tamika’s brother

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

Does the Zig-Zag still operate???

[@PolarBear71169]

Closed for refurbishment after the fires, they'll be back