Driver's Eye View - Savannahlander - Part 8 - No Commentary

Driver's Eye View - Savannahlander - Part 8 - No Commentary - Kuranda to Cairns

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Please sit back and enjoy the ride recorded using a camera mounted on the outside of the front windscreen. Alternatively to watch a version accompanied by an informative commentary delivered with typical Australian humour by drivers Will and Hamish, please click on this link - • Driver's Eye View Plus...
The first time I travelled the 33 kilometres from Cairns to Kuranda on one of Queensland Rails Kuranda Scenic Trains, I had no idea that the railway continued for another 391 kilometres to Forsayth and at one time connected Cairns with a network of branch lines serving the needs of the mines, agricultural and lumber industries as well as carrying all manner of goods required by the towns and villages served by the Tablelands Railways.
In this video we pass through a deserted Kuranda station long after the crowds had caught the last tourist train back to the coastal resort town of Cairns. Please get comfortable and join me for trip along one of Australia's most scenic stretches of railway line, built through some of the most hostile terrain imaginable.
Here is a little information about the train, mostly courtesy of Wikipedia -
The service was introduced on 3 April 1995 by Queensland Rail to replace the Forsayth Mixed (marketed as the 'Last Great Train Ride'). The line was closed from Mareeba to Mount Surprise at the same time. It was initially run with a 2000 class railmotor set that was refurbished at Townsville Workshops. Initially this service only ran on the Mount Surprise to Forsayth section of the Etheridge line. However, after an upgrade of the line for sugar syrup trains from Cairns to Arriga, and a limited restoration of the rest of the line, the railmotor started travelling from Cairns to Forsayth in September 1998. In 2004 it was decided to put the running of the train out to tender and the winning bid was submitted by “Cairns Kuranda Steam Pty Ltd”.
Music - Track - Composer - Source
00:25 & 01:21:05 - ES_Acoustic Dreams 20 - Örjan Karlsson - epidemicsound.com
Map at 00:26 - Google Earth
Map at 00:39 - Google Maps
To learn more about the “Savannahlander” or to book your own outback adventure, please click on this link - savannahlander... Savannahlander
Facebook Page - www.facebook.c...
For information about the Tablelands railway - en.wikipedia.o...
This trip was filmed - 20.10.2023
Track Gauge - 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
To see the first 6 Parts of this trip, please click on any of the links below -
Driver's Eye View - Savannahlander - Part 2 - No Commentary - Forsayth to Cafe Bloodwood - • Driver's Eye View (Aus...
Driver's Eye View - Savannahlander - Part 3 - No Commentary - Cafe Bloodwood to Einasleigh - • Driver's Eye View - Sa...
Driver's Eye View - Savannahlander - Part 4 - No Commentary - Einasleigh to Mount Surprise - • Driver's Eye View - Sa...
Driver's Eye View - Savannahlander - Part 5 - No Commentary - Mount Surprise to Almaden - • Driver's Eye View - Sa...
Driver's Eye View - Savannahlander - Part 6 - No Commentary - Almaden to Dimbulah - • Driver's Eye View - Sa...
Driver's Eye View - Savannahlander - Part 7 - No Commentary - Dimbulah to Kuranda - • Driver's Eye View Plus...

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@CyberSystemOverload 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic video bro, shout out from a railfan in India. No commentary, excellent HD footage, no music. This is the way! I see too many similar vids wrecked with loud "music". The music is the sound of the engine, the wind, the environment, the wheels on the track, the brakes!

@Timsvideochannel1 6 ай бұрын

Hello my fellow Rail fan, I love India, especially the Shimla Railway. I try to get permission to mount a camera on the front of the train, preferably on the outside. On this trip I was really lucky, I was able to mount cameras inside and outside, allowing me to post two versions, one with just the natural sounds and another with commentary and chat between the driver's and the passengers. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

@Timsvideochannel1 4 ай бұрын

@Dkd865 I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊.

@johannperaus6890 6 ай бұрын

Hi Tim! Great video and I enjoy it with 2 beers 🍻👍. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.

@Timsvideochannel1 6 ай бұрын

Hello Hans, I'm pleased you enjoyed it, everything is better with a beer 😊. Cheers 🍻 UK.

@martinmarsola6477 6 ай бұрын

A fine video from beginning to the end. Always enjoyable to watch. Cheers Tim! 🇦🇺🇬🇧🙂👍🇺🇸

@Timsvideochannel1 6 ай бұрын

Hello Martin, thank you for your kind comment, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride 😊.

@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS Ай бұрын

Nice one Tim, Cheers

@Timsvideochannel1 Ай бұрын

Hello Keith, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊.

@javierguidounicaud6621 6 ай бұрын

Very nice landscapes seen in this cab ride. Thank you for this video.

@Timsvideochannel1 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride 😊.

@robertcoleman4861 6 ай бұрын

The end of a truly wonderful journey witch i enjoyed every minute of thanks Tim, I think they should make you honorary ambassador for the Savannah lander and Qld rail, Building the line was a engineering marvel in the pick & shovel days & dynamite, Looking fwd to our next adventure cheers Bob.👍👍👍👍👏👏🍺🍺

@Timsvideochannel1 6 ай бұрын

A ride on the Savannalander is a real adventure, it would be nice to think that one or two intrepid travellers will be inspired to include a ride on this train in their itineraries. I've got one or two more Queensland rail trips to share before I move on. Cheers, your support is appreciated 😊.

@НадеждаАнкноун 6 ай бұрын

Добрый день!Как всегда.посмотрела ролик с большим удовольствием,особенно впечатлили водопады!Россия приветствует!

@Timsvideochannel1 6 ай бұрын

Здравствуйте, приятно знать, что вам понравилось видео, это одно из самых живописных железнодорожных путешествий Австралии. С уважением от Тима из Великобритании.

@НадеждаАнкноун 6 ай бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 Спасибо за ответ,жду с нетерпением 9 ролик!

@user-kolhoz100let. 4 ай бұрын

и здесь русские)

@Timsvideochannel1 4 ай бұрын

@@user-kolhoz100let. Я с нетерпением жду того дня, когда смогу поехать в Россию.

@bengtwahlstedt1021 6 ай бұрын

Nice 🙂

@Timsvideochannel1 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it 🙂.

@KOLEJ22DrogaPrzygody 6 ай бұрын

Lux video , super

@Timsvideochannel1 6 ай бұрын

I'm pleased you enjoyed it 😊.

@antonioteixeira3507 6 ай бұрын

Simplesmente espetacular ❤

@Timsvideochannel1 6 ай бұрын

Obrigado, estou feliz que você tenha gostado do passeio 😊.

@TheAeroflyGuy 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the no commentary version! I like the pure & authentic railway sound! Great film!!

@Timsvideochannel1 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. I was fortunate to be able to shoot this trip from both inside and outside allowing me to upload it with and without commentary. The feedback has been interesting.

@TheAeroflyGuy 6 ай бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 Oh, I didn't realise that the sound came from a separate exterior mic, I understand that wouldn't be possible on many trips, so I appreciate any driver's eye film you produce Tim, keep it up!! Thank you!

@Timsvideochannel1 6 ай бұрын

@@TheAeroflyGuy I am grateful to the drivers for allowing me to mount two GoPro cameras on their train, I learned a lot from from the results, viewers fall into two distinct camps, those who love the commentary and those who prefer the uninterrupted sound on the train.

@mariohectormartin3097 2 ай бұрын

....gracias TIM...te saludo nuevamente desde Mendoza, Argentina...un placer el vídeo...abrazos... Mario

@billkellett2375 6 ай бұрын

I noticed that at 1.21.55 the signal facing any train that may have been coming from the opposite direction would also have had a clear run............................!

@Timsvideochannel1 6 ай бұрын

Hi, this was the only train operating at the time and the signallers were about to go home. When this happens, all signals are set to allow trains in either direction to pass as if they were not there and the section is operated on a one engine in steam basis. In the UK when a section is taken out of operation in this way it is said to be "Switched out".

@billkellett2375 6 ай бұрын

I later thought that as the railmotor would have been reversing back over the same track, that the signal was pre-set. My mum was a stationmaster's daughter in NSW and has told me of some not so regulation habits ............like the time my grandfather caught the steam loco crew with the water bag full of plonk!@@Timsvideochannel1

@Timsvideochannel1 6 ай бұрын

@@billkellett2375 I think a lot has changed since the days your Mum remembers, although I imagine working on the railways in the past was a lot more fun than it is now with so many branch lines having closed and a much stricter discapin regiem on todays railways. My daughter is a signaller in the Devon UK in a box that hasn't changed in 100 years, it is operated using the Tyer's Electric Train Tablet system. Even today I see the train driver on the Looe branch line in the UK nip into the bub for a swift pint whilst waiting to take the train back up the branch.