Trains in South Australia: Break of gauge strikes again: A different kind of road train

[@choo_choo_stew]

*I know in my voiceover I got the number wrong- always proof your work people!!*

[@ACDZ123]

A real ROAD TRAIN 😅

[@dionchandler2658]

Good ol "rolling stop" at the very visible STOP sign. And to do it in front of a rolling camera.

[@choo_choo_stew]

Yep! I wondered what he was going to do at the crossing. It doesn’t surprise me at all to be honest with you…

[@alexwood5425]

Did you see the train? Look in ya mirror!!!

[@paulieplayspoorly]

Train couldn't hit him, he was carrying it.

[@number2664]

That’s a real world Stop with consideration, he or she looked which is the point.

[@wmclare]

Stop sign is obviously " advisory" now and not "mandatory".

[@713davidh42]

I presume it was cheaper to transport the locomotive by a truck trailer rather than putting it on 4 feet 8 1/2-inch gauge flat car and shipping it by rail from Western Australia to Brisbane. 🤔

[@XBOXShawn12thman]

I just came across this video ... Subscribed!!! 👍

[@trevorblack8839]

My mate was in the Mack towing the other loco travelling with him,

[@hayloft3834]

Exciting.

[@interceptor7905]

I was on this loco when new 4145 in Cloncurry

[@railwaycrossing]

Thatsa dope footage man. ❤❤ I like that creepy vibe in environment ❤

[@LordPhobos6502]

"Train goes over a railway crossing." /ba-bum-tsh!

[@davynb1555]

If it's at Yorkies bypass he doesn't need to stop as he gets a window of travel time from ARTC. The escort also checks.

[@ngsulzers]

That does not negate the need to ignore road traffic signs.

[@AdelaideAviation777]

Network Control will advise whether there are any train movements on far approach to the crossing should the truck become stuck. However a stop sign is still a regulatory road sign and should not under any circumstances be ignored.

[@jacekkozianski711]

​@@AdelaideAviation777 You must live a sheltered life dear, I have seen fire engines, police and ambulance vehicles ignoring stop signs on many occasions as they race off on life saving missions. You have qualified "under no circumstances" should that happen so are they breaking the law and should they be punished?

[@AdelaideAviation777]

⁠@@jacekkozianski711 you make a very good point, love… however, I can’t seem to find any asterisk in the South Australian road rules which provides an explanation for emergency vehicles stopping at stop signs or even red lights. However, if they fail to stop at a stop sign in front of a level crossing and the become a part of the paint on a train they’ll be at fault every time even if they have their emergency lights on. Now yes I did “qualify” it as “under no circumstances” fair enough, but if you would so enlighten me to the South Australian road rules which state otherwise I would be greatly enlightened. Anyway, I’ll continue my sheltered life because I have absolutely no desire to become apart of another vehicle or trains paint work or suffering the fines for not obeying the road rules.

[@benchurchill1939]

There's a good chance that if he had come to a complete stop, he may not have got it moving again on loose gravel on incline, may have got bogged.

[@jamesburnside3023]

Awesome coverage

[@ozmac8695]

Ah. Cheers mate.

[@odgeetv8515]

Cool catch 😎

[@louiskats5116]

Both Pilot & Kenworth should be fined & demerit points for running the STOP sign. It is there for a reason.

[@F14foreverF14]

No way a semi could have towed if the traction motors were still attached, I bet the generators have also been removed

[@michaelodonoghue7464]

Obviously transporting it by Rail was uneconomic

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

How do you drive that trailer around anything sharper than the gentlest curve? It looks like a recipe for jackknifing if the middle axles stay straight or for the trailer snapping the kingpin and rolling over if they swivel.. And if the curve is a (vertical) hump, looks like a recipe for sudden unexpected loss of traction of the tractor and maybe even popping the trailer off the fifth wheel.

[@wmclare]

all but the centre axle is steerable. They can go around corners and not even leave marks on the road.

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

@@wmclare How do they make this work (including when backing up)? So the rear axles steer in the opposite direction of the front ones? I've seen buses that do this, but presumably they have some kind of internal linkage that enforces steering by the right amount and in the right direction -- does the fifth wheel on this tractor have some provision for that?

[@otnielmattos3237]

❤Australian congratulations pictures ❤.

[@joshkenny3566]

ACN 4145 being pulled by a decent Kenworth C509 prime mover, is that from today?

[@choo_choo_stew]

Yep!

[@Kiwitrailchannel]

Train crossing a crossing???

[@galbysvideos9867]

Why wouldn’t you put them on standard gauge bogies and rail them across to the east coast, no money in rail is there

[@vsvnrg3263]

wheres its mate? ive just seen a video of 2 of them just east of perth on their way to qld.

[@choo_choo_stew]

I may have missed it. I didn’t see it. I was traveling towards Whyalla when I saw this one, I turned around and followed it. I stayed at this location for quite a while waiting to photograph a train and didn’t see the other one.

[@rogerevans936]

The second unit arrived in pt Augusta just on sunset. It left pt Augusta this morning, Friday 8/11

[@jamesgiddens660]

Umm thats 4145 i saw 4152 yesterday and its still at picton

[@choo_choo_stew]

Ah yes…. It is indeed. I was in a rush do do the edit while I was out spotting and didn’t check my work before uploading it!

[@ozmac8695]

Why does it have to go by road? Instead of just crossing the Nullarbor under its own power??

[@choo_choo_stew]

It’s a narrow 1067mm gauge locomotive. The defined interstate rail network is standard 1435mm gauge.

[@RaglansElectricBaboon]

@@choo_choo_stew So give it training wheels ;-)

[@Marbelup]

@@RaglansElectricBaboonknown as “transfer bogies”.

[@RaglansElectricBaboon]

@@Marbelup that sounds far too sensible! Ta for info :)

[@jakestoker3801]

Where's that loco going to???

[@choo_choo_stew]

Heading to Queensland mate

[@KanesTrains]

Now that it’s off the rails, wherever it wants really 😎

[@AleksVeraAVB-fk2bg]

How heavy is it without the traction motors n wheels?

[@choo_choo_stew]

No idea to be honest with you! Hopefully someone will be able to answer your question 😊

[@justviews4946]

Class 41 is about 120 ton each bogie with 3 ac motors possibly around 12 ton each so naked 41 class likely around 90+ ton sans bogies ! My best calculated guess :)

[@SaskTruckSpotting]

@@justviews4946Aww that Kenwork can pull 90+ tons easy!🤙🤙

[@Comeng_]

Lol