Woman of Steam. Simone driving at Zig Zag Rly, 2005.

[@MarkRBlackwell]

Big smile, love of steam, and a great engineer. Wish women like this existed is the states. That girl is a keeper!

[@Briebabcock8052]

And I gather that us women who are miners are chopped liver then?

[@diddlebug7241]

Absolutely not I think that’s a good thing; first time I’ve ever run up on a lady miner. I approve of lady miners, locomotive operators, and truck drivers.👍👍.

[@Briebabcock8052]

@diddlebug72 Then it is my honor to be you introduction of woman miners. Thank you

[@MarkInLA]

Woman like this exist everywhere.. Maybe you're lookin' in all the wrong places...

[@diddlebug7241]

A very beautiful and talented woman. This brings back a lot of wonderful memories where I was introduced to steam on the Texas State Railroad. I used to be able to ride with the crew anytime but all those connections are gone the memories are still alive and so is my love for steam.

[@wilfredalexandercoelho8003]

It's really amazing and good to see Women crew working on the Steam Locomotives. In this respect Congrats go out to Driver Simone of Newzealand for her adventerous step.

[@janvanderbeek4780]

❤❤❤

[@ndeep45]

Wow I'm loving this. She handles engine very nicely, the sound of the drivers on those grades and corners. Zig zag Railway has an impressive 1072 engine. I've enjoyed it

[@samjiphilip4894]

Amazing. Engine driver is so smart. Good sister. God bless you more

[@kimballthurlow577]

Thanks for the great video, and to see a young lady driving. What a buzz. 1072 was built by Walkers Limited, Engineers, Maryborough Queenlsand in 1956. The locomotive was of modern design with roller bearing axles. It ran on the Queensland Government Railways system till March 1970, and when retired sold to the Zig Zag Cooperative Railway, Lithgow and named City of Lithgow. Most of this class of engine (55 in all) were painted green in their service life, but 1072 was fated to be painted black around the late 1960s and appears to retain that colour on the Zig Zag.

[@railscenes4959]

The USA has had many lady locomotive engineers in our modern diesel era. I worked with a few of the ladies on the Illinois Div of the Santa Fe Ry. while working as conductor starting in the early 1970 era. One became an instructor. She was a very good engineer. I don’t know of any steam qualified, although watched a video of a very lovely lady running a steam loco here in the USA on a tourist line.

[@LeeJack3939]

You might be referring to the Chehalis Centralia railroad in WA State. Check out their video "Running around the train" to see her.

[@railscenes4959]

@@LeeJack3939 yes I think it was. Been there just once about 2005 on NRHS excursion trip. Thanks!

[@dallaskyle3714]

Her name is Rikki she now operates in Colorado

[@volodymyrrhapon5666]

In Ukrainе Only one lady is engeener. But it's industrial electric locomotive.

[@inspireaspire278]

Nostalgic trip. Reviving my childhood memories. Superb.thanks 😊.

[@ajmayowskijr]

Great video. I'm glad to see the young woman doing a good job.

[@timothyweist4560]

I fully agree!!-t.c. tim

[@jeanclaudeMalbec]

An absolutely superb railway line in an exceptional landscape. The locomotive is very beautiful, but the woman steam engineer even more so. All the feminine charm, with that dazzling smile and of course a perfect knowledge of the trade: a smooth docking of the oar, the throttle handled with precision on this line with its severe profile. Congratulations. Well done Simone.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

They should not let women work on steam rail. It's too dangerous. They will be chatting about babies and dresses or some crap, and then go through a red signal or let the water get low and cause a boiler explosion.

[@jamesbradford4550]

@heelfan1234 How sexist you are, anybody can talk about babies, dresses, etc, womon can do what they want and can do anything a man can do.

[@RedRiverRailfan]

That’s just a tad bit sexist… I’m sure many men have caused rail accidents while oogling at some lady or chatting about something other than work. I’d be happy to see more women involved with steam. It’s an already dwindling occupation, and keeping people out who are willing to help bring it back is foolish. Discrimination rarely aides anyone

[@manohardhonge3491]

89

[@garthmcgibbon4285]

Yah boy! Lots of train wrecks from the past by fellows too!

[@johnkerr1953]

Another trimendous video of a young girl operating the steam engine, she really knows how to operate this big steam engine, l say well done to her (keep at it and enjoy every minute of it) P S ,many thanks to everyone who made this trimendous video 👍👍👍.

[@VT29steamtrain]

Soon this may not be a memory anymore as the ZZR is getting closer to running trains again. I hope to see this railway running well into the future.

[@MasterMoyle]

Iv subbed to ya

[@VT29steamtrain]

@@MasterMoyle thanks a lot mate :) your help is greatly appreciated for making my content

[@ЮрийЗатолокин-й7с]

Женщины на любом месте очаровательны, ведь они могут всё!

[@jaroslavdrahokoupil9839]

World needs much more ladies like her...Thank you.

[@toyotaprius79]

it took 15 years for this to be uploaded on the internet... but I'm glad it had anyways.

[@claudioeternod7064]

Simply a sweet video. Combining the exquisit steam sounds(I recommend head phones) and an experimented girl who loves her seat at the engine. Thanks!!

[@Frisco1522]

Beautiful RR and a great job running it by Simone. Scenery is awesome.

[@philm8329]

She is not afraid to get her hands dirty she would had to do the hard yards as a firemen good on her keep up the great work she must be very proud.

[@janioandrade2523jla]

Boa tarde amigos.. Não é qualquer pessoa quê pega uma locomotiva à vapor. Simone Simplismente é uma exelente maquinista. Espero que ela esteja trabalhando na zig zag transporte ferroviário de passageiros. Pois achei ela uma exelente profissional. Parabéns pelo seus vidios são exelente abraço obrigado amigo

[@mikewinkelman7015]

You can be anything you want if you put your mind to it .woman of steam love it

[@hush6149]

Never seen that headlight placement before in Australia, very cool!

[@ToritheGSMR1702-mz3rc]

Wow! I didn’t know that sydney had a u.s 6 chime!

[@BelbinVideo]

I believe it was from a South Australian 600 class.

[@ToritheGSMR1702-mz3rc]

@@BelbinVideo oh

[@stevecagle8002]

Super Video, thanks!!

[@farmerbill6855]

Would have loved to see an interview.

[@manuelidrovo1923]

Es excelente ver que una mujer opere estas hermosas locomotoras.

[@lesteralmeida5922]

I always wonder how can a person drive a train facing backwards??

[@binayakbhattacharya3388]

Simone happens to be a very beautiful and talented woman. Hats off to her.

[@EeBee51]

The Baldwin loco has a really nice sharp crip note. It has magnificent echoes off the sides of the cuttings

[@Holland41]

It's not a Baldwin.

[@squeek5810]

Great work, you must feel so confident and proud I do envy you I love to have drove a steam train.

[@edwardtsoukalidis2071]

For too long the footplate has been seen as a man's domain. Good to see the young lady in the driver's seat. May I say that she is far better looking than any driver I ever fired for.

[@ulrichjackisch7637]

OH SO GOOD

[@TheSuperStarCarWash]

Wow. The scenery is spectacular.

[@picnic-train-spotter]

That’s the best ride I ever saw

[@James-kd7dc]

Nothing makes me happier than knowing girls like this exist WHOO Hoo hooooo ❤

[@antonow23]

É muito lindo ver uma garota comandando essas velhas tecnologias, que era antes dominio total masculino. PARABÉNS MOCINHA.

[@fernandokonig8681]

as beautiful as the driving machine, congratulations!

[@paulkelly-cy9hl]

great footage

[@BelbinVideo]

Thanks, Paul.

[@ValMartinIreland]

I watched it all for the knocking sound of the cylinders

[@madame-rosalitaduchesse7636]

And there is also that sweetie little girl in the cab...i worked in signal boxes and was commuter trains lady driver in germany bavarian and alsace france...it were good times🚂🚃🚞🚋🚌🌏🌎🌍♥️👠👠💄👭aussi cette belle petite fille...moi j'ai travailee comme poste d'aguillage et regio train conductrice en l'allemagne baviere et france alsace.

[@samuelfarris1949]

As much as the woman showing her strut with that engine was swell, that wasn't the best bit for me. The best bit was the beginning shots, where she had presumably her close family with her on the footplate of the engine; not just travelling in the coaches. And done professionally. Such a small detail actually shifts this from being just a capture of trains to a capture of an experience of a lifetime. Regards, Samuel Farris.

[@ccsteamer]

Great video😎👍 thanx.

[@australiantrains8988]

Great video, wonder if she ended up with Pacific National? Lot of women drivers with Pacific National these days. Watched a good video of a lady driving the Shinkansen in Japan, very professional she was. Also women started driving suburban trains in India in last few years which was strictly and culturally a male domain. Thanks for the enjoyable clip.

[@mb3558]

Yeah only reason Pac Nat have more women drivers is because of nonsensical gender quotas - Like every major private and public sector organisation that's been infiltrated by the feminazis!

[@australiantrains8988]

@@mb3558 Bingo!

[@dashcole]

I believe she is with one rail now

[@slametriyadi1063]

Aslmlkum wr wb purwokerto Indonesia hadir mnyenangkn sekali looh luar biasa yg achli merawat kreta kuno pdahal merawat hal yg sngat berat wah ! luar biasa

[@heinz4109]

Fährt Simone auch in Europa oder nur in Australien? Das Video ist super Grüße aus Gelsenkirchen (Germany) Heinz

[@munirahmad9212]

Very nice 👍💕 interesting

[@inspireaspire278]

Now retired steam locomotives are at rest in York museum.

[@steverob7637]

If 1072 ever runs again, lets hope that it has a proper QR chime whistle!

[@robertmoir5695]

Just love that girl train driver

[@chotuusian4127]

Good work and looking lovely lady

[@user-Colhchim]

Какоя чумазенькое личико шофера! Красотка однако. Люблю смотреть и слушать как работает пароход,это его чух-чух,пых-пых. Завораживает.

[@richardkryston2990]

it's easy to see why she's grinning from ear to ear most of the time. i would be, too.

[@costicabutu7971]

Felicitări Simona )

[@ganeshsuper476]

Excellent 👍

[@ulrichjackisch7637]

looks all nice and tidy up there

[@claudiovivarelli2070]

Fantastico bellissimo con le donne macchinisti😍😍😘😘😘😃😃😃

[@williamgibb5557]

If a man can do it , then so can a woman! There is no reason for them not to. I have worked with many female truck drivers and equipment operators and they usually do their job equally well if not better. When loaded they give a pretty smile or a wave while men just blow the horn. Go females, the world is also yours.

[@perisuryana914]

Seruuu bangt 😍😍🥰👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏💪💪

[@theysish]

Super mon époque Nostalgie

[@derulli4390]

Wonderful Woman.👍

[@flaminggalahs]

Love that Rx whistle.. gives an air of authority! Sorry, it's an SAR thing.

[@BelbinVideo]

Don't apologise, I love it, too.

[@СергейСеверюхин]

В России во времена второй мировой войны на паровозах работали женские бригады.Они были молоды и красивы Водили военные эшелоны с техникой и солдатами.

[@xandervk2371]

Не в России, а в бывшем СССР.

[@teresazieba5725]

Super Woman Simone The Best

[@marciomartins9706]

👨‍🚒👩 como trabalho em excelente trabalho Deus abençoe vocês no trabalho aí

[@ladyrose358]

I wonder what she's doing now at days? Still driving trains?

[@lincolnstrainvids]

Yes. Simone is now driving steam trains around Sydney and Maitland NSW. She is apart of The picnic train and gets involved in all the steam action around there.

[@RhNegA-]

How much does it take to get a D49 Class rating (Male )

[@MasterMoyle]

Would be good to return to working on the footplate again but other commitments sadly come first. However I did get to fire once at Ribble. Oh iv subbed too.

[@robertmoir5695]

What s with trains moving backwards I don t get that

[@BelbinVideo]

They are often required to move backwards and can't be turned easily. This is a zigzag.

[@RonsonDalby]

Do they have 'deadman's handles' on stream engines?

[@kiwitrainguy]

No.

[@heppysetiawan5073]

Steam ❤❤

[@rajatnath8667]

Delighted to see a woman driving a steam locomotive with such ease. I wish I could grab a cab ride with the lady on the mantle and me with my camera. In India steam engines in the railways are absolutely extinct nowadays. We have many women loco pilots and assistant loco pilots as they called driving huge electric and diesel-electric locos. All loco pilots have to be technically qualified and have to go through stringent selection processes before they are admitted for training. I suppose the same in Australia also.

[@inspireaspire278]

Reminds me scenes from von Ryan Express. Lol

[@jonathonshanecrawford1840]

At one time women weren't permitted to drive any trains in Australia, it was strictly a mans job! Not now, women drive drains in Australia! Well done keep it up Simone!🚂😀

[@kurtw531]

Oooh. Steamy women. That is great.

[@gandalf87264]

Goodness lady..... You're driving the train backwards. This means you are taking us where we headed from instead of where we're headed to. See, I told you never to let a woman onto the footplate, especially when she looks like my mother. She is outright dangerous just driving a car forwards, let alone a train in reverse. Shocking. Absolutely terrible. Now everything I have told you so far is a load of rubbish. I just felt like being long winded to tell you that I love the sound of that whistle on that locomotive 😜

[@BelbinVideo]

Me too.

[@australianphotographer234]

1072 ahhh black Bety. let's hope she returns to steam soon.

[@robertlarimore3257]

Very cool I like old Is Train

[@sydneymartin6941]

Hi Why is the man doing the hard work ?

[@juliencooper177]

I'd say he's doing the hard work because that's the job he took just as the other 2 took their jobs. Navigators on planes did and maybe still do all the navigation while the pilot and copilot flew, though technology has lessened some of that. There's also the flight engineer, who didn't fly but took care of other matters, that job may be hard to find these days. And to me, mapping the route is a hard job, but everyone does all these tasks and crew members can't switch into other jobs, at least not mid trip if they are cross trained and hired to do more than one job. I thought that job was much harder, as in more constant, he seems relaxed throughout parts of the trip. They all get a thumbs up from me, because they are a cohesive team from what I see here. 👍🏻 It is awesome to see women at this with their male team members, even if with a shovel in hand.

[@tadeuoliveira5467]

Bela maquinista , e manda muito bem 👏👏👏👏👏

[@miguelsanchez-ci9we]

La chica es buena conductora de tren wao

[@thedriveway8297]

After eighteen minutes and fiftyone seconds I can't make up my mind ~ am I smitten or jealous? 🤔

[@richardkryston2990]

even with my bad back, i'd be willing to fire the boiler for such a lovely engineer!

[@robertmoir5695]

Quite alright !

[@ulrichjackisch7637]

nice mountain women loco driver

[@josuelbonifacio323]

Bom dia família 🇧🇷👍

[@bobesposito7235]

If you were my granddaughter, my shirt buttons would be popping off way to fast.

[@MrAsdafic]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ziamafradkin9786]

Так понимаю это туристический маршрут,а девочка молодец!

[@stephencox4224]

Thankfully all has been restored after the devestating fires and the Zig Zag is back in 2023

[@ulrichjackisch7637]

Australia women pf the Year recommendation

[@gaetanozuccarello9802]

😉😉😉👍👍👍😊😊😊

[@kimkalilikane5830]

That cool

[@omikredarhcs8221]

If you listen these trains talk to you, tell you what to do next

[@juliencooper177]

That comes from a mechanic I am sure, same said in airline industry especially with piston engines. 👍🏻

[@harmandewasi440]

The realy lovele ट्रेन

[@micklovell75]

Could she drive a left hand NSW loco?? Yer I know we had right hand drive as well!!!!!

[@BelbinVideo]

Lester, as I mentioned above, she is now qualified as a mainline steam driver so yes, she can.

[@micklovell75]

@@BelbinVideo Graeme it was just mischief on my part, my congratulations to her. Live steam models have had their share of the fairer sex driving for many years.

[@11patter]

And in 2020 she is a regular driver of 5917 on the Picnic Train between Sydney and Kiama and at other times she can be found driving diesel powered coal trains in the Hunter region.

[@ameliapantanoza]

IM learning about it

[@garyewen8920]

I would like to see her take a crack at driving 4014

[@georgen9755]

16°E

[@fumonbon8459]

最高だね！

[@philipkersey4892]

Cool chick

[@raymondleggs5508]

American style locomotive

[@ДмитрийТкачёв-ц2ф]

Супер.

[@williamruss8830]

go girl go you got this

[@kalilikaneelyk]

that is not spiffy

[@gregruch489]

Is she married?