Steam locomotive Garratt 6029 Tumulla Bank June 2022

4K. A look at Garratt 6029 battling the famous Tumulla Bank from Georges Plains to Wimbledon in heavy winds, from the weekend Bathurst Shuttles.
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[@stuartrodgers4117]

Fantastic footage. So dramatic. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@steelribbons5886]

Thank you Stuart, glad you enjoyed. Cheers.

[@kenhelix4494]

Stunning, thanks so much for sharing

[@steelribbons5886]

Thanks Kenhelix, glad you enjoyed, cheers .

[@TickholeProductions]

Nice video and some great locations to capture the Garratt.

[@steelribbons5886]

Thanks Richard.

[@The60007]

The sign of a good video is when one groans because its finished. What a superb place to film! I thoroughly enjoyed your great camera work and the sound track too! The AD60 sounded in fine fettle and I noticed the diesel at the back of the train was quite rightly a dead weight. I hope you'll be posting some more videos.

[@steelribbons5886]

Thanks mate. There are more Garratt and other steam videos on my channel. Cheers.

[@AustralianRailwayVideos]

On the Monday i went up to see it through Tumulla bank, Newbridge and Blayney

[@chygwelanmeneth]

Ah, memories . . reminds me of GMAM's out of PMB. Great photography!

[@steelribbons5886]

Thanks mate, yes there were (are) some very nice Garratt's in Africa.

[@krdcountrytv]

Nice work, you did very well considering the conditions and were obviously lucky with the sun on a few occasions. The weather even looks cold! (And I love your watermark).

[@steelribbons5886]

Thanks Ken and yes it was a cold wind, cheers.

[@neilforbes416]

6:25 Wimbledon - Where are the tennis courts? LOL

[@neilforbes416]

Not surprising there was a diesel loco on the back of this train with Garratt 6029 up front. That Garratt isn't exactly known for reliability as it's prone to mechanical issues that took it out of action during two consecutive years when it featured in Steamfest(pre-Covid). Speaking of Steamfest, Steve, have you heard if Steamfest is still going ahead on the last weekend in July?

[@steelribbons5886]

Hi Neil, yes Steamfest is still on for July, the diesel was needed as there is no loop at Wimbledon and it did not sound like it was helping the garratt up the hill. Oh the tennis courts are on my left! Are you going to the Thirlmere Festival 25/26th June?

[@neilforbes416]

@@steelribbons5886 Cheers and thanks for the Steamfest info. Thirlmere is a bit out of my reach, I'm afraid, at least for day trips. I'd like to go there one yar but it would involve a lot of pre-planning. Re: Steamfest, a friend and I were chatting recently and he was wondering if Steamfest would be going ahead. With your info, I can now confirm steamfest is *"Full Steam Ahead!"* With the diesel on the back of that train, I figured it was there in case the Garratt failed again due to mechanical issues.

[@AustralianRailwayVideos]

@@steelribbons5886 not to mention it ran without a diesel to orange

[@steelribbons5886]

@@AustralianRailwayVideos Thanks for the info and your video.

[@AustralianRailwayVideos]

@@steelribbons5886 you watched mine?

[@localcarthief]

Nice capturing! Is this st johns rd?

[@steelribbons5886]

Thanks mate, yes the climb starts at St Johns Rd Georges Plains.

[@localcarthief]

@@steelribbons5886 Thank you! Definitely going to be a bucket list destination whenever another train heads up Tumulla

[@SydneyRover]

That load is well within the capabilities of 6029, so maybe it was an error or possibly misadventure that resulted in its stalling.

[@steelribbons5886]

Not sure what went wrong but otherwise it performed very well.