The overhaul of 621 - December 2023

A December 2023 look at the progress to the overhaul of SteamRanger's 621 'Duke of Edinburgh' at Mount Barker. Special thank you to Oliver Lukins and the team at the SteamRanger Heritage Railway. Filmed by Stephen De Villiers (on behalf of Rowan Kinnane). Copyright 2023 Rowan Kinnane/Rail Media Productions.

[@flaminggalahs]

Some great sound there too!

[@railmediaproductions3677]

So glad to hear you enjoyed it. Thank you very much 👍

[@MySteamChannel]

Thanks for this...I can't get out much now because of illness.

[@railmediaproductions3677]

I am sorry to hear this news. You have taken some very historic footage over the years and it was lucky you were able to film many of the steam excursions that were run on the mainlines in South Australia.

[@aussie_trainspotting_videos]

That is sad to hear. As Rail Media Productions said, you were lucky to film all that footage. I hope you get better soon! :)

[@MySteamChannel]

@@railmediaproductions3677 Many thanks, I have a lot of footage to still upload. Best wishes to you.

[@MySteamChannel]

@@aussie_trainspotting_videos Many thanks.

[@railmediaproductions3677]

@@MySteamChannel I am looking forward to seeing your other videos in the future.

[@dazwilhut]

My Grandfather worked driving these trains.

[@widodosoepangkat5869]

Jadi ingat sama loko KRUPP D52, yang saat ini masih berselubung terpal, menunggu perbaikan di stasiun Purwosari, Solo, Indonesia. 😕

[@railmediaproductions3677]

I hope the D52 is able to steam again sometime in the future.

[@havoc3742]

do begging your pardon, but I can't say I'm very familiar with this engine, could someone do me a favour and tell me what class of locomotive 621 is?

[@railmediaproductions3677]

No problem at all. In the next couple of days I will get some information on this class of loco together and send you through the details. I am not sure if you have looked on this channel already but there are quite a few videos of 621 in action in 2012 and last year in June.

[@martythemartian99]

South Australian Railways 620 class Pacific (4-6-2). Built for the broad gauge network between 1936 and 1938 at the Islington Workshops, Adelaide.
Thems the basics, as I understand it. 😊

[@Railway4447]

pls fil rx191 to spread awareness of it's condition

[@railmediaproductions3677]

Hi Max. Do you have anymore information on the condition of Rx191? The last time I was down at Victor Harbor I drove past this particular locomotive, and I stopped to have lunch right opposite it but I didn’t take any video.

[@Railway4447]

@@railmediaproductions3677 yea! Heaps of videos on my channel about condition. It need's a lot of work, new running board and new paint. AKA a lot of work

[@railmediaproductions3677]

@@Railway4447 Hi Max. I just had a look at the video you made which goes right through Rx191. I would certainly like to make a video about the loco to help spread awareness with restoring the engine as it would be a very worthwhile project and it all helps with preserving the history of railways in Australia for future generations to enjoy. I am not sure when I will be back in South Australia, but I hope it will be sometime this year as I am keen to do more filming with the Rx class and in particular Rx224. Keep up the good work with your channel, I look forward to seeing more videos you upload.

[@railmediaproductions3677]

@@Railway4447 If something happened and I couldn’t get to South Australia this year, I can potentially organise for a colleague of mine from a video production company in the Adelaide Hills to take a drive down to Victor Harbor to film Rx191.

[@Railway4447]

@@railmediaproductions3677 thankyou!