Of note in the video Brenden, is the colour light dwarf signal at Clunes, showing the "PURPLE" instead of a red stop aspect. This is common for sidings to ensure that mainline trains do not see a red on approach. May also have had a "LUNAR WHITE" clear aspect instead of a green for the same reason. Also noticed that when he came off the Geelong line he ran through the switch, forcing over the points and changing the switch target. Would have thought that was a controlled point, now thinking otherwise.
Lucky I read the comments first as I was going to make the same observation about whether they should have left a few more wagons there or not considering the length of the siding. One for the trivia buffs. Wasn't Mad Max filmed at Clunes? If so, there's some more evidence of how our VR network has been stripped as my memory wants to say there were 2 or 3 roads there in addition to the main. As I say though, the trivia buffs might have to put me right on that one.
You Are 100% right. The Toecutter gang are seen riding down the Main Street at Clunes and at Clunes station. Clunes was also where Ned Kelly was filmed and many other movies as it has a fairly intact colonial business area (like Maldon) with few modern buildings.
@@ajo3085 yes. The street is so intact often all they (filmmakers) have to do is remove tv antennas and throw gravel/dirt onto the road tarmac to make it look old.
@@andyrob3259 Wow. I haven't been up that way since I was a kid. I'll have to get up there and have a look as I've always enjoyed the colonial era buildings. Cheers!
Just wonder if you have ever mention the remains of the old Ballarat East station, which in it's day was an impressive blue stone construction and you have the old Ballarat East Engine Sheds off to the left when looking towards the Ballarat Station waiting for the G to move onto the Geelong line. Enjoy your work. Have a good one.
@@Schony747 Just by the by my great uncle was Stationmaster at Ballarat in the early 50's as well as a Railway Commissioner. This is on my Mum's side and her family had a connection with the victorian railways going back to 1868. Hope you can get to making the video about the old stuff around Ballarat. Cheers
My understanding is it's all controlled through Centrol. Bairnsdale and Swanhill have a local panel. Otherwise it's all Melbourne. My train controller mate even controls Shepparton from his desk at Centrol
Wooden stops? Are You joking? Such stops are crashed by a 14 ton railcar when s they are forgotten. Derailing.. I'm used to "safety points" directing the train away from the main line. Maybe this mechanism is faster and cheaper to install.
The road is very rarely used and my understanding is its more like a storage road for emergencies and not used as a safety road hence the wooden stoppers. This is the first time in many years I've actually seen the road in use.
@@Schony747 I have a lot of respect for 3 US 4 axel cars fully loaded.... In the video I thought I heard the sound of metal when the stopper is put to rest on the car. Normally safety points are used in order to let 2 trains enter a station at the same time. If one train misses to stop the safety point will direct it out in the nature, not up into the other incoming train. For a siding like this it looks like overkill.
Super shots !
Thanks! 😀😀
@@Schony747 You're welcome :)
Excellent shot of where the old Buninyong line left the mainline right behind the last grainer as it fades to black.
I still remember the truncated line to the oil yards in Ballarat East. Thanks for taking a look.
This whole fiasco would make for some very expensive grain. Good work to get the whole story.
The whole fiasco is repeated from time to time when other trains stall as well
Of note in the video Brenden, is the colour light dwarf signal at Clunes, showing the "PURPLE" instead of a red stop aspect. This is common for sidings to ensure that mainline trains do not see a red on approach. May also have had a "LUNAR WHITE" clear aspect instead of a green for the same reason.
Also noticed that when he came off the Geelong line he ran through the switch, forcing over the points and changing the switch target. Would have thought that was a controlled point, now thinking otherwise.
I always wondered why there was a purple or white signal colour. That answers that. Thanks
Warrenheip is a Single Direction loop.
Up Trains take the loop and downs vice versa.
Big Man.
The "Nightrider" be proud.
Great filming and informative narrative. Know your stuff!👏👏👏😀👍
Thanks! 😀😀
I remember how one technical train passing by my village every day, and we called this train "cuckoo")
Interesting. How did it get that name?
Great FOOTAGE Brendan thanks so much, i love the seaphore signal@2.48
Thanks Rob. Always happy to see your contributions
An interesting video, showing freight working in country Vic. Good camera work.👍
Thanks for looking.
I love the sound of a EMD645. Even if it is half a world away
Yep enthusiasts never get sit of a quality engine sound
Another interesting video. Thanks!
Thanks. Your contributions are always welcome 😀😀
Hahahahahaha the fastest PN grain train up Warrenheip. Nice footage mate
Yeah no trouble with that consist
Love that sound!!
Everyone loves the G class sound. It wasn't exactly working hard either!
Good job you’ve done there with your choice of sites and lots of interest!👍
Thanks. I try and make it as interesting as I can so people will continue to watch 😀
Excellent.
Thanks 😀😀
Lucky I read the comments first as I was going to make the same observation about whether they should have left a few more wagons there or not considering the length of the siding. One for the trivia buffs. Wasn't Mad Max filmed at Clunes? If so, there's some more evidence of how our VR network has been stripped as my memory wants to say there were 2 or 3 roads there in addition to the main. As I say though, the trivia buffs might have to put me right on that one.
Probably many roads a Clunes like many other locations. Places like Ballan and Gordon even had yards back in the day.
You Are 100% right. The Toecutter gang are seen riding down the Main Street at Clunes and at Clunes station. Clunes was also where Ned Kelly was filmed and many other movies as it has a fairly intact colonial business area (like Maldon) with few modern buildings.
@@andyrob3259 Thanks very much Andy. I'll have to watch it again now. 😊
@@ajo3085 yes. The street is so intact often all they (filmmakers) have to do is remove tv antennas and throw gravel/dirt onto the road tarmac to make it look old.
@@andyrob3259 Wow. I haven't been up that way since I was a kid. I'll have to get up there and have a look as I've always enjoyed the colonial era buildings. Cheers!
I'm going to wait until the 1080p version comes out.
Did you enjoy the HD view?
@@Schony747 yeah it was great
Don't forget to look out for the supporting cast.
Black Winged Stilts show boating here and there.
Yep a typical country scene with a supporting local cast. Thanks for having a look 😀😀
Cool thanks mate
Thanks for looking 😀😀
Just wonder if you have ever mention the remains of the old Ballarat East station, which in it's day was an impressive blue stone construction and you have the old Ballarat East Engine Sheds off to the left when looking towards the Ballarat Station waiting for the G to move onto the Geelong line. Enjoy your work. Have a good one.
It was mentioned in the subtitles. I'd like to do a full video around Ballarat of the old stuff
@@Schony747 Just by the by my great uncle was Stationmaster at Ballarat in the early 50's as well as a Railway Commissioner. This is on my Mum's side and her family had a connection with the victorian railways going back to 1868. Hope you can get to making the video about the old stuff around Ballarat. Cheers
nice
Thanks mate
Nice Video! Green G524 looks good!
524 still looks pretty good and still sounds great.
so they just left the points set for the siding for the next crew to notice
It's all controlled remotely from Ballarat or Centrol in Melbourne. The points were set for the straight not long after
ballarat.
@@Schony747 Ah interesting that they would automate such a rarely used siding. I guess they wouldn't want some drongo to play with it unnoticed.
Damn that’s one big train
Yes indeed and a very slight struggle for the loco as well 😀🤗
Great catch!
Thanks. One out of the box this one.
excellent
Thanks Man 😀😀
A really lovely video. thanks.
I went through Ballerat in June 2019. When we were all in the land of the Covid innocents.
It's a great City Ballarat. I grew up there. Thanks for looking.
wow very rare indeed!
Very cool to see in person as well. Thanks for looking.
3 old steam locos on the left at 10:30 ???
stuffed D3's
Old locos at Steamrail Ballarat East
Goodday Brendan,
I don't think that G Class broke a sweat pulling those wagons.
Where do they switch the rails to go into the siding ?
Cheers
Louis 👍
It's all controlled through Centrol in Melbourne
Surprised it came off idle
@@Schony747 Wrong! Controlled from Ballarat! Like Bacchus Marsh!
My understanding is it's all controlled through Centrol. Bairnsdale and Swanhill have a local panel. Otherwise it's all Melbourne. My train controller mate even controls Shepparton from his desk at Centrol
@@Schony747
Thanks Brendan
The marvels of modern technology.
Cheers
Louis 👍
Thanks for the grain train video. Slowly getting my hand around putting up some videos of my own. Not professional of course.
Go ahead and have a go. Mine aren't professional. I just enjoy putting it all together
@@Schony747 Appreciate the encouragement. Still trying to fix my other TH-cam account. Can't seem to get "in the back" for editing??
No idea to be honest. I use Corel video studio and then upload the file Once I've edited it and rendered it.
I saw G523 the other day
It's standard gauge so pops up regularly on grain trains
Wonder what the train number was 🧐
No idea. Maybe someone else might know.
TD Number: 9150
What’s with the three old steamers off to the side? Museum pieces?
Part of Steamrail I'm assuming as it has a depot at Ballarat East
Steamfail own them not that they need them as they do not care about the D3 they have at newport.
Looks like four old steam locos in need of TLC.
Sitting there at The Steamrail Ballarat East Depot waiting as a part of a future project I suppose.
old school local goods,
Yes! Just like the local shunts that were taken off the mainline goods.
The plovers were not amused by the intruder....
It would have been a bit of a shock. 😀😀
Sounds like and almost looks like a Class 66 'Shed'
Very similar but some obvious differences
G class is a 3000hp Emd 645. Shed's are a 710
Wooden stops? Are You joking? Such stops are crashed by a 14 ton railcar when s
they are forgotten.
Derailing..
I'm used to "safety points" directing the train away from the main line. Maybe this mechanism is faster and cheaper to install.
The road is very rarely used and my understanding is its more like a storage road for emergencies and not used as a safety road hence the wooden stoppers. This is the first time in many years I've actually seen the road in use.
@@Schony747 I have a lot of respect for 3 US 4 axel cars fully loaded.... In the video I thought I heard the sound of metal when the stopper is put to rest on the car.
Normally safety points are used in order to let 2 trains enter a station at the same time. If one train misses to stop the safety point will direct it out in the nature, not up into the other incoming train.
For a siding like this it looks like overkill.
Could they have placed 4 or 5 wagons in that siding?. that would have taken a load of the consist.
Looks like 5 would have fitted. I don't think it would have made a difference anyway in the bigger scheme of things
4 and a Small Loco. Otherwise it will foul the dwarf.
Your grain cars are shorter and smaller than USA
That's a fair comparison. I look at some of the US videos and the grain wagons are much bigger.
our loading gauge is also smaller.... so of course they are
120 tons max per USA grain car
@@troller2908 You have 5 ft 3 in and USA is 4 ft 8.6 inches. The line here is wide gauge
@@raytylicki9001 that's track gauge. Not loading gauge!