Fantastic footage, great shots here and really well taken! I am half-convinced that this country would've been better off if the national gauge was set at 3ft6in instead of standard gauge, given that every mainland railway system had a fair bit of it even prior to gauge unification acts being put in place (plus the cost efficacy being helpful given the low population density of australia.)
I'm not sure what would've suited this country as the best gauge, to be honest. Too much change across the states, and South Australia never really had it together using all three. I think if the Trans Australian was built Narrow Gauge, things would be a lot different today, and we probably would be using that gauge across the country considering, at the time, Queensland, Western Australia, Eyre Peninsula, Port Pirie to Broken Hill and up to Alice Springs was all Narrow Gauge and would've connected together nicely if New South Wales joined the party with a link from Sydney and up to Brisbane. Matt - M&S Trains
Wow those opening scenes were fabulous. You captured not just the granduer but also the sweep and colour of that harsh but still beautiful landscape. What would it have meant to be the first people to see it. Thanks for posting!
Nice work once again guys, loved the stark difference in technology between the old steam train and the modern day wind and solar generators in the Pichi Richi Railway section of the video.
At one stage the Kevin to Thevenard line was said to be the busiest in South Australia. Not sure if it’s still the busiest now. I once saw an ilustrative map of SA railways in terms of traffic and this line was the thickest line. Perhaps when it included the wheat trains to Penong.
I wonder why some of the NF210's or NF110's from Newfoundland weren't sent to Australia after Canada abandoned their narrow gauge lines in that province. Shipping costs would've been astronomical but otherwise they use the same 42" gauge.
Only the bit through Ceduna for gypsum is still active, the rest are out of service. I was surprised to read the tracks were isolated from the main lines in SA!!
Gauge is actually determined by the gap between the rails and not the locomotive or wagon size. The railways featured in this video are classified as Narrow Gauge as the gap between the rails is 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). To be classified as a Narrow Gauge railway Internationally, the gap between the rails has to be between 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). As far as the locomotive size not that it has anything to do with the determination of the gauge; the heaviest locomotive and wagons in this video only have Axle loads of 21-Ton, where on Standard Gauge railways we see it as high as 25-Ton or in the Pilbara 30+ Ton. Matt - M&S Trains
@@MS_Trains I know that my friend, but these loco bodies look too big to fit in under those narrow gauge bogies, although I just learmt from you thay the gauge is 3ft 6in which is more than a meter, so this does not classify as narrow gauge to me, narrow gauge should be less than a meter! Here in my country we have a similar gauge just a bit small about a meter wide, and so it's called the Meter gauge, narrow gauge here is just 2ft 6in, and then comes toy gauge which is 2ft wide, that's why I think I thought these locos were too big 😂, anyways I have to say Australian railways have a weird classification, but are really fascinating!
@@theraildynasty_ Generally speaking, "Narrow gauge" refers to ANY gauge smaller than the standard gauge of 4ft8.5in, so while 3ft6in is more than a meter, it is still classified as narrow gauge, globally speaking.. Meter gauge is another kind of narrow gauge, and in queensland and tasmania there is also a bit of 2ft narrow gauge.
@@steelblue8 ohhh but i do not classify meter gauge as narrow, for me anything that is narrower than a meter (3ft 3.37inches) is what I consider narrow gauge and so is classified in my country.......
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Fantastic footage, great shots here and really well taken! I am half-convinced that this country would've been better off if the national gauge was set at 3ft6in instead of standard gauge, given that every mainland railway system had a fair bit of it even prior to gauge unification acts being put in place (plus the cost efficacy being helpful given the low population density of australia.)
I'm not sure what would've suited this country as the best gauge, to be honest. Too much change across the states, and South Australia never really had it together using all three. I think if the Trans Australian was built Narrow Gauge, things would be a lot different today, and we probably would be using that gauge across the country considering, at the time, Queensland, Western Australia, Eyre Peninsula, Port Pirie to Broken Hill and up to Alice Springs was all Narrow Gauge and would've connected together nicely if New South Wales joined the party with a link from Sydney and up to Brisbane.
Matt - M&S Trains
Wow those opening scenes were fabulous. You captured not just the granduer but also the sweep and colour of that harsh but still beautiful landscape. What would it have meant to be the first people to see it. Thanks for posting!
Nice work. I love seeing the old steam beasts. Living, breathing machines.
Great trains beautiful landscapes. The first train is incredible! I love it 😊
fascinating stuff. A pile different than I see regularly in Western Canada. That Gypsum train is fantastic. Thanks for sharing this.
Like71 very nice video! Greetings from Asturias 🚂🔔👍🔝📽️
Great locations as usual.
Anthony
Nice work once again guys, loved the stark difference in technology between the old steam train and the modern day wind and solar generators in the Pichi Richi Railway section of the video.
At one stage the Kevin to Thevenard line was said to be the busiest in South Australia. Not sure if it’s still the busiest now. I once saw an ilustrative map of SA railways in terms of traffic and this line was the thickest line. Perhaps when it included the wheat trains to Penong.
nice work!
Love your videos
I wonder why some of the NF210's or NF110's from Newfoundland weren't sent to Australia after Canada abandoned their narrow gauge lines in that province. Shipping costs would've been astronomical but otherwise they use the same 42" gauge.
Great job really enjoyed it
Is Eyre Peninsula railway line abandoned or is it still active
Only the bit through Ceduna for gypsum is still active, the rest are out of service.
I was surprised to read the tracks were isolated from the main lines in SA!!
The locos and wagons look quite big to be included in narrow gauge.......
Gauge is actually determined by the gap between the rails and not the locomotive or wagon size. The railways featured in this video are classified as Narrow Gauge as the gap between the rails is 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). To be classified as a Narrow Gauge railway Internationally, the gap between the rails has to be between 600 mm
(1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).
As far as the locomotive size not that it has anything to do with the determination of the gauge; the heaviest locomotive and wagons in this video only have Axle loads of 21-Ton, where on Standard Gauge railways we see it as high as 25-Ton or in the Pilbara 30+ Ton.
Matt - M&S Trains
@@MS_Trains I know that my friend, but these loco bodies look too big to fit in under those narrow gauge bogies, although I just learmt from you thay the gauge is 3ft 6in which is more than a meter, so this does not classify as narrow gauge to me, narrow gauge should be less than a meter! Here in my country we have a similar gauge just a bit small about a meter wide, and so it's called the Meter gauge, narrow gauge here is just 2ft 6in, and then comes toy gauge which is 2ft wide, that's why I think I thought these locos were too big 😂, anyways I have to say Australian railways have a weird classification, but are really fascinating!
@@theraildynasty_ Brazil, they use full size American Diesel locos with 100 + wagons on meter gauge
@@theraildynasty_ Generally speaking, "Narrow gauge" refers to ANY gauge smaller than the standard gauge of 4ft8.5in, so while 3ft6in is more than a meter, it is still classified as narrow gauge, globally speaking.. Meter gauge is another kind of narrow gauge, and in queensland and tasmania there is also a bit of 2ft narrow gauge.
@@steelblue8 ohhh but i do not classify meter gauge as narrow, for me anything that is narrower than a meter (3ft 3.37inches) is what I consider narrow gauge and so is classified in my country.......
those 1600`s look like one ended baby BL`s...
When u filming steamranger
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