Puffing Billy Australia - Turning A Climax
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มี.ค. 2015
- On the 20th of March 2015, geared Climax steam locomotive 1694 ran between Belgrave and Emerald for the purpose of turning the locomotive around. Emerald is the only location on the Puffing Billy Railway with a turntable. The locomotive was turned in preparation for Puffing Billy's 'Commissioners Special' held on the 28th of March 2015.
Climax locomotive No.1694 is the only one of these locomotives to survive intact. It was built in 1928 by the Climax Manufacturing Company, Corry, Pennsylvania, USA, for the Forests Commission of Victoria.
The distinctive feature of the Climax locomotive is that the cylinders do not directly connect to the driving wheels. Instead they drive a cross shaft near the centre of the locomotive. From there the drive is transmitted to the small driving wheels through rotating shafts, universal joints, and bevel gears. The driving wheels are mounted in two four-wheel bogies so that they can easily follow sharp curves in the track. None of these features are found in normal steam locomotives.
The result is a locomotive that is extremely powerful for its size, and that will cope with sharp curves and steep grades with ease. But this is at the cost of speed, Climax locomotive No.1694 is just about flat-out at 13 km/h (8 mph).
The Puffing Billy Railway is a narrow gauge 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge heritage railway in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Australia. The primary starting point located at Belgrave station and terminating at Gembrook 25.1 km (15.6 mi) away.
The railway owns every remaining narrow-gauge locomotive of the former Victorian Railways, and has restored to operating condition all except one, although not all are in serviceable condition at any one time. This fleet comprises five restored and one unrestored 2-6-2T NA class locomotives (3A is unrestored, while 6A, 7A, 8A, 12A and 14A have all been restored), and one G class Garratt (G 42) locomotive. All are restored, or being restored, to represent different eras in their working life.
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Man it is so awesome to see the Climax locomotives still working. I live in Corry Pennsylvania where that locomotive was built and we don't even have a running engine. We have one on display in the Corry historical museum but not running. I wish we could get it running again.
We have a climax in new Hampshire where I live. It runs on the white mountain Central railroad out of Clark's trading post and burns wood. I've ridden with it several times and even got to see inside the cab. An amazing piece of steam engineering that thing is.
We have a climax in new Hampshire where I live. It runs on the white mountain Central railroad out of Clark's trading post and burns wood. I've ridden with it several times and even got to see inside the cab. An amazing piece of steam engineering that thing is.
@@katerinakittycat3849 The city of Corry Pennsylvania where all Climax locomotives were built recently acquired the last model A locomotive in existence and is currently restoring it to running condition. I am super excited to see it finished and running because it is a shame that the city that built them never had one that ran. The only Climax I have ever seen is the static display at the city museum and another static display at the Pomona fairplex in Southern California.
@@garagegamer6484 something ive noticed about rhe class a's drive system is it seems to be just like the shay's except it's placed in the center of the locomotive and not on the right. the new game Railroads Online is rumored to be getting the Class a climax as well
Corry is restoring the last intact class A Climax to steam A313
The more I see of the Australian steam scene the more I think it might be the best on the planet.
Haven't been there for more than 30 years when I went with my parents on holidays from NSW.
That's a remarkable, somewhat bizarre and, in the sense that it's running, unique engine.
I also didn't know they had a Garratt.
Might have to make up an excuse to go visit.
I rode on a special tour behind the Climax, I thought it might be slower because of the geared motion gear but I think it ran at the same speed as an NA. I couldn’t tell the difference.
That evening was very cold and my new jacket was a glorified raincoat and ineffective against the cold.
We pulled the Climax out of the museum at Menzies Creek with a Turfor hand winch..borrowed from Steve Kelly. The museum did not want to let it go. In the Belgrave workshop we washed the boiler out and used an acetylene tube lamp inside the boiler to see
(old school), by Rod Martin, WORKSHOP SUPERVISOR to inspect the internal condition. The society had no money to overhaul it after the rebuild of 8Na. So we raffled a wheel barrow of goodies to raise money to get things started. That was the start of the Climax reborn back in the early 1980's. You now have a locomotive to play with now.
What a fantastic restoration of this old girl. Lots of love and attention
Nice to see the climax up and running. I seem to recall she was in bits in Belgrade shed back in 2008/9. I was in Melbourne working on the Metro trains and Yarra trams bids in the week and at Puff at week-ends. First 109 tram out of Port Melbourne in the morning then on to Belgrave for a steamy week-end 😉. Happy days. Hi to everyone at Puff from Robin the half frenchman and especially to Steve Holmes. I miss you guys, the NAs and that gorgeous Garratt. I haven't set foot on a footplate since I'm afraid. Not much accessible steam in my part of France sadly.
Great capture ! A nice video of geared steam !
Really great video. I enjoyed it very much. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing this video and info!
That's a cute little engine.
Climax No. 1694 is one of four Climaxes operating in the world (the other three being in the United States). Another Climax's restoration will hopefully be complete in 2016 at the Cass Scenic Railroad State Park in Cass, West Virginia, USA.
Just got word that the engine is planned to be completed in time for its 100th birthday in 2019. :)
Armagon Armagon watch my video I filmed at the Cass shops last year, they have the climax from Durbin there for restoration as well as the climax owned by cass
Armagon Armagon it's getting out of the shop this October.
That is about the same location I was in the cab when we had a head on collision with another NA.
Beautiful locomotiva e video Tank You
This looks like a traction engine with a silver gear wheel.
i remember all of these parts of track cause its been so long since i went
i love slow, you get to see the scenery
Super video!
Watching the pistons makes me think that it has some extreme wheel slip
Edvard Grieg Just very low geared.
This climax is the only one to have survived, eh?
Now there’s a similar looking locomotive in the Tasmanian transport museum... is that a different type?
I think they meant "The only surviving Forests Commission Vic Climax". There are 3 other running Climax units and another in restoration, I believe...
Yes we would love to overhaul the TTMS Climax and operate frequent shuttles every day through the holidays between Lebrina and Denison Gorge picnic area and depot at Wyena.
2:17 i love that part, you know, is just like:
*CLIMAX*
It there a reason why the cylinder drain valves are always open?
Wonderful training. Per chance folks could build a more convenient turntable. Crikey!
Does anyone know if this is the line where The Seekers filmed one of their songs in the sixties? The extraordinarily beautiful Judith Durham sang to carloads of children, both enclosed and open top carriages.
Find a TH-cam vid of the Seekers clip, post the link here and I'll have a look at it. I'd say from your description that it might be - however, it may have been a farewell special during the last days of the the Crowes Railway line which closed in 1962.
Also it could've been the Walhalla Railway line.
This Railway vid above, and the other two I just mentioned were all operated by the VR:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow-gauge_lines_of_the_Victorian_Railways
Beautiful countryside. Serious question - were those geared steam locos ever much use for anything other than light loads?
hughvane The Climax, along with the Shay and Heisler geared engines, were purpose built for industry, particularly logging and mining where track was often quickly built and temporary. they were geared low, like first gear in a car, to be able to pull a heavy train, and the wheels (trucks) are small and flexible, easy on the track, capable of sharp curves and steep grades. the big engines you see on mainline railways wouldn't be able to do the job at all. top speed on the geared engines was usually under 20 mph, Shay's usually about 10. Their design made them perfectly suitable for these special applications, and their lower top speed made them equally unsuitable for mainline railways.
Rode on one a few years ago. Theu averaged about five miles an hour.
Shortly after, I aquired one for my models. It's seen mainline, but not much. The tracks at the club's layout (modular) are pretty bad, especially at the port, and a lot of standard engines won't make corners or go over certain areas. I have yet to find my Climax off the rails. Their design even translated to model when it came to the ability to go anywhere.
Does puffin Billy only have reverse or whatever
UK style semaphore signals?
How come there are two different gauges at the Monbulk Creek tressible?
I don't know for sure about this particular bridge since I've never been there. However I'm guessing that third (inside) rail is a guard rail. Since locomotives or cars tend to derail to the outside of a curve, on a sharp curve (particularly on a bridge), it was common to install guard rails to "catch" derailed equipment and prevent it from going off the bridge.
@@evanstauffer4470 all correct in this answer
Awesome video. I thought the U.S. only had Climax's but I was wrong.
Hershey Rail Productions I’m pretty sure we Canadians have one that still runs
@@CNMikado I know that climaxes were in the U.S. and Canada I just never knew that there was climaxes not in North America
Oh ok thanks for clarifying that
Can anyone tell me the gauge of this Railroad
762mm or 2’6”
How come they only blow the whistle once at a crossing?
Jarrett Prince Various reasons, later at night they are not permitted to whistle as much (to not disturb neighboring housing), most of the crossings are protected and many of them have little traffic on them.
Does a climax engine reverse its pistons like a conventional engine or does it have a transmission and the pistons are one way like a mill engine?
Pocketfarmer1 what is a mill engine?
It's a reversing engine like any other locomotive
6 : 11 a log burner now they are rare
I went there many times, I have never seen this Climax train. 🤔 Where is it housed?
read desc its not actually a proper train there itsjust turning arhound
Everytime I see videos like this, it makes me want to fix my model. I miss running it and having something unusual...
Did you fix it?
No, not yet. Still torn apart on my desk collecting dust. Needs a motor and gears on the underside and I don't want to put a bunch of money and time into it just for the inside to break in a way I can't repair
@@towcat Have you seen a channel called SMT Mainline? They could help you fix it.
Yes, but he can't help here. The Bachmann geared locos make his usual stuff look like cheap knock-off children's toys.
The main issue is Bachmann used a crappy plastic for the gears inside and they break after heavy use, to the point where Bachmann was replacing some of them for free. Mine isn't broken inside, but who's to say it won't fail once I finish rebuilding the parts of the drive line thay I can get to. The option would be to have Northwest Short Line (or another fabrication and custom model shop) to custom make me a new gear, but that still doesn't solve that I can't get to it yet.
By the time I drop time and money into it, I could have bought a brass Climax for less and have it last far longer
I'm not knocking SMT Mainline when I say this, but the stuff I'm used to working on is much, much more complex than the Tyco stuff that he usually collects.
That said, I'm not the greatest with the simple Tycos, so it's kind of a trade off. We have different skillsets
as much as i love NG geared Locos, i wouldnt want to ride inside one cuz ive heard that its like riding a washing machine that has the speed regulator bypassed.
Whats with the hooter? Miss the whistle
What hooter are you referring to? At what point in the clip? All the steam locomotives on this line are fitted with steam whistles.
Despite turned around, why is it still going in reverse?
The locomotive required repairs to be undertaken. To use the machinery required in the workshop for the job to be completed, the locomotive needed to face the other direction.
Because after being turned, she headed back to the Belgrave depot, now facing the other way
Lovely engines, those climaxes. Wonder how fast she'd go at her best.
Boxcarwillie S160 13mph
Expected it to at least be 15, but they were meant for heavy haulage and steep slopes together so I suppose that makes some sense.
Stephenson's "Rocket" was rebuilt with horizontal cylinders because the heavily sloped cylinders lead to a rocking motion. This is also evident on the climax. If the cylinders were horizontal they could go at a higher speed without upsetting the motion of the engine.
Boxcarwillie S160 I have been on this locomotive Fast it ain,t but FUN. with a capital F. Just hope one day they will restore the two cyclinder SHAY in the museum. Then they could race. 😀😀😃
Who makes these Climax loco?
What is the name of place at4:10
Monbulk Creek.
I loathed Ferdinand
エンジンは孤独に見えます。
You know that climax was made in The United States
The United States of America did used to make beautiful, reliable, long lasting, vehicles once upon a time. They did not always make vehicles they way they are making GM vehicles, Ford, FCA, and a bunch of defunct junk automotive divisions that only recently went defunct like Saturn, Oldsmobile, Holden, and the such. They used to make quality products long ago. I know it seems strange to see an American vehicle being so durable, reliable, and especially beautiful. But things were done better a long time ago, over there.
why are that kind of loco's always so slow?
dd. It may not be going full throttle you know, it might be going slow for safety reasons
All geared locomotives are naturally slow. That's only half speed for it.
It should of been called billy bob lol
A fine video, but I'm curious why the Climax was running in reverse the whole time. Keeps the smoke out of the crew's lungs?
To reach the turntable. Read the text!
It looks no different from the ones here in the us of a lol
Dia udah badan nya gede tapi lambat
Lokomotif uap yang lambat