1994 July - North Coast & Border Loop

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1994 July - North Coast & Border Loop

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Ай бұрын

Second part of the June July school holidays travel to far northern NSW to witness the 'changing of the guard' transition from first generation ALCO motive power to later generation GM diesel 81 class working a mix of National Rail Corporation (NRC) and Freight Rail services, noting that NRC commenced some 10 weeks earlier.
Best viewed on a large screen with volume set to high. Enjoy magpies and native birds as they chatter away, witness long gone, typical NSW rail line side infrastructure as depicted at The Risk interlocking, listen to the humming GM chant, as 81 class take up their first few weeks of new assignment on the far north.
Sadly, 44 class were all but gone on the far north by July 1994, with this short video taking witness to the last revenue working of a 45 class on a fright train ex Acacia Ridge.

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@bwoolno Ай бұрын

That was fantastic . My old box in the 70's , The Risk . Brought back a lot of great memories

@nswrailvideos7113 Ай бұрын

Very pleasing to hear.

@jslasher1 Ай бұрын

Great name for a railway station.

@Leo-hv9mm Ай бұрын

Memories for sure🙏 I worked as a station assistant at Muswellbrook station nsw 1966/67 and the signalman on nightshift often gave me the staff to exchange for him. The only worry was when it was with the fireman on a steam loco .. not many, but still a few. My favourite job was on the railways. Wish I'd stayed on until retirement ..

@dieseldavetrains8988 Ай бұрын

44220 (15:01) is still going strong with SSR, was at Parkes NSW a few months back. The "candy" colours never lasted long on the 442 class, faded very quickly and usually covered with ALCO emissions. Great video, thanks for posting.

@gheffz Ай бұрын

Put out on June 30, 2024... 30 years ago to the day after it was filmed June 30, 1994.

@mattmatty4670 Ай бұрын

Cool thanks mate

@glensmillie5101 Ай бұрын

Such knowledgeable folks 🙏😁

@glensmillie5101 Ай бұрын

This has simply and rather randomly popped up on my feed😅 thankyooooo 🙏😁

@realjohnboxall Ай бұрын

Magnificent, thank you.

@G516R700 18 күн бұрын

fantastic video mate

@RangaTurk Ай бұрын

19:52 It is confusing when what is clearly an interstate Brisbane to Sydney National Rail superfreighter service getting tagged as a Newcastle service albeit considering that services just like it are crewed by single or double 81 class locos. That will end when 86 class electric working from to and from Broadmeadow Depot is abolished in favor of through working when National Rail crewing begins on the Sydney-Brisbane corridor on July 25 1994 or a few days following that. The Candy and Freight Rail Blue 81 class started working this route from June using SRA drivers apparently. There were also National Rail Seatrain landbridge services that started from Port Botany to Acacia Ridge in June 1994 with none of the SPD/TNT stuff unless it was picked up and attached at the TNT Contrans depot at Sydenham near Marrickville.

@garryhayes949 Ай бұрын

Just a little correction, the opening script says The Main North. It’s actually the North Coast Line, whereas The Main North went up up through the Northern Tablelands to Wallangarra. 😉

@nswrailvideos7113 Ай бұрын

Beauty ! I have adjusted the intro.

@bwoolno Ай бұрын

One question I forgot to ask . I noticed they were only hand exchanging . Was the auto exchanger no longer used ?.

@nswrailvideos7113 Ай бұрын

to the best of my knowledge that was discontinued long before the film was taken.

@bwoolno Ай бұрын

@@nswrailvideos7113 thanks . I was wondering. Film was 16 years after I transferred to Lithgow Loco