2016 Cane Pt 11 South Johnstone Mill

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7 жыл бұрын

South Johnstone Mill has an extensive rail network, incorporating lines from the former Goondi, Mourilyan and Babinda Mills, the latter providing a connection to fellow MSF partner Mulgrave Mill. The southern end is only a short distance north of the north end of the Tully system. We spent two days on this network, starting with the street running in South Johnstone and working north to the Mirwinni area. The second day we worked the south end at Japoonvale and Silkwood, where a pair of units are kept at a small enginehouse. Until 2007 bins were gathered at Japoonvale and road trains operated over a tortuous steeply graded line to the mill. This line is now only used to gather cane from branches. A new and much flatter connecting line was built east of Silkwood to a portion of the Mourilyan network and a new QR crossing installed at Boogan. This is where we ended our coverage on day two.

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@russellanderson3298 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video .... very enjoyable ... I am an ex South Johnstone person ...

@rblxgirlypop_ 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Russell. How about raining characters over there? Morning, afternoon or night time rain mate?

@russellanderson3298 2 жыл бұрын

@@rblxgirlypop_ The rainy season is between November and May .. anytime of day. The sugar cane crushing season is about June to October/November... depends on size of crop. Early October is the best time to visit as the weather is not too hot or humid.

@jondiaz2184 7 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic stuff man! One of the coolest operations I've seen yet.

@sandhispoor 2 жыл бұрын

It's so cool

@burkeofmellowpark3472 4 жыл бұрын

Great video of narrow gauge sugar cane Au. train

@mikemadden4084 7 жыл бұрын

great video. thank you! no whistles, no bells , no gates. interesting

@Steven6M54 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! You've done very well for a foreigner!

@fmnut 7 жыл бұрын

Steven Thanks

@nathanroberts355 Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking of going a job at sth jhonstone sugar mill and work on cane locomotives as a offsider or at gordonvale mulgrave mill as same thing

@WHJeffB 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like one or both of those locomotives has some pretty worn coupling rod bearings. Lot of clanking going on there! Another great video fmnut...

@FabiaLp 2 жыл бұрын

Trust me, I have heard way worse on track going locos. These I would call "worn in".

@jakeeves2149 3 жыл бұрын

are these still in use in australia if so any good spots you recomend for this canadian rail fan next time im in australia to film these little locos

@fmnut 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are still using the cane railways extensively. Make sure to visit between July and November during the crushing season, as you will see very little activity the rest of the year. If you want to maximize the quantity of trains you see, get the locations of the various mills and set up near a mill for photos/videos Generally, the farther out from the mill you go, the fewer trains you will see. The Burdekin mills (Kalamia, Inkerman, Invicta, and Pioneer) are usually quite busy and offer the rarity of dual gauge operations as Pioneer uses 3'6" instead of 2' for their trains. Most of the lines can be fairly easily followed by road in this region. Tully is also good, while harder to access the paint scheme on the locos is quite attractive. Farleigh and Sarina mills use remote DPU for their very long trains. South Johnstone and Mossman have short sections of street running. It all depends where your interests lie, there is a bit of everything which can be found with a bit of research. Good resources are Google Earth and Open Railway Map.

@jakeeves2149 3 жыл бұрын

@@fmnut ok i do know where the tully mill is and theres always some activity at that mill