Australian streamliner diesel locomotive GM37 - cab ride - Cowan bank

Australian streamliner diesel locomotive GM37 - cab ride - Cowan bank - January 2004

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10 жыл бұрын

The view from the cabin of GM37 as it leads GM34, 4463 and JL401 hauling Lachlan Valley Rail Freight train no.4168 up Cowan bank on January 4th, 2004.

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@tilkanash 5 ай бұрын

Enjoyed every minute. Thank You

@Mopar-Pioneer 9 жыл бұрын

Remember working G.M. 34 on the down Melb to Albury rest job back in the 70's. Had to love playing with those Typhoon whistles !!!!!

@liliannjeri297 Жыл бұрын

I love these streamliners, great work from the engineer

@Josh-nv6bz Жыл бұрын

Driver in Australia.

@flexmann2148 8 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Chicago, Illinois, love this video of the GM 37, same as the E and F series locos here in Chicago. And of course the five bell Leslie horn whistle on the front.

6 жыл бұрын

did you see the logo saying it was built in lagrange, Il. I remember seeing these trains on the burlington track back in the day.

@aidenteszke9000 Жыл бұрын

@@mdgfb05 He never said it was 💀

@m.9243 5 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! Better than some that sit there silently, just looking on the track forward and enjoy the country site. This was very informative, hands on explanation by a very professional driver. Well done fellas! Tnx!

@01fitter1 6 жыл бұрын

My father used to drive that loco and her sisters, she’s a long way from her original home at Port Augusta!

@timcutlack7331 7 жыл бұрын

G'day Graham combat Johnson, used to very much enjoy working with you on those old girls, you were great at teaching me the short north. Tim

@rapilabs 6 жыл бұрын

Love the sound of those old emds, especially that gear whine specific to emd.

@BR69843 10 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. The explanations by the driver of all the equipment is lovely, and quite informative.

@240kDatsun 8 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video really informative with the driver comments about the amp meter. Etc. cheers

@pwo128 7 жыл бұрын

Love the roar of that 567. Wonderful sound.

@DomQuartuccio 8 жыл бұрын

I just love how the driver answers his phone mid interview!

@mikespillman3075 6 жыл бұрын

that was hilarious...

@christiankirkwood3402 2 жыл бұрын

That was more likely a work phone/work/job/run related call. Einstein.

@clagfest 9 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. The loco crews in Australia are great.

@iBackshift 5 жыл бұрын

Wow...that was a total joy to watch, highly entertaining from start to finish. Great capture. EMD forever.....

@graememellor8319 5 жыл бұрын

Gotta love a good old GM working hard

@FishplateFilms 10 жыл бұрын

Fantastic stuff Bevan! If I had 20/20 vision, I'd be in that seat for sure..LOL Cheers Gregg

@richardsmith8654 10 жыл бұрын

Great video. The explanations from the driver made it. Thanks.

@boobtubeakatv1296 Жыл бұрын

GRRREAT play by play Cab Ride !!! Thank YOU for Posting 😍

@QRoutback 10 жыл бұрын

great cab ride ,good info from driver

@marceltk643 9 жыл бұрын

That is one awesome video, thx for the upload man.

@bruceellison1830 Жыл бұрын

Those old 567C two strokes sound beautiful.

@zookeychairr 8 жыл бұрын

A ClassicI remember the F-9's used on Via rail here in Southern Ontario, back in the 1990's

@theborge442 10 жыл бұрын

Great video Bevan, gotta love those old GMs. Top driver to. Thanks for sharing.

@critchley3819 9 жыл бұрын

To watch this is great, I remember double Garrets at Woy Woy..

@jimmytechnologies 8 жыл бұрын

Really great video, thank you!

@bull716 8 жыл бұрын

Very informative really enjoyed it well done !

@rhondaw1 10 жыл бұрын

Cant believe how much track view the horn blocks out.

@Railwayman01 Жыл бұрын

It doesn't bolck out any view of the track at all....

@rhondaw1 Жыл бұрын

@@Railwayman01 ok... its probably just the camera angle then

@TestTubeBabySpy 5 жыл бұрын

MEEEE! This video just made me smile all over my face, One comment said this is Australian built, It it true? Its amazing, We Love Australia and it wouldn't surprise me if GM contracted out the design or had a facility in AUS. The oldschool power is amazing tho! Keep rockin these GM's tho, they're like old Chevy Suburbans, just keep up the parts and they'll run forever,

@Railwayman01 2 жыл бұрын

We DID have a manufacturer in Australia that USED to build EMD locomotives. It was called Clyde Engineering. Sadly, they are no more....😢

@christiankirkwood3402 2 жыл бұрын

*All our GM'S were manufactured under license by Clyde Engineering here in Australia at Clyde in the "inner west" then later at Bathurst much further out west in N.S.W. Respect and warm regards from Sydney and Ballina :)

@garyquelch888 2 жыл бұрын

I have never met an unpleasant railway person be it a guard driver,station master, Fettler always nice and polite

@christiankirkwood3402 2 жыл бұрын

There were plenty of grumpy ol, about to retire, non-verbal 'communicators' who a few of us had to contend with working out of Eveleigh/ACDEP circa 1979/80. They were very cunning old guy's and you never knew when they were testing you to see how adroit you were - they'd fall asleep at the throttle, I'd call 'stick's' extra loud and hum and sing even louder just to piss them off. I'd let the button go to almost shut-down, I'd continue to ask questions that would go largely unanswered - these were really sour old guy's who only looked forward to the next beer. The only one of their ilk I ever broke the ice with was Bobby Lalor, he was okay and his daughter was gorgeous, but he discouraged contact and conversation between her and 99.99% of other young enginemem... except me! We dated for a while, but she was living way out west, I was based in Maroubra in Sydney's south eastern suburbs. Was a great era for Generation 1 and the Mk2 & 3 variants like the 422 Class GM's and up to the 81 Class and beyond. Very sincere regards from Sydney and Ballina. MATE!

@jamesgovett2501 2 жыл бұрын

Should be the other way around for the poor old GM class as she and some of her sisters spent their youth just travelling over the flat Nullarbor plain whilst with the Commonwealth Railways and now in her past twilight years and in her elderly state the poor old duck has never worked so hard! It’s a wonder she hasn’t kicked the bucket! They obviously have good genes!

@christiankirkwood3402 9 ай бұрын

Good solid design, they'll keep running as long as they're maintained. Simple 🤪🤙

@christiankirkwood3402 2 жыл бұрын

*Yes, I worked a job or 3 aboard 4201 in her Green & Yellow livery wirh the red pin - lining. I remember how she had been mysteriously painted at Chullura according to the consensus of a great many of us and of course, all the trades and fitters involved in her restoration.

@SassyRailfan 6 жыл бұрын

Listen to that EMD climb those hills, and the RS5T

@buntik1687 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! Post more like this.

@MrBargonian 10 жыл бұрын

Great video, Bevan.

@KG84C 9 жыл бұрын

That was great!

@ThundercatDarklion 7 жыл бұрын

Man the good old GM EMD covered wagons from La Grange Illinois which the factory had closed when Catterpiller took over EMD from GM and moved the production of EMD locomotives to Canada. Also the vibration is making that drink can spin around LOL! :D =^.^=

@christiankirkwood3402 2 жыл бұрын

They aren't from La Grange mate. Like ALL Aussie GM's/EMD's, they were manufactured and assembled by Clyde Engineering under license. That mean's, if you're unaware of this "arm's length" deal, that they used all GM made and licensed components. Given the sheer number of these unit's needed, throughout not just NSW, but nationally, it's WAY cheaper to manufacture them locally, it also provides a local industry, spares back-up and serves GM well to broaden their brand locally. I drove plenty of these big 2-stroke beasts, like the 421 Class, 422, 81 (the 4 remaining 42 Class were at that time quite aged and relegated to "trailing unit" due to excessive cab noise) starting at Eveleigh/ACDEP as a Trainee Engineman "Other" in mid 1979, transferred to DELEC, then Taree (lucky me!!! Best depot ever) before moving north to Sth Grafton. Warm regards to you from Sydney and Ballina. MATE!!!

@tommy-tog3742 8 жыл бұрын

Nice video very nice sound

@LordIsles 6 жыл бұрын

Great piece of design, putting the horns in the driver's view. As always, an excellent video.

@christiankirkwood3402 2 жыл бұрын

There's no way those chimes were anywhere near your line of sight where they are located - between the windscreen halves at the division which is at eye-level standing up at the pillar. The field of view is based at platform then seat height at the extreme lower point of the windshield *I'd reference you to check the side-window height relative to the main windshield at it's lowest point also. *There is a reason the firemen/observer is situated opposite, one of whose duties it is to call sticks (signals) and to assist with vigilance. In 25 years' on the job from mid 1979 to late 2004, I never had a mere moment or millisecond of impaired or interrupted vision or view from these "Carbody" types' of engines - GM/EMD to Alco 44 Class. Granted, the 422 Class were like a sunroom in comparison. Respect and warm regards from Sydney and Ballina. MATE !!!

@christiankirkwood3402 2 жыл бұрын

Additional: *422 or 442 types.

@KG84C 11 ай бұрын

if the driver was in the center, pfft

@grandview58 4 жыл бұрын

Your on the green Johno , railway speak for clear normal speed , the home signal is green , that locos changed since I worked on it in the 70s the horns were on the roof , the VC was on the console, no rear vision mirrors , no fans , fireman’s VC on the ceiling , no radio’s , and no bat phone , and it wasn’t orange

@Burgers57 10 жыл бұрын

loved it....

@christiankirkwood3402 2 жыл бұрын

*error: Should read ROAD'S not "riend's" - auto correct - something we were glad to not encounter as Enginemen until quite a few year's later!!!

@muddydave01 7 жыл бұрын

So where did it start getting easy? Boronia 3/ The long tunnel where you go under the freeway? I did this trip everyday through most of the 90s, but as a passenger on a v set, and very occasionally, a U -boat. It's good to see how much of a job it is to get those freight trains up the bank.

@kwinuytin 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@zimone89 3 жыл бұрын

0:25, Hasler-Bern and which one, otherwise? :)

@dubbodaniel 8 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mMiHhZqYzrXJZ58.html and about 30 seconds later RMC North Board says" shit, they made it today" and puts his feet up and relaxes too...

@mikespillman3075 6 жыл бұрын

Wait....so, were these converted to left hand drive or were they built for delivery to Australia?

@bwDVD 6 жыл бұрын

Built in Australia by Clyde Engineering.

@fredlohmann1448 8 жыл бұрын

THOSE ENGINES ARE THE SAME HERE!!

@Dave-ww5tl 10 ай бұрын

Top stuff boys, the good old days, there in short supply now

@fredlohmann1448 8 жыл бұрын

WOW!! THESE WERE MADE IN THE U.S.!!!

@bwDVD 8 жыл бұрын

Actually, all four locos on this train were made in Australia.BW

@fredlohmann1448 8 жыл бұрын

IT SAYS THEY WERE MADE BY GM IN ILLINOIS!!

@fredlohmann1448 8 жыл бұрын

I SAW THE MOVIE YESTERDAY!

@bwDVD 8 жыл бұрын

GM37 was built in 1966 by Clyde Engineering in Sydney, NSW, Australia under license from EMD, using EMD components. Here is a link to a lot more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Railways_GM_class

@fredlohmann1448 8 жыл бұрын

OK SORRY!

@BSRC318 9 жыл бұрын

Cell phones?

@christiankirkwood3402 2 жыл бұрын

Error #2! "Sydney AND Ballina"

@NorthHoustonCityLimits 7 жыл бұрын

That bloke driving the train could be the next Paul Hogan! The girls are working well!

@NoBody-ht1oh 6 жыл бұрын

A walk in the park for 2 81s

@mdgfb05 6 жыл бұрын

These engines are just as good as the 81 class...........

@NoBody-ht1oh 6 жыл бұрын

TGs Train Clips you’re off your head!

@VictorianRailHeritage 10 жыл бұрын

That was G&W train

@MrBargonian 10 жыл бұрын

Not quite correct. It was a Lachlan Valley Railfreight train with the two leading locos hired from G&W Australian subsiduary, Australia Southern Railroad.

@VictorianRailHeritage 6 жыл бұрын

MrBargonian ok

@57629589 6 жыл бұрын

Driver is on the wrong side of the cab😎

@comengsh 2 жыл бұрын

this is australia, he's on the correct side. dumbass.

@Railwayman01 Жыл бұрын

Not in Australia he's not.... He's on the RIGHT sight of the cab for Australian railways.

@acts2211 5 жыл бұрын

Old gm from La grange, ILLinois. Unreal.

@comengsh 2 жыл бұрын

all 4 were built in australia, dumbass. -_-

@joelpackett7582 2 жыл бұрын

They were never in louisiana

@acts2211 2 жыл бұрын

@@comengsh at 2 min mark says EMD la grange Illinois........... USA

@christiankirkwood3402 2 жыл бұрын

@@acts2211 They were manufactured by Clyde Engineering under license and as a GM, has the licensed and moreover, necessary control column etc. Think about it Einstein. I drove more than a few of these featured, 421 Class, 422, 81... I speak from hands on experience MATE.

@acts2211 2 жыл бұрын

@@christiankirkwood3402 thanks for the snide remark. I would expect some type of indication of what you said on the placard ie manufactured by clyde engineering for GM EMD division........

@christiankirkwood3402 2 жыл бұрын

This driver reminds me of the Iegendary Inspector Class Driver from Werris Ck, Peter Desaix, that wonderful man who took me thru my Ground School (I'd come from 2 year's experience with Track-bkock & Automatic as a telephone boy at East Box & North Sydney) and my A & B Trials as a young Trainee Engine 'Other' working out of Eveleigh/ACDEP from mid 1979. There were some really awful old guy's to work with who wouldn't say a word to you, they'd fall asleep at the throttle, drunk or still hung over from tfe barracks - stop the night before... and there were the men who put you in the driver's seat Light Engine on the mainline unit's and always put you there in a 73 Class, shunting. They'd explain everything with each section, each 'stick', every kilometre, every bend, gradient and they'd input what the "ingine" was doing, how and when to back off, the what, why & wherefore's of the braking, great guy's who all refered to whatever Locomotive/s you were riding as "her" or "she. The old, grumpy, about-to-retire generation of non-verbal communicators, we soon learned ro learn by watching everything they did like any knowledge hungry young hawk. I worked on the last of "Generation One" - experienced 4303 & 4306, the last four 42 Class, which were soon to be relegated to No2 Unit only due to noise, the venerable 421 Class, 422's, and the wonderfully reliable and user friendly 44 Class; the 48er's were awesome and so capable and the 45 Class, big strong, hard riding but so powerful. It was a great era, so, so many great sounding, powerful, raw beasts and the skill involved in learning all those "ingine's" and all those "road's" took about about 7 - 9 year's ro accumulate the hour's to get to Class 5 or 6 depending a lot on skill, ability and getting good shifts. A lot of us moved to Enfield/Delec and Taree, Sth Grafton then Casino. Great post mate. Warmest regards from Sydney and Ballina :)