Cab ride in S 313 to Geelong

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4 жыл бұрын

Ride in the cab of S-313 , a Victorian Railways E.M.D bulldog nosed 1810 hp diesel locomotive on the 11 am passenger train to Geelong on the 20th of August 1990 .

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@grandview58 3 жыл бұрын

When I was a fireman at Dyson the VC was on the ceiling of the locomotive, never had that light just a hiss off air ,S313 was on the standard gauge hauling the spirit to Albury

@johnnywarbo 3 жыл бұрын

Wow great video, I used to live in Werribee and caught the Geelong trains every day too and from the city for work. One in particular was the 4.10 PM from Spencer St stopping Footscray, Newport express to Werribee and stopping all stations to Geelong, it was quicker than a car. Love it nice work John.

@johnphillips592 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you , glad it brought back some memories for you.

@MarkHenstridge 2 жыл бұрын

Well the was the best nineteen minutes & thirty two seconds I have had today, so far. Riding in the S class cab on my widescreen TV coupled up to a sound system that really reproduced the rumble of S 313 thanks to the bass of the Sub-Woofer. It was so relaxing I dozed off for about ten minutes. Thanks for the great upload....toot toot

@calcutt4 2 жыл бұрын

I went in this loco when i was a child, at one of the Steamrail open days. Sat in the drivers seat, throttled the engine up (with the reverser in neutral) and then got given a tour of the engine room.

@MRHenHen 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video 😊. It’s amazing how much has changed in 30 years

@SheltonDCruz 4 жыл бұрын

wow - Brilliant angle!!!! Thanks John!

@johnphillips592 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shelton , glad you enjoyed it

@jackybeck2479 Жыл бұрын

S313 is my favourite locomotive in the S Class fleet, because I first rode it in 2015 when it hauled the Steamrail 'Santa Special' train to Traralgon and back with T364, and I fell in love with the engine straight away because it was in the Victorian Railways Blue and Gold livery, which I had always been quite fond on when I saw them at Diamond Valley Railway. 6 years later, I rode behind S313 again, this time, on her 60th birthday tour to Seymour and back, and what I loved about it was that it was hauled by S313 of course, but I rode in one of the VR Blue and Gold S carriages used on the 'Spirit of Progress' passenger train from Melbourne to Albury, and it made me very happy. :)

@johnphillips592 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and interesting story , the blue and gold colours were the best

@jackybeck2479 Жыл бұрын

@@johnphillips592 Agree with you totally!

@jackybeck2479 Жыл бұрын

@@johnphillips592 The S class diesel is also my favourite Victorian Railways Diesel engine ever too!

@pz3684 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos, trains are my life 🚂

@johnphillips592 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks , glad you enjoy them , more to come .

@Chochowl 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video, awesome moment, keep up the good work ! :D

@davegeros9314 3 жыл бұрын

Love that GM engine note 👍.

@cameronwhyte7223 4 жыл бұрын

Cool. I visited Geelong the day before. I live in Geelong now, but hardly ever went down here back then.

@wargamz9051 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting to note that, while I live in the U.S., the GP7 we run at work and this locomotive in the video sound exactly the same. I guess EMD didn't change much with their over-seas products!

@johnphillips592 2 жыл бұрын

Same inside , different outside

@FeiBenZhu 3 жыл бұрын

I often used to watch trains go past Maddox Rd crossing during the late 80's/early 90's as a kid and never once saw a C class! Saw plenty of everything else. I remember seeing someone sitting on the platform of a Y during a hot summer's day as it trundled past with oil cans and thought they had the best job in the world!

@skybizvideomediaproduction6167 3 жыл бұрын

Watched this tonight with Garry Smith the second person on the Loco sitting on the Right. He was sitting in the 2nd person seat as the Instructor. Driver Nick Vehar

@wezza60 2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was the late Rob Fry driving, look very similar.

@NicholassTrainChannel 4 жыл бұрын

that is so cool you get to ride in the cab of an s class locomotive

@johnphillips592 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it

@tyrionlannister6769 4 жыл бұрын

Great video of Driver & Fireman action; one can hear the bogie rough riding (thumping). Point of Order - in VR & V/Line; S Class had V16-567Cs = 1,750 Hp, engine RPM range of 300-835, round air-box & sump covers & improved water cooling. The B Class originally had V16-567Bs = 1,500 Hp, engine RPM range of 300-835, square air-box & sump covers; later the B Class were upgraded with the now commonly available & interchangeable 567C type cylinder liners, hence V16-567BC, but still = 1,500 Hp, engine RPM range of 300-835. The Wikipedia page has been changed to show engine RPM range of 300-950 and power output = 1,810 hp (1,350 kW) which is wrong UNLESS further modifications have been made that have not been described on the Wikipedia page.

@beagle7622 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the S was in the 1800 +HP range. Were they all fitted with that engine, I believe 2 were built to replace the 2 wrecked in the Souther Aurora crash is that correct or were they X class. They physically look a lot longer than the B. That’s a lot of power for a Geelong train with flat track all the way.

@tyrionlannister6769 3 жыл бұрын

@@beagle7622 The original VR drawings show the S Class minus the extra cab; but, similar in length and with a Hostler End; being built after the B Class (which had the 567B engine) got the improved V16-567C engine which was "Tweaked Up" for that extra horsepower = 1,750 Hp to 1,800 Hp (also used in 1st Series of X Class), and they were on everything that was Fast - Freight & Pass Services. Some of the privately operated S Classes have been further "Tweaked Up" to almost 2nd Series of X Class outputs. The second order of the S Class was for servicing the newly installed Melbourne to Albury Standard Gauge line and S-314 "Sir John O'Shanassy" & S-316 "Sir Andrew Clarke" were in service April 1961 & November 1961 respectively and sadly wrecked in 1969 at Violet Town. Yep....excess horsepower for a Geelong train, most probably repositioning a loco from Melbourne.

@calcutt4 3 жыл бұрын

@@beagle7622 Don't forget they were double heading with X 31

@COLINJELY 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have one of the cab of an N Class?

@vincentweatherly9991 4 жыл бұрын

2:58, is that a DERM and what is it coupled with

@johnphillips592 4 жыл бұрын

It's coupled to a Tullock rail motor

@jrailways 3 жыл бұрын

A drc

@pauloconnor2980 2 жыл бұрын

@9:05, I think that might be Paisley, not Mobiltown

@johnphillips592 2 жыл бұрын

Correct

@matthewmassarotti2596 3 жыл бұрын

hey can someone tell me with the dyomatic brake does it run off the throttle as well i mean do ya have to press a button for normal & dyomatic

@johnphillips592 3 жыл бұрын

It's that lever above the throttle and yes you use the throttle to increase dynamic braking

@matthewmassarotti2596 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnphillips592 yes is that the dymatic brake

@matthewmassarotti2596 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnphillips592 since when I thought it was two different leavers

@matthewmassarotti2596 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnphillips592 I was just watching cab ride in b80 & I can C two leavers one throttle two dymatic with s313 I can't C two I could only C one how does that work

@johnphillips592 3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewmassarotti2596 here is only one dynamic brake lever the other one is the reversing lever

@pestosaurus 4 жыл бұрын

That S was awesome, hey please tell me you got one of an L class goin out Gippsland.

@johnphillips592 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I did , it was produced as a VHS video , called Farewell L , will probably put it on KZfaq in the future.

@vsvnrg3263 4 жыл бұрын

@@johnphillips592 , i'm holding my breath waiting for that.

@alexthompson5275 4 жыл бұрын

Did they am FM radio back then in the locomotive

@tyrionlannister6769 4 жыл бұрын

No way....those are all mod-cons...! There was ONLY the white box - boosting the hand-held Motorola VHF radio between the Driver to Conductor/Guard/Fuel Point/Pass Yard & to the left of the VHF radio was the Black handset for Centrol - Train to Base Control Room.

@Justin.87 4 жыл бұрын

Any idea who the crew was?

@SirMurrayRivers 3 жыл бұрын

Driver Nick Verhaar.

@Whatevs8485 2 жыл бұрын

@@SirMurrayRivers A young version of NVH, before he overdosed on Ugly tablets

@chrisholmes6311 3 жыл бұрын

The driver’s seat looks uncomfortable with the back laid back like that

@beagle7622 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t think comfort came into consideration back then. I used to look at the drivers sitting in them at Spencer St & they never looked comfortable.Even now I read of someone being hurt driving an N class on the Albury line . I know the track is rough though.

@gailgamann7873 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the video but how about a few more shots out the front window and not just on the two crew. I’m sure they are nice blokes and it is good to see the driver working the controls but pictures of a hand moving a lever and not knowing why is a bit boring. Otherwise great to be in the cab of the S313

@johnphillips592 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry you feel that way , this video was shot as part of a training film , hence the shots of the controls