Climax Locomotive 1694 to the Paradise Hotel! Puffing Billy Railway 22/10/2022

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Join 762 Media as we follow 1928 Climax Locomotive 1694 from Belgrave to Clematis on its first excursion train in 3 years!
You'll learn how this locomotive operates and differs to other conventional steam locomotives along with its history.
This is a video not to be missed.
For more information on the Puffing Billy Railway including purchasing tickets puffingbilly.com.au/

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@darylcheshire1618 2 ай бұрын

I went on a day trip with the Climax a few years ago on one of the first public trips, we returned from Gembrook to Emerald where it terminated late evening our cars were at Emerald, it was very cold, my coat was inadequate, I was glad to get into the car. I thought it would be a slow trip but the Climax ran very well on the mainline.

@Pyrotrainthing Жыл бұрын

1694 is the only 2ft 6in Climax, and the only Climax operating in Australia too apparently.

@trainsimulatordriver Жыл бұрын

Nice one Lucas😃

@NicholassTrainChannel Жыл бұрын

Great video Lucas. Good to see the Climax locomotive running again. It's a very impressive locomotive.

@michaelnaisbitt7926 Ай бұрын

There are only around 6 or seven operating Climaxes in the world This is one of them Not very fast but heaps of fun

@martythemartian99 29 күн бұрын

This is one of them eh? Well I didn't think it was three of them. 🤣

@TheOzbob Жыл бұрын

Outstanding! Thankyou 👍

@thex-wing Жыл бұрын

Another fantastic video that you have done Lucas you got me in the picture quite a few times lol. And got you at in my one at clematis.

@RailPreserver2K Жыл бұрын

Cass scenic has all 3 logging engines in operation, shay, heisler and climax :)

@762Media42 Жыл бұрын

Yeah Cass seems to be a really good setup for geared engines. Thanks for Watching!

@RailPreserver2K Жыл бұрын

@@762Media42 its was once a logging road that turned tourist hauler in 1960, ive been 3 times over the years and loved every minute of it :)

@TCJ_YT Жыл бұрын

Good video Lucas, I barely knew you were chasing the climax as well thought you only saw it at Belgrave, looking at the spots you went to I won’t have known, I do spot myself from a distance in a few shots.

@archmcdonald6170 Жыл бұрын

How different that the fireman is throwing wood into the firebox instead of coal.

@00Zy99 23 күн бұрын

Who's a cute little Climey-Wimey? You are! You are! Yes, you are! If you think that this is interesting look up Cass Scenic Railway Shay No. 6. The ultimate geared locomotive (aside from a single prototype in Germany that never got anywhere and a proposed prototype in the US that stayed on the drawing board).

@Theking-jz9pu 8 ай бұрын

Great

@CricketKing33 Жыл бұрын

Hey Lucas another good video but just wondering are you going to bring out the streamliners video yet

@762Media42 Жыл бұрын

Hey Nathan. I probably will soon. Just haven’t started editing that one yet

@CricketKing33 Жыл бұрын

No problem I just wanted to know thanks

@K163Photogrophy Жыл бұрын

Fantastic one Lucas! Well, the climax video be on DTL?

@paulkelly-cy9hl 4 ай бұрын

thats the climax from tyers junction

@brianrigsby7900 10 ай бұрын

What’s that heavy panting sound even when they’re not moving?

@Mr.Rogers143 10 ай бұрын

Good question! The chuffing sound you hear when the engine isn't moving is from the steam powered air compressor located on the left side of the locomotive, just in front of the cab, below the running boards. Sometimes you can even hear it while the engine is moving but it's chuffing is distinctly different from the cylinders that move the loco. This locomotive has air operated brakes. In case you'd like to know, this air compressor fills a long cylindrical air reservoir on the right side of the locomotive, also under running boards. The air pump is a little complicated in how it operates, but here is a basic explanation as to how it operates: You'll notice the pump has two cylinders stacked on top of one another. The top cylinder is the steam cylinder, and the bottom one is air cylinder. These two cylinders have a piston inside each one and they are connected together by one piston rod. So as the steam pushes the piston in the top cylinder up and down, it pulls and pushes the piston in the air cylinder. The valves that control the piston's direction in the steam cylinder are on top of the steam cylinder which can be seen just above the running boards. Edit: As the engineer uses the compressed air in the air reservoir to brake, more air is required to keep adequate pressure in the air reservoir. A mechanism called a governor connects between the air reservoir and the pump. When the air pressure in the reservoir drops below a certain pressure, the governor causes the compressor to pump more air into the reservoir automatically.