Driving a CL class Locomotive!

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AUSSIE TRAIN DRIVER 2024

2 жыл бұрын

Driving the Australian CL class locomotives
A drivers view of the controls and how it all happens, it looks easy but years of practice allow for predictions and how best to operate the train or locomotive.
Unfortunately my Pc has been having an issue rendering which is being sorted. So I uploaded this is 1080P instead of 4k.
Enjoy! 🤟

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@ethanthevictorianrailfan7030 10 ай бұрын

Cant get enough of the CL's! Nicely done mate, super cool seeing what you guys to to move these beasts. Rest in peace CLF1 :(

@STHSIndustries2K6 7 ай бұрын

Sadly CLF-1 got damaged in a rail crossing accident and is pending scrapping. CL17 is preserved though and is under restoration. Wow nice ride.

@eol68896 2 жыл бұрын

The CLP'S are very nice.& noticed they used to be owned by GWA Australia. But SSR finally has picked them up for use on grain haulage.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

There was a few owners over the years, they are a beautiful locomotive. Always a pleasure to operate.

@mb3558 9 ай бұрын

What's the best and worst you've operated?

@NicholassTrainChannel 2 жыл бұрын

As always a pleasure to watch. Nice one.

@rivervalley664 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Adam, another great video as per usual, many thanks and stay safe. Cheers Lee.

@Trains-With-Shane 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing beats the thunder of a big EMD turbo prime mover. Was that CLF3 at the head end there on the last clip? LOVE that unit!

@TheTonystearns 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the share , pretty neat seeing in what your guys version of what we call ee8 or ee9 unite ( covered wagons) you guys got updated operator consoles that’s too cool . Happy safe railroading . ❤

@jamesgovett2501 2 жыл бұрын

Great ride! Thanks for sharing 👌

@RYNT1157 Жыл бұрын

Even though our freight does not have buckye couplers we often try and bring the wagons together after stopping so uncoupling can be done easily. All our locos have desk controls but our single ended GMs had a console. The brake handles go the opposite to ours , we push forward to release. Throttle operation the same.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER Жыл бұрын

Interesting! Cheers for the info 🍻

@trainfixer1981 2 жыл бұрын

Nice sounding Dynamic Brake.

@karen6778 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you! 🙏

@dberk71 2 жыл бұрын

double thumbs up another awesome upload. Thanks You

@tomharrington1393 2 жыл бұрын

Heck of a ride along 🚂🚂🚂

@marhell9929 Жыл бұрын

Awesome Locomotive.. one of my favourites the CL......

@danthefryingpan963 2 жыл бұрын

Great video brother! 👌🏼

@joshhillman5317 2 жыл бұрын

Very jealous. I'd love to be able to do this for a living.

@TristXD 2 жыл бұрын

great video, thanks for sharing this :P

@The_Real_DreamM 5 ай бұрын

That was really cool 👍

@KCSM_1200 5 ай бұрын

Here in Mexico, those locomotives are called Chatas because of their exterior design. definition of Chatas: Flattened nose

@brendanengland8385 9 ай бұрын

Thank you..

@bigman4225 2 жыл бұрын

drove these once when arg/gwa was common in victoria i belive early-mid 2010s as i was a momentum subbie at the time and gwa had no crew available or not qualified

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah sure we're!

@bigman4225 2 жыл бұрын

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER great locos but i was never a big fan of their rebuilt status as working a desktop for me was uncomfortable as i didn't fit too well. how are they going at ssr?

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah side controls are better 100% but what do you do.. They need some TLC but they are going reasonably well.

@bigman4225 2 жыл бұрын

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER still better then driving a t class backwards. my pet hate

@MrTankThatStopped 9 ай бұрын

I’d love to do this one day

@ausblue1 2 жыл бұрын

lots of work to drive a train ,, thanks

@paulsheahan1092 2 жыл бұрын

I must say, I envy your job!!

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

It's not always as it seems... When you wake uo tired at 2am, imagine you are about to start a 12 hour shift... Haha. It can be hard work!

@robertcameron2808 9 ай бұрын

I thought a couple of these clp were written off in a derailment in Victoria a couple more need a lick of paint running around in grey.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 9 ай бұрын

CLF1 was written off recently in nsw

@chrismcdonnell1695 2 жыл бұрын

I never understand why the brakes are manipulated while the throttle is active. I clearly have a lot to learn.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

When you have a long train you can bunch it up or stretch it out depending on your next plan.. If it's stretched and you need to uncouple, you can't due to the force on the coupler pin. So we power pushing back with the train brake on to ensure the train is bunched and pins can be lifted. Of you want the train secure so no one can lift a pin, you stretch it out.

@H3avyHaul3r 8 ай бұрын

pushing through your brakes especially with shunting a reverse move is necessary to be able to control a long string with some sort of precision…its a valuable technique

@aaronfitzgerald9109 6 ай бұрын

It's to prevent train "run-in" forces and stretching, or else it can derail, snap couplers or will not allow the shunter to disconnect the rake or some wagons, so the brakes need to be used with throttle to prevent this.

@darylcheshire1618 3 ай бұрын

When I travelled in the van of a sheep train in SA, when the loco moves the slack is taken up and the wagons go “b-b-b-b-b-b” until the van is suddenly jerked. I think that is called a run in? Almost like a wave motion.

@legass420 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video mate! At around 2:21 you appear to quickly move the controller into idle before moving back to notch 1. Why is this?

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

Usually to drop amps momentarily, if you kill the throttle you loose amps and they have to build again which gives you more control, unfortunately in this video the CL was offline in the shut so you can't see it happening.

@legass420 2 жыл бұрын

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER Cheers!

@petersmith4455 2 жыл бұрын

hi there. greetings from england, wish we had them here, great looking loco, a bit like the emd f7 but the driving desk is different.are these locos about 1700 b.h.p. and two stroke. great video.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

These are essentially a streamlined SD40 - so they are a 3000hp V16 emd 2 stroke. Built in the 1970s and still going strong.

@MrRandom750 2 жыл бұрын

Oppff that horn on the passenger train sounded like a over blown kazoo.

@scr2392 2 жыл бұрын

It’s kind of funny the trains in the US the drivers sit on the right but in AUS THE driverS sit on the left

@H3avyHaul3r 8 ай бұрын

in the state of Qld Australia we drive on the “right” 👍 side like you guys thank god

@jasonwhitler4167 2 жыл бұрын

Alright I have to ask. Do you prefer console controls or a control stand?

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

Control stand.

@glenbrown3011 2 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna have to come for a spin......or even jump ship haha. Nah all jokes aside, another shit hot video bloke. You've done it again. Will have to catch up for a beer soon.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

Defs man

@louiskats5116 2 жыл бұрын

Goodday Adam, Finally I get my first chance to watch your video, it has been a absolutely crazy week at work doing crazy crazy hours. Friday night enjoying a beer whilst watching CLP'S doing their thing. Recognize the first half Emerald Grain. They do very little housekeeping regarding the weeds. Any chance you can do a in cab fully loaded climbing Heathcote Junction, I was watching on another channel and you basically just barely make it over the crest. Love to hear those EMD'S working on hands and knees to makr the gradient. All the best for Xmas, sooner or later we will meet & greet down at the bottom of the siding at Emerald Grain one day. Cheers Louis 👍

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

Yes good idea, I can do that!! Cheers for the comments as always.

@maxxfx4767 2 жыл бұрын

Where we you head to/from? Surely too long to go back to Kensington.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

Appleton dock to various places in nsw atm.

@cavemanballistics6338 2 жыл бұрын

No directional horn for forward and reverse?

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

No not on the CLs.

@steveh9169 2 жыл бұрын

good old casper & space ghost......

@keepcalmandblametheblackgu9164 2 жыл бұрын

What do you do if you need to go to the dunny.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

Most of the locos have a toilet, or most stations do worst case.

@ajlow14 8 ай бұрын

What kind of qualifications do you need to have to get a train driver job there? I'm already a train driver in Canada and I'm actually an ozzie citizen thanks to my old man.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 7 ай бұрын

We have cert 4 in train driving here. If you've been an engineer before in the USA/Canada I can't see an issue with applying here for a job.

@EWM27 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting that this unit isn’t equipped with a cab radio and you have to use a handheld! When my Conductors get more than 3000 ft (900m ~) away, a handheld is almost useless on either end lol.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

We have both but the hand held can be a little less clunky on the grain tip jobs.

@supercuda1950 2 жыл бұрын

Tell your boss we (me and you) could put on a bigger turbo, bigger injectors, and a controller and add at least another 1000hp. Only problem is it wouldn't make it between fuel refills. By the way, do the newer engines have power steering(lol)?

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha made me laugh! Cheers! The usa did some mods to their engines in the 70s-80s to add power some with success others became less reliable, but I can assure you those EMDs are near on bullet proof.

@produKtNZ 2 жыл бұрын

What's the unit of measure with "2 to go"? 2 lengths of a standard carriage?

@EAFSQ9 2 жыл бұрын

probably a single car per measure (each of which is 15m long). So if it's "2 to go", means there's about 30m till he has to stop

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 7 ай бұрын

I generally use the length of the loco the driver is on, or count by feet given container sizes, but we also often use metres but I've got a fair grasp on both when driving, I kinda want to teach that both can be used but I'm aware feet will progressively get phased out here in Australia.

@muhammadarslan2805 Жыл бұрын

How to join aurizon railways

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER Жыл бұрын

Best apply online, they don't run much down south here.

@roblachman8919 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Still can’t understand why anyone would spray paint garbage on rail wagons. 🤡

@rob1248996 2 жыл бұрын

For those of us that don't drive CL's. What is a CL?

@hcrun 2 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Railways_CL_class

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 2 жыл бұрын

Yes Wikipedia has more info than I could elaborate, but their claim to fame being the last streamliners built in the world - mid 1970s

@EAFSQ9 2 жыл бұрын

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER Goes to show how these old streamliners are still going strong, even with these 16cyl 2-stroke EMD engines that were built in the early 70's heh