Dungog Station - End of the Hunter Line - NSW Trainlink - Hunter Railcars
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Күн бұрынIn this video, I visit Dungog Station as part of my End of the Line series. Dungog Station is the northern terminus of the Hunter Line that runs from Newcastle Interchange.
This line is primarily served by Hunter Railcars (J Sets) with the occasional Endeavour (N Set) taking their place.
I cover the station history, current layout, including the track layout to the north and south of Dungog Station. I talk about the current weekday and weekend service on the Hunter Line between Newcastle Interchange and Dungog.
I reveal the slightly quirky access to and from the station and what interchange opportunities with other transport modes exist.
I also cover the North Coast XPT service between Sydney, Grafton, Casino and Brisbane as these services stop at Dungog Station and provide an interchange with the Hunter Line. You'll also get to see an XPT arriving and departing from Dungog Station.
This video finishes with some on-train footage between Dungog Station and Maitland Station. This includes Paterson Station and the Paterson Rail Motor Museum.
Enjoy learning about Dungog Station and the rail services in this area of the Hunter Region.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Dungog Station
00:47 Newcastle to Dungog Hunter Line service
01:42 Dungog Station Tour and History
02:45 Station Access and Interchange Opportunities
04:19 Track Layout (South Side)
07:34 Track Layout (North Side)
07:57 Through Services (XPT Sydney to Brisbane)
10:31 Dungog to Maitland on-train footage
Links to things mentioned in this video
Paterson Rail Motor Society
www.visitnsw.com/destinations...
www.railmotorsociety.org.au/
Attribution to Resources used in this Video
Google Maps - Map data @2021 Google Australia - about.google/brand-resource-c...
Hunter Line Map and Timetable - transportnsw.info/documents/t...
OpenStreetMap by © OpenStreetMap contributors is licensed under CC BY-SA. www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
XPT North Coast Map and Timetable - transportnsw.info/regional-no...
Recorded on an iPhone 11 and using the Rode Smartlav+ mic for iPhone. Editing done in Final Cut Pro.
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COVID-19
Most of my videos are recorded several weeks or months before being edited and uploaded. This video was recorded on 20 April 2021.
I always follow the government COVID-19 advice and requirements that applied on the day of filming. This is why you sometimes see me wearing a mask and at other times you don't. If you're watching this video during a Sydney lockdown, then please note that it was filmed at a time prior to these restrictions coming into effect.
Accuracy
I do my best to make the commentary in these videos as accurate as possible by checking facts on the internet and other sources. However, sometimes the information isn't available, so I'll use my railway knowledge and insight to explain something to the best of my ability. If accuracy is important, do check the comments, as other viewers will often pick up on things I've missed or any mistakes made. Also note that for older videos, things may change over time, causing some of the information to become out of date.
@jonboland6163 2 жыл бұрын
Great work Paul. These end of line series are very interesting. I think when you explain with track plans, and maps, and factual information You really get full understanding and all about the history. And it is really enjoyable to watch. There are a lot of great things to know about Sydney's railway system. Keep up this fantastic work, very much appreciated.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks John, Glad you're enjoying these end of the line videos. The track plans and sidings are a key part of many stations that have terminating services, so it's interesting to look at these, even if they look empty and unused now!
@duderexx5671 2 жыл бұрын
I keep thinking of things that your video make me want to google only for them to be answered in the next voice over!! Love the detail!
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! - Glad you like the detail!
@Agent44996 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic review of this tiny little station! Such a big platform for such a small station. It looks quite deserted, as a lot of these Hunter line stations appear. I'm loving this End of the Line series, can't wait for the next one! Hope you are doing well in this lockdown. Thanks! :)
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! - Yes it is a huge platform! The end of the line videos are fun to do. I'm doing fine. Keeping busy and I still have lots of video footage from earlier in the year (and some from late last year!), so keep a look out for more videos.
@flamingfrancis 2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget that the station was extended in 1944 from the original pre WW1 version . The Upper Hunter still is one of the richest farming regions in the State. Often in towns like Dungog soldiers were settled with land after WW1 so there was a healthy population. Nearby Barrington Tops National Park was popular with visitors with features such as the Gloucester Buckets
@SamSitar 2 жыл бұрын
it looks like a good day trip if you lived nearby.
@user-wp1wp8sc4r 8 ай бұрын
Paul, I came across this video yesterday by accident. Thanks for the videos that people like yourself, Phil and Sharath are making. I'm 76 so am travelling less and your videos provide a wonderful opportunity to keep up with what is happening in Sydney and other places. Back in the early 1960s when I was a teenager we visited my uncle when he was working at Dungog. He was employed by NSW railways as a carpenter/repairer and travelled around the state as required. His accommodation was a four wheel wagon converted to living quarters and parked on a siding. It was presumably located on one of the sidings that your video showed to be disconnected from the mainline.
@TransportVlog 8 ай бұрын
Glad you're enjoying them, and I know they help people like yourself that can't travel so much, and also people living overseas. That's a wonderful story about your uncle! What fun it must have been to live on a railway wagon!
@lukebohun8843 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this interesting clip. I remember clearly the first time passing through Dungog en-route to a town called Coraki. I was four years old with my mother in 1943 at the height of the war and fear of Japanese invasion. In those days it was a much longer journey by steam trains. Exciting nonethe less. Beautiful countryside and pleasant sondtrack.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome Luke, it must have been quite different then (and probably a lot busier too).
@maxwellbohlsen9252 Жыл бұрын
I like in Newcastle at the other end of this line. I enjoy mountain biking a in the last few years, Dungog had opened it own mountain bike park. For a weekend away me and some friends took this train down to Dungog and spent the weekend riding. The train trip was absolute bliss. The only other person on the train was in the other car, which left us a whole train car to store our biking and listen to music on the speaker we brought. The views were incredible and when he Sayed the car park could be used as a biking like, he was right on the money. The town centre is only a block away with the mountain biking park only a bit past that. I highly recommend making the trip down to Dungog, its such a beautiful place of the world, even without bikes. If you do catch it, just leave the car with all the hooligan mountain bikers alone. 😁
@TransportVlog Жыл бұрын
Hi Maxwell, thanks for sharing your fun journey on the Dungog line. I really enjoyed my day on that line too. Hopefully soon, I'll get the XPT and continue to Gloucester and perhaps all the way to Brisbane!
@Carlomunroxx 2 жыл бұрын
as A nsw train fan, These videos are quite entertaining! Thanks Paul.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Yuri!
@mickhodge5759 2 жыл бұрын
Yet another fantastic video thanks for posting I enjoy the amount of detail you go into with the history and features of the station such as the track layout its fantastic thank you!
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mick, glad you enjoyed it. Dungog is quite an interesting and quirky station.
@jamesfrench7299 2 жыл бұрын
Can't recall seeing that architecture on a NSW station before. Surely it's heritage listed. Nice to see a station relatively untouched by modern add ons. Thanks for going to the effort. Really enjoying these.
@trinity1181 2 жыл бұрын
Cronulla station is similar
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Hi James, Yes it probably is heritage listed. According to the link below, its one of the first examples of "functionalist" architecture. www.carriageway.com.au/our-story/#:~:text=Dungog%20station%20is%20also%20listed,architecture%20in%20a%20Railway%20setting.. Glad you enjoyed this video.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Yes Cronulla is on the list for a future "end of the line" - perhaps to be combined with a Vlog about the Cronulla to Bundeena ferry!
@jamesfrench7299 2 жыл бұрын
Cronulla is one of my favourite suburb names of Sydney. Sone other great Aboriginal derives names as well as the Irish, English and Scottish, French, Italian and American ones!
@aldcstarss12 3 ай бұрын
@@TransportVlogThere’s a ferry in Cronulla? Wow, didn’t know. Makes sense though considering the fact they’ve got a pretty big beach.
@dm2152 3 ай бұрын
So Transport Vlog, if your info is accurate then the station shown on your video, and I, were born in the same year, and in the same town. 1961/1962 I went to/from Victoria St, East Maitland station on a daily school run. Delivered by steam engine, one trip each way per day. But it is your section on the side rails on the western side which has me recall. A major event occured in the Hunter. As a 10 year old I walked past freight carriages stationary of the side rail you mention. Dripping from those carriages were the sweet aromas of fermenting fruit. Pineapple, banana and other vegetation were giving up their best in that Feburary sun. NSW North Coast producers, in a call of support for the Hunter, loaded a freight train with produce. An endeavour that could not be fulfilled. Southbound trains could go no further than Dungog.
@TransportVlog 3 ай бұрын
Great to hear that you were born in the same year as Dungog station. Thanks for sharing your memories. That fruit would have smelt bad!
@user-rw6fx4lb6w 2 жыл бұрын
Nice vid but bro you deserve to be more famous because you go everywhere and make all these really good vids!
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! This channel is less than 2 years old, and it's done pretty well so far! It will probably grow more when I venture out to other major city's such as Brisbane and Melbourne and overseas.
@FlyingExplorer2022 Жыл бұрын
Hi Paul, very nice video, this video was in my mind when I was in Dungog yesterday I was on the XPT from Gloucester and we were told we had around 5 mins when we were waiting for the hunter rail line service. So we were allowed outside at Dungog, so was looking around at Dungog. Also remember u mentioning about the tracks on Dungog.
@TransportVlog Жыл бұрын
Thanks Sagar, Great to hear that you got a chance to have a quick look at Dungog Station. It's lovely station and I remember it so well!
@deehall47sdadjokes Жыл бұрын
I've wanted to visit Dungog train station but thought the trains only go there once a day meaning if I went I'd be waiting until the next morning for the train home to Sydney. Now that you've shown there's 5 trains per day I can go without fear. Much appreciated
@TransportVlog Жыл бұрын
Yes that's right! You can easily do this as a day trip and enjoy a few hours at the station!
@deehall47sdadjokes Жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog That's what I do. I've been to every train station in the Sydney Metropolitan Area and Blue Mountains Line. Have done a handful on the central coast and Newcastle lines. Plus a few on the South Coast and Southern Highlands line too. Will visit them all eventually
@ethans-dk4bk Жыл бұрын
The First Hunter Railcar (J1) Entered Service on the 23rd of November 2006 to Replace the Aging 620/720 Railcars. But wait a Second? thats one month before the Oscar H sets Entered Service on the 15th of December 2006 to Replaced V sets, K sets (after Conversion) and G sets (To be rellocated to run in Sydney since 2010.
@DrivesDownUnder 2 жыл бұрын
I visited Dungog when my train back to Newcastle from Maitland was cancelled. It was pretty astonishing seeing the beautiful landscape from the railcar. I also think Dungog is a big station for what it serves but also has probably the biggest platform gap I've ever seen. The groaning you mentioned has been present in my trips to Dungog, Singleton and Muswellbrook (all on Hunter cars) but your train seemed to make different tones of groaning unlike what I experienced - constant one tone groaning for 1, 2 hours!
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is certainly a large platform and Dungog is an interesting, unusual and slightly quirky station! Yes I'll be listening out for the groan on future trips on the Hunter railcars!
@lightningfun6486 Жыл бұрын
Nice video dungog is a beautiful little town
@TransportVlog Жыл бұрын
Thanks! - I wish I could have stayed there longer. I only had 45 minutes to film it all!
@peterwhitehead2453 2 жыл бұрын
I am a regular visitor to Dungog but only by car, so this is really interesting. Love the original 40’s architecture. And also, pointless sidings really get my gander up...😉
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Yes it's an interesting and slightly quirky station, even if it has a pointless siding!
@dieseldavetrains8988 2 жыл бұрын
Very informative and interesting, well done. I enjoyed the video.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave. Glad you enjoyed this video.
@lmlmd2714 Жыл бұрын
I'm going to miss the XPTs.... lovely trains.
@TransportVlog Жыл бұрын
They'll be around for a couple more years yet. I think there are some delays in the CAF Civity trains that will replace them.
@rutheliz75 2 жыл бұрын
That express train makes a handsome consist . Comfortable accomodations and good scenery certainly add to quality of life.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Yes absolutely! - Travelling by train on rural lines is a very relaxing experience and far more pleasant than driving (well it is for me).
@radiation3041 2 жыл бұрын
The XPT trains are 40 years old and are about 2 million kilometers past their expected range
@douglasirons1350 2 жыл бұрын
Really interesting . Thanks Paul
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@aussiejohn5835 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Paul. I am always impressed by your skills in making any subject interesting and educational and Dungog is a prime example. The issue of having Opal readers but no Opal machines for purchase has caused problems with overzealous ticket inspectors throughout the network. Many of our stations are not staffed which means commuters are unable to purchase a ticket or a Opal card even for a single journey. The rules state that you must have a valid ticket before you board the train. I have witnessed many altercations between customers and ticket inspectors and even barrier staff. I have seen staff refuse to sell tickets even if a machine is available but out of order and yes I do know that at some stations the staff do not have the facilities to allow them to sell tickets ( Yagoona) comes to mind. Sorry for the rant but this is a very hot topic for me as I have defended people who were caught up in this Catch 22 situation. ( as a witness in court) Thanks Paul for another great presentation.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks John! I do find these stations interesting, and it probably helps that it's the first time that I've visited these stations, so there's natural curiosity and enthusiasm (like opening a present on Christmas day!). It's interesting that there aren't any Opal machines, but I guess you can purchase or top-up Opal cards at local newsagents in Dungog. I do remember the lack of machines at many stations when Opal was rolled out. I have mine of auto top-up, so it's never an issue for me. Although I do have to remember to tap-off and tap-on again, when I visit a station to film trains! - Its easy to forget! Glad you enjoyed this video.
@aussiejohn5835 2 жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog Hi Paul, I do agree that newsagents do sell opal cards and there is little excuse for not having a valid ticket or card. I should have mentioned that the example I gave was earlier in the rollout of the Opal system when very few newsagents had a contract with the NSW Government to sell the cards. There was and still is a hesitancy for outlets to sell the cards because it can be more trouble than it is worth and the remuneration for the outlets is minuscule. The outlets hope that customers who buy an Opal card will purchase other items while in the store.
@Thetuber83 2 жыл бұрын
With the advent of contactless payment on Opal, what need is a opal ticket machine, they are not really necessary, especially for someone who might be using a low patronage station such as Dungog or Scone. The only situation would arise for children and people who have special opal cards, and even then those are accessed by application with tfNSW.
@aussiejohn5835 2 жыл бұрын
@@Thetuber83 The Opal machines would issue a single use ( one journey) ticket/ card. I agree that they are not required in most cases today.
@Thetuber83 2 жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog 2:00 you mention a ticket machine. However this is not. The ticket machines were larger or thinner and did not have doors which locked like that. This is likely a module of sorts. Also note, the hunter line has no wires. At 6:54 you talk about sidings, what I see is a possible older platform as you mentioned that this station was reconstructed in the 1940's, just a theory on this one.
@SydneyMetroVlogs 2 жыл бұрын
The sound at 10:56 sounds pretty similar to one I heard coming from the air conditioning on an H set. Possibly an air conditioning fault since they use similar units.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Yes I reckon it was something to do with the aircon. I think it was also only on the rear carriage.
@australiamyway 2 жыл бұрын
Love it. Enjoyed a beautiful winter holiday at Barrington tops guest house many years ago with my children. During those days we had to drive to Dungog to get phone service
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
That's funny! I went to Barrington Tops about 5 years ago and it has mobile coverage now!
@MrSquareart 2 жыл бұрын
Very very very nice video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Paul-lt1zd 2 жыл бұрын
The 1526 ex Dungog M-F does not pickup or set down at Mindaribba as it runs directly into the Loop to cross the Dungog service arriving there at 1645. The platform, like Wallarobba, is on the Main. It’s extremely rare for anyone to get on or off any service at Mindaribba. Though rare lately, the most common users are those who jump on at Telarah not realising it’s a Dungog service. They jump off at Mindaribba hoping to hitch a ride back to Telarah.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul - That makes sense. Mindaribba must rank as one of the least used stations on the network. - Yes I can see how easy it could be for Telarah passengers to end up there by mistake!
@amywu2017 Жыл бұрын
The service to Newcastle should be on the left because it is in Australia or add a second platform and make one all to Newcastle and the other all to dungog
@cooldjnitro5902 2 жыл бұрын
Good vid man 👍
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ron.does.stuff. Жыл бұрын
One time it was raining and I was on an XPT, well that wasn’t really pleasant because of the storm the trains roof was a bit broken so we were at Dungog for 2 HOURS.
@TransportVlog Жыл бұрын
Oh dear! that didn't sound like fun!
@william.weir2023 2 жыл бұрын
new subscriber here. very informative videos. keep up the good work.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks William and welcome aboard! Glad you're enjoying my informative videos.
@graemedurie9094 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much - a part of the world we've not been. As the weather gets cooler, we may dig out timetables and work out a few days to explore Hunter trains, staying overnight at Newcastle or Maitland. Not sure just what travel is legal at the moment.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Graeme, Glad you enjoyed this video, and that it inspires you to explore this area. Train travel is fine now, as long as you wear a face mask.
@graemedurie9094 2 жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog Sounds like an April or May trip, probably including a trip to Scone as well.
@julianlee4803 2 жыл бұрын
Another great video mate!! Enjoying this end of the line series. Was there much of a demand for the XPT service at Dungog while you were there?
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Julian, glad you enjoyed it. I wasn't paying much attention to patronage, but I think around 3 to 5 people got on. Not sure how many got off. I think patronage is probably lower generally due to the uncertainty of COVID restrictions.
@morningtonlife 3 ай бұрын
Nice video. I hope to be visiting LTP in May or June and plan to do this trip for my YT channel.
@TransportVlog 3 ай бұрын
Thanks! yes it would be a great trip to do for your channel. The section out of Newcastle is interesting with all the freight lines to the ports, and then after Maitland it becomes very scenic.
@owenmcdonald8342 Жыл бұрын
I've caught trains on the Hunter Line for a long time. That groaning noise is present on all of them
@TransportVlog Жыл бұрын
That's interesting Owen. I guess you get used to it after a while!
@Richardjab11 2 жыл бұрын
Dungong has such a huge island platform. Idk why they built it so big. Also, they bus stop outside i belive is used for coach services stopping there. Also, do you know if the hunter cars will be replaced once the new regional trains come in and replace the endavours, xpt's and explores. Awsome video and honestly i can't wait for my local station as its at the end of a line
@jamesfrench7299 2 жыл бұрын
My guess is there must have been grand plans that never eventuated. The building is quite major looking which suggests that to me.
@griffinrails 2 жыл бұрын
They won't be replaced. They're virtually brand new, they're younger than the H sets!
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Richard, Yes the platform is huge. Perhaps it was designed with future capacity in mind (shame it doesn't seem to have eventualised!) - Yes, I think the occasional privately operated coach stops there, but no services that appear on Google Maps or Tripview! The Hunter Railcars are relatively new, being introduced in 2006/2007, so plenty of life in them yet, although the one I was on could do with some TLC! Do let me know what your local station is, and I'll see if I can do it soon after the lockdown is over. Glad you enjoyed this video.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Yes possibly James! - Back in the 1950s and 60s, it was probably a lot busier.
@Richardjab11 2 жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog its cronulla
@sydneyshinshi 2 жыл бұрын
nice thank you.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome Michael
@JDTrain 10 ай бұрын
The reason that one of the trains doesn't stop at Mindaribba (Besides the fact that it's a request stop and trains barely stop there anyway) is that Mindaribba has a single platform but it is on a passing loop. So only trains that are using the main line through the passing loop have access to it. And it happens that two passenger trains cross at Mindaribba so only one of them can use the platform.
@TransportVlog 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for explaining that. I hope to go to Mindaribba station one day!
@amywu2017 10 ай бұрын
Why the Dungog stops there and not Newcastle.
@shhmule 2 жыл бұрын
The droning sound is similar to hydraulic whine, probably from the hydraulic drive or Voith hydraulic transmission.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Samuel, yes it could be that. I hadn't noticed this sound on the other Hunter Railcars
@tommarshall6997 2 жыл бұрын
I regular use dungog to get to north coast for$2.50 as a pensioner you can book through train link for xpt and also travel from Broadmeadow to dungog $2.50 with your opal card. A lot people don’t know
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! - that's good to know Tom. Something to look forward to when I retire!
@tonyliolio9078 2 жыл бұрын
Good work on the video Paul, was wondering when you were going to put that video trip to Dungog up. The last time I took the trip was in 2016 as I had finished teaching my Open Licence Cabling classes in the afternoon on the last day (Friday). The company I worked for had put me at a venue in Mayfield so I drove my car to Waratah Station and took the Hunter (J-Set) to Maitland. I noticed at Maitland that evening in November 2016 the train going to Dungog to I took the Hunter (J-Set) to Dungog as well. There was an XPT going back to Sydney that stopped at Dungog before the Hunter (J-Set) had returned to Newcastle. The last time I did the trip before 2016 was in a 600 Class 2 car sputnik with my friend best mate Martin now passed away. The 600 class 2 car set had a Cummings Diesel in it. It was in 1983 as I was 18 Years Old and I actually lived in Newcastle. I had moved to Sydney to live later that year in 1983. I am surprised you didn't take a video of the Mindribillah Grass Hill half way between Telarah and Dungog. It's probably about a 300 m tall all grass hill. I have always wondered if it would be worth doing some grass skiing on that hill but very worried the hill is actually someone's farm property to do that.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Tony, Glad you enjoyed the Dungog video and hope it was worth the wait! I'd never heard of Cummins engines until the first Sprinter trains were introduced in the UK in 1985, so it's interesting that these engines were also on these older rail cars. Totally missed the Mindribillah Grass Hill. Perhaps another time!
@tonyliolio9078 2 жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog Thank You for the reply Paul... The 600 Class Series Diesel Car Sputniks before the Hunter J-Sets as they were called were either a Cummings Diesel, Caterpillar Diesel, or a GM Diesel. Each 600 Class Diesel Power Car depending on the diesel engine had it's own unique sound and I could pick the difference just by the sound. In the 1980s I was in love with the 44 class, the 442 class Alco-Goodwin Diesel Electrics and then there was the 46 Class Electrics. A lot of the GM Locomotives were always run South and West of Sydney whereas, Alco-Goodwin Locomotives in the Northern end of NSW. The 600 class had an Air-Conditioned Version. So much of Australian Railways rolling stock, train stations and Railways are based around the British Model Railways. The early stuff was either built in England, the United States or our own Australian Made Engineering. The V-Sets had state of the art Mitsubishi Electrics in them. I find it fascinating Paul.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
@@tonyliolio9078 Yes it certainly is Tony! - Thanks for the little bit of history!
@darrell3O87OO Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video, very informative. Never been to Dungog. Does a train service still go to Scone?
@TransportVlog Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Yes 3 trains a day still terminate at Scone, and the Xplorer to Moree and Armidale stops there too.
@PhlanMichellePurss 2 жыл бұрын
Now all you have to do is the Newcastle to Muswellbrook(Scone) Line. The reason why I have put it like this is there's two the short one being to Brook and the long one being to Scone, also the Scone trains being very early in the morning or very late in the afternoon. Where the Brook train runs at a decent time. Also take plenty of fluids and food. Or get off at Maitland for some lunch and a brake back from Muswellbrook.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, they are on the list. There are actually services terminating at Singleton, Mussellbrook and Scone! so that's 3 end of line videos! Scone is tricky and would probably require an overnight stay. I've never been beyond Maitland and I would like to spend a few days and go all the way to Armidale and Moree and do the end of the lines there as well!
@notsureyou 2 жыл бұрын
When accessing platform 2, the signal displays "BP" which stands for "Back Platform"
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks - I hadn't noticed that!
@jackchapo2011 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Paul, The siding is used for periodic storage of track work or survey units. They are generally present in the area for a few days before they move to the next section. How long ago were you there?
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Jack, Thanks for explaining what this siding is used for. I was there on 20 April 2021.
@jeffmelvaine3217 Жыл бұрын
I did see a defective XPT carriage stored there on one visit. Originally a goods yard there, but nobody does small consignments like that now.
@daniellefko2411 2 жыл бұрын
Dungog Station is on the hunter line you went there and every 3 hours trains nice one to come by CARGO TRAINS.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Daniel, I was only there for about 35 minutes, so I didn't see any cargo trains. I did see one at Telarah on the same day. That's featured in the Telarah end of line video.
@notsureyou 2 жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog The noise you are probably hearing is the sound of the Auxiliary engine. Each hunter car has 2 engines per carriage. One for traction the other that powers the Auxiliary's (provides electrical power) Whilst both traction engines are always running (while the train is in service) only 1 of the auxiliary engines is running (the other is a "back up" if the one running fails) Or it could be a faulty AC unit as mentioned by "Sydney Metro Vlogs"
@jackchapo2011 2 жыл бұрын
The siding is used for periodic storage of track work or survey units. They are generally present in the area for a few days before they move to the next section. How long ago were you there?
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
@@notsureyou I didn't realise that each car has 2 engines. I'll keep a listen out for these sounds when I'm next back on the Hunter Line.
@notsureyou 2 жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog If the train sits anywhere for over 20 mins the traction engines are shut down, that'll help you hear which one has the auxiliary engine running :-)
@ethans-dk4bk Жыл бұрын
Hunter Rail Cars can also be J sets.
@top40researcher20 2 жыл бұрын
dungog station i been to the town on a few occasions
@amywu2017 10 ай бұрын
Next stop Telarah after Paterson? Why does it not stop at Mindaribba?
@TransportVlog 10 ай бұрын
The reason for this is that Mindaribba has a single platform, but is also on a passing loop. Only trains on the mainline have access to the platform, so when two passenger trains cross at this station, only one train has access to the platform! Thanks to @JDTrain for explaining this.
@LiftsInAustralia 2 жыл бұрын
The groaning sound is a normal sound. Usually it is the engine idling when you are not moving or not accelerating. But it might be the air con or something.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
I hadn't noticed it on other Hunter Sets, so I'm thinking it might be something to do with the air con.
@top40researcher31 Жыл бұрын
i have been to dungog a few time nice town
@TransportVlog Жыл бұрын
I never made it to the town! I only had 45 minutes to film this video, so it was a little rushed. I would quite like to go back there!
@TransportVlog Жыл бұрын
I never made it to the town. I think I only had about 45 minutes before my train departed, so didn't get beyond the station. It would be nice to go to Dungog again and see the town!
@top40researcher31 Жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog its a nice little town one of the last towns in the opal card boundary
@gregessex1851 2 жыл бұрын
Funny you mention interchanging with cycles. Catching the train to Dungog and riding back to Newcastle (or vice versa) is a popular activity for recreational cyclists.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Greg! - That's interesting! That would be a decent cycle ride! - Almost up there with Sydney to Wollongong!
@gregessex1851 2 жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog A lot of them cheat and ride to Maitland station which makes it a comfortable 50 km ride.
@deehall47sdadjokes 9 ай бұрын
When you say some of the stations are request stops do you mean if you request the train to stop at the station it will??? But then would you be able or unable to get a train coming back... Or would you end up stranded at that train station?
@TransportVlog 9 ай бұрын
So the train will only stop on request. So if you're on the train, you let the guard know, and if you're on the platform, you put your arm out to indicate to the driver, just as you would for a bus!
@deehall47sdadjokes 9 ай бұрын
@@TransportVlogAwesome
@deehall47sdadjokes 9 ай бұрын
@@TransportVlog I finally got to go to Dungog and back and you are exactly right!!! On the way there after the train left Telarah the guard asked everyone where we were getting off and some people said Martin's Creek and Paterson and the train stopped at those 2 stations. Dungog was a very nice quiet country town once I explored it. On the way back the train stopped again at Martin's Creek and Paterson as there were people waiting at those 2 stations who signalled the train to stop. Thanks for all your help and advice
@griffinrails 2 жыл бұрын
"terminus of the northern branch of the hunter line" Isn't Scone to Muswellbrook further north?
@trainluva 2 жыл бұрын
@NSW TrainLink Vlogs Clips different line
@notsureyou 2 жыл бұрын
Dungog is on what's called the "Up North Coast" line, which is why they would say terminus of the northern branch line.
@notsureyou 2 жыл бұрын
@NSW TrainLink Vlogs Clips Perhaps calling it the hunter line, is like saying that Waterfall is on the T4 line, which is correct from a passenger point of view, in terms to what they see on the maps, it isn't the correct name of the track :-)
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Yes you're right @Griffin Rails! I just checked. Dungog is 32.39 degrees north and Scone is 32 degrees north! Shouldn't have relied on the NSW Trainlink Hunter Line schematic route map!
@griffinrails 2 жыл бұрын
@NSW TrainLink Vlogs Clips no, the section of track between MUSWELLBROOK and scone is further north, not all the way back to lochinvar
@tld8102 2 жыл бұрын
where abouts does ARTC track begin? is dungog still apart of the sydney train network
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
According to Wikipedia, ARTC take over control from Broadmeadow (which kind of makes sense), being the end of the electrified section - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Rail_Track_Corporation
@jeffmelvaine3217 Жыл бұрын
Sydney Trains operations have a large area of overlap with the ARTC network. Ditto NSW Trainlink, but even more so; they also overlap with the CRN (Country Rail Network). All part of the joys of privatisation.
@BeckhamStocks Жыл бұрын
I wonder why they made single track to Tulara to Dungog
@TransportVlog Жыл бұрын
Probably because there aren't enough trains to justify double track. There are quite a few passing loops on the line.
@BeckhamStocks Жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog that’s probably it Paul 😀
@BeckhamStocks Жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog what does passing loops mean
@atholmullen 2 жыл бұрын
From memory, the Hunter railcars were being built when I visited Goninans at Broadmeadowyears ago. I think that OSCARs were being built alongside them at the time. The Hunter Railcars are basically the Western Australian Prospector rail cars but with only one engine instead of two, resulting in a top speed of 160km/h instead of 200.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Athol, Yes they were being built around the same time as the Oscars. Interesting that they are modelled on the Western Australian Prospector railcars. The engines and transmission systems are also very similar to the Sprinter trains in the UK.
@ethans-dk4bk 11 ай бұрын
Why do J Sets have 2 Cars??????
@TransportVlog 11 ай бұрын
Because that's enough for the passengers that use the Hunter Lines.
@robertoben9412 2 жыл бұрын
That's very sad that the Hunter Line is gone😥😢
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
It's still there! - just in lockdown!
@BeckhamStocks Жыл бұрын
Because the passenger trains gotta let the coal trains and freight trains through 😊
@TransportVlog Жыл бұрын
Passengers normally get priority over freight.
@BeckhamStocks Жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog ok I never knew that 😀
@atholmullen 2 жыл бұрын
A lot of infrequently used sidings like that are retained for parking of track maintenance equipment.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Athol, that's good to know and explains why they are empty most of the time!
@firstfreeone Жыл бұрын
Try saying "Newcarstle" which is the correct local Australian pronunciation. Good video.
@TransportVlog Жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert, I'll try and remember that for the future.
@paulperrottet113 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Paul, thanks for another detailed and informative video. One thing, I would not describe the single-line loops on the lower North Coast as "passing loops." The are usally descibed a crossing loops. Passing loops or passing lanes describe much-longer sections of dupicate track in single-line territory that are designed to alleviate the need for a train to stop to affect a cross. Passing Loops are usually 5-10 kilometers in length and most have high-speed entry/exit turnouts. Examples are many of the crossing locations on the ARTC main between Junee and Albury and between Seymour and Melbourne.
@TransportVlog 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Paul, Glad you enjoyed this video. Thanks for explaining the difference between passing loops and crossing loops. This is really helpful and I'll use the correct terminology in future videos.
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