GM10 & GM22 on the AK cars in Victoria.

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AUSSIE TRAIN DRIVER 2024

3 ай бұрын

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@chriscorrigan7420 3 ай бұрын

Love the control unit. " This way That way ". I'll bet that's been on there for years, no one these days would think of putting anything like that on there. It's to patsy. It's old scool. The maze of xing's, point's and junction's going through the main hub was boggling. Couldn't you build an awesome Marshalling yard for your Trains. N scale. The hum of that old donk and the rest of all those killer sound's. Awesome.

@Trains-With-Shane 3 ай бұрын

Always love seeing big old EMD's from down under. Old girls sound like they're running in top condition! I love that SSR keeps these things running in revenue service!

@ColAngus 3 ай бұрын

Superb filming...greetings from Texas , USA

@Slipperyquits 3 ай бұрын

GM10 and GM22 are back at it again. This time they are on the AK test train. They really did a nice job taking the AK test train through NSW and Victoria.

@bigman4225 3 ай бұрын

About the only thing those piles of rust can do without any major issues.

@rivervalley664 3 ай бұрын

Hi Adam, fantastic video, many thanks for letting us ride along with you, stay safe. Cheers Lee.

@mattsutherland120 3 ай бұрын

Looking great, sounding even better.

@MrValhem265 3 ай бұрын

great vid the flyover brings back memories i was a flaggy for skilled rail years ago, laid a few dets up there cheers..

@gregbowen617 3 ай бұрын

Great video! Your production values are terrific...cheers from Melbourne!

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 3 ай бұрын

Cheers! I try to keep it simple, more time in the vids than arty intros, just gotta keep the attention.

@pjfasttracks 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the toot at middle Footscray.

@therailrangervmtg8658 3 ай бұрын

Exhaust at the start sounds like a soundtrack from Mad Max haha. Great video once again

@SheltonDCruz 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@The_Real_DreamM 3 ай бұрын

Awesome video, thanks 😊

@bonza167 3 ай бұрын

excellent as always

@nickwoop4153 3 ай бұрын

Nice one mate--I liked the B&W bit towards the end--saw the satellite dish on the roof of our building :) Keep the honking horns coming--its a great background sound on our 1800News :)

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 3 ай бұрын

Haha love it buddy, just slapping some mixed stuff together atm. Old archives until I get a good day run again in the future.

@SutherlandTrainSpotting 3 ай бұрын

Well I haven’t seen any SSR content in a while, let alone a train! I was at Chullora today filming, the entire train is stationary at Chullora Enfield Yard! Anyone who wants to see they are there! (14/04/2024 - 14:00AEST was the last time I saw them!!! Thanks for the video!

@G516R700 3 ай бұрын

Great video mate

@thebops4180 3 ай бұрын

Keep up the good work . . .

@jenesisjones6706 3 ай бұрын

Love the increasing sound...and the outside view sounding a bit like a steam engine in overdrive. 🙃

@Rhys4AUFC 3 ай бұрын

Well done. They love using this pair on the AK cars, maybe 42105 will make an appearance?

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 3 ай бұрын

Anything is possible.

@Seiskid 3 ай бұрын

You always have really cool music. And your photography looks great. Are some of the N class hauling freight now. Will SSR buy some of them.

@Gnrnrvids 3 ай бұрын

Saw them pull in for the night at Benalla on Wednesday while I was waiting for the XPT.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 3 ай бұрын

Yes they went out to oaklands also.

@Gnrnrvids 3 ай бұрын

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER Yeah they came down from the Yarrawonga line and then went away southbound, then reversed back up to Benalla again and parked up. I think GM22 was lead with GM10 immediately behind, then the AK's.

@ThePaulv12 3 ай бұрын

In the future where in Melbourne will double stack trains terminate/depart? I ask because all the inner approaches seem completely incapable of handling the height. What route will they take? Will this occur within a human lifetime? I'm having a crisis, things are happening too fast. We simply aren't a country that 'gets things done.' From idea to completion is usually 150 years. There's at least 100 years of politics to be milked, 5 years of construction before the money runs out, a cost overrun Royal Commission, a criminal trial then another 1/4 of a century of idle time, then the project completed to a tight budget with none of the critical connections being connected. I expect the inland rail link & the Murray Basin rail project to be completed not before 2150 if ever. They'll end up like the Maldon to Dombarton Railway Line won't they? I see a double stacking terminal in Melbourne similarly. Heavens such cynicism.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 3 ай бұрын

It's definitely happening, major works under way at somerton, and possibly a PN terminal at little River in future. Almost all bridges have been done from somerton onwards, but still a few left before double stacking can start, this will be solely for the Melbourne Brisbane line, (inland rail project.) There's alot of things being improved, it's been a slow process and a one based on date from the current freight movements, the docks have had a semi major overhaul, now trains don't need middle man trucks to move from train to ship so that's a cost saved, there will be trip train from the docks to somerton and lysart near Cranbourne, with another intermodal terminal there built now. It's all in an aim to pull a few trucks out of the cities and leave it to rail and local drivers to deliver.

@David-xk6xq 3 ай бұрын

No video of the AK cars? Is this not permitted?

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 3 ай бұрын

I didn't end up in them this trip. Maybe in the future though.

@andrewjanetzki 3 ай бұрын

What is the purpose of riding at the back?

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 3 ай бұрын

To ensure brakes on the rear loco don't sneak on, also can be handy if the rear one is having issues as we are in communication with the lead unit from the rear by radio. The train had to go into southern Cross plat 2, all the way down and straight back out. Nowhere to do 2 loco run around the train, so we went in push pull. Hope that answers that question.

@norlag 3 ай бұрын

Assuming the AK cars are wired through for push-pull operations, given it looks like your a passenger there?

@chadr355 3 ай бұрын

You'll find your answer @2:54 ;)

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 3 ай бұрын

Yep sure is worried through

@CathodeRayNipplez 3 ай бұрын

GM10 is 1952 and GM22 is 1962 yea? For as much as I'm totally loving it I'm baffled on a commercial level that today in 2024 Southern Shorthaul are still using a 70 year old loco. Imagine going to the airport today and climbing aboard a de Havilland Comet or seeing a 1952 Bedford Truck at the BP roadhouse. I'm obviously missing something here. Yea it's a "test train" but surely this is a rolling historical display not an everyday legitimate commercial run yes?

@jd0192 3 ай бұрын

The AK Cars are almost a waste of any better horsepower. It takes so little effort for the GMs to maintain the cars at 100km/h that a more modern loco is not even that much cheaper. It's a VERY limited locomotive market in Australia, and for a company to replace pretty much anything, it's a upwards of $4 million, and usually $7 mil plus investment. It takes a very, very long time to make a positive ROI with figures like that on trains like these.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER 3 ай бұрын

Pretty much the case, the 2 locos are just insurance really, but at times you have to maintain speed up hills in between trains so the addition of a 2nd unit helps maintain a good average speed. Or to balance fuels, they are shut down overnight in yards along the route and restarted and warmed up while the buys make breakfast on the cars before they head off.