If the locos had voices, I could just hear them say “hey mate”

This is purely awesome ... seeing the two best trains in the country together :) Can't wait to travel on both of them!

Thanks for this. I had the privilige of taking the Ghan (Darwin-Adelade) a few years ago. One of the best train rides of my life!

seeing these two trains cross like that is defenatly on my railfan bucketlist

Great way to see Australia as i was on the Indian Pacific with my Mum on the 16th of February from Sydney to Adelaide ,A Great long Journey for 24 hrs with a Stop at Broken hill to see the living Desert and see the Sun rise and look at the Sculptures.

@kmillard No these were built here in Australia. We used to have a good railway manufacturing industry. We still build nearly all of our locomotives here using GE or EMD parts. The iron ore companies buy then straight from the US/Canada plants because they do not have size or weight issues up there in the Pilbara. Unfortunately Chinese locos are on the way and most of our wagons are coming out of China now as well.

i went on both..i .loved the experience very much..is brilliant.!!!!!!. want to go again next year back to perth!! the trains are very safe..

@DaveWVideo As a train driver for more than 30 years I will continue to argue that the horn is generally a waste of time and it becomes background noise when used to excess. If the only time that you heard one was when danger was imminent you would take more notice of it. The QZ laws are the future.

I have seen on TV a program that also went over the Chan! They are beautiful trains

Another great "on the spot video" from the man himself. Although economical,it is a risky business utilizing only one locomotive on prestige passenger trains.We at A.N found this out when operating these trains on single track working and in remote areas.A locomotive failure results in unhappy passengers and major time delays.Some early ELs caused some problems with traction motor problems when operating on long distance passenger trains but was minimal and of course economics ruled the day!

@Rocketboy1950 I understand your point, and I agree to a certain extent, especially when it comes to issues of noise pollution. Sadly, because American railroad "whistle" rules go back for generations, Americans have been conditioned to expect loud horns blaring away at them when a train is approaching. I think it will take awhile for us to be "re-conditioned,", and in the meantime, I hope nobody dies at one of these "Quiet Zone" crossings because they "didn't hear the horn."

Maybe I got to Sydney and hop on indian pacific train to east Perth interstate terminal in perth Australia

@soshmed1943 I think that you'll find these to be a bit more up to date

Great Video !!! Awesome Train !!! 5*

@bonzoAU Changes according to passenger demand.

@Rocketboy1950 You may call it nonsensical overkill in AU, but US motorists just don't have the respect for trains that we should have. Even when there are gates and lights we will drive around them, or try to beat the train to the crossing. The added warning of the horn, sounding a continuous "two longs, one short, and one long" is meant to to announce the train's presence in a meaningful and intimidating way. Even with all that, we still have hundreds of level crossing fatalities every year.

@kmillard They have. Failures are quite rare .

I hardy ever hear the engines on US trains because the horns are always blowing... These vids are an exception to that. Less horns more engine sounds!

I always see it when im coming back from clare via blyth n balaklava

Didn't we have this discussion somewhere else . We simply do not subscribe to the nonsensical overkill that occurs in the US. The less the whistle is heard the more it is listened to when it is used for a good reason.

@soshmed1943 This is a subject on which you can tell me NOTHING. I have been a train driver since 1975.

@clubpenguin777 I don't know ( twice )

whats the point of Train Whistle posts when the engine drivers almost never use the horn? in the US when there is an X or a W or a post with a 2 long a short and a long on the post thats how the engineer is supposed to sound the whistle, do the drivers of trains in australlia even blow horns when apporaching a whistle post?

correct

Nice

which is the longer of the two?

Train horns save lives, but here in California they are trying to silence them with so-called "Quiet Zones" where engineers are not allowed to use them. "QZ" level crossings have 4-quadrant gates and special warning signs that read "NO TRAIN HORN" to warn motorists. The engineer may use the horn only if he feels that there is immediate danger. I don't agree with the "QZ" laws. Horns should be used at all times, because here in the US, we have been conditioned to expect them at ALL crossings.

R I P Rod it's not the same now your no longer with us.

5* from germany

should've waited for The Ghan to power up at start.

so as to not make a nuisance for those who DONT like horns and whistles

Such a Slow train 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

LOL the pile of junk on the right visible in the first 5 minutes. Obviously they've "met" before!!!