Mandalong Valley Tramway. Fairymead load trials and helping Ivy back up the 1 in 16 Zigzag grade.

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Mandalong Valley Tramway. Fairymead load trials and helping Ivy back up the 1 in 16 Zigzag grade.

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8 ай бұрын

Narrow gauge Baldwin, "Fairymead" has its first run down the Zigzag to the mainline at Mandalong Valley Tramway, New South Wales Australia. Following load trials, it is called upon to assist Fowler, "Ivy", back up the 1 in 16 grade before being slid back down the hill. Finally, "Boolambayte" a diesel mining loco is required to help.

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@DandamanV 8 ай бұрын

All I see is a bunch of big kids playing with their trains. I love this so much. When are you guys planning on sharing your toys with the public?

@BelbinVideo 8 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the regulations required to be public are too complex, and expensive, to ever do so.

@leonardocascobunker7421 2 ай бұрын

@@BelbinVideo Keep sharing the work with your videos! Please. It's awesome and really nice to watch.

@thenswgrtrainspotter 4 ай бұрын

awsome collection and a great video all round

@brucejones4512 8 ай бұрын

Well done guys.❤.show us more of what stock you have. Good to see more track down😅😊

@LiquorandCheeseburgers 7 ай бұрын

This is an amazing railway, I could play on that for days on end. Edit: Subscribed!

@aliciashepherd8912 4 ай бұрын

The wheel slip looked cool

@olivvapor4873 7 ай бұрын

The locomotive looks like new ! 😊👍🏻

@jasmine7576 8 ай бұрын

蒸気機関車の基本を見たような気がしました、そして子供のような大人たちが大好き！

@rottenroads1982 8 ай бұрын

Who here believes that their should be OO9 scale models of the locomotives on the Mandalong Valley Tramway, because I do.

@sunnyormsby8402 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video enjoyed all😄

@kupferbergbahn7952 8 ай бұрын

Nice to see Fairymead back in one piece! Hopefully a proper repaint will come next? She's looking a bit filthy.

@ahilltodieons 8 ай бұрын

Everything done with beer is done better

@joestephan1111 7 ай бұрын

And as I well discovered the hard way when I lived in Australia for a year, one of theirs is the same as three U.S. beers.😮

@sodomiziation 7 ай бұрын

Alcohol period😭🤣

@adamhaneline7236 8 ай бұрын

Wow, you guys know how to get Ivy up the hill. I can also see you found to passenger coaches.

@BelbinVideo 8 ай бұрын

It was quite an exercise. Yes, although the carriages need a fair bit of work.

@adamhaneline7236 8 ай бұрын

@@BelbinVideo Just keep trying!

@stevemellin5806 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic railroad. The engine looks like Ward Kimball s little steamer.

@BelbinVideo 8 ай бұрын

Yes, very similar to Ward's loco. He (and Gerry Best) were very helpful providing information when I first purchased the remains of Fairymead.

@user-gk8gg1zt7l 8 ай бұрын

Super film - Like!

@BelbinVideo 8 ай бұрын

Thankyou, glad you enjoyed it.

@lorrainebee6073 8 ай бұрын

Fairymead ❤

@BelbinVideo 8 ай бұрын

lorrainebee💚

@andrewtailby4364 8 ай бұрын

Reminds me of smokey mtn near warnervale when i was a kid

@BelbinVideo 5 ай бұрын

Andrew, we have the Warnervale engines there and a 12 inch gauge line is underway.

@bw3850 8 ай бұрын

How long is the line? I helped rebuild and operate an 11 mile standard gauge line for 40 years. Next time I am down under, I will make sure to come by and see y'all. Love the trains.

@BelbinVideo 8 ай бұрын

It will, eventually, be around 800 metres of main line. What line did you work on?

@treavy1 6 ай бұрын

American steam trains in Australia are cool

@BelbinVideo 5 ай бұрын

Have to agree with you busterbrown.

@loanedengineproductions 8 ай бұрын

"Just because we're small"

@alafornia1 4 ай бұрын

What is the max grade she’s able to pull full load of passenger cars?

@leonardocascobunker7421 2 ай бұрын

They can't use sand for climb this? Only i ask of my ignorance, i don't know if the steamer Baldwin uses a sandome. (Sorry grammar: im from Argentina)

@BelbinVideo 2 ай бұрын

Hi leonardo, we use a bit of sand occasionally, just thrown on, but with light loads we don't need it much. Thanks for your kind comments.

@adamhaneline7236 8 ай бұрын

It looks like you need engine sheds for your locomotives. Including a turntable.

@BelbinVideo 8 ай бұрын

Yes, all part of the plan.

@adamhaneline7236 8 ай бұрын

@@BelbinVideo Good thinking.

@jamesm2101 23 күн бұрын

Hi How do I helped to private railway im newcastle

@CarsonNolt-wq7sx 7 ай бұрын

You should add more ballast to your track. But anyway how wide is your RR?

@BelbinVideo 7 ай бұрын

Do you think? It's moderately wide. Gauge is 2 feet.

@CarsonNolt-wq7sx 7 ай бұрын

Where did you get the rail ? Can't seem to find anything that small like you have for your RR 😉

@AustNRail 8 ай бұрын

Hey Graeme, are your fathers locos up there or still in the blue mountains?

@BelbinVideo 8 ай бұрын

The locos that were up at East Kurrajong were dispersed to various places in the late 1970s.

@ronnieg6358 8 ай бұрын

What gauge is the track? It looks about 2 feet.

@BelbinVideo 8 ай бұрын

Yes, 2 foot gauge.

@vikingsmb 8 ай бұрын

the slipping gave the rails a polish which will help with traction

@number2664 8 ай бұрын

Ivy should fly up the hill? What is the issue with it?

@BelbinVideo 8 ай бұрын

Yes, it has many times. Just a few steaming issues, common after a fresh restoration.

@tenerifedream2 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you to share it! AAA +++ 🌱.•*°*•.🌱 SUPER ! 🌱.•*°*•.🌱 +++ AAA

@olvhe4185 7 ай бұрын

Nice toy for kids

@ReggieArford 7 ай бұрын

What's the business throwing switches? It looks like you're throwing the points separately. if it's that hard to do a "split" switch, maybe an old-fashioned stub switch would do?

@BelbinVideo 7 ай бұрын

I'm not sure what you mean by "throwing the points separately" but, yes, the blades on one set are being moved manually. They are, simply, waiting for the point lever to be fitted as they have just being installed and testing is continuing with different locos.

@LiquorandCheeseburgers 7 ай бұрын

@@BelbinVideo That's pretty much what I assumed was happening when I saw you unthreading the point and re threading the usable one. Can't do it all at once so might as well get some use out of it anyway.