Perhaps this is an express train that skips certain stations

Which disturbing noise are you talking about? All locomotives have rattles and squeaks in the cab, some say that they are put there to keep crew's awake.

Yes I will. The second set of points is the new Mt Pleasant branch line.

@@B10Mman thank you. I got some photos of it but can only drive so far ☺️

Hi Michael, I'm recovering from shoulder surgery at present, I've given myself 6 months to recover and get fit to pass their fitness assessment.

@@B10Mman when ur up and about n in tip top shape I'll look forward to watching more 81's

2 man crew, on PN trains in NSW on the mainline. Could be a combo of driver - second person or driver - driver.

Well it is dark in the middle of the night on that stretch of track with no lights to illuminate it.

Yes, there is. Where the new overhead bridge at Gerringong is, that used to be a level crossing (Fern St). The next is a dirt crossing at Bailey's St Toolijooa, the Sharpes Lane and Harley Hill Road, just before Berry there is Galls Lane and then Prince Alfred St/Wharf Rd that runs from the Princes Hwy (Queen St) to Broughton Creek that turns into Coolangatta Rd to Coolangatta/Shoalhaven Heads.

It depends on where in the north you go? If you hug the coast, it's beautiful and my last trips out to Ulan and Gunnedah were great too and they were in March and April 2020.

Cresent head, Hat Head, South West Rocks and so on surely you’re joking 🇦🇺

But they aren't as accessible as the south coast.

Hi Ian, I'm glad that you liked my video.

Hi Jenny, you can't please everyone, I've been signed off as a driver in the Hunter Valley, stay tuned for some Hunter Valley cab rides in the not too distant future.

@@B10Mman there was already 2 around the Hunter, 1 was to Pelton & 1 was to Teralba Borehole until they got taken down

Exactly

Not always, Jason. I've seen it brown too.

Meadowbank Bridge and Como Bridge John Whitton was responsible? Far out!!

Somehow, I don't think so!

The railways aren't the fastest when it comes to picking up used rail or fasteners from trackside regardless of the price of scrap steel which right now Jan 2021 is $100 to $300 per tonne. Most of the time they take it to places and have it ultrasound tested for reuse elsewhere.

james baker Enjoy it whole it lasts, sadly it’ll more than likely be gone one day.

The thing with that idea is, you need a favourable government with a member of their own party there to push the issue. The only drawback is the Omega Tunnels, I haven't heard of any plans of replacing them, we can only run standard containers down there as hicube containers are too high for standard wagons through the tunnels. It would be a good line to duplicate BUT in saying that, it will lose it's single line charm. It did lose some of it's character when they replaced the Electric Staff Working to Rail Vehicle Detection (RVD). We got a staff at Kiama and had to sink it at Berry and pull a new staff at Berry and give it in Bomaderry. same process when in the up direction.