Thanks for sharing from an ex GM loco driver in Ireland. Great acceleration and the sound brings back happy memories.

Thank you for sharing. It was wonderful to her the rumble and the other noise of the DLs. Been a while since I was behind the controls.

LOVE THE "TRAILBLAZER FRIDGE" IN THE CAB

Great video, thanks for putting it up👍

I love cab ride videos, that's a great one.

love the big Leslie on the nose

Great stuff. love these kind of vids

Cool vid. Enjoyed the ride. Thanks for posting.

Best video on KZread right here. I love when the drivers show the controls

@alexander1485

8 жыл бұрын

+Midnight Breeze engineer/operator.

@alexander1485

8 жыл бұрын

driving is stupid considering the only way a train can change direction is from a switch which is either powered (dispatcher) or manual (conductor). Engineers are termed because back in the day engineers actually had to problem solve and fix or keep an engine running to the best of their ability sort of a bad problem. They throttle modulate, as in, forwards or backwards, and thats not considered driving. So there you go, the logical and common sense version, not the stupid ignorance dumb silly English term.

@alexander1485

8 жыл бұрын

logic is hard.

@alexander1485

8 жыл бұрын

doesn't matter where you are, "drive" and "trains" is ignorant and improper, apparently australians, europeans and english need to learn that.

@alexander1485

8 жыл бұрын

dude, what i said is PURE FACT. IT has NOTHING to do with countries. Driving a train is impossible unless the engineer can control his own switches and ONLY THEN can he control his own direction of travel, instead of his own MOVEMENT of travel.. Stop bieng a dumbfuck, please.

Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing!

Great video!

Right on the nose; that's a fairly straight forward position for a massive airhorn, I'd imagine it's a *might* loud in the cab though.

Interesting video, thanks!

Great video thatnks for sharing!

i once drove a 7 and quater inch A66 and that was fun now i need to get on your level

@vinaypandey6758

7 жыл бұрын

QuebeC VR on

My mates charter boat the "Blackbird" is just to the right as you go over that Dynon Rd bridge and he is an avid train fan and I told him about your channel ~;0)

the driver is the controll IM so proud of train driver

nice :) enjoyed the video

I've never seen these DLs b4 should’ve done a walk around interesting looking locco

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

2 ай бұрын

Yes they are a V12 710G3 3000hp unit, pacific national owns them all still, and some are in and out of service, they weren't a bad unit but far from the best we had.

Got a very nice RS5T horn

wow what a video!! THANKYOU

fantastic !

what a beautiful morning

Electro-Motive, the classic.

Where could I see a DL running in NSW? I have seen them parked but not running. Great video!😊

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

Жыл бұрын

They do run around Tamworth, narribri area at times, one was with an 82 class last week. I'll keep an eye out.

It'd be nice to send one of the DLs to Port Adelaide, have it done up in the original AN colours and exhibit it in the museum, but knowing PN, they'd probably scrap them all.

@Railwayman01

Жыл бұрын

It WOULDN'T surprise me in the slightest.....

Interesting vid mate. Looks good in 1080 fullscreen. The facts at the end were a good bonus as well. I guess if you ever get up to the North West you'll have to get used to sitting on the other side! As well as looking at monitors instead of analogue guages!

When they used to work head end into Perth we always found the cabs very cramped. 12 hours on one from Kalgoorlie to Perth was a test. I always preferred AN or EL as lead unit.

@multitechenterprise9131

Жыл бұрын

8

@damienodonohue1327

Ай бұрын

Interesting, your the blokes who know, I would have thought not to bad!👍😅

What's the lever between the independent brake handle and the reverser? Is that the horn? I'm an engineer for CN in Wisconsin and everything looks familiar except for that lever. Oh, and everything's on the wrong side of the cab.

@roycefaggotter6860

10 жыл бұрын

Yes you are correct, that is the horn, ex Australian National driver.

@mrteamcoach7483

4 жыл бұрын

No it’s not that’s just the way it is in Australia

@marcus2944

4 жыл бұрын

everything's on the 'correct' side of the cab ;)

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's the horn valve.

@gamerdrive5565

Жыл бұрын

@@marcus2944 wait wtf our trains are LHD our cars are RHD and I’m assuming old mates from America or Canada, where they have RHD trains and LHD cars. There’s a reason, I’m sure it’s not just for giggles.

Wow very interesting to watch

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

Great video, great to get to see and hear what its like in the DL's, I want to become a train driver but if/when that happens I reckon the DL's might be gone, maybe not so much in NSW & VIC but I reckon there days are nearly numbered here in SA

@buzzytrains9037

2 жыл бұрын

I'm from the future, the DLs are in NSW but gone from VIC

@SouthTrainsAndPlanes

2 жыл бұрын

@@buzzytrains9037 and SA

@aussie_trainspotting_videos

Жыл бұрын

​@@buzzytrains9037no way

excellent!

That several hundred ton train accelerates faster than my fathers old Ute.

G'day James, Attached to the Screen is the thermister for the demister.

Fantastic video mate.

@desjacobson2176

6 жыл бұрын

Mating animals

@desjacobson2176

6 жыл бұрын

M

Que maravillas trenecitos

great shot. I really want to work with you. I m a big fan of these kind of railway. I am from Pakistan. And, in future, i seriously interested to work with railway.

Is that Motorola GM360 radio? Satellite NEC phone too?

NOW THIS I LIKE !! Real hard core heavy metal roliing on heavy metal rail through some of the twists and turns of the high iron !!

I enjoyed the video of how you were using the control levers. I noticed when you pan around the cabin twice I did not see the 2nd person in the cab?? Is it Doo in Victoria only. I am bit curious

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

2 жыл бұрын

There's always 2 of us but my mate may have been on the ground or in the engine room.

We also use NR class locos which all have computer screens, but we still sit on the LHS. only the imports are rhs. lol

Please more :)

Nice video perspective, very similar to the GP59s and F59PH/Is in the USA

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

4 жыл бұрын

Yes they were based off those models, but have a 710G V12 engine.

@CentralJerseyRailfan

4 жыл бұрын

AUSSIETRAINDRIVER those have 12-710 engines too.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

4 жыл бұрын

@@CentralJerseyRailfan ah interesting!!

I really like trains

Rumours that the DL’s are coming close too the chopping block even though this video is ten years old they have quite a nice cab

that is so good ! bunbury street tunnel ! Im amazed at how fast they accelerate ! and the speed you were zooming along at . there was other locos trailing , were they powering ?

gm engine?

nice

Good vid for Driver's...............

Do you ever get anoyed when driving these train because of the loud noises? Would you wear some sore of ear protection?

@brettbh6208

8 жыл бұрын

No it gets quite soothing depending on what type of engine it is and how hard you're working it

The horn sounds like the C class horns in nsw

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

6 жыл бұрын

Transport nsw with ben Leslie S5T same as the C class.

@NSWTransportVlogs_

6 жыл бұрын

Oh ok. But amazing video

I. love. the. train

What were QR National locos doing down in what I assume is Dynon?

@007FlashJack

6 жыл бұрын

Being serviced by Gemco.

Does the DL class have a CD player as well

@stanleyj.mitchell4851

4 жыл бұрын

No.

Wait how come QR National had a pair of VR X Classes?

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

4 жыл бұрын

They bought them years ago when freight Australia folded.

4:42 is that a L class?

haha its weird with him on the left.... since thats where I sit... (conductor)

Que hermoso 😂😂😂😂

good

Hi nice video I’m thinking to be a train driver when I grow up but I don’t know if a signal is red or not and I don’t know any train controlls

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

3 жыл бұрын

You get trained on all of that.

@aussietrains423

3 жыл бұрын

Ok:)

Did Pacific National change there name to Aurizon as well. When it was owned by QR till it was floated off and made private.

@Railwayman01

Жыл бұрын

No, they didn't change names. Aurizon and PacNat (Pacific National) are separate companies....😊

@chrisszollos1543

4 ай бұрын

Pacific National was originally National rail, it was NSW government owned railway. It was sold off to Toll and Patricks. They also acquired Genisys & Wyoming Australia, which is now One Rail. Aurizon is what Queensland Rails bulk and intermodal rail used to be. PN was never owned by QR or Aurizon.

How loud is the horn from the cab?

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

Жыл бұрын

Not too loud really.

i have one question when running 3 to 5 locos how are they all operated with 1 or 2 guys

@RailroadScannerMan15

8 жыл бұрын

called distributed power operation.

@brettbh6208

8 жыл бұрын

Multiple unit

i like how your name has "train driver" in it but over here, we refer them as train pilots.... :P

Is that a BL class or G class behind the DL loco?

@VictorianRailHeritage

7 жыл бұрын

Nathanrailfan Most Likely BL Class

@macauleyhaywood8643

6 жыл бұрын

That’s definetly a G class because of the middle door and angled roof

@VictorianRailHeritage

6 жыл бұрын

Macs Trains yeah it is

@leonkernan

6 жыл бұрын

G because at 4:02 you can see the step cutouts behind the cab door instead of in front of them.

Looks like a bassackwards F-40.

Looks like train sim world

I dreamed of being a locomotive driver, but it never happened. I became a Firefighter instead and drove and operated a truck instead.

@KiloByte69

7 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah?

thats interesting. left side operation.. hmm. do these locomotives use what we use in the US? the exact AAR reverser handle? looks to be the same. could be notched differently.

@dalereeder7944

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Appleby 8 power notches down and 8 dynamic braking notches up

Hi , who shot this I am an ex Peterborough driver, now finished with the railways. Even though still highly interested in that area.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

10 жыл бұрын

Im a Driver from Melbourne Australia

@roycefaggotter6860

10 жыл бұрын

OK thank you, i was Peterborough based S.A, we worked a lot of different loco's from there, I was in AN at the time, and started of with SAR there, looking at these videos, i realize i miss driving but not the shift work.

@1983Jeffy

8 жыл бұрын

What do the letters on the signals mean? I saw F and M.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

3 жыл бұрын

Freight terminal / Mainline There's a few variants that come up on those signals.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

3 жыл бұрын

@JS317Productions V for Victorian BG, S for SG.

Is this with MTU engine? Which Aussie trains have MTU engines.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

5 жыл бұрын

No this is an EMD 710 V12. The CSR and QBE class have MTU engines.

Sounds like a nz dft turbocharger

wheres the cd player

Were all DL's rebuilt from AN's?

@VictorianRailHeritage

6 жыл бұрын

Kyle Granada no none of them were

This vid is 11 yrs back..... how long have u been driving trains

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

2 ай бұрын

Since 2006

@paul.-jj6yh

2 ай бұрын

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER do u get trained on different engine types or is it one size fits all.???

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

2 ай бұрын

No we get trained in all classes separately as each has their own differences!

@paul.-jj6yh

2 ай бұрын

@@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER ty... Happy driving.... certainly a career worth having ...beats my customer service job any time

Amitkumar n Thakare

so how many kangaroo power this locomotive has?

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

6 жыл бұрын

Somey Namero lol.. 3000!

A good video, loved it, and asked if I could share it, but never received a reply.........

@vjollcapapajani7123

5 жыл бұрын

very

Video ini bikin aku menjadi

I'm going to guess that this is a switching crew?

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

10 жыл бұрын

Yes you are partially correct. they are a locomotive provisioning crew. fuel and marshall loco's for outbound trains.

@Dexter1142

10 жыл бұрын

aussietraindriver So they only deal with locomotives?

Nice work. Was there actually any work being done? Looked like you we're having way too much fun. :)

@TheAussieFloof

6 жыл бұрын

It'd be nice if the boss just 'Go for a spin in the DL50 if ya like'

Do they have a vigilance safety device

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

3 жыл бұрын

They sure do.

What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did footage like this But Peterborough to Broken Hill. I have never uploaded it.

@nihongo02341

9 жыл бұрын

I got some footage of my Kalgoorlie run from Perth on the Q class.

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah Guys Be Sure To Upload it! the more footage the better.

ok

Abdul gofur

Gorav.kushwah

samyak jain

More rattles than a millionaire’s baby!

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!

TEST.........

Video ini ingin menjadi masinis

Pradeep

do you ever feel tempted to download a train simulator game for your time off hahaha :) cuz to me thats the best fucking job in the world!

@AUSSIETRAINDRIVER

7 жыл бұрын

fhhsvnggbh haha yes I have simulators at home.

Easily the best horns around, much superior than the cheap nr horns

Cramped cab and rough as guts to work on only used as trailing unit nowadays

Lol, no mate, none were built from AN's, the ANs were built after the DL's and they are both a completely different loco.

@AbulKalam-xi8zf

6 жыл бұрын

aussietraindriver English blu film

@vincentweatherly9991

4 жыл бұрын

AUSSIETRAINDRIVER in the description, you said “ride inside ex AN, now Pacific nationals DL50”, that seems to imply that it was rebuilt/renumbered from an AN. Could you please clarify what you meant

@lachlantrainvideos

3 жыл бұрын

@@vincentweatherly9991 the locos are ex Australian National

@vincentweatherly9991

3 жыл бұрын

@@lachlantrainvideos ok. I was thinking AN class

@lachlantrainvideos

3 жыл бұрын

@@vincentweatherly9991 understandable.

The US and Canada are about the only countries who refer to 'us' as Engineers. The rest of the world refers to us as Engine Drivers. HA! Looking at those controls, they're the same as what I ran in Chicago on the newer MP36's. Only you guys are sitting on the wrong side! ha ha Airline polit are left seat, Railroad engineers/drivers on the right seat. Except Boston and Miami got it all wrong as well with the subway motormen on the left. UGH! ;-)

@DennyDreadBassMan

7 жыл бұрын

The early CTA 'L' trains I remember the drivers being on the right in that little cab. I always thought they were cool. I grew up right by the South Shore line.

@donretsas1791

6 жыл бұрын

Check the rest of the world. You drive your cars on the wrong side of the road as well LOL

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poor camera quality

@macauleyhaywood8643

7 жыл бұрын

It's 1080p what are you talking about?

@mohankrishna1443

7 жыл бұрын

ur sensor quality is low

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