Driver's Eye View (Australia) - Savannahlander - Part 2 - No commentary - Forsayth to Cafe Bloodwood

#AUSTRALIA #SAVANNAHLANDER
This version of the trip from Forsayth to Cafe Bloodwood was obtained from a camera mounted on the outside of the train. It is all natural sound with no noise from inside the train. I also left out all the alternative views and being on the outside there is no reflection from the inside of the front window as happens sometimes in bright sunlight.
Here is a little information about the train, mostly courtesy of Wikipedia -
The service was introduced on 3 April 1995 by Queensland Rail to replace the Forsayth Mixed (marketed as the 'Last Great Train Ride'). The line was closed from Mareeba to Mount Surprise at the same time. It was initially run with a 2000 class railmotor set that was refurbished at Townsville Workshops. Initially this service only ran on the Mount Surprise to Forsayth section of the Etheridge line. However, after an upgrade of the line for sugar syrup trains from Cairns to Arriga, and a limited restoration of the rest of the line, the railmotor started travelling from Cairns to Forsayth in September 1998. In 2004 it was decided to put the running of the train out to tender and the winning bid was submitted by “Cairns Kuranda Steam Pty Ltd”. Please listen to the commentary to hear more about “Cairns Kuranda Steam” and how it came to be running the Savannahlander.
To learn more about the “Savannahlander” or to book your own outback adventure, please click on this link - savannahlander.com.au/
Savannahlander Facebook Page - Savannahland...
Map at 00:23 - Google Earth
Map at 00:30 - Google Maps
Music - Track - Composer - Source
00:00 & 01:06:01 - ES_The Red Soil - Saira Ridley - epidemicsound.com
This trip was filmed - 19.10.2023
Track Gauge - 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)

Пікірлер: 23

  • @kellyashfordtrains2642
    @kellyashfordtrains26426 ай бұрын

    No way I could sit through that with my heart condition. If I get too hot, I faint. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @martinmarsola6477
    @martinmarsola64775 ай бұрын

    A ride today that repetitive with scenery for early start, changing to semi arid then to more tree cover. A great video to digest throughout. Thank you Tim for the planning and labour in producing the video. Cheers Tim! 🇦🇺👍🙂🇺🇸

  • @Timsvideochannel1

    @Timsvideochannel1

    5 ай бұрын

    Hello Martin, we have seen a gradual change to the scenery in this video, similar to what we will see in the next. As we enter day two we leave the higher ground on our way to the coast at Cairns. The last part of this series is still a few weeks away, but I can assure you that the drop down to the coast is one of the most dramatic stretches of railway to be found anywhere in mainland Australia. I'm pleased you are enjoying this series of videos 😊.

  • @sellier-bellot22
    @sellier-bellot226 ай бұрын

    This trip is not for the faint of heart !!!! LOL😆

  • @KOLEJ22DrogaPrzygody
    @KOLEJ22DrogaPrzygody6 ай бұрын

    Ok video

  • @johannperaus6890
    @johannperaus68906 ай бұрын

    Hi Tim! I can't think of any comments today, there are those too 👍. That's why I wish you a nice Sunday. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.

  • @Timsvideochannel1

    @Timsvideochannel1

    6 ай бұрын

    Hello Hans, Happy Sunday 🍺🍺🍺 Tim.

  • @davechristian7543
    @davechristian75436 ай бұрын

    Sorry where is this plz n is it a normal every day track the public use plz? just wondering, great view though #Liked ....!

  • @Timsvideochannel1

    @Timsvideochannel1

    6 ай бұрын

    Hello, this line is situated in North Queensland, Australia. Please see the video description for links about the railway and the train service. I could be described as a public railway with scheduled trains, although there is only one train a week in each direction and that only runs for 39 weeks of the year. I'm pleased you enjoyed the video.

  • @Kayenne54
    @Kayenne546 ай бұрын

    Cafe Bloodwood...Cute 🙂

  • @Timsvideochannel1

    @Timsvideochannel1

    6 ай бұрын

    It's even got taps 😊.

  • @Kayenne54

    @Kayenne54

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Timsvideochannel1 Oh wow. That's important to know about anywhere out bush in Australia. Thank you for the video; much appreciated. 🙂

  • @Timsvideochannel1

    @Timsvideochannel1

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Kayenne54 The more I learn about the bush, the more I respect and like it. I'm pleased you enjoyed the video 🙂.

  • @Kayenne54

    @Kayenne54

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Timsvideochannel1 I'm Australian; and quite honestly, I enjoy the train videos from any other country more; the Aussie landscape is generally quite boring for me (I'll get hate mail now lol)...All I can think of is how hot it would be if you were out in it. Whereas passing vistas for Wales (UK) or Switzerland or Canada (or nearly anywhere else except India) look so refreshing.

  • @Timsvideochannel1

    @Timsvideochannel1

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Kayenne54I guess we get used to where we live, it is only when I've been away from home for a while and catch the train from my local airport to my home town that I really appreciate that I live in a beautiful country, the train travels along the Arun Valley past Arundel castle (UK), its an ever changing scene, sometimes flooded, other times foggy and when the sun is out it's one of the most scenic vistas I've ever experienced. The other countries you mention are all very scenic, but they don't have anything like the Australian Outback, I think that I might not appreciate the Outback if it was something I saw every day, but for me it's novel, unusual and scenic in its own special way. Australia is big and sometimes the scenery doesn't change a great deal for 5 or 6 hours whereas somewhere like the UK or Switzerland the scenery is very varied in comparison. I love to travel, the world is an amazing place, sometimes it can also be quite frightening, some nations are not as welcoming as Australia, some countries don't respect human life in the way Western countries do. You mention India, that is a place that tugs on every emotion, from beauty to ugly, from friendly to hostile, people either love or hate the place, I love India, but then I've had mainly good experiences there, although I was always aware that I wasn't as safe there as I would be in most of the more civilised countries of the world. Travel has taught me to appreciate my home country for what it is, safe, reasonably scenic with wonderful old buildings and a rich history, Australia is a nice place too, good climate, safe and blessed with awesome natural resources.

  • @davechristian7543
    @davechristian75436 ай бұрын

    I couldnt even find a train station or line in Forsayth on google maps? 1:06:21 Oh i see they just get of the train in the bush or town, Onya....!

  • @Timsvideochannel1

    @Timsvideochannel1

    6 ай бұрын

    The stations are not grand edifices visible from outer space, unless you can see an oil drum and a garden shed from one of their satellites 😉.

  • @robertcoleman4861
    @robertcoleman48616 ай бұрын

    Thanks Tim for a different view i loved it , Left a comment on the last part but i think it got lost in the "OZ NEVER NEVER" never to be seen again cheers Bob.😲😢

  • @Timsvideochannel1

    @Timsvideochannel1

    6 ай бұрын

    Hello Bob, I found the missing comment along with loads of other lost and homeless comments, I've no idea why I get notifications for some and not others. I'm glad you enjoyed the alternative view. Cheers. Tim 😊.

  • @robertcoleman4861

    @robertcoleman4861

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Timsvideochannel1 Thanks Tim, You were lucky when you visited far NQ when you did ,Since then there has been a cyclone around Cairns & far inland.🌀🌧🌩😲

  • @Timsvideochannel1

    @Timsvideochannel1

    6 ай бұрын

    @@robertcoleman4861Hello Robert, it hasn't stopped raining here in the UK since I returned from Oz, my home town is now in the middle of a flood plain, flooded roads, houses, supermarkets and the local airfield was completely under water, now we have a cold weather warning, much of the water will be covered in a sheet of ice. I'm glad I got to see the outback in good weather. Cheers. Tim.

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