Fantastic videos of the good old days. Also great to see several of the streamliners of course still around even today and several even running quite often.

3:40 guys picking up rubbish, no vest. Totally unheard of today, that particular line would probably be closed if this still happens now days. Absolutely love these videos, Subscribed 👍

I live in Lara I’m a young bloke to see what Lara looked like in the early 90s is amazing the grain hopper next to the silos is even more exciting too see Lara has changed alot the station the surroundings the silos aren’t in use for the rail way anymore

@johnphillips592

Жыл бұрын

Hello Ken , thanks for the comment , yes agreed , there have been many changes since then.

Thanks so much for your postings. So much once commonplace but now historic. The kangaroos at 6:00 will be a surprise to many so close to Melbourne then. Although a family friend around that area had her Corolla wrecked by hitting one at dusk. Fortunately no serious injury to her.

Back to back S classes on a H set definitely a highlight

@G516R700

Жыл бұрын

sure was good to see those, would love to see S's on pass again, but ah well, every now and again on heritage of course.

Mr John Philip sir. Very Excellent catches. I will appreciting to your good talents. I am really enjoyed is your this video for trains. Waiting for your next different videos. By Your friend from India 🇮🇳

@johnphillips592

Жыл бұрын

Thanks , my friend from India

@7:08 those are EA falcons wagons and a couple of fairlanes and LTDS.

December 1991… would they be all EB falcons then

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss more vintage EMD diesels just what i like.

@johnphillips592

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, enjoy

Fantastic vids - brings back memories.

Great videos like seeing the old clips This channel is one of my favourites Just subbed subscribe

@johnphillips592

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you VTV for your comments and sub. Glad to see you enjoy the channel

Great historic videos John.

Great video as always Mr Phillips!

@johnphillips592

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Justin

Thanks John!!

Great video please keep them coming!

@johnphillips592

4 жыл бұрын

There will be more

I still dont know why so many V/Line passenger trains had a "freight" wagon attached. Can you please enlighten me thanks.

@lachlantrainvideos

4 жыл бұрын

Are you thinking of the power van?

@littleorangeclock

4 жыл бұрын

The wagon is a 'PH' type power van, used to provide power for lighting and air-conditioning for the carriages. Even though the N class locos have generators to do this themselves, these power vans are still often used when the loco generators fail.

@lachlantrainvideos

4 жыл бұрын

spotmatic#1 and most carriage sets have generators but these can be unreliable

@tyrionlannister6769

4 жыл бұрын

Power for the carriages were from either axle driven generators or diesel generator sets (as in N Car sets) slung under the carriage. The dedicated Guard's Van (CP Class) was no longer included in the consist because the N Car sets had a Guard's Area; but this area didn't have much room on board to carry the items commonly seen on country services e.g. Packages, Parcels & Bicycles, Motor cycles, etc. Hence the additional louvred van.

@russellanderson3298

4 жыл бұрын

OK, I did not think that it could have been a power van, but now enlightened -Thanks all.

Vline grain!!!!

Hi John - that Y Class with the 1 grain wagon - did it then run around and push that wagon to the Flour sidings at Albion?

@johnphillips592

4 жыл бұрын

It sure did , well spotted.

@SheltonDCruz

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnphillips592 Thanks John I use to live at Sunshine in my youth and did alot of train spotting there when I was between 12 and 17 years old

good stuff as we expect from you. 3:24, the long island coil train. i couldn't see any coils. i thought the coils were reloaded from sg on to bg wagons at dynon. has this always been done at totty?

@johnphillips592

4 жыл бұрын

This train was an empty that came from Tottenham yard , loaded wagons were bogie exchanged at Dynon.

@vsvnrg3263

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnphillips592 ,they aren't bogie exchanged nowadays are they? i assume the quickest way now would be a reachstacker. if so, when did they stop bogie exchange?

@johnphillips592

4 жыл бұрын

@@vsvnrg3263 That's correct , but I don't know when they stopped bogie exchanging .

@vsvnrg3263

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnphillips592 ,i just spent some time trying to find out when it was stopped. no luck. but i found figures for how many conversions were done in 1981 or 82. i figure bogie exchange probably stopped when the adelaide sg line opened.

@johnd8892

2 жыл бұрын

@@vsvnrg3263 before standard gauge to Adelaide trains ran between Long Island and Adelaide without bogie exchange directly on broad guage. The standard gauge meant the transhipment delay and cost was needed whereas previously it did not . Steel to NSW needed bogie exchange. The Adelaide steel was a major regular traffic that standard gauge made worse. No reachstacker needed for Adelaide steel back before standard gauge just direct.

Why do they use two locos to haul 5 coaches and a baggage car?

@johnphillips592

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes they are balancing moves and the second loco is shut down .