Rare to see a double & triple header there. With the latest December fires in 2019, I guess the reopening that was to happen in October is now put back many years. This railway seems cursed in so many ways. For the last 10 years I have had railway friends say to me the Zig Zag will be running in a year. It's the longest one year in history. One of the best Zig Zag video on the site.

Nostalgic memories from the past. Before its temporary closure, the Brisbane to Gold Coast used these locomotives. Because of the small diameter drivers, the train appeared to be going quite fast. Not so. The old saying was I will walk beside you.

Wonderful footage, thank you. I rode on this railway about 15 years ago. I rode in those old red carriages on suburban lines in Brisbane in the seventies. Brisbane had more modern carriages then, too, but these old red carriages were still in use. They ended up on the Lithgow zig-zag because they matched its 3'6" gauge.

@jacktattis143

5 жыл бұрын

Uncle: So originally this line had narrow gauge?

@grahamsengineering.2532

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacktattis143 No. Originally it was standard guage 4'8 1/2". Google the History of the Zig Zag Railway, too much for me to explain here.

@PreservationEnthusiast

Жыл бұрын

@@grahamsengineering.2532 The whole lot needs cutting up and scrapping due to global warming climate change.

Indrukwekkend, heel bijzonder !

Beautiful trains and fantastic filming in great locations, well done.

absolutely brilliant - as an ex ZZR member (separated by distance from moving north) this is great

Went there recently great day out

Great video, love the steam, the noise and whistles, Garry

Great to look back on this after hearing the news that it will reopen at the end of 2021, if not earlier

I saw this train right in my very eyes on the way to Lithgow to race the greyhound many years ago. its lovely to see this video, thank you !!!!

i'm from lithgow in the town, zig zag railway back opening soon, will be repair the track "There’s a lot of work to be done upgrade the car park and the toilet $2.3 million Zig Zag Railway back on track with $2.3m for restoration after 2013 bushfire

Truly wonderful and awesome video, Of Queensland built trains working like they used too. And that whistle show with all three of the locomotives driving in sync is a truly wonderful show.

6:20 perfect

Супер! Люблю паровозы...вспоминаю детство 70 лет назад!

Thanks, these shots are from the enthusiast days, 2003 - 2005, if I recall.

0:47 I like that whistle, it’s sounds so awesome, I’m also gonna use it for 2 new T&F characters I’m making

Thanks "MPH", much appreciated.

Five star video.....Excellent.

My cousin used to be Station Master at Valley Heights

Great double headed!!

Awesome video

ZZR can't seem to catch a break. Hopefully will be back bigger and better.

The Zig Zag when built was standard guage. When disbanded due to bypass the rails were ripped up. When the Museum took over most of the rolling stock and rails came from QLD.

Nice new video thanks like it.

Fantastic

GREAT to hear.

Thankyou jet936.

Been on it - a great day out - be fun to play with the 1:1 train set - shame the fires destroyed a lot of the rollingstock :(

Flipping heck! They were giving it some! You can't beat a 3'6" gauge loco for putting on a show. Just the right size! That black Pacific's noisy. Isn't it?

@jacktattis143

5 жыл бұрын

William: I thought NSW was standard gauge

@marleybutler4633

5 жыл бұрын

It's standard gauge

@Icy_Lucifer1973

4 жыл бұрын

NSW standard gauge. Zig Zag Railway narrow gauge. Was standard gauge when built and in NSWGR use.

Will we ever see this again?

Unsure, this looks very similar to my ''Steam in Australia'' tape, it is Good!

@BelbinVideo

Жыл бұрын

Unless someone has stolen it, it isn't.

They are coming back

excellent vids what dates is the footage from ?

Sorry, don't get that. I've had a lot of comments over a lot of years but this is the weirdest. What looks fake?

My Grandfather Henry Edgar Ryves ex Manager of Sir Alfred Herbert's Yorkshire Tool and Steel who immigrated to Australia with steel importing business grub staked by his friend Harry Hawker (Edgar Ryves and Hawker ) was Engineering draftsman for Colonial Rail and blue prints I saw as a child may be with family members along with blueprints along with blueprints for Frazer Nash chain drive Sports Tourer etcetera .

listen to those flanges squeal

surprised they don't use Shay or Climax Locos for that run.

@2001cavador

2 жыл бұрын

They would be too slow.

i voluntered their, same it closed :(

So that's were Thomas was came from

@NicolasCruz3493

2 жыл бұрын

and 1049's whistle

The eagles

I think different shades of blue for each carriage would be fun plus !.

108 doesn't sound healthy at 4:53!

Shame its all over now........

The blue loco looks like it came from darjeeling railway.

@samuelmaltry6727

8 жыл бұрын

it is a ex Queensland Government Railways DD17 loco class no 1049

@pearlyhumbucker9065

6 жыл бұрын

@John Bias Neva Eva! DHR is far smaller than the blue loco of the ZigZag, DHR runs on smaller rails, afaik 600 mm gauge, the locos only have 2 driving axles with tiny wheels, they arent much longer than the cabin with the coalbunker of 1049, the footplate is a normal step away from the street and to fire them you need a shovel thats normally suited well for your coal stove at home...... And, of course - the DHR-locos are saddle tanks.... ;)

How the hell is video fake? is there something wrong with you? clearly there is.

@thomasandfriendsreviewsnst9710

6 жыл бұрын

its not fake

Rugged country and you can see why it took 30 years to find a way over

looks EXTREMELY fake

@NSWGR

2 жыл бұрын

its not, look up Zig Zag railway on google