Bathurst Steam Shuttles - Beyer Garratt 6029 - June 2024

Over the June long weekend locomotives 6029 and 4501 operated shuttles from Bathurst to Wimbledon as part of Transport Heritage NSW's Bathurst Steam Weekend. Here we see the train at a couple of locations, including climbing Tumulla Bank, on Sunday the 9th.

[@lukewise1227]

Thank you Mr Frosty for taking the time to make this great video and letting the only sounds be the ones we Iike to hear. 👍🇦🇺

[@SimonTog]

Good video :)

[@thegardensentinel]

Lovely scenes, good panning shots and well chosen locations. Some excellent still shots in there, too - the whistle is crisp and the "fluttery" one shows a firemans/drivers "hand" very nicely.

[@beerancher3225]

A Garratt pulling a passenger train , and the indignity of a back-up diesel !

[@FrostysRailwayVideos]

I can't complain too much, it removes the need to run around at the end of the trip which gives us more shuttles.

[@simonf8902]

Correct. It’s push pull. There’s no siding or loop at Wimbledon where the train runs to.

[@JoelDavies-cl6nr]

The diesel is required only if there is a mechanical problem with the steam loco. This has been a requirement for many years now. You'll probably find that the diesel is "free wheeling".

[@darylcheshire1618]

In suburban Melbourne, the banking loco is usually another steam loco. My concerns is the computerized systems won’t be able to allow a loco to run around and the points will have been removed anyway.

[@beerancher3225]

@@darylcheshire1618 What's that got to do with a Garratt and a Bathurst shuttle ? Both are a long way from Melbourne .

[@derekdee9592]

Superb video 🚂even the back up diesel is vintage 👍

[@johnwoodall3791]

Great Video.
Love this Train ...

[@donpaterson9159]

Just love NSWGR Garratt #6029 & this video - !! - Thanx 4 the memories of #6029 when operating out of Canberra & Queanbeyan with ARHS (ACT) when I was a teenager & photographing it's runs 2 Royalla, Michelago, Burbong Viaduct & Goulburn on my Fujica SLR & trying 2 get tbe colour balance right in my Cibachrome enlargements of #6029 - !!! - Great vid with variety of long & closeup shots - !!! - Thanx v v much - Don "Wingco" PATERSON, Sunshine Coast, Qld

[@johnnichol9412]

I started out thinking that the first couple of shots were a bit static and that pan and zoom would be more interesting. You then answered my view by doing just that.
Great filming, thanks for posting this.

[@TickholeProductions]

Excellent footage, thanks for sharing Cheers Richard

[@FrostysRailwayVideos]

Thanks Richard much appreciated

[@G516R700]

great video and also nice videos of the 45 as well

[@struck2soon]

Nice footage. Shame about the diesel! Is this the only operational Standard Gauge Garratt in the world?

[@FrostysRailwayVideos]

Many thanks! I'm far from an expert but I believe it may be.

[@aussierailfan687]

Hi Frosty! Your videos look amazing what camera do you use?

[@FrostysRailwayVideos]

Thanks! It's a Canon XF400.

[@aussierailfan687]

Thanks