The 520 Story
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2022
- Learn the history of the 520 class steam locomotives of the South Australian Railways and the project to return the class leader to service. If you would like more information, please visit the following web sites: www.steamrangerheritagerailway.org www.fireup520.org Copyright 2022 Rail Media Productions
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Its good to see a young bloke in charge of the old Rail trains. He Knows what he is on about!
They do a fantastic job keeping South Australia’s steam history alive for future generations.
I saw these magnificent locomotives run when I was much younger. The SAR had a beautiful stable of steam locomotives.
Yes the SAR sure did have some beautiful steam locomotives in its fleet. I love the 520 as well and also the 620 class Pacific.
There should be another video of the 520’s coming to the channel sometime next year.
god i miss this beauty steaming past our house in glenalta , was such a highlight as a kid , will bring a tear to the eye when the big girl fires up again , my father used to chase her all around .
I am so thrilled to have found this vid. Sir Malcolm has a place in my heart. I grew up in the 60s in Angaston. On occasions of the tourist visits to Angaston of Sir Malcolm, we could hear his whistle when somewhere between Tanunda and Nuri. So we would run across town to the station to see it coming in. Later, my then father in law told me of his time employed at Islington. He apprenticed as a blacksmith in the 30s. He specialized in spring making. Much later on while a supervisor at Industrial Engineers and Springmakers he was asked to rebuild, refurbish or replace the rolling stock springs of the 520. I recall how thrilled he was to return to that work he did for SAR. My memory is dodgy these days but I'm pretty sure he said he was involved in making the original 520 series springs. Also dodgy is my recall of when he did the rework while at IE&SM. Perhaps you guys might suggest when it was. I would guess that was somewhere in the 80s or early 90s.
Hi Rob. I am really pleased you enjoyed this video and thank you very much for commenting and sharing your memories of the 520. It is a beautiful locomotive and it is great to see that SteamRanger are working hard to restore it to operational condition. At some stage I hope to make another video of the loco to show how far the restoration has progressed and what still remains to get the loco back in operation. It will be a big day when 520 leaves Mt Barker for the trip to Victor Harbor for the first time since the late 1990’s. Best regards Rowan.
@@railmediaproductions3677 Thanks so much Rowan. If I was able to I would be with you working to get Sir Malcolm going again. I was a boilermaker/welder years ago. Just too far from Mt Barker t be of value to Steam Ranger. Got to keep working for now. Perhaps later when I can afford to retire.
If that bad boy ever got running again, it would be a massive media and public frenzy and a real source of pride for SA.
It will be a great day. The restoration is progressing well and the guys who are in charge of the loco are working on it on a regular basis.
Wow this brought back some nice memories. My grandfather was a fireman on RX224. Love the 520 class . The 700,710 720 and 740 class were great to watch on the freight trains as was the 500 class up into the Adelaide hills.
Thank you very much for that William and also for subscribing to the channel. I am really pleased you enjoyed this video, the big broad gauge steam locomotives of the South Australian Railways are very impressive and it was lucky that 504, 520, 523 and 702 were able to be preserved for the future. I also love the 620 class Pacific's as well.
@@railmediaproductions3677 You have done a lot of homework here and put this together really well.
@@cat793cdumpy Thank you William, I really appreciate this. There will be a 5 part series coming to the UA-cam channel soon about the history of the 620 class steam locos including a major feature on 621 at SteamRanger.
The Great Western steam locomotive to Plymouth was my favourite!
You should do a documentary on all Australian steam locos including recently restored R766 by the picnic train 3801 which is back in steam after a 12 year restoration and 6029 the biggest operating steam locomotive in the Southern Hemisphere
I would certainly like to do a documentary on every steam locomotive that is preserved around Australia. I hope the opportunity will come to film Garratt 6029 on the mainline sometime next year.
The SAR steam locomotive fleeet was he darling of Australian stem era sights. Beauty in motion.
The South Australian Railways had some beautiful locomotives in its history.
What A awsome Video! thank you very much for sharing 520 is one of my Favorite South Australian steam loco! cant wait to see it in steam once she is all restored!!
I am really glad you enjoyed the video. I will certainly be covering the 520 when she returns to steam in the future at SteamRanger.
There is another video of the 520 which is stored on the computer at home, I must put it up on UA-cam sometime.
@@railmediaproductions3677 no worries! i live in Angaston South Australia i saw a couple of photos of it in Nuriootpa its a shame they didn't preserve Duchess of Gloucester (526) but at least we have two left do you have any videos of the RX Class steam locomotives? keep up the great work my friend
@@williamhabermann2395 Hi William. Unfortunately I don’t have much footage of the Rx class but somewhere on the channel there is a video of 621 double heading with Rx 207 from Goolwa to Mt Barker in June 2012. SteamRanger ran this special to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the ARHS SA Division. It was a good day and the locomotives were working hard up through the hills.
The piston rings were replaced in 1983. This led to a problem. The brick arch over the the firebox had a habit of collapsing. It turned out that an adjustable baffle plate in the smokebox had been removed in the early 1970's. A new baffle was made and as far as I know, there has been no problem with the brick arch.
Thank you very much for sharing this information. There will be more videos of the 520 class coming out over the next couple of months.
Magnificent locos the 520's. Far more impressive than the 38 class of the NSWGR
Fantastic video and it's great to see a collection of footage of an engine I only have childhood memories of (especially getting to see it in all black).
Looking forward to the day it's back in steam and getting my own videos of it!
Thank you very much for that Stuart and also for subscribing to the channel. I will definitely have to come over to South Australia when the 520 is back in steam. In the next couple of weeks there will be an update coming out on the channel showing what has been happening with the restoration since this video was released.
Love this short documentary. Well done
Thank you very much for that, I enjoyed working on this project and it will be great to see 520 when it is back in steam in the future.
I lived in Victa Hbr for 31 yrs and used to see all the old trains.When I first moved to Victa from Sydney the trains used to run daily to Victa,however the journey apparently took 4 hrs to Adelaide...As my mum found out once when she came to visit. I loved seeing it and others that took the journey,so amazing watching it turn to go back the other way on the turnstile. Thank you for my trip up memory lane ❤
I am really pleased you enjoyed the video, thank you very much for watching and sharing your memories. SteamRanger are still working hard to restore the 520 to operational condition.
@@railmediaproductions3677 That s fantastic,we need to keep the nostalgic past alive and running.
Thank you to all for their time and hard work,for not only us oldies but the young ones 💯💯❤️🔥
It should definatley be restored to it's full run!..
Thank you so much, I thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful video of a beautiful locomotive.
So glad to hear you enjoyed the video, thank you very much for watching it 👍
What a pity that the 520 and the other steam engines can no longer go to Outer Harbor. It seems that the rails were taken out just before cruising took off in Adelaide. Had those rails not been taken out I can only imagine how awesome it would have been for the passengers on the cruise ships taking these steam engines for day trips from Outer Harbor. The trains would absolutely be full.
In addition to having taken the 520 to Victor Harbor return from Keswick in 1992 where the best part of the ride was through the Adelaide Hills, I also took trains from cruise ships in Alaska and New Zealand, all very popular.
I don't know if it's been thought of but SA tourism and the SA government should be made aware of this possibility.
I personally video all the cruise ships coming to Adelaide so I am aware of how many ships come each season and it's getting stronger every year.
It definitely would have been great to see the 520 running to Outer Harbor.
Great information & well produced...thank you.
Thank you very much for this, I am really pleased you enjoyed the video. There will be more videos of steam in South Australia coming to the UA-cam channel in the next few days and also over the next 5 to 6 weeks.
Shane is Always Here!
He will be around for many years to come 👍😊 Thank you very much for watching the 520 video.
Hello Rowan, Another Wonderful Video! I can't wait to see 520 fired Up and running one day, will the steam Ranger Heritage Railway be painting the engine SAR Black or to its famous green Livery? Any of those livery's look smart on this particular steam locomotive. it's a shame they scraped majority of this class of locomotive. I wish they would have preserved 526 (Dutchess of Gloucester). But at least we have 520 and 523 (Essington Louis) preserved to appreciate. thank you again Rowan for putting your time and effort into these videos.
Kind Regards
Will :)
Hi Will. I am really pleased you enjoyed the video, the 520 is a very impressive locomotive and it will be great to see the class leader back in service again in the future. I don’t think SteamRanger have announced what colour the engine will be when the restoration is finished, I will have to come over to film it on its first run and produce a video about it. Thank you very much again for supporting the channel, it is most appreciated. Best regards Rowan.
Very interesting video 👍🏻
Thank you very much, I am really pleased you enjoyed the video.
Shane in real life ❤❤❤
Love this documentary are you working on any more ?
I hope to release more videos like this during the first 4 months of 2024. I am glad you enjoyed this one, it was great fun putting it together.
And can you make more SAR videos please
This is a nice video showing the preservation history of this locomotive. The one criticism is the narration concerning loco 526. The pronunciation five-two-six is not how most of us remember it. Five-twenty-six is what I always knew.
Hi Paul. Thank you very much for the feedback on the video, I am really pleased you enjoyed it. I had a lot of fun putting this together and I would certainly like to do another trip to South Australia in the future to see 520 when it returns to steam. I am actually in Adelaide at the moment and last Sunday I chased 621 down to Victor Harbor and back as far as Bugle Ranges. This video will be uploaded to the channel in the coming weeks.
Fabulous restoration by a lot of dedicated people‼️To my eye however the only thing that hasn’t stood the test of time is that awful shade of green SAR used. And move the number plate up to below the headlight… just saying ✌️🌻
It looks like Shane
You are spot on, the inspiration for Shane in the Thomas series came from the 520. I think there may have been other locos that the owners of the brand looked at, but in the end they settled for the 520.
Train Is the PRR T1
The next video about the 520's will feature the blueprints of the PRR T1 class. I want to mention the connection that these 2 locomotives have.
Can you please make a another video story of 520 in 2024
And update
@@adambrinkworth Hi Adam. Yes absolutely. I have another video of the 520 which is almost complete and I am going to organise an additional film shoot next month with what has been done so far on the loco in 2024. Thank you very much for your interest and also for watching the video.
@@adambrinkworth Hi again Adam. As well as 2 extra videos about the 520, I still have some more South Australian railway productions due for release. These include the following:
SteamRanger’s F251
A brief look at 624 and Sir Winston Dugan
624’s cab interior
The Overland
3813 visits South Australia in 1970
Archival films of steam in South Australia
SteamTown Peterborough’s Pmr class locomotive
SteamRanger’s 621 on the mainline
R761 visits South Australia
R766 visits South Australia
Ok thanks 1 more thing would there be another story 520?
@@adambrinkworth There is certainly the possibility of doing another video similar to the 520 story in the future. It will most likely be after the loco to returns to steam and hauls its first train out of Mount Barker.