Vintage EMD power on wheat train

Four vintage Victorian Railways EMD locos on a wheat train bound for Geelong , taken at Creswick , Warrenheip Bank, Lal Lal and Lethbridge on the 2nd of March 1987. A must see for the EMD fan .

[@raybesserdin7542]

Sensational 👏👏👏👏. Some of the best music in the world is a quartet of EMDs in notch 8 pulling a big load like that in the opening of this video! Great film recording!

[@johnphillips592]

Thanks , yes they had a sound of their own ,

[@johnhaller7017]

I used to live about 10k's away from Warrenheip bank and on a still day I could hear the whole drama of their climb out past Ballarat. Music to my ears.

[@johnphillips592]

Back in 1965 we used to camp on Warrenheip bank in tents , didn't get much sleep

[@johnhaller7017]

@@johnphillips592 You were keen!

[@johnphillips592]

@@johnhaller7017 Yes , young and not very smart but there were steam bankers

[@2665916]

Bring back good old memories of my childhood days. We used to love watching these locomotives go by the farm.

[@johnphillips592]

That's great , glad they brought back some fond memories

[@FeiBenZhu]

EMD streamliners in blue & yellow coupled with orange & grey… staff exchanging… semaphores… telegraph lines… these videos are a delight to watch.

[@ajo3085]

And 35 years later SSR are still using the same power. Incredible.

[@johnphillips592]

When your on a good thing stick to it .

[@ajo3085]

@@johnphillips592 Thanks John and yes, that was my point. 60ish year old equipment still going strong is amazing.

[@calcutt4]

@@ajo3085 70 by now, the B class are 71 years old and I'm sure the T and S classes will live on in revenue service long enough to reach that age

[@Tom-Lahaye]

30 years later now and sometimes it is still possible to see such motive power on these trains, while the lovely stations have gone.

[@vincentweatherly9991]

Lethbridge is actually still there and you can access the platform. It’s a great shoot to see trains

[@DarkLordSauron100]

Creswick is still there too, it's just not used anymore, replaced by a generic, utilitarian structure opposite. Lal Lal station is also still there.

[@CGT867]

And what a lovely VR station was Creswick.

[@andrewganley9016]

These 'vintage' diesels look better then modern ones

[@raybesserdin7542]

100%👏👏👏👍😀

[@garc0113]

Love that sound

[@G516R700]

Another great video of a good old VR wheat train

[@johnphillips592]

Thanks . glad you enjoyed it .

[@johnhaller7017]

Really growling up Warrenheip and no graffiti!

[@johnphillips592]

They were working hard that's for sure , thanks for the comment .

[@dieseldavetrains8988]

Looks like a lot of token sections along the way, none dropped either! I seen S300 sitting in the CFCLA paddock laid up in Goulburn NSW last year. Someone said it had been sold around the same time as S311. Be a shame if the class leader S300 isn't secured and preserved before the scrap metal people get it. Dave

[@ThePaulv12]

Yep, our good broad gauge locos on bloody broad gauge - the way it is supposed to be.

[@chuckgilly]

I love that "Cat-Dog" (double-cab) with the 1940's Santa Fe Cat Whisker paint scheme.

[@DL541]

Awesome video!

[@MugniRK]

Awesome video 😁👍
Greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩😀

[@johnphillips592]

Thank you Mugni RK glad you enjoyed it

[@roberttucker805]

That station looks identical to so many typical stations in England.

[@johnphillips592]

We have a lot of Blue stone stations still around from the original construction days no doubt based on UK stations

[@DarkLordSauron100]

Geelong-Ballarat railway was built to English main line standards, with double track throughout and impressive bluestone structures.

[@railyatri8891]

Old video this train👍👍 like this

[@multiranger748]

1:38 steam rail owns t365 now cool to see it in action in this footage

[@G516R700]

Steamrail has T364 (356 & 395 as well)

[@thebops4180]

Awesome . . .

[@SheltonDCruz]

Thanks!

[@robbietriplett8708]

I lived along the B&O metropolitan branch line I loved this equipment and wanted to be a engineer

[@johnphillips592]

Nothing like the streamline locos , still some around in freight service

[@VictorianRailHeritage]

S300, B65, T369, T362

[@tophawerner7505]

So that’s what those wagons look like without graffiti...

[@buzzytrains9037]

0:22 that RVB actually sounds pretty nice

[@johnphillips592]

They had a good chant back then

[@vsvnrg3263]

i've been watching some of your videos. they seem to be from 8mm film. have you been using the device called wolverine or similar, or are you recording from a projected image?

[@johnphillips592]

This footage was shot on Sony Umatic video tape , most of my tapes are either Umatic or Betacam SP video , later footage is shot on Sony digital tape or HD video , thanks for your comments .

[@RailfanDownunder]

Superb😊

[@johnphillips592]

Thanks for the comment , glad you enjoyed it

[@acts2211]

I do believe that's called Notch 8

[@tombell108]

That's ABSOLUTELY correct!

[@2flyabove]

Does notch 8 mean full power?

[@tombell108]

@@2flyabove yep! It sure enough does!

[@Krish1991]

Classic

[@volodymyrrhapon5666]

I like it.

[@DK-nv9zu]

Anybody know what percent grade was at the beginning? Looked steep! Maybe it was a trick of the camera angle?

[@johnphillips592]

Hello , the grade up to Creswick is 1 in 45

[@tonyromano6220]

@@johnphillips592 .5%?

[@aydoyt]

@@tonyromano6220 2

[@tombell108]

WOW! THAT WAS TOTALLY FANTASTIC! If only these CLASSIC EMD LOCOMOTIVES were still in regular service! The better question is are any still in regular service?!

[@johnphillips592]

Southern Short haul Railway still have some in regular freight service

[@762Media42]

S312 (seen in the video) is still in regular traffic with SSR, B65( double ended streamliner) is now in storage at Bendigo workshops

[@daleleibfried8648]

Nice

[@tonyfreeman5048]

No sound like the old emd's

[@johnphillips592]

True