When I travelled on this train in 1974 we left Sydney in two sections and each section was hauled by an electric locomotive. On arrival at Lithgow on the western side of the Blue Mountains the electric locomotive was replaced by a diesel and the two sections were coupled together. This process was soon changed and the train left Sydney as one section and only the locomotive was changed at Lithgow. In those days the IP didn't go into Adelaide and was met at Port Pirie by the Trans Australian from Adelaide and both trains coupled together to continue the journey to Perth as one train. Sorry for the rant, I let my memories run away on me. This is an excellent video.
I didn't see it as a rant, actually quite a nice story. Thanks for sharing it. As a bit of an environmentalist I'd love to see the day the whole length is electrified, even the section over nullabor.
Great Southern Rail 'playing trains'. Well captured. I've often meant to go to Central to watch the shuffling of the IP. I'll do it one day. Thanks for posting.
Good video, Vlog, excellent quality. That's a lot of shunting required to prepare the train. The GSR staff must love it when it's just a single consist of 13 or 14 cars which can completely fit in Platform 1.
The two people who thumbs downed this video obviously didn't get a train set as a kid :P - I remember that shunting sequence - but when I went on it, it had the car carrier at the rear of the train, so we went forward, backed up and coupled with the rest of the train, then went back for the car carrier on the siding. They did it arse about this time :) The second locomotive leaves the train once the train has crossed the blue mountains - its only there to help it over the mountains. By the time you've slept and arrived in broken hill, the train has only one loco.
dash8brj I often see two locos pulling it when it comes through Bathurst when it has up to 24 carriages, I have seen seen one loco pulling it when there are less carriages though.
25 minutes well spent great vlog you have done some good vlogs in your 800 series (haha) and had 100"s of great vlogs along the way not nameing the ones i ment but this was the 1 ive been waiting to see keep up the great work.... oh and had an idea up to u if u wanted to use it for vlog 900 a 24 hour of as many stations u can fit into 1 day at 8 or 16x the speed ...mabey
so NR45 got left behind? There are 2 loco in front already to pull. Do they rotate the pulling loco so it has time to be maintained? Also why not park the whole train on platform 1 and the second half of the train passenger can walk inside the train forward to disembark?
Could you find out why the loco had to go all the why to the end platform, why can't the loco just go up pass the point then stop. Pity there's no video of the ar carrier being pushed , by a v set
It seems dl40 locomotive does this trip alot with other videos ive seen.. ive been on this train acouple times when they rejoin the train together thy have to let the air pressure get back up for the braking system
When I travelled on this train in 1974 we left Sydney in two sections and each section was hauled by an electric locomotive. On arrival at Lithgow on the western side of the Blue Mountains the electric locomotive was replaced by a diesel and the two sections were coupled together. This process was soon changed and the train left Sydney as one section and only the locomotive was changed at Lithgow. In those days the IP didn't go into Adelaide and was met at Port Pirie by the Trans Australian from Adelaide and both trains coupled together to continue the journey to Perth as one train. Sorry for the rant, I let my memories run away on me. This is an excellent video.
I didn't see it as a rant, actually quite a nice story. Thanks for sharing it. As a bit of an environmentalist I'd love to see the day the whole length is electrified, even the section over nullabor.
Great Southern Rail 'playing trains'. Well captured. I've often meant to go to Central to watch the shuffling of the IP. I'll do it one day. Thanks for posting.
Good video, Vlog, excellent quality. That's a lot of shunting required to prepare the train. The GSR staff must love it when it's just a single consist of 13 or 14 cars which can completely fit in Platform 1.
Absolutely magnificent railway station with its tidy surroundings. Really praiseworthy.
That’s so rare 7:38 because a tangra is going to Springwood
Much simpler at the Perth end. Big long platform at East Perth terminal.
The two people who thumbs downed this video obviously didn't get a train set as a kid :P - I remember that shunting sequence - but when I went on it, it had the car carrier at the rear of the train, so we went forward, backed up and coupled with the rest of the train, then went back for the car carrier on the siding. They did it arse about this time :)
The second locomotive leaves the train once the train has crossed the blue mountains - its only there to help it over the mountains. By the time you've slept and arrived in broken hill, the train has only one loco.
dash8brj I often see two locos pulling it when it comes through Bathurst when it has up to 24 carriages, I have seen seen one loco pulling it when there are less carriages though.
25 minutes well spent great vlog you have done some good vlogs in your 800 series (haha) and had 100"s of great vlogs along the way not nameing the ones i ment but this was the 1 ive been waiting to see keep up the great work.... oh and had an idea up to u if u wanted to use it for vlog 900 a 24 hour of as many stations u can fit into 1 day at 8 or 16x the speed ...mabey
Now I wonder how they put together the great southern at acacia ridge
Sydney Trains Vlog 896: The Indian Pacific
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Beautiful vlog thankyou Phil much appreciated.
Just incase y’all don’t know the run numbers for the Indian Pacific (in NSW) is 3AS8 and 4SA8
Beautiful i love Australia
Me to and am in australia
so NR45 got left behind? There are 2 loco in front already to pull. Do they rotate the pulling loco so it has time to be maintained? Also why not park the whole train on platform 1 and the second half of the train passenger can walk inside the train forward to disembark?
i was on this January 2016. shame it was a miserable pouring rainy day -_-
I can proudly say I have serviced both these Locomotives. :-)
+Ariel Mack you would be better to service a couple of working girls
Could you find out why the loco had to go all the why to the end platform, why can't the loco just go up pass the point then stop. Pity there's no video of the ar carrier being pushed , by a v set
It must be a lot of work to prepare the Indian Pacific.
And I always keep seeing the Indian pacific 👏👏👏
Yay it’s take a while to get the Indian pacific to get out
Well that was interesting, I think I see Australian train for the first time:)
Platforms 1, 2 & 3 are tjust oo short for The Indian Pacific, what a joke! They should extend the platforms!
They don’t have room tho
I was at platform 1 once and I walked to the end and there as no room
I like trains
can you do lavender bay vlog please!
Where does it divide for its run into Sydney Terminal?
Sydney Yard next to Sydney Terminal.
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Ok, Thanks.
How many carriages are there usually on the service; and is it a daily service (I know it takes around 2 days to cross)?
Its either 25 or 56 cars. 3 nights 4 days. Once a week.
love it
The track gauge is 1435mm or 1600mm?
Im not sure
+Victor Gattis Gomes de Souza 1435mm standard gauge
Tangara to Springwood do you know if thats normal
It's not
It seems dl40 locomotive does this trip alot with other videos ive seen.. ive been on this train acouple times when they rejoin the train together thy have to let the air pressure get back up for the braking system
Is v24 real? And in service at Sydney?
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Has an 82 class assisted an NR class with the Indian Pacific?
how stupid that the Indian Pacific DON"T fit in Sydney station where it do in Adelaide and Perth
It gets split in Adelaide...
In my piece re Indian Pacific I dated my tranvel as 2016,It should have read 2006 Sorry
Good liver
Hd please!
when i watched it last night the highest was 360p
That's a disappointing video when you expect a VLOG about the Indian Pacific.
What the hell is happening? Looks like the damn Govt system
It's sooo boring I rode on the Indian Pacific train 🚆 and I expected it to be like the Indian trains but it was not so
THOMAS Ninan The reason why it’s called Indian Pacific is because it connects Perth (Indian Ocean) to Sydney (Pacific Ocean).
THOMAS Ninan 🙄🙄😑