R 766 runs trials at Rothbury , NSW, 24-7-21
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Following an extensive overhaul, including regauging from 5'3" to standard gauge, ex Victorian Railways R 766 undergoes trials at Rothbury. This magnificent locomotive will undoubtedly prove very popular as a valuable member of the "Picnic Train" fleet, a credit to those who've worked so hard to return it to service.
*WOW!!!* After all these years she's finally running under own power on Standard Gauge! Now to see her doing mainline trials and then tours! Bring her down south to her home state - we have plenty of former Broad Gauge lines that are now Standard Gauge waiting for her!!! 😍
At last, all those HO scale, 16.5mm gauge models of R766 have the correct gauge (and can keep running on NSW layouts! ;) All jokes aside, haven't they done a fabulous job!
Wow, I didn't even know it was possible to regauge a steam engine. Fantastic!
Looks and sounds fantastic. Credit to all involved in the restoration
An imposing bit of kit with a chime whistle to die for. Congratulations from a Brit to the Aussie team that did the restoration.
Absolutely Magnificent video Graeme. Glad they painted her to her original Black and Red colours. Thanks for sharing. And a job well done and accreditation to the team at Rothbury for making this excellent milestone. Cannot wait to see what tours are planned for R766 in NSW. And perhaps going into Victoria in the future.
Man this is history in the making!
The first Australian steam locomotive to be re-gauged from broad gauge 5ft 3in to standard gauge 4ft 8-1/2in. Even as an American, the Victorian Railways R class Hudsons are my favorite steam locomotives of Australia. Oh wow! Since R766 has been re-gauged to standard gauge, just imagine if it came to North America to ride the rails in both the United States and Canada!
Edited: also the R766 looks like a beast next to the wimpy American NSWGR D59 No. 5917.
That wimpy Mikado boasts about 3500 lbs more tractive effort than an R. Designed for a multitude of gauges and loading gauges by Baldwin
@@allanaliversidge5337 It looks like your right. It seems that the VR R Hudsons can produce 35,700 lbs of traction effort, while the NSW D59 Mikados can produce 31,600 lbs.
@@allanaliversidge5337 The R class was designed for passenger service and has 73 inch diameter driving wheels. Large driving wheels effect the starting tractive effort calculation. Hence freight locos tend to have smaller diameter driving wheels giving greater starting tractive effort.
Beautiful steam locomotive. Fantastic efforts to all those people who made this happen.
Since the early '50s it was planned to re-gauge Australian railways to standard gauge and some feasibility studies were done but not proceeded with as it would have been a mammoth expensive project. However new steam locomotives such as the R and J class and I don't know which others were able to be converted to standard gauge. Also the diesels were also able to be bogie exchanged and many were swapped to the standard gauge Melbourne-Albury line, many were rotated from one gauge to another.
A relic of this was the now defunct Mt Gambier line, in the '50s it was converted from narrow gauge to broad gauge and it used steel sleepers which has standard gauge holes in them ready to be converted. It is a pity that the Mt Gambier line was isolated when the Melbourne-Adelaide line was standardized in the 1990s.
They’ve done an beautiful job now we’ve got another R class apart of operation preservation to the volenteers Thankyou with out you guys this engine would still be in pieces how nice is it finally to see R766 in steam
The R class were originally made in Scotland, I've seen photos of them on trucks being conveyed through this small town to the wharf. R704 was displayed at a trade show in London. It carries a plaque describing this at the railway museum at Newport.
Good to see this old steamer formally from the Victorian Railways running again. I think at one point it was also one of 2 oil burners with West Coast Railways along with R711 on the Melbourne to Warrnambool service before being transferred to New South Wales. Once again, good to see R766 running again.
Oh my god this made my bloody day. Tell me, that whistle doesn’t sound like a typical R class one. It almost sounds like an NSWGR one, am I correct?
Not 100% although each R class had it's own pitch. R761 and R707 have slight differences in pitch
Did you know the driving wheels on R766 are actually R700's driving wheels
Cannot wait for steamfest when racing against the plane. Which one will be faster, the R class or 38 class, which one can haul more? Can't wait. Great work by all involved. People said it can't be done, well she's on standard gauge now. All we need now is our big boy 5711 going, well she is big.
shes up and running amazing :O
Wait... Victorian Steam Train into Sydney Steam Train Fleet???
Fantastic to see her up ruining again, looking forward to see her in action
Wait R766 is bigger than 5917, I forgot how big the r class are
History for an R class..on the SG..wouldn't those NSW fans like to see her at 115kmh on the mainline? Is it wishful thinking?
It actually happened and I hope you were able to witness it.
Thanks for filming it for us - a great effort by all involved over many years - congratulations, hope it can come to S.A again some time!
Oil fired? Nice
Wonderful steam locomotive.
Regauging a 5’3” locomotive to standard 4’8½” must have been a mammoth task. Not so much the tender. At least we have some dual gauge track in Vic for a visit. These Hudsons have it all over Pacifics do they not… 👏🌹✌️
If I didn't know any better, I'd say the New York Central hudsons have been reborn down under. Cracking job mates, absolutely stellar!
Splendid!
R766 looks very splendid. Congratulations to all involved in the restoration
Incredible work!
May i use your footage for a video I am working on?
If you give credit and let me know how much you will be using, that should be fine.
@@BelbinVideo Around the first 3 mintiues of the video, which will mostly be blured out
Sure, go right ahead.@@VictorianTransportHistory
@@BelbinVideo Thanks
Great to see. But wouldn't this loco have been broad gauge?
She was but she had her gauge converted to standard during reatoration
The R class locos came from the British factory designed to be converted to standard guage.
The R & J class were designed to be converted from 5' 3" (broad gauge) to 4' 81/2" (standard gauge), this is the first locomotive to be converted.
There are blocks between the frames, which when removed, you can narrow the frames together, which is basically what they have done.
If you purchase a J class, you can do the same.
@@raymondmeredith5840, I remember that J class J512 was meant to be placed on the standard gauge too however it looks increasingly unlikely given to other projects and getting J515 back on the mainline again
Love it Graeme😀
Why does R766 have two small lights on the sides of the smokeobx?
Those are marker lights. They've always been on the steam locomotives.
@@JRussellProductions Thanks, that makes sense. Can't believe that I haven't noticed them before, lol.
In the US I think they're called classification lights, but what sort of classification I don't know.
@@g.g.dunnitt9181 the R class in Victoria were always classified as an express passenger locomotive, but were often seen on freight services. Built in Glasgow as well, so maybe under a British classification system?
Marker lights to indicate the route.
In NSW, both side lights on meant western lines, Centre light (which is built into the headlight) + left hand light (looking at the front) meant northern lines, centre plus right hand light meant southern lines.
These light codes carried over into diesel and electric locos, and their self propelled car sets.
Other states would have had similar codes but I don't know them