This is colour film but still pre english electic diesels. Remember these sleeps are air conned.love her blue suit with calf length pencil skirt. And these sleepers usa standard were all built at islington.piity h220 was not pulling.
An interesting period piece. I'm puzzled about the use of coal and oil for fuel in the same locomotive. 1:18 " ...takes on coal, six tons of it ..." 1:40 " ... fuels with 1500 gallons of oil for auxiliary burning ..."
The S.A.R. had a Oil-Coal Firing set up. With minimal changes to the firebox they added burners to the backplate. Which means they had to have a coal fire maintained while the burners are operating. Availability, price and quality of coal influenced this style of firing arrangement.
Oil stayed coal is very much a German Kaiser's fleet technology. To be used on the grade to Mt lofty. Ii could find little on it online. Oil burning wrecks loco Firefox's. Maybe that's why vic s class adopted them at end.
A few sitting cars, but most or all are newer. I think the buffet car is one of the 4 RBJs when were origionaly BJ1-4, the oldest BJs Some of which were in service by the end of 1951.
Pure memories lost again
This is so terrific, so polite, such manners. How I wish society was like that today
What a great little video.
I love these promotional videos.
This is colour film but still pre english electic diesels. Remember these sleeps are air conned.love her blue suit with calf length pencil skirt. And these sleepers usa standard were all built at islington.piity h220 was not pulling.
Very nice footage of the SAR's steam power
Excellent pr film. Thanks for making it available.
An interesting period piece.
I'm puzzled about the use of coal and oil for fuel in the same locomotive.
1:18 " ...takes on coal, six tons of it ..."
1:40 " ... fuels with 1500 gallons of oil for auxiliary burning ..."
The S.A.R. had a Oil-Coal Firing set up. With minimal changes to the firebox they added burners to the backplate. Which means they had to have a coal fire maintained while the burners are operating. Availability, price and quality of coal influenced this style of firing arrangement.
Oil stayed coal is very much a German Kaiser's fleet technology. To be used on the grade to Mt lofty. Ii could find little on it online. Oil burning wrecks loco Firefox's. Maybe that's why vic s class adopted them at end.
"Believe it or not it's a sunny day" 🤣🤣🤣
The golden age of train travel.
very goood video
Really awesome, thank you so much!
Note the soon to be replaced original Overland signs on the side of the cars.
70+ years later the same steel carriages are used today.
A few sitting cars, but most or all are newer. I think the buffet car is one of the 4 RBJs when were origionaly BJ1-4, the oldest BJs Some of which were in service by the end of 1951.
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