Trains Alive had some great footage of 422's on the south. Do you remember 42207 that was painted blue but the wrong thinners were used and it faded to a lovely light blue and enthusiasts loved it. I think the 422's were the loudest diesels on the NSW railways. I've got 4 48's 4801, 96, 19 and 11 on the south slogging their guts out up a 1 in 75 south of Picton on a long mixed freight train and right after is 8178, light blue 42207 and 4471 on a coalie. 42208 and 42207 on a up loaded limestone at Wingello. 42203 at Menangle, 42207 at Moss Vale and 42219 at Tahmoor all on passenger trains. Even three Alcos on southern passenger trains 8011, 4465 and a 442 but the number has been scrubbed off it. The reason we only had 422 and 49 GM was because Goodwin constantly undercut Clyde on diesel prices. The situation didn't change until the 81's because Goodwin was gone by then and it's a battle between GM and GE now. In the old days the only GE's we had were the 6 43 class.
Criminal how they canned the fuel trains and put it all onto road transport, think that happened just after Freight Australia period? Not much changed on the main south except for the signals, billions needs to be spent upgrading that line if they want high speed freight and fast passenger trains to attract customers away from road transport, line is a relic of the steam era, a joke considering it's now 2024 and sweet FA done.
Griener canned the bridge at malden and the tunnel to Wollongong because his friend Sir Peter Ables owned the company that trucked coal to inner harbour. Wasted resources.
A lovely little video thanks for the memories i remember working trains out of Clyde with the oil pots going south with the 422.
fantastic video, loved listening to the noise of the good old 422 classes.
Trains Alive had some great footage of 422's on the south. Do you remember 42207 that was painted blue but the wrong thinners were used and it faded to a lovely light blue and enthusiasts loved it. I think the 422's were the loudest diesels on the NSW railways. I've got 4 48's 4801, 96, 19 and 11 on the south slogging their guts out up a 1 in 75 south of Picton on a long mixed freight train and right after is 8178, light blue 42207 and 4471 on a coalie. 42208 and 42207 on a up loaded limestone at Wingello. 42203 at Menangle, 42207 at Moss Vale and 42219 at Tahmoor all on passenger trains. Even three Alcos on southern passenger trains 8011, 4465 and a 442 but the number has been scrubbed off it. The reason we only had 422 and 49 GM was because Goodwin constantly undercut Clyde on diesel prices. The situation didn't change until the 81's because Goodwin was gone by then and it's a battle between GM and GE now. In the old days the only GE's we had were the 6 43 class.
The Good Old Days.....
Criminal how they canned the fuel trains and put it all onto road transport, think that happened just after Freight Australia period? Not much changed on the main south except for the signals, billions needs to be spent upgrading that line if they want high speed freight and fast passenger trains to attract customers away from road transport, line is a relic of the steam era, a joke considering it's now 2024 and sweet FA done.
Griener canned the bridge at malden and the tunnel to Wollongong because his friend Sir Peter Ables owned the company that trucked coal to inner harbour. Wasted resources.