Steam Locomotive 520 Into The Adelaide Hills 1993

Ex South Australian Railways 4-8-4 broad gauge (1600mm) Steam Loco #520 hauls Steamranger Tours "Southern Encounter" train into the hills in 93. Very shaky footage (sorry) by the uploader using a hand held video 8 camcorder. Help restore this locomotive www.fireup520.org/

[@Afrodizyak47]

This is magnificent to see; two of these used to run the hills twice a day to and from Blackwood / Belair when I was a kid. I loved them and so glad they have been maintained for us to see. Now living in WA, I can only see them via these type of video posts.

[@MySteamChannel]

Cheers, you could visit the Hotham Valley Railway @ Dwellingup if near Perth.

[@andrewrussack8647]

Majestic! It’s such a pity we can’t see her run on the mainline thru the Hills any more!

[@TrainLordJC]

Wonderful footage of the 520 in the Adelaide Hills. I took this train in 1992 from Keswick in those days to Victor Harbor and return, a long day but truly memorable. Such a pity that the broad guage track was ripped up because I would imagine that if this train would operate for cruise ship passengers each time a cruise ship came to Adelaide taking passengers from Outer Harbor to Mount Barker return it would get full patronage. What a wonderful day it would be for those passengers. And having been on such trains from cruise ships in Alaska and Port Chalmers in New Zealand these type of train excursions are very popular.

[@andrewrussack8647]

Excellent. Such a pity we will never see 520 on the South line again. Hopefully she’ll be back in service in the near future.

[@MySteamChannel]

Thanks, we have a great deal to thank the volunteers for with the resto & operations.

[@AlonsoRules]

if that bad boy ever gets going again it'll be a big deal

[@nige7577]

Another excellent piece of archive footage, cheers 👍

[@TheOzbob]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@MySteamChannel]

Thanks for watching!

[@jasonchen4659]

I just said Shane! The Character of Thomas & Friends!

[@zionangeliswolfs]

Shane in the 1993 love it

[@Too519]

something so magical and beautiful thank you

[@MySteamChannel]

Thanks so much for your interest.

[@kymnorley8657]

Love the caboose 😉

[@Mr.Apples]

Ticket for people who clicked on this video because it is shane from thomas and friends
|
V

[@daniellibich1376]

If those compiled a report on what locomotives Thomas the tank engine and friends are based off of when Shane's IRL counterpart expects to return to steam.

[@takashisuga6852]

いいですねぇ。
また現役復帰する事を祈ります。

[@joeyfrench4517]

Shane in steamranger

[@raymondjacksoniii9536]

Im from Texas, USA. When was it retired? Where is it on display at?

[@MySteamChannel]

Currently under restoration awaiting more money to finish the job. It will be running between Mount Barker & Victor Harbor, South Australia when completed.

[@sirbarongaming2138]

What happened to loco 520?
Is she awaiting maintenance or has the scrapper's torch got her?

[@MySteamChannel]

Currently under restoration but needing many more $$$$$

[@aussie_trainspotting_videos]

Hey, I have a quick question, I've been told about how a steam loco used to run down the Adelaide to Outer Harbour line on Sundays, do you know/remember what locomotive it was?

[@SARailways621]

F251 did some trips from Adelaide Railway Station to the railway museum in 1995

[@aussie_trainspotting_videos]

@@SARailways621 ik, but I mean back in the 70s and 80s

[@SARailways621]

@@aussie_trainspotting_videos Would have varied between 520, 621, Rx207 and Rx224

[@CammyTheCamera]

looks streamlining to me