Yes, we call it Inline Refuelling. It's meant to top up the locomotive tanks, as they used to. It doesn't always work that way, and sometimes crews have to turn on the pumps while stopped crossing opposing trains. Depending on weather conditions, those fuel pods can hold enough fuel to replenish the locomotive tanks for the whole journey there and back some 6,000 km in total. The carriage is crew accommodations allowing the same four-man crew to work 8 on, 8 off-hour shifts across the several day trips.
Thanks mate! Been doing it a year now and it's been a learning curve, but I think it brings something else to our videos. Glad you enjoyed it! Matt - M&S Trains
Very nice. I like your commentary and the 'box' in the right hand lower corner to display the train details. Such a shame that SCT's rolling stock is so thoroughly graffitied. The TAR is a fascinating operation and I must get back there! Maybe next year....
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Great video again Matt. You sure capture these consists in their best possible setting. And that landscape!
Thanks, Patrick! We do our best to capture the best of everything. Glad you enjoyed the video!
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TOP NOTCH SPOTTING VIDEO!!!!
Thanks, mate! Glad you enjoyed it.
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Always waited for our Cook Springs stop.
6:32 those locomotives look baby compared to the boxcars and double stacked containers on wellcars. Those are American loading gauge wagons.
Yes, it's a shame we don't have bigger, meaner-looking locomotives here hauling our bigger freight trains.
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@@MS_Trainsbut in the pilbara there are bigger meaner looking trains
Yes they've done it right up that way!
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No tunnels in the region so thats why they use the bigger meaner looking off the shelf American locos.
Looks like there has been some rain out there. Great video!
Question: behind the locos is that a fuel supply wagon, ievone to fuel the two locos and immediately after that is that an accommodation carriage?
Yes, we call it Inline Refuelling. It's meant to top up the locomotive tanks, as they used to. It doesn't always work that way, and sometimes crews have to turn on the pumps while stopped crossing opposing trains. Depending on weather conditions, those fuel pods can hold enough fuel to replenish the locomotive tanks for the whole journey there and back some 6,000 km in total.
The carriage is crew accommodations allowing the same four-man crew to work 8 on, 8 off-hour shifts across the several day trips.
Great video 👍👍 The fast zoom on the retreating AK set was brilliant!! Still the best train videos on youTube 😁
Thanks for the kind words mate! Really glad you enjoy the camera work and the videos! Cheers.
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3:43 amazing shot on the S-curve!
Thanks mate! It's a great spot, just a shame it's so far away.
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I must admit, those Aurizon locos in their budget livery are starting to grow on me.
I'm still not so sure about them. Budget livery is defiantly the best way to describe them haha
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3:52 amazing capture😮
Great video!
Thanks mate! Glad you enjoyed it.
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You get the best captures
Thanks, mate! Glad you enjoyed these ones.
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Liking the commentary, well done.
Thanks mate! Been doing it a year now and it's been a learning curve, but I think it brings something else to our videos. Glad you enjoyed it!
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Awesome video mate keep up the good work
Thanks mate! Thanks for watching.
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Absolutely awesome . . .
Thanks mate! Have a great rest of your weekend.
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Great video fella, this captures the wild and remote landscape so well. Can you turn up the commentary volume so we can hear your voice better?
Thanks, mate, and sure thing! Will do it for the next video.
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Very nice. I like your commentary and the 'box' in the right hand lower corner to display the train details. Such a shame that SCT's rolling stock is so thoroughly graffitied. The TAR is a fascinating operation and I must get back there! Maybe next year....
Thanks mate! Glad you're enjoying our videos. The TAR is a great line, hopefully you get over next year!
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Yes good to have commentary 😊
Very informative 😊
Glad you think so!
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Hi Matt how are you mate ,Nice video I enjoyed it very much Thanx ❤️👍👍😁🦘🇦🇺🚂
Thanks for watching mate! Glad you enjoyed.
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