Bernie Baker. The man the myth the legend. What an absolute immortal in the streamlining fraternity! Keeping the dream alive for so many streamlinings.
I'm a rail fan who lives in the US and I was struck by several things in this video. First off, how much those diesels resembled our F and E units here in the US, second what great shape they were in and third the amazing number of those units at the Round House. I'm curious were those locos made in Australia? Also was this a rail fan trip or just a regular run. Thanks for sharing, I thoroughly enjoyed the clip.
42101 on the turntable was built by Clyde Engineering in Australia in 1965 and was one of ten such locos. The loco wasn't meant to be a streamliner but the railways asked for that nose for aesthetic reasons if they were to haul crack passenger expresses. At the time Clyde Engineering was the Australian arm of GM EMD division. 4486 seen on the turntable was one of 100 locos built by AE Goodwin Alco the Australian builder of Alco diesel locomotives at the St Mary's plant and started her railway service life in May 1967 and finished it in July 1994 and therefore she's preserved. At the beginning of the video is 4204 one of six GM locos and were the first GM diesel locos on the NSW railways. She started her railway service in March 1956 and ended her service in November 1983 and she's now preserved. Diesel locos that have run on NSW railways have been built overseas but in Canada not the USA. However components of steam locos have been built in the USA such as the one piece frames of the Garratts, 38, 57 and 58 steam locos. But the railway did import steam engines from the USA made by Baldwin. But in the main English loco builders were preferred and later the railways built there own steam locos. The 421 and 44 were on a rail fan trip.
8:40, Éste modelo de Locomotora me encantaba cuando era niño, le encontraba cara de perrito triste, y su bocina nos hacia saltar como diez metros cuando nos pillaba de improviso o descuidados, aún es muy imponente. Gracias por éste lindo vídeo.
Bernie Baker. The man the myth the legend. What an absolute immortal in the streamlining fraternity! Keeping the dream alive for so many streamlinings.
GREAT!!
I'm a rail fan who lives in the US and I was struck by several things in this video. First off, how much those diesels resembled our F and E units here in the US, second what great shape they were in and third the amazing number of those units at the Round House. I'm curious were those locos made in Australia? Also was this a rail fan trip or just a regular run. Thanks for sharing, I thoroughly enjoyed the clip.
42101 on the turntable was built by Clyde Engineering in Australia in 1965 and was one of ten such locos. The loco wasn't meant to be a streamliner but the railways asked for that nose for aesthetic reasons if they were to haul crack passenger expresses. At the time Clyde Engineering was the Australian arm of GM EMD division.
4486 seen on the turntable was one of 100 locos built by AE Goodwin Alco the Australian builder of Alco diesel locomotives at the St Mary's plant and started her railway service life in May 1967 and finished it in July 1994 and therefore she's preserved.
At the beginning of the video is 4204 one of six GM locos and were the first GM diesel locos on the NSW railways. She started her railway service in March 1956 and ended her service in November 1983 and she's now preserved.
Diesel locos that have run on NSW railways have been built overseas but in Canada not the USA. However components of steam locos have been built in the USA such as the one piece frames of the Garratts, 38, 57 and 58 steam locos. But the railway did import steam engines from the USA made by Baldwin. But in the main English loco builders were preferred and later the railways built there own steam locos.
The 421 and 44 were on a rail fan trip.
8:40, Éste modelo de Locomotora me encantaba cuando era niño, le encontraba cara de perrito triste, y su bocina nos hacia saltar como diez metros cuando nos pillaba de improviso o descuidados, aún es muy imponente. Gracias por éste lindo vídeo.
wat i think this is the last time these old locos will see each other
They'll hopefully see each other again at the 'Streamliners 2021' event that is being planned :)
Those silver 14class reminds me of the 46 electric locomotives
Why 3 locos for 4 wagons