The Flying Scotsman Down under

**disco man** · 8th June 2014, 02:09 PM

Found a bloody brilliant dvd at the local library today,The Flying Scotsman Down Under. It would have to be one of the best rail dvd's i have seen.It's a ABC re-issue and one most of you have most likely seen but for those who have not i will continue.

Some of the highlights include a double header with a very cool loco no 3801 from Sydney to Brisbane with thousands lining the route.The footage of the flying Scotsman running the blue mountains line is also very good.Many thought she would struggle with the steep grades as she was never intended for such use.But the mighty Scot did it with ease and did it 7 times.

Leaving Melbourne with 2 R class locos no 761,707 awesome loco's in their own right.But seeing all 3 together on a 3 wide parallel run is magical.Then it's on to Alice springs for a parallel run with the Ghan which is a very interesting loco called Lou Marks no J 515.The Ghan is a wood burning loco and next to the classy Scot they form a very odd looking couple. One thing i found strange about the dvd was the coaches she was pulling such a majestic loco should have the finest sets Australia has to offer.

Part 2 of the dvd is a short film about the Derwent line in Tassie. The loco running the line is a purple H2 class with a 4,8,2, mountain type wheel set-up no 5950 built by the Vulcan factory Lancashire.The loco is from the Australian national railway also very good viewing.

I highly rate this dvd and strongly urge rail fans to keep a eye out for it

**drivesafe** · 8th June 2014, 02:35 PM

Hi disco man, I was living in Wollongong when the 4447 came to Australia.

Talk about popular. A mate was working at Mortdale car sheds when he saw 4447 heading down the South Coast with a dynamiter car, on it’s road trials.

He rang me, so I rang the ABC radio and a couple of other stations.

BIG MISTAKE!

By the time I got to where I wanted to get some photos, the place was full of people waiting for it to come through.

**robbotd5** · 8th June 2014, 02:45 PM

Funny you should post this Disco man. I have this DVD and I am watching it again for the thousandth time!.
Yep, a great DVD and I especially love seeing 1210 and 3112 double heading.
Regards
Robbo

**disco man** · 8th June 2014, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by drivesafe

Hi disco man, I was living in Wollongong when the 4447 came to Australia.

Talk about popular. A mate was working at Mortdale car sheds when he saw 4447 heading down the South Coast with a dynamiter car, on it’s road trials.

He rang me, so I rang the ABC radio and a couple of other stations.

BIG MISTAKE!

By the time I got to where I wanted to get some photos, the place was full of people waiting for it to come through.

You lucky bugger would have loved to see her in the flesh!!! what a awesome loco

**disco man** · 8th June 2014, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by robbotd5

Funny you should post this Disco man. I have this DVD and I am watching it again for the thousandth time!.
Yep, a great DVD and I especially love seeing 1210 and 3112 double heading.
Regards
Robbo

Good call mate the double heading is a highlight,i can see this dvd been a overdue return!!!

**Dinty** · 8th June 2014, 05:16 PM

Way back then, I chased it filming it from Maitland to Wauchope, got lot's of film footage, talked to the footplate crew, (Roland Kennington is a name that sticks in my mind) stuck my camera in so as to get a shot of the 3rd cylinder, and I did actually touch the locomotive on quite a few occasions LOL.
One thing I can remember is the weather, it was atrocious, wet n wild is the best way to describe it up around Wauchope, we were going as far as Kyogle but I pulled the pin and stayed in Port Macquarie overnight and came home the next day, all this on the old Pacific hwy and some back roads, cheers Dennis

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 11th June 2014, 03:42 PM

heres a bit,,,

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PP01Ci2E5Y]Flying Scotsman R761 R707 parallel run - YouTube[/ame]

**p38arover** · 11th June 2014, 04:53 PM

I have some photos I took at Penrith railway station when it was here. We, the public, were allowed on track and all around it.

I'll try to find them to scan.

**disco man** · 11th June 2014, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by p38arover

I have some photos I took at Penrith railway station when it was here. We, the public, were allowed on track and all around it.

I'll try to find them to scan.

That would be awesome mate hope you do find them

**Bushy049** · 15th June 2014, 06:50 PM

Think I had that on vhs when I was a kid a saw the Scott in wa , very exciting for me at that time and age. Also have a bit of family history with that loco as my great grandfather used to drive her , he worked for LNER most of his working life still have some of his old badges.

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