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Double Rs across Flinders St Viaduct on Snow Train 2013

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      greggles3265 Beetroot

    Location: Wonton Palace
    Gday all again
    On a cold night in the Melbourne CBD in 2013, Steamrail Victoria's R761 and 707ops' R707 break the silence as they cross the Flinders St viaduct on return from Traralgon with the annual Snow Train. Enjoy!



    https://youtu.be/kSH_EBWccZA
    Posted: 04 Jul 2016 12:04

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      Valvegear Dr Beeching

    Location: Norda Fittazroy
    Who was that such and such driver who couldn't leave the whistle alone? A bit of the whistle is great, but the beat of the engine is worth hearing too.
    Posted: 07 Jul 2016 16:46
      Lockspike Deputy Commissioner

    A bit of the whistle is great, but the beat of the engine is worth hearing too.
    Valvegear
    Agreed, but I guess the opportunity proved irresistible to tell the CBD they were there. After all, it's not everyday that Double Rs get to parade through the city. Smile
    Posted: 08 Jul 2016 21:42
      YM-Mundrabilla Minister for Railways

    Location: Mundrabilla but I'd rather be in Narvik
    A bit of the whistle is great, but the beat of the engine is worth hearing too.
    Agreed, but I guess the opportunity proved irresistible to tell the CBD they were there. After all, it's not everyday that Double Rs get to parade through the city. Smile
    Lockspike
    Excessive, immature, unprofessional - it would only take one complaint from a do-gooder or whatever who said that they or their cat were traumatised by the noise and all hell would break loose. It is the sort of trivial issue that no end of authorities would jump on to the nth degree to the detriment of the multitude of important things that they should be doing.

    It is this sort of thing that brings the gunzel movement into disrepute.
    Posted: 09 Jul 2016 10:37

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      Bills_Billboards Chief Commissioner

    The echo off the buildings is just awsome , it made general public outside the casino stop and look , simolar things have happened and will happen again and not just with hertitage trains
    Search youtube there is one with a K class aswell over the viaduct
    Good on the crew for having a bit of fun and putting on a show for everyone not just railfans
    Posted: 09 Jul 2016 16:39
      Valvegear Dr Beeching

    Location: Norda Fittazroy
    The echo off the buildings is just awsome , it made general public outside the casino stop and look , simolar things have happened and will happen again and not just with hertitage trains. Good on the crew for having a bit of fun and putting on a show for everyone not just railfans
    "Bills_Billboards"

    Has it occurred to you that there might well be a large number of people who regard that excessive whistling  as nothing other than noise pollution?
    You're looking at it from the somewhat insular position of a rail fan. I love the steam whistle properly used, but you need to remember that we are very much a minority group. In my opinion, that whistling is just plain selfishness. We don't need excessive noise, just as we don't need excessive smoke; there are people only too ready to complain, and the nanny state takes notice.
    Posted: 10 Jul 2016 09:25
      Bogong Chief Commissioner

    Location: Essendon Aerodrome circa 1980
    The sound of the whistle echoing off the city buildings is magnificent, but I'll bet 90% of the people who heard it without seeing the train had no idea what it was.

    Some probably thought it was an air raid siren! Shocked
    Posted: 10 Jul 2016 15:47
      Loco Administrator Railpage 2 Developer

    Location: Melbourne
    Why debate something that happened 3 years ago? It happened, as Greg's video has captured.

    Yep ok, surely there's better things to focus on. It's 2016 now.
    Posted: 12 Jul 2016 09:06
      Valvegear Dr Beeching

    Location: Norda Fittazroy
    Why debate something that happened 3 years ago? It happened, as Greg's video has captured.

    Yep ok, surely there's better things to focus on. It's 2016 now.
    "Loco"
    "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it" - Santayana.
    Posted: 12 Jul 2016 10:20
      Loco Administrator Railpage 2 Developer

    Location: Melbourne
    Why debate something that happened 3 years ago? It happened, as Greg's video has captured.

    Yep ok, surely there's better things to focus on. It's 2016 now.
    "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it" - Santayana.
    Valvegear
    We learnt from it, back in 2014 when the trip ran again with less of a fanfare.
    Posted: 12 Jul 2016 12:11
      Valvegear Dr Beeching

    Location: Norda Fittazroy
    ="Loco"]We learnt from it, back in 2014 when the trip ran again with less of a fanfare.
    Thanks for the info.
    Posted: 12 Jul 2016 14:06
      Highrailer Assistant Commissioner

    Location: Somewhere out on the track......anywhere around the country
    I was beginning to think the driver was in need of surgery to get his and of it.........And the whistle too !
    Posted: 14 Jul 2016 13:03
      ARodH Chief Train Controller

    Location: East Oakleigh, Vic
    Actually, I think that driver may've been rather excessive with the whistle at a number of points along the line during that trip. For I a recall hearing from my home a similar duration blasting, as a steam train obviously went past Huntingdale & Oakleigh.
    Posted: 14 Jul 2016 17:59

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      alcoworldseries Deputy Commissioner

    Location: Auburn
    Has anyone considered that both locos "serenading" and that just perhaps it was the last steam trip for at least one driver.................
    Posted: 01 Aug 2016 21:55
      Valvegear Dr Beeching

    Location: Norda Fittazroy
    Has anyone considered that both locos "serenading" and that just perhaps it was the last steam trip for at least one driver.................
    "alcoworldseries'
    So what? It would still classify as excessive noise to a lot of people. We need to stop being selfish.
    Posted: 02 Aug 2016 07:17
      YM-Mundrabilla Minister for Railways

    Location: Mundrabilla but I'd rather be in Narvik
    Trains are not playthings despite that many on here would like to think so.

    It is only going to need one írregularity' of any sort to bring the whole show down.
    Posted: 02 Aug 2016 10:48
      Loco Administrator Railpage 2 Developer

    Location: Melbourne
    After Snow Train 1 the other week, Steamrail actually received complaints (in writing) from various persons complaining there wasn't enough whistling over the viaduct.

    It goes to show that no matter what you do, you cannot please everyone.

    Regards,
    Lionel.
    Posted: 04 Aug 2016 10:56
      Valvegear Dr Beeching

    Location: Norda Fittazroy
    Yep- as the old saw puts it, "No matter what you do, you're wrong."

    However, I'd err on the side of caution and keep the use of the whistle down.
    Tell the writers that if they want more whistle, train tickets are available from Steamrail.
    Posted: 04 Aug 2016 12:14

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      Highrailer Assistant Commissioner

    Location: Somewhere out on the track......anywhere around the country
    After Snow Train 1 the other week, Steamrail actually received complaints (in writing) from various persons complaining there wasn't enough whistling over the viaduct.

    It goes to show that no matter what you do, you cannot please everyone.

    Regards,
    Lionel.
    Loco
    And I bet the complaints were from Gunzels.
    Posted: 08 Aug 2016 19:53
      Loco Administrator Railpage 2 Developer

    Location: Melbourne
    After Snow Train 1 the other week, Steamrail actually received complaints (in writing) from various persons complaining there wasn't enough whistling over the viaduct.

    It goes to show that no matter what you do, you cannot please everyone.

    Regards,
    Lionel.
    And I bet the complaints were from Gunzels.
    Highrailer
    No sorry they weren't. Various families out and about beside the line who took their children to see the train and it didn't "whistle" for them.
    Posted: 09 Aug 2016 10:09
      Valvegear Dr Beeching

    Location: Norda Fittazroy
    After Snow Train 1 the other week, Steamrail actually received complaints (in writing) from various persons complaining there wasn't enough whistling over the viaduct.
    "Loco"


    No sorry they weren't. Various families out and about beside the line who took their children to see the train and it didn't "whistle" for them.
    "Loco"


    Why were they beside the line on the viaduct?
    Posted: 09 Aug 2016 13:44
      Loco Administrator Railpage 2 Developer

    Location: Melbourne
    I'm done with this thread.
    Enjoy.
    Posted: 09 Aug 2016 13:59
      Bills_Billboards Chief Commissioner

    After Snow Train 1 the other week, Steamrail actually received complaints (in writing) from various persons complaining there wasn't enough whistling over the viaduct.


    No sorry they weren't. Various families out and about beside the line who took their children to see the train and it didn't "whistle" for them.


    Why were they beside the line on the viaduct?

    well if your standing on the ground beside the viaduct that puts you beside the line on the viaduct
    Valvegear
    Posted: 21 Aug 2016 21:33

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