Tas Steam Alive
Introduction |
Danny Neilson, from Tas Steam Alive, was contacted with the hope of him contributing some material for the website of the Australian cousins of the Class 37's, albeit a few years younger. Danny came up with the goods and all the Tasmanian operated examples were covered by his contributions. |
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Website |
http://www.tassteamalive.com |
E-mail |
tassteamalive@bigpond.com |
Telephone |
(+61) 03 6442 2914 |
Mail Address |
Tas Steam Alive c/o B F "Danny" Neilson P O Box 205 Wynyard Tasmania Australia 7325 |
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Diesels Across Tasmania Vol 6 Highlights of this DVD include: D class at work, Burnie Rail railcars to Melba, Following the coal train north and logs to the south, DP22 on the Melba line, DQs on the Melba line, Saturday train 36 Tea Tree to Conara, DP13 & 14 test run with restored trailer car PT5, End of north east trains, 2101 in new colours, DVR special train, MKAs arrive in Burnie, DP26 up north, Train 35 Blythe - Quoiba, Pac Nat threatens closure, Train 36 Hobart - Colebrook, Paper train stalls in tunnel, Burnie Market train, MKA locos finally enter service, 2151 on cement train, 3 MKAs on coal train. |
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Diesels Across Tasmania Vol 2 Highlights of this tape include: Y1 derailed at Devonport, Cement train operations including loading and unloading, Y5 takes a train to Wiltshire, A look at Invermay yard full of derelict locomotives, A ride on DP13 to Wiltshire, Cab ride on the EBR, the Burnie acid train, Hellyer line in snow, Log train from Black River, Derwent Valley Railway train to Maydena, Y1 & Y5 hauling container train from Burnie and the last Mount Lyell Copper train. Along the way you will also see the continuing changes to the infrastructure, operations, staff, locomotives and the consists of the trains. DVD has 20 chapters. All footage has been digitized and computer edited. Running time 90 minutes. Available as DVD 4:3 Pal format. |
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From 'Australian National' to 'Pacific National' Vol 4 VOLUME 4. AROUND TASMANIA 2002 - 2005 (2009) Highlights of this DVD include: A day with the paper train...we follow it from the Burnie wharf to Boyer and back to Rhyndaston, DC 4588 on one of its last trips, 1105 in Beaudesert Rail livery, Washing day in Burnie, A look at Bell Bay and Tonganah trains, X18 & Y4 at Railton, DQs on the NE line, South Esk river in flood, Coal train with broken down DQ2004, Burnie Rail DP13&14 with PT5, Train 38 Hobart to Boyer, Cement train at Launceston, NE line closes, 2101 painted in PacNat colours, MKAs arrive, DP22&26 couple up, and Volume 5 preview. To give an idea of the size of trains that used to run in the state many scenes show the full train consist. No narration, on screen captions, 19 chapters, 120 mins. Note that distances given are generally to near kilometre. |
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Diesels Across Tasmania Vol 1 Highlights of this DVD include trains on the Fingal line, Alcos on the Derwent Valley line, a train stalling on the south line, EBR trains on the Hellyer line, operations at Wiltshire Junction on the now out of use far western line, railcar DP13 operating the Burnie Show shuttle, and a north east line log train to Herrick on the now lifted Tonganah - Herrick section. Along the way you will also see the ongoing changes to the infrastructure, operations, staff and the consists of the trains that have taken place over the last 14 years. DVD has 17 chapters. All footage has been digitized and computer edited. Running time 90 minutes. Available as DVD 4:3 Pal format. |
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From 'Australian National' to 'Pacific National' Vol 1 VOLUME 1. THE WILTSHIRE LINE (2006) Highlights of this DVD include: X class to Stanley (1986), Last steam (1989), ZCs on log train Montumana - Wynyard (1990), ZB12 cab ride and other problems (1992), Z4 & ZA4 laying ballast, then struggling with hand sanding on the Montumana bank (1994), New owners re-open line (1999), GMs head west, (2000), A “push/pull” train near Somerset (2000) and a few other unusual runs, then exclusive video of both the second last train with its ZB&ZC EE power, and the final train on March 27 2003, where DQ GMs run right through to Wiltshire for the first and probably last time. No narration, on screen captions, 24 chapters, 90 mins. Note that distances are generally given to nearest kilometre. |