Un grand merci beaucoup to the staff of the Chemins de Fer du Jura for allowing Tim to film this beautiful video. And, of course, thank you Tim for all your time and trouble making this video.
Hi, it was nice of the railway's staff to be so helpful, with a bit of luck people will watch this video and decide it is worth taking time to visit, I'd certainly recomend it. I'm pleased you enjoyed the video 🙂.
@@Timsvideochannel1 I can certainly recommend the ride on the electric trains! I have even changed train at Le Noirmont, a quite busy junction. I was very surprised when your steam special ran though Le Noirment without stopping!
@@Fan652w Our steam train ran like an express, it didn't stop at many stations. I was fascinated by the freight operation, especially the piggy back waggons and two powered baggage/passenger cars used as motive power, is that normal?
@@Timsvideochannel1 Piggy backing of standard gauge waggons is now (2022) rare in Switzerland, as is the use of passenger cars to haul freight trains. Most of the shorter metre gauge lines are now passenger only. The short metre gauge line in western Switzerland Biere-Apples-Morges is very exceptional. It has a lot of 'piggy back' freight traffic, largely to/from a big army base! And it has two modern locos to haul the freight trains. Containerisation has reduced the need for piggy-backing. There are big container transfer terminals at Visp (to/from Zermatt) and at Landquart (to/from Rhaetian Railways). The Rhaetian Railways Bernina and Arosa lines still sometimes attach freight waggons to passenger trains!
@@Fan652w Hi, thank you for your reply. The reason I mentioned the mixed freight and piggy back waggons is because we see both in this video at 29:59 it wasn't something I was expecting to see, the train on the left is a mixed freight and the ballast waggons on the right hand side look to be standard gauge waggons riding on piggy back waggons. I took photographs of ballast waggons mounted on piggy waggons at Giswil on the Zentralbahn in 2005 when the line was being rebuilt after the terrible storms that caused several washouts between Giswil and Meiringen. I enjoy watching freights trains on the Rhaetian Railways, sometimes there are one or two waggons carrying Co op containers attached to passenger trains. Swiss railway operations are fascinating.
Hi Tim! That was a wonderful trip. The steam locomotive works precisely, you can hear that immediately. The constant whistling is probably the steam alternator. A Henschel locomotive was always good workmanship. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.
Hello Hans, thank you for the link to the Romanian narrow gauge railway. Switzerland has a wonderful variety of railways, this one passes through a gentle rolling landscape and there is a strong French influence to the architecture. The Mallet locomotive was fascinating, although there isn't much information on the internet about No.E164 other than it was built by Henschel for the Portuguese Railways. The camera picks up some interesting noises when it is mounted on the locomotive. The locomotive crew allowed me to mount several cameras on their locomotive; I think they were very keen to take the opportunity to promote their railway and hopefully attract more tourists. I will be posting several different camera angle views of this line over the next few weeks. Take care 🍺 Tim.
Hi! Your country & the scenario are so beautiful! But, Why did you drive so slowly? & Why didn't you set the camera at the very front of the locomotive? Anyhow, Gave 1 Like. :)
Hi, I'm glad you liked Switzerland. The engine was old and our train didn't stop at most stations, it would have caught up with the service trains if travelled too fast. There was no suitable place on the front of the engine to mount the camera.
Anne and Clarabelle were in tow, but this train doesn't finish its journey at a seaside town, although I think I saw a slim version of the Fat Controller at one of the stations 🙂.
Hallo, ich wusste vor diesem Besuch sehr wenig über diese Bahn, jetzt würde ich sie gerne wieder fahren, ich freue mich, dass Ihnen das Video gefallen hat.
Mich haben auch die beiden "archaischen" Spitzkehren quasi auf der grünen Wiese in der Region fasziniert: Zum einen Combe-Tabeillon gleich nach dem östlichen Startbahnhof (Glovelier) dieser Bahn, zum anderen Chambrelien auf der normalspurigen(!) Strecke von Neuchâtel herauf nach La Chaux-de-Fonds (und weiter nach Le Locle). (Diese Strecke bietet übrigens auch fantastische Aussichten auf den Neuenburger See - und mit Glück weit darüber hinaus: Ich habe einmal von da die Viertausender des Berner Oberlandes gesehen!)
@@heinrichackermann4000 Danke, ich habe deinen Kommentar gerne gelesen. Die Strecke selbst wurde auf einem sehr guten Standard gepflegt. Normalerweise studiere ich die Weichen/Weichen nicht sehr genau, obwohl ich Hochgeschwindigkeitsweichen und gefederte Weichen/Weichen bemerke. Ich denke, ich werde in Zukunft genauer hinschauen. Ich bin mit dem Raddampfer "Neuchâtel" auf dem Neuenburgersee gefahren. Ich hoffe, dass ich zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt wiederkomme, um mehr Strecken von La Chaux-de-Fonds aus zu fahren. Thank you, I enjoyed reading your comment. The track itself was maintained to a very good standard. I don't usually study the switches/points in great detail, although I do notice high-speed turnouts and sprung switches/points. I think I will be looking in more detail in future. I sailed on Lake Neuchâtel in the Paddle steamer "Neuchâtel". I hope to return at a future date to ride more routes out of La Chaux-de-Fonds.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Usual double slips are a common thing, with inside slips being far more common than outside ones (aka Baeseler) slips. This one is different though - instead of four point blades configurations which results in four travel directions (diagonal left, diagonal right, turn left, turn right) it supports three: turn left, turn right and a "crossover", where a train can use both diagonals without changing the position of the point blades.
@@thegiq I tried to find out more about double slips on the internet, because those on my model railway work the same as the ones shown in this video. I found this video that shows some variations on the standard double switch - ruclips.net/video/0ttRV3jAR-Q/видео.html
Vielen Dank, ich freue mich, dass Sie die Fahrt genossen haben und die Lokbesitzer verdienen Anerkennung für den wunderbaren Zustand ihrer Lokomotive. Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride and the locomotive owners deserve credit for the wonderful condition of their engine.
Cracking video Tim, especially the bit at the end when it passes through the town, how lovely. My step daughter lived for quite a while in Switzerland, back here now, Regards Chris
Hi Chris, this was a great experience, especially the street running. The crew kindly allowed me to place cameras in a several positions on their locomotive for the trip in both directions, I'll be uploading more videos from this railway over the coming weeks. I bet your step daughter loved her time in Switzerland, I'd love to have stayed longer.
Good Morning In the 80s, I think that in 1986 I traveled in a locomotive similar to this one on the old Tàmega line in Northern Portugal, a journey of 54 kms, at that time in the province of Trás os Montes there were 4 independent lines of reduced track (1 m) with a total length of 400km, it was the last place where steam locomotives circulated. All these lines were also dismantled and trains no longer circulate in that province, now there is only tar, which the Portuguese are very fond of. There were 10 locomotives Mallet of this series E 160 (2-2), along with 16 Mallet locomotives of the series E 200 (1-2-3) were the last to run these lines, a few years later they were all abandoned except for two or three that were preserved for the Museums, all the others were left to rot, some were later sold abroad. These locomotives were the ones indicated for mountain lines as was the case. This locomotive is in very good condition, I hope it works for a long time, since here in Portugal little value is given to this material... 🙁
Hello José, thank you for your comment, it made fascinating and informative reading, it is nice that you saw one these locomotives at work on one of the Portuguese railways it was built to serve. This locomotive belongs to La-Traction based at Pre-Petitjeans - www.la-traction.ch/default.asp?Language=EN they also own and operate E.206. It's always sad when railway lines close, I was fortunate to have seen the last of the narrow gauge trains in the former Yugoslavia, now the only reminder of the once extensive narrow gauge network is the Šargan Eight Railway between Mokra Gora to Šargan Vitasi. Does anything remain of the former Portuguese narrow gauge railways? The two former Portuguese locomotive owned by La-Traction were professionally restored and today they look to be in very good condition. Porto still has its fascinating trams 🙂.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Hello Good Morning Yes, in Porto there are still 3 lines, it's a short journey in total less than 10 kms, currently one at nº 22, curiously, the last one to be restored is temporarily closed because of the Metro works, in Lisbon there are 6 lines with an extension of about 30kms, the gauge is 90 cms, which is rare~, I think in Europe there is only another one like it in the city of Linz in Austria, there is still another in Sintra, a rural line with 11kms of 1 m gauge, which connects Sintra to Praia das Maçãs on the coast, is the rest of the original line that had 15kms, it is basically a tourist line, but it works all year round still with the original material from the beginning of the 20th century, from 1904. As for steam locomotives, I think that at the National Railway Museum in Entroncamento there will be about 8 or 10 steam locomotives with a wide track (1.67m) and perhaps one with a narrow track (1m), another with a 90 cm track and a 60 cm track from the Pejão mines. There are still several museum sections spread across the country and perhaps there are between 20 and 25 steam locomotives in the whole, but only one working on a wide track and another on a reduced track on the only existing 1m line, the one in Vale de Vouga (part) which is connected to the Aveiro branch, in total just over 90 km in total that works with DMU's. I think that another locomotive of the E160 series is being recovered, just like the one in the video, but I don't know if it has already been fully recovered, anyway, it has been the work of the current Minister of Transport Pedo Nuno Santos who has bet on the Railway, in other previous governments little attention was given to the recovery of locomotives and other railway material.
@@josesaraiva9566 Thank you for comprehensive reply, it made interesting reading, I looked up "Narrow Gauge Railways of Portugal" on the internet where there is plenty of information about the history and eventual closure of most of the narrow gauge railways. This link tells a similar story to your account en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow-gauge_railways_in_Portugal Now my curiosity has been aroused, I will try to visit Portugal to see the trams and what is left of the narrow gauge railways. Later this year I will be visiting the Pyrenees to ride some of the narrow gauge and mountain railways along with the former FEVE metre gauge railways. Most of the narrow gauge railways of Northern Spain survive to this day; many of them run regular commuter trains over part of their tracks to serve the larger towns such as Oviedo and Santander. Thank you for taking the time to give me a brief history of Portugal’s Railways, it is much appreciated.
What a beautiful video i would say up there with your best, Looks very dry still in drought?, Thanks tim for a wonderful adventure cheers bob.👍👍👍🍺🍾🍷🚂🚃🥳😇
Thank you Robert, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride; it was still very dry when this video was taken. Here in the UK we have had a couple of heavy downpours, but it is still warm and the ground is very dry, although it isn't as hot as it was a couple of weeks ago. 🍺🍺 Tim.
Another interesting video, Tim, especially the part along the street where one car looked as if it almost wasn't going to stop! The engine seemed to have a lot of power for its size - there seemed to be quite a gradient on some stretches.
Hello Jim, Switzerland never ceases to amaze me; I knew nothing about this railway other than it was one of the lines we were to visit as part of this rail-tour. It was the kind of surprize I like and I'd certainly visit again if the opportunity arose. The scenery is gentle and the architecture showed a strong French influence, Switzerland isn't all mountains, yet even the less dramatic landscapes are well tended and attractive. Our locomotive was built for such railways and it made easy work of the gradients. The train crew, both on the footplate and in the train made this a very special experience and the dinner they served was simply delicious.
Another video well done, Tim. I have a superb model of a similar 0-4+4-0T. It runs on HO gauge track. The model is the most finely detailed of my locomotives. The brand is European (not Marklin) maybe Piko or Rico.
Hello Barry, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride, I don't think I've seen a model of locomotive like the one in this video, although it would most likely be a brand such as Piko or Rico. Is it matched with period carriages and do you run it?
53:45 The young women disembarking from the other train with earbuds in didn't notice the driver call out "attention!" to warn her not to cross in front of him departing, but then a short burst of the whistle brought her back to her senses. 56:38 Two historic high voltage line pylons? A pleasant surprise was the steep climb from 57:10, because I had expected a falling grade all the way. 1:10:08 Remarkable are those houses or offices with direct access to the platform.
Hi, it was fortunate for the young lady that the driver gave a toot on the whistle, although she did smile nicely. Those pylons raised my curiosity, are they just left there as reminder of what used to be there, or did they once lift the power lines clear of the railway before it was electrified. It’s always nice to hear a steam locomotive working hard. Those houses would live up to an estate agents description "the nearest railway station is right on the doorstep".
@@Timsvideochannel1 I'm a live steamer from the USA. (papasmurf7597) I've built and run my own 1/8 th scale coal burning locomotive. I appreciate any 'steam' locomotive. I enjoyed the video. Thank you.
@@bruceraykiewicz6274 ruclips.net/video/jMUqMzRJvj8/видео.html That looks like fun. I am a toolmaker/engineer and I built a small live steam locomotive as an apprentice exercise, not too complicated, but satisfying to make. I was fortunate to live near a model engineering club where live steam engines were made and run most weekends. It's a great hobby.
I looked at the photos of that wonderful meal as I was editing this video, wishing my local restaurant served food that good. I enjoy editing these videos; it gives me a chance to see all the things I missed the first time round. Although our itinerary suffered some changes due to the very dry weather, it was still a very good tour. I know I’m going to enjoy reliving it as I edit the rest of the videos. It was nice to meet you, maybe we’ll meet again on some future rail-tour. Take care. Tim.
Hi, the camera is picking up the noises made by the engine. A lot of people like to hear the natural sounds, that is why I don't replace the sound with music. It is good idea to mute the sound, I hope you enjoy the views from the train.
Hi, we were riding a compound Mallet locomotive fitted with a Westinghouse steam driven air pump to operate the brakes. With the camera being mounted at the front of the locomotive, it picked up sounds passengers wouldn’t normally hear. The regular pumping sound was the Westinghouse pump, but I don't know what the occasion rushing sound was, it was preceded by a slight whistle, it could have been caused by the release of pressure to operate the brakes, if anyone reading this and knows the correct answer, please leave a comment. For more information about Mallet locomotives, please click on this link - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallet_locomotive#:~:text=This%20then%20was%20what%20became,axles%20on%20the%20main%20frame
@@simonpurbrick Hi, looking at photos of No.24 Calbourne, I can see the Westinghouse pump. A friend mine from Australia’s Puffing Billy Railway is coming to the UK for a holiday and he has requested we drop in on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, I’m really looking forward to it, it’s been a few years since I last visited the railway and it will be my first ride on one of the replacement Island line trains.
I've heard Switzerland described as many things, but I have to admit "Jurassic Park" isn't one of them, although there can be little doubt that a herd of Brontosaurs chasing the train would spice things up a bit 😉🙂.
Switzerland is one of the few countries where street running occurs, it can also be seen on the Arosa line between Chur and Arosa, the Rhätische Bahn between Chur in Switzerland and Tirano in Northern Italy has street running on several sections.
@@Timsvideochannel1 I've seen multiple instances of this on railfan videos like Jaw Tooth RUclips channel. One I saw a street running train even interrupted a parade. The people in that town were familiar with this and reacted calmly. ruclips.net/video/FQkv35RrABY/видео.html
@@marknc9616Hi, thanks for the link, that's not a sight you see very often. I go to Weymouth in the UK on holiday where up until the start of this century trains used to share the quay side road with boat trains connecting with boats to the channel Islands. Holiday makers didn't realise the railway was still in use, often parking their cars on the tracks. I spent many happy hours watching the police and rail works forcing shovels under the wheels so that they could drag the cars to the side. Jaw tooth posts some fascinating videos and his commentary makes me smile.
Merveilleux pays que la Suisse, qui a su préserver son réseau métrique ! Même si, d'après certains Suisses, cela vous coûte assez cher... En France, c'est un démantèlement en règle depuis des décennies, y compris et désormais pour l'écartement normal. Bon, c'est aussi un phénomène mondial, le transport routier est plus souple, mais en Suisse on n'est pas submergé par les camions comme en France ! Jacques, de France .
Bonjour Jacques, j'espère que vous vous portez bien en France. J'adore les transports publics en Suisse; il n'est pas nécessaire de posséder une voiture. Les trains, les bus, les tramways et les bus postaux sont tous reliés, ce qui facilite les déplacements en transports en commun. Je vis en Angleterre où nous avons perdu une grande partie de notre système ferroviaire dans les années 1960, aujourd'hui nos routes sont bloquées et les trains qui circulent sont sales et surpeuplés. La France a le TGV, à mon avis le TGV Duplex sur lequel j'ai voyagé de Paris à Bâle est le meilleur train du monde, surtout assis à l'étage en 1ère classe. Les Suisses ont pris une très bonne décision en conservant et en investissant dans leurs transports publics. Hello Jacques, I hope you are keeping well in France. I love public transport in Switzerland; there is no need to own a car. The trains, busses, trams and post busses all connect making travelling on public transport easy. I live in England where we lost a big part of our railway system in the 1960's, today our roads are gridlocked and the trains that do run are dirty and overcrowded. France has the TGV, in my opinion the Duplex TGV I travelled on from Paris to Basel is the best train in the world, especially sitting upstairs in 1st class. The Swiss made a very good decision when they kept and invested in their public transport.
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Salut, les trains sont ma passion depuis que je suis petit et j'ai eu la chance de faire de merveilleuses visites en train où j'ai pu voir de belles locomotives à vapeur comme celle-ci. Je suis ravi que vous ayez apprécié la vidéo. Meilleurs vœux. Tim 🙂. Hi, trains have been my passion since I was a small child and and I have been fortunate to go on some wonderful rail tours where I get to see handsome steam locomotives such as this one. I am pleased you enjoyed the video. Best wishes. Tim 🙂.
Strange! Somehow my joke comment about La Cibourg station being haunted duplicated itself. I know I didn't post it twice. RUclips playing silly-buggers again! Nice video though. Interesting pattern on the sleepers in parts of the track, V-shaped!
Hello Neil, I clicked on the link to your original comment and it was gone. I was thinking of you when I edited the clip, I wish my software had a fade similar to the tractor beam used in Star Trek. The use of metal "V" shaped sleepers is becoming quite common on European narrow gauge railways, I think it is because they are more stable and less likely to creep, especially on sections of track that include significant gradients.
@@Timsvideochannel1 I notice this myself, click on a comment and it vanishes. It's another annoying quirk of RUclips. The V-shaped sleepers? Perhaps they could be Z-shaped, y'know? ZZZZZZZZZZZZ(snores)!🤣
This tour started at St Pancras International station and apart from two short coach rides all journeys were made by train and the occasional paddle steamer, I am in the process of putting together a video covering some of the trains used to get to the main events.
Are you referring to the yellow plastic covers as shown at 03:15 & 12:45 ? The colour light signal looks new, it is possible that they are to do with ETCS although I wouldn't have thought this line warranted it.
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Un grand merci beaucoup to the staff of the Chemins de Fer du Jura for allowing Tim to film this beautiful video. And, of course, thank you Tim for all your time and trouble making this video.
Hi, it was nice of the railway's staff to be so helpful, with a bit of luck people will watch this video and decide it is worth taking time to visit, I'd certainly recomend it. I'm pleased you enjoyed the video 🙂.
@@Timsvideochannel1 I can certainly recommend the ride on the electric trains! I have even changed train at Le Noirmont, a quite busy junction. I was very surprised when your steam special ran though Le Noirment without stopping!
@@Fan652w Our steam train ran like an express, it didn't stop at many stations. I was fascinated by the freight operation, especially the piggy back waggons and two powered baggage/passenger cars used as motive power, is that normal?
@@Timsvideochannel1 Piggy backing of standard gauge waggons is now (2022) rare in Switzerland, as is the use of passenger cars to haul freight trains. Most of the shorter metre gauge lines are now passenger only. The short metre gauge line in western Switzerland Biere-Apples-Morges is very exceptional. It has a lot of 'piggy back' freight traffic, largely to/from a big army base! And it has two modern locos to haul the freight trains. Containerisation has reduced the need for piggy-backing. There are big container transfer terminals at Visp (to/from Zermatt) and at Landquart (to/from Rhaetian Railways). The Rhaetian Railways Bernina and Arosa lines still sometimes attach freight waggons to passenger trains!
@@Fan652w Hi, thank you for your reply. The reason I mentioned the mixed freight and piggy back waggons is because we see both in this video at 29:59 it wasn't something I was expecting to see, the train on the left is a mixed freight and the ballast waggons on the right hand side look to be standard gauge waggons riding on piggy back waggons. I took photographs of ballast waggons mounted on piggy waggons at Giswil on the Zentralbahn in 2005 when the line was being rebuilt after the terrible storms that caused several washouts between Giswil and Meiringen. I enjoy watching freights trains on the Rhaetian Railways, sometimes there are one or two waggons carrying Co op containers attached to passenger trains. Swiss railway operations are fascinating.
You're a really useful railway.
Do I detect a hint of 'Thomas the Tank Engine'? 🙂.
What a fantastic train ride this was. I played this on my big screen to get the most enjoyment. Bravo.
That's nice to know, I'm pleased you enjoyed it 🙂.
I always do this. I sit about 4' from my 43" TV (Full Screen View), best view to feel and enjoy the ride.
Hi Tim! That was a wonderful trip. The steam locomotive works precisely, you can hear that immediately. The constant whistling is probably the steam alternator. A Henschel locomotive was always good workmanship. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.
Hello Hans, thank you for the link to the Romanian narrow gauge railway. Switzerland has a wonderful variety of railways, this one passes through a gentle rolling landscape and there is a strong French influence to the architecture. The Mallet locomotive was fascinating, although there isn't much information on the internet about No.E164 other than it was built by Henschel for the Portuguese Railways. The camera picks up some interesting noises when it is mounted on the locomotive. The locomotive crew allowed me to mount several cameras on their locomotive; I think they were very keen to take the opportunity to promote their railway and hopefully attract more tourists. I will be posting several different camera angle views of this line over the next few weeks. Take care 🍺 Tim.
Another excellent video of yours through the Swiss countryside. I thoroughly enjoyed this very relaxing and entertaining video. Thank you so much.!!
Thank you, I appreciate your kind comment 🙂.
Hi! Your country & the scenario are so beautiful! But, Why did you drive so slowly? & Why didn't you set the camera at the very front of the locomotive? Anyhow, Gave 1 Like. :)
Hi, I'm glad you liked Switzerland. The engine was old and our train didn't stop at most stations, it would have caught up with the service trains if travelled too fast. There was no suitable place on the front of the engine to mount the camera.
You're a really useful train.
Anne and Clarabelle were in tow, but this train doesn't finish its journey at a seaside town, although I think I saw a slim version of the Fat Controller at one of the stations 🙂.
Thanks.
Ich liebe diese Bahn!
Ich bin sie sowohl mit Dampf als auch mit dem Elektrotriebwagen gefahren.
Danke für das herrliche Video!
Hallo, ich wusste vor diesem Besuch sehr wenig über diese Bahn, jetzt würde ich sie gerne wieder fahren, ich freue mich, dass Ihnen das Video gefallen hat.
Mich haben auch die beiden "archaischen" Spitzkehren quasi auf der grünen Wiese in der Region fasziniert: Zum einen Combe-Tabeillon gleich nach dem östlichen Startbahnhof (Glovelier) dieser Bahn, zum anderen Chambrelien auf der normalspurigen(!) Strecke von Neuchâtel herauf nach La Chaux-de-Fonds (und weiter nach Le Locle). (Diese Strecke bietet übrigens auch fantastische Aussichten auf den Neuenburger See - und mit Glück weit darüber hinaus: Ich habe einmal von da die Viertausender des Berner Oberlandes gesehen!)
@@heinrichackermann4000 Danke, ich habe deinen Kommentar gerne gelesen. Die Strecke selbst wurde auf einem sehr guten Standard gepflegt. Normalerweise studiere ich die Weichen/Weichen nicht sehr genau, obwohl ich Hochgeschwindigkeitsweichen und gefederte Weichen/Weichen bemerke. Ich denke, ich werde in Zukunft genauer hinschauen. Ich bin mit dem Raddampfer "Neuchâtel" auf dem Neuenburgersee gefahren. Ich hoffe, dass ich zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt wiederkomme, um mehr Strecken von La Chaux-de-Fonds aus zu fahren.
Thank you, I enjoyed reading your comment. The track itself was maintained to a very good standard. I don't usually study the switches/points in great detail, although I do notice high-speed turnouts and sprung switches/points. I think I will be looking in more detail in future. I sailed on Lake Neuchâtel in the Paddle steamer "Neuchâtel". I hope to return at a future date to ride more routes out of La Chaux-de-Fonds.
That is one unusual double slip switch in the beginning, with both straight connections open at the same time.
Double slips look complicated, although I use them on my model railway to save space.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Usual double slips are a common thing, with inside slips being far more common than outside ones (aka Baeseler) slips. This one is different though - instead of four point blades configurations which results in four travel directions (diagonal left, diagonal right, turn left, turn right) it supports three: turn left, turn right and a "crossover", where a train can use both diagonals without changing the position of the point blades.
@@thegiq I tried to find out more about double slips on the internet, because those on my model railway work the same as the ones shown in this video. I found this video that shows some variations on the standard double switch - ruclips.net/video/0ttRV3jAR-Q/видео.html
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Awesome trip ty for sharing. Besafe. God bless.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride 🙂.
Well done!
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really great cinema!
Awesome!
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Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride 🙂.
Nice video, great scenery.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride.
Super Video mit einer sehr schönen Lok
Vielen Dank, ich freue mich, dass Sie die Fahrt genossen haben und die Lokbesitzer verdienen Anerkennung für den wunderbaren Zustand ihrer Lokomotive.
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride and the locomotive owners deserve credit for the wonderful condition of their engine.
Cracking video Tim, especially the bit at the end when it passes through the town, how lovely.
My step daughter lived for quite a while in Switzerland, back here now,
Regards Chris
Hi Chris, this was a great experience, especially the street running. The crew kindly allowed me to place cameras in a several positions on their locomotive for the trip in both directions, I'll be uploading more videos from this railway over the coming weeks. I bet your step daughter loved her time in Switzerland, I'd love to have stayed longer.
Good Morning
In the 80s, I think that in 1986 I traveled in a locomotive similar to this one on the old Tàmega line in Northern Portugal, a journey of 54 kms, at that time in the province of Trás os Montes there were 4 independent lines of reduced track (1 m) with a total length of 400km, it was the last place where steam locomotives circulated.
All these lines were also dismantled and trains no longer circulate in that province, now there is only tar, which the Portuguese are very fond of.
There were 10 locomotives Mallet of this series E 160 (2-2), along with 16 Mallet locomotives of the series E 200 (1-2-3) were the last to run these lines, a few years later they were all abandoned except for two or three that were preserved for the Museums, all the others were left to rot, some were later sold abroad.
These locomotives were the ones indicated for mountain lines as was the case.
This locomotive is in very good condition, I hope it works for a long time, since here in Portugal little value is given to this material... 🙁
Hello José, thank you for your comment, it made fascinating and informative reading, it is nice that you saw one these locomotives at work on one of the Portuguese railways it was built to serve. This locomotive belongs to La-Traction based at Pre-Petitjeans - www.la-traction.ch/default.asp?Language=EN they also own and operate E.206.
It's always sad when railway lines close, I was fortunate to have seen the last of the narrow gauge trains in the former Yugoslavia, now the only reminder of the once extensive narrow gauge network is the Šargan Eight Railway between Mokra Gora to Šargan Vitasi. Does anything remain of the former Portuguese narrow gauge railways? The two former Portuguese locomotive owned by La-Traction were professionally restored and today they look to be in very good condition. Porto still has its fascinating trams 🙂.
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Yes, in Porto there are still 3 lines, it's a short journey in total less than 10 kms, currently one at nº 22, curiously, the last one to be restored is temporarily closed because of the Metro works, in Lisbon there are 6 lines with an extension of about 30kms, the gauge is 90 cms, which is rare~, I think in Europe there is only another one like it in the city of Linz in Austria, there is still another in Sintra, a rural line with 11kms of 1 m gauge, which connects Sintra to Praia das Maçãs on the coast, is the rest of the original line that had 15kms, it is basically a tourist line, but it works all year round still with the original material from the beginning of the 20th century, from 1904.
As for steam locomotives, I think that at the National Railway Museum in Entroncamento there will be about 8 or 10 steam locomotives with a wide track (1.67m) and perhaps one with a narrow track (1m), another with a 90 cm track and a 60 cm track from the Pejão mines.
There are still several museum sections spread across the country and perhaps there are between 20 and 25 steam locomotives in the whole, but only one working on a wide track and another on a reduced track on the only existing 1m line, the one in Vale de Vouga (part) which is connected to the Aveiro branch, in total just over 90 km in total that works with DMU's.
I think that another locomotive of the E160 series is being recovered, just like the one in the video, but I don't know if it has already been fully recovered, anyway, it has been the work of the current Minister of Transport Pedo Nuno Santos who has bet on the Railway, in other previous governments little attention was given to the recovery of locomotives and other railway material.
@@josesaraiva9566 Thank you for comprehensive reply, it made interesting reading, I looked up "Narrow Gauge Railways of Portugal" on the internet where there is plenty of information about the history and eventual closure of most of the narrow gauge railways. This link tells a similar story to your account en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow-gauge_railways_in_Portugal Now my curiosity has been aroused, I will try to visit Portugal to see the trams and what is left of the narrow gauge railways. Later this year I will be visiting the Pyrenees to ride some of the narrow gauge and mountain railways along with the former FEVE metre gauge railways. Most of the narrow gauge railways of Northern Spain survive to this day; many of them run regular commuter trains over part of their tracks to serve the larger towns such as Oviedo and Santander. Thank you for taking the time to give me a brief history of Portugal’s Railways, it is much appreciated.
Excellent position of the camera 👍🏻
Hi, it was nice of the locomotive crew to allow me to fix a camera to one of the locomotive's hand rails 🙂.
What a beautiful video i would say up there with your best, Looks very dry still in drought?, Thanks tim for a wonderful adventure cheers bob.👍👍👍🍺🍾🍷🚂🚃🥳😇
Thank you Robert, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride; it was still very dry when this video was taken. Here in the UK we have had a couple of heavy downpours, but it is still warm and the ground is very dry, although it isn't as hot as it was a couple of weeks ago. 🍺🍺 Tim.
Great video
Thank you, I had a great time filming this railway, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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Another interesting video, Tim, especially the part along the street where one car looked as if it almost wasn't going to stop! The engine seemed to have a lot of power for its size - there seemed to be quite a gradient on some stretches.
Hello Jim, Switzerland never ceases to amaze me; I knew nothing about this railway other than it was one of the lines we were to visit as part of this rail-tour. It was the kind of surprize I like and I'd certainly visit again if the opportunity arose. The scenery is gentle and the architecture showed a strong French influence, Switzerland isn't all mountains, yet even the less dramatic landscapes are well tended and attractive. Our locomotive was built for such railways and it made easy work of the gradients. The train crew, both on the footplate and in the train made this a very special experience and the dinner they served was simply delicious.
Beautiful!
I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride 🙂.
Another video well done, Tim. I have a superb model of a similar 0-4+4-0T. It runs on HO gauge track. The model is the most finely detailed of my locomotives. The brand is European (not Marklin) maybe Piko or Rico.
Hello Barry, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride, I don't think I've seen a model of locomotive like the one in this video, although it would most likely be a brand such as Piko or Rico. Is it matched with period carriages and do you run it?
53:45 The young women disembarking from the other train with earbuds in didn't notice the driver call out "attention!" to warn her not to cross in front of him departing, but then a short burst of the whistle brought her back to her senses.
56:38 Two historic high voltage line pylons?
A pleasant surprise was the steep climb from 57:10, because I had expected a falling grade all the way.
1:10:08 Remarkable are those houses or offices with direct access to the platform.
Hi, it was fortunate for the young lady that the driver gave a toot on the whistle, although she did smile nicely. Those pylons raised my curiosity, are they just left there as reminder of what used to be there, or did they once lift the power lines clear of the railway before it was electrified. It’s always nice to hear a steam locomotive working hard. Those houses would live up to an estate agents description "the nearest railway station is right on the doorstep".
Chemins de fer. Avec locomotive vapour. magnific !
Bonjour, je suis ravie que la vidéo vous ait plu.
@@Timsvideochannel1 I'm a live steamer from the USA. (papasmurf7597) I've built and run my own 1/8 th scale coal burning locomotive. I appreciate any 'steam' locomotive. I enjoyed the video. Thank you.
@@bruceraykiewicz6274 ruclips.net/video/jMUqMzRJvj8/видео.html That looks like fun. I am a toolmaker/engineer and I built a small live steam locomotive as an apprentice exercise, not too complicated, but satisfying to make. I was fortunate to live near a model engineering club where live steam engines were made and run most weekends. It's a great hobby.
A E164 foi, e muito bem, restaurada após ter sido abandonada pelos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (CP)!
O E164 parecia novo, um verdadeiro crédito para as pessoas que o restabeleceram em condições de funcionamento.
Not forgetting the delightful Boeuf Bourguignon served on the journey!
I looked at the photos of that wonderful meal as I was editing this video, wishing my local restaurant served food that good. I enjoy editing these videos; it gives me a chance to see all the things I missed the first time round. Although our itinerary suffered some changes due to the very dry weather, it was still a very good tour. I know I’m going to enjoy reliving it as I edit the rest of the videos. It was nice to meet you, maybe we’ll meet again on some future rail-tour. Take care. Tim.
Jolie vidéo filmé"e de façon originale? Merci pour le travil et de nous la transmette. Amicalement de la Bourgogne.
Bonjour, j’espère que vous vous portez bien en Bourgogne, je suis heureux que vous ayez apprécié la vidéo 🙂.
I don't think I can make it through over an hour of the thing going "toot toot-toot." Probably going to mute it because the video is very pretty
Hi, the camera is picking up the noises made by the engine. A lot of people like to hear the natural sounds, that is why I don't replace the sound with music. It is good idea to mute the sound, I hope you enjoy the views from the train.
Why theres a consistent sound of some pressured air being released?
Hi, we were riding a compound Mallet locomotive fitted with a Westinghouse steam driven air pump to operate the brakes. With the camera being mounted at the front of the locomotive, it picked up sounds passengers wouldn’t normally hear. The regular pumping sound was the Westinghouse pump, but I don't know what the occasion rushing sound was, it was preceded by a slight whistle, it could have been caused by the release of pressure to operate the brakes, if anyone reading this and knows the correct answer, please leave a comment. For more information about Mallet locomotives, please click on this link - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallet_locomotive#:~:text=This%20then%20was%20what%20became,axles%20on%20the%20main%20frame
@@Timsvideochannel1 It is the same with Isle of Wight Steam Railway stock as well. Anyway great video!
@@simonpurbrick Hi, looking at photos of No.24 Calbourne, I can see the Westinghouse pump. A friend mine from Australia’s Puffing Billy Railway is coming to the UK for a holiday and he has requested we drop in on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, I’m really looking forward to it, it’s been a few years since I last visited the railway and it will be my first ride on one of the replacement Island line trains.
Gien the age of the loco, all that's missing is a herd of Brontosaurs and the visit to the Jurassic Park would be complete!
I've heard Switzerland described as many things, but I have to admit "Jurassic Park" isn't one of them, although there can be little doubt that a herd of Brontosaurs chasing the train would spice things up a bit 😉🙂.
I felt how summer wind was blowing in my hair !!! LOL 😊😊😊😊
It was a very warm day 🙂.
Bom dia amigo assisto vc do Brasil da cidade de Recife
Olá, espero que vocês estejam se mantendo bem no Brasil e espero que tenham gostado do vídeo.
1:06:45 Train enters the city where it shares paved areas with the road traffic.
Switzerland is one of the few countries where street running occurs, it can also be seen on the Arosa line between Chur and Arosa, the Rhätische Bahn between Chur in Switzerland and Tirano in Northern Italy has street running on several sections.
@@Timsvideochannel1 I've seen multiple instances of this on railfan videos like Jaw Tooth RUclips channel. One I saw a street running train even interrupted a parade. The people in that town were familiar with this and reacted calmly.
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@@marknc9616Hi, thanks for the link, that's not a sight you see very often. I go to Weymouth in the UK on holiday where up until the start of this century trains used to share the quay side road with boat trains connecting with boats to the channel Islands. Holiday makers didn't realise the railway was still in use, often parking their cars on the tracks. I spent many happy hours watching the police and rail works forcing shovels under the wheels so that they could drag the cars to the side. Jaw tooth posts some fascinating videos and his commentary makes me smile.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Tom Scott had an interesting video for a one lane rail road bridge in New Zealand.
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Merveilleux pays que la Suisse, qui a su préserver son réseau métrique ! Même si, d'après certains Suisses, cela vous coûte assez cher... En France, c'est un démantèlement en règle depuis des décennies, y compris et désormais pour l'écartement normal. Bon, c'est aussi un phénomène mondial, le transport routier est plus souple, mais en Suisse on n'est pas submergé par les camions comme en France ! Jacques, de France .
Bonjour Jacques, j'espère que vous vous portez bien en France. J'adore les transports publics en Suisse; il n'est pas nécessaire de posséder une voiture. Les trains, les bus, les tramways et les bus postaux sont tous reliés, ce qui facilite les déplacements en transports en commun. Je vis en Angleterre où nous avons perdu une grande partie de notre système ferroviaire dans les années 1960, aujourd'hui nos routes sont bloquées et les trains qui circulent sont sales et surpeuplés. La France a le TGV, à mon avis le TGV Duplex sur lequel j'ai voyagé de Paris à Bâle est le meilleur train du monde, surtout assis à l'étage en 1ère classe. Les Suisses ont pris une très bonne décision en conservant et en investissant dans leurs transports publics.
Hello Jacques, I hope you are keeping well in France. I love public transport in Switzerland; there is no need to own a car. The trains, busses, trams and post busses all connect making travelling on public transport easy. I live in England where we lost a big part of our railway system in the 1960's, today our roads are gridlocked and the trains that do run are dirty and overcrowded. France has the TGV, in my opinion the Duplex TGV I travelled on from Paris to Basel is the best train in the world, especially sitting upstairs in 1st class. The Swiss made a very good decision when they kept and invested in their public transport.
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Salut, les trains sont ma passion depuis que je suis petit et j'ai eu la chance de faire de merveilleuses visites en train où j'ai pu voir de belles locomotives à vapeur comme celle-ci. Je suis ravi que vous ayez apprécié la vidéo. Meilleurs vœux. Tim 🙂.
Hi, trains have been my passion since I was a small child and and I have been fortunate to go on some wonderful rail tours where I get to see handsome steam locomotives such as this one. I am pleased you enjoyed the video. Best wishes. Tim 🙂.
Strange! Somehow my joke comment about La Cibourg station being haunted duplicated itself. I know I didn't post it twice. RUclips playing silly-buggers again! Nice video though. Interesting pattern on the sleepers in parts of the track, V-shaped!
Hello Neil, I clicked on the link to your original comment and it was gone. I was thinking of you when I edited the clip, I wish my software had a fade similar to the tractor beam used in Star Trek. The use of metal "V" shaped sleepers is becoming quite common on European narrow gauge railways, I think it is because they are more stable and less likely to creep, especially on sections of track that include significant gradients.
@@Timsvideochannel1 I notice this myself, click on a comment and it vanishes. It's another annoying quirk of RUclips. The V-shaped sleepers? Perhaps they could be Z-shaped, y'know? ZZZZZZZZZZZZ(snores)!🤣
@@neilforbes416 Only you could come up with such a mad idea 😄.
@@Timsvideochannel1 I've seen it a few times. Click on the notifications bell, see the comment, click on it and suddenly it's gone. Strange, that!
@@neilforbes416It does happen, I think the cause is because people delete or edit their comment.
I have a useful maps of Jura on the wall in front of me. Unfortunately it's the Isle of Jura, Scotland...
Cheers, that made me smile 🙂.
I trust you go by train to these locations and Not by Air?!!!! 🤔😏
This tour started at St Pancras International station and apart from two short coach rides all journeys were made by train and the occasional paddle steamer, I am in the process of putting together a video covering some of the trains used to get to the main events.
Those yellow plastic things look suspiciously like Siemens balises for ETCS!
Are you referring to the yellow plastic covers as shown at 03:15 & 12:45 ? The colour light signal looks new, it is possible that they are to do with ETCS although I wouldn't have thought this line warranted it.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Yes. My thoughts exactly, as I haven't seen any narrow gauge deployments yet.
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Continuing the quadrupled jabbed Euro tour of submission....
I hope you enjoyed it.