Indian Railways - 'Toy Train' to Shimla - Part 3 - Kanoh to Shimla
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- Опубликовано: 4 апр 2013
- Now the ride gets really interesting as our train gains height by every means possible, the line and scenery get more dramatic with every twist and turn, until we finally arrive at our beautifully picturesque destination, Shimla.
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I ws in service at Solan for 2 years and enjoyed this toy train several times. By filming it, you have done wonderful service to the people coming on tour to Shimla.
brilliant scenery...Has to be one of the most iconic rail trips in the world....
Think this is the best video of India I have seen. I will have to research more to see more. This country has always captured me. Your filming was perfect in all aspects. I will be rewatching these over and over all 3 parts. I do hope you film more on your visits here. Thanks for sharing this beautiful journey with us. Awesome in every way. Safe travels ahead. God bless
Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed this series of videos, there is nowhere quite like India, its best to empty your mind of all preconceptions to really appreciate this surprising and wonderful country.
And last but not least, thank you for Part three.
I first experienced this train ride along with my classmates in Elphinstone College, Bombay, in October1962. I was 18 years old. I promised myself that I would come back. I did twice more, in 1969 and 1973,both times in winter, to see the snow.
I will never forget my joy as the Frontier Mail to Delhi would start from Bombay Central Station, knowing that my journey would end in Shimla.(it was still called Simla back then).
After 24 hours on the Frontier Mail I would switch to the Howrah-Delhi-Kalka mail and travel all night till we reached Kalka early in the morning.
Then began the wonderful ride that you have helped me to relive after forty years.
Thank you from the core of my heart!
That goes for me too! That was a great trip! Cheers, Tim!
It is indeed nostalgic. Thanks for this video. Water at Kanoh Railway Station is the best water that you could taste, comparable to best mineral water in the world. Barog railway station, where train halts for minutes still has British era copper plumbing in its wash room. It would be great experience to halt and spend a night or two at cottages available for rent from the railways. It is connected by train only.
"Toy Train"to Simla 3rd part is simply superb,,,jan
Ah India. Love it. Had tea in New Delhi Imperial Hotel Connaught Place. Was there in 1990 for a festival just outside Delhi. If you had an hour I could tell you about loosing all my luggage on the way over and the absolute hoot of getting it back. Took a whole day. Always remember the little man who moved at breaths pace while tracking down my luggage. Bloody hilarious best entertainment ever. A poor old American was frothing at the mouth and was still waiting when I left. You can't hurry India. It moves at it's own pace. Had so much fun there. But I was ready to leave after 10 days. That was enough for me. So scary on the roads. Cheers as always.
Hi John, India is like nowhere else, a place that touches every emotion from horror to amazement. I can guess at the organised chaos that eventually reunited you with your luggage. Our hotel was a palace, just outside the walls around the beautiful gardens and lawns people were living under motorway bridges surviving on whatever they could find, yet they were all smiling as they played cricket with an old bat and improvised stumps. The motorway from Jaipur to Delhi was dangerous, hilarious and generally crazy, with camels, tractors, lorry's buses and cars travelling in both directions on both carriageways, I was glad I wasn't driving, where there was roadworks the traffic just drove through the fields next to the motorway. I loved India, although I'm not sure I could ever have got used to the noise and manic nonstop movement.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Yes to get my luggage back Mr Gupta ordered one of his minions to find my luggage and I was gobsmacked. A huge warehouse was stacked to the roof with unclaimed luggage. He read from the various scribblings on the docket totally indecipherable to anyone else. (Ah India has made bureaucracy an art form). He wandered along the ceiling high shelves and found my luggage which was bound and gaged with string and sealed with a candle wax seal.
We took it back to Mr Gupta and I chatted casually to the minion whilst his highness was busy with others. Then Mr Gupta called me to the front of the line and ordered me to open my luggage. I stared hopefully at the minion and he produced a cutting implement then I proceeded to open my bag. Finally convinced that I was not trying to illegally import dope or similar he waved his hand and I could go.
I gave the minion a small donation and he was very grateful and I walked smiling into the sunshine fortified for the trip back in the taxi. Cows, horse and donkey carts. Trucks and buses all over the road pedestrians total chaos. I was very grateful to arrive back in one piece.
A really beautiful trio of videos - thanks so much. Very skillfully edited, and one thing I particularly noticed was the warmth and friendliness of the people along the track coming through.
+Curious2travel
Thank-you, your comment is appreciated. The people I met on this trip were very friendly, taking great pleasure in sharing their part of India with me. India puts life into perspective, it's not money that makes people happy, it's the people around them, I have never seen so many people smiling and generally looking content.
Love it.
Once again, fabulous photography enhanced by the ambience of the atmospheric music. Well done ,keep 'em coming.
Brilliant video! Love the look of Shimla Station, the view looks amazing.
I'm pleased you enjoyed it, Shimla is a little bit of Britain in India, its even got very British theatre.
Brilliant set of three videos. I took this journey in October 2019, little realising that it would be my last such trip in over two years. I think that not a lot has changed in the six years between your video and my trip, other than some road-widening on the main road visible in some places from the train. But of course I didn't get the cab ride experience.
Shimla is a lovely and fascinating city, a world away from the overwhelming hustle and bustle of Delhi and the other cities on the plains below. Well worth the trip.
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it, I did this trip as part of a tour with Great Rail Journeys, I was hoping to return at the end of this year to do the Railway Touring Company version of this trip. GoPro cameras have come on a lot since this was filmed, I was hoping to film it again with a much improved GoPro, sadly its not going to happen this year. I really enjoyed India.
Thoroughly enjoyed all 3 parts of this significant rail journey - your vids are a worthy tribute to the civil engineering genius of the British Raj which left the dear country in good shape with a superb railway network, the concept of cricket and fair play and paid sick leave!
Thanks for your comment, this railway is fascinating, even more so if you follow its route on Google Earth. I would love to find more information about the line's construction, there is some information on the internet such as this article by Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Railways_of_India I have not found any significant books covering the building of the line or its history. The BBC documentary video is one of the best sources of information.
Very enjoyable. Can only marvel at the engineering.
Beautifull video.
The editing keeps the pace in the video, the scenery is stunning.
+dieselmupke
Cheers, its good to know you enjoyed the ride.
I am pleased you enjoyed the Shimla videos, like you I was puzzled by the hard seats on our train, as all the trains we passed seemed to have much more comfortable carriages, but then I might not have had an open door to film from. Surprisingly my wife enjoyed the scenery so much, she did not seem to mind the seats.
waw its amazing journey
There's a part where it seems like the train is flying towards the blue sky. It's a great video!
Thank you for your comment "flying towards the blue sky" is good description for parts of the trip, especially as the train gets nearer to Shimla.
This has been a wonderful series! Thank you for posting! I wish I had known there was a steam locomotive at the Shimla station. Am also still puzzled why the comfortably cars are used on other trains and not on the tourist-oriented afternoon train from Kalka. Passed them, with much envy, when we disembarked. My wife may have forgiven the experience, had we not had hard,, upright seats! Now, I can't encourage her to try the Darjeeling train. Sigh!
Subsey achaa hai! I taught school in Dagshai in 1965 and was familiar with the train and most recently after my retirement here in California took the "Rail Kar" from Kalka to Simla. This train should be noted as a National Heritage sit!
PS enjoyed your music, too!
The children still wear smart school uniforms with pride, some can be seen in these videos, making their way home along the railway line. I imagine the appearance of Dagshai has changed little since you taught there ... were there regular steam hauled trains in 1965? Our train passed the rail-car, it reminded me of similar vehicles that were once used on the long closed Selsey tramway in Southern England, it is wonderful that it still survives in daily use. This site gives a little more information, including world heritage site status - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalka%E2%80%93Shimla_Railway. Thanks for taking time to comment and I am pleased you enjoyed the music .... Tim.
so nice place we hope will come there soon
Hello friend congratulations for your posts especially for this series of trez that does not get tired of watching me so beautiful that you edited including the beautiful songs that put down, I'm from Brazil and just like me there are thousands of people who are passionate about railways worldwide, already assiti thousands of videos on railways in various parts of the world but this fascinated me so much that I really wanted to know the place, this railway reminds me in my childhood when I traveled by train across the state of São Paulo whose gauge the railroad was also narrower, anyway congratulations for posts and come back another time to talk.
Big hug.
Hello Antonio, thank you for taking time to comment, I have not visited Brazil yet, although I would like to, both to enjoy watching a real game of Brazilian football and to see the railways winding their way into the mountains. RUclips has made it much easier to see the railways of the world. Is the railway you traveled on in your your childhood still open?. Thanks again for your kind comment .... Bye for now .... Tim.
Timsvideochannel1 Hello Tim, unfortunately in our governates Brazil gave preference to the automotive industry, with it the railroads were scrapped, only two remaining lines with passenger trains belonging to Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) one connecting Belo Horizonte to Vitoria and other St. Luis at Carajas in Yutube has several videos of trains EFVM and now with the new Romanian cars, if you search for and watch some videos I'm sure you'll like it, despite living in São Paulo already made two journeys on these trains to meet the CVRD operates with more freight trains whose strong and transporting iron ore compositions that reach 240-320 ore wagons pulled by locotrol system or tricotrol with GE Dash 9 locomotives with 8 axle articulated in narrow gauge 1000mm or EMD SD45 also adapted to 8 axes, I think this fantastic railroad, also like you, then we'll talk more, by the way, where you live?
salutations
Antonio Carlos Marcone Hi Antonio, I live in England, back in the 1960's around 33% of the British network disappeared as the governments of the day tried to make the railways pay for themselves, whilst they spent billions on new motorways. Now the roads are overcrowded, leading to much needed investment in the railways, which are much faster, more reliable and well used. Unfortunately the trains are expensive to use during peak hours, although there is a range of cheaper off peak tickets. The train operating companies are private, but the tracks have returned to government ownership after a series of crashes partly caused by bad maintenance as private companies tried to cut costs and save money. I don't think many passenger railways make money, but they are essential for moving large numbers of people into major cities. I have watched some CVRD videos on RUclips, most of the trains I saw were carrying iron ore, with a few passenger trains.The EFVM trains looked smart with their new carriages and Dash 9 locomotives. Most countries I visit are investing in their railways, maybe Brazil will realize the value of it's railways and do likewise, from the look of the new rolling stock they may already be investing .... Bye for now .... Tim.
Shimla must be an interesting place to live. At Kalka our tour guide asked the train driver if it was OK to fix a small camera to the inside of the locomotive window at the beginning of the journey, retrieving it at Shimla. I traveled in one of the carriages filming the train from an open door.
Great work. Much appreciate it
@@sudheeshnairs1803 Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride.
@@Timsvideochannel1 now I follow your rides across the world. Nice ones. keep them coming.
@@sudheeshnairs1803 Hi, that's nice to know, I hope you enjoy seeing more of the wonderful places I've been fortunate to visit, we live in an awesome world that never ceases to amaze me.
Now this certainly has some beautiful hilly views in the middle. Good Job.
Thank you, this railway is one of the real jewels of India's tourist itinerary, every bend reveals another amazing vista, not to be missed and the line's final destination is yet another gem, picturesque Shimla .... Tim.
Really? Thank you. I haven't given it a importance in my videos yet and certainly never seen it that important, which is really bad. Thanks for sharing your views.
I have just seen a video of Nilgiri Mountain Railways(which was actually professional video done by BBC), in which it looked the best of all 3 heritage trains in India considering the beautiful surroundings. Can I suggest you to take a ride? I really liked the video.
Here's is the video link
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway
India Hi, I have the series of videos made by the BBC called 'Indian Hill Railways'. I would love to see all the Indian Hill Railways especially the 'Nilgiri Mountain Railway' .... hopefully one day .... Tim.
Thank you for commenting. The BBC mini series of programs about the 'Hill Railways' of India, made them a popular destination for many British railway enthusiasts. I have yet to visit the Nilgiri Mountain Railway or the Darjeeling Railway, but I intend to visit them both one day. I really enjoyed my time in India and look forward to returning. Tim.
Repeating it's not just the railway but the surrounding scenery and the people. Better than most travelogues with words. If you do something similar again could you add the heights above sea level of the stations. No criticism intended because in my opinion you are the best.
Nice videos.
Being native to Shimla I have been travelling in this train for the last 25 odd years but never managed to film it the way you have. By the way how did you managed to get shots from the locomotive ?
could you make video on Malaysia? specially those North Borneo Railway, either steam wood or diesel loco.
I would love to visit Malaysia again, my first visit was ten years ago, but the video film I took on that occasion was not intended for You Tube as it did not really exist then.
Does this line go further or does it stop here at Shimla? If it goes further I'd love to see more as I watched all three installments and was amazed at how this line was built and so close to the edge of some very deep valleys. If it goes past Shimla please consider doing more installments.
Hi, Shimla is the end of the line, the Himalayas beyond are penetrated by a few mountain roads, that are only passable with great care. The railway is a engineering marvel, offering unrivaled views over the valleys far below.
Thank-you.
Sir kalaka to Shimla train band ho gai
Very nice Video. In which month did u visit shimla?
Hi, thanks for your comment, I visited Shimla in March 2013.....Tim.
Super ✅💯🙏🇮🇳
Thank you 😊
Hello TIM !!!!!
can u plsz tell whats the soundtrack u used at the start of this part 3 ????
thanx ....
+Debjit Majumder
Hi, I wish I had listed the music at the end of the videos as I do now. This track is "Colorful Streets" ... Type "Jewelbeat.com" into your search engine, when the Jewelbeat site opens type "Coloful Streets" into the search box ... I hope this helps .... Tim.
I can't be sure, but I don't think the speed exceeded 40 KPH (25 MPH)
It's too bad that spot on the windshield was there for all three videos.
very nice video ..enjoyed a lot. good work
Thank you....Tim.
Duration of this Toy train journey to Shimla?
Hi, the train takes around 5 hours to make the trip from Kalka to Shimla.
It may be comparatively small but it is NOT a "toy". Narrow guage is necessary for mountainous winding regions and this railway serves a very real, and necessary purpose.
You are absolutely correct to point out that the narrow gauge railways of India are not "Toys". they originally carried both freight and passengers, although most freight has been lost to road competition. I tried to find out when they became known as "Toy Railways", but appears it's a marketing slogan used by travel companies originating some when in the fifties referring to both the Darjeeling and Shimla railways. As you point out, the real reason behind the use of narrow gauge is that it is easier to construct in mountainous regions. To this day they are still mainly local passenger railways, although an increasing number of tourists are also carried.
How do you get permission in so many places to put the camera in the cab and film??
Hi, I am often travelling on organised tours and I ask in advance, sometimes I am lucky, although permission is not always forthcoming. The camera I use is small and unobtrusive, I set it up and ride with the rest of the passengers, retrieving it when I leave the train. It is very difficult to get permission in the UK, but other countries have a more relaxed attitude.
the house that you see in jaotgh staton
train how long take time kalka to shimla
Hi the trip takes just over 5 hours.....Tim.
Im not able to get this. if you observe closely during 21:12 to 21:17, the track on which the train is running is not joined with adjoining incoming track, so theoretically the train should derail, but it did not, why so?
Hi, interesting observation. As the train crosses the points (Switch) its own weight pushes the track over to close the gap. This is often done at a junction where the trains always come in by one route and leave by the other, such as twin track passing places on otherwise single track lines. It does away with the need for a mechanism to change the points (Switch). I hope this helps .... Tim.
but is this logic applicable all the times, i mean is it full proof ?. From my point of view, it is better to lock the switch instead of relying on loco's weight, maybe iam wrong in this.
PrithvisAccount Hi, I have searched the internet for an article to explain sprung points (switches), these two videos show sprung points in use, take a look at this video at 31.55 - the tram will always enter and leave by the same routes so a sprung point is suitable here .... ruclips.net/video/JjLuwAkr-b4/видео.html
Here is another example, in this case the trains will always pass the points (Switch) in the same direction from either line, see the video at 3.07 .... ruclips.net/video/S_anZev8RcU/видео.html
Awesome, great learning for me, Thanks Tim
PrithvisAccount Your welcome.
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I prefer original track sound. Upload original video also pls
Az angolok jól kiépítették a vasutat .
Meg kellett volna jól megépíteni, hogy tartott olyan sokáig.
It's Narrow Gauge train not a toy train.
I know it is not really a toy train, but that is the name often used affectionately to describe the narrow gauge trains of India, a sort of advertising slogan used by the holiday industry to sell holidays to India.
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こんにちは、私はあなたがビデオを楽しんだことを嬉しく思います。
Mooie muziek,ik zal ook even kijken bij jewel.com.
+MrPeerum Hi, I have just watched your "Huider Model Baan" video, they run a great selection of trains. I use music from Jewelbeat.com because it is reasonably priced, easy to use and I have very little trouble with copy-write claims.
hai,Tim,yes i was on that site lookig and listning to the Indian sounds,very cool,thanks for the tip.
Too much music used .gets irritating after a while. Let the natural sound take over.
+articulatedloco
I too would like to leave the original sound, as it would make editing videos quicker and cheaper. The missing sound is not the music of a train on the track, but laughter jokes and general conversation. As I do not understand the language being spoken, I do not know whether broadcasting this private and personal conversation is likely to cause offence or embarrassment, so I remove it and use music instead - other times the soundtrack is just poor. I would not like my private conversations broadcast on You Tube, so I assume other people feel the same way. I agree with your comment and in an ideal world I would like to use the original soundtrack. As for the music it is hard to find something to please everyone, I wish I could. Thank you for taking time to comment .... Tim.
Yaar bakwas music ok na ad mat karo best song traffic sound Hota Hai Sanjay bhai