Driver’s Eye View (Switzerland) - Pilatus Bahn (Railway) Alpnachstad to Pilatus Summit Station
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- The Pilatus Railway (German: Pilatusbahn) located in Switzerland is the steepest rack railway in the world, with a maximum gradient of 48% and an average gradient of 35%. Alpnachstad is the lower terminus where it connects with regular boat services on Lake Alpnach and the Brünig railway’s trains to Lucerne and Interlaken. The upper terminus near the Esel summit of Pilatus is at an elevation of 2,073 m (6,801 ft)
Eduard Locher proposed a railway with the maximum grade of 48%, conventional rack systems in use at the time were not thought capable of coping with such gradients owing to the risk of the cog wheel jumping out of the teeth on the rack rail resulting in the loss of both the ability to drive or brake the train. To overcome this problem Locher devised a system where the rack was placed horizontally between the tracks with the teeth cut on both outside edges facing away from each other, two flanged cogwheels mounted on vertical shafts underneath the train engaged with the rack rail and flanges running under the rack prevented the cog from climbing out of engagement. Please click on this link to learn more about the Locher rack railway system - en.wikipedia.o...
The system was also capable of guiding the car without the need for flanges on the wheels, indeed, the first cars on Pilatus had no flanges on running wheels, but they were later added to allow cars to be moved on tracks without rack rails during maintenance.
Construction of the line began in March 1886 and the line opened on 4th June 1889, it was electrified at 1,650 V DC in 1937 with the trains taking power from an overhead wire. This video features the original 1937 trains in their last months of operation before the introduction of modern trains from Stadler.
The 800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in) gauge line is 4.6 km (2.86 miles) long and climbs 1,629 m (5,344 ft) from start to finish and the original rack rails, now well over 100 years old are still used today, whilst they have become worn over the years, it was discovered that by turning them over they could be reused offering the potential of another 100 + years in service. The train’s electric motors are used as generators to act as brakes during the descent with the electricity generated being dissipated as heat through resistance grids. The railway was financed entirely with private capital and has remained financially viable throughout its life.
Filmed - 23.07.2022
To learn more about the railway or to book your own trip, please click on this link - www.pilatus.ch...
Another great video, Tim. That is an amazing piece of engineering, especially considering its age. I like the story of turning over the rails to get another life for them.
This is a truly fascinating railway, an engineering masterpiece and those 1937 cars are only just being replaced, I wonder if the new Stadler cars will last as long?
Witaj, Tim. Opis zębatek obu rodzajów bardzo przydatny. Lubię rozumieć jak to działa. Film ze wszech miar interesujący. Bardzo za niego dziękuję i serdecznie pozdrawiam.
Cześć, cieszę się, że film Ci się podobał, szwajcarscy inżynierowie zawsze znajdują sposób na rozwiązanie problemu. Uwielbiam jeździć kolejkami zębatymi. Wszystkiego najlepszego. Tim.
Just flip the rack rails over - another 100 years! What is made like that anymore?! Beautiful ride, as always, to a place I will never go in person. I also appreciate the information you offer about such railways. At about 20:00, "alpine" got real! Love seeing the livestock in their summer high altitude grazing grounds.
Our forefathers left us with some wonderful legacies, I don't think future generations will be saying the same about our generation where things are manufacture down to a price and a pre-determined obsolescence date, the computer I'm writing this on being one such example, it won't be up to the job in five years time let alone a hundred years time. I'm glad you enjoyed the ride, it's a beautiful part of the world.
Isn't it amazing what perspective does? From the cab camera even the steepest section seemed almost flat. But we can't feel graviy’s affect either. At the end that was 48 percent? It looked like around 70 percent. I can't imagine the difficulty of building that, especially on the cliff’s edge! I wonder if anybody died during the construction. Was the hotel nice, considering everything had to be brought up to it by tram, unless there's a hidden heliport somewhere?
Hi, I'm working on the return trip where the incline is more noticeable and have to agree it is an amazing engineering achievement. The last stretch up to the summit did appear to be the steepest section. Please click on this link for more information about the hotel, railway and other mountain activities - www.pilatus.ch/en/discover/cogwheel-railway
prachtige mooie reis in een zeer mooie berg streek 👍👍👍.dit is genieten van zo een klasse reis .🚞🚞🚞bedank aan al de medewerkers van deze unieke opname .🚂🚂🚂groeten uit belgie .
Hallo, dit is 's werelds steilste Cog Railway, het is een technisch meesterwerk en het landschap is gewoon prachtig. Het personeel was erg behulpzaam bij het maken van deze video, ik ben blij dat je hebt genoten van het rijden op deze unieke spoorweg. Prosit. Tim 🙂.
@@Timsvideochannel1 van harte bedank aan u en al de medewerkers van deze unieke reis . 🏔🏔🏔ik moet jou allen bewonderen met dit huiverend spektakel !!!.🌥🌥🌥. dit is niets voor mij niet als reiziger en zeker niet als trein bestuurder met die diepe afgronden .🚽🚽🚽😎😎😎. groeten en houd het veilig !!!❣❣❣.julien .🕵♂🕵♂🕵♂
@@dellojulien Hallo, ik ben er zeker van dat werknemers uw bezorgdheid over hun veiligheid zullen begrijpen, maar ze weten dat de spoorweg al meer dan 100 jaar veilig werkt en met dergelijke statistieken weet ik zeker dat ze er zeker van zijn dat ze hun dagelijkse werk zullen voltooien zonder enige grote rampen 😉.
very nice trip, the natural scenery is very beautiful.
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride.
Hi Tim! Great video. That's a completely different number, this cog railway 👍. But security is well taken care of. I once saw this in a documentary that the gears here mesh from both sides. So the car can't jump off the rails at all. A great invention from the Swiss. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.
Swiss engineering at its best, the cog system is simple yet really effective. The guy who came up with system deserves a 🍺. Cheers🍻. Tim.
What a weird train... It's drawing amps as there's no tomorrow, but there's no voltage potential between the overhead wire and the tracks. Is the train running on magic?
The driver was not a Wizard, so I guess there must be another explanation. I do know that on the way down, the motors act as generators and there were more dials in the cab, not visible in this video, but we can see them in the video I'm editing at the moment, due out in a couple of weeks.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Broken voltmeter?
@@koppadasao I'm not sure, it could be that it has been replaced with an up to date instrament elsewhere on the control panel.
Voltage remains more or less steady at around 1500V. The meter was not functioning.
@@ronm3245 Yeah, I did expect so. Just me making fun of the broken voltmeter
I’ve been there and it’s worth the trip!
I'm glad you enjoyed your trip, it is an awesome experience.
Well, I guess that's *one* way of going "up" in the world! 😁 Nice one, Tim!
Cheers, I'm glad you enjoyed it Neil 🙂.
@neilforbes416 if it was ateam train it be going up in a puiff of smoke 😁
@@Timsvideochannel1 👍
lots of cows lol
@neilforbes416 you can just hear the happy wanderer *OR* der glückliche Wanderer in your native language 🤣
Looking at the price I will never be able to travel it myself, so thank you for the video... 🙂
Hi, whilst the full price of Swiss mountain railway tickets looks high there are numerous ways to reduce it.Tour Group prices are cheaper, but I find the best value is to buy a "Regional Pass Bernese Oberland", the price includes most public transport including trams, buses, trains and boats within a specified area and reduce travel rates on certain mountain railways, whilst others are included in the price. Copy and past "Regional Pass Bernese Oberland" into your web browser for more information.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Thank you very much for this valuable information. Now the price is not looking as bad as it did. Thank you!
@@RoSi4You If you get the chance to visit, both Bern and Interlaken are well positioned to make good use of the rover tickets, although from time to time I see some excellent deals advertised by coach companies that include riding some of the rack railways.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Thank you. I've been putting Switzerland away solely because of (transport) prices as I'm from eastern block of Europe. And, I never made a research into any passes. This might be the turning point.
@@RoSi4You I hope you make it to Switzerland some day, but if you don't there is always the High Tatra Mountains in Slovakia, a little bit of Switzerland, including mountain railways and ski lifts at a sensible price.
" Шибанутая" железка 😄 А вообще швейцарцам респект за такие интересные горные железные дороги. Ну и автору спасибо за замечательное видео.
Привет, я рад, что вам понравился этот замечательный образец швейцарской инженерной мысли 🙂.
Brilliant footage!!
Ridining the Pilarus Bahn is an awesome experience, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride.
Amazing !!! Thank you !!!
Cheers, I'm pleased you liked it. I enjoy watching your videos showing the Rhodope Railway, especially the winter ones.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Thank you very much. All your videos are wonderful
@@NikosKantiris We share a wonderful hobby, I love watching videos from other creators such as those you produce. I appreciate your kind comment. Best wishes. Tim.
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Amazing how the mountains look like melted buildings....
Now you mention it, they do look a bit like melted buildings.
hooray, I'm first. another really excellent production!!
Cheers, I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂.
@@Timsvideochannel1 very much so, I travelled on this train, downwards, in 2015, so it was good to see the alternative direction. keep up the great work!
@@thatsme9875 Thank you 🙂.
Nice video
Thank you 🙂.
simply amazing😭😭😨😨😬😬👍👍
Hi Keith, Swiss engineers gave the world some awesome mountain railways, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride 😊.
Où voir la suite, le part 2????
Je vais le télécharger sur RUclips le week-end prochain.
HI TIM, a truly wonderful journey on a engineering masterpiece does it run all year round? cheers bob.🚞🚞🚞👍👍👍👍👏👏🤠
Hello Robert, to those Swiss engineers of old a mountain is there for them to construct a railway to the top. I love their legacy. I didn't know the answer to your question, so I looked it up, this is the answer I found - "Mt. Pilatus' is accessible year round using the panoramic gondolas and the cableway via Kriens. The cogwheel railway operates beginning mid May through November with 40-minute interval departures".
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers. Tim.
Красиво, но ...страшно! Я, наверно, не рискнула бы отправиться в такое путешествие (поэтому и сижу на диване, а не в таком поезде 😉)
Привет, я рад, что вам понравилась поездка, это не так страшно, как кажется на видео, хотя ваш диван, вероятно, идет с кофе и печеньем 😄☕🍪.
Note the hand-operated windscreen wiper!
I tried to imagine the driver operating the windscreen wiper in heavy rain, it must be quite difficult to do.
@@Timsvideochannel1 The driver got to be left-handed ! LOL😆😆😆
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It has been hell of a job to make that railway on to those hills ? cheers .🥸🥸🥸
Building this railway was a remarkable engineering achievement, allowing old timers like myself to reach the mountain top to enjoy the wonderful panoramic views.