The Fascinating Kiel Canal Crossing at Rendsburg. And Why I Was Lucky To Get Here At All...
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- Join me on a day-trip from Kiel to Rendsburg, Germany, where I arrive ready to tick off another form of public transport. And this one is an absolute beauty...
Filmed on Thursday 16th November 2023 in Germany
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The oldest bridge of this type is in the Basque Country, in northern Spain, near the city of Bilbao. It is called "Puente de Bizkaia" (Bizkaia bridge) and was inaugurated in 1893. In 2006 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The "Schwebefähre" as it is called in German along with all other ferries crossing the Kiel Canal are free of charge for everybody due to a decree that comes from the days when the Canal was built.
Given that the land was suddenly cut through by the canal the people lost their way of travelling north to south and vice versa so the Kaiser himself said that crossings must be free. Which is something that was kept in place up to this day.
As soon as you said "guess what I ordered" I shouted currywurst! 🙂 What a nice cafe to sit in and watch the ships go past.
Haha you know me too well :)
I think it's impossible for you to make a "fail" video, Steve. You always brighten up my Saturdays. 😊
I agree, Steve’s content is out of this world…there’s even Wee Green Men (Pedestrian Crossings lol) included sometimes just to prove it lol..! 😇
Thanks so much!
just think that Steve just finds some thing interesting
@@steve-marsh you need to eat at the restaurant the Goulash soup!
I normally follow him on google maps , this one especially.the best
Wow! Aussie here who has never seen anything like this in my life, even on tv. That’s amazing, thank you 🤩
Don’t you just love it when these kind of days turn magical?
Steve, I love the way you worry that your videos might not be good. A fail? I loved this video. That gondola ferry was fantastic. Never heard of such a thing and the huge ships passing by? I could have sat there all day and watched them. This was an EXCELLENT video. Just frigging cool! That's your special super power: showing us everyday things that are fascinating.
Thanks so much pal!
Never a fail to be on tour with you. I love the way you talk, show places and your kind sense of humor.😊
Steve, you are a natural presenter. You could make documentaries for TV. I follow you for my love of Scotland but your other videos have captured me too. Thank you for making these videos and please keep the fantastic content coming!
Really appreciate it mate!
Agreed! Steve is a natural presenter! I feel channel 5.... ;)
3:13 "Schnell" vs. "Snail" definitely made my day :)
Steve, I am becoming addicted to your videos. I get bored of all the same old, same old "here is the corridor, the bathroom, the this, the that" of everyone's train ride. You took me through parts of Lithuania and Northern Germany that are truly off the beaten path. If I get to Kaunas, Lithuania, I have your pathways through the town and the parks in my head. You risk making videos of what you seem to think of as uninteresting, and I am captivated. Keep doing what you are doing. You make life interesting through your atypical travels. Thank you.
Wow, you almost visited me! I'm located just another 15 m walk from the south side of the ferry! Didn't expect that! You have done a good job explaining the suspension ferry. It's the future? Yes, the future of 110 years ago. In 103 years of service until the 2016 accident happened the service was more or less continuous. But since they rebuilt it with all the electronics and more safety systems then you can imagine, it has a lot of breakdowns. You were lucky that it was on service that day... Fact about the brigde: it was built to replace 2 swing bridges. So the biggest problem was that the train station in Rendsburg was at ground level and even lifting up the tracks for 4 m didn't make it possible to reach the station from a 42 m high bridge in direct line. So they built a loop.
Thanks for that additional info.
Thank you, really interesting👍
I can't believe I was so close!!!
@@steve-marsh I've made a typo there, I was to write 15 min walk, not 15 m walk. But that's still close.
Newport Mon. had a transporter bridge over the Usk river when I was a kid. I'm 82 now.
It’s still there, In the U.K. there is one in Middlesbrough, the Newport one and there used to be one at Runcorn.
Another one to visit!
Thanks for that. I suppose it's become a tourist attraction.@@chriswade7470
@@steve-marsh Currently under renovation including the construction of a new visitor centre. You - or maybe Alicja - can walk over the top of it too. It's a movie star and all, featured in the film Tiger Bay where shamefully it was portrayed as being in Cardiff.
Steve, I don't know how you do it. But you always manage to find the most interesting places that even tour guide books could never find. Hope you keep making more videos like this one
I think that's the Kiel canal, Kaiser Wilhelm ordered it to be widened at the beginning of the last century in order to accommodate new dreadnought battleships.
I loved that suspension ferry! Another mode of transport to add to my bucket list! The wee cafe provided your lunch with a great view of the "ferry" and the extra interest of passing shipping - what a fascinating place to spend some time.
So true I was very glad to find it!
They are called TransporIter Bridges in UK. there were 3 public and 1 private factory one, the public one between Runcorn and Widnes was replaced with a fixed bridge over 60 years ago, the 2 surviving public are at Newport (in Wales) and Middlesborough. I've travelled on all 3 public ones and it's an interesting experience.
Yes, but the one over Kiel Canal is uniqe as it is not just a transporter bridge, but first a high level railwat bridge with long approach ramps With transporter shuttle atrached for lical traffic.
Shame it was overcast, that area of Germany is lovely with even a little sunshine. Ah, the Canada Geese - avoid them at all costs. Since you loved the Schwebefähre (ferry bridge) , if you ever find yourself near Wuppertal you'd love the Schwebebahn (suspended train) - their métro is a train that runs suspended from a bridge-like structure over the river from one end of town to the other. Happy New Year!
sounds quite scary. How amazing!
Oh you're giving me ideas mate! Aw the best!
I agree with you about the Canada geese. We have a "problem" with them by Trent Bridge in Nottingham, England near the City Ground (Nottingham Forest FC). You're ok if you steer well clear of them.
@@steve-marshWhen you do Wuppertal, and there are also regional day tickets that save you cost and hassle, try to also include the more modern Hanging-Monorails nearby at the Düsseldorf Airport and the Duisburg Technical University. Can all be done in one day.
@@erik_griswold YES! The regional day tickets are one of those "hidden secrets" of DB.
Definite cool way to cross a river.
The Germans do it so well. Love watching all the river traffic when I'm over there. Happy New Year.
Well that was neat...I have never seen anything like that contraption to cross water! Cheers Steve.
I think I had almost as much fun watching you cross back and forth on the ferry as you did doing it. Your attitude and your willingness to take a chance and try something new is what makes all of your videos standouts!
Happy New Year to you both
I've been over that bridge on the train, but had no idea it had a transporter bridge underneath!
If you ever get to Bilbao, you can visit the world's first transporter bridge. Still operational. And not only that, if you've got a head for heights you can walk over the top of the bridge on a walkway. My wife did that anyway, I was too frit and stuck to travelling over on the gondola 😀
Fascinating Steve. Following your video I looked up the details of the bridge on Wikipedia. I was amused to read this: “While the gondola is equipped with nautical equipment such as radio, radar and life-rafts, there is no prerequisite for the operator to hold a master's licence for inland navigation.” As if the operator has any choice in his route ! 😂
Watching this reminded me of a time when I lived in Newport (south wales) where they have one of these bridges - they call it a transporter bridge and there is no railway across the top - cars and foot passengers only. At the time of posting this - December 2024 - the bridge is closed undergoing restoration work but you are ever in that part of the world and it is open it is well worth a visit. Loved the video !
Looks like it is due to open again this summer, on random bank holidays they also open it to let people walk across the top, I think August bank holiday weekend
This video is such a Steve Marsh gem. You find the most interesting sights to see.
How clean are those bus windows! Haa, I imagined You going back and forward all day just to make use of „it’s free!”🤣Very cool video, enjoyed it😁
You know me too well ;)
The US used to have two transporter bridges! The Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, Minnesota and the Sky Ride in Chicago, Illinois. The Sky Ride was only around for the Century of Progress 1933 World's Fair as an attraction that ferried people across Burnham Harbor, to Northerly Island. It had an 1,850-foot (560 m) span and two 628-foot (191 m) tall towers, and rocket-shaped cars that carried 36 passengers each 215 feet (66 m) above the ground. It's a shame that it was demolished after the fair, because if they kept it and properly maintained and modernized it, it would've been another way for pedestrians to get across to Northerly Island and of course, more tourism money.
Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge on the other hand is still around, but it's no longer a transporter bridge. It was built in 1905 as a way for people to cross the Duluth Ship Canal. Basically they had to come up with something that was doable with Duluth's climate and didn't want to do ferries because of the ice. They did a contest in 1892 to determine a winning bridge design. A vertical lift bridge was chosen, but the War Department objected to it, then they saw a transporter bridge being demonstrated in Bilbao and France and wanted in on the action. It was converted into a vertical lift bridge in the late 1920s due to capacity constraints. The bridge can be raised to its full height of 135 feet in about a minute.
Oh Duluth is a place I've always fancied visiting!
And the academy award goes to? Steve marsh for the wee bit of acting on the bridge.
You had your lucky day! A Deutsche Bahn ticket becoming a bargain is rare as hen's teeth! ☺ Somebody up there really likes you! 🤗
Haha I can believe it! Total bonus!
Big kid!
Absolutely!
Middlesborough wants its bridge back!!!!
Haha exactly!
Wow what a brilliant find, unplanned is often the best. Can't see you climbing the steps with your fear of heights, but can see you sending Alicja up there 😅.
Have a safe healthy 2024 and keep up the great videos to brighten my Saturday mornings.
Haha you're so right 🤣
What a brilliant find, the gondola ferry AND the lunch! What a great way to spend an 'off' day. So glad you took us along for the ride.
Thanks for coming along Peter!
That area is so lovely. I've thought about moving to the Baltic Sea many times, mostly for climate reasons. One more hellsummer on the French border down south and Imma do it for real!
Good point!
Being a shipping enthusiast marooned in Berkshire on a cold, gloomy wet morning, your video cheered me up a lot. The thought of sitting either in or outside that cafe on a summer's day, with that amount of shipping passing by lifted my mood no end.
Happy New year to you and Alicja
Cheers Christopher! All the best!
Until then, you can watch the traffic at the Kiel Canal locks' webcams 24/7 ;)
Oh wow! I first thought it is a "towboat" but you actually "fly" across the canal!
It was a cool experience and another mode of transport added to the list :)
Wow, thank you. You helped me identify the location of a photo of my Mother and Grandmother, taken in 1946.
No way! That is so cool!
I really enjoy your videos. I have now been following your trips on Google Earth. Most of these places I have not even heard off. Great videos Steve. Thank you again
Hey thanks so much for coming along! Another trip starts today with a video at 5pm :)
I think you’ll find it is called a ‘transporter bridge’ in the UK. As in the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge.
Please carry on with the great videos.
wow, pretty place!
Cool eh?! Glad I found it!
You should visit the transporter bridge in Newport, Gwent. It was restored a few years ago..has a car carrying gondola.. although it's closed regularly..great video by the way.. really enjoying your northern Germany , Lithuania trip!
Currently closed for a major restoration and a new visitors centre is being built.
Brilliant video and wonderful suspension ferry. There's one in Saint Nazaire in France or is it in Vannes . I've seen the one near Bilbao 😊
Great video as always! As someone who knows the area, I've got two small additions:
1:46 The Kieler Hörnbrücke was broken when you filmed this after the electronics were submerged in water during the flood on October 20th. However, there is a narrower replacement thrust bridge (in front of the other bridge from where you're standing and white) - you can actually see some people walking over it. This bridge was installed when the construction of the other bridge kept getting delayed and is still kept as a reserve in case of technical problems with the other bridge - which aren't that infrequent, as you've witnessed :D
14:17 Fun fact: The bridge actually leads to a large, embanked loop of train tracks over a part of Rendsburg in order for trains to gain/lose the altitude necessary to let tall ships pass under the bridge. The part of town enclosed by this loop is, very creatively, called "Schleife" (Loop) :D
Thanks so much for this!
This loop can be clearly seen on Google earth.
Just to add a fun fact: the elevated rail loop over Rendsburg was notorious before Deutsche Bahn introduced vacuum toilets in the late 1990s. Gardens under the bridge were only of limited use, and you could never hang your laundry outside, for obvious reasons... 😂
Another lovely video 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Please visit görlitz Germany!
The train station in Kiel looks really cool - I like those modern arches. It's a shame more modern stations don't use arches to cover the platforms, it always looks so impressive to me. Thanks for the video Steve, I hope you and Alicja have a very happy new year. Best wishes from here in Australia.
And all the best to you too! :)
At least their bridge works unlike our transporter in Middlesbrough
@@davidmcnally4773 Well to be honest, since the new ferry was opened in 2022 it has had a dodgy service record...more often then not it is not running for technical faults and glitches
The train stations with those riveted roofs are fairly typical across Northern Germany. At least where there was enough money to keep them in repair. Really a nice feature even in the small cities of The North.
I can't believe that goose went for u after u had greeted them so politely
Bedankt
Thanks to you too :)
It would have been even more fun for you and us if you would have arrived by train. Coming from Kiel the train rides over the bridge, going in a big circle around the town and stop in the station just beside (the land part) of the bridge. Sitting on the right side of the train when coming from Kiel gives you a good view on the bridge you just passed over.
I rode a train over the bridge a couple of times, but never took the ferry. That's definitely on my todo list.
Have a good start in 2024. Happy new year.
Yes, passing FAR below the bridge you just passed on the train is highly interesting.
Sorry you weren’t feeling well but that was fantastic! You find the best things!
What fun. Transporter bridges are ruddy marvellous!
A brilliant spot for lunch (breakfast)
happy new year steve marsh
Same to you mate!
I'm SO happy you made it to Rendsburg! It's one of my favorite places on earth and so beautiful for shipspotting! Next time walk the blue line through town for some sightseeing. If you had proceeded past the wind factory, there's a pedestrian tunnel back that's also a bit of a trip highlight. Thanks for helping them get on the map!
I could definitely spend an entire summer day in that cafe stuffing my face and watching that contraption go back and forth!
Great experience!
Go to Tallinn! (Sorry for asking this countless times :D)
Haha I hear you!
Steve, I loved that suspension ferry! Trust you to always find the most interesting and unique things to share from your travels.
Since I watch your video on new year's day, first of all my best wishes to you and Alicja.
This is really a super cool video! This bridge features in some video's of railway/train creators on RUclips, but allways from a train and thus from high up. Doc7austin’s DreamlinerCentral made a very nice video about the bridge and well informed as he is, he didn't mention this "Schwebefähre". You did, and how!
I love it how you allways seem to find such interesting details, thanks a lot again for this one!
Really appreciate it mate!
Greetings Steve, Jeff here from Melbourne Australia. I’ve travelled through Germany for about two weeks back in 2007. I thoroughly enjoy my train trip because I am a Train buff anyway. I was fascinated about the gondola going on over there, Kiel canal, and one of the things I enjoyed was that cafe you found I could see myself sitting in one of those tables on the windows and watching the boats, go up and down the Canal I thought is rather fascinating And I could easily do it again if I had a chance being a picture and I can copy big bucks to get over there yours Jeff keep up the good work Steve I far away. Enjoy your RUclips yours, Jeff
That was brilliant Steve really enjoyed that video really interesting. Thanks
I always time my full English breakfast for Steve's video on a Saturday morning. They never disappoint👍👍
I'm glad to hear about this new ritual :)
Ahh Rendsburg/Rendsborg. I have crossed that bridge many many times, but on a train. The train station is located quite close the the canal, so in order to get up on the high bridge it has to take a big loop around the city. Some great views from the loop and bridge.
I've never seen anything like that ferry. Considering the weather though, I would be ready to get back and snuggle up in my cozy hotel room.
Beautiful scenery! The towns look so clean and tidy.😊 that ferry is unbelievable, I’ve never seen anything like it. Great fun, thank you!
A pleasure Patricia!
That's the cooles ferry I have ever seen! Thanks for sharing it with us.
One thing I enjoy watching, even when Steve's in an industrial section, is how clean the streets are - sure, there may be some grime on buildings here or there, to be expected, but I'm always pleasantly surprised by how clean the streets are throughout his European travels. No plastic cups, wrappers, paper, etc. Can't always say the same for here in the states.
What a great video! You look like a big kid going backwards and forwards on the suspension ferry. The smile on your face says it all!
16:34 That triangular flag behind the window (mirrored) is from the Dutch Royal Rescue Service (KNRM) who save stranded swimmers/surfers/ships in Dutch waters. In the olden days they used to use horses to pull their rescue vessels into the sea, once in a while they still do that for tourists. Perhaps worth a visit Steve?
Oh thank you yesss!
Believe I've seen that in Egmond?
The amount of shipping traffic along the kiel canal fascinates me, would love to go stand by and watch all the ships passing by through my camera lens. Thanks for sharing another great video 👍👍
Excellent video Steve. You take us to some amazing places.....You've become a Saturday staple now.
The suspension ferry is one of the most unique forms of transport that I've ever heard of, thanks for showing it to us. Nice looking lunch, I bet it was good.
Thanks for coming along! :)
Woah! That's class. Great video of a very unique mode of transportation. All the best and I'll catch you in 2024 ❤😃👍
You certainly like playing with the big toys. A man after my own heart. You visit some really cool places. ❤️😇
I smiled through this from the moment you showed the cable ferry. What a neat operation! I can't think of many more interesting places to have lunch - trains, ships and a hanging ferry outside the window. The well-known (famous, to some) Duluth, Minnesota Aerial Lift (road) Bridge was this kind of crossing of the Duluth ship canal to/from Lake Superior in it's early days (Steve might like to hang out there for a few hours some time when there is a significant amount of ship traffic in the area). He also would probably really enjoy the hanging monorail in Wuppertal, Germany, another very unique form of transport.
This was amazing! Loved it! So nice they had a cafe' there and you could sit and eat and watch the ferry and the ships. I could sit there all day. Love your humour - the EYES! 🤣
A superb find Steve, such a shame the one in Middlesborough has been neglected and is no longer in use, it's past time that something was done about it.
wat about advocating to ur local mp about it bein repaired
About 30 years ago, I used to drive buses for Cleveland Transit, and we had bus services that used Middlesbrough transporter bridge. They didn't turn round at the bridge terminals; the buses actually travelled on the transporter bridge itself, and always in the middle lane, presumably to balance the weight.
I am gutted that the Middlesbrough one is closed. Admittedly I haven’t used it many times, I now live about 250 miles away, but Middlesbrough has so few things to draw people to the area that I would have thought they would make more of it. There are only so many Parmos you can eat but a transporter bridge is for life. For those who don’t know, the Parmo is a local delicacy that has dieticians waking up sweating in the middle of the night having dreamt of a client eating one.
That would have been fantastic to go on, and by your smile... I'm sure it was.👌
Great video thanks! I was in Kiel myself a few weeks ago and had a day out in Rendsburg, the town where I worked for a couple of years in the eighties. I used to cross the canal on one of the ferries at Nobiskrug to get to and from work. All free of course! Thanks again for lovely film!
What a fun film. Your own wondrous reaction was brilliant. Very relatively cheery! Thank you. It made me laugh.
That ought to have read "festively" not relatively. Auto correct and my inability to read what I type before I press send!!
as a Native Rendsburger im happy that u loved our ferry....its sad that u got here when we did have this bad weather.....its really beautyful when its warm and the sun shines....u can go from there to the pedestriantunnel under the Canal.... but i hope u did have fun in our little Town :)
Wow - you have a real knack for finding fascinating places and things to do! Thanks so much for the really enjoyable day trip!
Brilliant Steve, a place I have stayed many times before. There are 3 ways to cross the canal. If you had carried on past the wind turbine blades you would have eventually come to a foot tunnel. if you had turned left after getting off the suspension ferry and walked about a mile or so alongside the canal there is a free ferry. So it is possible to walk a figure of 8 using 3 different ways to cross the canal. Keep up making the amazing videos.
❤ Another excellent video Steve, when you say I think this may fail boy you certainly pull an excellent video out of the bag. What a busy canal it looked as if you just made it across, loved the goundela ❤.
Thank you so much Steve! You've helped me to see the place where I was born. And the big building on the right side at 7:15 is the one where I spent 8 years of my childhood. It was really nice to see this place again and your video is so good!🧿🧿🧿
As someone from Kiel I loved the video, fun to see an outside perspective on your hometown. It's a shame that you couldn't get the train to Rendsburg, the views from the bridge are quite the experience, even if you aren't a railway nerd.
How cool is that Gondola Transporter - Steve was like a kid in a candy shop 🤣🤣
Solidarity Steve. I've had perhaps 6 migraines in my life, I can identify when and where I had each one they're so few, and grim isn't the word. Impressive how you confronted after that, and as others rightly say I have never known you do anything even close to a failed video!!!
Hi Steve, another one for your bucket list here......isle of wight has a chain ferry between East Cowes and Cowes, which you would definitely enjoy 😊 plus many other exciting transport varieties. Happy New year to you and Alicja 🎉
What a nice visit you had. And that bridge was awesome! The smile on your face said it all! So sorry you weren’t feeling well but it did not show Steve. Another top notch effort! Onto the next adventure 🚌 🚊 ✈️
Thanks so much!
absolutely brilliant will have to remember this for future reference cheers Steve
We passed under that bridge on a cruise with Fred Olsen. It’s a transporter bridge like the ones in Hartlepool and Newport. It is different in having a railway running along the top. The surrounding land is flat so the railway goes through a loop at each end as it climbs and descends.
Fancy a cruise like that!
@@steve-marsh Yes it was to Christmas Markets. Southampton to Oslo, Copenhagen, Hamburg and Bremerhaven then home. The Kiel Canal is fascinating and so busy. The bridge you crossed and, I understand, all the car ferries crossing the canal are free.
Did the same this year on Fred Olsen's ship Balmoral. The Transporter Bridge is in Middlesborough and unfortunately out of service.
@@amazer747 Yes Middlesbrough. I should have remembered as I crossed on it in 2019. I live in South Wales and have used the Newport bridge several times. I’m sorry that the Middlesbrough bridge is out of action. I was told the bridge will be maintained as it carries an ‘A’ road.
@@tjeffpowellful Yes, when the canal was built, it separated the country and the citizens. For this reason, the then Kaiser decided, that all ferries must be cost free for all eternity. I use one of these Ferries daily.
Honestly Steve I just couldn’t stop laughing at your enthusiasm for the suspension ferry. When you went to the cafe I said ‘ bet Steve tries to get a table at the window so he can watch the ferry 😂’. Another brilliant vlog. Thank you xx
Haha you know me too well :)
What a pretty area with the beautiful houses and buildings
In keeping with the location, this video „war wunderbar."
Great video. I think you were more in top form than you gave yourself credit for. I enjoyed it! Woke up, laid in bed and watched it, now on with my day! Hope the two of you have an awesome weekend and a happy New Year tomorrow! 🎉
2024 is going to be awesome mate! Wishing you all the best
...always brings back fond memories, when I see the North-German red-brick houses (my grand mother was from there)... I heard once of that suspension ferry, but never saw it - cool! Great to see how well the train substitute worked out (if you wouldn't have been so tired, the slower bus might even be interesting, as it goes into small, picturesque villages on the way), and then also the generosity with your day ticket! - Sorry for the misbehaved geese on the square - they should know to be polite with Sco'ish visitors!
PS. Your look, Steve, when the big boat approached your ferry... well it happens apparently sometimes, that they 'nudge' each other... so it was your lucky day!! 😎
Haha cheers mate! And good call on the slow bus :)
Never knew there were suspension ferrys in the world. No burger today! Outstanding. #eatlocal
It just goes to show that those last minute decisions sometimes make for a really good day out. That ferry was amazing. All the best when it comes