Indian Railways - Kalka to Shimla - Drivers eye view at 5 times full speed - Part 1

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  • Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024

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  • @1999belper
    @1999belper 11 лет назад +2

    Well done Tim. Brings back memories. Can't wait for Part Two!!
    Chris and Steph

  • @atheistbanerjee008
    @atheistbanerjee008 8 лет назад +2

    I went from kalka to simla by this rail in 2006 and 2010, two times . this is my favourite hill railway along with DHR. nice brainwork to take frontal view...

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  8 лет назад

      Hi, I hope this video brought back a few good memories. This is the only Indian hill railway I have travelled on, I hope to visit DHR one day. Riding the Shimla railway was unique and very memorable experience, one of my all time favourite train journeys.

  • @Timsvideochannel1
    @Timsvideochannel1  11 лет назад +3

    Thank you for the comment, I loved my holiday to India, especially going out on my own and meeting the local people, they were some of the friendliest people I have ever met. The Shimla railway is a tremendous engineering feet. I expected to buy several books about the line and it's construction, but to date I have not been able to. If you know of any books, please point me in the right direction. Thanks again. Tim.

  • @HenrysAdventures
    @HenrysAdventures 4 года назад

    Brillaint video! Enjoyed this one!

  • @IndiaJim
    @IndiaJim 9 лет назад +1

    Thank you so much for sharing this, just great, a job well done.

  • @thecurtray
    @thecurtray 10 лет назад +7

    hi all, i live in very center of USA and this was fun for me to watch.take care over there

  • @froster7614
    @froster7614 7 лет назад +2

    Watching in Vancouver Canada, enjoyed a lot, a big appreciation who made it and uploaded

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  7 лет назад

      Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it, its one of my favorite train trips.

  • @jessecadet
    @jessecadet 11 лет назад +2

    Absolutely love It!! I grew up in Kalka and i loved watching the first part. the memories of my home town really made me smile. if you need any information regarding the Kalka Shimla Railway please let me know.

  • @pranavganapathy8032
    @pranavganapathy8032 7 месяцев назад

    Nice video. I travelled to Shimla in the year 1992. At that time it was the Diwali season. The old second class coaches that you can see at the sidings near the loco shed were the ones we travelled in. It wasn't crowded as such. We departed from Kalka at around 12:00 pm and reached Shimla at 5:30 or 6 pm. However the lunch we purchased was good but very oily which made me feel sick. After reaching the destination, I was literally having fever due to the cold weather in Shimla. Yet an enjoyable train travel.

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  7 месяцев назад

      Hi, I'm pleased you liked the video, I also enjoyed reading your reply. I was surprised when it snowed whilst I was staying in Shimla, Ok it didn't settle for long, but for 30 minutes or so the landscape was white. I'm from the UK and our guides advised us eat the food provided in our lunch boxes, because the Indian food offered by vendors on the stations often caused visitors to India to suffer from an upset stomach. I loved the train ride, one of my all-time favourites.

  • @williamanthony9090
    @williamanthony9090 4 года назад +2

    It took me awhile to get used to these high speed videos, but they're actually starting to grow on me. Thanks for posting them! (PS) Hey, Tim, do you have any of these high speed videos of American train trips? The New York to Chicago run would be one I'd like to see. Any North American trips would be interesting to watch, though, from Mexico to Canada. Just wondering... Thanks for uploading these extremely interesting videos!

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  4 года назад +1

      Hi, I'm pleased you are enjoying some of these videos. High-speed videos are not always popular, but they are often a way of making otherwise poor quality GoPro video watchable. The latest GoPro cameras have solved the problem of wobbly video when subject to vibration, so the only reason to do it today is to reduce a very long video to an acceptable length. I have visited North America and Canada, some of the videos featured were made a while ago, here are links to North American playlists showing Colorado and Canada -
      ruclips.net/p/PLPdTWbkwx85rigp4IrJwpPQc_ekvKCqBa - ruclips.net/p/PLPdTWbkwx85pSrC5g9DHHDURWRs7Zrzkc
      I love visiting the USA, I will be returning before too long I hope.

    • @williamanthony9090
      @williamanthony9090 4 года назад

      @@Timsvideochannel1- Thanks for your quick response. I'll check out the Colorado and Candian videos. Hope you make it back to the USA soon. If you're going to be anywhere near Florida give me a shout.

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  4 года назад

      @@williamanthony9090 Hi, I hope one or two videos in the playlists catch your eye, I'd love to visit Florida, I've only seen it on TV and RUclips, it looks an interesting place. I'll let you know when I visit, although it won't be for a while, I've got most of next years trips planned or booked. Work keeps getting in the way of having fun, can't complain, I need the work to pay for the trips :-)

    • @williamanthony9090
      @williamanthony9090 4 года назад

      I'm within spitting distance of Cape Canaveral, just to the south of it, actually, on the sub-tropical east coast. Of course right now it's 46-degrees fahrenheit, which hardly qualifies as "sub-tropical!" Bhrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! This is NOT the weather I relocated to Florida for... lol! Fortunately it's supposed to warm up again over the next few days. Just out of curiosity, where is it you call home?

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  4 года назад

      @@williamanthony9090 Hi, the Tropicana Juice train and Florida Oranges come to mind when I think of Florida. Home for me is the South Coast of England and its pretty cold here at the moment, I had to scrape ice off my car windscreen this morning before I could drive.

  • @TrainSpotterTVIndia
    @TrainSpotterTVIndia 3 года назад

    Wonderful journey from Kalka to shimla

  • @efimyeskin6279
    @efimyeskin6279 6 лет назад +2

    A really interesting video. I love how it climbs hills. We are still plannjng our Indian trip, want to try some trains there. I wonder - The gaude is so narrow! Almost like kids railway.

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  6 лет назад +1

      Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it, the gauge is 2 ft 6 in (762 mm). Please click on this link for information - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalka%E2%80%93Shimla_Railway

    • @sayanchatterjee355
      @sayanchatterjee355 4 года назад

      It's narrow because it's light railway. Regular Indian train tracks all over the country are wider than even standard gauges in Europe and North America.

  • @peterjordan5088
    @peterjordan5088 11 месяцев назад

    And watching this at 2x speed makes the trip look like one hell of roller coaster!

  • @ВикторияКожунова

    Спасибо за интересную экскурсию 👍👍👍

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  Год назад

      Спасибо, я рад, что вам понравилось 😊.

  • @Timsvideochannel1
    @Timsvideochannel1  11 лет назад +6

    I don't know why there was so much litter along the tracks, but the streets in Shimla were clean and swept each day we were there.

    • @williamanthony9090
      @williamanthony9090 4 года назад +1

      Maybe that's where they dump their sweepings... lol, just kidding.

  • @Timsvideochannel1
    @Timsvideochannel1  11 лет назад +2

    Hi Mahesh Mani, there is a credit at the end of the video for the music used Type the link into Google and it should take you to the their website. Type 'Indian music' into the website search box and it should take you to these and other tracks, where you can listen to them or download them for a reasonable fee. If you do buy any tracks, they are royalty free, so you can use them without breaking copy-write laws to add music to your videos and upload them to RUclips. I hope this helps. Tim.

  • @redwoodcoastcalif
    @redwoodcoastcalif 10 лет назад +11

    Nice video but the litter and trash along the track is shameful. Looks like India has no self respect to allow that happen. Good job for thousands of people. Nothing like that seen on any other train ride videos. Clean it up!

  • @Hornhausen
    @Hornhausen 9 лет назад +1

    Very nice and interesting video.

  • @Todays_view
    @Todays_view 3 года назад

    Amazing video, have watched this multiple times. Would have loved to see tunnel 33 from driver’s pov. Some part before Solan seems to be missing from the video.

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  3 года назад

      Thank you, I am pleased you enjoyed it, unfortunately the camera battery ran out, so I did miss some of the route,

  • @Timsvideochannel1
    @Timsvideochannel1  11 лет назад +1

    Good to hear from you. Part 2 to is on You Tube, I am working on part 3 now. Tim & Karen

  • @india9266
    @india9266 10 лет назад +2

    If you have had shown some landscape around and not just the track, and also some snaps of the Train itself, It would have been great. Though it was a nice video. Keep it up.

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  10 лет назад

      Hi, thanks for commenting, the camera in the loco cab was fixed, whilst I traveled in the train's carriages. I have also uploaded the whole trip at normal speed in 3 parts with video of the landscape and the train itself. Below are links for the journey at normal speed and a short video of the return journey. Thanks again for your comment, as this is how I learn to make videos people want to watch .... Tim.
      ruclips.net/video/yyWTvzBGW_4/видео.html .... ruclips.net/video/UsOvwKzfxu8/видео.html .... ruclips.net/video/MTK4FIRefkQ/видео.html .... ruclips.net/video/1XRh7J6IL3c/видео.html

  • @fabiocarvalhodasilvaazeved2885
    @fabiocarvalhodasilvaazeved2885 6 лет назад +3

    Nice video!

  • @johnestowell
    @johnestowell 5 лет назад +4

    I'm glad I was wearing a seatbelt while watching this.

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  5 лет назад

      It was a wonderful ride, I would love to return and film it again, the cameras have improved a lot since I shot this video. Finding a comfy chair fitted with a seat belt is a tough task these days.

  • @Timsvideochannel1
    @Timsvideochannel1  11 лет назад +1

    I use Google Earth to find the station names, as information on this line is thin on the ground. I have not found any books about the building of the line. Wikipedia, a BBC documentary and other peoples You Tube clips have been my best sources of information. Any suggestions?

  • @donjudd9372
    @donjudd9372 7 лет назад +1

    nice selection of switchbacks, the music reminds me of the mid seventies, with the speed viewed 5 times faster, the train couldn't have been going very fast.

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  7 лет назад

      Hi, I hope you enjoyed it. I know what you mean about the music from the seventies, remember Ravi Shankar - ruclips.net/video/kSs4atXrSyQ/видео.html - I seem to remember the Beatles used sitar music in 'Norwegian Wood' and a number of other songs. The train was slow rarely exceeding 25 mph, but that gave plenty of time to enjoy the scenery.

    • @donjudd9372
      @donjudd9372 7 лет назад

      the music took me back to those beatle days when they explored India's culture and came back with new insights, both to music and obviously new insights to living via bodily awareness. But yes, I just love narrow gauge, our rails are about 38-40 inches anywhere ( just about ) in Canada, narrow gauge that small is extremely rare.

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  7 лет назад

      My children tell me I'm stuck in a time warp, as I still love 70's music and steam trains. Canada my not have much in the way narrow gauge railways, but it does have some pretty amazing standard gauge lines through awesome mountain scenery.

  • @legendofrealm9630
    @legendofrealm9630 8 лет назад +1

    nice video.thnx

  • @dunnp12
    @dunnp12 8 лет назад +1

    Great Video. Would it be possible to post it at normal speed? Please. Thanks

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  8 лет назад

      +dunnp12
      Thank you, I posted high-speed versions as this tends to disguise the jelly effect that happens when GoPro cameras are used in an environment where they are subject to vibration. I have posted all the usable cab footage in 3 parts. Please click on the links below -
      ruclips.net/video/yyWTvzBGW_4/видео.html - ruclips.net/video/UsOvwKzfxu8/видео.html - ruclips.net/video/MTK4FIRefkQ/видео.html

  • @daveogarf
    @daveogarf 7 лет назад +1

    LOVE the music - where did you obtain it? The combination of sitar and synthesiser is hauntingly lovely.

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  7 лет назад

      Hi, I'm glad you enjoyed the music. Enter "jewelbeat.com" in your web browser, when the site opens type "India" in the search bar.

  • @gardnersmith3580
    @gardnersmith3580 6 лет назад

    Thanks Tim. I have watched this several times and find it endlessly fascinating. This line is really well engineered. What fun it must have been to survey it. You know what would be a nice soundtrack is a raga or two by Ravi Shankar and maybe a bit slower, 2X quality mover quantity.

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  6 лет назад +1

      Hi, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Ravi Shankar music would make a welcome addition although I would run into copyright issues. The reason it was sped up was to disguise the jello effect the original GoPro cameras suffered from, something that has almost been eliminated with latest GoPro 6, I wish they had been available for this trip. I have included all usable footage at normal speed in three videos covering the trip, they can be found in this play list - ruclips.net/p/PLPdTWbkwx85ou892SuBTR1Xu5gUqcgygA

  • @williamdepetris
    @williamdepetris 6 лет назад +1

    Hi I love the music starting at 2:34 to 5:20. Does this music have a name or author?

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  6 лет назад

      Hi, the music is from Jewelbeat.com. When I get a spare moment I'll look up the tracks I used and add them to the video description.

  • @thaaralakshmiofficial5279
    @thaaralakshmiofficial5279 4 года назад

    Wowww

  • @sushimmukul6656
    @sushimmukul6656 10 лет назад +2

    lovely !!

  • @TrainSpotterTVIndia
    @TrainSpotterTVIndia 3 года назад

    Nice catch

  • @khalidmufti4463
    @khalidmufti4463 5 лет назад +1

    Nice

  • @burkeshaw
    @burkeshaw 7 лет назад +1

    Wild roller coasters I have known! LOL! A most excellent video thanks for posting! My question is: Indian train service websites take great pains to let North Americans know about 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class service. Does this train line have such amenities? If so, what's the difference? Again thanks for posting!
    John

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  7 лет назад

      I'm glad you enjoyed the video, there is a massive difference in accomadation on India trains, I am not sure most North American tourists would like 3rd class whereas 1st class with air conditioning is fine. The Shimla railway offers all 3 classes, the train we were on had wooden seats and open doors, great to film from, I beleive our train was the Himalayan Queen. There are more luxurious trains and a railcar on the Shimla line, but to be honest the somewhat rough and ready carriages we were travelling in, suited the needs of our tour group.

    • @burkeshaw
      @burkeshaw 7 лет назад

      Cool! thanks!
      John

  • @cygnux
    @cygnux 9 лет назад +1

    Nice. What's is the song that around 9:15?

    • @cygnux
      @cygnux 9 лет назад

      Thank you

  • @TrainSpotterTVIndia
    @TrainSpotterTVIndia 3 года назад

    Amazing

  • @jksteven1
    @jksteven1 10 лет назад +2

    What is the actual speed of the train in kmph/mph?

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  10 лет назад +1

      Hi, the actual maximum speed limit is 25kmph and for most of the journey our speed was just under 25kmph....Tim.

  • @Enam97
    @Enam97 10 лет назад +2

    change ur youtube speed from normal to 2x ..........enjoy

  • @kamalbardia8362
    @kamalbardia8362 7 лет назад +1

    Rail link was built 100years ago in British India at a cost of Rupees one crore. Indian Railway should make brilliant high tech speedy train.

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  7 лет назад

      I look forward the arrival of the Indian High-speed train, the people who walk along the line will have to take far more care when it is introduced, I hope it will be fitted a loud warning bell ;-)

  • @bayudwi5080
    @bayudwi5080 8 лет назад +1

    amazing,,,

  • @aliaksandran6300
    @aliaksandran6300 3 года назад

    По классному маршруту проехался.

  • @AryaInk
    @AryaInk 9 лет назад +5

    0:35 - Did you see two donkeys overtaking the train ? :o

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  9 лет назад +2

      Prashant Vikal I checked this out, they really did overtake the train !!!!! :)

    • @daveogarf
      @daveogarf 7 лет назад

      It looked like they made a habit out of pacing/racing the train, just for donkey grins!

    • @williamanthony9090
      @williamanthony9090 4 года назад

      Hee Haw!

  • @Ayush7043
    @Ayush7043 10 лет назад

    uve skipped tunnel no 33 at Barog.... thats the longest one...:/

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  10 лет назад

      Hi, I think my camera battery ran low causing me to miss this part of the journey. If you take a look Shimla to Kalka - The return Journey - ruclips.net/video/1XRh7J6IL3c/видео.html - Barog tunnel can be seen along with Barog station..... Kind Regards....Tim.

  • @clairesheppy8052
    @clairesheppy8052 7 лет назад

    Hello Tim, I am going here next year so your video was very helpful, we are taking Templeford to the Bristol show. Could you please email me , see p3 of Templeford website for address.

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  7 лет назад

      Hi Claire, I think you will have a wonderful time in India. I have forwarded my Email address as requested.
      Best wishes. Tim.

  • @PfhUkJiu101
    @PfhUkJiu101 7 лет назад

    0:21 Is the guy that kneels down next to the rail car taking a shit?

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  7 лет назад

      I don't think so, a lot people in India squat like that, they are pretty flexible and that is how they rest, a westerner would stand, sit or lean against something.

  • @garyquelch888
    @garyquelch888 3 года назад

    Such a beautiful place pity the people who live there can’t pick up their rubbish

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  3 года назад

      It is a beutiful place, if I lived there I'd want to keep it clean and tidy, most of the rubbish is plastic that can be recycled, earning those who collect it a shilling or two, it happens in neauighbouring China.

  • @siberiandaddy6065
    @siberiandaddy6065 5 лет назад +1

    why 5x speed ??? you just ruined a good video

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  5 лет назад

      It is also available in 3 parts at regular speed. ruclips.net/video/yyWTvzBGW_4/видео.html ruclips.net/video/UsOvwKzfxu8/видео.html ruclips.net/video/MTK4FIRefkQ/видео.html

  • @zoftiiz
    @zoftiiz 9 лет назад +3

    เสียวแหกโค้งตกรางจังค่ะ

  • @tampanativeson
    @tampanativeson 10 лет назад +1

    No thanks. A few moments of that so-called "music" was more than enough.

  • @marklewis4793
    @marklewis4793 4 года назад

    this vid is the reason my laptops in the greenhouse,

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  4 года назад

      My wife sends me out to my garden shed to watch RUclips videos.

  • @irfanmehmud63
    @irfanmehmud63 6 лет назад +1

    Not much enjoyable at 5x speed...slow it.

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  6 лет назад

      Hi, sorry you didn't this video at 5 times speed, most it is also available at regular speed in 3 Parts, please click on this link to see a list of my Indian railway videos - ruclips.net/p/PLPdTWbkwx85ou892SuBTR1Xu5gUqcgygA

    • @irfanmehmud63
      @irfanmehmud63 6 лет назад

      Thanks

  • @nime77
    @nime77 2 года назад

    Inconditionnel et habitué des trajets filmés du poste de conduite ( 1 par jour minimum et toujours différent, vélo d'appartement oblige!) et du Timsvideochannel en particulier, j'ai pour la "première" fois depuis quelques années décroché après 10 mn. Le paysage devient invisible vitesse x5 , le parcours ressemble plus à un jeu vidéo qu'à une balade ferroviaire entre Kalka et Solan ! Dommage. Amicalement.

  • @Felix-zx3on
    @Felix-zx3on 7 лет назад +1

    Sorry, but I don't like the 5x speed

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  7 лет назад +2

      Hello Felix, I realise 5 x speed is not to everyone's liking and your feed back appreciated. The train ride was very lively, making filming difficult, speeding it up helps to disguised the jello effect GoPro cameras suffer from when there is too much movement. This trip is also available in 3 parts at normal speed ruclips.net/video/yyWTvzBGW_4/видео.html ruclips.net/video/UsOvwKzfxu8/видео.html ruclips.net/video/MTK4FIRefkQ/видео.html

    • @Felix-zx3on
      @Felix-zx3on 7 лет назад +1

      Thank you for your reply, I tried to adjust my speed but that didn't work either. You picked the right
      words "jello effect". Felix

    • @williamanthony9090
      @williamanthony9090 4 года назад

      @@Felix-zx3on- I had a hard time adjusting to the speed as well, however... I think the high speed is more about seeing the countryside rather than the actual train ride. Viewing it that way, I came to appreciate it more. Anyway, that's my two cents on the subject. Good thoughts to all from Florida, USA!

  • @geoffreymartin2764
    @geoffreymartin2764 6 месяцев назад

    Tim, when the video is sped up I find myself leaning into the corners. Weird aye. 🏳‍🌈

  • @barboror
    @barboror 7 лет назад

    why in India do so many people hang around or congregate around railway lines even when there are no stations?

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  7 лет назад +1

      Many lines are also used as footpaths, this was very evident along the Shimla railway.

    • @barboror
      @barboror 7 лет назад +1

      How many fatalities do they have or is it imposible to imagine.

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  7 лет назад +1

      Unfortunately far too many, this article will give some idea of the problem - www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9095855/15000-people-die-every-year-in-massacre-on-Indias-train-tracks.html

    • @barboror
      @barboror 7 лет назад +1

      People on the roof my goodness. Beware of Train Braking and tunnels
      it must be very unnerving out for a stroll with the family and finding bodies everywhere. some run over by the Train. What happens to them?

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  7 лет назад +1

      I have never seen an accident or dead body whilst travelling in India, but I was told the body is covered until it can be removed, in the meantime everything goes on as normal.

  • @borderreiver3288
    @borderreiver3288 4 года назад

    this is a great journey to see but ruined by the speed of it...

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  4 года назад

      Hi, cameras have improved a lot since I filmed this, I sped it up to hide the jello effect, parts of the route are covered at normal speed in these videos - ruclips.net/p/PLPdTWbkwx85ou892SuBTR1Xu5gUqcgygA

  • @sigiphilip5361
    @sigiphilip5361 3 года назад +1

    So much waste and garbage...

    • @Timsvideochannel1
      @Timsvideochannel1  3 года назад

      I often wonder why more of the waste isn't recycled as is the case in China.

  • @mayurbhairf4597
    @mayurbhairf4597 5 лет назад +1

    Nice