What are the World's Steepest Railways?

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Trains can't climb hills, yet these ones climb where no other vehicle can. Many railways claim that they are the record holders for steepest in the world, but surely there can only be one? Today we'll discuss the true winner of gravity defying, friction fighting rail transport.
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[@Steamenginesunited3456]

I'm hesitant walking down a flight of stairs, let alone riding on one of the world's steepest railways

[@thomasawl]

Well, put it this way, if you do fall down a flight of stairs steep enough, you’ll require a steep 1 person ‘railway’ to get up and down the stairs.

[@Whathandleisavailable]

I was looking for the bus route from Bikini Bottom to Rock Bottom. Literal 90 degrees.

[@sudriansignalman9387]

Fun fact, Cass used to be much, much steeper before realignments and modifications

[@greatsmokymtnsrailfan]

Where specifically?

[@sudriansignalman9387]

@@greatsmokymtnsrailfan the spruce and the baldknob runs.

[@dosman5630]

I’ve been to Katoomba twice, the entire train ride was some of the most exciting things I’ve ever experienced ever.

[@Bulbasaur617]

When I saw the title for the steepest railway, I thought it's gonna be about the Snowdon Mountain Railway. Looks like I'm partially right, but mostly wrong.
Interesting to know more about the actual steepest railways out there. Especially on the kind of trains that are in those railways.
Fantastic job here! Keep up the great work and take care.

[@sudriansignalman9387]

Hell yeah nice to see Cass get mentioned

[@JuiceJackNut]

My hometown of Dubuque, Iowa, USA has a two car funicular that likes to proclaim it is the steepest and shortest railroad.

[@robrice7246]

0:10 Tell that to James.

[@Train_Tok_Man]

You should check out Saluda Grade in North Carolina USA. It’s the steepest mainline grade in North Carolina USA.
Compared to Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia and the Madison Incline in Indiana, it’s a mainline rather than branch which averages 4.7%, topping out at 5.1%.

[@modelrailfan37]

Very intersting, I defenetly learnt a lot since I really only know about North American and British railways, as I live in Canada but have an interest mainly in British steam locomotives! The steepest railway I have ever been on is the Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire.
Also, I’ve never actually realized how ridiculously steep the CGI Gordon’s Hill is 😂😭

[@1471SirFrederickBanbury]

That last shot of cgi Gordon's hill looks to be about 50-60 degrees at the maximum, making it too steep for even trackmaster/tomy toys to navigate, putting shame to even cable railway else. Whoever thought making such an incline was a good idea should have been fired, as it breaks any suspension of disbelief of even the dumbest and most naive of children.

[@Jam-Jar1]

Imagine an episode of Thomas where he somehow ends up on one of these railways. What sort of trouble would unfold?🔥😏 With the exception of Gordon's Hill. Presumably one of the first mentioned.

[@brproductions248]

The steepest one I’ve ever been on in the pontypool and blaenavon heritage railway in south wales, the incline from furnace sidings to whistle inn is the steepest on a heritage railway in the UK I believe. sometimes they have to use bankers on busy days, although it’s usually an industrial 0-6-0

[@martinsto8190]

8:04 i know right? and if the hill was low enough, you can just dig an open cutting

[@Jetthehawk1994]

My steepest train rise was the Mt Washington Cog Railway. I didn't go all the way up but half way up any mountain is still steep.

[@sudrianrailwaystudios676]

Great video, Max!

[@MeneerEnMevrouwTrein]

Bruh. I JUST finished planning a video about the steepest railways in Switserland.

[@BigJoeChrisLewis]

I believe there's a section of the Merseyrail system in Liverpool that's 1 in 27 (3.7%) which would make it one of the steepest in the UK. It's only used by electric multiple unit trains, not freight.

[@SalmanMentos]

8:00 Thats what ive been thinking since i was a child lol

[@EMEME27655]

In Porto in Portugal there is a near ferticel line

[@theredline2283]

The Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire has an incline of 37 degrees making it the steeping rack railway in the world

[@mcmadness110]

It is 37.4 percent, not degrees at its steepest point, which according to a calculator, is 20.51 degrees. That makes it the second steepest rack railway.

[@SteamShadow45]

Cass Scenic Railroad is a heritage railway, but what about the steepest 'traditional' railway in daily service?

[@gquayle]

Snaefell Mountain Railway? Its 1 in 12 for 4.5 miles. And is the world's last operation to use the Fell centre rail system. And is the uks only electric mountain railway.

[@pollyjackson-dzacchaeus1342]

id say the type of locomotive also effects it like the cass scenic using shays aren't they designed for steep and twisty lines like that

[@rambling_railfan]

I know the Llandudno Tramway gets pretty steep at one point.

[@Kashi-K]

CASS SCENIC MENTIONED

[@harrisonallen651]

Snowdon and Katoomba has to be the steepest railways in my eyes

[@Arkay315]

I don't know, the Madison incline in Indiana is pretty steep.

[@Tencentsthetug]

Hello arekay

[@Arkay315]

@@Tencentsthetug potatos

[@Tencentsthetug]

Yes

[@wilberator9608]

It's rollercoasters

[@iamatrainfan]

May i tell you that Penang Hill railway is pretty much a steepest railway line

[@alexthewoo]

Thought Fawley hill was the steepest in the UK?

[@henrythetenderengine333]

👍

[@sebstraintime]

Australia’s worlds steepest railway

[@Tencentsthetug]

Am late