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Samo Cooper
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 4 ม.ค. 2014
Ōtira - But like you've never seen it before
Raw Drone footage at Ōtira station on a beautiful day. Four "banker" locomotives sit waiting for their next train to bank/assist up the Ōtira tunnel.
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Springfield to Cass - Coal train to the Southern Alps
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Join a KiwiRail coal train from Christchurch to the middle of the Southern Alps. The train is on its way to the west coast of the south island NZ. 30 coal wagons measuring around 470m hauled by two DXC locomotives. Recorded on a GoPro hero 10.
Work Train Dumping Boulders - Fixing a Slip in the Buller Gorge
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One of many work trains sent in to repair a substantial slip in the Buller Gorge. The line through the Gorge is only accessible via rail.
Pike River Mine Siding - all that remains after the disaster
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Now called Grey Valley siding, this was the brand new siding built specifically for the Pike River Mine, however it was used only a handful of times before the disaster at the mine. These days it has been renamed to Grey Valley siding and is used only very occasionally. I thought it would be worthwhile documenting it on film, and I hope you enjoy a closer look at it.
Hokitika Cab-view - Watch the wagons shake around with a rear view
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Take a trip from WMP siding at Hokitika to Greymouth with a rear-view as well
Beautiful and remote West Coast NZ - Buller Gorge Cab-view
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Take a trip through the Buller gorge as seen from the front of a West Coast Coal Train. Enjoy the rumble of the DXC Locomotive pulling 30 wagons. 4K 50fps recording on a GoPro 10. Train driver's view, locomotive engineer's view, engine driver's view.
TranzApline over the Southern Alps - Fastest train on the West Coast NZ - Cab-View
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Take a trip on the TranzAlpine from the top of the Southern Alps at Arthurs Pass to Brunner Mine on the West Coast NZ. This is the premiere train taking priority over all others, getting people to Greymouth as fast as possible while adhering to speed restrictions along the way. Each Station is labeled along the way, including the junction to the SNL line at Stillwater. 00:00 Arthurs Pass to Oti...
Third Longest Tunnel in NZ - Southern Alps Otira Tunnel 8.5KM Black Hole
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Full video of the Otira Tunnel including the eastern portal at Arthurs Pass and the western portal at Otira. Taken on the TransAlpine passenger train, a view from the locomotive engineers cab The Otira Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Midland Line in the South Island of New Zealand, between Otira and Arthur's Pass. It runs under the Southern Alps from Arthur's Pass to Otira - a length of over ...
Hokitika to Greymouth Locomotive Engineers View West Coast NZ
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Take a trip along the Hokitika Line, it only serves the Westland dairy factory now, but trips are made daily.
Kokiri to Reefton Locomotive Engineer's View West Coast NZ
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A trip though the West Coast of New Zealand from the Locomotive Engineers eye view. Sped up by 600% Starting at Kokiri, through to the junction station at Stillwater, on to Red Jacks, Totara Flat, Ikamatua, Mawheraiti, Past Maimai Siding, through Tawhai, up to the Tawhai tunnel, and down into Reefton. Recorded on an SJ10 Pro 1080p30
Cass to Otira - Locomotive Engineers View Southern Alps NZ
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Train Drivers View Cass to Otira via 8.5Km Otira tunnel. Beautiful day, amazing view. Recorded on a SJCam SJ10 Pro, 1080p 60fps Music Credit: Almost in F - Tranquillity by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100394 Artist: incompetech.com/
Hokitika to Kowhitirangi after flooding
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Hokitika to Kowhitirangi after flooding
Idiot Overtaking on a corner gets caught
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Idiot Overtaking on a corner gets caught
POCO F1 stabilization and light handling
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POCO F1 stabilization and light handling
Thank you @samocooper9070 for the great footage. Never mind "adhering to speed restrictions" ... I played the entire video at 2x speed & watched it in just under 42 minutes =)
Thank you @samocooper9070 for the great footage. I got here via a link from another of your videos, where a viewer had asked for footage of the tunnel. Wow! 13 minutes to get through, and is it just me or is the headlight causing a freaky optical illusion, where it looks like it's getting further away =)
Greetings from Christchurch & thanks for the great video ... I had it running on a second monitor, while I was busy researching the Dx series and the history of the coal trains & their different routes.
Awesome watch, remembering the Tranzalpine I did a long time ago :)
Took me back to 1996...849 in Cab with Driver: I did have an Engine Pass
Excellent flying
Fastest, slowest, ??? it's the ONLY passenger service.
should of had camera inside wind noise is bad
But you get to hear the engine working and braking ...
I remember the Remutaka tunnel at 8.93 kms. Almost the same length. It seemed to take forever to got through.
I really enjoyed this video, thank you
Thank you for posting this ,I've driven the coat road many times but enjoyed the view from your cab
up joshua cooper
My Grandfather on my mothers side was one of the tunnelers on this project. When it was finished he went back to the mines.
Would it be that silly to electrify Greymouth-Stillwater-Christchurch? Coal from Ngakawau to Stillwater by diesel then electric all the way to Lyttleton. As the line from Ngakawau to Stillwater is reasonably level, but would be expensive to wire, that makes economic sense to me. The Hokitika freights and the TransAlpine would be hauled by up to 5,000 hp electric locomotives the same as the coal trains. This would mean, at most two locomotives on the run up from Otiria to Arthur’s Pass. A big saving in what is now very expensive diesel, and overall good for the environment.
It would be a great idea, I think all the line should be electrified, zero emissions for freight. But in this country the money required to get it done would be in the billions. Just look at the tiny section they electrified in Auckland - health and safety, bureaucracy and layers of management completely stifle any infrastructure development in NZ
@@samocooper9070I think to electrified is not for (zero) emissions Should be for not having exhaust in such tiny tunnel(and clearance of this tunnel is very small)
Wow, thank you. I grew up at Kowhitirangi and drove that road hundreds of times many years ago. Thank you for a nice walk (drive) down memory lane.
The engineer (train driver) cut it a bit close at the stop light at the end. I thought the train was going to run the red!
I travelled through the Otira tunnel in 1993 when I did the day trip Christchurch-Greymouth-Christchurch.
A lot of potential for further passenger rail in New Zealand 🇳🇿
Slow rail - wow poor construction - loco shake is terrible
Beautiful landscape
Fascinating
Does it get hard to breathe inside the locomotive?
Nah they have doors and fans to remove exhaust gases whilst the train is in the tunnel
@@samocooper9070 The doors only close for up hill trains. But to answer the question, unless an uphill train stalls and is over run with exhaust gases, the lead loco is always moving into clean air.
Hi what is the track width gauge in NZ ???
Most countries of the world have a “standard gauge” of 1,435mm. New Zealand's track gauge is only 1,067mm, so is quite narrow in comparison.
a boring trip
wow
Claustrophobic!
Does the gradient inside the tunnel change slightly at about 7 minutes into the video, this is when the light coming in the western portal is first seen. Or is the tunnel too long to see the light? Anthony
Na its the same gradient throughout, the tiny tiny spot can be seen with the naked eye but the camera didn't pick it up
Any variation in grade is in inch/mile range and not generally perceptible. In the fight conditions you can see’portal to portal’ which gives you an idea just how straight this tunnel is. 👍
From Australia Victoria
Going back?
GE dynamic brake fans in a confined space sound fantastic
What sort of rubbish country has a train line through the middle of a town centre. With a busy road and doesn’t have boom gates and/or flashing lights? Even tourist railways in rural areas here in Australia have them.
Not sure you needed to include the rubbish country part, are you going for a reaction or just enjoy being nasty? As it is the line speed is 10kmph with clear signage either side, however I do think there needs to be bells and arms on that crossing.
It's beautiful through there needs a passenger train through there as well for visitors and locals alike between the coal trains and I reckon it would be full.
RIP to the souls that died there,Coal what a great resource,energy when burned ,used in many applications from make up to soap to iron ,there is finite carbon in this world ,no new carbon is being produced ,the giant carbon cycle from plants to us to petrol ,oil ,plastics and on lol
Nothing wrong with the music bu the track noises very irritating.
Its impossible to please everyone! I did try to compromise in this video with the added music
@@samocooper9070 I was okay with the music but in the beginning and somewhere part way through there is a lot of irritating noise which I thought was from the track but might have been wind noise. Was the camera outside the cab ? Thinking more the horn was very loud so maybe that might explain it. I have listened to a lot of train videos and never hear this noise before. I though it might have been noise from the wheels rolling on the tracks but decided it wasn't that.
@@chrissybabe8568 there was a fair bit of wind noise and screeching of the wheels on the track, my apologies, it was just a camera on the windscreen
Nice scenery, but find the music distracting.
Yeah got a few comments like that so check out my other videos, there's plenty that are music free
Very scenic, but not fast. I prefer it this way; more time to look, and hopefully they serve coffee and chocolate!
Great video Thanks for sharing with us
What speed would this of been? 30-40kmph?
Yeah 35Km/h through the tunnel
The folks who built this make todays look pathetic.
Does anyone know why this tunnel is not called the Arthur's Pass tunnel rather than the Otira tunnel?
Would assume because the loco depot and staff were stationed in Ōtira, and the banker staff still are.
Travelled through this tunnel on the Trans Alpine in 2016. Absolutely amazing engineering. Pity they did away with the electrics, though. They were just that bit different!
What happened to the 8.5km Otira Tunnel??
In a separate video just for you😜
Do you have version without the music ? Please
I would love to do this run when the rivers are at there highest. 😃👍🏳🌈
Happens a lot, although it's not that fun, muddy water and pouring rain. Hey thanks for checking out the video😊
Nice one Samo, I can smell the dynamic brake from here. 🙂
Why the hell do people do this? Stop skipping to the end of tunnels!
Lots of people don't like watching 20 minutes of darkness, but rest assured, I have the entire tunnel clip in a separate video specifically for gentlemen like yourself, check out my other videos 😁
I just love these videos. Thank you so much for posting!
You are very welcome
hi where did this video start from certainly not inangahua ,towards westport to much flat ground at the start was it stillwater
It was Inangahua station, the main road is around 500m to the left of the track, and joins the rail while passing over the river, the settlement is accessed via a rail over bridge shortly after.
Amazing videos mate
Not just brilliant train journeys, an amazing drone operator as well, thanks a lot for showing one of the most beautiful places on earth I have ever been to, with a whole new perspective.