Oh, Tim... What are you doing next Easter Monday? How do you fancy the Gawthorpe Coal Carrying Championship? A race with a hundredweight of coal on your back. Up a hill. And one of the guys who started it was the same guy who accidentally stole a railway station....😅
@@robertwilloughby8050 Please, you now HAVE to tell us how a man steals a railway station. Or... why. I'm not sure which of the two I need an answer to more.
I love the soundtrack for this episode. Seriously. If it were a teensy bit longer into a proper musical piece, I'd buy the shit out of it because those tram bells are a VIBE.
Seeing that the locals / hosts seldom win such tournament, it becomes more complicated. So, when one catches a tram in (say) Budapest, one must first ask the driver: "Are you from Budapest?" If the answer is "yes", then do not get on, because he / she is a not-so-good. Very confusing. I am not going to be able to sleep tonight; my mind is messed up.
Not hard for me...I watched ZERO olympics because the TV Network showing in in the US is crap and shows more adverts than actual olympic events. Also they only show the US team competition...coverage sucks.
Sorry for the shameless plug, especially as it would be in such close proximity to Frankfurt, but, for the umpteenth time running, Aschaffenburg will host the Forklift Driver Championships, which, it is claimed, are even the World Championships, on 25 and 26 October. I will probably be there.
Ive seen some fucking insane forklifting here in Australia from my old boss, and got the impression that passionate forklift drivers are like gods among men when it comes to precise and efficient pallet jacking. A championship sounds incredible given how nimble forklifts are. Please tell me there's a Shelf Rack Slalom with a row of shelf units just over one forklift width apart to weave between
Haha thank you, I was hoping I'd hit the right tone! What I absolutely love about this event is that it is right on the knife-edge between very very serious and very very silly. Which just happens to be exactly my comfort zone
9:15 Kudos to the guy in the blue shirt who sees a guy with a camera on one shoulder hurdling towards him, then sees the camera dislodging from said shoulder, and then gently caressing the camera as gravity does its thing... All. Without. Flinching.
I would never have imagined in my entire life that I could get so taken in by a tram driving competition, or knowing that such a thing even existed. Thanks once again Tim for giving me something I didn't even know I needed.
I have been working in a factory that makes door systems for trams (and trains and metros) for 11 years now. Until your preview video I didn't know this existed. I posted a link to this video in the facebook group of our company so other colleagues may learn about it too 🙂. Thanks!
Hi Tim! I saw you at the Championship but you were already in the "VIP section" so I was unfortunately unable to say hello. I'm glad you enjoyed the event as well and hope you had a great time in Frankfurt!
@@hanspade That is just a bunch of random words, one of them is misspelled and some compound connections are incorrect. If it weren't gibberish this it what it should be: "Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzungsgesamtkunstvereinswerksschadenfreudenkindergarten". Also @OP: Straßenbahn is spelled with an ß. If you're gonna be German, do it properly! :D Also also: I love the Uriah Heep reference in your user name. :) Edit: Don't edit your post though, you'll lose Tim's heart if you do. Right, got my daily dose of pedantry in, thank you. :)
@@Bassalicious Erm...no. When you write words in all caps, you use a double s instead of the ß. Some have suggested introducing a new capital ß character.... but it didn't catch on, so there we are...
Worth noting on the "trying to board on the wrong side": They're all using the same, local trains, regardless of what they drive at home. Maybe her everyday-tram has a door on that side for the driver.
They do indeed: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Brussels_-_No._19_Tram.jpg [Edit: the newer trams also have an offside door immediately behind the cab: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_tram_route_3#/media/File:03berkendael4014.jpg Not my photos, credit to photographer etc.]
This is indeed plausible, because Brussels has unidirectional vehicles, and therefore doors only on the right hand side. So, it may have been a reflex she had to run to the right hand side (and if I remember correctly, she even pressed the button to open the door).
I think the memory test is a great addition, because it revolves around spacial awareness. And if Russian dashcam videos have taught me anything, it's that Tram drivers really need to have a lot of that.
Oh the memories. Do I regret spending 5+ hours on a Saturday unplannedly watching a competition I only heard of that morning thanks to this channel?? No, no I don't!
@@automation7295 Why would that be? Here in Seattle our trams were made by Inekon Trams in the Czech Republic so the controls should be as familiar to our drivers as they are to the Czechs.
@@automation7295 the controls are different between European cities, so the drivers have to have a training day to get to know the vehicle. Even within the same country trams can have different controls. Eg. here in Austria, Vienna and Linz use a hand lever for accelerating and breaking, whereas Graz and Innsbruck use foot pedals.
Actually, 50 years ago there was a game like this for European countries but without Trams... It was known under names like Jeux Sans Frontières, Spiel ohne Grenzen etc.
@@Rob2 Yes, this was just as mad as some of those silly games. With respect to Tim, this silly competition deserved the guy - who must not be named - who commentated for the Beeb.
@@automation7295 Let's see... In Belgium, they have competitions about how often a bird sings, or on what quadrant of a field a cow will defecate. The BBC show 'One man and his dog' looks ordinary next to that.
Humans are amazing. How we get so excited from something so niche is puzzling. I loved this, edge of the seat stuff. The music was inspired, well done Tim.
Now THIS is the edit I was waiting for. Tried to watch the event but with kids its not easy. The soundtrack, the linearly alignment of progress, the interview, the suspense. It was all there Tim. Nice job!
TH-cam did the unthinkable and actually recommended the Tram Challenge (live) the very next day! It was an exhausting event and it took me 3 days to watch all of it but YT kept on suggesting it. I suspect pro-Euro sentiment is afoot, or perhaps YT is working just fine confirming my bias. Anyhoo, thanks Tim for putting me on to this most entertaining event. Yes I'm drunk-posting, Also, this is the first of your videos where I knew the outcome well in advance.
I think Dr David Walker, the bishop of Manchester is a viewer of yours Tim. He mentioned the European tram championships in the 'thought for the day' segment on Radio 4s Today Programme the day after your preview vid. Nice to be in such company
Everything about this video has put a grin on my face. Totally uplifting. Delighted with the result. As someone who works in Birmingham, I felt that position also did our effort at trams in the UK justice…
Wow. Wowowow. I had never heard of this. I absolutely LOVE that this exists. I’m almost in tears about this. We need more wacky competitions and championships to showcase underrated/undercelebrated skills and talents!
Wow, it was really nail-biting! I watched the whole thing on the day, as we were on holiday in Austria and it was bucketing, so it was nicer to stay indoors. Living near Brussels I was rooting for them, but the pressure on the second driver must have been immense. Looks like the atmosphere was fantastic too. Thanks for producing this.
It might also be noteworthy that one of Frankfurt's tram drivers ran for mayor of Frankfurt last year (as an independent candidate) and came in fourth with 5,1 %. Peter "Bahnbabo" Wirth, who retired this year.
There's absolutely no need to denigrate the things that others love to big up your own interest. As said, they've been around since 1956 & people can totally geek out on the history, maths of points, relations between countries & music to name a few. (even though EBU is really bad with their choice of sponsor etc.
Damn, I missed you by one day. I live in Frankfurt and I was there on Friday seeing them do the preparation. Sadly I wasn't able to attend the event. It really is weird when you realize you've been so close to seeing somebody from the internet. Anyways, thanks for your vids and greetings from Frankfurt
Tim, next year Vienna plans to make a World Championship out of it, since several non-european countries had shown interest to participate. Plus, this whole tram champion ship idea started as a gimmick of the Duisburg tram transport company to celebrate their centennial anniversary (I think it was their centennial... someone correct me on that please if I am wrong).
In 2012, the first Tram-EM (German: Tram-Europameisterschaft, or Tram European Championship) was created for the 140th anniversary of the Dresden tram network.
@@Plasmastorm73_n5evv !!! THANK YOU! I knew it was a city starting with "D", but even being German I sometimes tend to throw them all together >_< And yes, it was the 140th anniversary of *Dresdens* tram network, and the championship was initially planned to be a one time event, but it was so well received that it became a whole annual championship event.
Watching the whole thing as a livestream or even in person would've been too much, especially as I had a paper due Sunday. But watching a summary of it here is just the right amount of tram sports I need in my life.
That looked cooler than I expected! I was excited by the end of the video to know the results. They all did awesomely and congratulations to the winners!
Tim, Thank you for brightening my wet London Monday morning. I can now get through my daily drudgery with a smile knowing there is still someone out there dedicated to promoting the more fun side of life.
I ended up watching the whole thing live! Who knew public transit could be so exciting. I was also quite surprised how many people showed up to watch the event. It was actually quite festive.. Apparently there will be a Tram Driver World Cup in Vienna in 2025 I'm actually looking forward to it. Thanks for the heads up.
Actually, 50 years ago there was a game like this for European countries but without Trams... It was known under names like Jeux Sans Frontières, Spiel ohne Grenzen etc.
Thank you Tim for bringing mundane joy to a world full of not peace in many places. I almost cried of emotion watching this. Stunning beats haha. LOVED IT!
I was 'Tim spotting' on the livestream, never caught a glimpse though. Very disappointed blackpool didn't have a team there.... or a tram full of 'Illumination' decorations lol
I watched most of the stream and I must say that I was surprised at how bad some of drivers were - I hadn't picked up on how little time they had to familiarise themselves with the trams though! Damn good work all round and thanks for the recommendation!👍👍
You gotta cover every year now.
Tim is the only trusted reporter for San Marino Soccer and Tram Driver Championships.
Oh, Tim... What are you doing next Easter Monday? How do you fancy the Gawthorpe Coal Carrying Championship? A race with a hundredweight of coal on your back. Up a hill. And one of the guys who started it was the same guy who accidentally stole a railway station....😅
@@robertwilloughby8050 accidentally... stole... a ... railway ... station....
Wut, must look this up
I second this
we need to do everything we can to bring this to tim's attention
@@robertwilloughby8050 Please, you now HAVE to tell us how a man steals a railway station. Or... why. I'm not sure which of the two I need an answer to more.
The tram bell remixes of the background music is exactly the kind of thing I expect from this channel. Wonderful.
It's the Mission Impossible Theme.
And the Champions League theme, and Eye of the Tiger
@@Plasmastorm73_n5evv it's not _just_ the Mission Impossible theme, multiple tracks got a tram bell remix in this video.
I really want these remixes released - I’d listen to them!
I love the soundtrack for this episode. Seriously. If it were a teensy bit longer into a proper musical piece, I'd buy the shit out of it because those tram bells are a VIBE.
Dumbass me before watching: "Man, the logistics for this must be crazy, if they all bring their own trams."😅
Not to mention the cost for a F1 level modified tram.
It would be crazy if all cities participated with their own tram. Imagine driving a tram 1000 of km through countries
Some cities don't have standard gauge trams. It would be a mess. But we can all dream of special performance trams.😂
@@matejlieskovsky9625Budapest has some old narrow gauge trams, because only those fit through some underpasses, for example.
@@proksalevente in croatia all trams are meter gauge
And now we know the best cities in which to catch a tram.
And don't forget, that if you have visited the winner, you could try the oldest metro on the old continent as well.
9:14 Frankfurt is the best city to catch a cam.
@@ulicnik24careful, you’ll upset the Brits who keep harping on and on about the Metropolitan Line and its groundbreaking history
@@renerpho 😀😀
Seeing that the locals / hosts seldom win such tournament, it becomes more complicated. So, when one catches a tram in (say) Budapest, one must first ask the driver: "Are you from Budapest?" If the answer is "yes", then do not get on, because he / she is a not-so-good.
Very confusing. I am not going to be able to sleep tonight; my mind is messed up.
That camera save at 9:14 was amazing
The guy caught it so casual
@@CsendesMark "it's okay, happens all the time"
@@JohnRunyon Well you don't want to be hit in the face by one of those high-def shoeboxes twice.
saved a couple of $10k
god level camera save
I think I now watched more TramEM than Olymics this year.
Actually, me too.
Not hard for me...I watched ZERO olympics because the TV Network showing in in the US is crap and shows more adverts than actual olympic events. Also they only show the US team competition...coverage sucks.
Me too, since I boycotted the Olympics and watched none of it.
same…these folks actually had a real impact on the real world instead of sponsors and propagandists
It is banger, isn't it?
Sorry for the shameless plug, especially as it would be in such close proximity to Frankfurt, but, for the umpteenth time running, Aschaffenburg will host the Forklift Driver Championships, which, it is claimed, are even the World Championships, on 25 and 26 October. I will probably be there.
I hope Tim covers the forklift championship.
@Ned-Ryerson Is your job going to be to remind the competitors to "watch out for that first step"?
Yes and check out the reconstruction of a Pompeij villa, the Pompeijanum
Ive seen some fucking insane forklifting here in Australia from my old boss, and got the impression that passionate forklift drivers are like gods among men when it comes to precise and efficient pallet jacking. A championship sounds incredible given how nimble forklifts are. Please tell me there's a Shelf Rack Slalom with a row of shelf units just over one forklift width apart to weave between
Will it be shown live on YT ? If so, can you put in a link to the channel please ?
It sounds like fun.
congrats to Budapest from Belgium,totally not pissed at losing out last second
Yeah me neither. Nothing but happy thoughts and celebrations from Belgium to Budapest....
The sarcastic yet genuine tone is exactly what a video like this needed
Haha thank you, I was hoping I'd hit the right tone! What I absolutely love about this event is that it is right on the knife-edge between very very serious and very very silly. Which just happens to be exactly my comfort zone
@@TheTimTraveller So...BBC News meets Benny Hill then....
@@TheTimTraveller what about the New Huawei 3fold3?
@@matpk I think you've got the wrong channel for that question, mate.
@@matpk That's just too silly.
9:15 Kudos to the guy in the blue shirt who sees a guy with a camera on one shoulder hurdling towards him, then sees the camera dislodging from said shoulder, and then gently caressing the camera as gravity does its thing... All. Without. Flinching.
I would never have imagined in my entire life that I could get so taken in by a tram driving competition, or knowing that such a thing even existed. Thanks once again Tim for giving me something I didn't even know I needed.
Well said !!
I did not need it, but glad I've got it.
This might be the most Tim subject matter for a video ever.
The pun "Trampion"was not made the entire video?
I think the word also containing tramp sort of ended its chances, but a wonderful pun nontheless
Trampions League
Also Trampoline should be a discipline next year. How? I don't care, make it happen!
thank god
I have been working in a factory that makes door systems for trams (and trains and metros) for 11 years now. Until your preview video I didn't know this existed. I posted a link to this video in the facebook group of our company so other colleagues may learn about it too 🙂. Thanks!
The door aligning challenge for you was probably more like "Oh, System U82GZP".
I was watching the live stream and most of the people in the chat were there because of Tim!
Of course we were.😀
yep, but not the lame english speaker channel
I certainly was.
I can still hear the presenter eating candy.
@@Okurka. lozenges not candy.
This is Jeux Sans Frontières but with trams. This is great and we need more of it
Hi Tim! I saw you at the Championship but you were already in the "VIP section" so I was unfortunately unable to say hello. I'm glad you enjoyed the event as well and hope you had a great time in Frankfurt!
Sorry for being german, but... it's not the Tram EM. It's the STRASSENBAHNEUROPAMEISTERSCHAFT!
Except the official signage clearly says TRAMEM!!
🤣🤣🤣
Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzunggesamtkunstvereintswerkschadenfreudekindergarten!
@@hanspade That is just a bunch of random words, one of them is misspelled and some compound connections are incorrect. If it weren't gibberish this it what it should be:
"Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzungsgesamtkunstvereinswerksschadenfreudenkindergarten".
Also @OP: Straßenbahn is spelled with an ß. If you're gonna be German, do it properly! :D Also also: I love the Uriah Heep reference in your user name. :)
Edit: Don't edit your post though, you'll lose Tim's heart if you do.
Right, got my daily dose of pedantry in, thank you. :)
@@Bassalicious
Erm...no.
When you write words in all caps, you use a double s instead of the ß.
Some have suggested introducing a new capital ß character.... but it didn't catch on, so there we are...
Now, this is the kind of sport I'm into.
Also, massive applause for using "Sirius" by the Alan Parsons Project.
Worth noting on the "trying to board on the wrong side": They're all using the same, local trains, regardless of what they drive at home.
Maybe her everyday-tram has a door on that side for the driver.
They do indeed: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Brussels_-_No._19_Tram.jpg
[Edit: the newer trams also have an offside door immediately behind the cab: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_tram_route_3#/media/File:03berkendael4014.jpg
Not my photos, credit to photographer etc.]
This is indeed plausible, because Brussels has unidirectional vehicles, and therefore doors only on the right hand side. So, it may have been a reflex she had to run to the right hand side (and if I remember correctly, she even pressed the button to open the door).
1:01 - There is a Tim Traveller Bucket List!!?? I would pay money to see that!!
I think the memory test is a great addition, because it revolves around spacial awareness.
And if Russian dashcam videos have taught me anything, it's that Tram drivers really need to have a lot of that.
Oh the memories. Do I regret spending 5+ hours on a Saturday unplannedly watching a competition I only heard of that morning thanks to this channel?? No, no I don't!
Apparently next year will actually be a *World* Championship; Vienna plans to invite international teams from other continents too.
I had just been thinking that that should be right down the alleys of Japanese and Koreans ...
years ago there was an Australian driver too
If they invite North American tram drivers, they would get confused about the controls.
@@automation7295 Why would that be? Here in Seattle our trams were made by Inekon Trams in the Czech Republic so the controls should be as familiar to our drivers as they are to the Czechs.
@@automation7295 the controls are different between European cities, so the drivers have to have a training day to get to know the vehicle.
Even within the same country trams can have different controls. Eg. here in Austria, Vienna and Linz use a hand lever for accelerating and breaking, whereas Graz and Innsbruck use foot pedals.
The European Tram Driver Championships is the most European thing I’ve ever heard of
Actually, 50 years ago there was a game like this for European countries but without Trams...
It was known under names like Jeux Sans Frontières, Spiel ohne Grenzen etc.
*"most European thing I’ve ever heard of"*
Isn't any weird sports held in Europe is most European thing ever?
@@Rob2 It's better with trams than with a poor cow who didn't ask to participate.
@@Rob2 Yes, this was just as mad as some of those silly games. With respect to Tim, this silly competition deserved the guy - who must not be named - who commentated for the Beeb.
@@automation7295 Let's see... In Belgium, they have competitions about how often a bird sings, or on what quadrant of a field a cow will defecate. The BBC show 'One man and his dog' looks ordinary next to that.
I was waiting for the slalom part of the championship
I'm actually more interested in orienteering.
I have it on good authority that, unfortunately, passengers don't like it that much
The Melbourne tram drivers would be favourites for the slalom.
Drifting could be nice!
Ski jump?
10:34 omg that song with the tram gongs hahaha brilliant
It's the Mission Impossible Theme using Tram Bells.
Humans are amazing. How we get so excited from something so niche is puzzling. I loved this, edge of the seat stuff.
The music was inspired, well done Tim.
14:41 The symbols aren't entirely random though, they're signalling signs from the German tram operation ordinance "BOStrab".
Now THIS is the edit I was waiting for. Tried to watch the event but with kids its not easy. The soundtrack, the linearly alignment of progress, the interview, the suspense. It was all there Tim. Nice job!
I watched the whole thing online, I had a blast. That Belgian girl was amazing. Thanks Tim
We watched the live stream. It was brilliant. Next year we'll watch it live (without the stream)!
If you do go next year, get there early, finding a good viewing point was difficult...
13:35 "Trampionship" 😆
No, he says championship. You just misheard him with his English accent.
I never heard of a European-Tram-Driver-Championship but I‘m amazed about how many people were there to watch them all compete.
The Tram Bell remix of the UEFA Champions League Theme is actually better than UEFA's recent remix of the UEFA Champions League Theme
Awesome video as always!
And from a NMBS/SNCB train driver, congratulations to the STIB-MIVB team for its second place! 👍
Replacing bowling with a theoretical memory test is such a German solution 😂
This was a real treat to watch. The drivers were so joyfull, I couldn't stop smiling.
TH-cam did the unthinkable and actually recommended the Tram Challenge (live) the very next day! It was an exhausting event and it took me 3 days to watch all of it but YT kept on suggesting it. I suspect pro-Euro sentiment is afoot, or perhaps YT is working just fine confirming my bias. Anyhoo, thanks Tim for putting me on to this most entertaining event. Yes I'm drunk-posting, Also, this is the first of your videos where I knew the outcome well in advance.
I think Dr David Walker, the bishop of Manchester is a viewer of yours Tim. He mentioned the European tram championships in the 'thought for the day' segment on Radio 4s Today Programme the day after your preview vid. Nice to be in such company
I hope we can bring this to Manchester honestly! St Peter’s Square would work quite nicely I reckon
Saw your video, couldn't believe it was actually real, watched it, was highly entertained, loved it, will watch it next year!
Mission Impossible music in a Tim Traveller tram video?? Pure genius
this video hits like a tram
The tram bells mixed into the music 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Absolutely brilliant!
Mission Impossible Theme.
Tim, that was a tram good video. You should be tram proud of yourself.
I thoroughly enjoyed the whole tram thing!
excellent
Was there live. It was fun! Even saw Tim and waved, he didn't, but he was busy!
I was proper invested by the end, well done Tim.
Everything about this video has put a grin on my face. Totally uplifting. Delighted with the result. As someone who works in Birmingham, I felt that position also did our effort at trams in the UK justice…
this is maybe the most patriotic ive ever felt about being from brussels in my life
@@bendk413 I wanted to move there immediately
Please send us your tram drivers when we finish building the liège tram in 10 years
That's a mercy for the other teams, because when Liege will back in the game, they will have no chances 😂 @@InvagPrune
I'm from budapest and let me tell you the chills were real :D
@@BotondPálfi At least you didn't import your drivers.
Wow. Wowowow. I had never heard of this. I absolutely LOVE that this exists. I’m almost in tears about this. We need more wacky competitions and championships to showcase underrated/undercelebrated skills and talents!
I haven’t heard about this before your videos, and suddenly feel very proud of the drivers from my city! Congrats to them 😢
At last - the video that I have been anticipating for weeks is finally here! :D
More fun than the Eurovision Song Contest.
Specially when they disqualify the clear winner
@@TCA17 They disqualified Israel?
Wow, it was really nail-biting! I watched the whole thing on the day, as we were on holiday in Austria and it was bucketing, so it was nicer to stay indoors. Living near Brussels I was rooting for them, but the pressure on the second driver must have been immense. Looks like the atmosphere was fantastic too. Thanks for producing this.
It might also be noteworthy that one of Frankfurt's tram drivers ran for mayor of Frankfurt last year (as an independent candidate) and came in fourth with 5,1 %. Peter "Bahnbabo" Wirth, who retired this year.
Brilliant, Tim! And the choice of music is inspired!
Why Eurovision has more audience than this? GO TRAMEM!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Because they've been around longer...Give TramEM a few more years...
There's absolutely no need to denigrate the things that others love to big up your own interest.
As said, they've been around since 1956 & people can totally geek out on the history, maths of points, relations between countries & music to name a few.
(even though EBU is really bad with their choice of sponsor etc.
@@LeafHuntress Wow...chill, dear...hahaha.
It was a funny comment. God! Internet nowadays is a jungle...😵💫😵💫😵💫
@@Flickvids100 Someone always has to be a buzzkill...
@@Flickvids100 Eurovision been around since 1956. that's why Eurovision is more popular. TramEM was just established in 2012.
Damn, I missed you by one day. I live in Frankfurt and I was there on Friday seeing them do the preparation. Sadly I wasn't able to attend the event. It really is weird when you realize you've been so close to seeing somebody from the internet. Anyways, thanks for your vids and greetings from Frankfurt
Haha, I saw a part of their live stream here on TH-cam when it happened, nice to see you made it there in person! 😁 Greetings from Berlin!
Tim, with the only news that matters. Forget the world's problems. Thanks Tim.
The goddamn Champions League theme LOL
That song slaps!
I normally don't give a flying toss about trams, but I was biting my nails throughout the entire video. Excellent job, Tim!
This is why I love Europe
That memory test is no substitute for tram bowling!
Tim, next year Vienna plans to make a World Championship out of it, since several non-european countries had shown interest to participate. Plus, this whole tram champion ship idea started as a gimmick of the Duisburg tram transport company to celebrate their centennial anniversary (I think it was their centennial... someone correct me on that please if I am wrong).
In 2012, the first Tram-EM (German: Tram-Europameisterschaft, or Tram European Championship) was created for the 140th anniversary of the Dresden tram network.
@@Plasmastorm73_n5evv !!! THANK YOU! I knew it was a city starting with "D", but even being German I sometimes tend to throw them all together >_<
And yes, it was the 140th anniversary of *Dresdens* tram network, and the championship was initially planned to be a one time event, but it was so well received that it became a whole annual championship event.
Watching the whole thing as a livestream or even in person would've been too much, especially as I had a paper due Sunday. But watching a summary of it here is just the right amount of tram sports I need in my life.
@9:14,.. A hero is born! (Bet he saved quite a few grand there!)
That camera is about $25,000 USD
Never heard of such a ludicrous and entertaining thing - and the right TH-cam channel was the one to enlighten me lol
Trampionship
👌
🫡
... that could be a VERY different competition.
@@Sp4mMe 🤣😂
Ein toller Wettbewerb. Ich habe Teile im Live-Stream angeschaut und es war einfach klasse.
That looked cooler than I expected! I was excited by the end of the video to know the results. They all did awesomely and congratulations to the winners!
Tim,
Thank you for brightening my wet London Monday morning. I can now get through my daily drudgery with a smile knowing there is still someone out there dedicated to promoting the more fun side of life.
Tough choice what to watch: On the same day, Frankfurt also hosted the German championship in Hobby Horsing...
You have 2 eyes for moments like this.
I ended up watching the whole thing live! Who knew public transit could be so exciting. I was also quite surprised how many people showed up to watch the event. It was actually quite festive..
Apparently there will be a Tram Driver World Cup in Vienna in 2025 I'm actually looking forward to it.
Thanks for the heads up.
Those specific trams are the Bombardier Flexity Classic. My city, Adelaide has these.
we should pull a eurovision and get a team from adelaide or melbourne to compete
@@Elizabeth2445AYarra Tram already took part.
@@Elizabeth2445A yes
Amazing ! Ilham's run and mastery are a thing of beauty !
And very well done Tim for the videography, you had me on the edge of my seat ! :D
For many years I have wondered, 'What is the point of Europe?'. Now my question has been fully answered and to my complete satisfaction.
Americans had to get kicked out of somewhere
Actually, 50 years ago there was a game like this for European countries but without Trams...
It was known under names like Jeux Sans Frontières, Spiel ohne Grenzen etc.
Next year it’ll be a world championship
@@MarceldeJong It's going to be an INTERNATIONAL competition, by invitation only, not a world championship
For many years, people been saying "What is the point of North America?".
This is like a better alternative to the Eurovision Song Contest but for people who like music
Thanks to you, I even watched it live that day. Thank you
Midlands Metro came mid-table with joint 14th @ 2150 points. Edinburgh were 18th. What tremendous fun!
Why am I now looking for flights to Vienna next year?
It's nice to see so many women, and young women at that. Clearly the profession is alive and well!
The real winners are the trams we made along the way 💟
Great to run into you on the day Tim! Enjoyed trying to spot our friend group from the shots you took from above 😅
And in the live chat everyone was saying they came from tim traveler. 😂
Amazing productioon and the music just kept me cracking up. Best video of the Euro Tram Championships I've ever seen!
This is exactly the right kind of things I want to see happen with public transit funding :D
That was unreasonably entertaining! Thank you Tim.
"Meisterschaft" is such a cooler word than "championship"
Trampionship towers over both.
@@JamesChurchill Eurovision Tram Contest.
Champions League music for Trams.... absolutely brilliant!! Disappointed Blackpool didn't make it through the qualifiers.
Now you have to visit Budapest to see the trams over there.
They're pretty cool for the most part.
Thank you Tim for bringing mundane joy to a world full of not peace in many places. I almost cried of emotion watching this. Stunning beats haha. LOVED IT!
Eleven years and no one thought of the name "Trampionships"?😅
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Might not translate well haha
I was disappointed that I wasn’t able to follow the action when it was live. So thanks for these highlights! Put a smile on my face.
I was 'Tim spotting' on the livestream, never caught a glimpse though. Very disappointed blackpool didn't have a team there.... or a tram full of 'Illumination' decorations lol
With what their drivers have to contend with, they are probably letting the "also rans" go for it, as they'd absolutely walk it. Lol.
Nor Croydon!
Cheers from Budapest, thank you for the awesome coverage!
the cl anthem remix is elite
That was genuinely thrilling to watch! I need a tram in my life now!
Tim, you are living the dream. I'm not quite sure who's dream it is... but you're living it.
It’s a Tim Traveller world, and we’re all watching it!
I watched most of the stream and I must say that I was surprised at how bad some of drivers were - I hadn't picked up on how little time they had to familiarise themselves with the trams though!
Damn good work all round and thanks for the recommendation!👍👍