Cab Ride Glacier Express Brig-Andermatt(Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn, Switzerland)train driver's view 4K
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ค. 2024
- In this video, you can enjoy the cab ride - a train driver's view from Brig to Andermatt in Switzerland on the famous Glacier Express in the resolution of 4K/60 frames per second.
Glacier Express (GEX), known as the “slowest express train in the world” is a direct eight-hour end-to-end connection between major Swiss mountain resorts of Zermatt and St. Moritz. Operated by a joint-venture between Matterhorn-Gotthard Bahn (MGB) and Rhaetian Bahn (RhB) on the narrow (meter-gauge) railway network in the Swiss central Alps it provides (together with Bernina Express) scenic and exclusive experience.
Second part of our trip starts in Brig MGB station, at the beginning point of the original Furka-Oberalp (FO) railway, adjacent to the standard-gauge station of Brig operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) at the north portal of Simplon Tunnel connecting Switzerland and Italy since 1906. From Brig in Valais canton at 672m above sea level we climb along the river Rhone/Rotten up to the Furka pass all the way to Oberwald at 1365m above sea level where we enter the Furka Base Tunnel opened in 1982. Prior to opening of this 15,4-kilometer base tunnel, Furka-Oberalp railway crossed the Furka pass via old mountain railway (Bergstrecke) peaking at over 2000 meters which is today used as a tourist line during summer by Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke (separate video available). After exiting the Furka Base Tunnel on its highest point at Realp (1538m asl) we start descending along the Furkareuss river (which belongs to River Rhine basin via river Aare) to reach end of the Furka part of the Furka-Oberalp railway in Andermatt in canton Uri, where short and steep Schöllenenbahn enables a connection to Gotthard pass railway at Göschenen.
Originally, a French company Brig-Furka-Disentis (BFD) railway built a first segment to just beyond Oberwald of the line before WW1 in 1914 paused and slowed further progress, until in 1925 Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO) was formed to take over and complete the whole line by 1926 on it’s whole route from Brig to Andermatt (Furka section) and Andermatt to Diensis (Operalp section). With the connection to (Brig-)Visp-Zermatt (BVZ) railway in 1930 the first Glacier Express train took off on June 25th, 1930, operating since. In 2003. Furka-Oberalp (FO) railway merged with Brig-Visp-Zermatt (BVZ) railway to form Matterhorn-Gotthard Bahn (MGB) as we know today.
Technically, Furka-Oberalp (FO) railway is just over 100km long from Brig to Disentis/Muster, with Andermatt being 2/3 of the way, operating as narrow-gauge (1000mm) single-track with passing loops and combination of adhesion (max 40‰) and rack sections with Abt system with max incline of 120‰. Like other lines in the MGB and RhB network, it uses unusual 11kV 16,7Hz electrification.
Thumbnail photo: Photographer David Gubler, rail.pictures.
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Route Info:
◎ Drive Date: January 2024
◎ Start: Brig Switzerland
◎ End: Andermatt Switzerland
◎ Train: MGB/FO HGE 4/4 II (SLM//BBC/ABB)
◎ Drive Time: 01:10:06
◎ Route: maps.app.goo.gl/h6WkE354ohF2h...
0:00 Preview
00:57 BRIG MGB STATION
04:58 BITSCH
07:48 MÖREL
12:03 BETTEN TALSTATION
15:05 GRENGIOLS
21:04 LAX
24:01 FERIENDORF
25:19 FIESCH
30:40 FÜRGANGEN-BELLWALD
35:49 NIEDERWALD
37:34 BLITZINGEN
39:03 BIEL
40:29 GLURINGEN
41:31 RECKINGEN
44:27 MÜNSTER
45:52 GESCHINEN
47:40 ULRICHEN
49:13 OBERGESTELN
51:28 OBERWALD DFB
55:30 OBERWALD DFB
56:28 REALP
1:03:55 HOSPENTAL
1:09:14 ANDERMATT
Thanks for watching and have a nice day!
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Such a mesmerizing view from the train driver's perspective! The Glacier Express journey through Switzerland is truly a feast for the eyes. Thanks for taking us along on this scenic ride through the stunning Swiss Alps!
@Tank-Battles You are very welcome. It really is a very beautiful line.
Come sempre uno splendido viaggio fra le montagne più belle del mondo ❤❤
@luigibrunomanzini253 Grazie. The landscape along the way is amazing.
Merci de nous offrir cette superbe balade dans une vidéo de si belle qualité. Superbe travail !
@richardprovenzano894 Thank you very much!
Apart from the beauty of the scenery, every Swiss cab ride video I watch impresses me with the quality of Swiss railway engineering, the sense of their politicians that allows infrastructure to be built, and the maintenance of the built lines. Have a look at cab ride videos from the UK, France, Italy, Croatia, etc. There are weeds growing up through the stations and the siding tracks. The station buildings look like derelict, abandoned buildings. They look like third world railway systems that have been allowed to decay.
@roadie3124 Switzerland railways are good example for others to follow.
Mauvaise herbe = absence de traitement avec désherbant. Désherbant Interdit en CEE. Regarde bien dans les gares Allemande. Cela commence aussi à pousser. Alors désherbage sans produit chimique connaît pas sauf à renouveler la voie et ballast tous les 10 ans. Les CFF mettent en œuvre une solution avec de l’eau bouillante ! Je serait curieux de connaître la consommation d’eau et d’énergie au Kms ? Ces infos ne sont pas en source ouverte.😊
Dear Roadie3124, thank you for your comment which I share entirely. As a Swiss, I can confirm that all the Federal Railways infrastructures and systems are of high quality, very clean, tidy and reliable. But travelling by train in Switzerland is expensive. Maintaining the railway network in good conditions costs a lot of money. The policy of our governement is to levy taxes on private means of transportation and maintain rather high prices for railway tickets. There is also a subscription system to reduce fares for those who travel daily or very often by train. If the individual transportation means would face a crisis due to petrol shortage for instance, Switzerland would still be able to offer good travel conditions to its people (at some rush hours with overcrowded trains of course). Thank you for your attention.
Thanks for letting us have a cab drivers view.
@user-wx9tn5gh4o You are welcome.
I love this journey in winter ❄️
@user-gu6zz1gp8o Same here.
Rack rails, spiral tunnels, and snowy scenery make this a true Swiss railway ! 🏔😍
I was a little disappointed that I couldn't see the branching point to the sub-tunnel of Furka Base Tunnel.🚇 thank you so much !👍
There are two cross-over points in Furka Base Tunnel (Geren and Rotondo), and there is also a access/escape tunnel at the middle (Bedretto ventilation tunnel) built to speed up the construction, which is actually used today by ETH Zurich as a geothermal research laboratory. Originally, there were ideas of a star with trains also being able to go to Bedretto but at the end it is a narrower access/escape tunnel (look for Bedretto-Fenster). But it's hard to see anything inside, tunnel is very dark and it's easy to miss the cross-overs if there is no incoming trains.
@@ZvonimirZelenika Thank you very much for your detailed explanation.😃
Many years ago I travelled on the Express from Zermatt to San Moritz breaking my journey at Disentis. Amazing scenery and service.
@167curly I agree. It is definitely worth to go on that journey.
J'ai adoré ce voyage , merci ca fait du bien de rever
@fredericgagneux1672 You are welcome.😊
Thank you for this cab-ride on this spectacular rail route and in this wonderful landscape. I hope we can continue with you this ride all the way to St. Moritz, soon.
@richardhaas2487 You are very welcome. We will continue, with a small gap in between, but will get to St. Moritz.
Beautiful!🚃☃️🥰
@patlsmith404 Thanks.
Grazie per aver pubblicato questa linea; bella, complimenti!
Buona giornata.
Ciao.
@DavideZerillo You are welcome. I wish you a nice day too. Buona giornata.
I'm from Brazil and it was a great joy to have discovered this channel with such interesting and beautiful content, thank you very much!!!!
Glad you enjoy it! It is my pleasure to film all that beautiful lines and share them with the worldwide public.
Was kann ich sagen? Es ist wunderbar. Es ist wunderbar. Vielleicht werden wir solche Herrscher haben. Ich hoffe, dass auch wir Herrscher haben werden, die ihr Volk und ihr Land lieben.
1:08:21 Some 40 years ago, we rented a holiday-apartment in the white building on the right. I am amazed that nothing else has been built there in 40 years. Although I did see they built a large ultra-luxury hotel opposite the station.
@ilex471 Interesting indeed.
Trims bro...telah mengajakku dalam perjalanan yang SPECTACULAR... 😅wooow kereeen. Ada pinus, terowongan, salju, sungai, gunung,..semuanya indah... panorama alam yang menakjubkan...sekali lagi trims..👍👍👍👍👍🙏
Dinegaraku tak ada panorama seperti ini..😂😂😂
@pakharmanto2104 You are welcome. I am glad that you liked it.
Thanks for the beautiful ride buddy 👍🏻🏴
@TheDaf95xf you are welcome.
красота 😊, люблю зиму 😊
@Stas1661 Me too. Mountains covered with snow are amazing.
Vielen Dank für die super Mitfahrt..
@holtenauer63 You're welcome. I am glad that you liked it.
Beautiful .
@KryniaM Many thanks!
Great Pure Spirit of Mountains
@armandmiralles6773 Exactly.
Switzerland and its beautiful Nevada mountains, your videos are excellent congratulations my friend, hugs from BH 👍
@Zebode930 Thank you very much!
Hermoso paisaje ❤
@Papayamelon91😊
Hallo Railrelaxion - herzlichen Dank für das wunderschöne Video - das Oberwallis ist nicht nur im Sommer eine wunderschöne Landschaft. Etwas schade finde ich, dass die Durchfahrt des Furkatunnels gekürzt wurde, aber sonst ist es eine einmalige Fahrt. Herzlichen Dank!
@removock3364 Danke. Thank you for your compliments. It is a very nice journey indeed. I cut the tunnel because my camera is no good in low light, so it is impossible to see anything. I am investing in a new camera with better performance at low light to film some tunnels.
@@RailRelaxation Danke für die schnelle Antwort - ist alles bestens und leuchtet ein! Bis zum nächsten Mal
@removock3364 Thanks for your understanding. Bis zum nächsten Mal
Bei 4:28 sieht man links eine Brücke der alten Linie über Naters nach Brig, die 2007 geschlossen wurde, um das Kopfmachen in Brig zu vermeiden.
@@jensseidel5291 Danke fur info.
Thank you for this video. Very.nice and interesting cab ride with very beautiful landscapes well.snowed seen, best appreciated after the Furka tunnel, due to.the presence of the.sun. Thank you for all infos given. The rest, if there is one, it is towards the Oberalp pass, then....
Good.weekend.
@javierguidounicaud6621Glad you enjoyed it. There is a continuation towards the Oberalp pass.
@@RailRelaxation the end will be at St. MORITZ. ?
@javierguidounicaud6621 There will be a continuation, yes. Eventually we will get to St. Moritz.
wieder super, danke!!
@wolfgangfuchs1243 You are welcome.
I finally see the railway MGB! Thanks a lot, and I hope to see Andermatt-Disentis route
@user-gp6bh8op2l Soon...😊
03/09/24: My ears popped when you ascended to 1400 meters! Intelligently crafted video. Thank you.
@donreed 😊 Thank you for your comment! I really liked it.
03/09/24: Now it is time to watch a bathyscope video, an experience that will no doubt cause my ears to pop again (unless our dive takes place in a two-foot deep kiddie pool). What an ordeal life can be (!) @@RailRelaxation
@donreed 😊
Sehr schöne Fahrt
@Enzo5861Danke.
Tutto molto bello, l'integrazione così prossima tra i vari vettori (mi riferisco in particolare alla stazione della funicolare di Fiesch costruita sopra quella ferroviaria) è un qualcosa da imitare!
È una funivia, porta all"Eggishorn (ca 2600 m) uno splendido belvedere sul ghiacciaio del Rodano.
Another great job!!
@tomseaman1108 Thank you very much.
Choolato vetato
Amazing journey
@pranowobaris94 Yes it was.
@@RailRelaxation very good
Another excellent video👏👍
Catching up on your videos having been side tracked watching UK double decker bus rides through English villages.
@geoffhalstead1811 😊
Sehr Schoen gemacht Klasse❤❤ 19:13 19:15
@mariannesanders2831 danke.
Very nice!
@folditullner9464 Thank you! Cheers!
I love it !!!!!!
@BRIANZ969 It is a beautiful line.
اللهم صل على محمد وال محمد ❤ good ❤
@user-np7se4cs6t Thank you.
Video iconico ❤️ bravo ragazzo 👍 complimenti 😁😁😄😉❤️👍👋👋
@allebello6785 grazie.
@@RailRelaxation prego
The Y, V, or W arrangement of rail sleepers allows the track to have more stability. Each sleeper is connected to the one infront and the one behind so load can be transferred across or along a track assembly. In addition on inclines the rack loads are distributed across the assembly and not the individual sleepers. Can be used for any track gauge. Main line Singen to Schaffhausen has them on some boggy ground.
@briancooper562 Interesting. I saw them f or the first time in Switzerland.
Die Schweiz ist traumhaftschön, man würde meinen, man sei vor einem Märklin-Modelleisenbahn. Perfekt gefilmt auch, keine geringste Vibration der Kamera und die Informationen unten links sind sehr interessant. Diese Reise in Gohmsertal habe x-mal per Strasse gemacht, da ich eine Ferienwohnung in Bellwald habe. Aber mit der Bahn bin ich nie die ganze Strecke Brig-Andermatt gefahren. Vielen Dank für diese tolle Idee und Video-Aufnahmen.
@Laurent-Raggos You are welcome. I am glad that you like it and that you could see the whole way here.
@@RailRelaxation sehr gerne geschehen
Nice area by all means !!!🥸
@sellier-bellot22 Yes, true.
Hello , I enjoyed the train ride with the stunning views.Switzerland is truly a magical country , and i was lucky to go to school in the village of Glion next to lake Geneva. Just 1 question, at the station of Realp, there was a car train being unloaded. Are they brand new cars being delivered, or are they people with their cars ? If they are the public with their cars why do they use the train and where has the train arrived from ?
Thank you
Jason
@jaycfc6955 There is a car train between Oberwald and Realp through the base Furka Tunnel. It is for the passengers with cars, in order to arrive faster and to avoid Furka pass road. The trip takes around 20 minutes and gives you a time save of 45 minutes, compared to driving over the Furka pass.
Was a bit shocked about nearly 5000m altitude 😵at 56.10 ...but went immediately back to 1550m 😙...great video !!
@StefansAmigaWelt a bit too high, I know. But the thing is that the data that I use is GPS-based, and especially with tunnels, it can get inaccurate.
Ei sehr gutes video der strecke
@hansrichardnohrer2834 Sie sind willkommen.
Very good
@antoniofranciscoaguiarpint4841 Thank you. It is an amazing line.
At about 26:00 there is a house off to the left. Pretty sure it's the U.S. House of Representatives.
Great sense of humour! That's a good one !🤣🤣🤣
So nice videos
Thanks.
@@RailRelaxation very good
Fantastico e meraviglioso !!! Complimenti !!! (Però avete tagliato gran parte del Furkabase tunnel, potevate almeno mostrare il transitop nelle due stazioni sotterranee GEHREN e ROTONDO......)
@paolopetronio8260 The image quality in the tunnel was very bad, it was impossible to see anything. That's why I cut the tunnel. I am investing in another camera that has better performance in low light.
Kool!
@neilstamper4130 Danke!
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@radiotechnozagreb Hvala.
Truly a beautiful line with beautiful scenery, plowing through the Rhone valley until reaching the Furka Pass and Andermatt. I remember that a few years ago or not long ago either you or some other TH-camr had followed the old Realp-Odenwald steam rack route! Beautiful areas as always... From the Brig junction under the Simplon to the Furka, well I had only seen this line on atlases. Thanks for sharing it! The Grengiols spiral tunnel is spectacular! Even on the old Gotthard line, going up and down there are several.
I wanted to know two things if you can answer me: 1) I think you put the Go-pro on the fuselage of the train on the front but do you do it because it's just an amateur passion or are you a train driver for work? 2) What permits are needed to stay in the cabin? I don't think everyone can get on moving locomotives! Waiting for answers as usual I still have a lot of your videos to watch and I will do so soon I hope! A thousand thanks!
@wladislaw79 Thank you for your comment. I am not a train driver, just a videographer and an amateur and about the permits, it depends on the railway company. It is not easy to get it and not easy to go to the drivers cab.
Очень интересно!!!
@user-ru2jz6fd3l 😃
Viaggio in cabina Disentis-Mustér - Coira (Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn, Svizzera) 4K
The Italian title that appears to me is the one pasted above: TH-cam mysteries!
@Luigi-uj5ml Thank you for reminding me, I will check it out.
Hey there, it's me again. I almos fell asleep to this video. The sound of the rails is so relaxing. I'm just wondering, how's the progress of getting videos from Norway going? Do you have any idea when you will have the first video from there? Keep it up, bye!😁
@jblghost6190 It is on my plan, but I have to organize the journey. I am looking at the Stockholm to Narvik and try to travel back to Oslo. Do you have any suggestions....
Yeah, the Bergensbanen, it's absolutely stunning, but i think there is a stop where they change drivers, i think it's in Ål if I'm correct, i hope that that's not a problem
Oh yeah, and the flåmsbana it branches off from the bergensbanen at the station of myrdal. It's a very scenic route.
❤@@RailRelaxation
Bye
Are we using the cog / rack under the train for forward propulsion or just for protection?
Nice video please do italy
@adamblunsdon7784 Thank you. I am planning to go back to Italy in a couple of months..
Grazie per la visione super
@marioluosi1258 You are welcome.
Schokolato vietato, monseur. Do you like Roberto Kilometro?
I subscribed to your channel today, I love your videos, but do you intend to record in Africa? Tanzania is just around the corner from delivering its SGR railway and in Kenya there is the standard gauge line from Nairobi to Mombasa
@SPT83 Welcome to the channel. I certainly would like to film in Africa too, let us see....
اللهم صل على محمد وال محمد goooood
@castr-san1046 Thanks.
👏👏👏😲👍
@user-pn7br5jn7b Thanks.
Die Schweizer sind wunderbar !
@fritzlehner9060 True.
@@RailRelaxation Ja, macht einfach so weiter !
@fritzlehner9060 I will, thank you.
the Locomotive used is it the - Ge4/4-III locomotive? I ask because in the train sim game I have there is a Ge 4/4 II
@GenX-Gamore It was this one MGB/FO HGE 4/4 II (SLM//BBC/ABB).
Track gauge 1200mm 인가요? 아니면 1000mm 인가요?
This is 1000mm. In Switzerland, mainline railways are standard gauge (1435mm) while these Alpine mountain (MGB and RhB being largest) railways are 1000mm (plus of course some of the tram, funicular and local rail systems). There are also few short 800mm lines in Switzerland as well but they are rare.
@ZvonimirZelenika 답변 감사합니다 ❤
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@TomRut.404 Thanks.
56:01 wtf happened with the elevation counter, not even the top of mt blanc is that high lol
@marcoroberts9462 Furka tunnel is a long tunnel and the GPS based data went crazy...there is a short part running on the open it returns normal.
😃😃😃👍👍👍👍
@Bmwjoergen Thank you.
@ratroddiesels1981 Thank you.
thank you for this wonderful video @@RailRelaxation
@ 21:35 "Interesting Y-shaped sleepers" ... Why ??
@pudmina I believe that the y-shaped slippers increase the railway track stability.
@@RailRelaxation thanks :)
Vorrei sapere la nazionalità del macchinista.
@MattiaBottazzo I am sorry, but I do not know that. I was just filming.
Non sei tu il macchinista? Quindi chiedi ai macchinisti di riprendere i tragitti e poi vengono publicati da te?
@MattiaBottazzo I do not drive, but I am on the train and film the journey.
Ora capisco.. Bene, allora grazie per questi video!@@RailRelaxation
Wie entstehen diese komischen grafischen Artefakte an den Wagen, die passiert werden?
@christianreimann4652 I dont understand your question.
Camera is out of focus.
Video und Strecke sind schön, aber Jahreszeit, Mörz oder April leider unpassend! Trotzdem danke.
@christianreimann4652 Danke.
@@RailRelaxation look @30:44 the crossing train has grey shadow, instead of red!
Jakość jest fatalna. Nie da się oglądać. :(
MAKE BIGGER AND LONGER LASTING LOCATION NAMES I LOVE WHEN I DON"T SEE ANYTHING BUT LETTERS I LOVE LETTERS
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@TamasKiss-bv9hz Thanks.
Unscharfes Bild.
Sie müssen langsam nachdenken, Ihre Brille zu wechseln... oder vielleicht nur zu putzen!
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@hafizhussainahmed8708 Thank you.