Great video. Beautiful country and lanscapes. I regret, that i will have no occasion to travel this beautiful route. Greetings to Greece from Poland and Polish railway fans.
@@sidirodromeas in my opinion on this beautiful route should operate some touristic or retro trains. Here in Poland we have some nice mountainous railways routes wchich were abandoned and destroyed. Some of them due to non govt prorailway organisations are renewed with steam or diesel locos. But of course our authorities especially local governments (mayors, district authorities) dont want to help...
Μετανιώνω με τον εαυτό μου που δεν τελείωσα κάποια τεχνική σχολή ή που δεν έγινα μηχανολόγος για να ακολουθήσω το υπέροχο επάγγελμά σας, το οποίο συνδυάζει, ρομαντισμό με υπευθυνότητα υπό αντίξοες συνθήκες! Μπράβο σας! Καλά και ασφαλή ταξίδια να έχετε!
Δημήτρη σε ευχαριστώ πολύ για το εξαιρετικό σχολιό σου που αναδεικνύει την αγάπη σου για τα τραίνα!!! Παρ' όλο που, όπως και εσύ, δεν είμαι μηχανοδηγός κάποτε ονειρευόμουν να γίνω :-)
Υπευθυνότητα και μάλιστα πολλές φορές κάτω από αντίξοες συνθήκες ναι, συμφωνώ απόλυτα μαζί σου. Για ρομαντισμό όμως θα μου επιτρέψεις να διαφωνήσω. Πόσο ρομαντισμό μπορεί να εμπνέει ένα νυχτερινό δρομολόγιο με ένα βαρύ εμπορικό τρένο; Ίσως στα πρώτα σου ταξίδια σαν μηχανοδηγός σε ημερήσια επιβατικά δρομολόγια να νοιώσεις αυτόν τον ρομαντισμό σε συνάρτηση με την χαρά και την γοητεία των πρώτων ταξιδιών.. Αργότερα όμως όταν τα ταξίδια αυτά γίνουν ρουτίνα, τότε ο ρομαντισμός αυτός πάει περίπατο, και γίνεται εκτός από ρουτίνα και αγώνας για την επιβίωση όπως κάθε επάγγελμα. Ένα παράδειγμα που καταρίπτει τα του ρομαντισμού; Παίρνεις ένα τρένο από Θεσ/νίκη, το πας μέχρι Λάρισα, και μετά από μισή ώρα ξεκινάς να το γυρίσεις Θεσ/νίκη. Και όταν φτάσεις εκεί, το αφήνεις και ανεβαίνεις σε άλλη μηχανή και γίνεσαι ελιγμοδηγός για να συμληρώσεις το ωράριο. Η να είναι νύχτα με βροχή η χιόνι, και συ να μην μπορείς να ξεκινήσεις το τρένο απ το πατινάρισμα των τροχών λόγω γλιστρήματος απ τα καιρικά αυτά φαινόμενα , και να ρίχνεις συνέχεια άμμο ξια να το ξεκινήσεις; Ποιός ο ρομαντισμός λοιπόν; Και να τρέμει το φυλλοκάρδι σου στις ισόπεδες διαβάσεις τότε [ευτυχώς σήμερα με την ηλεκτροκίνηση δεν υπάρχουν πια] , μην τυχόν σου πεταχτεί κάποιο αυτοκίνητο η κάποιο τρακτέρ με τα γνωστά τραγικά αποτελέσματα. Όλα αυτά από κάποιον συνταξιούχο πλέον μηχανοδηγό, ο οποίος σου εύχεται ιολόψυχα Καλή Χρονιά, με υγεία, και κάθε ευτυχία.
Διαδρομή με ξεχωριστή ομορφιά και ιδιαίτερη ιστορία! Χαίρομαι που τη βλέπω από αυτήν την οπτική! Με μεράκι και αγάπη γεννιέται αυτό το σπουδαίο αποτέλεσμα... Μπράβο!!
The people who built this rail road had it all in one sock. they move a lot of rock to make t his one work. looking at it on a wide screen and it look beautiful. very good scenery and the pictures is clear and perfect. Thanks for the ride along through some very beautiful country side. Thanks for an outstanding video. now for part two.
John Moore, thanks for your comments about the route - the amount of rock that had to be removed !!!! - and your kind words on the video quality. For me Bralos Rail Pass is like a 'train religion' that even after hundreds of videos taken during the last 2 years in every tunnel and bridge.... they will never be enough!!!!
Thanks to all the people who worked very hard to build these amazing tunnels in the mountains that were "closed" and "Impassable" for 500000000 years... And also thanks for sharing this video.
@@sidirodromeas I know all the greek letters from Mathematics and Geometry and Physics and Statistics. You say γατούλα in Greek and we say xατούλα in Hebrew... "Νιάου Νιάου βρέ γατούλα" Αλίκη Βουγιουκλἀκη 1959 Remember this song since many years ago Also old songs by Nάνα Μούσχουρη like Τα παιδιά του Πειραιά and also Γιώργος Νταλάρας And the great composers Μάνος Χατζιδάκις and Μίκης Θεοδωράκης Great artists th-cam.com/video/_4S-JSXnjEo/w-d-xo.html
Αψεγάδιαστη λήψη στην ωραιότερη διαδρομή του κόσμου.Μέχρι και οι στάλες του νερού που πέφτουν μέσα στο τούνελ του Ελευθεροχωρίου φαίνονται.Άριστος σε όλα .Καλές γιορτές !!!!!.
Absolutely stunning! Got this running on my laptop HDMI'd to my 60" LG TV and following along on Google Maps too! Love it - I'm 66 and thinking what a great time to be alive. Thanks so much!
Very well done. Thank you for posting as I will probably never make it to Bralos I appreciate the opportunity to view this wonderful line through your lens. THANKS!
The now-closed line looks in better condition than most U.S. rail mainlines. Great video. Maybe they will keep the best part of the route as a tourist train.
dancingwithczars, thank you! We do hope, as you say, to keep the most beautiful part of this line for tourist attraction with some recreation activities.
That was a gorgeous ride with the lovely views from the mountainside, the valley below. They should keep the railway line open to the public through maintenance.
Hermoso viaje ,me emociono mucho. Durante mi vida laboral fui maquinista de ferrocarriles del estado,en Chile. Muchas gracias por este viaje virtual,que de una extraña forma me llevo en viaje por mi pasado.
Nice work. I watched the whole video without reading the explanation or comments. I guessed Greece was the locale, I couldn't figure it out from the title. Again, a fine piece of work. Now for part 2.
Excellent video. This line is a natural and engineering treasure. To me, it is a travesty that it has been bypassed to save a few minutes travel time with a lousy tunnel. The galleries or sheds in the vicinity of the Asopos bridge are there to protect against rockfalls, I presume. I have ridden through similar structures on the former Southern Pacific and Great Northern lines in the Sierra, Cascade and Rocky Mountain ranges in the western US, although those are mostly to protect against avalanches. is there much snow to contend with in this area of Greece?
Yes, we have always, almost every year. snow in Bralos Railway Pass. In a few hours time (5-6) tonight I will publish a new video with the 'wonders' of Bralos Rail Pass. You will be shocked, as every body else...
Atemberaubend schön! Ich hoffe, die Linie bleibt erhalten und in irgend einer Form auch in Betrieb. Die Schweizer zum Beispiel werden die Gotthard- und die Lötschberglinie trotz der neuen Basis-Tunnels niemals schließen oder gar abbauen. Ich hoffe, die Griechen sind genauso klug. Immerhin haben sie unsere ganze europäische Kultur erfunden. Da muß doch etwas gehen! Hoffentlich. Grüße aus Deutschland und danke für das Video!
Vielen Dank für Ihre guten Kommentare. Derzeit gibt es zwei Züge pro Tag. Niemand weiß, wie lange diese Situation dauern wird. Leider gibt es hier Griechenland mit vielen Jahren hinter der Schienenkultur wie in anderen europäischen Ländern. Meine Favoriten und für ein schönes Wochenende! :-)
Beautiful memory! I had the pleasure to ride on an IC train from Athens to Thessaloniki on a beautiful summer day roughly 20 years ago. It has been a bit scary so high up in the rocks, but what an impressing line! Sadly it is gone forever. Does anyone know what they are doing with the old track, tunnels, bridges? Just leave them to decay?
Thank you Peter! Good news fro you... the line is open undergoing maintenance for months now. Two daily trains will continue to serve the Tithorea - Bralos - Lianokladi line once maintenance completed :-)
@@sidirodromeas In 1989 I have been working on this line for 4 months leading the installation of the digital transmission PCM systems for OSE. I have many nice memories from that time... hard work but in beautiful scenery, and good cooperation with OSE people, especially communication manager Panos Tzivaras from Lianokladi station. Every week I have been travelling between Lianokladi and the office in Athens. The views from this line I remember were so unique, that I will never forget them. I would like to come some day back and have these views again. Are these two trains daily Tithorea-Lianokladi operating as of 2022? I would like to recommend this journey to other people loving Greece.
According to the OSE website there are still four trains per week running on this line: monday & saturday morning train 1521 from Lianokladi (dep 6:24) to Athens (arr 9:24), and friday & sunday evening train 1520 from Athens (dep 19:21) to Lianokladi (arr 22:26). Weird timetable, but at least there is still a chance to experience this line. I guess those trains are intended for weekly commuters working in Athens and returning home over the weekend.
русский: Железнодорожный перевал Бралос .... Одна из самых захватывающих железнодорожных линий в Европе через гористую часть Центральной Греции. Инженерный шедевр начался более 120 лет назад (1890 г.) и был завершен французской компанией Batignolles в 1906 г. Самая захватывающая и известная часть находится между виадуком Горгопотамос и туннелем Бралос, который проходит через многочисленные ущелья, длинные туннели, скалистые склоны, каменные мосты и виадуки из конструкционной стали. Во многих местах вы чувствуете, что находитесь в воздухе, чем в поезде. К сожалению, эта красота закончилась 10.02.2018 ... https: //www.youtube.com/watch? V = FNJqn ... Новый строительный проект, начатый еще в 1997 году, был завершен к концу 2017 года ... https: //www.youtube.com/watch? v = 0kwUT ... Этот проект предусматривал строительство новой двойной высокоскоростной железнодорожной линии Титочеа - Лианоклади - Домокос, которая заменяет горную часть этой существующей отдельной линии длиной 122 км новой двойной высокоскоростной железнодорожной линией длиной 106 км.
This was a wonderful journey. Great scenery and lovely bridges and tunnels. A pity no station names or that we could understand. I look forward to part 2.
Thank you Geoffrey! Part 2 is here th-cam.com/video/0MMlMa98aWo/w-d-xo.html All station, bridge, tunnel etc. names are in the video description my friend... You are welcome :-)
@@sidirodromeas Yes I figured that about the info and Stations etc thanks again. We are all agreed bout the graffiti on the lovely rolling stock. Happy New Year.
'On a clear day, you can see forever.......' Beautifully filmed video, nice scenery. The only detraction is "wind noise". Nevertheless, thank you.......
Thanks for your kind words and comments. You may always mute the annoying wind sound down. I always thought of this as natural. Please watch my other video with the opposite direction being recorded only with music!.... th-cam.com/users/edit?o=U&video_id=0MMlMa98aWo
07:10 Gorgopotamos bridge. Loosly translated, Fastriver bridge. This bridge was destroyed by the Greek resistance forces in WW2, to cut the Axis' supply chain.
Thanks for your comments Martin Usher. You may always mute the annoying wind sound down. I always thought of this as natural. Please watch my other video with the opposite direction being recorded only with music!.... th-cam.com/users/edit?o=U&video_id=0MMlMa98aWo
Thank you @@michaelwuest9944. I have experimented with everything!!! At these speeds, in a very windy day as this, nothing works. I even tried to modify the camera th-cam.com/video/s19iCmiSQGE/w-d-xo.html but the noise, although reduced, never disappeared. Of course there are many other similar cab rides in other channels without this annoying effect. But are taken either by the drivers (who do not talk in the video) or music is used instead. I did not have and not like these options. When the camera is held outside is the most difficult thing. I found a solution that I am going to test next time and hope that works...
@@sidirodromeas if you havent already looked into the 'dead cats' and dead kittens' , they can help - sound proof container of some sort? its a difficult problem for sure. for a video like this I just turn the volume down somewhat ....
Wow I honestly don't know why more people can't enjoy watching this video now can you tell me where this is because I will love to take this train ride cause it would be such a blessing to journey through another part 9f the world this is how much I've enjoyed and appreciate this video and it's time for a well earned vacation hahaha
Thank you Milly Ashby :-) It's in Central Greece, approx. 200 km north of Athens www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B047'02.1%22N+22%C2%B025'57.4%22E/@38.7839293,22.4314297,476m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d38.7839267!4d22.4326119
Is it still possible to walk the closed metre gauge system or are there a lot of obstructions now ? Especially in Peloponnese !! Is the track very over grown now ?
The man who first got the idea about the power of steam and invented internal combustion engine did not know where will it lead to. If you have an idea then come up with that. Move forward. Never hestitate.
Από αύριο (10/02/2018) η γραμμή αυτή "συνταξιοδοτείται", οπότε τουλάχιστον θα μπορούμε να τη βλέπουμε από εδώ. Είναι η γραμμή με την οποία "μεγαλώσαμε"...
Mitso Mitsaras, Σε περίπτωση εκτροχιασμού του τραίνου θα το εμποδίσουν από το να πέσει στον γκρεμό ή σε κατοικημένη περιοχή. Να μείνει δηλαδή εντός της γραμμής. Επίσης θα παρατηρήσεις στα βίντεο ότι ποτέ δεν υπάρχουν μέσα στα τούνελ γιατί δεν υφίσταται ο παρπάνω λόγος.
Vielen Dank für diese Wunderschöne Streckenaufnahme! Bestehen denn für die Strecke keine Anstrengungen die Strecke als Reservetrasse oder vielleicht auch Museal zu erhalten? Und ja, ich habe gesehen, dass einige Tunnelbereiche und Brücken in keinem so gutem Zustand sind... Aber es wäre sehr schade, die Strecke auf zu geben da ich denke, dass sie touristischen wert hat eben so wie geschichtlich.
Hierzu wünsche ich Euch ganz viel Erfolg und Glück und vorallem gute Partner die Entsprechend nötige Gelder zur verfügung stellen, sowie Eisenbahnunternehmen, die Euch mit Fahrzeugen und so weiter entsprechend unterstützen :-) ____ ¯¯¯¯ For this I wish you a lot of success and luck and above all good partners to provide the necessary funds, as well as railway companies that support you with vehicles and so on :-)
Thanks for your ideas / points Florian. We need a lot of effort and courage to put on this project. It's a challenge for our next generations to live this legend of Bralos Rail Pass!
Ευτυχως που βιντεοσκοπησατε προλαβωντας την παλια γραμμη διοτι θα καταργηθει. κι εγω ηθελα να βιντεοσκοπησω στη παλια γραμμη, ταξιδευοντας με το τραινο λογω τελευταιας φορας στη διαδρομη (ΤΙΘΟΡΕΑΣ-ΛΙΑΝΟΚΛΑΔΙ-ΔΟΜΟΚΟΣ). επομενως ειχα ταξιδεψει τρεις φορες το ετος (συνολικα 16 ετη) στην παλια γραμμη (τοτε ηταν σαν το "τραμπολινο" οντως διασκεδαστικο αλλα σπαστικο)
Central Greece, approx. 200 km north of Athens... www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B047'33.8%22N+22%C2%B026'07.4%22E/@38.7927201,22.4342712,453m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d38.7927176!4d22.4353984
Did this line close yet, very sad , why not make it a tourist line, give it world heritage status, like Settle and Carlisle line in the UK, amazing....
simon price, not yet. Sometime before the end of this year. We do hope this line to become a tourist attraction at least. Brilliant proposal to get a world heritage status!!!! Will you support us when the time comes please? Thanks for your interest and comment.
Very beautiful images once again, I love your mountains !!! In France we hardly have any more of these beautiful little single-track lines which crossed the countryside, the French State is removing them one after the other for the sake of profitability and we only have the TGV which crosses the country to 300kmh. Sad and ugly at the same time. Bravo for these beautiful getaways!
Μετά την χιλιομετρική ένδειξη 209 km από Αθήνα, στην περιοχή της Τραχίνας και στα σύνορά της με το πέρασμα στην περιοχή του Ασωπού. Δηλ. από 38°47'57.4"N 22°25'27.3"E μέχρι 38°47'08.7"N 22°26'00.1"E
![Driver's View... ODONTOTOS rack railway Diakofto - Kalavrita - Οδοντωτός [1] - [340]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/6AYtD1c-QrE/mqdefault.jpg)
Great video. Beautiful country and lanscapes. I regret, that i will have no occasion to travel this beautiful route. Greetings to Greece from Poland and Polish railway fans.
Thank you very much Grzegorz!!! Please, never say never :-) who knows?... one day may be.
@@sidirodromeas in my opinion on this beautiful route should operate some touristic or retro trains. Here in Poland we have some nice mountainous railways routes wchich were abandoned and destroyed. Some of them due to non govt prorailway organisations are renewed with steam or diesel locos. But of course our authorities especially local governments (mayors, district authorities) dont want to help...
@@grzegorzw5270 I absolutely agree my friend.
Εξαιρετικό βίντεο!!!! Δεν πρέπει με τίποτα να αφήσουμε αυτή την ιστορική γραμμή να μαραζώσει.
Ευχαριστώ Σάκη!
Great video! Awesome places and landscapes! Good work, master! Big LIKE! :-)
All the best from Romania
Andrew
Thank you Andrew!!!
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Thank you!!!
Oh' my God ! What a magnificent, majestic, spellbinding ride !!! You sir, post the best 'Train' videos - by far. Thank you.
Thank you so much Syed :-) I am very glad you enjoy them!!!
one of the most fantastic trai rides i've had. thank you for taking me
Thank you very much SMILEVIDEOTRAINS :-)
Μετανιώνω με τον εαυτό μου που δεν τελείωσα κάποια τεχνική σχολή ή που δεν έγινα μηχανολόγος για να ακολουθήσω το υπέροχο επάγγελμά σας, το οποίο συνδυάζει, ρομαντισμό με υπευθυνότητα υπό αντίξοες συνθήκες!
Μπράβο σας! Καλά και ασφαλή ταξίδια να έχετε!
Δημήτρη σε ευχαριστώ πολύ για το εξαιρετικό σχολιό σου που αναδεικνύει την αγάπη σου για τα τραίνα!!! Παρ' όλο που, όπως και εσύ, δεν είμαι μηχανοδηγός κάποτε ονειρευόμουν να γίνω :-)
Υπευθυνότητα και μάλιστα πολλές φορές κάτω από αντίξοες συνθήκες ναι, συμφωνώ απόλυτα μαζί σου. Για ρομαντισμό όμως θα μου επιτρέψεις να διαφωνήσω. Πόσο ρομαντισμό μπορεί να εμπνέει ένα νυχτερινό δρομολόγιο με ένα βαρύ εμπορικό τρένο; Ίσως στα πρώτα σου ταξίδια σαν μηχανοδηγός σε ημερήσια επιβατικά δρομολόγια να νοιώσεις αυτόν τον ρομαντισμό σε συνάρτηση με την χαρά και την γοητεία των πρώτων ταξιδιών.. Αργότερα όμως όταν τα ταξίδια αυτά γίνουν ρουτίνα, τότε ο ρομαντισμός αυτός πάει περίπατο, και γίνεται εκτός από ρουτίνα και αγώνας για την επιβίωση όπως κάθε επάγγελμα. Ένα παράδειγμα που καταρίπτει τα του ρομαντισμού; Παίρνεις ένα τρένο από Θεσ/νίκη, το πας μέχρι Λάρισα, και μετά από μισή ώρα ξεκινάς να το γυρίσεις Θεσ/νίκη. Και όταν φτάσεις εκεί, το αφήνεις και ανεβαίνεις σε άλλη μηχανή και γίνεσαι ελιγμοδηγός για να συμληρώσεις το ωράριο. Η να είναι νύχτα με βροχή η χιόνι, και συ να μην μπορείς να ξεκινήσεις το τρένο απ το πατινάρισμα των τροχών λόγω γλιστρήματος απ τα καιρικά αυτά φαινόμενα , και να ρίχνεις συνέχεια άμμο ξια να το ξεκινήσεις; Ποιός ο ρομαντισμός λοιπόν; Και να τρέμει το φυλλοκάρδι σου στις ισόπεδες διαβάσεις τότε [ευτυχώς σήμερα με την ηλεκτροκίνηση δεν υπάρχουν πια] , μην τυχόν σου πεταχτεί κάποιο αυτοκίνητο η κάποιο τρακτέρ με τα γνωστά τραγικά αποτελέσματα. Όλα αυτά από κάποιον συνταξιούχο πλέον μηχανοδηγό, ο οποίος σου εύχεται ιολόψυχα Καλή Χρονιά, με υγεία, και κάθε ευτυχία.
@@glenletzas8218 Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ για την υπέροχη αυτή απάντηση, η οποία περιέχει μια ολόκληρη ζωή!..
Σας εύχομαι ολόψυχα καλή χρονιά και υγεία!
The new cameras are amazing, I am 82 and this stuff amazes me.
I absolutely agree with you Rex Bahr!!! There is nothing compared to the use of action cameras in train videography for me. Have a nice day!!!
Ο θεος μας εχει δωσει το εξοχικο του να μενουμε
Το πιό ωραίο σχόλιο που γράφτηκε ποτέ για αυτήν την διαδρομή! Σε ευχαριστώ George Katalos!
Διαδρομή με ξεχωριστή ομορφιά και ιδιαίτερη ιστορία! Χαίρομαι που τη βλέπω από αυτήν την οπτική! Με μεράκι και αγάπη γεννιέται αυτό το σπουδαίο αποτέλεσμα... Μπράβο!!
p.a.ntazis, σε ευχαριστώ!!! Μοιραζόμαστε την ίδια λατρεία για το ορεινό αυτό τμήμα!!!
Θύματα της γοητείας του τοπίου! :) Μακάρι να αξιοποιηθεί η γραμμή τουλάχιστον τουριστικά!
Piękne widoki, wspaniała górska linia. Interesujący film. Dzięki.
Thank you very much Marcin :-)
The people who built this rail road had it all in one sock. they move a lot of rock to make t his one work. looking at it on a wide screen and it look beautiful. very good scenery and the pictures is clear and perfect. Thanks for the ride along through some very beautiful country side. Thanks for an outstanding video. now for part two.
John Moore, thanks for your comments about the route - the amount of rock that had to be removed !!!! - and your kind words on the video quality. For me Bralos Rail Pass is like a 'train religion' that even after hundreds of videos taken during the last 2 years in every tunnel and bridge.... they will never be enough!!!!
Thanks to all the people who worked very hard to build these amazing tunnels in the mountains that were "closed" and "Impassable" for 500000000 years...
And also thanks for sharing this video.
Thank you very much zohar99100 for such a nice comment!!! Happy New Year my friend :-)
@@sidirodromeas I know all the greek letters from Mathematics and Geometry and Physics and Statistics.
You say γατούλα in Greek and we say xατούλα in Hebrew...
"Νιάου Νιάου βρέ γατούλα"
Αλίκη Βουγιουκλἀκη 1959
Remember this song since many years ago
Also old songs by Nάνα Μούσχουρη
like Τα παιδιά του Πειραιά
and also Γιώργος Νταλάρας
And the great composers
Μάνος Χατζιδάκις and Μίκης Θεοδωράκης
Great artists
th-cam.com/video/_4S-JSXnjEo/w-d-xo.html
@@zohar99100 hahahaha... :-)
Thank you for the ride, beautiful scenery, I am looking forward to part 2
Thank you Victoria Taylor :-)
Αψεγάδιαστη λήψη στην ωραιότερη διαδρομή του κόσμου.Μέχρι και οι στάλες του νερού που πέφτουν μέσα στο τούνελ του Ελευθεροχωρίου φαίνονται.Άριστος σε όλα .Καλές γιορτές !!!!!.
Χρόνια Πολλά KONSTANTINOS GKOURANIS
Absolutely stunning! Got this running on my laptop HDMI'd to my 60" LG TV and following along on Google Maps too! Love it - I'm 66 and thinking what a great time to be alive. Thanks so much!
Thank you very much for such a precious comment like yours Ace :-) Have a nice day my friend!!! My best greetings from Greece...
That train sure did seem in a hurry. Scenery is magical and so magnificent. thank you
Thank you SMILEVIDEOTRAINS :-)
Greetings from down under [sydney australia] Fantastic journey,many thanks kind regards bob.
Thank you Robert Coleman!
Very well done. Thank you for posting as I will probably never make it to Bralos I appreciate the opportunity to view this wonderful line through your lens. THANKS!
Thank you Rail Scanner!
The now-closed line looks in better condition than most U.S. rail mainlines. Great video. Maybe they will keep the best part of the route as a tourist train.
dancingwithczars, thank you! We do hope, as you say, to keep the most beautiful part of this line for tourist attraction with some recreation activities.
This mountain railway is very nice! Thanks
Thank you Sandos!
Greece is beautiful. Fantastic landscape. Thanks for posting the vid, really enjoyed watching it.
Thank you goldmole1
yea agree
Thanks for the good words, really enjoyed reading this
@@imsearching4yearsnowforana966 Thank you :-)
That was a gorgeous ride with the lovely views from the mountainside, the valley below. They should keep the railway line open to the public through maintenance.
Anmol Metha thank you very much!!! There is one Sradler train for both directions every day :-) I hope we keep it for ever.
eine Schöne Strecke. die sollte man für Touristenfahrten erhalten.
Τhank you Alex!
Hermoso viaje ,me emociono mucho. Durante mi vida laboral fui maquinista de ferrocarriles del estado,en Chile. Muchas gracias por este viaje virtual,que de una extraña forma me llevo en viaje por mi pasado.
Thank you ricardo :-)
Gostei do video, moro no Brasil, aqui trabalhei de maquinista durante 15 anos, tenho saudade desse tempo!
Thank you Vanderlei Rabelo :-)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUPER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tHANKS.....i LOVE IT.....
Nice work. I watched the whole video without reading the explanation or comments. I guessed Greece was the locale, I couldn't figure it out from the title. Again, a fine piece of work.
Now for part 2.
Thank you so much for this nice comment. I am very pleased you enjoyed it :-) Have a nice weekend!
Nice videography skills, appreciate your work , nice landscapes ❤❤❤. Love from india
Thank you so much Savio :-) I am very pleased you liked it. My best greetings to you and the beautiful railways of India!!!
藍天白雲的風光，讓人看起來心情開朗！這個地區看起來人口不多？……🥰😅🤩
Thank you!!!
Путь моей МЕЧТЫ!!! Глаз не оторвать!
Thank you!
todo muy hermoso, fantastico este recorrido, gracias sidirodromeas por subir este video.
Thank you very much!!! Have a nice weekend my friend :-) My best greetings from Greece!!!
Wow . Just wow 😍😍
Thank you :-)
Excellent video. This line is a natural and engineering treasure. To me, it is a travesty that it has been bypassed to save a few minutes travel time with a lousy tunnel. The galleries or sheds in the vicinity of the Asopos bridge are there to protect against rockfalls, I presume. I have ridden through similar structures on the former Southern Pacific and Great Northern lines in the Sierra, Cascade and Rocky Mountain ranges in the western US, although those are mostly to protect against avalanches. is there much snow to contend with in this area of Greece?
Yes, we have always, almost every year. snow in Bralos Railway Pass. In a few hours time (5-6) tonight I will publish a new video with the 'wonders' of Bralos Rail Pass. You will be shocked, as every body else...
I worked on the railway London UK for 11years on the track this to me is a great video.
Thanks Mark!
thank you i realy enjoyed watching this awesome
thanks paul murray :-)
Atemberaubend schön! Ich hoffe, die Linie bleibt erhalten und in irgend einer Form auch in Betrieb. Die Schweizer zum Beispiel werden die Gotthard- und die Lötschberglinie trotz der neuen Basis-Tunnels niemals schließen oder gar abbauen. Ich hoffe, die Griechen sind genauso klug. Immerhin haben sie unsere ganze europäische Kultur erfunden. Da muß doch etwas gehen! Hoffentlich. Grüße aus Deutschland und danke für das Video!
Vielen Dank für Ihre guten Kommentare. Derzeit gibt es zwei Züge pro Tag. Niemand weiß, wie lange diese Situation dauern wird. Leider gibt es hier Griechenland mit vielen Jahren hinter der Schienenkultur wie in anderen europäischen Ländern. Meine Favoriten und für ein schönes Wochenende! :-)
A credit to the men who constructed the line lovely scenery arm chair viewing in UK thank you .
peter smith, thanks for your comments! As you say, credits must go to them!!!!
Estoy viajando en tren desde mi casa y grstis gracias
Thank you :-)
Ότι και να πω είναι λίγο........🔝👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
:-) :-) :-) και η τελευταία μου πρόταση για σήμερα Θωμά th-cam.com/video/tJaWVHhq7cs/w-d-xo.html
Wow that was an adventure, enjoyed every moment....on to part 2
E Will, thank you! Have a nice day!
Giro panoramiko, FANTASTICO!
Thanks Treni!
Old fashion railways, but so beautiful and fantastic line!
Yes, indeed Andrexuman, thank you!
i realy enjoyed watching this vid thank you very nice sceaneryawesome
Thanks Paul
Ωραίο βίντεο μπράβο!
Ευχαριστώ πολύ Γιάννη :-)
Thanks alot
You are welcome!
An extraordinary rail journey. Remarkably scenic. Thanks for posting the video. I would suggest a wind guard on the microphone next time though.
Thank you very much :-)
Beautiful memory! I had the pleasure to ride on an IC train from Athens to Thessaloniki on a beautiful summer day roughly 20 years ago. It has been a bit scary so high up in the rocks, but what an impressing line! Sadly it is gone forever.
Does anyone know what they are doing with the old track, tunnels, bridges? Just leave them to decay?
Thank you Peter! Good news fro you... the line is open undergoing maintenance for months now. Two daily trains will continue to serve the Tithorea - Bralos - Lianokladi line once maintenance completed :-)
@@sidirodromeas In 1989 I have been working on this line for 4 months leading the installation of the digital transmission PCM systems for OSE. I have many nice memories from that time... hard work but in beautiful scenery, and good cooperation with OSE people, especially communication manager Panos Tzivaras from Lianokladi station. Every week I have been travelling between Lianokladi and the office in Athens. The views from this line I remember were so unique, that I will never forget them. I would like to come some day back and have these views again. Are these two trains daily Tithorea-Lianokladi operating as of 2022? I would like to recommend this journey to other people loving Greece.
@@maciejjungst1507 Thank you so much for such a nice comment and memories of yours. Unfortunately there are no trains yet.
such a beautiful ride, fantastic video.
Τhanks Rail Scanner
According to the OSE website there are still four trains per week running on this line: monday & saturday morning train 1521 from Lianokladi (dep 6:24) to Athens (arr 9:24), and friday & sunday evening train 1520 from Athens (dep 19:21) to Lianokladi (arr 22:26).
Weird timetable, but at least there is still a chance to experience this line. I guess those trains are intended for weekly commuters working in Athens and returning home over the weekend.
Yes! Trainose site :-)
русский:
Железнодорожный перевал Бралос .... Одна из самых захватывающих железнодорожных линий в Европе через гористую часть Центральной Греции.
Инженерный шедевр начался более 120 лет назад (1890 г.) и был завершен французской компанией Batignolles в 1906 г.
Самая захватывающая и известная часть находится между виадуком Горгопотамос и туннелем Бралос, который проходит через многочисленные ущелья, длинные туннели, скалистые склоны, каменные мосты и виадуки из конструкционной стали. Во многих местах вы чувствуете, что находитесь в воздухе, чем в поезде.
К сожалению, эта красота закончилась 10.02.2018 ... https: //www.youtube.com/watch? V = FNJqn ... Новый строительный проект, начатый еще в 1997 году, был завершен к концу 2017 года ... https: //www.youtube.com/watch? v = 0kwUT ...
Этот проект предусматривал строительство новой двойной высокоскоростной железнодорожной линии Титочеа - Лианоклади - Домокос, которая заменяет горную часть этой существующей отдельной линии длиной 122 км новой двойной высокоскоростной железнодорожной линией длиной 106 км.
Thanks for the translation my friend - please correct the two links of my videos, super :-)
This was a wonderful journey. Great scenery and lovely bridges and tunnels. A pity no station names or that we could understand. I look forward to part 2.
Thank you Geoffrey! Part 2 is here th-cam.com/video/0MMlMa98aWo/w-d-xo.html All station, bridge, tunnel etc. names are in the video description my friend... You are welcome :-)
@@sidirodromeas Yes I figured that about the info and Stations etc thanks again. We are all agreed bout the graffiti on the lovely rolling stock. Happy New Year.
If you like tunnels and think they can be seen as lovely scenery, this is the ride for you.
Thank you Mount Nebo :-) Have a nice day!
awesome really enjoyable thx.
Thank you Attila :-)
Great ride...but really fast! Found a skull in a rock have to start around 1247 and stop on 1251 Eyes are sockets, but a really good set of teeth!
Thanks!
Beautiful ride, I loved it.
Thank you!!!
Εξαιρετικό!
Great stuff
Thank you :-) Have a nice weekend my friend!
Beautiful ride
Thank you Catherine :-)
'On a clear day, you can see forever.......' Beautifully filmed video, nice scenery. The only detraction is "wind noise". Nevertheless, thank you.......
Thanks for your kind words and comments. You may always mute the annoying wind sound down. I always thought of this as natural. Please watch my other video with the opposite direction being recorded only with music!.... th-cam.com/users/edit?o=U&video_id=0MMlMa98aWo
i just turned my speaker off i would have added some background music instead of having to listen to that crackle from the wind
steven herrold, I am really sorry for the wind noise
Βάλε μουσικούλα !
Very good looking
Thank you!
07:10 Gorgopotamos bridge. Loosly translated, Fastriver bridge. This bridge was destroyed by the Greek resistance forces in WW2, to cut the Axis' supply chain.
A beaut trip, pity about the excessive noise. 7/10 🐨🇦🇺
Thanks for your comments Martin Usher. You may always mute the annoying wind sound down. I always thought of this as natural. Please watch my other video with the opposite direction being recorded only with music!.... th-cam.com/users/edit?o=U&video_id=0MMlMa98aWo
@@sidirodromeas Why don't you experiment with small pieces of foam over the mic hole?
Thank you @@michaelwuest9944. I have experimented with everything!!! At these speeds, in a very windy day as this, nothing works. I even tried to modify the camera th-cam.com/video/s19iCmiSQGE/w-d-xo.html but the noise, although reduced, never disappeared. Of course there are many other similar cab rides in other channels without this annoying effect. But are taken either by the drivers (who do not talk in the video) or music is used instead. I did not have and not like these options. When the camera is held outside is the most difficult thing. I found a solution that I am going to test next time and hope that works...
@@sidirodromeas if you havent already looked into the 'dead cats' and dead kittens' , they can help - sound proof container of some sort? its a difficult problem for sure.
for a video like this I just turn the volume down somewhat ....
@@mrbillmacneill thank you :-)
thanks for the share
Thank you!
i love trains ^_^
Beatifull, like Demis Roussos song, My friend the Wind
Thank you Maart :-)
Καταπληκτικο!!
Ευχαριστώ!
Wow I honestly don't know why more people can't enjoy watching this video now can you tell me where this is because I will love to take this train ride cause it would be such a blessing to journey through another part 9f the world this is how much I've enjoyed and appreciate this video and it's time for a well earned vacation hahaha
Thank you Milly Ashby :-) It's in Central Greece, approx. 200 km north of Athens www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B047'02.1%22N+22%C2%B025'57.4%22E/@38.7839293,22.4314297,476m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d38.7839267!4d22.4326119
this beautiful place i like it i suubbed you
Thank you Mang Irin :-)
very nice
Thank you Abdul Majeed
Is it still possible to walk the closed metre gauge system or are there a lot of obstructions now ? Especially in Peloponnese !! Is the track very over grown now ?
Thank you! Yes, it's possible :-)
@@sidirodromeas Thanks ! All of the system is clear ? The bridges and Tunnels good? Someone said elsewhere there was a rock slide blocking somewhere?
@@Sam_Green____4114 maybe with a rail bike I think there is somewhere a problem
The man who first got the idea about the power of steam and invented internal combustion engine did not know where will it lead to. If you have an idea then come up with that. Move forward. Never hestitate.
Gosto muito desses vídeos com essas lindas paisagens
ΜΠΡΑΒΟ!!!
Wow! This train goes so fast! What is the top speed?
Around 80 km/h
@@sidirodromeas Or about 50 mp/h for the American viewers. :D
@@llloyd4 yes :-)
At 35:45 the light is red but the train ignores it, can you explain why? Thanks (a train driver from Belgium)
Renard380 thank you. Lights were out of order in this line. Communications with transceiver.
Terowongan terpanjang...👍
Thank you Iwan Rasi
fantastic footage. wind....yes... just lower the volume
Thank you
Cool pov train ride. Just curious, what speed was it travelling (between tunnels), it seemed very fast!
Thank you Julie :-) Not more than 70-80 km/h.
Από αύριο (10/02/2018) η γραμμή αυτή "συνταξιοδοτείται", οπότε τουλάχιστον θα μπορούμε να τη βλέπουμε από εδώ. Είναι η γραμμή με την οποία "μεγαλώσαμε"...
Σας ευχαριστώ Mitsos Mitsaras!!! Γι' αυτόν τον λόγο το ανέβασα και δεν το κράτησα κρυφό σε συρτάρι....
Οπότε περιμένουμε καινούργια βίντεο, μέσα από την σήραγγα του Καλλιδρόμου και αργότερα και από αυτήν του Όθρεος.
Να ρωτήσω και κάτι "άσχετο". Αυτές οι διπλές ράγες που βρίσκονται σε κάποια σημεία, όπως πχ στην γέφυρα του Γοργοποτάμου τι ρόλο παίζουν; Ευχαριστώ
Ναι, σύντομα φίλε μου
Mitso Mitsaras, Σε περίπτωση εκτροχιασμού του τραίνου θα το εμποδίσουν από το να πέσει στον γκρεμό ή σε κατοικημένη περιοχή. Να μείνει δηλαδή εντός της γραμμής. Επίσης θα παρατηρήσεις στα βίντεο ότι ποτέ δεν υπάρχουν μέσα στα τούνελ γιατί δεν υφίσταται ο παρπάνω λόγος.
Harika
Vielen Dank für diese Wunderschöne Streckenaufnahme!
Bestehen denn für die Strecke keine Anstrengungen die Strecke als Reservetrasse oder vielleicht auch Museal zu erhalten?
Und ja, ich habe gesehen, dass einige Tunnelbereiche und Brücken in keinem so gutem Zustand sind... Aber es wäre sehr schade, die Strecke auf zu geben da ich denke, dass sie touristischen wert hat eben so wie geschichtlich.
Thank you very much Florian! We do hope this route to become a railfans / tourist attraction in the near future!
Hierzu wünsche ich Euch ganz viel Erfolg und Glück und vorallem gute Partner die Entsprechend nötige Gelder zur verfügung stellen, sowie Eisenbahnunternehmen, die Euch mit Fahrzeugen und so weiter entsprechend unterstützen :-)
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¯¯¯¯
For this I wish you a lot of success and luck and above all good partners to provide the necessary funds, as well as railway companies that support you with vehicles and so on :-)
Thanks for your ideas / points Florian. We need a lot of effort and courage to put on this project. It's a challenge for our next generations to live this legend of Bralos Rail Pass!
Another wonderful video was this a class 220 or a DMU or some sort for OSE ? Regards, Dana.
Thanks Dana Mack. Yes, ADtranz class 220.
Ευτυχως που βιντεοσκοπησατε προλαβωντας την παλια γραμμη διοτι θα καταργηθει.
κι εγω ηθελα να βιντεοσκοπησω στη παλια γραμμη, ταξιδευοντας με το τραινο λογω τελευταιας φορας στη διαδρομη (ΤΙΘΟΡΕΑΣ-ΛΙΑΝΟΚΛΑΔΙ-ΔΟΜΟΚΟΣ). επομενως ειχα ταξιδεψει τρεις φορες το ετος (συνολικα 16 ετη) στην παλια γραμμη (τοτε ηταν σαν το "τραμπολινο" οντως διασκεδαστικο αλλα σπαστικο)
Alexander Orange, σας ευχαριστώ. Λυπάμαι και εγώ εάν καταργηθεί, αλλά μάλλον έτσι φαίνεται :(
😕 και παντως το βιντεο σας ειναι ωραιο. 😉
不錯風景好
Πόσα τουνελ περνάς με τρενο για να πας Θεσσαλονίκη ξέρει κάποιος?
Παλια ήταν 74. Σήμερα είναι πολύ λιγότερα μια και έχει καταργηθεί το κομμάτι Δομοκός Λιανοκλάδι απ την παλιά χάραξη, όπως και το κομμάτι του Μπράλλου.
Gdje se ovo nalazi
Central Greece, approx. 200 km north of Athens... www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B047'33.8%22N+22%C2%B026'07.4%22E/@38.7927201,22.4342712,453m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d38.7927176!4d22.4353984
Did this line close yet, very sad , why not make it a tourist line, give it world heritage status, like Settle and Carlisle line in the UK, amazing....
simon price, not yet. Sometime before the end of this year. We do hope this line to become a tourist attraction at least. Brilliant proposal to get a world heritage status!!!! Will you support us when the time comes please? Thanks for your interest and comment.
Αυτή η γραμμή λειτουργεί ακόμα?
Μετά την καραντίνα 2 τραίνα την ημέρα. Ένα προς κάθε κατεύθυνση.
Οκ
Boa tarde
Realmente muito lindo o vídeo vou assinar o canal
Very beautiful images once again, I love your mountains !!! In France we hardly have any more of these beautiful little single-track lines which crossed the countryside, the French State is removing them one after the other for the sake of profitability and we only have the TGV which crosses the country to 300kmh. Sad and ugly at the same time.
Bravo for these beautiful getaways!
I love your comments Larry, thank you!!!
What speeg is at thirsty first -thirsty third minutes?Very interesting.
Distance from Bralos railway station (at 27:53) to Lilaia railway station (at 32:45) is 9 Km approx. So, the speed is around 110 km/h
Along mountains so fast...
Not really. In the mountains (Trachina - Asopos - Bralos Rail Pass) the speed is less than 60 km/h
It seemed to me the speed was more
Part 1..... what happened to part 2?
th-cam.com/video/0MMlMa98aWo/w-d-xo.html
Coulda muffled a lot of the wind noise - it's called foam padding -- and still caught the rest of the sounds.
Thank you Thomas :-) I've tried it but did not work :-(
Gostei do vídeo
Thanks Aldo!
My apologies first I must ask does this train run still happens
Hi Milly, yes, it runs twice on Sundays and once the rest week days. Have a nice weekend :-)
Thank you cause I live in New Zealand and this is why I'm asking about this video and you have a awesome weekend too
@@millyashby3195 You live in one of the most beautiful countries in the world that I've always liked to visit !!!
Οι πολλες σηραγγες στο14:00 σε ποιο σημειο ειναι;
Μετά την χιλιομετρική ένδειξη 209 km από Αθήνα, στην περιοχή της Τραχίνας και στα σύνορά της με το πέρασμα στην περιοχή του Ασωπού. Δηλ. από 38°47'57.4"N 22°25'27.3"E μέχρι 38°47'08.7"N 22°26'00.1"E
May I use your videos as a background for songs? like vaporwave/lo-fi trip ?
Yes, as long as you include a link of my video to your video description please. Thanks.
Γιατί ακούγεται ο αέρας; Πάνω στο τρένο ειναι τοποθετημένη η καμ;
Εκτός τραίνου, κάτω από τον υαλοκαθαριστήρα
@@sidirodromeas Α, κατάλαβα ! Ευχαριστώ πολυ. Λιιιγο ενοχλητικός ο αέρας, υπέροχο το βίντεο!
Ευχαριστώ πολύ @@johny7even :-)
πολυ ωραιο
Thanks Ion!
τέλειο
Thanks Kostas