It's amazing to see those steam locos built in 1915 still hauling those trains climbing bravely, if I had a chance I'll go there to trip, this country is as my home state here in Brazil, high altitude and a lot of fun !!!
La più bella linea ferroviaria del mondo, progettata e costruita dagli italiani e riattivata dagli eritrei. Osservate la precisione del tracciato e la maestria con cui sono stati edificati in pietra i ponti ed i contrafforti. E' un monumento all'ingegno ed al lavoro umano, dovrebbe entrare a fare parte dei siti Unesco come patrimonio dell'umanità. Grazie Eritrea per aver preservato tutto questo!
Sono Locomotive (Ansaldo Mallet serie R.440) mantenute in una condizione incredibile di efficienza, immagino con risorse limitatissime. Bravo il personale eritreo!
Thank you for this glimpse of these locomotives. The atmospheric views and sounds are literary...novelesque, the landscape and people timeless....your chapter format great fun!
A beautiful video of a magnificent railway with wonderful mallet locomotives. You've captured the country and its people as well as the railway with great skill - congratulations.
I want to pause and appreciate that 13:28 shows 7 cars and 8 pistons. It is really cool to see a railroad that needs a lot of power for its steep grades, and also rounds curves that make the flanges sing.
THANK YOU for another great video! Add this to the list of 'must see' places! How wonderfully well maintained those engines are! All appear to be running like Swiss watches! Some of our railway museums could take a lesson from the maintenance crews there...
Dwayne And just think, this system was bombed out of existence during their War for Independence, by the Ethiopians. To get it back in some sort of running order is a credit to the Eritrean people, as a symbol of that independence, Sure the engines pre-date independence, but you've got to work with what you've got. Good on you Eritrea!!
Great video of a fantastic railroad. Nice little mallets with no tender. I wonder how can they do mainline work without it. I guess they make frequent fuel stops These locomotives do not seen to use coal as fuel as they do not smoke so much. Are they fuel oil fired ? These little railroad should be a major tourist attraction in a wealthy country. Congratulation to the people of Eritrea for keeping this jewel operational.
_"Nice little mallets with no tender. I wonder how can they do mainline work without it."_ They're tank engines. Water is in the saddle tanks on each side of the boiler. Fuel is in a bunker located behind the cab. Still, they do have a more limited supply of fuel and water than a more conventional locomotive with a tender.
Watching the crew cranking the turntable and the transfer table gives a new meaning to black power. Those guys sure bust their butts to keep the line in operation.
Das ist ein wunderbares Video mit noch wunderbareren fauchenden Dampflokomotiven. Was für eine grandiose Streckenführung, was für schöne Brücken und Tunnels !! Dieser höllisch schöne Lärm und der weisse Dampf der in den blauen Himmel steigt !! Bravo Eritrea so etwas zu erhalten . Wo kann man Spenden ?
...thanks for posting this and your other videos...the quality and definition are excellent...and this is the only way I will ever be able to see these railroads and countries...
Ils ne l'ont pas seulement maintenu, mais complètement réparé après les destructions opérées par les Ethiopiens pendant la longue guerre libération de l'Erythrée.
Quante cose belle abbiamo realizzato in Eritrea, grazie a quello che abbiamo fatto noi italiani, viene oggi considerata la Perla d'Africa! Io sono stato e posso dire che è meravigliosa Asmara in particolare.
Breathtaking railway and landscape! Among the most interesting I have ever seen! And incredible well photographed!!! Thanks for documenting this. Does some still arrange trips there?
Thank you for your nice comment. I know two companies which organise railway tours to Eritrea: Tanago and Farrail. Both have websites. Next tour to Eritrea in January 2019 by Farrail.
You are absolutely right. Unfortunately, the littorinas are out of order, even though I was said that the necessary spare parts have been made available to the railway. I already regard myself as extremely privileged to have seen four workable steam locomotives. Next step: going at last to Massawa (you have to keep dreaming!)
For the Eritrean locomotives, you may take a look at the Italian model manufacturers. Similar locomotives ware used in Italy. As for the Nilgiri ones, it is a bit more complicated. However the DFB is restoring two 0-8-0 locomotives (from Vietnam), which are pretty similar to those in the Nilgiri. That may be of interest for a Swiss model manufacturer.
It is 2500 meters drop down to the port. 20 miles straight line, but is 65 miles driving or on train. If you go more than 25 miles an hour you will be flying in the mountains. This track was even harder to build than the Pyramids.
Unfortunately, nowadays, when the Eritrean government restores the forest, they grow eucalyptus trees, because they stand the climate and provide a lot of fire wood. They also sterilize the ground...
Thansk for share the video: A country so charming but unfortunately does not respect human rights (there are Jehovah's Witnesses arrested for more than 20 years without charge)
It's amazing to see those steam locos built in 1915 still hauling those trains climbing bravely, if I had a chance I'll go there to trip, this country is as my home state here in Brazil, high altitude and a lot of fun !!!
instablaster...
Good luck, I hope you will visit soon if you haven't so far. You wipl be welcomed by everyone just go for it. No concern 100% safe.
La più bella linea ferroviaria del mondo, progettata e costruita dagli italiani e riattivata dagli eritrei. Osservate la precisione del tracciato e la maestria con cui sono stati edificati in pietra i ponti ed i contrafforti. E' un monumento all'ingegno ed al lavoro umano, dovrebbe entrare a fare parte dei siti Unesco come patrimonio dell'umanità. Grazie Eritrea per aver preservato tutto questo!
Sono Locomotive (Ansaldo Mallet serie R.440) mantenute in una condizione incredibile di efficienza, immagino con risorse limitatissime. Bravo il personale eritreo!
@@williammorellini5403 corretto. In un altro filmato, si vedevano solo anziani. I giovani, neanche a pregarli. Hanno fatto tutto con le nude mani.
Thank you for this glimpse of these locomotives. The atmospheric views and sounds are literary...novelesque, the landscape and people timeless....your chapter format great fun!
A beautiful video of a magnificent railway with wonderful mallet locomotives. You've captured the country and its people as well as the railway with great skill - congratulations.
I want to pause and appreciate that 13:28 shows 7 cars and 8 pistons. It is really cool to see a railroad that needs a lot of power for its steep grades, and also rounds curves that make the flanges sing.
Magic! Some scenes are like a model railway.
The Eritrean Railways. A dinosaur among the surviving steam railways. A video report of a recent tour of Eritrea, … by train of course!
THANK YOU for another great video! Add this to the list of 'must see' places!
How wonderfully well maintained those engines are! All appear to be running like Swiss watches! Some of our railway museums could take a lesson from the maintenance crews there...
Dwayne And just think, this system was bombed out of existence during their War for Independence, by the Ethiopians. To get it back in some sort of running order is a credit to the Eritrean people, as a symbol of that independence, Sure the engines pre-date independence, but you've got to work with what you've got. Good on you Eritrea!!
bushranger51
Agreed! Eritrea is sitting on a steam tourism gold mine. Those engines are in better shape than many in US rail museums.
+KochersbergTV I love your great pictures taken in Nefasit, because of all that people moving around... very "real" steam in a daily life scenery!
Brilliant video,a place that is hardly mentioned. Those mallet locos are beautiful!
Beautiful video, those Italians knew how to build a railway line .
Great work done by us Italians is still the material ... all this is amazing and shows the will of the Eritrean people to keep what we left ...
Italian locomotives, very nice!!
Juorney. Is very nice
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The train goes so fast that I could not get into it notMil. By. Bytamjl
Unwirklich schöne Szenen des Dampfbetriebs in eindrucksvoller Landschaft, ein ganz besonderes Video... ***** Vielen Dank!
beautiful the italian Fiat steam locomotive and Ad60 Fiat in the Eritrea . Good video
I think Fiat never mades steam locomotives.
It must be an Ansaldo Breda now Hitachi
Great video of a fantastic railroad. Nice little mallets with no tender. I wonder how can they do mainline work without it. I guess they make frequent fuel stops These locomotives do not seen to use coal as fuel as they do not smoke so much. Are they fuel oil fired ? These little railroad should be a major tourist attraction in a wealthy country. Congratulation to the people of Eritrea for keeping this jewel operational.
They are coal burners, but apparently the fireman is doing a great job.
_"Nice little mallets with no tender. I wonder how can they do mainline work without it."_
They're tank engines. Water is in the saddle tanks on each side of the boiler. Fuel is in a bunker located behind the cab. Still, they do have a more limited supply of fuel and water than a more conventional locomotive with a tender.
Simply wonderful!
Watching the crew cranking the turntable and the transfer table gives a new meaning to black power. Those guys sure bust their butts to keep the line in operation.
Das ist ein wunderbares Video mit noch wunderbareren fauchenden Dampflokomotiven. Was für eine grandiose Streckenführung, was für schöne Brücken und Tunnels !! Dieser höllisch schöne Lärm und der weisse Dampf der in den blauen Himmel steigt !! Bravo Eritrea so etwas zu erhalten . Wo kann man Spenden ?
Very good and so elaborate compilations. Thank you so much.
HOME SWEET HOME ERITREA
It's still as it was 80 years ago. Jeez
There is real pride and dedication here:-)
...thanks for posting this and your other videos...the quality and definition are excellent...and this is the only way I will ever be able to see these railroads and countries...
What a pleasure! Culturally and artistically informative! A unique chance to see something I otherwise never would in ten life-times.
Great video! You have a real feel for your subject! Keep it up!
Bravo et respect à ces hommes qui ont maintenu ce magnifique chemin de fer.
Ils ne l'ont pas seulement maintenu, mais complètement réparé après les destructions opérées par les Ethiopiens pendant la longue guerre libération de l'Erythrée.
Such a wonderful video-and no voice-over-or inappropriate music to spoil the atmosphere! Has the line finally closed, as of 2016?
no it only operates for people who can pay $5000 usd and supply coal (tour groups) unfortunately though they are maintained all year still
Hello from New Zealand, an absolutely fabulous video of very gutsy little loco's.
Eine tolle Eisenbahn Fahrt. Bin ich schon zwei mal gefahren 2016 und 2017
Sehr eindrucksvolle Landschaft.
Ein Muss füe alle Eisenbahnfans.
What a wonderful movie in an outstanding scenic area.
Quante cose belle abbiamo realizzato in Eritrea, grazie a quello che abbiamo fatto noi italiani, viene oggi considerata la Perla d'Africa! Io sono stato e posso dire che è meravigliosa Asmara in particolare.
Breathtaking railway and landscape! Among the most interesting I have ever seen! And incredible well photographed!!! Thanks for documenting this. Does some still arrange trips there?
Thank you for your nice comment. I know two companies which organise railway tours to Eritrea: Tanago and Farrail. Both have websites. Next tour to Eritrea in January 2019 by Farrail.
tnx and realy nice vidio and very nice place. God bless Eritrea
Imagery highly evocative of bygone colonial times.An excellent video.
Excellent content as always.
this is the only railway in the whole country as it turns out built by the italians
Congratulations for your amazing images! [Brazil]
great video many thanks
Magnificent! Thank you very nice.
Congratulations, beautiful video!
Thanks for sharing this excellent H/D-Video.
Brilliant video! It looks amazing!
wow.-.... hey, realy very nice video!!! i love it!!!
it was a win win if you had captured a video of the LITTORINA as well.GREAT VIDEO STUNNING LAND SCAPE ANS OF COURSE THE MALLET TRAINS.
You are absolutely right. Unfortunately, the littorinas are out of order, even though I was said that the necessary spare parts have been made available to the railway. I already regard myself as extremely privileged to have seen four workable steam locomotives. Next step: going at last to Massawa (you have to keep dreaming!)
One day a kid from Asmara will get his hands on some spraycan and tag the wagons for the much needed paint job! Thanks.
Is this the only rail service available in Eritrea?
Yes, there is just one line, made by the Italians from Asmara to Massaua. The line was longer but it has been destroyed during the Eritrean war
What an amazing video! I love those manual turntables. Is this a tourist railway in Italy?
An Italian railway indeed, but it is in Eritrea (Africa).
It is in Eritrea horn of africa along thr Red Sea.
Fantastic!,thanks for sharing.
A "tourist train" in the making. Nice video share!
Wunderschön!
Very good
Bellissimo film!
It looks like my old train toy when I was a kid!
Just added the corresponding still pictures on my web site : www.ona.vu/Eritrea
is steam locomotives still working in eritrea?
yes, when they have coal and it seems to be the case for the time being.
Awsome video - Eritrea railways is my favourite, see my video as well - Thanks for sharing, Railherbie from Germany
can it apply electric?
What video or photo filter and software package did you use to make the cartooned/penciled chapter photo captions
+nicholas prosser The chapter photos captions are made with a Photoshop filter, using of course still pictures.
if someone made trainz models of these Eritrean steam engines, AND of the Nilgiri class X locos, i and many others would be so happy!
For the Eritrean locomotives, you may take a look at the Italian model manufacturers. Similar locomotives ware used in Italy. As for the Nilgiri ones, it is a bit more complicated. However the DFB is restoring two 0-8-0 locomotives (from Vietnam), which are pretty similar to those in the Nilgiri. That may be of interest for a Swiss model manufacturer.
You know, those engines could go for a more vibrant livery.
An epic poem!
Could it reach 88 miles per hour???
I would be surprised. Why are you asking?
It is 2500 meters drop down to the port. 20 miles straight line, but is 65 miles driving or on train.
If you go more than 25 miles an hour you will be flying in the mountains.
This track was even harder to build than the Pyramids.
He could be Doc Emmett.@@KochersbergTV
As I'm watching, I'm wondering what the standard gauge for Eritrean railways is? Thanks.
They use the so-called Italian meter gauge, i.e. in practice 950 mm
@@KochersbergTV - ah, so this is a standard gauge line then? (I thought it was narrow-gauge - but if that is the 'standard' then it isn't.)
wow!
Filme wie dieser mahnen mich immer, dass wir in Europa in einer Art `Paradies´ leben - vergleichsweise ... . Ansonsten: thumbs up !
Could do with a few flange greasers.
Treno fatto da noi
La vida en el rancho
No wonder they seem to hop along the tracks, they have no poney trucks.
@17:08 - approaching darkness, but no headlight.
i wonder if these guys watch thomas the tank engine the same way westerners watch fast and furious
فيديو جميل جدا أين هذا البلد
nice docu, thanks for not narrating :)
🇮🇹🥀 🇪🇷
Onore ad Asmara la Piccola Roma
Show the same parts over and over, Not very good.
Gorgeous steam train 🚂🚂🚂🐫🐫
nice
Ke grande
V.Good
При разумном подходе можно и дорогу сохранить и лес восстановить.
Unfortunately, nowadays, when the Eritrean government restores the forest, they grow eucalyptus trees, because they stand the climate and provide a lot of fire wood. They also sterilize the ground...
+ dottoreeff -du bist der einsige wo negativ schreibst,da merkt man das du keine ahnung hast .
ooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
ተዓዲኻ ጽፉፍ ምዃን ካብ ዕዳ ፈሪህካ ተኳን ምዃን።
መሳኪን እቶም ሰራሕተኛታት ናይዘበን
Thansk for share the video:
A country so charming but unfortunately does not respect human rights (there are Jehovah's Witnesses arrested for more than 20 years without charge)
It is your point of view.not Eritreans.
This is NOT working , NEVER working and EVER worked !
Except when it worked back in the colonial period, ww2 and in modern times as well. You shouldn't be underestimating italian engineering
Grazie Mussolini.
The railway was built at the end of the 19th century, probably before Mussolini was born.
@@KochersbergTV yes, I know it was done by the Italians in 1890. Mussolini in the 1930s continues to modernize Eritrea and its railways