welcome to Slovakia... again a wonderful video... I recommend route number 183 TEZ Poprad Tatry - Štrbské pleso (High Tatras) or route 173 Margecany Červená Skala and route 170 Vrutky - Banská Bystrica, these routes are among the most beautiful on the SVK .. .thank you for visiting Slovakia and it's beautiful to see your videos
@MarekSNV1 thank you very much for your suggestions. I have filmed some of the suggested routes and they are wonderful. You can expect to see them in the near future.
Another great video, I'm already looking forward to the even more interesting second part. I've actually seen several cab rides on this route, but everyone does it differently. I've also been there several times by train and visited one of the most famous photo spots along the route. But that was a few years ago, and the trains were not quite as modern back then. When entering Poprad you can see brand new freight cars (the train with the ER20) from the Tatravagónka wagon factory there. They produce freight cars for the whole of Europe. And the Gerlachovský štít is actually the highest mountain in the entire Carpathian Mountains, which also include the High Tatras.
The Kosice Bohumin line for a certain stretch! well done David! I know this important line, the Slovak flagship line! It was renewed in the stretch from Zilina to Bratislava because the course of the Vah river has a less tortuous route. Here we see many Skoda locomotives of the Czechoslovak Railways. Finally a line that crosses the Carpathians and you can see the Tatras! I remember the shape of Poprad station! Nice video! We are still between the Hornad valley and then the Vah, which is the main outlet of the Danube in Slovakia. Nice line! I also recommend the route from Zilina-Cadca-Bohumin and also the lines in the Czech Republic, especially the Praha-Brno if you have the opportunity to do it! Or the Bratislava-Sturovo-Budapest which runs near the Danube.
@wladislaw79 Hello Wladislaw, thank you for the suggestion. I have done some of them already, they are waiting to be produced. And the line from Zilina to Bohumin is a great idea. I will look into it. Thank you again for your suggestion.
素晴らしい動画をありがとうございます。 とても良い天気、木々の緑が美しい時季の瑞々しい大地。そして人々の生活に役立っている鉄道の雰囲気、気持ちよく拝見しました。 私の住む国では、大都市圏内通勤線と主要都市間高速専用線以外の鉄道は衰退し、廃止も増え、整備もままならない状況です。 ヨーロッパの鉄道の様子は、その本来の役割を感じる事が出来、鉄道好きには心が和みます。 (google 翻訳使用 日本語→スロべニア語) Hvala za čudovit video. Vreme je zelo lepo, drevesa so zelena, zemlja pa bujna in sveža. Užival sem tudi v vzdušju železnic, ki so koristne za življenje ljudi. V državi, kjer živim, so železnice, razen mestnih linij in namenskih linij za visoke hitrosti med večjimi mesti, v zatonu, vse pogosteje se ukinjajo in niso dobro vzdrževane. Ogled stanja evropskih železnic daje občutek njihove prvotne vloge in je pomirjujoč za ljubitelje železnic. (Uporaba Google Translate japonščina → slovenščina)
@pentop9534 Thank you very much for your comment. I agree, I love this feeling to travel along beautiful green landscapes and to see villages, towns and the way people live. I hope that those old railways around the world will stay operating. Here in Europe there already are many just touristic railways. Like for example the Furka pass in Switzerland, there is a new, faster route that runs under a pass through the tunnel and the old line is used for heritage trains. And it is a treat for train lovers.
Most countries in Europe didn't have the "Shin" moment - basically railway network grew organically with new high-speed lines being added where needed, but integrated in the existing railway system and existing stations. Only country that does have mostly separated high-speed network in Europe is Spain, as their trains originally have wider gauge (1676mm), while new high-speed lines are built to standard gauge (1435mm) so trains can interoperate to France. But here difference isn't like in Japan, that original network was limited with narrow-gauge (1067mm) and high-speed network was built as "Shin" - completely new system separated from original and existing railway network. Though we did have major closures of local lines, in 1960s and 1970s there were major closures of local lines (see the story of "Beeching cuts" in UK, but most countries had similar story), and also we do have many lines that are in poor shape (especially in Central and Eastern European countries, but also in richer countries). PS: Google Translate is amazing 😀
こんにちは。 色々教えて頂きありがとう。 日本でも1910年位から本格的に標準軌改築計画(1435mm)が検討され、1917年には実際に試験線区を改軌して試験も行われました。 しかし、予算等の関係もあり1919年には完全に頓挫してしまった。これが実現していたら、現在の様な鉄道体系は新幹線も含め、大きく異なっていたと感じます。 小さな国土の国ですが、それでも大都市に人口が集中し、地方が過疎化する傾向は、根本となる人口減少の影響も含め、進んでいます。 交通の要であった鉄道の役割も変化していくものと思われます。 私の様な趣味人としては淋しい事です。 (グーグル翻訳使用、英語で良かったでしょうか) Hello. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. In Japan, plans to convert to standard gauge (1435mm) were seriously considered from around 1910, and in 1917, the test line was converted to standard gauge and tests were conducted. However, due to budgetary and other reasons, the plan was completely abandoned in 1919. If this had been realized, I feel that the current railway system, including the Shinkansen, would have been very different. Although Japan is a small country, the population is still concentrated in large cities, and the trend of depopulation in rural areas is progressing, including the underlying effect of population decline. The role of railways, which were the main means of transportation, is likely to change. As a hobbyist like me, this is sad. (I used Google Translate, was the English okay?)
@davidgraghm7570 You are welcome. I'm happy that you enjoyed the ride. There are some very nice journeys from Slovakia that I had a pleasure to film and will share with you shortly.
Another 5⭐ ride! Bravo👏Big like! You, Lorirocks and Rail cowgirl are the big 3! Best cabrides on the internet. Question: The first time as a cabdriver that you met an approaching train in a dark tunnel at 100kmh- did that frighten you? What was your experience?
@SuperSatyananda Thank you very much for your compliments. I have to tell you that I am not a driver, usually I am not even in the cabin, so it is difficult to answer your question.
Lohnt sich heutzutage noch mehr, da ja vieles modernisiert wurde. Und es ist nicht mehr ganz so der Massentourismus, wie zu Ost-Zeiten, wobei mittlerweile auch wieder viele (teils unerfahrene) Wanderer die Hohe Tatra besuchen.
@@themazeLE Na ja sooo voll war's während meines Aufenthaltes auch nicht. Als wir ankamen, machte sich eine ungarische Reisegruppe auf den Rückweg. Die Zeit für Tokajer und Palinka war dennoch. Und kurz vor unserer Abreise kam eine Gruppe aus Leningrad und ich mus sagen das Wässerchen war vom Feinsten. 😋😀
Naja, ich kenne halt die Erzählungen (und vielleicht auch ein paar Bilder) von damals, vor allem von meinem Stiefvater. Für die meisten DDR-Bürger (vermutlich aber nicht nur für die) war es ja das einzige erreichbare Hochgebirge, entsprechend voll war's seinerzeit auf den Wanderwegen und in den Unterkünften. Wobei ich sagen muss, dass wir mittlerweile wieder an dem Punkt sind, wenn ich die Beiträge in den sozialen Medien so sehe, nur jetzt wohl mehr mit tschechischen Touristen. Mit dem Unterschied, dass einige keinen Respekt vor dem Gebirge und seinen Bewohnern haben bzw. unvorbereitet hingehen.
How green everything looks nice to see Slovakia,can you put captions in a black box it's very hard to see yellow on top of light background of track base thanks I never miss your posts
@user-cr2wx5uz7o Thank you for your comment and your suggestion. I tried various things, I think that a black box would obstruct a part of the video. I will think about it a bit more.
The route map at the start is incorrect. You have shown what I assume is the 2nd part of the trip, not the first. You used the Poprad-Žilina instead of Košice-Poprad.
Just 15-minute train ride from Kysak takes You to Prešov, which is third largest city in Slovakia (after Košice and Bratislava) and of course there are good timed connections to these Košice-Bratislava Express and Intercity trains. Interestingly enough, this Košice-Bratislava line connects directly 6 of 10 largest cities in Slovakia (Bratislava, Košice, Žilina, Trnava, Trenčin and Poprad) with two more (Prešov via Kysak and Martin via Vrutky) being just 10-15 minute timed connections.
Fares in Slovakia are very cheap (at least from a western perspective) and the express train line Bratislava - Žilina - Košice is the main route in the country. A few years ago this trains had 14 cars at peak times! Nowadays, the express trains that run the entire length every 2 hours have only 10 cars, but there are also fast trains running between Bratislava and Žilina on the other hour, as this is the section with the most passengers. There are also a few IC trains with fewer stops, which offer a correspondingly shorter journey time. One pair of these even goes beyond Bratislava to Vienna.
Hi. Where are you from? I did not know that even on Slovak railways there are foreign train drivers if it is purely Slovak routes within Slovakia. I'm used to foreign trains going to Budapest, Prague, Vienna... I didnt know you also go on our routes, nice video otherwise
@@RailRelaxation Ahh I see, did you somehow arrange with the train driver that you can have a camera in the locomotive? Do you like life in Slovenia differently in Europe?
Hodnotím to ako domáci , veľa krát som tadial cestoval , výborná kamera , krásne počasie ...uvidíme , aké budú ďaľšie dva diely . Držím Vám palce .
@romankrsko8817 thank you.
Splendid, eagerly awaiting the next stage. Such lovely countryside.
@CLIVEUSUK Great, I am glad to hear that. The next part is coming soon.
Sunshine and scenery. Yet another great trip, and I think it was my first in Slovakia.
So different to Australia, and very beautiful. 😊👍
@martythemartian99 Oh, it is very different from the trips in Australia. I am glad that you enjoyed the ride. There will be a continuation soon. 😊
welcome to Slovakia... again a wonderful video... I recommend route number 183 TEZ Poprad Tatry - Štrbské pleso (High Tatras) or route 173 Margecany Červená Skala and route 170 Vrutky - Banská Bystrica, these routes are among the most beautiful on the SVK .. .thank you for visiting Slovakia and it's beautiful to see your videos
@MarekSNV1 thank you very much for your suggestions. I have filmed some of the suggested routes and they are wonderful. You can expect to see them in the near future.
The „Kaschau-Oderberger“, one of the most scenic lines in Europe. Thank you!
@folditullner9464 😊
Weird names, looks like someone is starting to have nazi tendencies again :-)
Veľmi dobré video, ďakujem. Vždy keď idem vlakom BA-KE, alebo naopak rozmýšlam aké to musí z kabíny...
@boriso4920 😊 Now you know.
Thank you, I'm enjoying this trip to Slovakia, I can't wait to see what happens next.
@user-gn8jt6vy7f Great. There will be two more videos from this line available soon.
@RailRelaxation looking forward to them coming out david 😀 👏
@JoshHodginsTrains Thank you. Have a nice Sunday.
Great video, nice weather, scenery and driving. Greetings from Norway.
@pettloc4091 Thanks for visiting. I am on my way to Oslo right now. Greetings to Norway.
Great, hope you will have a nice visit here in Norway 😊
@pettloc4091 Thank you. It will be a short one, but hopefully will come again to see more of the country.
Grazie per aver pubblicato la prima parte di questa linea, così come sarà per le altre; bella, complimenti!
Buona giornata e buona Domenica.
Ciao.
@DavideZerillo Gracie. Buona giornata.
@@RailRelaxation Di niente, figurati.
Perjalanan yg menyenangkan..panorama indah..mantabs mas bro...👍👍👍🙏
@pakharmanto2104👍
Great ride,good Info along the way, great mountains .Greatings from Norway.
@mortenjohansen8148 Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks to you too.
Amazing Ride 🎉🎉
@jasonjacob402 Thanks ✌️
Another great video, I'm already looking forward to the even more interesting second part. I've actually seen several cab rides on this route, but everyone does it differently.
I've also been there several times by train and visited one of the most famous photo spots along the route. But that was a few years ago, and the trains were not quite as modern back then.
When entering Poprad you can see brand new freight cars (the train with the ER20) from the Tatravagónka wagon factory there. They produce freight cars for the whole of Europe.
And the Gerlachovský štít is actually the highest mountain in the entire Carpathian Mountains, which also include the High Tatras.
@themazeLE O, great. I appreciate the information. You know the line already, so consider this an updated view😊..the next part is on its way.
The Kosice Bohumin line for a certain stretch! well done David! I know this important line, the Slovak flagship line! It was renewed in the stretch from Zilina to Bratislava because the course of the Vah river has a less tortuous route. Here we see many Skoda locomotives of the Czechoslovak Railways. Finally a line that crosses the Carpathians and you can see the Tatras! I remember the shape of Poprad station! Nice video! We are still between the Hornad valley and then the Vah, which is the main outlet of the Danube in Slovakia. Nice line! I also recommend the route from Zilina-Cadca-Bohumin and also the lines in the Czech Republic, especially the Praha-Brno if you have the opportunity to do it! Or the Bratislava-Sturovo-Budapest which runs near the Danube.
@wladislaw79 Hello Wladislaw, thank you for the suggestion. I have done some of them already, they are waiting to be produced. And the line from Zilina to Bohumin is a great idea. I will look into it. Thank you again for your suggestion.
So nice ❤❤ Greetings from Manchester bro
@JoshHodginsTrains Thanks ✌️Greetings to Manchester.
@@RailRelaxation are you okay 👍
@@JoshHodginsTrains I am, thanks. A bit busy, but okay
@@RailRelaxation I see mate looking forward to the norway vid
Спасибо за ваш напряженный труд 🎉🎉🎉 💪💪💪 !
@Artem96-kz3bg You are welcome, and thank you for appreciating it.
Thanks for the trip. That's a very nice picture.
@TartuBussidLive Glad you enjoyed it.
Huh, video from my country. nice :) Thank you :)
@Adkraelo Glad you liked it! There will be some more soon...
Som prekvapený, že tu vidím video z môjho mesta. 😊
@Terepin64 Where are you from? I hope you will enjoy the ride. It was a very nice ride.
@@RailRelaxation I'm from Košice. 🙂
@Terepin64
Great. Nice town.
@@RailRelaxation Thanks!
thanks for the very nice video!
@trainrailfan671 Glad you liked it! It was my pleasure.
Fantastisch 😊😊
@jorgrisch6280 Danke. Enjoy the ride.
thank you for video very nice
@TheKalle7 Most welcome.
@@RailRelaxation thank you
@@TheKalle7 he makes the best
素晴らしい動画をありがとうございます。
とても良い天気、木々の緑が美しい時季の瑞々しい大地。そして人々の生活に役立っている鉄道の雰囲気、気持ちよく拝見しました。
私の住む国では、大都市圏内通勤線と主要都市間高速専用線以外の鉄道は衰退し、廃止も増え、整備もままならない状況です。
ヨーロッパの鉄道の様子は、その本来の役割を感じる事が出来、鉄道好きには心が和みます。
(google 翻訳使用 日本語→スロべニア語)
Hvala za čudovit video.
Vreme je zelo lepo, drevesa so zelena, zemlja pa bujna in sveža.
Užival sem tudi v vzdušju železnic, ki so koristne za življenje ljudi.
V državi, kjer živim, so železnice, razen mestnih linij in namenskih linij za visoke hitrosti med večjimi mesti, v zatonu, vse pogosteje se ukinjajo in niso dobro vzdrževane.
Ogled stanja evropskih železnic daje občutek njihove prvotne vloge in je pomirjujoč za ljubitelje železnic.
(Uporaba Google Translate japonščina → slovenščina)
@pentop9534 Thank you very much for your comment. I agree, I love this feeling to travel along beautiful green landscapes and to see villages, towns and the way people live. I hope that those old railways around the world will stay operating. Here in Europe there already are many just touristic railways. Like for example the Furka pass in Switzerland, there is a new, faster route that runs under a pass through the tunnel and the old line is used for heritage trains. And it is a treat for train lovers.
Most countries in Europe didn't have the "Shin" moment - basically railway network grew organically with new high-speed lines being added where needed, but integrated in the existing railway system and existing stations. Only country that does have mostly separated high-speed network in Europe is Spain, as their trains originally have wider gauge (1676mm), while new high-speed lines are built to standard gauge (1435mm) so trains can interoperate to France. But here difference isn't like in Japan, that original network was limited with narrow-gauge (1067mm) and high-speed network was built as "Shin" - completely new system separated from original and existing railway network.
Though we did have major closures of local lines, in 1960s and 1970s there were major closures of local lines (see the story of "Beeching cuts" in UK, but most countries had similar story), and also we do have many lines that are in poor shape (especially in Central and Eastern European countries, but also in richer countries).
PS: Google Translate is amazing 😀
こんにちは。
色々教えて頂きありがとう。
日本でも1910年位から本格的に標準軌改築計画(1435mm)が検討され、1917年には実際に試験線区を改軌して試験も行われました。
しかし、予算等の関係もあり1919年には完全に頓挫してしまった。これが実現していたら、現在の様な鉄道体系は新幹線も含め、大きく異なっていたと感じます。
小さな国土の国ですが、それでも大都市に人口が集中し、地方が過疎化する傾向は、根本となる人口減少の影響も含め、進んでいます。
交通の要であった鉄道の役割も変化していくものと思われます。
私の様な趣味人としては淋しい事です。
(グーグル翻訳使用、英語で良かったでしょうか)
Hello.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
In Japan, plans to convert to standard gauge (1435mm) were seriously considered from around 1910, and in 1917, the test line was converted to standard gauge and tests were conducted.
However, due to budgetary and other reasons, the plan was completely abandoned in 1919. If this had been realized, I feel that the current railway system, including the Shinkansen, would have been very different.
Although Japan is a small country, the population is still concentrated in large cities, and the trend of depopulation in rural areas is progressing, including the underlying effect of population decline.
The role of railways, which were the main means of transportation, is likely to change.
As a hobbyist like me, this is sad.
(I used Google Translate, was the English okay?)
20:46, I started going for my phone, we literally have the same ringtone. 🤣
@avarielhr 🤣
what a speed...up to 110kmph
Danke, ich genieße diese Reise in die Slowakei, ich kann es kaum erwarten zu sehen, was als nächstes passiert
@davidgraghm7570 You are welcome. I'm happy that you enjoyed the ride. There are some very nice journeys from Slovakia that I had a pleasure to film and will share with you shortly.
Košice, best city
@jojec8260 👍
Another 5⭐ ride! Bravo👏Big like! You, Lorirocks and Rail cowgirl are the big 3! Best cabrides on the internet. Question: The first time as a cabdriver that you met an approaching train in a dark tunnel at 100kmh- did that frighten you? What was your experience?
@SuperSatyananda Thank you very much for your compliments. I have to tell you that I am not a driver, usually I am not even in the cabin, so it is difficult to answer your question.
@@RailRelaxation OK! Cool rides thru driver connections all over Europe and Brazil I hope you continue your excellent work.
@@SuperSatyananda Thank you. I will
красота))😊
@Stas1661 Thanks.
Very good
@TheRailWeb Thanks.
Muito linda a paisagem, velocidade alta, e amei o túnel de 3.411 m !!!!!
@rosangelanina1868 Obrigado.
Very nice, but I think the map was to be for part 2 😅
@wyqtor Oh, I saw just now what are you talking about. I did that mistake, I apologise for this.
@@RailRelaxation That's OK, we all make mistakes, what matters is that the footage is awesome!
@@wyqtor Thank you for your understanding.
Da werden Erinnerungen wach. Im Oktober 1986 bin ich über Poprad nach Starý Smokovec für 2 Wochen Urlaub gereist. ❤
@frankhinzmann4901 That sounds like a nice holidays.
Lohnt sich heutzutage noch mehr, da ja vieles modernisiert wurde. Und es ist nicht mehr ganz so der Massentourismus, wie zu Ost-Zeiten, wobei mittlerweile auch wieder viele (teils unerfahrene) Wanderer die Hohe Tatra besuchen.
@@themazeLE Na ja sooo voll war's während meines Aufenthaltes auch nicht. Als wir ankamen, machte sich eine ungarische Reisegruppe auf den Rückweg. Die Zeit für Tokajer und Palinka war dennoch. Und kurz vor unserer Abreise kam eine Gruppe aus Leningrad und ich mus sagen das Wässerchen war vom Feinsten. 😋😀
Naja, ich kenne halt die Erzählungen (und vielleicht auch ein paar Bilder) von damals, vor allem von meinem Stiefvater. Für die meisten DDR-Bürger (vermutlich aber nicht nur für die) war es ja das einzige erreichbare Hochgebirge, entsprechend voll war's seinerzeit auf den Wanderwegen und in den Unterkünften. Wobei ich sagen muss, dass wir mittlerweile wieder an dem Punkt sind, wenn ich die Beiträge in den sozialen Medien so sehe, nur jetzt wohl mehr mit tschechischen Touristen. Mit dem Unterschied, dass einige keinen Respekt vor dem Gebirge und seinen Bewohnern haben bzw. unvorbereitet hingehen.
Great video, but I have been wondering. How come, you could hear the train annoucments while being in the cab? Was it just like edited in or...?
@fifosk2977 I filmed the sound from the outside.
@@RailRelaxation Alr, thank you.
How green everything looks nice to see Slovakia,can you put captions in a black box it's very hard to see yellow on top of light background of track base thanks I never miss your posts
@user-cr2wx5uz7o Thank you for your comment and your suggestion. I tried various things, I think that a black box would obstruct a part of the video. I will think about it a bit more.
amazing video but the map at the start shows the wrong section (between poprad and zilina).
@kubondroberk9942 Thank you for informing me, I did a mistake, only saw it after the video was already published.
Dobar krajolik nažalost ne mogu odgledati video danas nego tek za 3 dana😢
@user-er2kr3dm8m Video če vas sačekati😊.
The route map at the start is incorrect. You have shown what I assume is the 2nd part of the trip, not the first. You used the Poprad-Žilina instead of Košice-Poprad.
@slovak_eagle You are right. I did a mistake and saw it just after someone reminded me after publishing the video. My apologies.
@@RailRelaxation It´s alright. Mistakes happen!
If you wanna show our most beautiful track, then show Margecany - Červená skala. ;)
@Terepin64 That is my plan😊
اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد ❤goood ❤
@user-md1bp6zv9k Thanks.
Я ошибаюсь, или карта маршрута не та? А для второй части?
@user-mg5go7xd3t You are right. I am sorry for the mistake.
Impressed by noumber of passengers @Kysak, which isn't a big town in Slovakia. Are they going to modernize this route ?
Just 15-minute train ride from Kysak takes You to Prešov, which is third largest city in Slovakia (after Košice and Bratislava) and of course there are good timed connections to these Košice-Bratislava Express and Intercity trains. Interestingly enough, this Košice-Bratislava line connects directly 6 of 10 largest cities in Slovakia (Bratislava, Košice, Žilina, Trnava, Trenčin and Poprad) with two more (Prešov via Kysak and Martin via Vrutky) being just 10-15 minute timed connections.
Fares in Slovakia are very cheap (at least from a western perspective) and the express train line Bratislava - Žilina - Košice is the main route in the country. A few years ago this trains had 14 cars at peak times!
Nowadays, the express trains that run the entire length every 2 hours have only 10 cars, but there are also fast trains running between Bratislava and Žilina on the other hour, as this is the section with the most passengers. There are also a few IC trains with fewer stops, which offer a correspondingly shorter journey time. One pair of these even goes beyond Bratislava to Vienna.
Minunat
Molto bello. Ma il viaggio prosegue? Ciao
@user-fmadmax Si, prosegue.
Hi. Where are you from? I did not know that even on Slovak railways there are foreign train drivers if it is purely Slovak routes within Slovakia. I'm used to foreign trains going to Budapest, Prague, Vienna...
I didnt know you also go on our routes, nice video otherwise
@davidzatorsky2382 I am Brazilian living in Slovenia. And I am not a train driver, I am just filming. There are Slovak train drivers that are driving.
@@RailRelaxation
Ahh I see, did you somehow arrange with the train driver that you can have a camera in the locomotive? Do you like life in Slovenia differently in Europe?
@davidzatorsky2382 I have to arrange the filming, yes. I like life in Slovenia, I live here for many years already.
19:33 I feel sorry for this bird
Die Karte war nicht richtig. An der Karte gibt es aus Poprad Tatry nach Zilina.
@TapioRautiainen I apologize for the error. I did see it only after the video was published.
19:34 minus bird
❤🤍💚💯💯💯
@TamasKiss-bv9hz
@TamasKiss-bv9hz thanks.
Excellent video my friends awesome like 👍🏻 Greeting from Argentina nuevo subcritor suscribete 😊
@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg Thanks for the sub! Greetings to Argentina. I am trying to plan a trip to Argentina.
Dobar krajolik nažalost ne mogu odgledati video danas nego tek za 3 dana😢