Driver's Eye View - Starý Smokovec to Štrbské Pleso with "Comet"
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- Join the driver in the cab of the beautifully restored Tatra electric railway “Comet” and its vintage train for a trip along the highly scenic railway line between Starý Smokovec to Štrbské Pleso (Slovakia)
Track gauge - 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) - Original video taken on 6th July 2018. Tour organised by RTC.
Music - Track - Composer - Source ES_Family Show Positive 4 - Magnus Ringblom - epidemicsound.com
Map at 00:32 by Peter Pogány - licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
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Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
Thank you and "Hi" from the UK.
Thanks again Tim. Fantastic scenery and great picture quality. Loved it.
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
I want one of these too. What a unique piece of History. You are a lucky chap to be able to ride on that.
It is a wonderful piece of history on wheels, I will be posting more from this railway system in the next couple of weeks, showing the inside of the works and covering track not normally seen by passengers. I am very grateful to the people who make these trips possible, they are a lot of fun.
Delightful - another must do!
It's well worth doing, I hope you get to do it some day.
What a fantastic little train! Beautiful scenery, great video! Australia.
Thank you Jim, this is a little piece of Europe that rarely features in holiday brochures outside Slovakia, I guess they want to keep this unspoiled fairy tale land as it is, without all the tourist trappings that would detract from is natural beauty. Its a lot warmer where you are than it is in England at the moment.
Excellent. Just excellent. Thank you Tim.
Cheers Jim, this train was a real gem, I didn't know this network of mountain railways existed until I visited as part of a rail-tour around Slovakia.
@@Timsvideochannel1 i really enjoy the lesser-known lines like this
What a spectacular journey. Beautiful scenery. I have seen another journey from Poprad Tatry ending up in with this same destination. However in that journey the whole region was covered in snow.
Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride, this area was a surprise to me, I didn't realize that this ski resort existed, it is one of Europe's hidden gems, a little bit of Switzerland in Slovakia.
I have also seen videos showing the railway in winter, how different everything looks? I'd like to return in winter some day.
Hello Tim! This is really a very nice video. Slovakia is and always was an insider tip for us Austrians. This tramway has been worked up nicely. An original piece from earlier times. Greetings from Hans from the Mühlviertel.👍🚂
@Joziah Briggs Thank you. 🇦🇹 Cheers 🍻
A quaint old train and magnificent scenery. I appreciate you showing us the train at the beginning.
Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride, it was a fascinating old locomotive - part tram, part train.
A wonderful journey that one in a part of the continent that I do not know, but these videos take me to lands I will now never see. One of the things these rail videos could do is to show us a short clip of the motive power being used and a bit of technical detail on the loco/locos. Thanks again Tim for this great video, they mean a lot to me.
Hello Anthony, I'm pleased you enjoyed taking a virtual tour of this wonderful part of the European mainland with me. The Tatra railway system was unexpected, I didn't really know it existed until this visit. I think you might find this video interesting, it starts with a driver's eye view and finishes with a fascinating depot tour - th-cam.com/video/W3xZRIKYh4Q/w-d-xo.html
Sometimes it is hard to find information on these lesser know railways, there isn't much on the internet and any books that have been written tend to be in languages other than English. I sometimes include information in the video descriptions, most of the time I rely on Wikipedia with articles such as this one - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatra_Electric_Railway Take care and stay safe. Tim.
what a lovely old train/tram...that was a very smart modern train at Transka Polianka....trees....trees..and more trees...with distant mountain views....
The Tatra railway system is well looked after and they love an excuse to bring "Comet" out for a run.
Thanks Tim this is adding to my Bucket list !
Cheers, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride. My Bucket list grows faster than my ability to cross items off, its good fun trying.
Hello Tim! This is really a very nice video. Slovakia is and always was an insider tip for us Austrians. This tramway has been worked up nicely. An original piece from earlier times. Greetings from Hans from the Mühlviertel.👍🚂
Díky za video, Timme. Bylo to asi před 40 lety, když jsem byl naposledy ve Vysokých Tatrách. Jen jsem si všiml, že jsem při sledování videa stárl. Cesta mi připadala tak dlouhá a já jsem žádnou zastávku neviděl. Přemýšlel jsem o odjezdu do Tatranské Lomnitzy. Trapné :-)
Ahoj, cestoval jsem po všech tratích Tatranské elektrické dráhy kromě trasy Starý Smokovec do Tatranské Lomnice. Pravidelné vlaky byly vyměněny od té doby, co jste navštívili před 40 lety. Je to nádherná část světa a jedno z nejlépe střežených tajemství Slovenska. Jen velmi málo lidí mimo Slovensko a Polsko ví o kráse Vysokých Tater nebo o vynikajících lyžařských zařízeních.
Hi, I traveled on all the lines of the Tatra Electric Railway except the Starý Smokovec to Tatranská Lomnica route. The regular trains have been replaced since you visited 40 years ago. It is a wonderful part of the world and one of Slovakia's best kept secrets. Very few people outside Slovakia and Poland know about the beauty of the High Tatra mountains or the excellent skiing facilities.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Hi Tim, jsem rád, že to proto, že jste tak moc ráda. Je pravda, že je to krásný kousek země. Byl jsem ve Vysokých Tatrách třikrát v létě. Preferoval jsem nižší Tatry před lyžováním. Posledních pár let jsem byl také v Mala Fatře, naprosto krásná a nikdy přeplněná. Vždy tam byl koncem února, začátkem března.
@@wellhausen Ahoj, Slovensko má co nabídnout, přál bych si, abych byl dost mladý na to, abych si užíval lyžování, Slovensko je země, o které jsem věděl málo, dokud jsem nenavštívil, teď už vím, jak je to krásné, přál bych si tam dovolenou, když jsem byl mnohem mladší a mohl si užívat zimní sporty.
Hi, Slovakia has a lot to offer, I wish I was young enough to still enjoy skiing, Slovakia is a country I knew little about until I visited, now I know how beautiful it is, I wish I'd taken holidays there when I was much younger and able to enjoy winter sports.
I did this route with my car (road on the right side goes all the way along this track) - what a stunning area this is. You can "feel the mountains" here - the whole peacefulness of them. I'm from Poland, but this region beats what we got just behind "border" to the north.
It is a really beautiful place, I would like to have spent more time exploring the area. I'm considering joining a tour to Poland next year, although my mother-in-law was Polish, I know little about the country.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Then I have bad news for you - there are not many scenic routes to do with a train (this is caused with a differences after WWII - western Poland [Germany] had tracks almost everywhere, where the east part [Russia] almost had none. Because of the lack of money - they canceled many tracks in western part, to build infrastructure in the east. Retro trains are also a rare thing these days - available mostly during museum events ( muzeumtechniki.pl/ ).
@@Liton999 Hi, I know very little about Polish railways, I had not realised how much WWII had affected them. I have seen videos showing the Wolsztyn Steam Trains, I was considering joining one of the "Railway Touring Company's" rail-tours to Poland. Thank you for the link, some fascinating photographs.
Krásny děkuji
Ďakujem vám, som rád, že ste si užil jazdu.
Great video, beautiful scenery, excellent photography and editing! Thanks!!!
Thank you, I really appreciate your comment.
Excellent - thank you
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it.
Maybe in 2020 I'll get to know Europe by pedaling and I'll certainly pass through this region, very beautiful! Greetings from Brazil.
Hi Cesar, the best time to visit this area is in the spring or autumn, the summer is the most beautiful but it gets hot (up to 36°C) and thunderstorms are very common in the afternoons.. Downpour can be pretty crazy at times, from a small streams it changes to a river. You could visit Southern Poland, cross the Tatry mountains to Slovakia and maybe keep going down south to Hungary, Austria or Czech Republic. Czech and Slovakia are small countries but extremely picturesque, there is so much of natural beauty or history to take in. Countless castles, mountain viewpoints, medieval towns with gold mines open for public.. zena.sme.sk/c/22081357/devat-rozhladni-ktore-stoja-za-vikendovu-turistiku.html?ref=tit Here's an amazing photo inspiration from only five and half million population but beautiful Slovakia: fici.sme.sk/c/22068389/slovak-beha-po-slovensku-tieto-slovenske-mesta-sa-oplati-navstivit.html .
beware of bears. No kidding, but they do happen to run around in the mountains.
Beautiful Scenery
Cheers, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride.
This is a ride I would love to take. {USA}
@@knightd12 I hope you get the opportunity some day.
I like all of your video's but this one is especially soothing and enjoyable! Beautiful country. Thank you very much!
Thank you Sherry, I really appreciate your kind comment.
if you saw the country some 13-14 years ago, it looked like moon, in 2004 strong winds made it look like landscape after bombardment. Notice few long trees vs the rest small, those that were planted/grew in 15 years.
nice trip. love the coaches
Good morning Keith, I hope you are keeping well. I miss getting out and about, so its nice to take a look at TH-cam, the next best thing to actually visiting a place. This railway was a bit of a surprise, almost like being in Switzerland. The Heritage Train looked as good as the day it was made, a real credit to the railway and those who look after it.
Very nice ride i beautiful nature. Thanks so much for sharing! 👍
Thank you, riding this beautifully preserved train through the lower reaches of the High Tatra Mountains was a most enjoyable experience.
Ha Tim,dat ziet er heel leuk uit,lekker mooi weertje ook.gaaf hoor.dit zijn nou echt de leuke spoortjes.
Gebieden van Slowakije zijn vergelijkbaar met Zwitserland. Skiën, prachtige natuur en bergbanen - Areas of Slovakia are similar to Switzerland. Skiing, beautiful scenery and mountain railways.
Thank you.
Cheers, I hope you enjoyed the ride.
Fantastic video!! Thanks for showing some images of the train prior to the ride.
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride, it's a fascinating railway system.
eccezionale .mervigliosa passeggiata in sicilia esiste solo degrado e monnezza queste cose sono state smantellate da almeno un secolo
Hi tim,Beautiful scenery in a beautiful country thanks mate cheer's bob.
Cheers Bob, I'm pleased you enjoyed this trip through Slovakia's beautiful mountains.
Wau boli ste na Slovensku!!!! Krásna trať, 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Slovensko, je jedným zo skrytých skvostov Európy, krásne miesto veľmi málo ľudí vie o.
Google Translate - Slovakia, is one of Europe's hidden gems, a beautiful place very few people know about.
Wonderful .
Thank you.
Country name pleasr
@@m.jayapaltrain4763 Slovakia.
Thank u
Fantastic trip. Going to watch this one again. Found you on facebook. Also your group. So glad to know now I can keep up with you and your trips and videos. Thanks for sharing your trips with us we do so enjoy them. God bless.
Hi, I'm glad you enjoyed this video. I recently started the Facebook group, to be able to post information about my travels when I am away from my computer at home. Take care. Tim.
bedankt voor deze weer mooie rit.fijn weekend.greetz:Peerke.
Fabulous !!
Another cracking good video
Cheers, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Can I ask how did you manage to create the maps?
Hi, the map was downloaded from the internet, it's source is given in the video description. The route is highlighted using free software available using this link - www.routegenerator.net/ the place names are generated using my editing software (Pinnacle Studio Ultimate - Version 20), I have, but don't use the latest version of Pinnacle Studio because it doesn't work well on my computer. I hope this helps. Tim.
Hi Tim looks like it was made by Hornby. Love it thanks.
Hi, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride. It looks like a toy train, but it has preformed a serious function for over 100 years. A remarkable little survivor from another age, I wonder if any of today's trains will still be around in 100 years time?
Superbe voyage
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Hi Tim, thanks for another high quality video! Some information about the scenery - maybe you've noticed how strange that forests along the line look. I mean Those tall, majestic lonely trees sticking out here and there.
There was a major natural disaster in year 2004 - spectator.sme.sk/c/20699948/the-day-that-changed-the-tatra-mountains-for-good.html that changed how Tatras look. The old monoculture spruce trees were uprooted or literally broken like a matchsticks in vast areas. But it's amazing to see how the nature has managed to recover itself. However, it doesn't look like those man made plantations anymore, it's a mixed forest with healthy variation of trees and plants. Monocultures are bad for land, there's no diversity for ecosystem, it's unbalanced and prone to fatal disasters and pests. There's a pressure from forestry lobby to have only a spruce because it's the most profitable resource, despite the evidence that nature can get it right if given a chance. Thank you for sharing, Ron.
At 9:22 you can see that 2 surviving trees were stripped of all their up-slope and sideways directed branches, leaving only the down-slope pointing ones remaining.
not sure if you know, in 2004 came such strong winds that broke most trees, some couldnt look at the mountains losing most of the trees. Thats why you can see some stand alone groups of long trees, but the rest are about 15 years old at best. It reminded me of deforested areas during wars ...
Hi, I did not know about the 2004 storm, although I am aware of the damage storms can do. In 1987 a hurricane storm hit my home town, in places there were no trees left standing, even today there are area with no mature trees. Thank you for the information, next time I watch the video, I'll look out for the landscape you describe.
Here's is one interesting article about this High Tara's storm event:
journals.openedition.org/rga/4990
Great video, going to Google for more info.Been on narrow gauge at J.Hradec and that's worth a visit in Czech Republic!
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. I should have been visiting the Czech Republic to see more of their wonderful railways in June, sadly due to the virus that trip has been cancelled. Thank you for the recommendation, hopefully I won't be too long before I can start travelling again.
Hallo Tim, I know from GDR after fall of the Berlin Wall overland Tatra-Trams (like Halle - Leuna-Werke) with daring rides, but such an adventure was not among them. - Heinz
Hello Heinz, I looked up the network you mention in your comment - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Halle_(Saale) - a substantial network. These little trains on the High Tatra Mountain Railway had a Swiss feel to them, some of the Swiss built trains will feature in a video to be uploaded in the next week or two. Tim.
Super
Spectacular cabride with lovely greenery. Did not expect that Tatra mountain area would be this beautiful. Where to next Tim?
Hi' I'm glad you enjoyed it. Slovakia is beautiful. I have just arrived home in the UK after 5 weeks in New Zealand and Australia. I've got to catch up with everything, then its back to work on Monday.
That's a nice little train ride, through some interesting scenery.
I'm wondering as to the purpose of those "third rails" which seem to appear frequently only on some of the sharper curves. Is it that the metre gauge trains tend to "ride up" on the flanges and be in danger of derailing on sharp curves, so the extra rail prevents that?
Hi, the third rails are there to help in the event of a derailment. They are different to British check rails that are designed to stop a derailment, these appear to prevent the train completely leaving the track.
bellissimo arrivo
Nice video!. How many KMS does the train travel and how long? I enjoyed the video. Congratulations!.
About 15,9 km - at least that's how long the road on the right side of the track is.
www.google.pl/maps/dir/Stary+Smokowiec,+Wysokie+Tatry-Star%C3%BD+Smokovec,+S%C5%82owacja/%C5%A0trbsk%C3%A9+Pleso,+059+85+Vysok%C3%A9+Tatry-%C5%A0trbsk%C3%A9+Pleso,+S%C5%82owacja/@49.1249535,20.0714501,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x473e23f6bdb6f853:0x2aea9cc2836216a!2m2!1d20.2203821!2d49.1390462!1m5!1m1!1s0x473e278170d92427:0x55629f044f37b7d4!2m2!1d20.0630174!2d49.1183802!3e0?hl=pl
É um lugar muito bonito
A Eslováquia é um país surpreendentemente bonito.
Does this run all year or only in summer...and where to get timetable on internet?
Hi, the railway does run all year, although heritage trains are only used on specials as far as I am aware. Please click on this link for a timetable - www.tatry.sk/en/infocenter/infrastructure/tatra-electric-railways/
Is that gauge Standard, Narrow or somewhere in-between? It's getting hard to tell these days! LOL
Hi Neil, the track gauge is - 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Yes, but is that "Standard Gauge" or "Narrow Gauge"?
@@neilforbes416 I would call it narrow gauge.
Yeah, that was the definition I was chasing. Measurements, when given on their own, don't tell the whole story.
It is standard gauge with its sharp curves I suppose
wat is de spoorbreedte van de rails?
Track gauge - 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
What country?
Slovakia.
ACH good great video like 33🎥✨🎆🎇🙏👌🙌👍🏆🥇🤴🥇🏆
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it :-)
👍
Thank you.
1.5 Kv DC?
Yes, please click on this link for more details - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatra_Electric_Railway
100500 & +1 !
61 / 5000
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Wow country name please
Slovakia
Thank you very much
Slovakia
Thank u
sorry ik zag het in de intro.1 meter/1000mm.lol.
More videos upload
I'm working on it.
Delightful - another must do!