Today's trip is quite a rare occurrence. After a night of track work, Paolo is taking the engineering train fom Cinuos-chel-Brail to Poschiavo, including a change of direction in St Moritz. Thanks to the fact that the entire RhB network is electrified, diesel trains only operate for construction, track clearing or emergency purposes.
The first 15 minutes of the journey take place before dawn. The GoPro camera isn't good in low light situations, the powerful headlights of the Gmf 4/4 II locomotives however do a better job of lighting the way than the standard locomotives we've seen so far.
After our departure in St. Moritz, prepare yourself for the breathtaking views along the Bernina railway (Unesco heritage listed) in the midst of summer. On the 7% downward slopes, our speed is restricted to 20 Km/h to prevent the train brakes from getting too warm. This gives us a chance to really soak in the scenery.
The Bernina railway sets a few records, including being the highest railway alpine crossing in Europe (2253m), the highest adhesion railway of the continent, the open air railway with the greatest height difference (1824m) and furthermore one of the steepest adhesion railways (conventional railway without cogs) worldwide, with gradients of up to 7%.
0:00 Preview
1:08 Map
1:38 On screen information
1:44 Pictures of the train and cab
2:10 Departure in Cinuos-chel-Brail
22:22 Samedan
24:40 Departure in Samedan in full daylight
31:11 St Moritz
56:05 Morteratsch
1:04:08 Bernina Diavolezza
1:06:08 Bernina Lagalb (snowcapped mountains in view)
1:14:26 Ospizio Bernina (Highest point)
1:26:08 Alp Grüm (scenic 180 degree turn)
1:58:34 Cadera
2:11:10 Poschiavo
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