Hi, this ride was fun. There are not many places in the world where trains running on different gauges can pace each other.

Cheers, it was certainly out of the ordinary.

Thank you, I am pleased you enjoyed it.

Hi Bob in sunny Sydney, its mild and damp here today, typical Christmas weather, I'd rather have snow. This rail trip was one of the most unusual I've experienced, imagine what it mast have been like to stand on one of the stations with two trains travelling in the same direction full of people waving to each other. I am working on a passenger's eye view of the trip at the moment, its fun to edit and I look forward to posting it over the holidays. Seasons Greeting. Tim.

ďakujem. Som rád, že sa vám to páčilo video.

Hi, I understand how it feels when a parent passes away, I had many good times with my father, when he passed on I knew he would want me to remember him for all those special moments, such as catching fish in rock pools on holidays, I hope you have cherished memories of your mother to take you through these difficult days. It it always nice to share my travels and I look forward to sharing more with you over the coming year. Best wishes. Tim.

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

I've only just seen this this list, it's really useful.

Thank you.

@@Timsvideochannel1 Hi I am the owner of the youtube channel: kzfaq.info/love/UPn5IEQugMf_JeNJOV9p2A I am from Vietnam In the last time I took some video pictures of your car. I know filming that video was totally wrong and you claimed copyright to my video. I hope you'll retract that copyright claim, and in return I'll pay you a fee for my commitment to remove all the videos I recorded. I hope we can cooperate to have a good result for both parties. Thank you very much

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Thank you :-)

Hello Hans, this was a fascinating and unusual trip. Thank you for the information about the slight change of gauge from 1524mm to 1520mm, I was not aware of it. I will start editing Part 2 this evening, if all goes to plan it should be ready for next weekend. Seasons Greetings. Tim

Hi, I've checked it out on Google Earth, you are correct. It's a bit late for me to change it now, I wonder how many other people are going to spot my error. Cheers. Tim.

No worries; nobody will notice or care. While indeed following the tracks on Google Earth, I just randomly noticed the name of the river was incorrect, but really not worth it to re-edit and upload the vid. Thanks again for these super nice videos and those RTC tours seem to be really neatly organized; I might join one, onde day . . .

I hope you enjoyed the ride.

Yes, Thank you. sorry about the lousy spelling!

@@davidgandar7339 Cheers, don't worry about the spelling, mine is not so good, fortunately clicking the three dots on the right hand side gives the opportunity to correct mistakes.

Thank you, it was an interesting experience, especially the parallel running. Most of the tour participants including myself lean out of the window sometimes to take photos, its not a wise move, but at lower speeds its not too dangerous so long as you keep an eye out for overhanging trees, bridges and tunnels. The second part should be available for the weekend.

This trip was a fun, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

Hi Chuck, this trip was fun, especially with the two trains running side by side, I look forward to bringing you the next part of this unusual train ride.

Hello Tim, so I wait continue the trip too! As I see at forecast weather, your temperature is above our, but partially cloudy is analogicaly of our. We has many poor weather in whole. Heven't sun here! And I become an evil croaking crow from this reason! Take care. Chuck

@@chucksandos8939 Hi Chuck, after two days of rain it was bright and sunny this morning, good for the time of year. I hope you get better weather tomorrow, you don't want to be a croaking crow. Take care. Tim.

Hi Tim, I'm hope so the Golfstreem maybe still saves your climate congition today. But here at 4th or 5th days in a row weather alike as in hell! The sun haven't in our land totally... And in whole, for last month, only about 4-5 days are sunny days, others days was devolish fog, rain and high humidity without sun!.. It's absolutelly anomally as local weather condition too in whole now, alike is anomal the early snow in mountains was falls in middle of November, -- so its climate catastrophe for our land... There was no such climatic disgrace even before the onset of the brutal winter of 2017! And is different in reality and forecast of the weather -- so its radically other climate models... At current calendar year we have about 150 sunny days with has about 300 days in normal local climate condition. Now Im have about 5% or less of life energy... And in future are follows winter... Take care. Chuck

Hello Chuck, sorry to hear the weather has been miserable in Sandanski for the last couple of days. Here in the UK it is warm for the time of year here, but no sunshine today, just wind and rain :-( . I hope the weather improves where you are to rejuvenate you life energy. Stay warm. Tim.

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Hi, I read this as part of a Wikipedia article about the line en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzhhorod%E2%80%93Ko%C5%A1ice_broad-gauge_track This stretch has the heaviest catenary construction in the EU (2 work cables, 1 fitting cable and 3 additional cables)

@@Timsvideochannel1 I did not read it until now, but as you can see it was clear to me, since I have a good electrical education. Electrical laws is still same, so if a voltage of 3000V DC was chosen, it was necessary building 2 work cables, 1 fitting cable and 3 additional cables. However in 1966 already serially produced stronger locomotives for Soviet gauge 1524 mm for 25000V AC 50Hz electric network (locomotives Škoda 52E series in the USSR marked ЧС4/ChS4/ČS4 with an output of 5000kW) but the original project of this railroad did not count on electrification so was then electrified later 1976-1978 and by then were used only diesel locomotives Soviet production (T679.5 nickname Sergei with power 1470kW and T679.2 nickname Ragulin with an output of 2200kW). From an electrical point of view, power distribution of 25000V AC is more advantageous than 3000V DC, because with 25000V AC have smaller current and therefore thinner cable are needed to achieve the same output than 3000V DC. The reason why it was decided to electrify this rail by the 3000V DC distribution was that the Ukraine in the Uzghorod region had the same electrical system. Overall, both Czech-Slovakia and the former USSR countries have both types of power supply in different locations due to the fact that during the electrification of 40-50 years there were no powerful rectifiers to locomotives (only electromechanical rectifiers electroengine+dynamo and Ignitrons). Ignitrons not reliable in mountainous areas - higher climb and fall of railway) and electro engines with the ability to smooth regulate of power were only for direct current. For this reason, electrification was initially built with 3000V DC and later from the early 1960s after the improvement features of Ignitrons (Soviet type locomotive VL60/ВЛ60) to 25kV AC. To understand the work of the locomotive VL60 and ignitrons there is a video in Russian language kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rqp6itpjqa2cc4E.html and in 1963 the prototype Škoda 32E was created with silicon rectifiers (First laminate lady) of 5100kW at 25kV AC. This locomotive is a direct precursor to Škoda 52E ČS4 and, of course laminate ladies series 230 and 240. Here is a Russian-language video as Skoda 52E ČS4 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/neB6jJimyrTcYWg.html Works and, of course, the principles are identical for laminate ladies and 242 series "Plecháč".

@@heno_3098 Thank you for this comment, it made interesting reading. I am a mechanical engineer, designing plastic components and plastic injection mold tools. I spend most of my time making mold tools and assembly aids for production lines. My knowledge of electrical installations is limited. I live in the UK where electrified railways are either 25kV AC overhead or 750 Volt DC third rail. The trains where I live are third rail, OK most of the year, but a disaster when it snows, the older trains and sub stations could cope with the arcing on freezing days, but the modern trains and electrical equipment just don't work in freezing conditions, not a good situation, not everything newer is better. I looked at the two videos you sent the links for, the "laminate lady" locomotives looked very modern when they were introduced. I had seen one or two of the smaller versions in Bulgaria, but I didn't see any on the main line, so I was pleasantly surprised to see a number of them running in Slovakia, especially around Bratislava. The Slovakian versions are the very best of 1960/70's design and still look good today. I am editing the second part of this video this evening, it should be ready for the coming weekend. I will take another look at the two videos you sent the links to as time permits. Thanks again for your comment. Tim.

@@Timsvideochannel1 Thank you for feedback. I was born in Bratislava and still live here and work as a slot tech service, but besides that repair mainboards on TV and various electronic devices, I was also a programmer and designer of electronic circuits, I try about everything possible, because life is only one. I have come from the telecommunication sphere since there were electromechanical and later electronic telephone exchanges, and that is the focus that studied in high shool. However, since childhood my first memories cable later hydraulic excavators, trucks, buses and of course rail and military equipment. Man is always interested in something new, so I many learned from curiosity also industrial automation and nuclear power. My father worked 1964-1969 on the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Czecho-Slovakia, where this reactor use the principles of the carbon dioxide cooled and deuterium moderated free neutrons are most similar to Canadian Candu Reactors. It was an experimental project, but it finally unsuccessful and have begun to build the normal PWR reactors via soviet project VVER that were more efficient and safer. They still work here in Slovakia, Czech republic, Hungary, Finland, Russia and newer types are still being built around the world. I also took a close look at the nuclear accident in Tchernobil, but only years later, because in 1986 I was only 13 years old. However, I remember that it was forbidden to drink milk and dairy products, but we must go to 1st May 1986 celebrations, when it rained and it was a a radioactive rain because it was just days after the accident so it can to say that I also radioactive generation ... :) I think I have quite a wide range from history to the present, because I think that without knowledge of history you can not understand even the current technique. I'm looking forward to the second part of the your video.

​@@heno_3098 Hi, it is always nice to hear a little about the people who watch my videos. Bratislava and Slovakia impressed me, so much to offer visitors such as myself, history, beautiful buildings and stunning landscapes. I am (or should be) programming the next operation on my CNC milling machine, when a circuit board fails, it usually costs a fortune to fix, so I appreciate the importance of understanding circuit boards. I noted most of the public transport in Slovakia was made by Skoda, the new trams in Bratislava compared very favourably against the Siemens trams in other part of Europe. I must get on with work now, if I find time this evening I will write again. Thank you for taking time to comment. Tim.

Cheers, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

Cheers, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

It's a great experience, I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I did.

@@Timsvideochannel1 What was the border like btw? Do they take a portable device and stamp onboard and do the work on the spot, or do they collect the documents and return them?

@@martinfrostnas6610 Our train ran to the border, we did not cross into the Ukraine, so there were no passport formalities.

I checked the Map at 00:35 , it shows the line is electrified at 3kV, most of the 25kV lines are in the West of the country, marked in blue.

@@Timsvideochannel1 It is possible but there is no refreshment cable there.

@@heno_3098 Hopefully someone with a good knowledge of the route will see this post and confirm the voltage used on the parallel standard gauge track.

@@heno_3098 Áno, nie je tam viditeľné zosilňovacie vedenie, ale trať je napájaná 3kV DC napätím, ako celá slovenská časť bývalej KBŽ a všetky elektrifikované trate na východnom Slovensku. Na našom území sú len dva styky 25kV AC a 3kV DC - jeden vnútroštátny pred žst.Púchov od Žiliny, a druhý medzištátny na hranici SR-Maďarsko na trati Košice - Hidasnémeti. Po prestavbe žilinského uzlu sa plánuje posun styku 25kV AC - 3kV DC až na vjazd do stanice Žilina.

Vapour trails from passing aircraft.

unfortunately, now military actions are not limited to the railway. Overloading a column of heavy machinery is much easier with new cranes. But the main war has long been in the field of economics. The one who controls a single space controls everything. In other words, another gauge of the railway is the economic inhibition of a country in which there is an undistributed gauge. The countries of the former USSR, although they occupy the first places in the prevalence of the gauge of 1,520 mm, but they lag behind the countries in which the gauge of 1,435 mm.

I found the reply from Сергей Старцев interesting. Spain adopted a different gauge for the same reason, the change of gauge was intended to render the rolling stock of invaders unusable.

Ale rozumbrado, ty jsi takový instruktor přes internet, co?