Driver's Eye View Štrbské Pleso to Starý Smokovec (Slovakia)

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Having made the run from Starý Smokovec to Štrbské Pleso our driver runs round his train ready for the return trip to Starý Smokovec. Join the driver in the cab of this beautifully restored Tatra electric railway “Comet” and its vintage train for a trip along the highly scenic railway line between Štrbské Pleso and Starý Smokovec.
Track gauge - 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) - Original video taken on 6th July 2018. Tour organised by RTC.

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@carlitosleonidas3029 4 жыл бұрын

The railroad is so immersed in nature. Love it!

@Timsvideochannel1 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it, I think Mother Nature is trying to reclaim the track bed, it is a beautiful part of the world.

@J3scribe 5 жыл бұрын

How wonderfully verdant that region is. I never knew Slovakia was so beautiful! Great video!

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

This was my first visit to Slovakia, I was pleasantly surprised by its both its beauty and the classic European architecture in many of the towns. The best of Europe without the high price tag of the better know tourist destinations.

@MrPeerum 5 жыл бұрын

Was een hele mooie berg rit.bedankt en een fijn weekend nog.

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Dank u, ik ben blij dat je genoten van de rit.

@johannperaus6890 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Tim! Strbske pleso is a very wonderful spot on earth. Many hotels and very cheap. An insider tip. Spa and winter sports resort. Here you can really relax. Greetings from Hans from the Mühlviertel in Upper Austria.👍

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Hans, "Yes" Štrbské Pleso is very beautiful and good value foe money, in summer it is ideal walking country, in winter it's a ski resort and they bakery makes very tasty cakes. Best wishes from Tim in England.

@bendover9411 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful country!!

@slycat1939 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice video Tim. Thanks for sharing. Really enjoy your trips. I love riding along with you. God bless.

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased enjoyed this one, Slovakian railways are fun to ride. Tim.

@archieohare 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the ride!

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

@arnesw2647 5 жыл бұрын

Great! Thanks for the ride

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

@dewiz9596 5 жыл бұрын

Quite a difference in right of way maintenance from Swiss railways. . . But very enjoyable. Thank you!

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

The permanent way was in reasonable condition, just a little overgrown in places. Swiss railway maintenance is second to none, a tough act to follow. The Tatra Railways do a good job on the budget available, as is the case with many railways around Europe, to increase the maintenance budget would risk many of them no longer being viable. A bit of grass here and there, coupled to a lower line speed is preferable to no railway at all. I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride and I hope you will follow more of my railway adventures.

@royreynolds108 5 жыл бұрын

I am always fascinated by the trains, tracks, and scenery you shoot on your trips. Here the track uses inner guard rails extensively to keep the wheel flanges on the outer wheels from wearing the running rail at the expense of expensive guard rail system and high friction on the backs of the inside wheels. At the beginning the catenary uses two contact wires I assume for heavy power draw because of steep grades and the sharp curves. The catenary tension weights look to be very heavy. The catenary towers of built-up metal. The area looks to have been heavily logged in the past 10 to 15 years. Absolutely beautiful scenery.

@michalmariaosb 5 жыл бұрын

The area wasn't logged, but rather destroyed in 2004 by a powerful windstorm. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m86mrLKDtd_chJc.html. Most of the railroad was passing through dense forest originally, but it will still take decades for the forest to renew itself. It's a sad sight for me now whenever I visit the park. More info about the windstorm here: www.lesytanap.sk/sk/vetrova-kalamita/

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

@@michalmariaosb Thank you for this fascinating information, I'm sure Roy Reynolds will appreciate it.

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Roy, I knew about the Hurricane that devastated the trees in this area, I found this on the internet - www.alamy.com/stock-photo-hurricane-damage-on-the-slovakian-side-of-the-high-tatras-almost-half-16637634.html. Mních s kamerou has confirmed my own information. The tracks and catenary are substantial for our little train, but I guess they are necessary for the regular service trains which are considerably larger and somewhat faster. The scenery rivals that of Switzerland for natural beauty.

@MrMondeo2010 5 жыл бұрын

gr8 video tim

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

@mikioni 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic 🙂

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@kaliban971 5 жыл бұрын

Good vidéo thank you

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

@alanwindypics 5 жыл бұрын

It's a very lovely run, but interesting that they don't use any horn when approaching ungated road crossings, and even more interesting that cars don't seem to try and 'race' the train (as is often the case in the UK) in spite of the lack of any gates to stop them from trying! :-)

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the trip, there were flashing lights at most road crossings although not all. I think the big difference is that the lights don't start flashing 3 minutes before the train arrives as is often the case in the UK, they a more like road junction traffic lights, when they flash the train is only seconds away, meaning to run the lights involves far more risk, but at the same time the wait to cross is minimal.

@MatejGames 4 жыл бұрын

Well, we dont use any horns here since most of people respect the lights.

@robertcoleman4861 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful place thanks tim ,last friday we had 4 seasons in one day 9am 32c 2pm after southerly buster down to 18c in 10 min cherr's bob.ps when are you going to post the longreach adventure?.

@Timsvideochannel1 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Bob, I've experience weather like that Sydney, I think its normal in NZ and the UK, we are well and truly into Autumn here in the England, the leaves are falling, the warmth has gone from the sunshine and the days are decidedly shorter. I haven't posted a video yet this week, I was in Austria filming and I'm only just catching up. I am working on the first of the Longreach videos at the moment, it should be ready for next weekend. Take care. Tim.

@KOLEJ22DrogaPrzygody 5 жыл бұрын

Nice 68 🏆🥇👍👌

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it was a most enjoyable ride😊👍

@jamesrivis620 5 жыл бұрын

Is it my imagination but it seems that speed limits are ignored ? Pretty narrow gauge isn’t it ? I also note that some of these outlying stations have those self generated switching to the loop or branch line (i.e. the first bogey to hit the connector track pushes it into position, probably due to large distances it would require cable to be laid to operate the switch from the signal ‘box’.

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

I think the camera makes the train appear to be travelling faster than was actually the case. The line is metre gauge and the points/switches are sprung loaded, relying on the train wheels to push the blades over, a system used on low speed railways all over the world where the cost of full scale signalling and switch operation cannot be justified. They are set in such a way that the trains will always pass, it only goes wrong if a train inadvertently reverses and I've seen that happen.

@joselitoeliaspereira2853 5 жыл бұрын

Lugar muito bonito mesmo

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

É lindo, espero que tenha gostado do passeio.

@neilforbes416 5 жыл бұрын

Ah, I'm the first to comment. Nice one, Tim. I was wondering when we'd be seeing a new video from you. This one virtually "hot off the editing software", so-to-speak! LOL. You must've shot years' worth of video content during your time in Slovakia!

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Neil, this was probably my most successful tour to date for cab footage and there is still more to come.

@neilforbes416 5 жыл бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 Just as I said, "you must've shot years' worth of video content during your time in Slovakia!"

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

@@neilforbes416 I noticed a year has passed since I started uploading videos from this tour, so "yes" I did get more than a years worth.

@neilforbes416 5 жыл бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 It's been a year? WOW! And still more to come!

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

@@neilforbes416 😊👍

@rhbeadlejr 4 жыл бұрын

Weird looking trees where the train stopped.

@rhbeadlejr 4 жыл бұрын

In fact, in a lot of places!

@Timsvideochannel1 4 жыл бұрын

@@rhbeadlejr The trees do look odd. A hurricane blew most trees down about 10 years ago, those you see are the few that survived.

@anmolmehta7116 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Tim. It's been quite a long time since your previous video of Slovakia's Tatra Mountains. I enjoyed the ride a lot. However, why did the train stop a couple of times in between? It seemed like the driver either had trouble with the engine or stopped to admire the nearby flowers.

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, it was a lovely ride and I like the idea that the driver stopped to admire the flowers, I don't know why the train stopped, there didn't appear to be anything wrong with the locomotive.

@maciekpowaga6317 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim for a nice trip in the Slovak Tatra mountains. I wonder how it is with braking when traveling in the opposite direction? Do you know how it looks during the downhill?

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride. I am working on a video taken in the workshops at Poprad Tatry at the moment showing narrow gauge trains in various stages of repair and restoration. I will upload it next weekend. As far as can tell the old train we were travelling on relied on clasp brakes acting on the wheel itself. The brakes can be seen in the photo at 40:34 .

@maciekpowaga6317 5 жыл бұрын

Timsvideochannel1 However, the next picture 🥯 looks much better. 😀😉

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

@@maciekpowaga6317 That cake was delicious 😊

@johnestowell 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video Tim. Why did the train stop and start 3 times in the same spot?

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers John, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I can't blame Pete for the train stopping and starting, he didn't get to drive this one. I have no idea what happened.

@MrPeerum 5 жыл бұрын

zo,ik had hem even op later bekijken gezet.was heel druk met cabrides.lol.

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

Er zijn een heleboel zeer goede taxiritten op You Tube, zoals HinduCowGirl

@georgemorin4787 5 жыл бұрын

Well at least I know where to go for my next christmas tree.

@dcaLQ3Dneopl 5 жыл бұрын

Be careful! Probably here Ents wives live.

@user-sc2id2dg9g 4 жыл бұрын

へえ～　結構新しい車両だけど、吊り掛け駆動方式（音で解ります。）ねえ。まあ、メンテ面では吊り掛け駆動方式がお手軽なんよね。あと、き線ないけど、特別高圧（日本の電気法律区分　２００００～２５０００V）供給なんだろうか？

@Timsvideochannel1 4 жыл бұрын

これは、ハイタトラ鉄道のために1913年に製造された非常にかなり小さな列車です。このリンクは、1977年にサービスから撤退する直前の写真を示しています - www.railpage.net/po-stopach-tatranskych-elektrickych-zeleznic-i-cast/

@jamesrivis620 5 жыл бұрын

Is this design of rail stock Russian in origin ( i.e. not as streamlined compared to Western systems). Initiating a warning before a road or farming crossing seems to by haphazardly applied. There is absolutely no value in applying the whistle as you cross the intersection. (see Sibir).Also the ‘warning’ sounds too much like when the bogies press (screech)against the side rail on the outside of the curve. What is their version of the British ‘Whistle’ warning .

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatra_Electric_Railway en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0trbsk%C3%A9_Pleso%E2%80%93%C5%A0trba_rack_railway The 2 links above confirm the rolling stock is either Swiss or Czechoslovakian - Siemens, Stadler or ČKD Tatra. The whistle/horn is similar to a Swiss warning horn, I agree it does sound a bit like a wheel screeching against the rail on a bend. I did not hear a British style horn, just the already mentioned Whistle/horn. The trains are not fast, most likely they could easily stop if a car was causing an obstruction on one of the level crossings.

@peteostridge4311 5 жыл бұрын

Did this trip in the early nineties just after the fall of communism, it was quite rickerty back then.

@Timsvideochannel1 5 жыл бұрын

I would love to have done the trip back then, there have been a lot of changes, although the late fall of communism does mean the railway system has survived almost intact, branch lines and all.