Steam and semaphores in Pakistan

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2 жыл бұрын

Charter steam trains in Pakistan: three HG/S class locomotives haul freight and passenger trains on the triangle Rawalpindi - Attock - Basal, crossing a.o. the famous Attock Khurd fortified bridge over the mighty Indus river. This video was recorded in HDR format, and is best viewed on a HDR compatible device, if not the case, color distortion will be observed.

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@muhammadumairkhan8435 2 жыл бұрын

Exceptional content Kochersberg. Thanks for showing our heritage to the world. Great stuff.

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@neerajjain9088 Жыл бұрын

Excellent capture. In India we don't have 2-8-0 specification, furnace oil powered steam locos. Good old British heritage locos still working in Pakistan. Hats off to crew and locoshed personnels. In India we have 2-8-2 and 4-6-2 WP and WG, also YP and YG of same specifications working till 1994 and 1997 on trunk routes. The WP and WG ( Make Baldwin USA, Canadian, Polish, Czech , German ) generates massive power of 2600 HP and can haul 1200 MT of load at 120 kmph. whereas WDM generates only 2200HP.

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@sheeskhan220 11 ай бұрын

I love those WP series locomitives which a re made in india

@hamix0137 9 ай бұрын

they are not still in use but only 2-3 are in working conditions

@vivekraychowdhury4348 2 жыл бұрын

PR has done a good job in keeping steam heritage alive. Thank you for the great upload and some interesting history. 👌👍

@KochersbergTV 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. PR seems to be motivated for running a number of steam trains now that it has three usable steam locomotives. Let's hope takes place.

@muhammadumairkhan8435 2 жыл бұрын

@@KochersbergTV Is it a recent news? I have been missing steam for a long time now.

@dailyDelhiite 2 жыл бұрын

even Indian railways has three broad gauge i.e wide gague locomotive in operating condition i.e two passenger class and one freight class with road numbers WP 7200 Azad and WP 7161 both passenger class steam locomotive and WG 10253 Ashok a freight locomotive. Not to mention there are few meter gague locomotive preserved too and are in running condition kept and maintained at Rewari steam heritage museum in Haryana state India.

@SimplyTakuma 2 жыл бұрын

@@dailyDelhiite Dont forget also the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 😌

@mtcemngr5292 2 жыл бұрын

@@dailyDelhiite ... India is only country in the world having three gauges- Broad (Wide), Meter & Narrow (2½ ft?)

@nigeltout5375 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely stunning sharp and rock-steady videos - none of the mind-numbing zooming in and out that a lot of people do. All in beautiful scenery too.

@NazirAhmed-wh3kd 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice fantastic vlog of Pakistan Railway old is gold.

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@michaelrhodes4450 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Claude, Thank-you for sharing this, I really enjoyed watching it. It was a great trip and you have captured it very well.

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@joshuanishanthchristian5217 2 жыл бұрын

This was really cool! And unexpected! I initially thought it might be a simple heritage service but it looks like they do regular service style runs every now and then...

@KochersbergTV 2 жыл бұрын

PR has kept 2227 serviceable for a long time for photo safaris. Unfortunately its boiler was refused a certificate renewal. It is currently Lahore awaiting a possible repair. Fortunately another 3 HG/S hab been kept in reasonable condition and could be brought back to service in a short period of time. At the same time, passenger coaches were repainted in steam era livery and remodified for vacuum breaking such that regular steam revivals can be expected the near future. Let's hope for the best.

@muhammadumairkhan8435 2 жыл бұрын

@@KochersbergTV There are CWD 5734 and 5735 as well, biggest locomotives ever in PR's inventory. One of these is probably still serviceable and can be revived back.

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@olic9804 10 ай бұрын

A CWD would be awesome to see revived if that happens

@hamix0137 9 ай бұрын

so how many are in working conditions?@@KochersbergTV

@rajasarosh6632 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video and old memories recalled ❤

@georgtrub9874 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, beautiful trains, wonderfully arranged, thank you very much to be there!

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@thomaslusk7621 Ай бұрын

Amazing to be able to see this..Steam freight trains with cabooses.. Excellent.

@YugyStudios Жыл бұрын

Watch this in 4K if your device can handle it. Wonderful videography. This is almost like a movie!

@KochersbergTV Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your nice comment. For those concerned, I would like to add that this video was recorded in 8K then down-sampled to 4K. Additionally, it was recorded in HDR, which also requires a compatible display device. This is normally dealt with by KZfaq, with, unfortunately, a degradation of the image quality.

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@arpitsingh51 Жыл бұрын

Having railways in blood stream, I'm overwhelmed from you and have to comment(after ages). The Video and specifically the mode you used to exhibit this unforgettable moments. Allured. Do not have words. Respect for your Skills.

@mrfarooqkhalid1 24 күн бұрын

Watching steam locomotives gives goosebumps

@azammunir8313 Жыл бұрын

You reminded me my boyhood when I used to travel in trains having staeam engines....❤❤❤❤ Aha.... Thank you very much.

@A.M103 2 жыл бұрын

what a awesome video captured antique steam locomotives in Britain Era still alive in PR!

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@sailordoc2818 6 ай бұрын

Stunning visuals .. absolutely magical

@44robnl 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice documentary Claude, beautiful locomotives. Thanks for the effort.

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@user-ue1fd4ym4c 6 ай бұрын

Fabulous video 🎉🎉

@husainzaidi1527 Жыл бұрын

Very nice, enjoyed the whole video.

@watantv2338 2 жыл бұрын

Good work 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@darrylbond5238 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo Claude! Nicely done.

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@HenrysAdventures 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic video!

@austie24 2 жыл бұрын

Finally! Your first video of 2022!

@KochersbergTV 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Well strictly speaking the last one in 2021...

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@sathishas7069 Жыл бұрын

Nothing difference between Indian Railways and Pakistan Railways. Thanks and keep it up, Sir.

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@ahmednasirattock4937 Ай бұрын

my home city Attock.,..

@pakrailtech Жыл бұрын

Excellent video Sir

@pankajmishra5667 8 ай бұрын

superb video

@astridvallati4762 2 жыл бұрын

BRITISH Engineering at its best...Motive Power, Rolling Stock, Bridges and other Infrastructure, and the unrestricted 5'6" gauge...although Metre Gauge ( 3'3.375") was used for secondary and mountainous ( NW Frontier, Assam and Burma) lines. A lot of lowland Metre lines are being Regauged to 5'6" as traffic volume ( and population) has surpassed the 1 Billion mark. A proper scale to gauge model of various India ( & Pakistan) railways is sorely needed...1:87 scale with 19mm model track gauge ....a sort of HO-broad.

@chrislaarman7532 10 ай бұрын

Me too: thank you for sharing, Claude! :-) I pity those firemen: apparently they're not taught how to maintain a good fire. (For that, look for the LMS instruction film "Little and often" here on KZfaq.) Leaving a tunnel with black smoke amounts to having survived a suicide attempt. And when you see the safety valve blowing, the driver hasn't bothered to tell the fireman that power won't be needed in the next few minutes. :-( EDIT: I hadn't paid much attention to the tenders to see if the carry coal or oil. I started over at that turntable, but I'm not sure yet. Obviously, there's no shoveling oil... Such black smoke could come from oil, but I put my bet on a fire choked by too much coal.

@lieutenant-dingo7237 15 күн бұрын

These engines were converted to oil after the partition

@stephensmith799 2 жыл бұрын

Splendid lower quadrant semaphore signals too👍. …though the fireman is overdoing the oil supply to the fire in places, perhaps to please photographers. Beautiful countryside. Firing is perfect at 17:10 and 19:36

@KochersbergTV 2 жыл бұрын

You are right: the fireman was deliberately producing back smoke to please some photographers. I complained about it, but with little results.

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@habeebullakhnkhan852 2 жыл бұрын

Assalamualaikum Well done fear friend. Very much like the chugging & whistling of Iron Lady.

@alvima1986 Жыл бұрын

Excited to see Black Giant Loco,

@JagdishSingh-gi1oy Жыл бұрын

Very good video

@yatrukmutruk1316 Жыл бұрын

Superb Railway

@mauricepoole9950 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see another of your films Claude, Bernd doing another excellent charter. think SA was my last as wife not well. Best regards

@KochersbergTV 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to read that your wife is not well. I am not so well myself and had to cancel my participation in the next Farrail tour in Zimbabwe. Let's hope for the best.

@nicolayu.kotomanoff4358 Жыл бұрын

Old Britain's ingeneering in action!

@rajveer.singh.oad.rajput Жыл бұрын

बहुत ही सुंदर वीडियो

@manavkapur87 6 ай бұрын

This is amazing stuff. Because Pakistan has not electrified their railway, these lines look closer to the golden age of steam than contemporary Indian trains.

@hamix0137 6 ай бұрын

280 km of track was electrified in 1964 but it was closed in 2011

@AbdulRehman-cp7tu 8 ай бұрын

I am steam enthusiast I was here when these locos were rolling on track

@MartinMiller1 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@maqbool7697 4 ай бұрын

Well done, Steam engine Pakistan me abhi tak use ho rahey hen? Mera khayal hay ye kafi purani vedio hay. Plz clear kren.

@yves-noel-mariegonnet1043 2 жыл бұрын

Magnifique vidéo! Extraordinaire: Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

@KochersbergTV 2 жыл бұрын

Merci infiniment

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@MuhammadNadeem-gn4in 2 жыл бұрын

Superb 👏 👏 Steam 🚂 in Pakistan..

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

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@abhisekbhattacharyya2878 Жыл бұрын

It reminds me of the novel Train to Pakistan by Khuswant Singh.

@muhammadakhtar4790 Жыл бұрын

Kia ya zamana wapes aa sakta ha?

@hamix0137 9 ай бұрын

these still are in working condition

@OmarSher 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for creating such a good content. When this video was recorded ?I think its been long time when Steam engines were out serviced in Pakistan?

@KochersbergTV 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind comment. This video was recorded in December 2021, using three steam locomotives preserved and repaired by the Pakistan Railways.

@Raikodi Жыл бұрын

Indian Railways has marched a long way ahead of Pakistan. But maintaining these heritage ones, Pakistan has done a better job than India.

@KartikeyBharadwaj 8 ай бұрын

I don't think you have seen Rewari Steam Shed. It's better than what we see here.

@sadiqhussain7254 4 ай бұрын

❤ i appriciate the Rail is a first step to progressive life.Pakistan

@ashwanisharma7853 4 ай бұрын

In Rewari Haryana, India a train 🚆🚂 is still running with locomotive and run with luxurious style magnificently.

@abeonthehill166 8 ай бұрын

My goodness Parkerstan Rail Tracks need to be renewed as thet look quite old and the sleepers look like the ones the British laid over a Century ago. Thanks for sharing…….!

@hamix0137 6 ай бұрын

the rail tracks are old but the sleepers were upgraded in recent years. they are concerete sleepers just like in any other country

@railphotoblog 2 жыл бұрын

Incredibly cool video! Awesome locomotive with small two-axle cars! Beautifully filmed! Thanks for your work!!!! Especially, the frame at 14:23 is like a feature film! Did I understand correctly that this is a cargo transportation, and not an exhibition train?

@KochersbergTV 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your nice comment. All the trains were charters and carried no freight. Sometimes, the freight trains carried passengers (in the brake vans), i.e. a group of 32 railway fans. No service trains unfortunately.

@gffgg7128 2 жыл бұрын

Very good

@driveincanada9713 Жыл бұрын

👍🍁🇨🇦

@raymondleggs5508 Жыл бұрын

Hiss!

@azammunir8313 Жыл бұрын

Kindly tell us the year of making these beautiful videos. I'll be grateful.🙏

@KochersbergTV Жыл бұрын

This video was recorded in November/December 2021, using 4 steam locomotives preserved by the Pakistani Railways.

@azammunir8313 Жыл бұрын

@@KochersbergTV Thanks a lot dear sir. Stay Blessed. 🌹🌹🌹

@juanboucher1369 2 жыл бұрын

How can i get hold of you? About the trains

@KochersbergTV 2 жыл бұрын

Go looking for Claude Coune on Facebook

@shrine9947 7 ай бұрын

Hey! Been trying to get in touch with you about the footage from this video, where can I connect with you to discuss the usage of certain clips? Have dropped you a message on Facebook!

@shrine9947 7 ай бұрын

If anyone here knows how I could get in touch with Claude, please let me know!

@KochersbergTV 7 ай бұрын

Not received any message on FaceBook. There must exist several Claude Coune. So try claude@orni.to

@vaibhavdeogurjar421 Жыл бұрын

From Hindustan🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

@MuhammadNadeem-gn4in Жыл бұрын

Is this Still in working ?????

@KochersbergTV Жыл бұрын

As explained in the video, Pakistan Railways keep three steam locomotive in running order, but they are for charters only. No regular activity, as far as I know.

@thesacredgurkha6529 4 ай бұрын

What year this was filmed?

@KochersbergTV 4 ай бұрын

2021

@hamix0137 2 ай бұрын

@@KochersbergTV wierd, now they are not used by the railways anymore. so much change in just few years?

@imranhaiderbaiti 2 жыл бұрын

V v beautiful sir. U also visit to Pakistan in November 17 2019 . With peter from Germany ? I m member of this greman tour to Pakistan.

@KochersbergTV 2 жыл бұрын

No, I did not visit Pakistan with Tanago in 2019, but with Farrail in December 2021.

@philnewcomers9170 6 ай бұрын

in this day and age itmust be cheeper to run steam locos than diesles coal against diesle oil?these sentement were exptessrd in the film moon and sledgehammer ttfn&ty

@hamix0137 6 ай бұрын

these engines are not used anymore for passenger or freight trains. only to preserve heritage