Driver’s Eye View - Plus (Switzerland) - Part 2 - Furka Steam Railway

Driver’s Eye View - Plus (Switzerland) - Part 2 - Furka Steam Railway - Furka Tunnel to Oberwald

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Жыл бұрын

With the hard climb to the summit conquered, we arrived at Furka DFB station where our locomotive was serviced ready for the onward journey. Passengers had time to stretch their legs, grab a bite to eat or get something to drink before the Realp bound train pulled into the passing loop. Photographers took the opportunity to get that special photo of the two vintage trains set against the magnificent mountain scenery. We watched the Realp train depart before boarding our train to Gletsch and Oberwald. Peace and quiet descended on Furka Station after all the hustle and bustle caused by the need to service two trains. Our locomotive eased its train out of the passing loop as it headed towards the 1,858 metres (6,096 ft) long Furka Summit Tunnel. Soon we were engulfed in darkness with just the odd wisp of steam visible as we passed the occasional tunnel light. The light from the carriage windows danced on the tunnel’s rock walls, most windows had been shut to stop the smoke entering the carriage, a little over 5 minutes later, day light began to light up the tunnel walls before we burst into the bright sunshine for a short photo stop at Muttbach Belvédère. The scenery from here to Gletsch was breath taking as we passed the Rhône Glacier (Rhonegletscher) source of the Rhône River. At Gletsch our steam engine was replaced by a diesel locomotive for last leg of our journey through the deep Rhône river gorge to Oberwald.
Country - Switzerland.
Track Gauge - metre gauge (3 ft 33⁄8 in) .
To learn more about the locomotives of the Furka Steam Railway, please click on this link - www.dfb.ch/en/stories/informa...
To learn more about the railway, please click on these links -
echo-trails.com/furka-cogwhee...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furka_S...
This link is useful for information about both the road and rail routes of the Furka Pass - www.raonline.ch/pages/ch/hike...
This visit was part of the Railway Touring Company’s 2022 “Alpine Steam Express” Tour. To find out more about future European tours, please click on this link - www.railwaytouring.net/europe

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@normana9630 Жыл бұрын

Omigosh! When the steam turns to rain at 8:27 was incredible! Thanks for a great ride-along 😘

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride and I'm glad they retained this part of the original Glacier Express route giving passengers the opportunity to experience Swiss narrow gauge travel as it used to be.

@by_feram Жыл бұрын

Schönes Video - kenne das Gebiet sehr gut. Great video, all video on the Furka Railway. BRAVO & LIKE

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Hallo, freut mich, dass dir das Video gefallen hat. Die Aussicht vom Zug der Furkabahn ist grandios 🙂 Hello, I am pleased you enjoyed the Video. The views from the Furka Railway train are awesome 🙂

@by_feram Жыл бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 Nicht nur dieses Video, alle deine MGB !! Ja grandios - habe auch einige Filme über die Bahn gedreht. Schönes Wochenende.

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

@@by_feram Hallo, ich habe mir Ihren Kanal angesehen und ich sehe, dass wir die gleichen Dinge genießen, Reisen und Eisenbahnen. Es ist schön, einen Grund zu haben, irgendwohin zu gehen, ich habe Ihr Centovalli-Video gesehen, ich muss wirklich eines Tages dorthin gehen. Prost. Tim. Hi, I looked at your channel and I see that we enjoy the same things, travel and railways. It's nice to have a reason to go somewhere, I watched your Centovalli video, I really must go there one day. Cheers. Tim.

@johannperaus6890 Жыл бұрын

Hello Tim! Beautiful view of the Hotel Belvedere (Goldfinger - James Bond) and the Grimsel Pass road. This leads to Meiringen and Innertkirchen (Aaresprung). There's the next train right there. The sound of the vapor back pressure brake is unique 👍. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Hello Hans, this is one of the most fascinating railways I've ridden. The scenery is stunning and the railway's re-birth has so much in common with heritage lines in the UK. I'd love to drive the Grimsel Road Pass, all those twists and turns, it's no wonder the area was chosen for a James Bond Movie. The camera mounted on the front of the engine picks up some interesting noises. I'm glad you enjoyed the ride. Cheers 🍺. Tim.

@OmniaInNumerisSitaSunt Жыл бұрын

Both the first and second part of this journey was fantastic viewing but then the Swiss Alps seldom disappoint. Thanks Tim. 🤩👍💖

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Hello Larissa, this is one of my all-time favourite journeys, awesome scenery, a beautifully turned out locomotive and friendly staff, it doesn't get any better 😊.

@trevorgarner5803 Жыл бұрын

Well scenic and breath taking , a big thank you for sharing regards Trevor .

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

It was a railway I'd wanted to travel on for a long time and I wasn't disappointed, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride.

@xeneelik5037 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful view!　This video shows how hard the downhill gradient is.😍 Thank you very much!

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

The second part of this trip from the Furka Summit Tunnel all the way to Oberwald shows how difficult the line must have been to work in winter, not only does the deep snow need to be cleared from the tracks, the locomotives also have to tackle some fierce gradients to reach the Summit, especially between Gletsch and Muttbach Belvédère 😊.

@amfamilycreations5312 Жыл бұрын

21👍🏼 HELLO MR. TIM GOD BLESS YOU🙏🏼 THANKS FOR BIG EFFORTS I REALLY ENJOYED THE AMAZING LANDSCAPES & YOUR UNIQUE MONTAGE 💪🏼 GOD SAVE SWITZERLAND 🙏🏼 🇨🇭 🤍 🇨🇭 🕊 🇨🇭 🕊 WAITING FOR THE NEXT .. .. TAKE CARE 👋🏼👋👋🏽

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind comment, it is really appreciated. Best wishes from Tim in the UK 😊.

@amfamilycreations5312 Жыл бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 You Are Welcome 🤗 Thanks For Good Response 🙏

@OtiAdventureToller Жыл бұрын

Running water and trains go very well together!

@salloom1949 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed both parts of your video. In particular, I enjoyed the stunning and spectacular scenery of the Alps Mountains. I love your work and many thanks to your great work.

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@panikrystyna1 Жыл бұрын

Dziękuję, Tim. Film jest niewiarygodnie PIĘKNY !

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Dziękuję, cieszę się, że Ci się podobało 😊.

@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS Жыл бұрын

Another wonderful experience for your good self and viewers .

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Hello Keith, train rides don't get much better than this one, awesome scenery, a beautifully turned out locomotive and friendly staff, you couldn't ask for more.

@Chris-BognorRegis Жыл бұрын

That was awesome Tim, thankyou.

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Cheers, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. I've just spent a wonderful day at the Bluebell Railway's "Giants of Steam" gala and I see that the Amberley Chalk pits Museum has a narrow gauge railway event on Sunday. This is proving to be a busy weekend 😊

@ulrichschuz2715 Жыл бұрын

Wieder ein Video der Spitzenklasse! Vielen Dank!

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank, ich freue mich, dass es Ihnen gefallen hat 😊.

@KOLEJ22DrogaPrzygody Жыл бұрын

Super video , my friend

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it's good to know you enjoyed it 🙂.

@jmquintaux92 Жыл бұрын

Magnifique voyage, paysages de montagne somptueux!!

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Merci, je suis ravi que le voyage vous ait plu

@daciatravel.647 Жыл бұрын

Very nice video!

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

@pianistegolfeur Жыл бұрын

Un parcours d'autant plus original qu'on ne sait si ce sont des nuages, ou la fumée de la locomotive ! Et le filme l'est aussi, pris tantôt depuis la locomotive tantôt depuis le dernier wagon. Joli travail ! A ceci près qu'o ne comprend pas grand chose au parcours réel du train : une carte eut été bien utile !

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Bonjour, j'espère que vous avez apprécié la balade. Veuillez cliquer sur ce lien pour des cartes et des informations sur l'itinéraire - www.raonline.ch/pages/ch/hike3/furka01a.html

@annawitter5161 Жыл бұрын

Nothing beats a good old choo-choo. Would so love to do all the Swiss rail journeys

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Switzerland is the place for unusual railways and steam ventures onto most routes with enthusiast specials.

@JimNicholls Жыл бұрын

Superb as usual, Tim. It's a pity your equipment let you down on the final leg. Not something you can just pop back and do next week!

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. I wish I could just pop back and shoot the ride again in the opposite direction away from the sun, maybe one day. The equipment doesn't often let me down, something went wrong, the files were there, sadly they were so badly corrupted, I couldn’t do anything with them.

@ermintrude73_ Жыл бұрын

This was a really enjoyable journey. You can see why they needed to re-route the Glacier Express to ensure that it was passable in Winter (will see that portion next month)

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Hi, glad you enjoyed re-living this wonderful ride. I'm guessing you'll be travelling through the tunnel on your next adventure. I've just read the itinerary, it looks awesome.

@Wallykget1 Жыл бұрын

👍👍

@mintaka57 Жыл бұрын

♥

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

😊

@neilforbes416 Жыл бұрын

27:00 That set of carriages was blocking the steam train's path to continue to Oberwald. The Lorirocks777 video showed a diesel-pulled train passing that shed to carry on toward Oberwald.

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

The diesel was parked next to the shed, once the steam locomotive had been removed the diesel was attached to the train for the onward journey to Oberwald, unfortunately the camera I mounted on the diesel failed.

@neilforbes416 Жыл бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 Bummer! That happens sometimes. When you think your camera is recording something, you check the contents of the SD card later and find it didn't record at all, I've struck that type of failure.

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

@@neilforbes416 It's disappointing when it happens, especially when the reason isn't obvious.

@neilforbes416 Жыл бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 It's also frustrating. The sequence I was trying to record was an interview with a lady who was part of the organisation that managed the community housing complex, of which I am a resident. As it was, I teed up a replacement session to redo the interview as part of a video which is on my General Videos channel.

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

@@neilforbes416You were fortunate to get a second go.

@iggo45 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: All natural waters from Furka tunnel ending through Reis river and Rein river with meet the North sea in Netherlands. All natural waters from Gleits end of the tunnel through Rhône river will meet the Mediterranean sea in Marseille France.

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Reading the fun facts, it is amazing that rivers that start so close finish so far apart, in the USA they describe places like this as a divide where rivers starting either side of a mountain range flow into different oceans on opposite coasts.

@sellier-bellot22 Жыл бұрын

Did you have to open the windows immediately after the tunnel ? either way the scenery was awesome ! cheers . 😷😷😷

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

As soon as we left the tunnel people opened the windows to lean out and take photographs, the scenery was breath taking 😊.

@bayonnetacharmozini5062 Жыл бұрын

Bom dia e obrigado pela carona assisto vc do Recife Brasil

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Obrigado, fico feliz que tenha gostado do passeio. Felicidades da Inglaterra.

@davidpanton3192 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff. Muttbach Belvedere 'station' is as about as rudimentary as it gets.

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

I'm pleased you enjoyed it, Muttbach Belvédère was little more than a passing loop, I don't think there was even a name board.

@charlesolson9019 Жыл бұрын

What is that little tunnel entrance at 31:51?

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Hi, did you mean the tunnel entrance at 28:51 ? I believe it is an outlet for a hydro-electric power station, but I could be wrong.

@charlesolson9019 Жыл бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 It's at both time points. And yes, turns out the Rhone-Oberwald hydroelectric power plant is under here. The actual plant is down in the valley, so this may be an access tunnel?

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

@@charlesolson9019 You could well be right about the tunnel, Swiss engineering blends in so well with its surroundings; it doesn't stand out like a sore thumb.

@marcosantonio1006 Жыл бұрын

Assistir Timsvideochannel1 em: 16/10/2022, ás 15:01 minutos, Domingo. Estado de Pernambuco-Brazil. Continuamos em Furka Railway, parte 2. Bom turismo virtual a todos e muita quem já assistiu ou ainda vai assistir.

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

Bem-vindo a bordo do Trem Ferroviário a Vapor Furka 🙂.

@neilforbes416 Жыл бұрын

1:54 This is one *bloody long tunnel!* I saw it earlier in a Lorirocks777 video.

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

I hope the tunnel in both my video and the Lorirocks777 video is the same length, if not, one of your legendary ghosts must be to blame.

@neilforbes416 Жыл бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 It's the same tunnel! And I'll have to give the ghost a right-serious *spooking-to!* LOL😁

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

@@neilforbes416 It will soon be Halloween, I bet you are looking forward to it, will you be shooting a spooky special effect video?

@neilforbes416 Жыл бұрын

@@Timsvideochannel1 Well, not really. But on occasion, in my "Piece-To-Camera" sequences, I do like to appear and disappear like a ghost, for a bit of fun.

@Timsvideochannel1 Жыл бұрын

@@neilforbes416 I've seen you do that a few times 😊.