World's Steepest Incline Railway!

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8 жыл бұрын

Ride the world's steepest incline railway, the Scenic Railway at Katoomba in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. It drops through a canyon at 52 degrees through a total distance of 310 meters

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@AndreasKoepkeAU 8 жыл бұрын

The front mesh made it look almost pixelated. At first I thought you were filming the screen inside one of those simulators you see at carnivals.

@l3p3 7 жыл бұрын

I thought that, too.

@phillipwooddell1875 4 жыл бұрын

So did I

@azyfloof 8 жыл бұрын

There comes a point where a railway just becomes a rollercoaster :P

@Keith_Ward 8 жыл бұрын

+Azayles Sure, when the cable breaks!

@azyfloof 8 жыл бұрын

+Keith Ward Love! That comment made my day 😄

@MrJ0mmy 8 жыл бұрын

+Azayles lmao

@Salmagundiii 6 жыл бұрын

I've been on this. That's pretty much what it feels like. A slow motion rollercoaster.

@West_Coast_Mainline Жыл бұрын

“No, no!” Cried the empty trucks, “It’s Peter Sam!”

@100SteveB 8 жыл бұрын

Very scenic, I love things like that. Would love to take a ride one day. Thanks for taking us along Dave. Sounds like Sagan enjoyed every second of it.

@philbx1 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the memories Dave. A bunch of mates and I climbed this railway after descending the 1000 steps and exploring the mine at about 2am one Sunday morning way back in time :-) Suffice to say it was a bit scary with big gaps between the 'sleepers' and carrying old torches in the other hand!

@kraay89 8 жыл бұрын

Hey I've been there! (I'm from holland). Loved the area. So beautiful, Especially the Fern trees intrigued me. Nice peek at the 3 sisters in the end! Was there when i was about 12 I think, with my parents. I hope to return for another visit to Australia once....

@RGC198 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome video. When I first rode this railway back in the 1960's, there was no grills, no doors and sadly no Indiana Jones theme music. I loved every minute of the ride, despite thinking every minute that it may be my last ride. LOL..

@DaveMcLaughlin 8 жыл бұрын

Stayed just a few mins away in the caravan park last Oct (15) and wanted to ride the train but the queue was too long. Great location though for the scenery. Passed through this area many times on the way to Bathurst before and this was the first time to take in the view and walk around. Breath taking. Will be back again some day.

@RinoaL 8 жыл бұрын

once the camera focused past the mesh this video was really nice!

@nzRCreviews 8 жыл бұрын

Far out thats steep, i remember doing that as a kid with family and being young made it seem even bigger! Vlogs are kewl, keep up the great content

@EEVblog2 8 жыл бұрын

+GunsOfPlentyNZ It didn't have the wussy protective grill and gullwing door rubbish back then. Just a hand rail to stop you falling straight out the front!

@nzRCreviews 8 жыл бұрын

+EEVblog2 Ahaha Thats it! wasnt sitting right at the front, but i definitely dont remember the mesh being there!

@gglovato 8 жыл бұрын

+EEVblog2 the OSHA morons ruin everything for the sake of "hand holding safety"

@thedave7760 8 жыл бұрын

+EEVblog2 Me to, Mid 80's on a school trip from Brisbane to the Snowy mountains. I remember seeing and being excited about the roller coaster they had under construction at the time It's a shame they never finished it. it looked scary. Perhaps to scary.

@09klx250t9f 8 жыл бұрын

WOW that is a brutal incline at 52°, amazing I like Sagan after you ask him is he ready, just like his dad he says enthusiastically YEAH!

@ed10523 8 жыл бұрын

What A Beautiful View. I have Never Been to Australia..I must Visit soon! Cheers Mate!

@mollydooke 5 жыл бұрын

I went on this yesterday and everyone fell out of their seats. You get flung forward. Dont know why so relaxed in your video

@sallydaniel1023 4 жыл бұрын

Is this in Australia by the 3 sisters? I've been there...very cool and beautiful!!

@peterfreak71 8 жыл бұрын

Leura is great. Took a 3 hour hike down into the valley and then up along the cliff face a couple years ago. Gotta try this train!

@Sgt_Hest 8 жыл бұрын

Was on that "train" 2 years ago, was really good. Blue Mountains overall is a great place to visit.

@Muzer0 8 жыл бұрын

I've been on this when I visited the country a few years back! Hi from the UK!

@spiros1994 8 жыл бұрын

There is a wonderfull railway in Greece called "Odontotos". I'm sure, if you come any time in Greece, you will fell in love with it. It's an amazing trip through mountains from Diakopto to Kalavryta.

@macdonalds1972 8 жыл бұрын

+spiroslouis1 Is that where the EU money went? 😆

@spiros1994 8 жыл бұрын

+Mac Donalds xexe LOL. Kalavryta is a village where Nazis killed a bunch of people as a retaliation. Worth look up the history and take a ride

@orbsphere- 6 жыл бұрын

I just previously watched another steep incline railway vid and was in the zone for doing the calculations in my head. Here a 52 degree incline equals 128% incline (had to look that part up though) which equals 15-3/8" vertical drop for every 12" horizontal (if my numbers are correct). Dang that's steep.

@TheSadButMadLad 8 жыл бұрын

Been there. Done that. Fantastic stuff. View of the Three Sisters is also fantastic.

@mammothmammoth Жыл бұрын

this is like a mini version of who i imagined the mauch chuck railway would've felt like

@antikommunistischaktion 8 жыл бұрын

You should check out the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway in Chattanooga.

@spencerlyman6443 6 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure the Incline on Lookout has this one beat.

@blackcatproductions4533 6 жыл бұрын

72.7%

@JosipRadnik1 3 жыл бұрын

@@spencerlyman6443 Don't think so. Lookout Mountain Incline Railway looks pretty steep, but nowere near 52 degrees as far as I can tell. 52 degrees is even steeper than the Pilatus Cog Railway (48°) and probably also steeper than the Gelmersee and the Stoos funiculaires in Switzerland. Although this thing here is considerably shorter than any of those mentioned.

@johnrobinson357 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Dave, that was cool. We have something similar in ( the united states of america.....america ) In the state of New Hampshire. The Cog Railway, it goes up Mount Washington. It's a long slow ride, very steep but not as steep as that. It is an old coal burning steam locomotive, the smells and sounds are like nothing else. I think it climbs a 43 degree incline- not sure of that figure. By the way the blue mountains look fantastic! Love to spend some time there.......

@Rebel9668 6 жыл бұрын

Actually the incline railway in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee has an incline of 72.7% and claims it is the world's steepest grade. Been there since 1895. Looks like a fun ride just the same though.

@noahscopee999_3 6 жыл бұрын

Rebel9668 no this one is steeper I went there and on camera it doesn't look steep but when you actually go on it it is Soooo steep

@jannickcst 6 жыл бұрын

Steepest Funicular Railway is the new Stoosbahn, this here is just an huge railway elevator

@richardhurt4371 Жыл бұрын

I just put that on here too because I live here in Chattanooga

@elecktronbluegirl Жыл бұрын

@noahscopee you going there doesn't make it steeper.. 😂

@tristanflynn4014 6 ай бұрын

@@jannickcst 5 years later... still wrong.

@MalkaLand1996 6 жыл бұрын

That looks so fun!

@svmitche 8 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, remember doing this 10 years ago! It's exactly the same 😀

@AleksandrMotsjonov 8 жыл бұрын

yeah, we've been there this year! I liked the Indiana Jones Music very much! =)

@Smurphenstein 6 жыл бұрын

That brings back old memories.

@MJM_roblox 5 күн бұрын

It looks slow on video but it feels so fast in real life

@donaldhoot7741 4 ай бұрын

We have a smaller one in Tennessee, USA. I would never ride it! I don't want to "go" like that, LOL!!! Cool viddy!

@wdh47211 4 жыл бұрын

Produces an optical illusion that you look like you are going up instead of going down.

@benm3017 6 жыл бұрын

I wish I got to go front row when I rode this. I got to ride it twice, once up and once down

@stevojanceski 8 жыл бұрын

im more impressed that you got the front seat. very lucky

@blackcatproductions4533 6 жыл бұрын

Go to Chattanooga it has the steepest incline in the world, this is nothing to the 72.7% grade that cab has to drive up

@HazeAnderson 5 жыл бұрын

I hope you get to see Lookout Pass in Idaho someday. I grew up visiting Chattanooga often ... Idaho scared the crap out of me. 😂

@paulmentzer7658 3 жыл бұрын

It is only 72 degrees in its last section, overall both the Mongohelia Incline in Pittsburgh and the Johnstown Incline are steeper. Both claim to be the steepest in the USA, the Mongohelia is steeper but passengers only, the Johnstown Incline is almost as steep but can take vehicles on it, thus Johnstown claim it is the Steepest Vehicular Incline. When the Johnstown Incline was designed after the Johnstown flood, it was designed to haul horse drawn wagons up that mountainside. Today, you can still take cars up it as large as Subanbans and other heavy SUVs.

@paulmentzer7658 3 жыл бұрын

Both the Mongohelia and Johnstown Inclines are 71 degrees from top to bottom.

@DJignyte 8 жыл бұрын

Wow so scenic!

@paulhoward4161 8 жыл бұрын

+Ignyte Only if the fog clears.

@illustriouschin 8 жыл бұрын

looks magical.

@MPnoir 8 жыл бұрын

That reminds me of the tram that goes up to the Hong Kong Peak. It was also very steep and i had to stand :S

@pepper669 8 жыл бұрын

Nice ride, Interesting moiré.

@leonkernan 8 жыл бұрын

The railway never concerned me as much as that damn skyway. Still can't believe I got talked into going on that thing,

@electriceyeslide5959 3 жыл бұрын

Handled it like a pro, you know that’s quite freighting.

@xtusvincit5230 6 жыл бұрын

I think that front grill is to keep your hands inside the car in case the cable breaks and the car slams into the bottom. Wouldnt want your fingers pinched.

@Loundlim 6 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't survive a ride down this thing with the car rolling on its own. The transition from the decline to the bottom station is also way to sharp. The forces on that part would be probably strong enough to break the car. And iven if it didn't it would crash through the station. In case the cable snaps your fingers would be the least of your problems. :D

@xtusvincit5230 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry my sarcasm didnt convey. Happy Thanksgiving.

@currentbatches6205 6 жыл бұрын

"Wouldnt want your fingers pinched." Yep, that'd be my concern, too! (funny)

@liamisawake5935 4 жыл бұрын

This is in the blue mountains I’ve been there it’s in Australia it’s so COOL!!! And it is STEEP I went up it thought not down

@josephsnearline2022 2 жыл бұрын

I did the trip going up as well when I went on it six years ago. Our guide warned us that it was going to pick up speed much faster than we might think.

@cogidubnus1953 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@johnnychang4233 8 жыл бұрын

Is that train wagon pulled by a chain during descend and climbing?

@Snooze_lookingglass 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's a funicular railroad. My grandparent's little village had one in upstate New York.

@melodyarnst7995 3 жыл бұрын

umm, inclines go up and declines go down. so with that said what is this again?

@aparadigm8 8 жыл бұрын

Decline?

@harlandted 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I like diversion videos. I should have known when a child was in front it would be a tame ride, but wow... short.

@gordonsnell6735 6 жыл бұрын

😮😮 Wow, that's steep

@hamasextremist5841 6 жыл бұрын

Love the part when you go into the cave bit

@chriswouse7713 8 жыл бұрын

Indiana Jones theme music in the background! The only track to play when riding a train through a cliff in the jungle!

@Rebel-Rouser 5 жыл бұрын

The one in Chattanooga, Tennessee is much steeper and a mile long.

@zahlex 8 жыл бұрын

Rollercoaster in slow? :D

@opicatchu2164 6 жыл бұрын

kids are so happy...

@-D-W 4 жыл бұрын

For myself, this does not look all that exciting. Not after seeing footage of riding the Gelmer Funicular in Switzerland. It is a much slower ride, but a lot longer and I think the scenery views/experience look absolutely breathtaking! And certainly no mesh screen in front to completely screw with a person's view! (And I would definitely want to be riding at the front of that cable railway car!!)

@MaraLatorre Жыл бұрын

Its like a slow Rollercoaster 😅😅

@jonasdenenberg3633 6 жыл бұрын

I have been here. Basically a really slow rollercoaster.

@datprawn4850 5 жыл бұрын

'was' because Switzerland had just recently opened the most steepest incline in the world.

@emeraldzebra9360 3 жыл бұрын

I kinda wanna rail kart down it it. But hell I need some real locomotive brakes with that braking zone 🤣

@stefansweerts3825 8 жыл бұрын

Hey dave, and the three sisters on your left @2.20

@Octamed 8 жыл бұрын

EEVBlog, the Oculus experience.

@jimmywalker1568 6 жыл бұрын

I have been on steeper at fun fare

@localgoose6352 5 жыл бұрын

I have been on it twice

@ptolemaeaaa 6 жыл бұрын

Went on this today. I wasn't expecting it to feel as steep as it is after seeing videos of it. We were unfortunately at the back when we went down, and there were no "seat adjusters" to do the laid back/cliff hanger experiences. On the way up, we were closer to the front and we went cliffhanger, almost slipped out of the seat hahaha.

@joeherrera8826 3 жыл бұрын

I would probably close my eyes through this who knows maybe this will cure my Bathmophobia

@saintsrule 6 жыл бұрын

Video doesn't do it justice.! It's well worth doing if you are in this beautiful part of the world

@kevinwoodard6571 6 жыл бұрын

Almost 1,000 feet of steep decline!

@HazeAnderson 5 жыл бұрын

"Come on granddad, put the pedal to the metal!!" Surely they could get that thing going 500?!? Yeah FASTER ... oh CLIFF EDGE .... BRAKES!! BRAKES!!!

@jasbirvirk9769 5 жыл бұрын

not very good idea.the kid is sitting at front

@grengeg7373 5 жыл бұрын

who needs an amusement park

@Michael_Michaels 8 жыл бұрын

This is a controlled rollercoaster! Not a train!

@LionsInBoots 5 жыл бұрын

A I the only one who was really disappointed by the speed?

@richardhurt4371 Жыл бұрын

The world steepest is in Chattanooga, Tennessee 72. 7%.

@eyestoenvy 3 жыл бұрын

Pittsburgh rules!

@AJ-kj1go 8 жыл бұрын

So it's an Aussie roller-coaster?

@Brooo007MC 8 жыл бұрын

+Aj Koorstra Those are located in tourists land, the gold coast.

@paullaperriere9279 5 жыл бұрын

Where was the “incline”? I watched all “decline”

@muir8009 5 жыл бұрын

that's part 2: "return to the top"

@urdouchbag 7 жыл бұрын

That's a decline.

@Mr.Neil1 Жыл бұрын

do not say it will go over the cliff edge lol

@user-ph1rt9wb7w 4 жыл бұрын

يا اءللاهى. 💞

@adamchmielewski6162 3 жыл бұрын

Polar express vibes

@ThomasWLalor 6 жыл бұрын

Controlled descent?? My ass!! My heart's still in my throat.

@joopterwijn 8 жыл бұрын

Your a super dad!

@nikaluss5946 3 жыл бұрын

You could write me a “no strings attached” check for 10 million dollars and I STILL would never get on this thing, MUCH LESS get on this thing with my whole kids

@timcantrell9673 5 жыл бұрын

That was steep@

@AdenMcKinley 8 жыл бұрын

Scenic World has to be one of the coolest places :) Edit: First?

@nzRCreviews 8 жыл бұрын

+Aden McKinley FIRST IS NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT :P

@tmgolf_ 6 жыл бұрын

I went on this but it was way faster

@claudiot.crameri3195 6 жыл бұрын

That's not a railway it is a funicular also called cable railway... meaning it is pulled by a cable. And it's not the world's steepest. The world's steepest funicular is at Stoos Switzerland. Check it out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZNnlJOEmt3Xo6c.html

@benkerry2006 Жыл бұрын

The one in Switzerland is only 48° this is 52°

@aaroncmx 8 жыл бұрын

Dave, K-Town, not Leura!

@EEVblog2 8 жыл бұрын

+aaroncmx I know. We stayed in Leura, had it on the mind for 4 days.

@aaroncmx 8 жыл бұрын

haha. Oh well, hope you had a good time.

@shawnd-v8713 6 жыл бұрын

You mean katoomba

@jannickcst 3 жыл бұрын

The Stoosbahn's way more awesome than this one

@dogalways 6 жыл бұрын

slowest roller coster

@lachlancartwright3452 6 жыл бұрын

Days when there was no doors, mesh or harnesses. And would go much faster. Disappointing

@landstrider1897 8 жыл бұрын

I though the worlds steepest railway was Virgin railways, am I right?? #themoneywasonlyrestinginmyaccount

@TSSIone 8 жыл бұрын

Never heard of it, but one in Chattanooga TN is 72.5 degrees and probably a half mile or more.

@ShrubWasTaken 7 жыл бұрын

TGs Train Clips the one in Chattanooga is the steepest in the world 72.7 degrees en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookout_Mountain_Incline_Railway

@rjmac3001 6 жыл бұрын

I think the fuck not lol

@Dan0Dead0Or0Alive 8 жыл бұрын

What a waste of a possible loop-a-loop.

@larzDJ 3 жыл бұрын

Why is it so slow??? what a waste of time.

@aussiejohn5835 3 жыл бұрын

This was a little faster in years gone by and there were no guard rails or safety screens to stop you falling out. The original purpose of this was to haul coal to the top of the valley. The coal wagons were replaced with passenger wagons and the train was converted to a tourist conveyance. The scenic railway as it became known was never meant to be a roller-coaster. The train today is a far cry from the original and is less exciting due to safety practices that need to be observed in order to maintain their licence. The beautiful walks from the lower terminus through the forest are the real highlight of this area and definitely not a waste of time.

@PiezPiedPy 8 жыл бұрын

0.0

@amirrais6027 3 жыл бұрын

Can anyone metion the fact that hes sons name is satan

@doumor99 6 жыл бұрын

FALSE!!! Lookout Mountain Incline in Tennessee USA is the steepest at 72.7 degrees look it up in Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookout_Mountain_Incline_Railway