Driver's View... ODONTOTOS rack railway Diakofto - Kalavrita - Οδοντωτός [1] - [340]
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- Опубліковано 23 жов 2018
- World's narrowest public cogwheel railway 750mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) gauge built 1890 - 1895 with total length of line 22,3 km and max. slope over 17,5 % [ ΟΔΟΝΤΩΤΟΣ ] in Greece.
Special note: In fact the slopes are steeper than shown in the video. That is due to the fact that camera was set still in line with the cab horizontal axis and parallel to the track, therefore reducing the true magnitude of the gradient.
The line 'climbs' from Diakopto village at sea level to Kalavrita at 720 m altitude through the impressive Gorge of Vouraikos river.
Mega Spilaion (Great Cave) monastery situated halfway the line, built 362 AD, is the oldest monastery in Greece.
The first 4 steam engines were built by CAIL in Paris 1891 - 1899.
Since 2007 the line is operated with new diesel-electric trainsets, OSE Class 3107 BDmh 2Z+4A/12, supplied by Stadler of Switzerland.
There are many bridges over the Vouraikos River, numerous tunnels, viaducts, waterfalls, caves and passing loops at Niamata, Triklia, Zachlorou and Kerpini. Anyone considering this trip should know that the scenery is spectacular and the trains run in perfect condition.
Highlights:
Time ........ Km + m ........ Location
[ 01:02 ] ........ 0 + 000 ........ Diakofto Railway Station
[ 04:53 ] ........ 1 + 600 ........ Vouraikos Gorge Entrance
[ 11:54 ] ........ 5 + 088 ........ Niamata R.S.
[ 13:25 ] ........ 5 + 650 ........ 1st cogged rail
[ 14:41 ] ........ 6 + 000 ........ " Dikastiria "
[ 20:45 ] ........ 7 + 700 ........ " Platana " max. slope 17,5%
[ 23:07 ] ........ 8 + 100 ........ end of 1st gogged rail
[ 26:42 ] ........ 9 + 394 ........ Triklia new stop
[ 27:00 ] ........ 9 + 480 ........ 2nd cogged rail
[ 30:05 ] ........ 10 + 110 ........ end of 2nd cogged rail
[ 31:12 ] ........ 10 + 646 ........ " Portes " canyon
[ 33:52 ] ........ 10 + 930 ........ 3rd cogged rail
[ 35:45 ] ........ 11 + 335 ........ end of 3rd cogged rail
[ 38:44 ] ........ 12 + 600 ........ Mega Spilaio / Zachlorou R.S.
[ 52:47 ] ........ 18 + 200 ........ Kerpini R.S.
[1:00:44] ........ 22 + 346 ........ Kalavrita Railway Station
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I worked for Union Pacific R.R. for 20 yrs up and over the Sierras in U.S. but this engineering is amazing thank you for the ride and excellent video!
Thank you Robert :-)
This video is therapy for the soul during a pandemic. Virtual travel, comforting.
Thank you for this precious comment my friend :-)
Looks like they cut through some pretty rocky mountains.This world's full of men of steel.I can't imagine the labor and hard work that went into building this railroad system.Very impressive!
Thank you Billy :-) And, as you say, the world is full of railway passes like this one!
beautiful landscape for this train to go thru..and no music, just the sound of steel, very soothing video....thanks
Thank you very much :-) I wish you a happy new year!!!
My thoughts exactly. Plus, I want this run for TSW 2020 ;}
@@blkpig6664 thank you! but what is TSW 2020 please?
Haha, I'm sorry. Train Sim World 2020 PS4 game I play so I can supply my habit of Trains :]
This video didn't need music, the train made the music, and it is a beautiful ride.
Καταπληκτικό!!!Η ομορφότερη διαδρομή με τρένο στην Ελλάδα!
Ευχαριστώ Γιώργο :-)
38:50 - Amazing trip and love seeing the picturesque towns along the way. Hope to take this train in Greece one day 🇬🇷
Thank you!
Very lovely trip, I could even call it delicious. Nicely done, thanks for sharing it.
Thank you Jacob :-)
Found this by accident, and what a gem to find. Love the journey from start to finish, Many thanks for uploading this, loved it..
Thank you :-)
What a wonderful scene...👍
Thank you!!!
every inch of this trip is magic, beautiful country
Thank you so much :-)
I have been watching such videos. Nothing like this. Comparably, the landscape is so different. Unimaginable. It sparked a desire in me to travel. Thanks.
Thank you so much Ramani for such a precious comment :-)
I love these kinds of rail videos. They're like an escape from the dull realities of the real World. Thanks sidirodromeas
Thank you!!!
Indeed
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Does anyone have route information for this rail service.
@@kennethlaycock4724 From Diakopto:
09 : 05 - Daily
11 : 30 - Daily
12 : 49 - Weekends
14 : 05 - Daily
15 : 30 - Weekends
From Kalavrita:
10 : 17 -Daily
12 : 43 - Daily
14 : 03 - Weekends
15 : 28 - Daily
17 : 23 - Weekends
You may also visit this site: www.trainose.gr/en/tourism-culture/train-and-recreation/the-rack-railway/
Thanks for this. I love these kinds of vids, so calming. I think most of us will never really grasp how much EFFORT it took to create railroads like these. Thanks for posting!
Thank you very much mate :-)
Thanks for sharing. I spent a month in Greece many years ago. Beautiful people and a beautiful country. This video makes me nostalgic to go back.
Thank you Craig :-) I am happy for bringing back to you nice memories of your staying in Greece! You are welcome...
I love mountains and railroads so this is an excellent combination of both. I never realized Greece was that mountainous. Beautiful beyond words. This compares favorably with even the best Swiss rails. Bill, USA
Thank you William :-) Yes, most of mainland Greece is covered with the highest mountains in Europe. I am very pleased that you liked it and for leaving such a nice comment. Have a happy time in these difficult times we are living in...
You must have heard of Mount Olympus
Seriously satisfying to watch a train so narrow and steep go at an actually serviceable speed. Most other trains like these are just rides for elderly tourists.
Thank you! I am very glad you enjoyed it :-)
How can anyone downvote this? Quality is top notch, wonderful landscape and beuatiful railroad.
Thank you :-)
they must be plane lovers maybe
@@gunner-pm7jh :-)
Hello from Canada! I really enjoyed this video. So many beautiful and interesting things to see! Some parts were just breathtaking. What a beautiful country. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you Janina S. :-) My best regards from Greece, Vlasis
Delightful. My wife and I spent a wonderful week at Kalavryta at Eastertime in 1998 and have always since wanted to return!
Thank you Joseph :-)
Love kalavrita! Passed through there on a bike ride from Patreus a long time ago. Charming
Thank you!
I'VE WATCHED NUMEROUS OF THESE FROM AROUND THE WORLD & THIS IS HIGH UP ON MY LIST OF FAVORITES...NEVER KNEW GREECE HAD MOUNTAINS & WAS SO BEAUTIFUL...THANKYOU SID. FOR POSTING THIS...VANCOUVER, CANADA...;)
Thank you very much Layna8. Greece is mainly a mountainous country like Austria, Swiss, etc. like very few other countries in Europe. We have already 6 ski resorts full of visitors this time of year.
Greece is 80% mountainous
@@imsearching4yearsnowforana966 True :-)
Wow thank you for the up load and sharing this spectacular rail trip. Just one great sadness, pity the original steam Locomotive isn't chuffing up the pass, that would make it epic
I am very pleased you enjoyed it :-) Thank you!
Wow, I love this footage. I had no idea how breathtakingly cavernous and mountainous Greece is. Those sheer mountain rock faces are quite imposing as they appear suddenly when the train turns a corner. The whole canyon just screams _ancient!_
Thank you so much :-)
I love these train videos, watch it on the big screen tv sit back in your easy chair and take a ride. Very soothing, thanks for a great ride.
Thank you very much for such a comment my friend!!! I feel the happiest person on earth when people like you enjoy my videos :-) I wish you all the best for the new year!!!
What a nice relaxing ride in the warm sunny Mediterranean region. Well done!
Thank you very much my friend :-)
A great video, it was like sitting in the driver cabin and steering the train from Sofa. One hour of pure entertainment, Love to take a real ride in the train. Love from Goa India.
Thank you autolance gega :-) My best regards from Greece!!!
I am memorizing the trip ! What beautiful scenery , one of my favorite cab rides on you tube. thank you for your efforts .
Thank you so much Jim :-) I wish you a happy new year!!!
Great video - brings back happy memories of summer 2014 when my family and I took this train up to Zachlorou and walked back down the line to Diakopto. A fabulous trip, ena metrio at the station cafe and superb wildlife, scenery and geology all the way. I do remember the bridges and tunnels as being a challenge (especially the one at 32 minutes where my wife and younger son took the broken bridge over the old route but my older son and I checked the train timetable before braving the newer long tunnel!). Para Poli Orea!
Thank you very much moat9 :-) I am very happy for bringing back such nice memories to you!!! I wish you all the best and a happy - with more train trips - new year :-)
The first 56 minutes without building. Ckckck. Amazing view. Incredible landscape. U can't find like this in mycountry. Respect from Indonesia.
Thank you very much Nurisna! Yes, but you still come from a very beautiful country :-) best regards from Greece.
It's possible imagine smelling fresh air in this video! A lot of rocks, high montains, trees beside the road. It's a wild railway inner pure nature!
The starting part of this video is fantastic. A bit of its past added in before the video is a well thought idea. Well done, Sidi...
Wow! What a trip!
Thank you Mick Carson :-)
Thank you for sharing! I can only imagine the effort it took to build such a magnificent line through those mountains ! Very impressive
Thank you very much Mike :-)
Another awesome train ride. Thoroughly enjoyed it...beautiful scenery...Thank you again sidirodromeas .I am from New Zealand.
Thank you Patricia. You come from one of the most beatiful countries that I've always desired to visit!!! My best regards :-)
Sehr interessanter Film !! Spektakuläre Streckenführung und herrliche, wildromantische Landschaften sind hier vereint. Besonders sehenswert ist der ständige Übergang vom Adhäsions- zum Zahnstangenbetrieb. ...einfach sehenswert ! Super !! Danke !!
Thank you very much Theo!
Πολυ καλη δουλεια για μια πανεμορφη και εξαιρετικξς σχεδιασης σιδηροδρομικη διαδρομη! Απο τις ωραιοτερες στον κοσμο! Και με οπτικη που δεν μπορουμε να εχουμε ως επιβατες. Ευχαριστουμε!
Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ :-)
I never heard of this railway, it is a magnificent upload thank you and greetings from the UK.
Thank you for such a precious comment my friend :-)
Its so easy to travel sitting in a train, but imagine the hard work put in by the engineers and laborers is just great making it a reality. Great people. Love from India.
Thank you!!! Cheers from Greece :-)
A lot of this engineering was done under duress during the Nazi occupation. All the more remarkable
@@DanielMounter0478 it was already build by the time Nazis arrived in Greece
wonderful trip please keep this wonderful railway running many thanks
Thank you so much Christopher :-)
Wooow Beautiful
Excellent video 🤠
Greetings from Serbia 😉🇷🇸🇷🇸
Thank you very much Vlada :-)
Very nice railroad...love the views of beautiful Greece. Thanks for sharing Sidirodromeas.
Thank you :-)
Scenery and cab view on a par with Switzerland!
What a wonderful hour I've just enjoyed.
I've subscribed of course being a railway fan.
Thank you Geoff Halstead :-)
@@sirensynapse5603 Thank you siren :-)
i'am from switzerland. and last sommer i was there, ride the train up and followed the european trail (follows the tracks, the given up on the trainsservice, it bacame a hjicking trail) along the tracks back down. not something you can do in switzerland, the trains are too fast. it's beautiful both as a trainride and on foot.
@@beyondEV thanks!
What a beautiful traveling experience, and an amazing feat of engineering to build this railway over 100 years ago!
Thank you!
Thanks for giving a very beautiful vedio.The Railway is passing through beautiful as well as very lonely places
Thanks to all the people behind the hard work of years for installing the Railway line.
Thank you so much for your precious comment :-)
An outstanding video of the highest quality; loved every minute of it. Thanks for doing a magnificent job. 🐨🇦🇺
Thank you very much Martin :-) Have a nice weekend!!!
Amazing mountain landscapes, very nice gorge railway! Thanks
Thank you Chuck Sandos !!! :-)
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Thank you :-)
Wow, what an amazing ride. I love it.
Thanks!
Beautiful country and landscapes. Thanks for the ride!
Thank you Stephen :-)
I never knew Greece would look like this - thank you.
Thank you Pinque :-)
Is that in russia?
@@greenlawnfarm5827 In Greece my friend
amazing... i love traveling.. it rejuvinate my soul... beautiful rocky manmade rail track.. the landscape is spectacular ...
Thank you so much Jojo :-)
Look like great ride and beautiful Roadside ~~~! Nice 👍
Thank you :-)
Bellissimo video, fantastici la ferrovia ed il panorama!!!
Thank you :-) :-) :-)
What a stunning rout! One of the best I've seen!
Thank you Planet Mojo!
So beautiful, and aspects of this are like whats seen in Thailand on the Death Railway
Thank you!
Thank you for filming and posting. A wonderful place. Must be a specially colorful paradise in autumn when all the leaf trees turn yellow, red and orange, blending in with the green grass and the blue sky. I have been to Diakopto some 9 years ago and even strolled around the station and the abandoned rail cars there taking some photos but did actually know nothing about this great railway. Oh, how I regretted not having taken a round trip when I found out about its greatness later! Wanted to come back ever since then but it did still not work out. One day I'll be there again!
Thank you so much for this precious comment Manni!!! You are welcome, take care my friend :-)
Such beautiful country! Thank you for posting!
Thank you :-)
i got here true youtube suggestions, and i couldn't stop watching, such a scenery wow. Many thanks for sharing this with the world. and what is it with those hikers along the track? They use this track to make a hike? and that is legal?
Hi, thank you so much! I am very pleased you enjoyed it :-) Yes, hundreds of hikers they go every year. Though crossing the bridges it's more dangerous than illegal.
@@sidirodromeas aha, thanks for the insight and quick reply. Be safe!
Beautiful scenery...Thanks for sharing ;-)
Thank you Rod :-)
Right on Bill. Let's not forget that this line, along with many others, were built without modern earth moving equipment. They used pickaxe, shovels and wheel barrows. Driver views of English railways are particularly interesting where, because of limited power in early steam locos, the track was as straight and level as it could be. Over streams, rivers and valleys all built in the mid 19th century. Stone viaducts and mighty bridges and tunnels still used today with high speed rail. The track and trains have changed, BUT the railway line is still the same built almost 180 years ago!
Gorgeous! More than one person must have said "you'll never pull it off" when this was proposed. Incredible achievement.
Thank you Don :-)
Don Moore there’s always the naysayers at any point in history. “It can’t be done.” “If it were possible, someone else would have already done it.” “Too expensive.”
@@connormclernon26 Yes Connor! I am a professional Civil Engineer and I know exactly what you mean :-) In my work, the phrase I hate the most from the workers: "This can't be done sir"
This is now on our bucket list to travel on. Thank you for a wonderful video.
Thank you Tim, you are welcome! I am glad you liked it :-) Have a nice weekend...!
Dzięki za film.Miałem przyjemność jazdy na tej trasie 30 lat temu. Pozostały niezapomniane wrażenia.
Thank you my friend!!!
The train ride with this train was one of my favourite train rides. I also loved the one from Thessaloniki to Athens.
Thank you Wenslauw :-)
Magnifico. What an engineering marvel built by effort of how many? I have an observation, though. The driver did not hoot at all and there were hikers along the track. What if they were caught on one of those bridges? many places the hikers would have been forced to hike along the tracks as there appeared no other trail. The hikers too are great to venture in such terrain. VishG
Thank you very much ViswaNath :-) Drivers are very aware of hikers in the track as they are old and have decades of experience in driving this line. We have never had an accident for more than a century. Every year there is an event i.e hundreds of tourists walk the whole line from Kalavryta to Diakofto. Please visit this site for more info: www.kalavrytapress.gr/me-megali-epitychia-to-39o-panellinio-perasma-toy-voyraikoy-alla-choris-to-grafiko-trainaki/
Actually, the Pelion Heritage Railway ("το Τραινάκι του Πηλίου"), also in Greece, has a narrower gauge of 600 mm (though it's not a cogwheel).
Και βέβαια Δημήτρη
Greece... such a quite and beautiful! Wanna go there to stay for a few months!
Thank you!!! You are welcome ;-)
Great presentation. I am 93 and wish I could have taken the train anywhere but it just didnt work out. Keep up the good work, Sacramento,Calif. 5-17-2023.
Thank you!!!
Made the descent on foot with my father then took the train up, amazing landscape.
Thank you
Wonderful video ! In France we do not have such impressive railway lines, we should not be afraid but it is very beautiful. Merci pour la promenade !
Thank you so much Larry!!! Have a nice weekend my friend :-)
@@sidirodromeas Merci, idem
Das ist die schönste Strecke, die ich kenne. Bin dort 1999 selbst gefahren - unvergesslich!
Thank you Heinz :-)
Thoroughly enjoyed this video and the scenery. Thank you so much !!!
Thank you so much Chitra :-)
Loved the trip. Confined to the house due to the Covid virus; you took me away for an hour. Thank you!
Thank you Robert :-) I am very pleased you enjoyed it. I wish the day this will be over to come soon...
Then you will be confined at the whim of the liars that brought you the lie.
Hello from France wonderful video thank you for posting !!
Thank you my friend :-)
One grew up in the mountains and even went to a private boarding school in the mountains as a child at the age of 7 yrs old, and remember all the rocky mountains rocks in the fresh water streams crystal clear fresh water with crabs and fishes... 'i, even used to swim in this, and the best time was early morning twilight hour you could see the fine cool mist and the animals waking up and the songs of birds filling all the forests woodlands...as the sun rose up hitting certain mountains and casting it warm light, and the fresh mountain air... take me back to them days, with fondness in my heart... thank you for uploading this, every driver should be proud of recording their their Journey and sharing it with everyone... 'i, wish you all the best in your life to you and family... dam 'i, would love to be working and travelling this journey.
When one hears that most of these Morden women say that don't need men, without men' women would soon to size to exist, men build everything on earth, and men do this to help everyone, and never seek any rewards not even a thank you, but the simple fact still remain, it is a man world and it is still run by mostly men... women have their place to... but what they call the new-millenniums guys and girls, are all snowflakes, expert everything for doing nothing theses people do not know what hard work is... they never done physical hard grafting work, even the farmers, are never though of, like this train driver... everyone should be shaking his hand. as one of our brother, still working hard. you have to be very skilled to know theses tracks and every bend down hill and up hill...
one has a good friend who lives in Greece; Andrew Devine.... he also has a UA-cam Channel...
Thanks for your nice comment 🙂
c’est magnifique et tellement reposant ! merci pour cette belle vidéo 🙏💐
Thank you so much :-)
And all the time I'm thinking, "How in the name of Kystos Thanatopolys was all that drilling, blasting, chipping, shovelling and track-laying done in the 19th century?" ... I know, with difficulty! Truly, an engineering masterpiece.
Thank you Colin :-)
Thus far for me, this is the most beautiful train ride scenery.
Thank you very much femaledaner1 for your precious comment :-)
Gives me the impression to be on a roller coaster ride... I loved it
I am happy you like it Denis, thank you!
From Argentina, Wonderful !!!
Thank you Miguel :-)
Спасибо за интересную экскурсию👍👍👍
Thank you 🙂
THE LANDSCAPE IS VERY BEAUTIFUL !!!
Thank you :-)
That was a SWEET gentle ride through the mountains ....🚞 👍👍👍
Thank you Ross :-) Have a nice weekend!
@@sidirodromeas wich country this video
@@modikoekdinlundchusayenge6997 Greece
Beautiful route built in a beautiful place, incredible that in just 5 years its construction lasted at that time.
Thank you Luis :-) Happy New Year !!!
Beautiful ❤️🌹, I've only been to Athens and that was many years ago , I would love to go back
Thank you :-)
Beautiful view, thank you
Thanks :-)
What a great video.... I love it. Thank you so much for posting . I have subscribed of course. Oh yea, and as for the lack of music, lol, lets face it relaxing soft sound music is nice, but in the case of the sounds of the rail road train..... YOU CAN'T BEAT IT. This is taking my mind off of the current world situation (Covid-19). ALL ABOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!! PEACE & LOVE.
Donna, get on board......lets go lol 💕
Thank you so much Kojak :-) I am very pleased you enjoyed it... Have a nice weekend my friend!!!
Thanks for sharing. Made my day!. Beautiful. 👊
Thank you very much :-)
wow, impresive, so much wildness, from start to end, all so beautifull
Thank you kiel kaiser :-)
I love this! Thank you for making this wonderful video!
Thank you my friend :-)
This was an amazing video. I sat enraptured the entire time. Thanks a lot.
I am very pleased you enjoyed it Martin :-) Thank you!!!
Fantastic traintrip and beautyfull nature: Thanks for shearing !
Thank you kim :-)
The landscape is ' A Treasure Hunters Bounty ' !! What a spread of ' Inginuity ' . Deep Grooves of Tracks on Mountain with an evolving earth the way up & down the valley with streaming water ways & on the edge experience ! Unbeatable videography . Smooth & Picturesque !! Thanks for a lifetime !
Thank you so much... I am very pleased you enjoyed it !!!
You Deserve The ^ Fruits Of Your Endeavour ^ !!!
magnificent scenery, superb view, thanks
Thanks :-)
Hello from sydney australia what a wonderful scenic journey many thanks for sharing kind regards bob.
Thank you Robert Coleman :-)
Eine der schönsten Strecken, die je gezeigt wurden
Thank you :-)
I've been on this railway, it's well worth it if you're in the Peloponnese. Kalavrita is pleasant and don't forget to visit the war memorial!
Thank you :-)
Great trip. Thanks for taking me along.
Thank you :-)
Very picturesque. Most enjoyable. Thank you :-)
Thank you Jamie :-) Have a nice weekend!
Колыбель цивилизации. Благословенный край! Спасибо за видео! С уважением и любовью к Греции и её народу! Cradle of civilization. Blessed land! Thanks for the video! With respect and love for Greece and its people!
Thank you very much for such a precious comment :-) My best regards, Vlasis.
@@sidirodromeas Good health, long years of active life, Vlasis! Good luck!)
@@user-bx8jq9iw4e I wish you the happiest ever new year my friend!!!!!!!
De todos los vídeos de trenes que he visto, este es el mejor y más interesante, felicitaciones!!!!
Thank you very much Luis :-) I am very pleased you enjoyed it !!!
@@sidirodromeas, gracias por tu respuesta, me dirás por favor en donde fue echo ese vídeo?, Ya que el paisaje es maravilloso desde principio a fin, me encantó de verdad.
@@luisrobertoaguirre8014 En Grecia. De Diakofto a Kalavryta. Tengo toda la información en la descripción del video. Gracias de nuevo por su interés...!!!
@@sidirodromeas thank you very much!!!