Riding the Rails: Bolan Pass - The World's Toughest Railway Journey

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  • Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
  • "🚂 Journeying the World's Toughest Railway Track: Bolan Pass, Balochistan, Pakistan 🏔️Join us for an adrenaline-pumping locomotive cab ride through the rugged terrain of Balochistan's Bolan Pass. Explore the stunning vistas, steep gradients, and the engineering marvels that make this 100-kilometer railway section one of the most challenging in the world. Learn how the GEU20 Locomotive crew expertly navigates the treacherous 1:25 gradient using dynamic brakes, ensuring a safe descent through tunnels and across a breathtaking natural landscape. Experience the thrill and discover the secrets of this unforgettable railway journey!"
    This Video is about cab ride of GEU20(4557) Locomotive working with 39DN Jaffar Express,
    this cab ride starts from Kolpur and ends at Aab e gum,
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    Video Filmed on. GoPro Hero8 Black
    Video Edited on. Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium

КОМЕНТАРІ • 611

  • @gregw9289
    @gregw9289 Рік тому +50

    I am an Aussie who grew up next to a train station in the country outside the city of Melbourne. What a beautiful panorama of your country. Railways show a different side of the country and people. May peace be you and many safe travels!!!

  • @pradeepv327
    @pradeepv327 Рік тому +52

    I'm from South India & it's Absoluely stunning to watch the video ❤❤👍 As train goes through such a vast and scenic places.. Really love to watch more of these lovely Pak places as I can't never dream about a travel through these places... So sad 😭😭
    Thanks a lot brother... With love from India ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

    • @SitesandSounds
      @SitesandSounds  Рік тому +6

      Glad you enjoyed it
      Thanks 🙏👍

    • @lifeboy1978
      @lifeboy1978 9 місяців тому +5

      These are actually our places, if the partition of 1947 won't have happened !

    • @Pakiza-Ali
      @Pakiza-Ali 8 місяців тому +1

      @@lifeboy1978 It was ours before 1947 and is ours now ...... !

    • @lifeboy1978
      @lifeboy1978 8 місяців тому +4

      @@Pakiza-Ali You were belonged to us as well. Your forefathers were Hindus. They weren't from Arabia.

    • @Pakiza-Ali
      @Pakiza-Ali 8 місяців тому +2

      @@lifeboy1978 We were Zoarastrian, Buddhist, Hindus, Animist before we converted - way before you guys. How come there are Nepalese, Sri Lankans, Bangs., Balise and South East Asians free today?

  • @satishkumarjadhav
    @satishkumarjadhav Рік тому +12

    To the point information of the beautiful train section in well polished language...
    Love from India...

  • @dennisr7452
    @dennisr7452 Рік тому +12

    I was in the USAF stationed in the town of Badaber just outside Peshawar in the mid 1960’s. I remember seeing terrain like this on our trips to the Khyber Pass. I was amazed to see the many tunnels for the trains on the mountain sides on our trips. Back then there were steam locomotives. Seeing this video brings back a lot of memories of Pakistan.

  • @richardbeckman5073
    @richardbeckman5073 2 місяці тому +2

    This is why l watch train ride vids. You get to see parts if a country you would never see going to the tourist attractions. I would love to ride this route one day, thank you.

    • @SitesandSounds
      @SitesandSounds  2 місяці тому

      You are welcome, it's a truly amazing experience to ride this route!

  • @SohailMeerofficial
    @SohailMeerofficial 23 години тому +1

    BOUHAT informative tha or thank you for sharing

  • @patwardhandilip
    @patwardhandilip Рік тому +8

    This vlog reminds me of scene from American Wild West movies. Enjoyed watching. 👌👌👌👌

  • @AshwaniKumarAggarwal-w3j
    @AshwaniKumarAggarwal-w3j Рік тому +4

    Beautiful Pakistan. Thanks for sharing this very interesting Train cab ride.

  • @SatishDhole-p1b
    @SatishDhole-p1b 11 місяців тому +1

    Nice Video , Love from India.

  • @realityground.4714
    @realityground.4714 2 місяці тому +1

    beautiful landscape of Pakistan railway. Love from India

  • @roadie3124
    @roadie3124 Рік тому +6

    It's great to see this country again. I went up and down this railway a couple of times in 1955 and 1956 when we were living in Quetta. I particularly remember the dry river bed. The road has been improved a lot.

  • @Sugarmountaincondo
    @Sugarmountaincondo Рік тому +3

    A beginning view of the consist would have been nice. Is this a freight or passenger manifest?
    @ 05:08 the engineer ignored a "whistle signal" for the upcoming tunnel.
    @ 08:08 the track headed uphill to the left is a "Runaway Track" just west of Dozan Station. @ 09:00 a "Runaway Track" can be seen on the right.
    @15:28 two more "Runaway Tracks" are located at Hir-ok on either side.
    @20:05 a "Runaway Track" is on the left coming into the town of Mach. @ 20:42 another "Runaway Track can be seen on the right side also at the town of Mach.
    @23:00 the tracks to Abe-gum are on the left. Notice the armed guards with slung AK's @ 23:30 all of these tracks dead-end in Mach.
    @25:50 Home grown coal mines are on the right side.
    @28:10 another "Runaway Track" is on the left just before coming into Abe-gum.

  • @mahabirparshad2385
    @mahabirparshad2385 8 місяців тому +8

    Hats off to British engineering. Nice and informative video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @nilakanthankannan298
    @nilakanthankannan298 Рік тому +1

    What beautiful scenery all through the mountains and plains. Really raw and rugged Baluchi terrain . Would love to do this journey in real life. Keep sending more such videos bro! Love from India

  • @susanallen2678
    @susanallen2678 10 місяців тому +4

    I am from Texas and this is a beautiful video. Love the landscape.

  • @omarfarooq9105
    @omarfarooq9105 8 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic Janab!! Absolutely loved the raw beauty of my lovely Balochistan.

  • @61riaz
    @61riaz 5 місяців тому +7

    واہ انگریز تیرا شکریہ۔
    کاش ھم غلام ہی رہتے تو آج یہاں بلٹ ٹرین ھوتی۔

  • @sudo2998
    @sudo2998 22 дні тому

    Wow! It's a really beautiful country! Cheers from India. 🙏

  • @iftekhar7266
    @iftekhar7266 Рік тому +20

    Beautiful video indeed!
    Hirok or Hirak neans "diamond" in Hindi language. Sibi- Quetta section is a jewel in the crown of Pakistan Railways. I have been conducting research on Bolan Railways (still ongoing) only to find the British engineers were well- versed in their job. Their dedication, devotion & expertise carries paramount significance. Native labourers under their command put in extreme efforts to commission this project. I have seen this section - a fascinating feat, a grand masterpiece of civil engineering. The British engineers & locals spilled their blood to make this project a marvellous success. Hats off to you all.
    Francis Langford O'Callaghan was the Chief Engineer of this project whose wife was killed in a nearby camp, deserves our special applause. He was succeeded by William Edge.

    • @SitesandSounds
      @SitesandSounds  Рік тому +1

      Thanks 👍

    • @DanH-nk1my
      @DanH-nk1my Рік тому +2

      Yeah...those British Engineers sure loved the free slave labour

    • @smmcfilter
      @smmcfilter Місяць тому

      Why did anybody kill the wife of British chief Engineer ? Any information on that?

  • @bhaskarjyotimukherjee1793
    @bhaskarjyotimukherjee1793 Рік тому +5

    Nice video. The railways at this geographic condition is an excellence in engineering. Good job engineers.

  • @rajkumar-jx5rn
    @rajkumar-jx5rn Рік тому +2

    अति सुन्दर ट्रैक। (Good track)

  • @bijushahulhameed7483
    @bijushahulhameed7483 5 місяців тому +1

    Excellent Video Brother, Thank you for showing such a marvellous place with good narration. God Bless you. 👍

  • @bkbhalla4889
    @bkbhalla4889 Рік тому +9

    Excellent vlog . Fully explained about the rail section in the most difficult terrain. Hats off to engineers who built this section in 1895. They took care of every aspect from safety point of view. In my opinion your vlogs are the best.

  • @Amit-dq4oo
    @Amit-dq4oo Рік тому +1

    Love from Himachal Pradesh India. Relaxing Video bhaijaan

  • @sumandey6644
    @sumandey6644 Місяць тому

    Behad khoobsurat nazara 👍👍😊😊 thr driver is very lucky..

  • @vedios9919
    @vedios9919 Рік тому +9

    Hindustan or British engineers and labours ko salam...💯💯 Kamal ka railway infatucture bna kr dya....❤

  • @4KWalkthrough
    @4KWalkthrough 9 місяців тому +1

    I am amazed to see this rail journery. Thanks for sharing and love fron New Delhi, India.

  • @miribrarbugtichannel8160
    @miribrarbugtichannel8160 Рік тому +4

    The way of vlogging on rail fanning. I would say that Sites and Sound Channel is the not only best but superlative form of word "best" for it self on earth for RAIL FANNING.
    Specially hardworking of Faheem sb brought the excitement of trips and videos investigation to another level.
    Honestly I have no words what to write about this extremely worthy channel.
    Strongly recommend all rail fans to keep watching this channel.

  • @colinburton113
    @colinburton113 Рік тому +1

    Just found your video, absolutely brilliant the the views the countryside stunning. Wonderful rail journey thank you for your time.

  • @MirXaHarisTTSG
    @MirXaHarisTTSG Рік тому +1

    Umdaa Coverage & Beautiful Scenes throughout the journey

  • @saeedsheikh6349
    @saeedsheikh6349 7 місяців тому

    Behtaren information ke sath behtaren video , boath hi khubsurat aur lovely safar tha acha laga. Thanks dear.

  • @essvee1385
    @essvee1385 Рік тому

    MashaAllah bahut khoobzurat nazara. Excellent explanation!

  • @pedronovoa3012
    @pedronovoa3012 Рік тому +2

    Disfrutando de este viaje virtual y de los paisajes desde Chile. Lo hago porque me gustan los trenes y que cuando niño soñaba con ser maquinista y conducir una locomotora. Saludos.

  • @danoc51
    @danoc51 Рік тому +1

    A fascinating look at this part of the world. Thanks!!!!

  • @VidsPhone
    @VidsPhone Рік тому +5

    Very interesting. Here in the states we rarely see countries like Pakistan as industrialized nations. But this railroad looks to have all its ducks in a row. Better than many of ours. Shame the nations of the world are so ignorant of each others virtues. Nice video Thanks for posting it.

  • @rediscoverinfo
    @rediscoverinfo Рік тому +4

    Semaphore signals still in use Thanks for This Amazing video of course it is one of the most beautiful Rail routes of the world 💗💗💗💗

  • @jawadaslam2333
    @jawadaslam2333 Рік тому +1

    Mujay AP Kay vlog achay lagtay han

  • @shauky99
    @shauky99 10 місяців тому +2

    We Enjoy your video very informative
    Stay safe

    From Los Angeles

  • @A.M103
    @A.M103 Рік тому +1

    Excellent adventurous video at down gradient very interesting 👍

  • @TwoonyHorned
    @TwoonyHorned Рік тому +1

    Incredible ! What a gorgeous landscape ! Thanks for sharing !

  • @cykeldoktorn4241
    @cykeldoktorn4241 Рік тому +10

    the landscape is thrilling, but what exactly makes this journey the toughest ?

    • @Osamailyas
      @Osamailyas 8 місяців тому +1

      @HazardXXX not 1940s. It was construction in late 1800s and early 1900s

  • @malikayub2591
    @malikayub2591 Рік тому

    Very Beautiful vedio thanks

  • @qasimjan7139
    @qasimjan7139 Рік тому +1

    بھائی یہ بہت اچھا پروگرام ہے۔ ❤❤❤

  • @MuhammadHassan-wf4et
    @MuhammadHassan-wf4et Рік тому +1

    Zabardast video.

  • @sony5244
    @sony5244 Рік тому +3

    We see many roads and rails made by British engineers in India and Pakistan survive till this day .they were proud of their work.

    • @Firedog-ny3cq
      @Firedog-ny3cq Рік тому +1

      Those Brits were good engineers. And they were still Brits.

  • @percismehta8959
    @percismehta8959 Рік тому +2

    Pakistan Mera vatan/mulk hai. Vo bharpur tarakki kare - Be progressive. Education first. God Bless.

  • @jdhinckley1954
    @jdhinckley1954 Рік тому

    Terrific video. Thanks for making and sharing.

  • @madhavgole
    @madhavgole Рік тому

    amazing terrain to watch from train all the best

  • @stevenikitas8170
    @stevenikitas8170 Рік тому

    Amazing...double track all the way.

  • @nadiaimran1734
    @nadiaimran1734 Рік тому

    100 k ki bht mubarak ho ap deserve krty Allah pak apko mazed kamiyabiya atta karain nice work or mazydar video

  • @jimcrawford5039
    @jimcrawford5039 Рік тому +1

    Great video, beautiful scenery! Cheers from Australia.

  • @cagorrie
    @cagorrie Рік тому +1

    What an amazing area, great video thanks for sharing it.

  • @syedmunawaralishah1478
    @syedmunawaralishah1478 11 місяців тому

    Zabardast Yaar Geo Geo

  • @ronflynn5043
    @ronflynn5043 9 місяців тому

    very interesting ride thanks, and look forward to more rides with you....

  • @biswajitmukherjee8312
    @biswajitmukherjee8312 Рік тому

    Nice video, aachha laga.Very Good. 👌👌👌

  • @peterthill
    @peterthill 7 місяців тому

    Thx for the ride and sharing 👍

  • @alanwells4752
    @alanwells4752 8 місяців тому

    Wonderful. Thanks from Australia.

  • @mujtabakhoso976
    @mujtabakhoso976 8 місяців тому

    MashaALLAH
    Tamam bihtreen maloomat

  • @muhammadimrannasib8935
    @muhammadimrannasib8935 Рік тому +89

    Hats off to the British engineers 150yrs ago they were so much advanced pakistan railway and engineers are nit abject to maintain and operate the track very unfortunate

    • @SitesandSounds
      @SitesandSounds  Рік тому +18

      Its maintained and train is working on it
      Do you ever compare road vs rail budget?
      Thanks

    • @muhammadimrannasib8935
      @muhammadimrannasib8935 Рік тому +10

      It is not the matter of budget it is the subject of the capacity ability training and commitment it us because of the lower staff that Pakistan railways is working

    • @muhammadkhurram8416
      @muhammadkhurram8416 Рік тому +4

      Hahahaha😂 hum pe qabiz thy or we are admiring.

    • @muhammadimrannasib8935
      @muhammadimrannasib8935 Рік тому +1

      @@muhammadkhurram8416 bhi aap kisey qabil hi naheen batayyan kis baat per tarref kareen Tonga chalana or chawkidari kerna sirf yeh do kaam thay

    • @sportscarvideos1210
      @sportscarvideos1210 Рік тому +1

      ​@@SitesandSoundsand what about wood fish plates

  • @avanishojha3047
    @avanishojha3047 Рік тому +3

    Most informative video it's.I am train driver since 1990 but I really familiar to catch siding in real first time.I have taught it theoretically but saw in really only to see it in your video.After 33 years of my service.hats of you.🎉🎉🎉🎉 from India .

  • @nazishsaleem9079
    @nazishsaleem9079 Рік тому

    Many many thanks for this beautiful journery and see the dangours track.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @Adv207
    @Adv207 8 місяців тому +1

    Camera doesn't give perception of steepness in these mountains. I traveled in this train from Karachi to Quetta in 1980s, amazing landscape. Thanks for sharing❤.

  • @Yu-hx5jo
    @Yu-hx5jo 6 місяців тому +1

    respect to the men who build this !!!

  • @muralidharc782
    @muralidharc782 Рік тому +1

    The detailed description of various sights throughout journey was really interesting and very pleasing to listen to.good video.

  • @ابوسارةابوسارة-ز6د
    @ابوسارةابوسارة-ز6د 3 місяці тому +1

    الى هذة النقطة معلومات قسم القطار الجميل بلغة مصقولة جيدا❤❤❤❤

  • @irelandbloke
    @irelandbloke Рік тому

    Superb video ! 👍

  • @nadeemghaffar8531
    @nadeemghaffar8531 Рік тому

    Fantastic, enjoyable, and informative... Well done Faheem sahib

  • @N18_45
    @N18_45 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful word is not enough for your beautiful video. Your country's landscape is romantic. Thanks for your video. - from Kolkata, India.

  • @jameshowitt2463
    @jameshowitt2463 6 місяців тому

    Lower Quadrant semaphores! Splendid stuff.

  • @Adv207
    @Adv207 8 місяців тому

    We used to watch oil trains all afternoon behind our home when I was a kid in Kemari Karachi. Anything related to trains has always been fascinating.

  • @moacirgomes2823
    @moacirgomes2823 Рік тому +1

    nossa que video bom e uma boa viagem de conhecimento de cultura ..posta mais eu gostei muito ok

  • @anusabdullah708
    @anusabdullah708 Рік тому +1

    Congratulations for 100K Sub.

  • @usama3520
    @usama3520 10 місяців тому

    I m from quetta and this is my favourite part of travelling although I am not traveling from train now a days but I still love this part or train travelling

  • @AzadKhan-wx1ht
    @AzadKhan-wx1ht Рік тому

    Bahut Kubsurat hai bhai najara

  • @mughalbaig1149
    @mughalbaig1149 Рік тому

    zabardast video Faheem Bhai

  • @sohailahmed5095
    @sohailahmed5095 Рік тому

    Very informative video

  • @kumard007
    @kumard007 29 днів тому

    I am a train lover from India and seeing this video I would like to travel in a train like this but sadly can't travel to this scenic view

  • @muneershah1237
    @muneershah1237 Рік тому

    Best of luck bhai Faheem Allah Apko Salamat rakhy

  • @vedios9919
    @vedios9919 Рік тому

    Balochistan series traveling purpose ky lye best ha..ap ny acha kia Jo series banyi...sibi harnai or ML 1 project new deal par ap ki vedio ka intezar ha❤❤❤❤

  • @claybrickmachinerypakistan5967

    To be honest, I don’t know how you manage to do such a good job every single time. Very well done!
    I haven’t seen such quality work in a long time

  • @sunilrajderkar3430
    @sunilrajderkar3430 Рік тому

    Nice video! The commentary is superb!

  • @Firedog-ny3cq
    @Firedog-ny3cq Рік тому

    I really enjoyed the trip. Thank you. Subbed and liked.

  • @MarkArrand-cf4cl
    @MarkArrand-cf4cl 9 місяців тому

    Thirty minutes well spent. Stay safe.😎

  • @ranababarali7070
    @ranababarali7070 Рік тому +1

    Mashallah,beautiful pakistan🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

  • @SnowdriftBoy
    @SnowdriftBoy Місяць тому

    Beautiful terrain!👍

  • @fidakhan420
    @fidakhan420 11 місяців тому

    really would love to do this journey when i come to pakistan. thanks for showing us the beautiful railway of pakistan

  • @NAVEEDAHMAD-rl3jz
    @NAVEEDAHMAD-rl3jz Рік тому

    Wah wah wah kya bat hai balochistan ki or faheem bhai apki coverage ki jis mehnt se ap video banate hain dekh kar boht acha lagta hai ALLAH pak apko mazeed izat or taraki atta farmae or pakistan railway ko b taraki atta farmae ameen pakistan zindabad👍🏻🇵🇰❤

  • @Letstrevel
    @Letstrevel 6 місяців тому +1

    Please add some time google map as well with the location ,,

  • @mns2611
    @mns2611 Годину тому

    Superb

  • @corneliusjulius7236
    @corneliusjulius7236 Рік тому

    Thanks Faheem Sahab...another wonderful video with such an interesting information about technicalities performed on this gradient section of Pakistan, God Bless you.❤

  • @anilprajapati9547
    @anilprajapati9547 Рік тому

    Nice video and information.

  • @terribleatgames-rippedoff
    @terribleatgames-rippedoff Рік тому +2

    I enjoy a scenic video even when the native tongue is spoken without subtitles. It is called immersion. If you were to improve on one thing, that would be to stop cutting out segments. You might consider the sections to be uninteresting, but cutting them out breaks the immersion of being on that trip.

  • @samitchattopadhyay3480
    @samitchattopadhyay3480 Рік тому

    I am an Indian. Probably will never get a chance to make this ride. Excellent video to satisfy my sight at least

  • @TariqTariq-xl7uy
    @TariqTariq-xl7uy Рік тому

    Mavolless excellent camera 📸 work God bless you

  • @BharatBhushan-s6x
    @BharatBhushan-s6x Рік тому

    Signal.or.spieeeeeeed.
    Hamsab.mins.
    India.dargaya.
    😊😊namaste 🙏 to Pakistan.o.ka.oooooold.hom.
    Namaste 🙏

  • @ghulamrasool1369
    @ghulamrasool1369 Рік тому +1

    Nice beautiful Balochistan

  • @niranjansinha9171
    @niranjansinha9171 13 днів тому

    Very beautiful view..!!
    Amazing...
    May I visit this place without any problem..??
    -From India

  • @UsamaKhan-tr3qx
    @UsamaKhan-tr3qx Рік тому

    Congratulations for 100k subscribers faheem bi allah apko himmat daa or ap ise tara kam krta raha 🎉🎉🎉❤

  • @abubakeryousuf6402
    @abubakeryousuf6402 Рік тому

    آپ کی ویڈیو بہت اچھی لگی مینے شیرکی ہیں اللہ کرے پوری دنیا دیکھنے آہیں

  • @syedijaz8965
    @syedijaz8965 Рік тому

    Beautiful v log