Driver’s Eye View - Broad Gauge Train - Košice to the Ukranian border - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- Part 1 - U. S. Steel (Košice) to Budkovce.
More amazing rail action on this extraordinary RTC tour of Slovakian railways. Broad gauge, standard gauge, parallel running next to our Grumpy Diesel, a massive twin unit electric freight locomotive and a diminutive DMU. This is one of the most unusual rail tours I’ve ever had the pleasure to be part of. Join the crew in the cab of a powerful twin unit Skoda electric locomotive to be part of this unlikely cavalcade, starting out from the U.S.Steel works near Košice and finishing up close to the Ukrainian border.
The Kosice - Uzhhorod railway is a single-track 1520-mm (Russian Gauge) railway located mostly in eastern Slovakia. It is used for transporting iron ore from the Ukraine to the steel works near Košice. For much of the route it runs in tandem with the standard gauge railway serving the towns and villages along the way, over a significant part of our journey the two different gauge lines are operated as parallel single tracks, giving this almost unique opportunity for the two trains to run side by side.
Map at 00:36 by Peter Pogány - licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.
Music - Track - Composer - Source
ES_Summer Unplugged 17 - Örjan Karlsson - epidemicsound.com
Track gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) Russian gauge. Parallel (standard gauge) track 1,435 mm
(4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) - Original video taken on 5th July 2018. Tour organised by RTC.
The battle of the gauges! Broad gauge loco overtakes Standard gauge loco, then standard passes broad.... and on it went until finally the Broad gauge loco won out..... Whew! Nice one, Tim!
Very nice ride. Love that side by side run with the other train. Tanks for sharing.
Hi, this ride was fun. There are not many places in the world where trains running on different gauges can pace each other.
Thank you, dear ALEXANDER.
24-16 under starters orders 24-20 and there racing the big skoda's roar into action and take a early lead,Thanks tim this has to be your best vid yet,The big skoda's won the first leg of the journey don't know what happened to the big red diesel i think it got lost in transit,Love all of the pax on the other train hanging out the windows with there camera's all focussed,And the great slovakian train adventure continue's,Hope you and your family have a lovely xmas in cold and snowy england cheer's mate, Bob from sunny sydney.
Hi Bob in sunny Sydney, its mild and damp here today, typical Christmas weather, I'd rather have snow. This rail trip was one of the most unusual I've experienced, imagine what it mast have been like to stand on one of the stations with two trains travelling in the same direction full of people waving to each other. I am working on a passenger's eye view of the trip at the moment, its fun to edit and I look forward to posting it over the holidays. Seasons Greeting. Tim.
11:10 Bridge
12:30 Repair
15:05 Bridge
17:05 Bridge
22:35 Bohdanovce
26:45 Ruskov
40:30 Slanec
48:20 Kalsa
52:45 Slivnik
55:40
1:03:00 Колхоз
1:06:55 Celovce
1:14:35 Bridge
1:19:30 Trebisov
1:28:30 Hriniste
1:29:40 Bridge
1:38:30 Dubravka
1:42:00 Budkovce
I've only just seen this this list, it's really useful.
Hello Tim! This has been solved well with standard gauge and broad gauge. In the past you always had to change at the border to Russia. There were also wagons where the gauge could be changed. Now you can continue without wasting time. Previously, the Russian gauge was 1524 mm (exactly five feet). This has changed in new routes to 1520 mm. Every track that is rebuilt also gets 1520 mm. That's what you did for a reason. The wear on the wheelsets is thereby greatly reduced. I think that will interest you for sure. Greetings from Hans from the Mühlviertel.👍🚂
Hello Hans, this was a fascinating and unusual trip. Thank you for the information about the slight change of gauge from 1524mm to 1520mm, I was not aware of it. I will start editing Part 2 this evening, if all goes to plan it should be ready for next weekend. Seasons Greetings. Tim
Very nice views and ride. Some peaceful country sides to see. Thank you for posting. Sorry I haven't been on much. With my mother's passing haven't felt much like doing anything. I will try to catch up this week or so. I hope and pray you and your family had a blessed Christmas and have a Happy New Years. I will be looking for more of your wonderful videos in the New Year ahead. Safe travels ahead for you. God bless
Hi, I understand how it feels when a parent passes away, I had many good times with my father, when he passed on I knew he would want me to remember him for all those special moments, such as catching fish in rock pools on holidays, I hope you have cherished memories of your mother to take you through these difficult days.
It it always nice to share my travels and I look forward to sharing more with you over the coming year. Best wishes. Tim.
Prekrásne natočené video , perfektné , super .
ďakujem. Som rád, že sa vám to páčilo video.
Great to get to see the broad gauge railways in Slovemia also!
Not pretending to be smarty-pants but the Hornád river actually is at 11:07 .
The river at 15:10 is the Torysa which joins the Hornád nearby.
Hi, I've checked it out on Google Earth, you are correct. It's a bit late for me to change it now, I wonder how many other people are going to spot my error. Cheers. Tim.
No worries; nobody will notice or care.
While indeed following the tracks on Google Earth, I just randomly noticed the name of the river was incorrect, but really not worth it to re-edit and upload the vid.
Thanks again for these super nice videos and those RTC tours seem to be really neatly organized; I might join one, onde day . . .
Thanks for sharing another great railway experience!
Cheers, it was certainly out of the ordinary.
Thank you very much for this Fantastisch Video!
Thank you, I am pleased you enjoyed it.
Smooth trip.Remided me of rail trips in UK paralleling the motorway trips, and the old advert "Cars going backwards? No it's just that you are going forward faster!" or words to that effect! :) Back the same way? It would be interesting to see the seting up of the camera for the filming.
Cool video Tim, especially when the standard gauge train kept running parallel to our broad gauge train till a certain point. One of the passengers of that train kept leaning out of the window. Possibly just to take pictures with his camera. Very dangerous to lean out the window like that. When will you upload the second part? Am looking forward to seeing it.
Thank you, it was an interesting experience, especially the parallel running. Most of the tour participants including myself lean out of the window sometimes to take photos, its not a wise move, but at lower speeds its not too dangerous so long as you keep an eye out for overhanging trees, bridges and tunnels. The second part should be available for the weekend.
NEVERENDING RACE!!!! :D 21:06 - 1:29:23 ! Best train video
This trip was a fun, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Witam ba jeszcze większe super video łapka w niebo i do następnego pozdrawiam
Dziękuję
Hello Tim! Very well, the railway track is anazing! Your train taken in the parallel railway as oceanic lainer, but passenger red-blue train was be 'dances' to top and bottom, hehehe :-) Thank for long moving celebration! Take care. Chuck
Hi Chuck, this trip was fun, especially with the two trains running side by side, I look forward to bringing you the next part of this unusual train ride.
Hello Tim, so I wait continue the trip too! As I see at forecast weather, your temperature is above our, but partially cloudy is analogicaly of our. We has many poor weather in whole. Heven't sun here! And I become an evil croaking crow from this reason! Take care. Chuck
@@chucksandos8939 Hi Chuck, after two days of rain it was bright and sunny this morning, good for the time of year. I hope you get better weather tomorrow, you don't want to be a croaking crow. Take care. Tim.
Hi Tim, I'm hope so the Golfstreem maybe still saves your climate congition today. But here at 4th or 5th days in a row weather alike as in hell! The sun haven't in our land totally... And in whole, for last month, only about 4-5 days are sunny days, others days was devolish fog, rain and high humidity without sun!.. It's absolutelly anomally as local weather condition too in whole now, alike is anomal the early snow in mountains was falls in middle of November, -- so its climate catastrophe for our land... There was no such climatic disgrace even before the onset of the brutal winter of 2017! And is different in reality and forecast of the weather -- so its radically other climate models... At current calendar year we have about 150 sunny days with has about 300 days in normal local climate condition. Now Im have about 5% or less of life energy... And in future are follows winter... Take care. Chuck
Hello Chuck, sorry to hear the weather has been miserable in Sandanski for the last couple of days. Here in the UK it is warm for the time of year here, but no sunshine today, just wind and rain :-( . I hope the weather improves where you are to rejuvenate you life energy. Stay warm. Tim.
Would’ve been better if the camera had been set in the dead centre of the screen, still an enjoyable journey many thanks. 🚞
Cheers, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Oiiiiii !!!!!!Super video !!!!!Fantastico !!!!!Likeeeeeee !!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you :-)
Very nice video amigo thank you
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Super video!
Thank you.
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Nice video - two parts ? Best regards, Dana.
The rough trolley cable and many refreshments almost at each pillar means 3kV DC for a heavy load, which is adequate for heavy and long trains of iron ore ...
Hi, I read this as part of a Wikipedia article about the line en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzhhorod%E2%80%93Ko%C5%A1ice_broad-gauge_track
This stretch has the heaviest catenary construction in the EU (2 work cables, 1 fitting cable and 3 additional cables)
@@Timsvideochannel1 I did not read it until now, but as you can see it was clear to me, since I have a good electrical education.
Electrical laws is still same, so if a voltage of 3000V DC was chosen, it was necessary building 2 work cables, 1 fitting cable and 3 additional cables.
However in 1966 already serially produced stronger locomotives for Soviet gauge 1524 mm for 25000V AC 50Hz electric network (locomotives Škoda 52E series in the USSR marked ЧС4/ChS4/ČS4 with an output of 5000kW) but the original project of this railroad did not count on electrification so was then electrified later 1976-1978 and by then were used only diesel locomotives Soviet production (T679.5 nickname Sergei with power 1470kW and T679.2 nickname Ragulin with an output of 2200kW).
From an electrical point of view, power distribution of 25000V AC is more advantageous than 3000V DC, because with 25000V AC have smaller current and therefore thinner cable are needed to achieve the same output than 3000V DC.
The reason why it was decided to electrify this rail by the 3000V DC distribution was that the Ukraine in the Uzghorod region had the same electrical system.
Overall, both Czech-Slovakia and the former USSR countries have both types of power supply in different locations due to the fact that during the electrification of 40-50 years there were no powerful rectifiers to locomotives (only electromechanical rectifiers electroengine+dynamo and Ignitrons).
Ignitrons not reliable in mountainous areas - higher climb and fall of railway) and electro engines with the ability to smooth regulate of power were only for direct current.
For this reason, electrification was initially built with 3000V DC and later from the early 1960s after the improvement features of Ignitrons (Soviet type locomotive VL60/ВЛ60) to 25kV AC.
To understand the work of the locomotive VL60 and ignitrons there is a video in Russian language ua-cam.com/video/xDJWw2DG8CM/v-deo.html
and in 1963 the prototype Škoda 32E was created with silicon rectifiers (First laminate lady) of 5100kW at 25kV AC.
This locomotive is a direct precursor to Škoda 52E ČS4 and, of course laminate ladies series 230 and 240.
Here is a Russian-language video as Skoda 52E ČS4 ua-cam.com/video/gzJY5ueNx14/v-deo.html
Works and, of course, the principles are identical for laminate ladies and 242 series "Plecháč".
@@heno_3098 Thank you for this comment, it made interesting reading. I am a mechanical engineer, designing plastic components and plastic injection mold tools. I spend most of my time making mold tools and assembly aids for production lines. My knowledge of electrical installations is limited. I live in the UK where electrified railways are either 25kV AC overhead or 750 Volt DC third rail. The trains where I live are third rail, OK most of the year, but a disaster when it snows, the older trains and sub stations could cope with the arcing on freezing days, but the modern trains and electrical equipment just don't work in freezing conditions, not a good situation, not everything newer is better.
I looked at the two videos you sent the links for, the "laminate lady" locomotives looked very modern when they were introduced. I had seen one or two of the smaller versions in Bulgaria, but I didn't see any on the main line, so I was pleasantly surprised to see a number of them running in Slovakia, especially around Bratislava. The Slovakian versions are the very best of 1960/70's design and still look good today. I am editing the second part of this video this evening, it should be ready for the coming weekend. I will take another look at the two videos you sent the links to as time permits. Thanks again for your comment. Tim.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Thank you for feedback. I was born in Bratislava and still live here and work as a slot tech service, but besides that repair mainboards on TV and various electronic devices, I was also a programmer and designer of electronic circuits, I try about everything possible, because life is only one. I have come from the telecommunication sphere since there were electromechanical and later electronic telephone exchanges, and that is the focus that studied in high shool.
However, since childhood my first memories cable later hydraulic excavators, trucks, buses and of course rail and military equipment. Man is always interested in something new, so I many learned from curiosity also industrial automation and nuclear power.
My father worked 1964-1969 on the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Czecho-Slovakia, where this reactor use the principles of the carbon dioxide cooled and deuterium moderated free neutrons are most similar to Canadian Candu Reactors. It was an experimental project, but it finally unsuccessful and have begun to build the normal PWR reactors via soviet project VVER that were more efficient and safer.
They still work here in Slovakia, Czech republic, Hungary, Finland, Russia and newer types are still being built around the world.
I also took a close look at the nuclear accident in Tchernobil, but only years later, because in 1986 I was only 13 years old.
However, I remember that it was forbidden to drink milk and dairy products, but we must go to 1st May 1986 celebrations, when it rained and it was a a radioactive rain because it was just days after the accident so it can to say that I also radioactive generation ... :)
I think I have quite a wide range from history to the present, because I think that without knowledge of history you can not understand even the current technique.
I'm looking forward to the second part of the your video.
@@heno_3098 Hi, it is always nice to hear a little about the people who watch my videos. Bratislava and Slovakia impressed me, so much to offer visitors such as myself, history, beautiful buildings and stunning landscapes. I am (or should be) programming the next operation on my CNC milling machine, when a circuit board fails, it usually costs a fortune to fix, so I appreciate the importance of understanding circuit boards.
I noted most of the public transport in Slovakia was made by Skoda, the new trams in Bratislava compared very favourably against the Siemens trams in other part of Europe. I must get on with work now, if I find time this evening I will write again. Thank you for taking time to comment. Tim.
Fasinating.
I hope you enjoyed the ride.
Yes, Thank you. sorry about the lousy spelling!
@@davidgandar7339 Cheers, don't worry about the spelling, mine is not so good, fortunately clicking the three dots on the right hand side gives the opportunity to correct mistakes.
Camera is slightly off center, but otherwise a fantastic video!
Cheers, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
I'm taking this train soon to Chop :)
It's a great experience, I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I did.
@@Timsvideochannel1 What was the border like btw? Do they take a portable device and stamp onboard and do the work on the spot, or do they collect the documents and return them?
@@martinfrostnas6610 Our train ran to the border, we did not cross into the Ukraine, so there were no passport formalities.
The gauge of 5 feet for Russia was chosen so that an invading army would have to change at the border thus slowing them down. The Czar was worried about invasion, he had seen the effects of railroads and warfare in the US War Between the States and understood the possibilities of the railroad for moving troops and materiel. Now it is an impediment to trade' but then who knows.
unfortunately, now military actions are not limited to the railway. Overloading a column of heavy machinery is much easier with new cranes.
But the main war has long been in the field of economics. The one who controls a single space controls everything.
In other words, another gauge of the railway is the economic inhibition of a country in which there is an undistributed gauge.
The countries of the former USSR, although they occupy the first places in the prevalence of the gauge of 1,520 mm, but they lag behind the countries in which the gauge of 1,435 mm.
I found the reply from Сергей Старцев
interesting. Spain adopted a different gauge for the same reason, the change of gauge was intended to render the rolling stock of invaders unusable.
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1:37:30 The rail on the left looks 25kV AC powered.
I checked the Map at 00:35 , it shows the line is electrified at 3kV, most of the 25kV lines are in the West of the country, marked in blue.
@@Timsvideochannel1 It is possible but there is no refreshment cable there.
@@heno_3098 Hopefully someone with a good knowledge of the route will see this post and confirm the voltage used on the parallel standard gauge track.
@@heno_3098 Áno, nie je tam viditeľné zosilňovacie vedenie, ale trať je napájaná 3kV DC napätím, ako celá slovenská časť bývalej KBŽ a všetky elektrifikované trate na východnom Slovensku. Na našom území sú len dva styky 25kV AC a 3kV DC - jeden vnútroštátny pred žst.Púchov od Žiliny, a druhý medzištátny na hranici SR-Maďarsko na trati Košice - Hidasnémeti. Po prestavbe žilinského uzlu sa plánuje posun styku 25kV AC - 3kV DC až na vjazd do stanice Žilina.
at he very begining did any one notice when looking at the sky, while the train is still stationary, chem trails criss crossing the sky?? weather modification to use thier term
Vapour trails from passing aircraft.
ten na té barče by měl jít na nějakou dobu na kanál
Ale rozumbrado, ty jsi takový instruktor přes internet, co?