Steam in the mountains: Eritrea
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2019
- The line from Massawa to Asmara in Eritrea is certainly one of the nicest mountain railway in the world. Climbing from sea level to an altitude of 2349 meters (7706 feet) in only 120 km (75 miles), the line was built by the Italians from 1887 to 1911. It was later extended to Cheren (1922) and finally reached Bischia in 1932. It is built to the Italian "meter" gauge, i.e. 950 mm. The rolling stock currently includes 0-4-0 tank engines, one "light" Mallet of class 440 and several "heavy" Mallet of class 442, Italian railcars known as "littorina" as well as a number of diesel engines, some relatively recent. Also visible on this video, two old Russian truck (Orion) converted for use on the railway.
What a beutifull country. Some of the clips are straight works of art. The best railway video I have ever seen to date.
My beautiful country Eritrea 🇪🇷 thank you 🙏 for Sharing
The scene as the train passes over the viaduct (2.32 onwards) is absolutely stunning. Love the Sun as it shines onto the trees and mountain range .
Great video . Thank you Sir . Admire and Respect for your Amazing video work from my home Country Eritrea 🇪🇷.
God Bless you.
Eritreia is beautiful. Congratulations.Brazil
What a wonderful video.Well done the Italians for creating this piece of railway magic.The complete foil to the antiseptic modern HST !
Wow! Great video and beautiful country. Visited Eritrea last summer and I had the best time of my life
Thanks for sharing our beautiful country Eri 🇪🇷🥵
Eritrea; the most beautiful country that I have ever been to. From the desert shores of the Red Sea to the alpine climate of the Central Highlands it's beauty and totally unspoiled originality is unmatched. And the honesty, kindness and decency of its people still humbles me even after having living amongst them for seven wonderful months. I will always fondly remember their utter honour and almost naive decency.
They've been through a lot though and they know how quickly things can change from stable to warlike. I think the mannerisms are more a function of culture than actual naivete, at least I hope so.
''Eritrea; the most beautiful country that I have ever been to''...then you clearly haven't traveled to that many countries.
@@chilleverest and why is that Eritrea is very beautiful especially if they started renewing some of the old Turkish Egyptian and Italian style buildings and that train as well it would totally be one of the best country’s to visit
@@chilleverest no I've visited many countries and eritrea has the most potential it's beautiful the government needs to get working though I think they have started but many buildings still need to be renewed also with the peace with Ethiopia I hope the economy starts to come back
I'm literally from Italy, and still Italy is 2nd to me after Eritrea. Without even being barely related to Africa. Yet, Eritrea is truly a life changing experience.
I haven’t seen trains like this since I was young. Wow. Cool. Awesome countryside too.
Top notch camera work - Excellent shot locations - this was one of the best train videos I have seen in years.
I agree , a really lovely video, thank you so much for all the work on this.
That railroad is a work of art
Wow. This video is amazing after some time I viewed a really nice video in u tube. Thanks for the producers. Amazing Eritrea love from Srilanka you are beautiful.
Seeing these Trains, gives me a nostalgic tone and I miss them a lot when I was a child and was waiting for them to pass !! Trains and airplanes are two passions that I will carry with me all the time. What beautiful images !! Loved it
Thank you for putting together this great video. I knew Eritrea was hilly.
It is hilly in spades. The Italians did a beautiful job of putting a railway through there.
A work of art...
What a fantastic combination of rugged railroads and great photography! Makes me want to get back to modeling!
Waww this my country 🇪🇷🇪🇷🇪🇷
Hats off to the camera man..captured some beautiful scenes. Watched the whole video without skipping. The train moves so effortlessly and the engine sound is so mesmerizing..wow 👍👍👍
Amazing photography, stunning scenery. Just added Eritrea to my bucket list.
The best cameraman, thank you for the quality work. You brought back an old memory from chilhood. My gradfather use to work in trainstation Demsebay Eritrea(Anseba rigion). I injoid seen Eri-mountains and the railway in a 4K.
That has to be one of the best potential tourist lines anywhere. The scenery is amazing. While the rolling stock clearly looks very tired, the main infrastructure looks in very good shape. The railway was definitely not built on the cheap with all those tunnels and viaducts.
This railway take more than 30 years I come From there
@@makhulu2013 Very beautiful area. What are the goods you produce? I am a retired engineer and rail yard manager. Thank you, Regards, Dave
@@davevonmuenster6649
Hi Dave,
In the English of most other countries, except US and Canada, their word for "engineer" is driver. They have engineers, but not what we think of, for driving a train.
Just a bit of assist here.
Tourism ruins the land though. It's such a draw on scarce resources, like water. Gov't then prioritize tourism, rather than protecting land resources. Parts of Indonesia now sit ruined due to tourism and the tourists no longer vacation in those spots. It's good, but it needs to respect the limits of the land.
14:39 beautifully atmospheric
That’s a fantastic film you’ve made of an amazing Railway.
It’s so atmospheric! Well done to the filmmaker. 😊
Very interesting that these places still use 1800 technology and keep it all going. I bet it is a really great experience to ride those rails. what a beautiful country to see too. thanks for sharing this..
Many old railways from 1800 work today… in Italy, for example, we have Genova Torino, from 1854...from Genova to Busalla, "Linea dei Giovi", have 35 x 1000....a nightmare
Beautiful landscape there too
An excellent production, thank you.
Stunning footage. Sometimes I felt like I was watching a model train on a layout. The engine steam mixing with the clouds at 17:08 is pure art. The running man escaping the train on the viaduct is also a nice touch :)
Thank you for making a brilliant video without any background music.
Great experience to watch this video. Beautifully captured. Love from India.
CONGRATULATIONS on one of the most professional railway location video's I have seen for ages. Beautiful scenery and photography in an amazing Country. Thank you so very much for sharing this with the UA-cam community. The line reminds me so much of the Hejaz and DHP railways in Syria, which I travelled and filmed back in 2008. Now I need and want to visit Eritrea.
Wow~ I rode time-machine back to 19C for 30min. very impressive footage. Thankyou.
Very outstanding video....The best....Thanks from...Kentucky USA...!
Different...very different, The little engine that could....Thank You Kochersberg TV
What was most amazing to me, was to see these ancient steam engines still running. Thanks for an enchanting video. Fine job. Loved it.
Inhale at 20:42 , you can smell it can't you. Brilliant photography and production.
Your talent and patience show through with this work.
Beautifully shot and edited video. Could easily be an Eritrean tourism promotional video. Certainly I could see foreign tourists on this quaint little train taking in the wonderful scenery. Please do more !!
Absolutely superb footage, beautifully captured and edited.
Sure seems like a nicely built road. Good stuff. I love those Mallets
I can't begin to imagine the logistics for getting all of these stunning views. Well Done!
It's impossible to describe the beauty of the country in words. The video is outstanding and I agree with the other comments which say this is a magnificent video of a truly fantastic railway. I travelled on the line from Massawa on the coast up tp Asmara in 2010. I was also able to travel in the Littorina railcar down to Nefesit. The choice of videoing locations is excellent, especially the long-distance and high point locations. Makes me want to go back!
What a wonderful video. Thank you, a real gift.
While watching the video I lose myself to boyhood days ,such a superb picture and photographic knowledge ! Thanks
Very impressive video! 🚂📹👌👍
Very nice video, especially the shunting scene at the end, the little loco breaking by reverse gear...
this is the most beautiful train video I ever see!
amazing!! Really one of the best videos about steam trains! compliments!! greetings from Italy
This is one of the best train videos I've ever seen!
beautiful video can watch it over and over again....
The footage and editing was simply fantastic. Not high tech equipment, but it seems to work. Thanks for the ride.
Amazing footage! What is most amazing to me is that the line has changed so little, in the almost 60 years since I first rode on it. In those days (1962) they had the "Littorina", a gasoline-powered rail car (or perhaps it was diesel). The Littorina was first-class, but there was also third-class service in a passenger car. (Which was always part of a goods train, at least that's how I remember it.) Unfortunately, my photos from the day have been lost.
It is interesting to see how little Asmara has changed. The commentator who wrote about the loveliness of the Eritrean scenery and people was absolutely spot-on.
A pity you lost you pictures. I would have been very interested in looking at them. The littorinas are still there and one of them ran last year. From reports of people who rode it, it is however in a very sorry state. As a compensation for the lost pictures, you can look at mine here if you so wish: www.ona.vu/Eritrea/index.html
I spent 16 months there back some 47 years ago with the US Military Police. What brought you there
Thank you for this amazing video.
Thank you, I spent delightful time watching this video. Utterly inspiring.
Very enjoyable rail trip.
Thank you
Thanks for sharing! Awesome and impressive
video!
Great! Thanks for all the effort, the images were well worthwile!
spectacular! especially enjoyed the shops with the turntable.
Train Lord says it all. Phenomenal. I wish there could have been some footage of this breathtaking journey from the driver's cabin and some details of these well maintained locos and the workshops. Maybe another documentary! God keep these wonderful and contented people.
A spectacular video documenting the railroad.
Unbelieveable great Pictures!
Fantastic work!
Congratulation!
Great, great pictures! Not only for steam enthusiasts but people who want to discover nice unknown landscapes! And excellent quality too.
tak starych i sprawnych lokomotyw jeszcze nie widziałem. Afryka górą, brawo !
Amazing landscape and model building there! :-)
Excellent vdo. I watched completely. It is mesmerizing one.
What a wonderful way to see the country. Fabulous video. Thankyou.
Great video, and magnificent footage.
First Class Quality. What a stunning Country. Thank You for Posting.
Absolutely fantastic - thank you
Wonderful video with nice coverage of greenery and lovely landscapes. True hardwork. I have one person running on the arch bridge when steam engine approaches. Sometimes steam engine train was running with one _two or without passengers boggies. Thanks.
Amazing raíl journey and a supreme Mountain scenes
Awesome, it give's me a nother site of what i reed in the newspapers.
Thanks for this awesome video
Best video of a steam railway in operation. Huge tourist attraction, and beautiful scenery.
Wow ! What a video ! Thank you so much for this wonderful stuff !
Absolutely fantastic. A joy to watch. Thank you for sharing this.
Amazing video, superb shooting. Thanks for sharing here
It creeks a bit but it gets the job done......Many thanks for a great video.....
beautiful.iam feeling as if travelling in eritrian mountain region
This video on UA-cam is the kind of thing that reminds me the C21st was worth sticking around for. In spite of all the ugly trends elsewhere here; a veritable toybox of wonders, gifted at a button-click, from far away. World-class cinematography; so much more powerful for its freedom from narratives or agenda; curiously more essentially human for having a machine and scenery as a focus. And - crucially - the soundtrack, too, is superlative; I love the richly-captured sounds! Thank you for your efforts into making this and for making this so well.
yes the no music or talking and good capture of the sounds on location makes you feel you are there.
Of course a Steam engine makes a wonderful noise just by itself too :).
Brilliant!
With the exception of the final little 0-4-0 all the locos, track and 2 (?) passenger coaches appeared to be well maintained. 4 of those wagons appeared to be well travelled!
Excellent footage! With my compliments!
As Frank Feely already said: awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! Time well spent.
Thank you! This was a great video!
Outstanding work! Congratulations.
Great. Thanks for sharing!
Very nice video. It's remind me of my childhood days where i used to travel in train with steam locomotive. Very beautiful shooting is performed. Great work...
Thanks for the fantastic job and next to the port city of massawa would even make it better. Amazing scenery job well done.
I would be delighted to see a train down to Massawa, but in the moment the track is blocked by a heavy landslide The railway does not appear to have the means to fix the problem, even though reaching Massawa remains an official goal.
Superb photography, real treat
Magnificent video. Thanks for sharing.
Wow ... Stunning.. Thank you.
Yes stunning, especially if you consider that the last 26 km were built in one year (Arbaroba to Asmara). You can call it an achievement. Thank you for your kind comment.
So beautiful rail road
Now that was a real treat! Thank you.
Thank you more man I am from Eritrea 😘😘😘💌💯
I am sure it was not an easy thing to record & edit this video. Thanks for this amazing work, I really appreciate it.
Amazing job guyz ,very appreciated your hardwork 😍👏👏
Beautiful camera work! This took a lot of effort and it is well worth it! Thank You!
Kochersberg Tv Thank you for your sharing this amazing video of my home country I come From Nefasit who you mentioned in this video sadly I am not living there about ten years because of dictatorship
But I want to say to tourists who want visit Eritrea, Eritrea is safe country you are welcome
Amazing Landscape
Thank you iit is a big work.
wow amazing video mixed with wonderful nature ...and perfect travel good job !
great video thank you for sharing with us and keep the good work