It’s been a while but I had to take a break to meet the deadline for my masters thesis. At 72 I am continuing my University journey in theatre studies. This video is a great way to relax. Another great one, thank you.that bird was lucky.
59:54 A large bird like a hawk 🦅 does not fly away straightly from the train. It often tries to fly either across or along with the train. I have seen some cormorants flying in that way in Japan. One poor bird of them was hit by the train at 130 km/h.😥
I like the atmosphere of side railway lines with old semaphores and stations that look (almost) the same as the tracks were built. The downside is slower speeds, whether it's the condition of the tracks or the geometry. Here the latter does not occur at all because the line is practically straight, which would allow to increase the speed, but it is probably not profitable.
One general comment on your videos of non-electrified Croatian lines. Services, both passenger and freight, seem to be very sparse. At least on this trip we did at OTOK pass a heavy freight train, mostly but not entirely containers. How often does this train run, and where in Bosnia does it start from? There seemed to be very few passengers on our (ex-Swedish Railways} diesel railcar. European Rail Timetable table 1358 shows 4 train pairs Mondays-Fridays, 2 on Saturdays and 1 on Sundays.
Most of these recordings are made on weekends when there are even less trains and especially less passengers and cargo, but yes - some of these local and regional lines have very little services and little passengers (primarily high-school kids and students as they have free tickets). Cargo train can be either from Tuzla or Brčko - Brčko District has a special status in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is knows as a bit of a free trade zone.
@@ZvonimirZelenika Thank you for a very comprehensive reply! Another striking feature of the more rural Croatian lines is the large number of staff they employ at stations to control just a few trains!
@@Fan652w Oh yes - level of automation is horrible. What has happened over last several decades is that railway Unions were very powerful and they blocked/slowed down many technology transformation and modernization projects, too keep up the employment (last example is signalling of line to Split, where they are installing new system for last 20 years). But ironically, over last 5-10 years unemployment in Croatia went down significantly and Railways is finding it hard to recruit new people (especially for menial jobs like switchman/pointsman, station dispatchers, track inspection) and existing operational workforce is (rapidly) growing old - so they will have to push for a rapid modernization and automation.
I forgot to say that it would be nice to continue the line to Bosnia... I saw on the site that you are thinking of tracing the route from Sarajevo to Ploce. In the future it would be interesting if you have the opportunity to trace the route from Vinkovci to Doboj to SARAJEVO. The country offers lines that are still slow but nestled in a mountainous territory of immeasurable beauty between emerald green rivers and thick green forests.
@wladislaw79 I will check what connections you can do nowadays between Croatia and Bosnia. I already did Sarajevo to Ploče and I am working on it. It is a very interesting line. I loved the journey.
@@RailRelaxation where to u put the camera? do u contact the train company before this? why is the audio so strange? example the video with obb austria taurus, i didnt hear the taurus engine. it sounded very strange.
Le FIAT resistono ancora in Croazia. Here in Italy the last railcars FIAT have the months counted now. But are the engines of these railcars still those of Fiat or have they been replaced?
These trains were built in early 1980s for Swedish Railways (SJ) and 20 pcs were purchased by Croatian Railways in 1996 with additional 11 being purchased later (in Croatia they are classified as Series 7122). Probably they saved passenger transport on many of these local lines, as HŽ was pulling out old 7221 "šinobus" railcars and had nothing else to replace them. They have been refurbished over the years, they are still going for maintenance so they will operate probably for next 5-10 years as Croatian Railway does not have money to replace them and EU funds won't finance diesel vehicles (there is a plan to replace them on *some* lines with battery-powered or battery-electric trains for which they can get EU funding). What is available on Wikipedia says they still have FIAT 8217 engines, though I can't confirm if engines have been replaced during refurbishments.
This one has the old engines from FIAT (I recognize the sound). Swedish SJ bought 100 of this type of vehicle during 1979 - 1981. 60 of them were built in Italy and 40 in Sweden (by Kalmar verkstad). During the 90:s many of them got new much more powerful and fuel efficient engines from Volvo together with new gearboxes and a completely new interior. Many of the ones sold abroad still had the old engines though. Today there are still a handful in use in Sweden. The vehicle is named "Y1" in Sweden. Y stands for powered by diesel.
Nice line! but pay attention because 1st stop is Vinkovci Bolnica not Vukovar Bolnica! Perhaps nice line on Croatian plain close to Bosnia-Hercegovina...i remember Spacva forest... close to city of Zupanja....dense green area. I saw Hzpp electrificated recently the segment Vinkovci Vukovar...maybe u can caride that too. THANK U
Vlakovi još nisu krenuli po novo obnovljenoj i elektrificiranoj pruzi Vinkovci-Vukovar (osim nekih probnih vlakova), tako da još nije moguće napraviti snimku. No sigurno bi bilo dobro napraviti snimku čim se bude moglo, da vidimo kako nam izgleda novoobnovljena dionica.
All of the trees blown down ( @ 10km outside of town) were from last summers' huge storm ? I saw coverage from around the area, as it was described as "Texas" weather.
@the_Texas_Bandit I am not sure if it is from last summer, but definitely the weather is changing, we had last and this year vey strong storms and winds, like never before.
Yes, huge swathes of forests were flattened by the storm and the forests are still being cleared and cut where trees were destroyed. These are "tree farm" forests, not natural, so damaged sections are simply cut down and replanted.
I love when trains go through a "tree tunnel". Thank you for the ride.
@dontown-lb5ke You are welcome. It was my pleasure.
@@RailRelaxationимате грешку код исписа станица није Вуковар болница него Винковци болница
It’s been a while but I had to take a break to meet the deadline for my masters thesis. At 72 I am continuing my University journey in theatre studies. This video is a great way to relax. Another great one, thank you.that bird was lucky.
@lynellewilson9112 Welcome back! Great for your studies. Congrats.
Grazie per aver pubblicato questa linea; bella, complimenti!
Buona giornata e buona Domenica.
Ciao.
@DavideZerillo Buona giornata.
Thank you for giving me my first trip in Croatia. So many interesting sights and happenings.😁
@martythemartian99 Any time! There are more from Croatia, some very nice lines. Greetings to Australia.
There are so many better videos from Croatia on the channel, so do explore those - especially line to Rijeka and Split.
@@ZvonimirZelenika 😁Thanks.
@@ZvonimirZelenika Taking your advice today. Starting the Split Part 1 to Oštarije video. Thanks again for the recommendation.😄
I enjoy youur videos very much. One little mistake - first station is Vinkovci bolnica, not Vukovar bolnica.
@boombar Thank you, my mistake.
59:54 A large bird like a hawk 🦅 does not fly away straightly from the train. It often tries to fly either across or along with the train.
I have seen some cormorants flying in that way in Japan. One poor bird of them was hit by the train at 130 km/h.😥
@blueberrymascarpone2786 Yes, they like to fly along...
I like the atmosphere of side railway lines with old semaphores and stations that look (almost) the same as the tracks were built. The downside is slower speeds, whether it's the condition of the tracks or the geometry. Here the latter does not occur at all because the line is practically straight, which would allow to increase the speed, but it is probably not profitable.
@Matz32 You are probably right.
Jako lepa pruga,da li se jos uvek koristi signal na zicu,to je nekad bilo na ranzirnoj u novom sadu
One general comment on your videos of non-electrified Croatian lines. Services, both passenger and freight, seem to be very sparse. At least on this trip we did at OTOK pass a heavy freight train, mostly but not entirely containers. How often does this train run, and where in Bosnia does it start from? There seemed to be very few passengers on our (ex-Swedish Railways} diesel railcar. European Rail Timetable table 1358 shows 4 train pairs Mondays-Fridays, 2 on Saturdays and 1 on Sundays.
Most of these recordings are made on weekends when there are even less trains and especially less passengers and cargo, but yes - some of these local and regional lines have very little services and little passengers (primarily high-school kids and students as they have free tickets). Cargo train can be either from Tuzla or Brčko - Brčko District has a special status in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is knows as a bit of a free trade zone.
@@ZvonimirZelenika Thank you for a very comprehensive reply! Another striking feature of the more rural Croatian lines is the large number of staff they employ at stations to control just a few trains!
@@Fan652w Oh yes - level of automation is horrible. What has happened over last several decades is that railway Unions were very powerful and they blocked/slowed down many technology transformation and modernization projects, too keep up the employment (last example is signalling of line to Split, where they are installing new system for last 20 years). But ironically, over last 5-10 years unemployment in Croatia went down significantly and Railways is finding it hard to recruit new people (especially for menial jobs like switchman/pointsman, station dispatchers, track inspection) and existing operational workforce is (rapidly) growing old - so they will have to push for a rapid modernization and automation.
@@ZvonimirZelenika Again, very many thanks for this very full response!
I forgot to say that it would be nice to continue the line to Bosnia... I saw on the site that you are thinking of tracing the route from Sarajevo to Ploce. In the future it would be interesting if you have the opportunity to trace the route from Vinkovci to Doboj to SARAJEVO. The country offers lines that are still slow but nestled in a mountainous territory of immeasurable beauty between emerald green rivers and thick green forests.
@wladislaw79 I will check what connections you can do nowadays between Croatia and Bosnia. I already did Sarajevo to Ploče and I am working on it. It is a very interesting line. I loved the journey.
@@RailRelaxation where to u put the camera? do u contact the train company before this? why is the audio so strange? example the video with obb austria taurus, i didnt hear the taurus engine. it sounded very strange.
Best channel ❤❤Greetings from Manchester
@JoshHodginsTrains Thanks.
@@RailRelaxation thanks 😊 you watching the euros
@JoshHodginsTrains Not really. And you?
@@RailRelaxation maybe
This is quite a slow line, with speeds around 60 km/h (38 mph) maximum at times.
@Sacto1654 It is. But it is nice to see the other lines too.
This line should have a max speed of 100 km/h, even 120 km/h.
Le FIAT resistono ancora in Croazia. Here in Italy the last railcars FIAT have the months counted now.
But are the engines of these railcars still those of Fiat or have they been replaced?
These trains were built in early 1980s for Swedish Railways (SJ) and 20 pcs were purchased by Croatian Railways in 1996 with additional 11 being purchased later (in Croatia they are classified as Series 7122).
Probably they saved passenger transport on many of these local lines, as HŽ was pulling out old 7221 "šinobus" railcars and had nothing else to replace them. They have been refurbished over the years, they are still going for maintenance so they will operate probably for next 5-10 years as Croatian Railway does not have money to replace them and EU funds won't finance diesel vehicles (there is a plan to replace them on *some* lines with battery-powered or battery-electric trains for which they can get EU funding).
What is available on Wikipedia says they still have FIAT 8217 engines, though I can't confirm if engines have been replaced during refurbishments.
@@ZvonimirZelenika Thanks
This one has the old engines from FIAT (I recognize the sound). Swedish SJ bought 100 of this type of vehicle during 1979 - 1981. 60 of them were built in Italy and 40 in Sweden (by Kalmar verkstad). During the 90:s many of them got new much more powerful and fuel efficient engines from Volvo together with new gearboxes and a completely new interior.
Many of the ones sold abroad still had the old engines though.
Today there are still a handful in use in Sweden. The vehicle is named "Y1" in Sweden. Y stands for powered by diesel.
Hi! I love it! When you come back with train videos in Italy?
@sergiomucci7726 Not sure yet.
Very nice trip !!!😄
Thanks! 😃
Jel to srna bila :D, ps. mislim da treba biti Vinkovci Bolnica a ne Vukovar, on je drugoj strani
42:28 🦌
Oh da, kriva bolnica (dapače jasno i piše na tabli "VINKOVCI BOLNICA") 😀
Nice line! but pay attention because 1st stop is Vinkovci Bolnica not Vukovar Bolnica! Perhaps nice line on Croatian plain close to Bosnia-Hercegovina...i remember Spacva forest... close to city of Zupanja....dense green area. I saw Hzpp electrificated recently the segment Vinkovci Vukovar...maybe u can caride that too. THANK U
@wion. ladislaw79 Thank you for the correction. I filmed that part too, will be available soon. 😊
красота))😊
@Stas1661 Thanks.
24:03 wasn't expecting this hahaha 🤣
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Lijep video vlak je malo sporiji nego ostali ali još bolje. Nadam se da budete uskoro išli vlakom iz Zagreba do Vukovara jer me zanima put.
@user-er2kr3dm8m Hvala.
Vlakovi još nisu krenuli po novo obnovljenoj i elektrificiranoj pruzi Vinkovci-Vukovar (osim nekih probnih vlakova), tako da još nije moguće napraviti snimku. No sigurno bi bilo dobro napraviti snimku čim se bude moglo, da vidimo kako nam izgleda novoobnovljena dionica.
@@ZvonimirZelenika Slažem se i mislio sam nakon što se radovi naprave. Inače živim do stanice Maksimir pa vidim vlak za Vukovar.
@@ZvonimirZelenikateret ide redovito svaki dan…
@@Fran-v9fza sad ide vlak samo do Vinkovaca, a dalje do Vukovara putnici idu na zamjenski bus 😊
...well done master...
@dragicevicgeorges-dorde8225 Thank you very much.
Na tabli vinkovci bolnica na ekranu vukovar bolnica...
@kruti-y7y Izvinjavam se.
Jel ide dalje od Gunje? Ako ne, zašto je na prijelazu naprijed rampa bila spuštena i semafor radio?
Zato što je tu granica sa BIH,idu samo teretni,putnički još ne idu za Brčko(BIH). Vjerojatno zato naprijed pali brklju.
So nice videos
Thanks.
@@RailRelaxation very good
All of the trees blown down ( @ 10km outside of town) were from last summers' huge storm ? I saw coverage from around the area, as it was described as "Texas" weather.
@the_Texas_Bandit I am not sure if it is from last summer, but definitely the weather is changing, we had last and this year vey strong storms and winds, like never before.
Yes, huge swathes of forests were flattened by the storm and the forests are still being cleared and cut where trees were destroyed. These are "tree farm" forests, not natural, so damaged sections are simply cut down and replanted.
Imaš grešku u videu. Od 4:17 do 17:19 je Vinkovci Bolnica, a ne Vukovar.
@turpijacmozga6081 Hvala vama. Izvinjujem se za grešku.
What a nice surprise! Thank you, RR! For some reason I thought this line goes t(hr)o(ugh) Županja. Well, geography failed. 🤦♂
@avarielhr Thank you too for watching.
❤️❤️❤️
@cristianungureanu8245 Thank you.
May be "deer", not "dear"?
Maybe - "oh dear, look, a deer"😁
👍👍👍👍👋
@crotrain Hvala.
Nice video
Thanks
@@RailRelaxation your welcome
Может всё-таки не "dear", а "deer"? 🤔
24:04 Vidi se da je mali bio jako uzbuđen da vidi vlak😂
@LukaGrgat 😂
Boa tarde meu amigo venha logo para o Brasil fazer são Luiz até paraopebas conhecer as locomotivas ac58 ge 6000 cv e a sd 80 de 5800 cv abraços
@mauromotomoto2183 Boa tarde amigo. tenho planos para ir neste ano ainda.
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
@Tamar-Edisherashvili. Thanks
❤🤍💚👍👍👍
@TamasKiss-bv9hz Thanks.
экология была бы чище,еслиб была электрофикация.
@ilqarabdullayev651 true.
Such an old country yet very poor concern for public safety around rail lines.
Kad polazi vlak za Borovo🇽🇰🇭🇷
@AbdilGafurIsmani ne znam.
Trebali su produžit do Brčkog kao nekad u Yugoslaviji, ima i tamo svijeta koji putuje do Vinkovaca i dalje prema Evropi.
MINUTO 24:HAY ADOLESCENTES DIVERTIDOS .
Cheeky bastard 😀😀😀
@Castyk 😀