Pyrenean Cog Railway - Driver’s Eye View - Núria to Ribes de Freser
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- Опубліковано 16 гру 2022
- I’d like to say a special thanks to the girls in the Ribes Enllaç booking office for going the extra mile to obtain permission for me to mount a camera on the front of the train, I’d also like to thank the driver for his help in making this video possible.
With the camera mounted on the front of the train this video covers the complete return trip back to Ribes de Freser showing the spectacular views usually only the driver gets to see.
The Núria Rack Railway is located in the Pyrenees mountains in the north Catalonian region of Spain, it was opened in 1931 to serve the Vall de Núria mountain resort, it is the highest rack railway in Southern Europe rising more than 1,000 metres over its 12.4 km length, starting from Ribes Enllaç, adjacent to the Renfe station on the Barcelona-Puigcerdà railway line and finishing at Núria (altitude 1,964 metres)
The railway is the only means of transport to the car free mountain resort of Vall de Núria, located in the county of Ripollès. The train journey takes around 40-minutes serving two intermediate stations at Ribes-Vila and Queralbs located just after the start of the rack section and also the furthest point that can be reached by road.
Since opening on March 22nd 1931 the1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge line has been electrified at 1500 V DC via an overhead power supply. It became part of the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) on January 2nd 1984. The first 5.5 km (3.4 miles) of the line is operated as a
conventional adhesion railway with the remainder of the line operating as a rack railway using the Abt system with a maximum gradient of 15%.
Track Gauge - 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Music - Album/Genre - Track - Version - Source
00:42 & 40:38 - ES_Autumn in Nice - Trabant - epidemicsound.com
This railway was included as part of a Rail Discoveries “Catalonia & Little Trains of the Pyrenees” tour, for more information please click on this link - www.raildiscoveries.com/tours...
To find out more about the railway or to book your own trip, please click on this link - turistren.cat/en/trains/crema...
What a fantastic video. Stunning views of the mountains and valleys. But my thoughts are with the men who built this railway in all that terrain probably in horrible weather conditions and some of them losing their lives in the progress. I would like to thank the two ladies in the ticket office for letting you get permission to use a camera in the cab of the train.
Hello James, the original route was even more hair raising, the long tunnels replaced a ledge cut around the cliff face that used to carry the railway. Navvies had a tough life and their legacy is a credit there hard work and bravery, one slip could have resulted in serious injury or even the loss of life. I was quite taken back by the ladies in the ticket office, they really went the extra mile to help me.
Thank you Tim for two very interesting videos of a line I knew nothing about! And a special thank you to the staff of the Nuria railway who made the videos possible,
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride and I'm sure the staff will appreciate your thanks.
@VICTOR MONDAIN I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂.
@VICTOR MONDAIN Glad you enjoyed the ride 🙂.
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Enjoyed every minute of this train ride. Spectacular scenery for sure. Thank you very much and God Bless you.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
What a spectacular line, and what a excellent quality of this video. Thank you very much for participation👍👍👍
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video 😊.
What a piece of beauty! Bless you Tim for managing this! Looking forward to watchig aother your fantastic cab view videos, particullary the narrow-gauge ones 😊
Hi, I'm pleased you liked the ride, I'm hoping to capture some interesting cab rides later this month, it's nice to know you enjoy them 😊.
Breathtaking scenery and ending. like. a runaway train. Very exiting indeed. 😩👍
Hello Keith, I never thougth of Spain as being home to some awesome mountain railways, now I've discovered there are more, especially around Barcelona, I think I'll be returning to ride some of the others. I'm glad you enjoyed the ride. Cheers. Tim.
A really beautiful trip, Tim, and the camera position on the return journey made it even better. Thanks!
Hi Jim, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride and it's thanks to the staff for allowing me to fix a camera to the outside of the trains windshield.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Where can I view the return trip?
@@241hnd Hi, please copy and paste the following into Google - Driver’s Eye View - Vall de Núria Cog Railway - Part 1 - Ribes de Freser to Núria
I would give you the link, but UA-cam often deletes comments containing a link as spam. I hope this helps. Tim.
Hi Tim! This landscape and this railway are truly spectacular! The drive and chassis noise is quite special...
Thanks for the upload!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂.
de rewee treinen zijn heel leuk en ook heel moie je nat tuur ge biet wel ge wel dig
@@irisvandiggelen4067 Het is een prachtig deel van de wereld. Ik ben blij dat je genoten hebt van de video.
The sound of the train is like music 👍🏻
It does have a rhythmic beat to it 🙂.
I really like traveling in this way. Thank you for giving me this opportunity!
I'm pleased you enjoyed it. The railway staff were very helpful.
Grandious, many Thanks !
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride.
Stunning scenery Tim. Many thanks! 🙋🏻♀👍🤗
Hi Larissa, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride.
18👍🏼 STUNNING 🤩
ENJOYED MUCH YOUR VIDEO💪🏼
THANKS FOR BIG EFFORTS DEAR
BIG GREETINGS
👋🏽👋👋🏻
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it 🙂.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Welcome 🤗
🙏
Thank you!
I'm pleased you enjoyed it 😊.
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it :-)
Hi Tim! Now it's downhill again. A wonderful view of the landscape says the trip was worth it👍. Winter is back for us and I sent you some photos today in the morning. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.
Hello Hans, the only thing missing in the photos you sent was an elderly gentleman with a beer in his hand, wearing a red coat lined with white fur sitting in a slay pulled by a team of rein deer. I'm glad you enjoyed the ride, Northern Spain really is beautiful. It must be time for beer, Cheers 🙂. Tim.
Thanks for sharing...
You're welcome 😊.
Witaj , Tim. Znalazłeś piękną trasę. Na szczęście znajdujesz pomocnych ludzi. Piękne łuki i tunele, zadbana trasa. Dziękuję. Pozdrawiam.
Witam, kolej była dla mnie niespodzianką, nie wiedziałam, że istnieje. To piękna przejażdżka, a personel był bardzo pomocny, z pewnością polecam go odwiedzającym ten obszar. Wesołych Świąt. Tim.
Thanks for this beautiful ride! I enjoyed it very much! Greetings from Apeldoorn (the Netherlands).
Hi, I knew nothing about Apeldoorn, so I looked it up on the internet where I found a wikipedia article about the town/city. It looks a very busy place with a lot going on, it is also home to a number household name busuness headquartes. I've learned something new today 🙂. I'm glad you enjoyed this ride, also another place I knew very little about, the world is full of pleasant surprises.
Bedaankt Sinterklaas!
@@andreasgiannopoulos1204 Ek is bly jy het die rit geniet.
Waouh ! Quelle promenade ! Merci.
Salut, je suis heureux que vous ayez apprécié la balade
🎄🎁🎄🎀🎄🌠🛣🛤🌍🌎🌏🌐🌲🌲🌲😀😃😄Wszelkiej pomyślności z okazji Świąt !😀😃😄
Dziękuję i Wesołych Świąt dla Ciebie 🎅🤶🧑🎄😊.
That's wonderful !!
I live on the other side in Vernet les Bains, we have the Jeaune train here. 🙂
Hello, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride, I did visit and travel on the Jeaune train, sadly the railway would not allow a camera on the front of the train.
klasse van een video opname . 👍👍👍als reiziger zal men zich niet vervelen . 🛣🛣🛣bedank voor deze zeer mooie reis nog vele groeten en fijne feestdagen 🎅🎅🎅julien . 🧑🎄
Bedankt, ik ben blij dat je genoten hebt van de rit en de groeten van het seizoen 🙂.
Fascinating journey indeed ! cheers . 🥸🥸🥸
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂.
@@Timsvideochannel1 That tunnel has been dug for a long time ? 🤔🤔🤔
@@sellier-bellot22I believe the long tunnel was opened in 2008 to replace part of the original route.
It's a beautiful place but my two all time favourites are switzerland & norway thanks Tim for the beautiful pictures cheers bob.🍺🫖☕💯😲😁
Hello Bob, Northern Spain is very picturesque, not at all like Southern Spain. Switzerland and Austria are awesome. I hope to do Norway and Sweden in the not too distant future.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Thanks tim to you your wife & family merry xmas cheers bob & janet.🎅🌲🍺🍷🍾🥳😁
@@robertcoleman4861 Thank you and a Merry Christmas from Tim and Karen to You and Janet 😊.
great video all the best
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. Seasons Greetings. Tim.
@@Timsvideochannel1 and a *Merry Christmas* to you too and your family
@@top40researcher31 Cheers.
Природа завораживает 👍
Я рад, что вам понравилась поездка, и мне интересно, как деревья могут расти на скалах 😊.
Nice video, Like.
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it 😊.
Goooood
I'm pleased you enjoyed it 🙂.
Gràcies Tim per aquest meravellós vídeo del nostre tant entranyable i estimat cremallera de Núria. Si teniu la oportunitat de visitar la zona no dubteu ni un minut en realitzar l'excursió fins la Vall de Núria, un indret on només es pot arribar en l`esmentat cremallera o a peu. Si la vostra forma física us ho permet feu el trajecte a peu des de Queralbs ( últim poble on podreu arribar en el vostre cotxe ) fins al Santuari de Núria tot seguint el "camí vell de Núria". És una ruta espectacular que us permetrà gaudir del paisatge en tot el seu esplendor, sobretot perquè des de la inauguració del llarg túnel que es veu en el vídeo ( per motius de seguretat ) el trajecte en tren ha perdut una part de la seva espectacularitat original. El retorn fins a Queralbs el podeu fer en el cremallera i així us estalvieu el trajecte a peu de tornada.
Hola, gràcies pel teu comentari, m'alegro que t'hagi agradat el vídeo. Per al benefici dels parlants d'anglès, he traduït i publicat la teva resposta perquè la informació que has donat és interessant i és probable que sigui útil per a altres visitants.
Thank you Tim for this wonderful video of our very endearing and beloved rack Núria. If you have the opportunity to visit the area, don't hesitate for a minute to make the excursion to Vall de Núria, a place that can only be reached by the aforementioned zip line or on foot. If your physical condition allows it, make the journey on foot from Queralbs (the last town you can reach in your car) to the Santuari de Núria following the "old road of Núria". It is a spectacular route that will allow you to enjoy the landscape in all its splendour, especially because since the inauguration of the long tunnel seen in the video (for safety reasons) the train journey has lost part of its original spectacularity . You can return to Queralbs on the zip line and thus save yourself the journey back on foot.
@@Timsvideochannel1 When i write "cremallera" in catalan, i mean cog railway in english. The automatically translate is not correct. Thanks.
@@josepmiquelpovillmedalla9131 Thank you, I hope to return one day to spend more time exploring the beutiful valley and walk the old road. Best wishes. Tim.
Здорово! Как мечта из детства...
Спасибо, я рад, что вам понравилось видео.
Is this the oldest state owned rack railway in the world? I travelled it in 1996, amazing scenery, many thanks for your upload
Hi, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride. This might help answer your question - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vall_de_N%C3%BAria_Rack_Railway
Seen the second video. Camera
Correctly put. Splendid landscapes. Rather pale sun for this ride. At the end, at right the Ribas de Fresser spanish railway station. Line La Tour de Carol / Barcelona Sants.
Hi, I'm grateful to the driver for allowing me to place a camera on the outside of his front wind-shield to get a better view of the wonderful scenery. I looked up Barcelona Sants to Latour-de-Carol trains on the internet, it looks like another scenic route I need to visit at some point in the future.
Youvideagreatverybestvideoallthybesythanks
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video 😊.
scenic railroad :D
"Yes" I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride 🙂.
Hi Tim...is this a meter gauge or broad gauge track? hilly area mostly in British dominated countries we see narrow gauge railway network...👍
Beautiful natural scenery and terrain. Thanks 4thevideo👍👍
Hi, it is meter gauge. The railway is located in Northern Spain. I have given more information and links to web sites in the video description. I'm pleased you enjoyed the video 😊.
Stunning scenery and amazing train journey. A shame that the video was rather noisy on the ears. Ouch!! 😖😖 so I had it on mute!!! Never knew an engine could make so much noise! 😅
It's probably due to the cog railway system
Nice!@! How long is that long tunnel?
Hi, I've just had a look on the internet to find information about the tunnels. I found this article in which the tunnel length is given as 1320m - www.researchgate.net/figure/Plant-map-of-the-Roc-del-Dui-tunnel-It-is-1320m-long-and-15-steep-with-5-evacuation_fig3_292605930
I hope the link works for you, it is worth dowloading the booklet, it is full of fascinating information. I hope this helps.
This flipbook is also worth looking at - www.fgc.cat/llibres/vall_de_nuria/index.html#page/1
По больше таких роликов в объятиях дикой природы
У меня есть еще несколько диких видео для загрузки в течение следующих двух месяцев, в основном снятых в Восточной Германии.
I just found this. Thanks, it was spectacular.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
👍📽🎄📽👍
🙂.
♥
😊👍.
Overweldigende natuur, mooie plek op aarde. Het geluid van de tandrad laat zich niet onbetuigd. Deze cabride is een belevenis.
Hallo, ik ben blij dat je genoten hebt van de rit 🙂.
😎 👍
How fast is this train going?
I would guess it didn't exceed 40kph.
O passeio é lindo, mas a câmera precisa ficar sem áudio, pois o barulho é muito alto. incomoda.
Olá, estou satisfeito que você tenha gostado do passeio, a câmera estava do lado de fora do trem, onde captou o som da engrenagem se envolvendo com o trilho do rack, era um pouco barulhento.
Thenkyu,. M,h, pathar Gujrat Rajkot in india
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video 🙂.
Interesting. This trip was through a section of Spain, yet the carriages seen at the end were German or more likely Swiss. Great video though, as always!
@neilforbes416 once the XPT retires the new train that will be built in spain and modified in australia that be something to see
Hello Neil, you will also see Furka Oberalp on the side of the train along with other Swiss Railways. I'm not totally sure of the relationship, but I think they might all be run by the same company. I'm glad you enjoyed the ride. Cheers. Tim.
@@top40researcher31 Built in Spain, when it should've been built here in Australia. Gonninan could've built it here in Newcastle but the traitorous Liberals would rather give the work to foreign countries' companies instead of giving opportunities to Aussies.
@@Timsvideochannel1 All part of Europe! Cheers, Tim.
@@neilforbes416 the reason being NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance said building trains in Australia was not a realistic option, estimating that it would cost an extra 25 per cent compared with overseas.
Pyrenean
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music
There is a little bit of music at 00:42 and 40:38.
Muy bueno but i prefer in Catala or spanish language. Thanks
Hi, I am English and I fully understand why you would want the captions in Catala or Spanish, sadly my language skills are not up to the job.
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System Abt?
"Yes".