★ 🇨🇭Bellinzona - Göschenen - Wassen Gotthard cab ride [08.2019]
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- This time we have a look at one of Switzerland's most famous railways, the Gotthard pass, starting from the south in Bellinzona and ending in Wassen, about 10 minutes short of Erstfeld. It's amazing to see this feat of Swiss engineering, constructed between 1872 & 1882, winding through mountains, spiral tunnels and the central 15km Gotthard railway tunnel.
With gradients of up to 2.8%, it was a challenge getting heavier trains over the pass, especially in poor weather conditions. Switzerland repeatedly broke records in constructing powerful locomotives to do the job, both for the Gotthard and Lötschberg passes.
Since the base tunnel opened in 2017, most traffic has been redirected, eliminating the need for bank locomotives and making single locomotive intermodal trains possible (via Luino).
In the future, the trip will be re-recorded and made available through to Erstfeld.
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I marvel at the precision of the surveyors and engineers to create those corkscrew tunnels with such precision in the 19th century., amazing.
Me too
Danke für dieses wunderschöne Video! Landschaft und Bildqualität fantastisch!
Was für eine Landschaft? So wunderschön. Auch von den Gebäuden. Wahnsinnig. Ein Traum die Schweiz!!! Danke für dieses Erlebnis was ich mit erleben durfte!!!!
I did this trip a lot back in the 80's as a passenger seing all this spectacular view by train's right side or left side, now you gave me the oportunity to see this on view as cab ride.What view! Thank you very much and do the same all back to Bellinzona.
This has got to be one of the most fascinating railway cab videos on You Tube!.
Ich liebe die Schweiz und ihre Züge, ganz bestimmt auch die Landschaft!!! Dieses Video hat mich begeistert 5 Daumen hoch!
Mit den besten Grüssen aus Österreich!
Vielen Dank
Super tolle Fahrt, Danke. Eine der schönsten Bahnstrecken überhaupt. Hoffen wir sie wird noch lange erhalten (ev. Unesco Kulturerbe). Es wäre schade ja gar tragisch wenn man sie zerfallen lassen würde. Man sieht den Gleisen schon gut an, dass sie nicht mehr so oft befahren werden.
Absolutely fantastic trip!
The scenery is breathtaking at times and I made a point of following the route on Google maps on another window.
So, in every little town the train stopped I paused it while the train was in the station and I took a virtual Google street exploration, a bit like being there!
It's great because it opens up for me new destinations in Europe on my next trip there, places that I never visited before.
Thank You so much for sharing your trips with the Y.T. crowd. Much appreciated.
Great idea! I never thought of that..
I should try that myself : )
Thanks 👍
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It's a virtual visit and, if the town looks interesting, why not stop there in real life and catch the next train further or even, spend the night there!
Google is a very useful tool! Happy travelling CHE (..when this Cov19 settles down..)
I really enjoy your video , so beautiful scenery ,
and the most important thing is that every bridge, every tunnel, and station has a detailed name and length.
Thank you for your hard working , bring such high quality videos for us . :)
Thanks for the comment :-)
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@@lorirocks777 you did an excellent video!💖🙂👍 Please have a look on my channel. I have some interesting cabrides taken between: Bogojevo -Erdut ; Erdut - Bogojevo ; Vințu de Jos - Sibiu ; Sibiu - Brașov ; Brașov - București Nord ; Fetești - Constanța . Have fun! Best regards from south Transylvania the heart of Romania!
I appreciate the posting of a map on the travel route so we can see what part of Switzerland we are viewing
Me too
I thought the same thing when it showed! 😆
This is the best travel video I have ever seen. The beauty of the scenery is breathtaking. I watch this all winter long to cure winter blues and it does lift my spirits.
Вот это горы! Здорово! Очень красиво. Спасибо за поездку.
An excellent video, thank you! The old Gotthard Tunnel is truly impressive with all those colored lights inside of it. I felt like I was in the train taking part in the adventure. You don’t see tunnels like that anymore. Switzerland has some great tunnels👍🏻👍🏻🌼😃🌺
I like the old tunnels too. New ones are not as interesting with their smooth finish.
lorirocks777 ....Exactly, like the new Gotthard Base Tunnel. The lights are mostly turned off during the 57 km journey. I hope they keep the old tunnels in service.🙂🌸👍🏻
Thanks!
This is one of the best cab ride videos on the net. Perfect lighting and perfectly filmed and edited.
Many thanks
Amaizing view! The contrast between railroad and blue sky is so beautiful. : )
ein bischen bedrückend, diese grossartige Strecke, die einmal in der Schweiz das Mass aller Dinge war, so leer zu sehen: Nur noch ein paar Triebwagenzüge
Güterzüge müssen zum Teil auch jetzt noch über den Gotthard.
Gilt aber soweit ich weiß nur für Schotter- bzw. Schüttgutzüge, wegen der Staubentwicklung
Fantastic video. I have driven these this route both ways in Microsoft Train Simulator, and your video lets me see the actually scenery every step of the way. Plus, the entire nine minutes through the tunnel. Amazing feat of engineering over 130 years ago. Some of the most fascinating engineering solutions, the many spiral tunnels, on both sides of the Gotthard.
Probably equalled to that of the Brooklyn Bridge, which opened only a year after the Gotthard Tunnel.
i swear you have the best job in the world. i love your channel. thanks for posting.
took this route in May 2024 through the tunnel heading the other way towards Milan on a similar clear sunny day, spectacular.
Herrliches Wetter, super Video. Bin 12 Jahre am Gotthard gefahren.
Vielen Dank. Ja, es ist eine herrliche Gegend
Absolutely wonderful cab ride. One of the best I've seen anywhere. Stunning scenery ! The Northern Italians and Swiss must be one of luckiest people in the world to live in such beautiful surroundings... And everything so *clean.* I know this from experience, having travelled the Bernese Oberland by train - all the way up to Kleiner Scheideg!
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54:30 - Gotthard Tunnel - Train goes into 'high warp' - fantastic.
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*The Gotthard Tunnel* is a 15.003-kilometre-long railway tunnel and forms the summit of the Gotthard Railway in Switzerland. It connects Göschenen with Airolo and was the first tunnel through the Saint-Gotthard Massif in order to bypass the St Gotthard Pass. It is built as one double-track, standard gauge tunnel. At it's highest point, the tunnel reaches -1,106 m (3,629 ft). Between1882 and 2000 the Gotthard Tunnel was the longest tunnel in the world.
//wiki refers.
And now the Gotthard Base Tunnel is the longest :) (You can see its southern portal in this video, right after Biasca station).
NO, it wasn't the longest, the Simplon Tunnel (Galleria del Sempione) was much longer : 19.824 m .
Die beste Kombination des wunderschönen Wetters und der faszinierenden Landschaften! Die Schweizer sind echt glücklich, dass sie in solch einem schönen Land leben können. Danke fürs komplette Hochladen der bezaubernden Fahrt!
Eine sehr schöne Strecke. Danke an Lori und Paolo. Ich würde mir dieses Video gerne in 4K wünschen. Macht weiter so.
Video magnifique avec les noms des tunnels et gares. merci pour le travil et le visite de votre pays.
Another great video! I'd love to travel over the Gotthard Pass one day!
Enjoyed the train ride and the beautiful scenery through the Swiss heartland. Thank you so much!
una maravilla !!! gracias por mostrar este hermoso video viaje !!!
Nice video my friend, hugs from Brazil.
Thank you :)
I can't believe that you have been gotten a bad point with this such a wonderful video.
Wunderbar!!!
Merci :-)
Che splendida...anni va...avevo passato
mille volte quella strada li..mi va sentire di melancolia.. voglio benne di essere li
retournare per benne...sperro tanto che si a..pressto non ti lasso.👍Civediamo bel Ticino👌♥️♥️♥️⛑⛑⛑🤲 🤲🤲 tanti saluti con amore da Foletti in ..💐💐💐!
HOLLANDA.
Eines der qualitativ besten Videos die ich je auf UA-cam gesehen habe. Absolute Spitzenklasse!
Das ist sehr nett, besten Dank
Thanks for a breathtaking journey!
Wonderful scenery and railway engineering - beautifully presented!
A fantastic video in perfect weather conditions! Thank you for uploading it even if it is not as complete as you wanted. It is sheer delight to watch it. I understand Sudostbahn will operate the route starting next year, presumably focusing on tourist trade.
Thank you. Yes, I'm interested to see how that turns out.
Ach, die Schweiz ist sooo wunderschön!!!
Danke für die tollen Videos!!
Mach weiter so. 👍
Wunderschöne Mitfahrt durch eine zauberhafte Landschaft!!!!! Danke schön!! Gruß aus der Hansestadt Lübeck!
Danke und liebe Grüsse
Ottimo video. Mi ha colpito che il convoglio affronta le deviazioni di percorso senza dover rallentare!. Grazie e cordiali saluti.
As always excellent cabview :) If only my tripods for cabride were this stable... :P Super job and what a breathtaking views. Thanks for posting your stunning video my friend :) Thumbs up and best regards - Mike
Thanks a lot Mike. Mine aren't that great either. This was a suction cup mount.
Hope you're well.
Nice video. How beautiful it is to travel by train
So happy the SOB Runs through there now, Great video too!
The scenery is so beautiful!
It's impossible in reality, but it's exciting to imagine a Japanese Shinkansen train running on this route!
Great part of this line passes by the Italian part of Switzerland (between Bellinzona and Airolo).
Почет строителям,которые построили дорогу!Насколько сложный рельеф,одни тоннели-а какое качество пути!
Switzerland is a place of outstanding landscape beautiful green and blue sky so fortunate enough to live in and enjoy the best train journey apart from neat and clean country and cultured and educated citizens. Thanks. Pronam.
Geil, einfach nur geil :D Ich selber wohne bedauerlicherweiße nicht in der Schweiz (liegt vielleicht auch daran, dass ich 12 bin und die Eltern in deutschland wohnen) und bin wahnsinniger Fan von Bergen, EIsenbahn und vorallen Führerstandsmitfahrten. Endlich habe ich ein Video gefunden, dass qualitativ hochwertig ist und all meine Kriterien erfüllt. Danke
Great video. I took the same route in August 2019 (on the Gotthard Panoramic Express). It was cloudy and rainy that day. So it was nice to see the scenery I missed. Thanks.
Congratulations!
0:01:22 Bellinzona
0:02:37 Bellinzona-San Paolo
0:04:46 Castione-Arbedo
0:08:11 Claro
0:10:51 Osogna-Cresciano
0:13:48 Biasca
0:17:04 Pollegio
0:19:16 Bodio
0:23:31 Giornico (neu)
0:24:53 Giornico (alt)
0:26:34 Pianotondo
0:30:10 Lavorgo
0:34:12 Chiggiogna
0:36:50 Faido
0:43:55 Rodi-Fiesso
0:47:34 Ambrì-Piotta
0:53:26 Airolo
0:54:37 Gotthard Tunnel (15003m)
1:03:17 Göschenen
1:07:16 Eggwald
1:10:13 Wassen
another brilliant video & memories from my childhood..
I recommend a book by C.G. Ethelston, a british civil engineer, titled: "Notes of a visit to the works of the St. Gothard Railway", published in 1881. It's probably available through Swiss libraries, but I found mine at the Harvard Bookstore. It's a fascinating account of the conditions at the time the Gotthard railroad was being built. I hope Swiss authorities will keep the line open for tourists, local traffic and as an alternate in case the new tunnel develops any problems. The original route is a testament to man's ingenuity, and entrepreneurship. Thanks for this great video. Hope to see the ride down the hill to Erstfeld very soon.
Thanks for the tip. Sounds good read!
I'm keenly awaiting the decision about what they will do with the old route. I hope it will be used for freight in the future, especially now that they're talking about doubling the passenger train frequency.
Ré- Assistir novamente este vídeo de Iorirocks777 em: 24/03/2022, ás 12:27 minutos, Quinta- Feira. Estado de Pernambuco- Brasil.
Die Bahnvideos von der Schweiz habt ihr sehr gut gemacht, ich mag die Karte vorweg, wo man siht wo es lang geht und die genauen Ortsangaben, oft mit Abzweigen von Bahnstrecken, mit Angaben über Brücken und durch Tunnel, oft mit Längenangaben und Baujahr, bei manchen Eürer Videos au mit Angabe der aktuellen Geschwindigkeit und mit Höhenangaben. Am liebsten fahre ich mit Euch virtuell über die Hochalpen! Ab 2000 üdm wirds richtig spannend..., und wenn man im Vorbeihahren noch eine romanische oder barocke Kirche sieht, oder eine Burg, um so besser... - bei 23:20 taucht ja mal rechrs eine richtig schöne romanische Tessiner Kirche auf (nicht die erste sondern die zweite kurz danach) und da, bei 34:26 nochmal ein romanischer Kirchturm, bei 49:36 taucht rechts noch eine kleine Barock-Kirche auf.
Freut mich dass die Informationen gut ankommen. Weiterhin viel Vergnügen!
How extended the Saint Gotthard Tunnel is!
And this tunnel passes inside the Alps!
Ach wie wunderschön! Die Bergstrecke in bester Aufnahmequalität. Danke, oder wie die Schweizer so sagen: Merci vielmols!
Nice videos
Danke für das wunderschöne Video.Klasse
So amazing, beautiful journey
Ganz großes Kino! So schön diese Gegend.
Sensationell - Hier passt alles - bitte weitermachen
Merci
Beautiful scenery along the route and awesome cab ride! Thanks for uploading ;-D
Thanks =)
Otro sensacional paseo de tren 👋👋👋👋🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
Très belle video dans un paysage magnfique. merci pour le travail. Amicalement.
0:01:15 Bellinzona
0:04:45 Castione-Arbedo
0:08:10 Claro
0:10:45 Osogna-Cresciano
0:13:45 Biasca
0:17:00 Pollegio
0:19:15 Bodio
0:23:30 Giornico
0:30:30 Lavorgo
0:37:00 Faido
0:44:10 Rodi-Fiesso
0:47:30 Ambri-Piotta
0:53:20 Airolo
1:03:10 Göschenen
1:07:10 Eggwald
1:10:10 Wassen
0:17:15 Gotthard Base Tunnel
Excellent quality! Perfect focal lenght.
Aí como eu gosto muito de ver esses vídeos de trem é muito bom mesmo
Thanks, broseph. You rock.
Hoping you can record this trip again with your current high standards. I rode this a couple of times in the 1990s from Milano to Zürich and it remains my ultimate rail journey…at least until I ride over Bernina!
Thanks a lot for this wonderful video.👏👏👏
Magnifico vídeo. Excelente imagen y sonido. Enhorabuena
This place is looks like heaven.🥹
As usual another great trip and beautiful scenery always a pleasure to relax and join you on your trips no matter how long.Thank you as always for sharing TG.
Many thanks :)
sempre meravigliose le rampe del san gottardo
Bonjour je vais vous parler de la vidéo pour moi très bien avec de beaux paysage de montagne comme j'aime merci
Love these Video's, always look forward to seeing them. Thank you
Thanks for the comment =)
Can't wait to travel this route in real time. Thanks!
Beautiful panorama of mountains
one of my favourite journeys
This is better than alot of movies.... Never know what you're gonna see next!
Merci pour cette belle vidéo et ce voyage dans une nouvelle région avec ses tunnels a spirale Félicitations pour la qualité de l'image. Sacré machine entre les mains avec une puissance d'accélération qui m'épate. Ce serait sympa d'avoir une vue sur le compteur de vitesse incrémentée en bas de l'écran. Bonne continuation et encore merci d'être en cabine pour le tunnel du Gothard
Best of All! The Most Beautiful Route I ever seen. Unfortunately the memory card run out and No 4K of this nature's scenery. Please repeat it in 4K with the same sunny conditions (if the conditions could happen again)!
Of course - although 4K has fisheye on this camera :/
@@lorirocks777 One of the other train driver videographers on UA-cam (HinduCowGirl) said the other night on her chat stream that she switched lenses on her GoPro to film in 4K without the distortion. Not sure what equipment you have, but maybe that's an option? I've never used a GoPro; my camera is a decade-old Nikon DSLR that doesn't do video.
That has to be the LOOOOOOOONGEST train tunnel on UA-cam near the end of the video. WOW!! I wonder how fast it was going.
If you watch my video Bellinzona Basel, or Basel Bellinzona, or Mendrisio - Cornaux, you will go through the longest railway tunnel in the world
Ein weiters Supervideo in tadelloser Qualität - danke, danke!!!
Besten Dank
Spectacular trip!!! I wish I could live in one of those little towns we just saw. Great video!
Thanks
I really love this channel, and travelling across Switzerland with it. Thanks for sharing this kind of content. You have another subscriber :)
Thank you. Lots of new videos in the works =) Thanks for dropping by
the best UA-cam content out there
Most impressive train line of Europe !
Another cracking journey
Tolle Mitfahrt. Danke für's Raufladen. Daumen hoch! :)
Grüße
Mega
Vielen Dank =) und liebe Grüsse
Danke.
At 50:45, one of the finest sights you can have from a train: The seemingly endless line of cars creeping along the motorway as you speed on past.
Ce serait tout de même plus sympathique de voir de temps à autre ailleurs que devant soi !
I love these circles to gain altitude 👍🏼
Hi. Nice video ! Could you perhaps turn the lights on - on the front of the locomotives - then we could see the spiral too in the tunnel....
Wow! Very interesting Glad it was a nice sunny day for you! ⛅
Something I'd only get to see if I took the ride myself. Maybe one day soon ; )
Thanks for sharing your journey with us! 🌞
Thanks for the nice comment =)
You are very welcome
Thank ' *You* ' For the lovely content
I look forward to checking out your channel for more interesting videos of your great travels!! 👍😊
потрясающая красота такова синего неба я не видел с детства и эта синева ложится на вершины гор
So beautiful, thanks for sharing.
Veľmi prekrásne natočené video 😃😃😃😃😃.
Perfektné super 😃😃😃😃.
Srdečne pozdravujem zo Slovenska 😃😃😃😃.
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25:10 amazing view: Autobahn striding across the valley and the line we're going to take high up the mountain above us!
and then 26:37 there we are crossing above where we were a minute ago
and then 28:26 we're another level higher again!
Awesome content! Subscribed!
super duper fantastic high speed rail travel .
Nice video, thanks for sharing.