Proud to be son of a Siemens employee. Through my father I have learnt a lot of things about Siemens. And he is very proud that he was a part of Siemens.
Post-prodwise, I would personally have a little less dramatic music in the background. I don't find it justified to stress the first parts of the making that way.
@@260bossute Nonsense. The original video had much better sound and was in German. The English-language one has clearly been Americanised, even if it's not as bad as some drama-driven American documentaries.
In 2020s, I would expect pan-European interoperability to be a certain thing, not something to be admired. Moreover, I don't think there are many (if any) Vectrons able to operate throughout the entire Europe, as there's a need for a seperate "national package" for pretty much any country the locomotive is supposed to operate in. That can include anything from a country-specific safety system to a different width of the pantograph. Don't get me wrong, it's been getting better in the past years, but Europe is still far away from having a truly interoperable rail system.
@@RestrictedProceed wtf u on about? You know most are MS version of Vectron? It's on rail operators to run how they see it profitable. You don't seem to understand the concept of rail transport and how it works, just how would you like it to be. Edit: not only Vectron, Traxx, Euro Dual...
@@Inferno-hn3zx The comment I was replying to sounded like it is possible to operate Vectrons throughout the whole Europe, which is not the case. MS (multi-system) means that the locomotive can operate using different voltages, but there are other technical aspects that prevent the locomotives from being fully interoperable. Moreover, there are bureaucratic obstacles as well. The last time I checked, MS version hasn't been authorized for use in Scandinavia, while no version has been authorized in France (the fact that Alstom, one of Siemens's greatest competitors, is a French company is purely coincidental of course). Iberia and Baltic states do not even use the same track gauge. Why am I so obsessed with interoperability? Because it's one of those things that trucking has pretty much by default, but European railways haven't been able to achieve in 100 years since the UIC was founded. As I originally wrote, it is progressively getting better and most key routes no longer require locomotive changes enroute. It's still not the AAR level though, where you slap the power onto a train in Central Ohio and send it all the way to LA.
@@tim47275 u didn’t understand, no residents of any country have money in the entire world, this is not how money works I’m talking about institutional money .. money that big firms have .. u often heard people saying , u give rich person 100 he will make it 200 and poor will spent it but spent where on basic needs like food , water which rich already had so he can invest those this is how rich countries can make better technologies because they have money to loose again and again in costly experiments 👍🙂.
@@tim47275 who the hell told you that? For a two room apartment in central Berlin it costs 215,000€. I know because I am looking. Germany is culturally different, that’s why renting is more popular. I’m actually from the U.K., it was a shock to me when I got here and discovered A, most people rent their whole lives, and B, housing is SO MUCH CHEAPER than the U.K. It makes no sense to me but it seems people really do prefer it that way.
Pretty sure the red Vectrons are heading for the Danish National Railservice DSB, just got our 42. and final Vectron. And everyone is very happy with the! One of them was Vectron no 1000!
@@Steinstra-vj7wl You haven't been following the news today huh? Turns out it were minor issues on all except 2 vehicles, of which one had an accident.
@@noflatscher By onboard generator or electrified track but all locomotive are electrically driven, the documentary make it sound like like it's a revolutionary technology when it's more than 100 years old.
The monumental tasks and responsibility these workers endure has got to be some SICK mind set to achieve all there is to be had. I would love to work here (No experience mind you ) but the rewards would be great even with problems that could be solved. Even a tour of this facility would be one of much appreciation. Making the world run on rails has always been an interest of mine and these workers are no exception. GREAT JOB PEOPLE. DAS ES ER GUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Siemens Vectron was the basis for the Amtrak City Sprinter series, SC-44 Charger locomotives, and even VIA Rail Canada ordered Siemens locomotives for the corridor service between Ottawa and Montréal, based on the same electric locomotive, the Vectron.
@@nenadmkd The Siemens locomotives North America received have been nothing but problems. They have to be rescued by "massive" locomotives on a regular basis due to mechanical failures. They have been adequate short-run services in warm climates, but have been miserably unreliable in cold climates and on long cross-country service.
I'm not 100% certain, but I believe the voice actor who translates the dialogues of the german workers being interviewed is the the English voice actor for "kurzgesagt"! They sound so similar!
While it may be a marvel of modern technology it certainly isnt without its fair share of issues. As someone who works for the austrian railways and knows people who have to service those locomotives, let me tell you, they are built to a price. And a low one at that. From the numerous software issues that still plague us to this day (cant be used for passenger service here in austira) to plain bad design (only one usable pantograph for the 15 kV system, no side windows which cause bad side visibility and many more). Its a powerful machine but its cheap for a reason.
And I wonder how/if construction of these continues this winter, where due to a reliance of energy from Russia, Germany finds itself in an energy crisis. After all, what's the point of industry when people are freezing in their homes?
@@Chordonblue It's not just Germany that has kind of an energy crisis but more the whole of Europe. Germany was never the country most reliant on Russian gas - it's just a prominent one. Other countries are more or similiar reliant on it - and are still buying Russian gas. There is enough gas, enough oil and Germany is still exporting huge amounts of electrical energy to neighbouring countries like France that are really struggling due to lack of energy because a big chunk of energy production from nuclear power plants fails due to several issues. Nobody is freezing in their homes due to a lack of energy. The energy got much more expensive though and a lot of people are trying to save as much on it as possible.
I was wondering about that : I didn't see any side windows in the cab. Why can't it be used to passengers services ? You'd think that Siemens could get it right.....
@@mikedebest812 It was the same in Finland, IIRC, but the Finns managed to circumvent the problems, and it's been used for passenger service there for quite a while now. I think it had something to do with automatic, jerky braking.
@@Chordonblue which reality are you living in? Germany is a modern highly functional society. How should a minor part of its huge industrial sector create serious issues with energy supply? Are you on drugs or paid by megalomaniac mafia Putin? BTW, European Gas storage is around 90% full with two months of winter left, and four new LNG terminals built.
When I was a kid I had 49:13 the possibility to go on locomotives. My grandfather was a locomotive engineer during WW2 and an instructor after. My father was a pioneer working on the electric locomotives in the 70s. What good memories. 🚂
I am proud to be able to drive this locomotive. It is pure joy to be alone on the rails with this hi-tech beauty and to move goods through Switzerland... ok, not completely alone, donkey (me) and 8500 horses😜
If you are curious, On the other hand India has already electrified its 85+ percentage of railway tracks, a lot is going on in India, with new expresses ways coming up and also the Dedicated Freight corridors, and insane amount of train engines are bein built in India with the help Siemens and other Local established players.
@@diviyampathak1995 not to forget, we are still building WDG-4G and WDG-6G locomotives because we signed a contract with GE and now we can't back off from that without paying a heavy fine
You take technology from the west and Russia that's nothing new. But you always take the full credits of the finished product. Your missile, rocket and nuclear tech came from the Russians/Soviets. Dassult is helping in aviation, Siemens and the Japanese in trains, Israelis in Missile and cybertech/Spyware.
So Siemens recently got the order of 1200 electric freight locomotives of 9000HP from Indian Railways. I suppose they'll be building a version of this loco here in India as well. Impressive.
We need more such competition from companies like Alstom and Siemens in the rolling stock manufacturing of Indian Railways - locos, trainsets and coaches. Its the image makeover that IR badly needs.
@@jghrbs7737 it will be based on this design Siemens Quoted a very cheap price to defeat Alstom and win the contract/tender. They will not create a new locomotive model, that will increase the manufacturing price.
@@1kunalsarkar vectron is an european locomotive according to european standards (TSI, EN, etc.) and engineered to meet the requirements of the european railway market. It is not possible to use the same design and the same components. Of course they will use their experience, however a large part of the design and the components will be different.
When I told my opinion about this work, like an electric engineer, I would say bravo and great work, this electric locomotive 🚂 open the space and make the travel easy, fast and confortable❤ I hope one day I will work in this company...
Siemens has won the contract to supply 1,200 electric locomotives to Indian railways. It has 9,000 horse power and can haul 4,500 tons. India already operates most powerful electric locomotive in the world built by Alstom which has 12,000 horse power and can haul 6,000 tons.
These big ones are mostly two permanently-coupled single-cab locos (like IORE which is 2x7200HP), there hasn't been such loco based on Vectron (yet), but it would also be a record-breaker.
@@vineethg6259Shen 24 is based on Vectron's predecessor - EuroSprinter/Taurus locomotive for a very specific purpose (pulling very long/heavy coal trains).
Me encanta el documental, gracias a Welt Documentary por ello. Aprecio mucho que tengamos material en HD sobre este tema, gracias!! : ) Por cierto: 22:35 "tornillos de 1 cm y un metro de longitud" ????? jejeje error gracioso
GE makes modern disel locomotives. Even if lines are majorly electrified like in India, countries still purchase and keep stock of diesel electrics for emergencies like flood and earthquake when electric overhead lines might be affected. Hope this clears all doubts!
Thanks for clarifying, I was wondering why IR ordered so many new diesels when they plan to 100% electrify in the near future. Do they really need 1000 of them though?
@@RestrictedProceed our network is HUGE with some sections running overcapacity and our national grid failed once for almost 19 hours last decade, so a good amount of reserves. We are phasing out old Diesel locomotives. GE would most likely be the last mass order for Diesels in India. We are experimenting with conversion of old Diesels to Electric also experimental locomotives like Electric+Battery, Electric+Diesel and Hydrogen+Electric.
not if they start switching to dual locomotives like a lot of countries in Europe are doing by ordering Stadler's Euroduals the dual versions of Bombardier/Alstom's Traxx and Siemens' Vectrons and. in that case you don't need diesels sitting on a depot waiting to be deployed if something happens to the catenary and you'll just use the regular engines you usually have pulling freights
I've been driving Vectrons in Finland for a few years, and while they do have some good traits, they have a LOT of problems and stuff that's simply designed very badly. They have good grip even on slippery circumstances (excellent sanding system), a lot of tractive force and a big driver's cab, but that's about it for the good things...
I drive it to and is bassicaly great for driving train than taurus and yeah it ends there🤣 i started bringing tools with me just from great german quality🤣
siemens is a synonym for shoddy build quality here in germany. id never want to have to work with them on any level they just have a way of ruining things
@@jghrbs7737 as in car industry evem here they started to spare on materials. For example on 3kv DC we have on all of them problem that sliders on pantografs starts to deform on angle
@@marko1996kmet Oh no, sad to hear that. Well at least they don't catch on fire like Laminátka engines. (From your surname I asume you are from Slovakia, me too)
Steel components don't come from German blast furnaces. Blast furnace produces liquid iron, it will be converted to steel in a LD converter and steel is cast into ingots and the hot rolled to steel plates and sheets. Please check your text with the experts.
Had to chuckle at the employee supposedly saying that a wall outlet is at 110V when comparing it to the locomotive. Because he certainly did not say that as a German...
All is nice but there is missing the tracks monitoring system. These days there is no problem to measure tracks and search the damages even on 200kmh speed. This is the technology what makes possible to get even higher speeds on the rail network. It does not need to be super accurate, slow equipment can verify it after the busy hours.
Denmark bought trains in Italy, that didn't turn out good. It was a 5 billion DK deal and basically these trains have ended up servicing sidelines, until all Vectrons are in place.
@@evo3s75 that's the one. Despite the problems I actually like being a passenger on those trains, but it did give italian engineering a bad reputation (if it ever had a good one to begin with).
Germany is technologically successful only because it's in the heart of Europe, they capitalized on the best brains and materials from other European countries with smooth supply chain;)
Umm, aren’t we doing electrification of track’s already ? By next year, all the tracks in india are to be electric and Indian railways would be carbon neutral.
@@saviolobo998 the railways would be carbon neutral. Not the entire country. They won’t be transporting fuel, or burning it at less efficiency, no headache of storing it in facilities. So yeah, they would be carbon neutral in a conventional sense. Rn you are anyway producing a lot of energy from fossil fuels and burning diesel in the railways. Railways is also in talks for establishing their own energy supply through renewable energy sources.
It may not be the "most powerful". There are even more powerful multi-section locomotives than WAG-12. China's 6-section Shen-24 loco boasts 28 MW of tractive power against 9 MW of 2-section WAG-12.
@@vineethg6259 True. But for a country just starting the to ramp their manufacturing industry you'd need shorter trains and a lot more of them for better demand responsiveness through the network, I believe they're primarily being considered for eastern and western dedicated freight corridor. The Chinese train in question is probably for hauling heavy ores, this train meant for freight. So I think it's still a good candidate to make a video of
@@realityground.4714 WAG-12 is a single loco with two sections. The two sections cannot operate separately I think. I'm not sure how this compares to the performance two WAG-9s MUed (Multiple Unit operation). I read somewhere that MUed locos have greater chances of wheel-slip than a single multiple-section locomotive. I'm not sure though.
These are one of the types of locomotives I drive for a living. I hate the bloody things. To many computers, startup tests take way to long compared to other types, same goes for change over to different power systems. And despite all the stupid computers, the one thing that isn’t changeable in the computer is the G-P valve, that you need to go change manually in the “engine room”. Even a crappy old fashioned class66 has that in the cab in computer. And don’t get me started on driver comfort… Modern rubbish.
I like what Siemens is doing including building new trains for Germany and Europe. Perhaps they should continue on manufacturing new rolling stocks in the UK especially new London Underground tube stocks for the Piccadilly Line and Bakerloo Line and to continue on the Desiro City rolling stocks and new Desiro hybrid/battery trains in the UK.
In the name of Vectron i bring you greeting, Locomotive. Vectron be with you rail engineer, and may the power of Vectron bring prosperity to your network.] Here here. by Vectron! What news of our rail endeavour? Vectron smiles upon us locomotive. By Vectron's eyes, I'm glad to hear it! Indeed, our network proceeds as if Vectron himself was (smirk) helping. As I'm sure he is, by Vectron's golden wings. PRAISE VECTRON! In the name of Vectron, i ask for further mandate to pursue the network. By Vectron you shall have it, and gladly (chuckles). I thank you, and take my leave. For Vectron. FOR VECTRON! (elaborate saluting motion) Indeed these are joyous times, by Vectron. I agree by Vectron's bears. Excellent...
"Almost completely recyclable" Aren't they fooling us a bit here, I don't recall old locomotives as being made primarily out of Plastics. On the contrary they had less plastics and computer parts in them, parts which are hard to recycle. So shouldn't the old locomotives fare comparable or perhaps even better than the Vectron in that regard.
@@RFi731 That was mostly passenger cars. or the steam heaters in Diesel and Electric locomotives. But they were taken out in the 70's and 80's Steam heat was a left over from steam locomotives.
Well I think now I understand Siemen's trains around the world need to be managed by German engineers. Their work ethic and skills are not something any country can have.
12:21 What is that Finnish small station, who knows? That yellow building found so many places beside of rails (makasiini). Let's see does anyone know this.
By the power of Vectron, the trains shall move!
Praise be to Vectron and his mighty shins!
And the traxxes of wich there are 700 units lol
All hail Vectron!
@@mowogfpv7582 For Vectron!
By Vectron's kindly claw
Proud to be son of a Siemens employee. Through my father I have learnt a lot of things about Siemens. And he is very proud that he was a part of Siemens.
As an insider, how often do people inside the company make jokes about the name?
No protective eyewear required during the painting process?
@GDToothy I just wanna know. It's either constant, or never. I don't see any in-between.
Siemens india shouldn't be compared to Siemens germany. 😂
@@kaz9242 why? are you one of those people who didnt yet realize that germany has basically lost its edge in technology?
Post-prodwise, I would personally have a little less dramatic music in the background. I don't find it justified to stress the first parts of the making that way.
I very much agree. Too intense music in so many ways.
Yes. It looks to me very much as being americanized...... The German original surely doesnt suond like that..... ;)
@@pearlyhumbucker9065 No it was produced with Rammstein for the background
@@260bossute Nonsense.
The original video had much better sound and was in German. The English-language one has clearly been Americanised, even if it's not as bad as some drama-driven American documentaries.
@@pearlyhumbucker9065 bro it was a joke... I understand mericans need things simplified...
Beautiful and incredibly powerful machines. It's amazing, that they can operate in whole europe!
that´s the power and beauty of standardization and a shared si system, well that and interchangeable wheelsets :)
In 2020s, I would expect pan-European interoperability to be a certain thing, not something to be admired. Moreover, I don't think there are many (if any) Vectrons able to operate throughout the entire Europe, as there's a need for a seperate "national package" for pretty much any country the locomotive is supposed to operate in. That can include anything from a country-specific safety system to a different width of the pantograph.
Don't get me wrong, it's been getting better in the past years, but Europe is still far away from having a truly interoperable rail system.
@@RestrictedProceed wtf u on about? You know most are MS version of Vectron? It's on rail operators to run how they see it profitable. You don't seem to understand the concept of rail transport and how it works, just how would you like it to be.
Edit: not only Vectron, Traxx, Euro Dual...
@@Inferno-hn3zx The comment I was replying to sounded like it is possible to operate Vectrons throughout the whole Europe, which is not the case. MS (multi-system) means that the locomotive can operate using different voltages, but there are other technical aspects that prevent the locomotives from being fully interoperable. Moreover, there are bureaucratic obstacles as well. The last time I checked, MS version hasn't been authorized for use in Scandinavia, while no version has been authorized in France (the fact that Alstom, one of Siemens's greatest competitors, is a French company is purely coincidental of course). Iberia and Baltic states do not even use the same track gauge.
Why am I so obsessed with interoperability? Because it's one of those things that trucking has pretty much by default, but European railways haven't been able to achieve in 100 years since the UIC was founded. As I originally wrote, it is progressively getting better and most key routes no longer require locomotive changes enroute. It's still not the AAR level though, where you slap the power onto a train in Central Ohio and send it all the way to LA.
They are not in the operating in the UK. But then the UK is a whole different story.
Germany has some of the best scientists and engineers in the world!!👍
They have money
@@harmandeepsinghdhillon3214 Not really. Nearly the half live in a rental appartment, becauce it's to not affordable to buy one.
@@tim47275 u didn’t understand, no residents of any country have money in the entire world, this is not how money works I’m talking about institutional money .. money that big firms have .. u often heard people saying , u give rich person 100 he will make it 200 and poor will spent it but spent where on basic needs like food , water which rich already had so he can invest those this is how rich countries can make better technologies because they have money to loose again and again in costly experiments 👍🙂.
@@tim47275 who the hell told you that? For a two room apartment in central Berlin it costs 215,000€. I know because I am looking. Germany is culturally different, that’s why renting is more popular. I’m actually from the U.K., it was a shock to me when I got here and discovered A, most people rent their whole lives, and B, housing is SO MUCH CHEAPER than the U.K.
It makes no sense to me but it seems people really do prefer it that way.
@@074042RSB Thats really cheap. In south Germany it costs twice as much.
According to the epic soundtrack:
7 Vectron locomotives, when combined, create MEGA Vectron to save civilization.
Pretty sure the red Vectrons are heading for the Danish National Railservice DSB, just got our 42. and final Vectron. And everyone is very happy with the! One of them was Vectron no 1000!
that was our relief from the Italian folly...
Love the paintjob on that Vector series Engine: "I am the backbone of the economy." So true.
It's no surprise!!!Germany is known for the best quality it delivers when it comes to machinery. There's no denying that.
Yeah..just look at the new Puma infantry fighting vehicle...what a joke.
@@Steinstra-vj7wl You haven't been following the news today huh? Turns out it were minor issues on all except 2 vehicles, of which one had an accident.
@@jonny2954 🤣😂
😅😅😅😅
Yes, they demonstrated their efficiency exterminating Jews
The real EV we must invest in
public transport for the win, Baby!
Aren’t all modern locomotives electric drive? The narrator seems to believe this is something new
Not necessarily. If tracks aren’t electrified you need some other energy source such as fuel
@@noflatscher By onboard generator or electrified track but all locomotive are electrically driven, the documentary make it sound like like it's a revolutionary technology when it's more than 100 years old.
@@realRickSanchez No, actually, many/most of the diesel locomotives in use in Germany are not diesel-electric.
@@noflatscher ?? Most all modern locomotives are electric drive with no electrified rails or overhead power lines
@@realRickSanchez thank you very much! It seems a lot of folks believe "electricity" just happens, I'm feeling locomotives are the original hybrids
The monumental tasks and responsibility these workers endure has got to be some SICK mind set to achieve all there is to be had. I would love to work here (No experience mind you ) but the rewards would be great even with problems that could be solved. Even a tour of this facility would be one of much appreciation. Making the world run on rails has always been an interest of mine and these workers are no exception. GREAT JOB PEOPLE. DAS ES ER GUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IST SEHR gut. Perhaps better would have been 'tol' instead of 'gut'.
=🎉🎉
@@jimwinchester339u uu
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It's no different than any other job
The Siemens Vectron was the basis for the Amtrak City Sprinter series, SC-44 Charger locomotives, and even VIA Rail Canada ordered Siemens locomotives for the corridor service between Ottawa and Montréal, based on the same electric locomotive, the Vectron.
And americans finally realized that they dont need such massive locomotives to do the job :) The vectron is a special machine
@@nenadmkd The Siemens locomotives North America received have been nothing but problems. They have to be rescued by "massive" locomotives on a regular basis due to mechanical failures. They have been adequate short-run services in warm climates, but have been miserably unreliable in cold climates and on long cross-country service.
@@trailingrails9953 vectron doesn't have these problems in Europe, not in Finnland ( up to - 40 °C) or Italy (up to 50°C)
@@trailingrails9953 lmao ho do you americans manage to break things down?
@@trailingrails9953 Not the ACS-64s and the Chargers reliability has been increased significantly.
All Hail Vectron! Vectron smiles upon me this fine day. By Vectron's kindly claw, we shall prevail! It was foreseen in the ancient scrolls! 😆😂
Kind of like a long ad for Siemens locos, but regardless it's really cool to see how this is made. Less automation and more lasers than I expected
A salute from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 🇹🇿
The design is taken from the Scrolls of Vectron, written by Vectron himself in the First Age of Vectron.
Praise Vectron.
and by Vectron's ears, they look beautiful!
A robot that can put a plug in. It's got to be the most expensive 'plug inner' in the world.
robot is cheap around 6-8k that one
cheaper than a human, and it never gets tired
Easily one of my favorite types of videos on UA-cam.
I'm not 100% certain, but I believe the voice actor who translates the dialogues of the german workers being interviewed is the the English voice actor for "kurzgesagt"! They sound so similar!
My grandsons favourite program is kurgersagt
17:22 - Shout out to the Kurzgesagt voice ☺
So, I'm not the only one who thought this is a very well animated video? :D
Developed country and
Technologically highly
Advanced COUNTRY in the world.
May God bless abundantly
Alstom built a electric Locomotive for Indian railways with 12000 Horse power specifically for our Dedicated Freight Corridor.
Bcs india use broad gauge
While it may be a marvel of modern technology it certainly isnt without its fair share of issues.
As someone who works for the austrian railways and knows people who have to service those locomotives, let me tell you, they are built to a price. And a low one at that.
From the numerous software issues that still plague us to this day (cant be used for passenger service here in austira) to plain bad design (only one usable pantograph for the 15 kV system, no side windows which cause bad side visibility and many more).
Its a powerful machine but its cheap for a reason.
And I wonder how/if construction of these continues this winter, where due to a reliance of energy from Russia, Germany finds itself in an energy crisis. After all, what's the point of industry when people are freezing in their homes?
@@Chordonblue It's not just Germany that has kind of an energy crisis but more the whole of Europe. Germany was never the country most reliant on Russian gas - it's just a prominent one. Other countries are more or similiar reliant on it - and are still buying Russian gas.
There is enough gas, enough oil and Germany is still exporting huge amounts of electrical energy to neighbouring countries like France that are really struggling due to lack of energy because a big chunk of energy production from nuclear power plants fails due to several issues. Nobody is freezing in their homes due to a lack of energy.
The energy got much more expensive though and a lot of people are trying to save as much on it as possible.
I was wondering about that : I didn't see any side windows in the cab. Why can't it be used to passengers services ? You'd think that Siemens could get it right.....
@@mikedebest812 It was the same in Finland, IIRC, but the Finns managed to circumvent the problems, and it's been used for passenger service there for quite a while now. I think it had something to do with automatic, jerky braking.
@@Chordonblue which reality are you living in? Germany is a modern highly functional society. How should a minor part of its huge industrial sector create serious issues with energy supply?
Are you on drugs or paid by megalomaniac mafia Putin?
BTW, European Gas storage is around 90% full with two months of winter left, and four new LNG terminals built.
When I was a kid I had 49:13 the possibility to go on locomotives. My grandfather was a locomotive engineer during WW2 and an instructor after. My father was a pioneer working on the electric locomotives in the 70s. What good memories. 🚂
I am proud to be able to drive this locomotive. It is pure joy to be alone on the rails with this hi-tech beauty and to move goods through Switzerland... ok, not completely alone, donkey (me) and 8500 horses😜
8500 hp pra puxar 30 vagões?kkkkkkkkk o sistema europeu e uma piada
I really enjoyed watching this program. Perfect 👍
Nice movie !! 🚂🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚂
If you are curious, On the other hand India has already electrified its 85+ percentage of railway tracks, a lot is going on in India, with new expresses ways coming up and also the Dedicated Freight corridors, and insane amount of train engines are bein built in India with the help Siemens and other Local established players.
But only 60% workload is done through electrification
@@diviyampathak1995 not to forget, we are still building WDG-4G and WDG-6G locomotives because we signed a contract with GE and now we can't back off from that without paying a heavy fine
You take technology from the west and Russia that's nothing new. But you always take the full credits of the finished product. Your missile, rocket and nuclear tech came from the Russians/Soviets. Dassult is helping in aviation, Siemens and the Japanese in trains, Israelis in Missile and cybertech/Spyware.
*NO ONE gives a shiititeee about 4THWORLD incredible! superpower! india!.*
@@pranavsharma24I always wondered why Indian Railways signed this contract to build so many diesel locos .
the audio editor is a total AMATEUR!!!
Great Documentary. greetings from Austria.
Greetings from AustrALia 😉 🇦🇺🇦🇹
The intense beginning of the video captivated me, good work from the producers. BRAVO & LIKE
Thanks WELT. To see Germany's technological success you must look at its automotive industry.
7:33 How does one reach a welding temperature of 14,000 degrees Celcius?
By Vectron that's impressive.
May the power of Vectron bring prosperity to your house!
Thank you for the video.
By Vectron's beard! :)
PROPERLY FOLLOWED SIR... WATCHING FROM INDIA...
So Siemens recently got the order of 1200 electric freight locomotives of 9000HP from Indian Railways. I suppose they'll be building a version of this loco here in India as well.
Impressive.
We need more such competition from companies like Alstom and Siemens in the rolling stock manufacturing of Indian Railways - locos, trainsets and coaches. Its the image makeover that IR badly needs.
I'm always happy to see India develop and even more so if my country can make some money during the whole thing. IR is truly an impressive operation
Vectron will not drive in India. Indian Railways ordered 6 axle Co'Co' Locomotives :)
@@jghrbs7737 it will be based on this design
Siemens Quoted a very cheap price to defeat Alstom and win the contract/tender.
They will not create a new locomotive model, that will increase the manufacturing price.
@@1kunalsarkar vectron is an european locomotive according to european standards (TSI, EN, etc.) and engineered to meet the requirements of the european railway market. It is not possible to use the same design and the same components.
Of course they will use their experience, however a large part of the design and the components will be different.
When I told my opinion about this work, like an electric engineer, I would say bravo and great work, this electric locomotive 🚂 open the space and make the travel easy, fast and confortable❤ I hope one day I will work in this company...
By Vectron's kindly claw, these trains are awesome.
Thumbs up for the Kurzgesagt narrator in this documentary!
Siemens has won the contract to supply 1,200 electric locomotives to Indian railways. It has 9,000 horse power and can haul 4,500 tons. India already operates most powerful electric locomotive in the world built by Alstom which has 12,000 horse power and can haul 6,000 tons.
Mal sehen ob das ne traxx oder ne vectron wird, oder ganz neue familie
These big ones are mostly two permanently-coupled single-cab locos (like IORE which is 2x7200HP), there hasn't been such loco based on Vectron (yet), but it would also be a record-breaker.
The 6-section Chinese freight loco "Shen 24" is three times more powerful than the 2-section WAG-12.
@@vineethg6259Shen 24 is based on Vectron's predecessor - EuroSprinter/Taurus locomotive for a very specific purpose (pulling very long/heavy coal trains).
Thankyou VECTRON for given this differently very amazing experience 😍
For made of amazing Locomotives
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Me encanta el documental, gracias a Welt Documentary por ello.
Aprecio mucho que tengamos material en HD sobre este tema, gracias!! : )
Por cierto: 22:35 "tornillos de 1 cm y un metro de longitud" ?????
jejeje error gracioso
GE makes modern disel locomotives. Even if lines are majorly electrified like in India, countries still purchase and keep stock of diesel electrics for emergencies like flood and earthquake when electric overhead lines might be affected. Hope this clears all doubts!
Thanks for clarifying, I was wondering why IR ordered so many new diesels when they plan to 100% electrify in the near future. Do they really need 1000 of them though?
@@RestrictedProceed our network is HUGE with some sections running overcapacity and our national grid failed once for almost 19 hours last decade, so a good amount of reserves.
We are phasing out old Diesel locomotives.
GE would most likely be the last mass order for Diesels in India.
We are experimenting with conversion of old Diesels to Electric also experimental locomotives like Electric+Battery, Electric+Diesel and Hydrogen+Electric.
not if they start switching to dual locomotives like a lot of countries in Europe are doing by ordering Stadler's Euroduals the dual versions of Bombardier/Alstom's Traxx and Siemens' Vectrons and. in that case you don't need diesels sitting on a depot waiting to be deployed if something happens to the catenary and you'll just use the regular engines you usually have pulling freights
I've been driving Vectrons in Finland for a few years, and while they do have some good traits, they have a LOT of problems and stuff that's simply designed very badly. They have good grip even on slippery circumstances (excellent sanding system), a lot of tractive force and a big driver's cab, but that's about it for the good things...
I drive it to and is bassicaly great for driving train than taurus and yeah it ends there🤣 i started bringing tools with me just from great german quality🤣
siemens is a synonym for shoddy build quality here in germany. id never want to have to work with them on any level they just have a way of ruining things
Whats bad about them?
@@jghrbs7737 as in car industry evem here they started to spare on materials. For example on 3kv DC we have on all of them problem that sliders on pantografs starts to deform on angle
@@marko1996kmet Oh no, sad to hear that. Well at least they don't catch on fire like Laminátka engines. (From your surname I asume you are from Slovakia, me too)
Steel components don't come from German blast furnaces. Blast furnace produces liquid iron, it will be converted to steel in a LD converter and steel is cast into ingots and the hot rolled to steel plates and sheets. Please check your text with the experts.
I was like "why they need a human to weld?" and then, ah yes, those are the pinnacle of German craftmanship, just beautiful.
Had to chuckle at the employee supposedly saying that a wall outlet is at 110V when comparing it to the locomotive. Because he certainly did not say that as a German...
wow! Salute! Incredible technology👏🏻
All is nice but there is missing the tracks monitoring system. These days there is no problem to measure tracks and search the damages even on 200kmh speed. This is the technology what makes possible to get even higher speeds on the rail network. It does not need to be super accurate, slow equipment can verify it after the busy hours.
Incredible and amazing production ❤❤❤
Hail vectron! By vectrons beard we shall make this train!
Excellent documentary.
I like the air filter apparatus the welders use
Have a nice day my dear friends in Germany. I greet you and all my best wishes for you and your family
Denmark bought trains in Italy, that didn't turn out good. It was a 5 billion DK deal and basically these trains have ended up servicing sidelines, until all Vectrons are in place.
Was it from Ansaldo Breda? Because the Netherlands also got scammed by them
@@evo3s75 that's the one. Despite the problems I actually like being a passenger on those trains, but it did give italian engineering a bad reputation (if it ever had a good one to begin with).
Bravo Siemens
14 000 degrees C? (7:32) any references I may see/download? thank you.
Julien, what an awesome young man. A fantastic video and speaker.
Yeah we need more trains mooooaaaarrrr!
Which module is the toilet/water closet for the operators during transit?
Awesome documentary. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks to Welt. Beautiful piece of technology After all it is made by German, I guess.
Germany is technologically successful only because it's in the heart of Europe, they capitalized on the best brains and materials from other European countries with smooth supply chain;)
I love documentaries, so interesting and informative...keep up the great work.
Well I know who I'd buy my next locomotive from.
Nice docu!!
I wish these are also manufactured for Indian rails that will save a lot of CO2 and Diesel reaching the destination clean and tidy!
In collaboration with Indian Railways, Alstom is already making 12,000 HP WAG 12 locomotive in India.
Umm, aren’t we doing electrification of track’s already ? By next year, all the tracks in india are to be electric and Indian railways would be carbon neutral.
@@karthik7486 Yes indeed but i do find some sections still run by our WDG4 locos
@@karthik7486 Being 100 % electric is not carbon neutral in a country that produces the vast majority of its electricity from fossil fuels.
@@saviolobo998 the railways would be carbon neutral. Not the entire country. They won’t be transporting fuel, or burning it at less efficiency, no headache of storing it in facilities. So yeah, they would be carbon neutral in a conventional sense. Rn you are anyway producing a lot of energy from fossil fuels and burning diesel in the railways. Railways is also in talks for establishing their own energy supply through renewable energy sources.
Amazing rail video
Made in Germany
Simply The best!
At about 7 minute 30 seconds, the anchor mentions welding takes place at 14000 degrees Celsius.. Is this temperature correct???
No, 1400
If it’s plasma yes the metal will stay way cooler though.
Most of the Train drivers hate the Vectron.
Why?
Great documentary👍 at 12:16, Jesenice,Slovenia,my home town🙋♂️
Awesome engeenering!
Боже, благослови Німеччину, удачі, НАТО і європейців, об'єднай славний український народ
Could you cover the Indian WAG series it is one of the most powerful locomotive in the world
It may not be the "most powerful". There are even more powerful multi-section locomotives than WAG-12. China's 6-section Shen-24 loco boasts 28 MW of tractive power against 9 MW of 2-section WAG-12.
@@vineethg6259 corrected 😅
@@vineethg6259 True. But for a country just starting the to ramp their manufacturing industry you'd need shorter trains and a lot more of them for better demand responsiveness through the network, I believe they're primarily being considered for eastern and western dedicated freight corridor. The Chinese train in question is probably for hauling heavy ores, this train meant for freight. So I think it's still a good candidate to make a video of
wag 12 is actualy two loco connected with each other. Only foolishness. 2 wag 9 was best.
@@realityground.4714 WAG-12 is a single loco with two sections. The two sections cannot operate separately I think. I'm not sure how this compares to the performance two WAG-9s MUed (Multiple Unit operation). I read somewhere that MUed locos have greater chances of wheel-slip than a single multiple-section locomotive. I'm not sure though.
I love how many of the new Vectrons for Denmark and Sweden is shown here, and now we got it, it's a freaking horse
I am proud of an ex-Siemens employee of India. Gathered knowledge from this video.
I am a miserable old git who would like to see the beautiful S3/6 class that used to be build there being made once more.
@47:00 "with the introduction of digital coupling system this too will soon change".... yeah we are telling that story for about 70 years now...
These are one of the types of locomotives I drive for a living. I hate the bloody things.
To many computers, startup tests take way to long compared to other types, same goes for change over to different power systems. And despite all the stupid computers, the one thing that isn’t changeable in the computer is the G-P valve, that you need to go change manually in the “engine room”. Even a crappy old fashioned class66 has that in the cab in computer. And don’t get me started on driver comfort…
Modern rubbish.
OBB Bravo....................!
How many London buses is 15 Elephant and is this unit of measurement better or worse than imperial?
Unfortunately I'm not familiar with the Imperial system, but one elephant is roughly equivalent to 820 bananas. Hope this helps!
I like what Siemens is doing including building new trains for Germany and Europe. Perhaps they should continue on manufacturing new rolling stocks in the UK especially new London Underground tube stocks for the Piccadilly Line and Bakerloo Line and to continue on the Desiro City rolling stocks and new Desiro hybrid/battery trains in the UK.
Amazing Technology, dedicated workers, so well organized, repect that German work ethic.
German engineering at its best.
why can't germany engineer some common sense at the national level and NOT make themselves dependent on russia for energy? France wins this round.
@@davidanalyst671 This is a political thing
Try to think Germany without it being in the middle of Europe... It would be having average quality engineering;)
Hay otro documental de este canal en español?
In the name of Vectron i bring you greeting, Locomotive.
Vectron be with you rail engineer, and may the power of Vectron bring prosperity to your network.]
Here here. by Vectron!
What news of our rail endeavour?
Vectron smiles upon us locomotive.
By Vectron's eyes, I'm glad to hear it!
Indeed, our network proceeds as if Vectron himself was (smirk) helping.
As I'm sure he is, by Vectron's golden wings.
PRAISE VECTRON!
In the name of Vectron, i ask for further mandate to pursue the network.
By Vectron you shall have it, and gladly (chuckles).
I thank you, and take my leave. For Vectron.
FOR VECTRON! (elaborate saluting motion)
Indeed these are joyous times, by Vectron.
I agree by Vectron's bears.
Excellent...
Wtf?!?😂
@@Giftedtib david mitchell reference
Very nice demostracy, and is a please to mee to see his construction, rey
Old fashioned steam locomotives could be 100% recycled. 😎
But the coal of the steam engine lands in the atmosphere. How many tons are this over livetime?
@@KolossosDD Never said it didn't. 😎
Why is that interesting?
@@OmmerSyssel Never said it was. 😎
I would love to visit this factory and they know how to make some beautiful locomotives.
"Almost completely recyclable" Aren't they fooling us a bit here, I don't recall old locomotives as being made primarily out of Plastics. On the contrary they had less plastics and computer parts in them, parts which are hard to recycle. So shouldn't the old locomotives fare comparable or perhaps even better than the Vectron in that regard.
because old locomotives used asbestos perhaps? a lot of it
@@RFi731 That was mostly passenger cars. or the steam heaters in Diesel and Electric locomotives. But they were taken out in the 70's and 80's Steam heat was a left over from steam locomotives.
43:57 The replacement of the filter is not properly.
Thankfully India has WAG 12 locomotive 😎.. world's most powerful 12000. HP power 🔥.. thankyou Alstom for building such giant locomotives ❤️
...and they need to be powerful. After all, there's people in the cars and people ON the cars...
@@Chordonblue yup 😎
@@Chordonblue exactly.
Isn't it some kind of "twin-locomotive"? It's more than double the length and double the weight.
@@lo0mix yup... Two cascaded locomotives with bobo configuration. ❤️.. this is for freight services of goods trains .. not for passengers tarin 😎
harika olmuş
Those fractions of a centimeter you keep referring to do have actual names such as millimeters and micrometers. You are aware of that, right? :D
I stopped watching after "fifteen elephants". What a crappy narration😆
@@MLX1401 lol
Well I think now I understand Siemen's trains around the world need to be managed by German engineers. Their work ethic and skills are not something any country can have.
Wow algo así sería super útil para sur América!
German precision!
12:21 What is that Finnish small station, who knows? That yellow building found so many places beside of rails (makasiini). Let's see does anyone know this.