Hello Abi, this was one of my favourite railway touring holidays, we visited all kinds of railways ranging from Russian Gauge steal ore trains to former communist children’s railways that were run entirely by children as a way to teach them how to run a railway.
Thank you, my wife decided we needed to visit a superstore this weekend, now I have a lot of flat pack furniture to assemble. I hope you are enjoying your Sunday afternoon. Kind regards. Tim.
Hello Hans, Slovakia is a beautiful country, I'm hoping to visit Austria later this year assuming the tour I have booked on with the Railway Touring Company goes ahead. Take care. Tim.
The locomotive windows were closed, a second mic would have picked up the sound better, although we were travelling too fast to place a mic outside the locomotive.
This was a remarkable tour, one I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to like minded people, although we are well into the last day of travelling, there is still plenty to come.
@@neilforbes416 - Next episode I assume Tm's train will be beamed suddenly to UK (worm hole?) and we will get experience (by Tim's cam) to be inside dimensions. :D - Heinz
Hi Tim, if you remember me at the beginning of the year when we talked about 3kV DC vs 25kV AC and the specifics of Slovak railways? And also electronic problems in general? I start carier as locomotive driver (for the next 6-8 months in training) in ZSSK company :-) I decided so a few months ago.
Hi, "yes" I remember our conversations about the overhead electrification. I'm sure you will love working on the railways, all the people I met in Slovakia, drivers/engineers, station staff, depot staff were all really friendly. The view from your locomotive window will be ever changing, snow, sunshine, rain. My daughter took a job on the railways as a signaller, firstly at a road/rail crossing, then a beautiful old signal box on a branch line in Devon, England, now she has moved to a mainline box with plenty of train movements, she loves it, occasionally she gets to ride with the drivers. The railway workers are like a family, they all look after each other. Let me know how your training goes, I always wanted to become a train driver, I served an engineering apprenticeship when I left school, it's still my trade today, I'm lucky I enjoy my job, but it would have been nice to drive trains.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Interesting and I have exactly same impressions of railway workers. They are all friendly, everyone is listening to each other. This is one of the reasons. My work is fine now, but I work at home, I'm alone, so I need personal contact with people. I will inform you as it goes. What they told me so far is like this: - first month work in maintenance of locomotives - loco depot in Bratislava - then approximately 5-6 month training every day in central Slovakia, either Sliač or Martin. I will live there at the boarding school and go home on weekends.
@@heno_3098 I think you have made a good choice. I have been self employed for most of my working life, for about 15 years I ran an engineering company with a partner employing up to 8 people, it became very difficult to compete with China , so we decided to close and sell up. For a while I manged the tool room for another company, but they too could not compete with heavily subsidised Chinese tooling, I kept enough of the machinery in my workshop at home to continue making plastic injection mould tools. I've worked from home now for almost 15 years, so I know what it is like to see no one except my wife for days at a time. It is nice not having to worry about finding work to keep a workforce busy, when I have no work, I take a holiday. If I was younger I would like to work for the railways, as a driver, you spend a long time at work, so it is important you enjoy whatever you do. I'm lucky in that I have always enjoyed my work, for me railways will remain a hobby. Good luck in your new job, please let me know how you get on.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Thank you, I dont have a wife and dont have girlfriend simply because I'm a difficult character (probably)... That makes it worse. I will inform you.
ha Tim,when you gonna film on 4K? its amazing to see.i have it.i must only buing now the 4K webcam from logitech and one big 4K monitor from samsung.lol.€€€
Hallo, al mijn camera's zijn 4K, maar bij het filmen van lange cabine ritten worden de camera's erg heet en worden ze onbetrouwbaar. Dit gebeurt met zowel GoPro-als Sony-actiecamera's. Ik upload soms op 4K, maar om eerlijk te zijn kan ik niet veel verschil zien. Filmen in 4K stopt de foto te veel achteruit bij het gebruik van stabiele software zoals Mercalli. Hi, all my cameras are 4K, but when filming long cab rides the cameras get very hot and become unreliable. This happens with both GoPro and Sony action cameras. I do sometimes upload at 4K, but to be honest I can't see much difference. Filming in 4K does stop the picture deteriorating too much when using steady software such as Mercalli.
Questa ferrovia era molto aperta, con frequenti treni moderni. Abbiamo viaggiato lungo questo percorso come parte del nostro affascinante tour ferroviario delle ferrovie slovacche. Google Translate - This railway was very much open, with frequent modern trains. We travelled along this route as part of our fascinating rail tour of Slovakian Railways.
Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the beautiful countryside as the driver sees it. I'm still here trying to produce at least one video a week. The second part should be available during the weekend.
@@lesliedodds4011 Hi, I typed "UP QUARRY" into Google and UA-cam - got some amazing photos of a massive quarry and a lot of Minecraft videos, I'm guessing I didn't find what you were intending me to find. The diesel was not high-speed, it is a museum piece that is doing well for its age.
@@Timsvideochannel1 No i ment to put up brighton to bedford cab ride they average at about 90 mph 2 hour video your train here seems to have caught FLUE with no signs of recovery LOL .
1:36 YIKES! This Poprad-Tatry station is HAUNTED!!!! I just saw another loco vanish! LOL (Yeah, I know, editing tricks! But hey, they make good opportunity for comic comments!) Cheers, Tim!
@@Timsvideochannel1 I certainly did! I noticed the train traveled much quicker in this ride than it had in other videos(almost needed to fasten the safety belt on my computer chair! LOL). Experimenting with transitions is good too! Transitions are a smooth segue from one scene to the next and add to the professional feel of a video presentation. The so-called "professional" producers could learn from us er....."hobbyists". As to the fade or cross transition you used here, I use this in my own productions to appear and disappear like a ghost, and I also, depending on lighting, or whether I'm indoors or outdoors, use an effect called "Threshold"(available in Cyberlink Power Director versions) for a more spectacular entry and exit when I do my "Piece-To-Camera" sequences.
@@neilforbes416 Our grumpy diesel, enjoyed this run along the main line, showing a surprising turn of speed. Its fun to see what the software can do as you well know with your appearing/disappearing commentary routine. Its tough to know where the right balance is, I keep things reasonably simple partly because the more complicated the effects the longer in takes to edit the video and time is something I have trouble finding.
@@Timsvideochannel1 I could do it in Power Director 8 but not in Power Director 14, copy a transition effect and paste it the each spot where I needed it. In that method I would set a transition(maybe a 'fade') and use it as a kind of "place-holder", then go back and drop in a more stylish transition afterwards. That's the one major bugbear with Power Director 14, the inability to copy/paste transitions. It used to save editing time but now I have to drop my content on to the timeline, trim off unwanted content(in my case, spare frames beyond a full second[25 frames]), then add my transitions. Before, i could just trim, delete unwanted content between clips then paste the "place-holder" transition. When I had my clips all in place with "place-holder transitions, then drop the wanted transitions in at my pleasure. Why does Cyberlink have to delete useful functions? Cheers, Tim!
@@neilforbes416 When started out I bought Power Director 8 and Pinnacle Studio Ultimate (Version 12 I think), they both did a good job most of the time, the latest version of Pinnacle is dire, I've given up on it (so many bugs). I'm sticking to Version 20 for now, the bugs have been ironed out and I know my way around it. You would think each new version would be an improvement, but it doesn't work out that way, I find noticeable improvements happen about every 4 to 6 years, it is the same for the CAD/CAM software I use for my day job, sometimes they make changes for no good reason, other than it makes life more difficult. End users want simplicity and reliability, I wish developers would understand that.
Hi tim ,A wonderful journey thru the beautiful forest "YOU CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREE'S" cheer's bob.
Hi Bob, Slovakia still still has traditional forests, although a hurricane a few years back cleared a few areas.
Great looking trip!
Hello Abi, this was one of my favourite railway touring holidays, we visited all kinds of railways ranging from Russian Gauge steal ore trains to former communist children’s railways that were run entirely by children as a way to teach them how to run a railway.
Fantastic video and great view from the cab, big thanks for your video.
Thank you, I'm really pleased you enjoyed the ride.
Another great video from @Timsvideochannel. Thank you Sir!
wonderful video. Best regards and a nice sunday
Thank you, my wife decided we needed to visit a superstore this weekend, now I have a lot of flat pack furniture to assemble. I hope you are enjoying your Sunday afternoon. Kind regards. Tim.
prachtige rit weer,afwisselend maar mooi landschap.bedankt weer.greetz:Peerke.
Dank u, ik ben blij dat je genoten van de rit. Groeten van Tim.
Beautiful 🙂
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Hello Tim! I hope you had a great journey in Slovakia. Beautiful Landscape. Greetings from Hans from the Mühlviertel. 👍
Hello Hans, Slovakia is a beautiful country, I'm hoping to visit Austria later this year assuming the tour I have booked on with the Railway Touring Company goes ahead. Take care. Tim.
1:19 I just saw a "ghost train"! LOL It vanished before my eyes!
The comings and goings at Poprad station are not conventional, maybe they use technology similar to the Star Trek transporter beam :-)
@@Timsvideochannel1 LOL Nice one, Tim! Brilliant!
That was just edited. You can see the train engine standing ahead just after it disappeared from its current position due to the editing.
@@anmolmehta7116 I'm fully aware of the editing, I was having a joke. Tim and I are often sharing a joke about editing tricks like this.
40:10 before you meet the first eastbound train! Could do with an external mic picing up the locomotive noise - the cabs are well soundproofed.
The locomotive windows were closed, a second mic would have picked up the sound better, although we were travelling too fast to place a mic outside the locomotive.
Aha! The Slovakian Oddysey continues! As referred to in your closing captions!
This was a remarkable tour, one I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to like minded people, although we are well into the last day of travelling, there is still plenty to come.
@@Timsvideochannel1 I look forward to seeing what's still to come. Cheers!
@@neilforbes416 - Next episode I assume Tm's train will be beamed suddenly to UK (worm hole?) and we will get experience (by Tim's cam) to be inside dimensions. :D - Heinz
Great video 👍🙌
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Hello Tim, great video friend :)
Thank you, I'm really pleased you enjoyed it :-)
Hi Tim, if you remember me at the beginning of the year when we talked about 3kV DC vs 25kV AC and the specifics of Slovak railways?
And also electronic problems in general?
I start carier as locomotive driver (for the next 6-8 months in training) in ZSSK company :-) I decided so a few months ago.
Hi, "yes" I remember our conversations about the overhead electrification. I'm sure you will love working on the railways, all the people I met in Slovakia, drivers/engineers, station staff, depot staff were all really friendly. The view from your locomotive window will be ever changing, snow, sunshine, rain. My daughter took a job on the railways as a signaller, firstly at a road/rail crossing, then a beautiful old signal box on a branch line in Devon, England, now she has moved to a mainline box with plenty of train movements, she loves it, occasionally she gets to ride with the drivers. The railway workers are like a family, they all look after each other. Let me know how your training goes, I always wanted to become a train driver, I served an engineering apprenticeship when I left school, it's still my trade today, I'm lucky I enjoy my job, but it would have been nice to drive trains.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Interesting and I have exactly same impressions of railway workers. They are all friendly, everyone is listening to each other. This is one of the reasons. My work is fine now, but I work at home, I'm alone, so I need personal contact with people.
I will inform you as it goes.
What they told me so far is like this:
- first month work in maintenance of locomotives - loco depot in Bratislava
- then approximately 5-6 month training every day in central Slovakia, either Sliač or Martin. I will live there at the boarding school and go home on weekends.
@@heno_3098 I think you have made a good choice. I have been self employed for most of my working life, for about 15 years I ran an engineering company with a partner employing up to 8 people, it became very difficult to compete with China , so we decided to close and sell up. For a while I manged the tool room for another company, but they too could not compete with heavily subsidised Chinese tooling, I kept enough of the machinery in my workshop at home to continue making plastic injection mould tools. I've worked from home now for almost 15 years, so I know what it is like to see no one except my wife for days at a time. It is nice not having to worry about finding work to keep a workforce busy, when I have no work, I take a holiday.
If I was younger I would like to work for the railways, as a driver, you spend a long time at work, so it is important you enjoy whatever you do. I'm lucky in that I have always enjoyed my work, for me railways will remain a hobby. Good luck in your new job, please let me know how you get on.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Thank you, I dont have a wife and dont have girlfriend simply because I'm a difficult character (probably)... That makes it worse. I will inform you.
@@heno_3098 I'm sure the railway community will bring out the best in you, there is nothing wrong with your character, look how easily you talk to me.
ha Tim,when you gonna film on 4K? its amazing to see.i have it.i must only buing now the 4K webcam from logitech and one big 4K monitor from samsung.lol.€€€
Hallo, al mijn camera's zijn 4K, maar bij het filmen van lange cabine ritten worden de camera's erg heet en worden ze onbetrouwbaar. Dit gebeurt met zowel GoPro-als Sony-actiecamera's. Ik upload soms op 4K, maar om eerlijk te zijn kan ik niet veel verschil zien. Filmen in 4K stopt de foto te veel achteruit bij het gebruik van stabiele software zoals Mercalli.
Hi, all my cameras are 4K, but when filming long cab rides the cameras get very hot and become unreliable. This happens with both GoPro and Sony action cameras. I do sometimes upload at 4K, but to be honest I can't see much difference. Filming in 4K does stop the picture deteriorating too much when using steady software such as Mercalli.
mamma mia! ora si ragiona! questa è ferrovia! pulita, linea elettrica con tutta la segnaletica adeguata. ok
Questa ferrovia era molto aperta, con frequenti treni moderni. Abbiamo viaggiato lungo questo percorso come parte del nostro affascinante tour ferroviario delle ferrovie slovacche.
Google Translate - This railway was very much open, with frequent modern trains. We travelled along this route as part of our fascinating rail tour of Slovakian Railways.
👍👍👍❤❤❤
Thank you
Hi Tim. Where have you been all this time? It was a fantastic cabride. I look forward to the second half of the journey. When are you uploading it?
Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the beautiful countryside as the driver sees it. I'm still here trying to produce at least one video a week. The second part should be available during the weekend.
@@Timsvideochannel1 You would walk quicker than that train try UP QUARRY .
@@lesliedodds4011 Hi, I typed "UP QUARRY" into Google and UA-cam - got some amazing photos of a massive quarry and a lot of Minecraft videos, I'm guessing I didn't find what you were intending me to find. The diesel was not high-speed, it is a museum piece that is doing well for its age.
@@Timsvideochannel1 No i ment to put up brighton to bedford cab ride they average at about 90 mph 2 hour video your train here seems to have caught FLUE with no signs of recovery LOL .
@@Timsvideochannel1 ps I only watch roots with long tunnels as i like them ie sevenoaks nearly 2 miles and cowburn 2 miles .
gretjourney tim.
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
1:36 YIKES! This Poprad-Tatry station is HAUNTED!!!! I just saw another loco vanish! LOL (Yeah, I know, editing tricks! But hey, they make good opportunity for comic comments!) Cheers, Tim!
Hi Neil, I could use different "transitions" but then again it gives us a good talking point. I hope you enjoyed the ride.
@@Timsvideochannel1 I certainly did! I noticed the train traveled much quicker in this ride than it had in other videos(almost needed to fasten the safety belt on my computer chair! LOL). Experimenting with transitions is good too! Transitions are a smooth segue from one scene to the next and add to the professional feel of a video presentation. The so-called "professional" producers could learn from us er....."hobbyists". As to the fade or cross transition you used here, I use this in my own productions to appear and disappear like a ghost, and I also, depending on lighting, or whether I'm indoors or outdoors, use an effect called "Threshold"(available in Cyberlink Power Director versions) for a more spectacular entry and exit when I do my "Piece-To-Camera" sequences.
@@neilforbes416 Our grumpy diesel, enjoyed this run along the main line, showing a surprising turn of speed. Its fun to see what the software can do as you well know with your appearing/disappearing commentary routine. Its tough to know where the right balance is, I keep things reasonably simple partly because the more complicated the effects the longer in takes to edit the video and time is something I have trouble finding.
@@Timsvideochannel1 I could do it in Power Director 8 but not in Power Director 14, copy a transition effect and paste it the each spot where I needed it. In that method I would set a transition(maybe a 'fade') and use it as a kind of "place-holder", then go back and drop in a more stylish transition afterwards. That's the one major bugbear with Power Director 14, the inability to copy/paste transitions. It used to save editing time but now I have to drop my content on to the timeline, trim off unwanted content(in my case, spare frames beyond a full second[25 frames]), then add my transitions. Before, i could just trim, delete unwanted content between clips then paste the "place-holder" transition. When I had my clips all in place with "place-holder transitions, then drop the wanted transitions in at my pleasure. Why does Cyberlink have to delete useful functions? Cheers, Tim!
@@neilforbes416 When started out I bought Power Director 8 and Pinnacle Studio Ultimate (Version 12 I think), they both did a good job most of the time, the latest version of Pinnacle is dire, I've given up on it (so many bugs). I'm sticking to Version 20 for now, the bugs have been ironed out and I know my way around it. You would think each new version would be an improvement, but it doesn't work out that way, I find noticeable improvements happen about every 4 to 6 years, it is the same for the CAD/CAM software I use for my day job, sometimes they make changes for no good reason, other than it makes life more difficult. End users want simplicity and reliability, I wish developers would understand that.