The 1st time I came across Furka Pass Railway was in 1986 when it had been closed for a few years after the by-passing tunnel opened and I could only hike along the abandon track. You can imagine my sheer joy when in 2012 I went to exactly the same spot covered by this video and saw the departure of the same little steam train. After I saw the train off I then jumped on my car and raced the little train along Furka Pass. Unsurprisingly I beat the train even though I stopped a few times along various view points taking pictures of the train.

@Funimag

2 жыл бұрын

The landscape around the railway is as important as the steam train itself!

@joseenriqueromero9372

2 жыл бұрын

1

@dilipsalaria6237

2 жыл бұрын

1

@traviscole6889

2 жыл бұрын

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@canadiannational2167

2 жыл бұрын

Y6bb6bbbbbbb

It's taken since 2010 to get to Sussex, UK. Our Steam Trains don't have rack and pinion - what a beautiful setting! So clean and un-littered.

@jeffreyleckrone7593

2 жыл бұрын

Sz

@petercallomon9681

2 жыл бұрын

The one on Snowdon does

Beautiful scenery, beautiful steam engine, well done the engineers, staff and people, who keep this train on the rails and working.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

So neat, didn't understand what I was watching @ first, learned something new! (Soon as I was done being distracted by the beautiful scenery & daydream of touring on one of those motorcycles!)

I have ridden over that many times and never noticed. Thanks. I need to stop and watch the next time.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

You should!

The little train that could !!! Just like the book.

Una meraviglia! Quanto mi piace il treno,io ho fatto appena in tempo vedere le macchine a vapore le sogno ancora non le scorderò mai ,quante uscite ho fatto per vederlo passare e sognavo.Ormai sono vecchio avrei desiderato tanto salire sulla motrice anche per pochi minuti ,che bello sarebbe stato . Purtroppo è rimasto un sogno ormai irrealizzabile Grazie, questo filmato mi ha emozionato tantissimo ,chi l'ha postato mi ha fatto un gran regalo.

Imagine riding that steam engine in most beautiful valleys of Switzerland. And that whistle at 2:08.

@LachlanKellett

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr That Whistle sounded just gorgeous 😍😍. I adore Switzerland for great Railways and just everything looks, feels and sounds great!!

Beautiful place, beautiful train, and an elegant solution for the level crossing. Interesting that this is being recommended now after 10 years!

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

I am also surprised... do you know how KZread manage the recommendations?

@smeagolplaysgames4517

3 жыл бұрын

@@Funimag No one does. It's a complete mystery to all

Amazing quality for an old video. What a scenic location.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@mrlevhil

3 жыл бұрын

2010? How old do you think that is?

@enriqueperez6989

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrlevhil se ve de excelente calidad, para ser de hace tantos años

@rick3747

2 жыл бұрын

It was 2010 not 1899. What the........

No doubt, steam locomotive is the only old technology that people are greatly remembered and admired till this day.

@IrishSchaller

3 жыл бұрын

Old aircraft, old buildings, old books, sailing ships, to name but a few.

@FeckHallBahn

3 жыл бұрын

And the old British motorcycles and the Morgan 4x4 in the car park!!

@GBOAC

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah people hate the pyramids nowadays... What a load of BS. Most old technology is still admired to this day.

Well, I racked my brain and my pinion is that I really want to visit this beautiful place. I really enjoyed this video and I applaud the volunteers who keep this railway in tip top condition.

@christopherwagner2395

3 жыл бұрын

I am a shareholder

@aussiejohn5835

3 жыл бұрын

@@christopherwagner2395 That is something that you can be proud of.

@tracypanavia4634

3 жыл бұрын

Bonzer, mate! Throw another shrimp on the barbie Skippy!😉

Beautiful scenery, also the air looks so fresh there🧘

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

It really is!

@rafthejaf8789

3 жыл бұрын

It is, I went skiing there on a school trip when I was twelve! It's very beautiful!

@madhugupta4883

3 жыл бұрын

My name is?

@abdulhakim4639

3 жыл бұрын

@@madhugupta4883 U'r name is Madhu Gupta

A steam train whistling its way through pine jungle settings. Wonderful! 👍

@francisconti9085

2 жыл бұрын

Pine Jungle, I love it!

This is definitely on my bucket list ❤️

We sat there for how long waiting to see the machinations and in the end saw nothing only became ill from the zooming. Thanks. 🇦🇺👍🍺

Thanks for sharing. Great video.

Beautiful country there

Absolutely riveting stuff, amazing!

TRULY AMAZING!

That train was talking .... I heard it say .... I think I can I think I can I think I can ..... then it said I knew I could I knew I could lol nice catch

It's very good, to remember those moments that were part of mine, I lived in front of a sugar cane plant built by my great-grandfather who came from Portugal to Brazil, and the Maria train passed in front of the house I lived in! Congratulations on this video that made time travel!

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Anyone else notice how clean that whole crossing area is? In the U.S. that whole area would be littered with cigarette butts and McDonalds bags. Very cool video.

@a.acevedo

3 жыл бұрын

👍 Compared to our U.S crossings, this one is practically sterile. No rust, no accident debris. Looks brand new.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Yes It was specially designed and built for the opening of the Oberwald - Gletsch section in 2010. It is unique in the world!

@michaelparker4457

3 жыл бұрын

Your comment is accurate...but it makes me sad ! I have ridden trains in Australia, UK, Europe and USA. Don’t understand why we can’t take care of stuff.

@rayjennings3637

3 жыл бұрын

In the UK, you'd be lucky to find straight barriers.

@johnanderson3853

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Because they don't have "vibrant diversity" (our greatest strength!!!)

I thought the rack would be left out of the crossing, but that would lead to excessive wear if the gear had to reingage at every crossing. In Tasmania they use the Abt system. According to Wiki the rack on the approaches to the crossings were spring loaded to facilitate the meshing of the gear.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Here also it is the Abt cog system. This level crossing with retractable cog is unique in the world!

Very creative solution. Thanks for posting this.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I am Surajit Kalita from Barpeta, India. I like this video.

Imagine a driver trying to run through the gate to beat the train, and they just end up popping their tires on the rack. Lmao.

Great video, keep them coming.

Sounds like the Swiss like Harley's, either that or they're of a Twin-V configuration. Cool video, I liked the way the train whistle echoed through the valley. Too bad I don't have the money, I think I'd like to live in Switzerland, those Alps sure look cool. I love the snow and the mountainous terrain. Here in Buffalo, NY we don't seem to get the snow we used to get, and the Adirondack Mountains are a few hours away, oh well.

@francisconti9085

2 жыл бұрын

I live @ the other end of Lake Ontario, in Watertown..I think Mother Nature flips a coin to see which one of us gets POUNDED, in the snow belt below me & north if Syracuse they always get it, meanwhile we can enjoy not being quite as famous as the last times we made world news! Yes bit of a drive sometimes but living in NY we do have access to GORGEOUS areas, metropolitan Canada and Canadian wilderness, we have so much to enjoy in the Northeast..but the "exotic" factor of the Alps gets everyone! I was wishing I was there too, seeing all the motorcycles, oh, I don't want to leave my daydream!!😄

Wunderschöne Aufnahmen 👍 🇱🇺👏👏👏

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

The whistle is making the statement “coming 🚂 🚂slowly going away 🚂 🚂slowly 🙏👍☝️watch me 👀 “thank you 🙏😍

What a beautiful historic rack railway. And a very creative bit of infrastructure to allow the level crossing over the rack - German engineering at its finest.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

This was designed in Switzerland around 2009 for the reopening of the Oberwald - Gletsch section in 2010.

@ArchTeryx00

3 жыл бұрын

@@Funimag Well, I'm an idiot. I should have known this considering family originally came from Switzerland. Which canton is the railway in?

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArchTeryx00 Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) links Oberwald (Canton of Valais) in the upper Rhone valley to Realp (Canton of Uri) passing the Furka Pass at more than 2100 m beside the Rhone Glacier.

That is a great video. There are a number of cog trains in the world. The highest in the world is pikes peak in Colorado USA. This may be the only retractable cog rack rail. Cool video.

@Funimag

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you to appreciate the video

KZread recommended this video after 10 years

Mind blowing suspense!!

Beautiful

É lindo e emocionante, relembrar o passado, de vagens de trens. Àqui no meu Rio Grande do Sul Brasil temos estes passeios de trem àvapor 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

It is soo beautiful.....

At least now I get what is meant by "retractable rack". This is a COG-RAIL line. My mom's late brother Burley told me on a few of his vacations out in Colorado, there is a cog-rail that goes up to the top of Pike's Peak. These are mainly used for grades at about 5% or higher. They are not normally used on grades less than 5%.

@jamestragle9504

2 жыл бұрын

There's a cog rail to the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire.

@lestergillis8171

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamestragle9504 I didn't know that. I did hear that it is the windiest place in the lower 48.

@jamestragle9504

2 жыл бұрын

@@lestergillis8171 if I'm not mistaken it's the location of the highest recorded wind speed. Oops, that record, 231 mph, was broken in 1996. Barrow Island, Australia recorded 253 mph. There is an amusing video of someone attempting to have breakfast on Mount Washington.

Little hard worker. Very interesting! 👍

VERY NICE LEVEL CROSSING !!!

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Belle Citroën traction sur le parking

@steffenrosmus9177

3 жыл бұрын

Who cares?

Take a look at Zurich main station. A little bit outside you will find plenty of used needles and so.

Beautiful 👍

Beautiful scenery and so clean. Would love to take a ride on this.

@mahendramamania222

3 жыл бұрын

Q

Трудяга старый паровоз, очень хорошо вписывается в этот прекрасный пейзаж!!!👍👍🚂

Superb. ♡ T.E.N.

So great.

The rack is stationary. The plates on both sides of the rack rais and lower. When raised they provide a slight hump protecting the rack and providing a smooth path for vehicles over the rack.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

That is not correct otherwise no mobile part would be needed. In fact on the road, the rack is hidden below the level of the road. When the barriers are closed, the rack raises up before the train and goes down below the road when the train is gone and the barriers are up. See the following video DFB 5 to have a better view.

@GretchenDawntreader

3 жыл бұрын

3:05 you can see the rack rising out of its recess.

Muito bom 😊

That's pretty cool I sincerely hope those cog steam engines are not being retired

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Do you know the history of these cog steam locomotives? They were built in Switzerland at the beginning of the 20th century to run on this line then transferred to Da Lat in French Indochina before WWII when the line was electrified. Once the Furka tunnel was drilled in 1983, this summit line was abandoned and volunteers decided to put it back into service with the original steam locomotives. They found them completely rusted in 1990 in Vietnam where they had been abandoned in 1975 after the Vietnam War. They were repatriated from Vietnam to Switzerland where they have been completely restored and now circulate on this line which saw them at the beginning of the 20th century!

@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan

3 жыл бұрын

@@Funimag Yes I did know that the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway bought their diesel engines from Switzerland

@the_retag

3 жыл бұрын

They certainly arent retiring them the just brought another (slightly different/bigger) one into service and are restoring another (also they finaly restored their steam rotary snowplough which was originally from rhb)

@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan

3 жыл бұрын

@@the_retag Awesome that is so cool

Nice video my friend

Beautiful ❤

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

I play the video and then go to toilet and came back .... What a surprise.... I can see this train.....

Que linda LOCOMOTORA mi PAPA fue FERROCARRILERO

@josealbertoalvaradorosas7503

3 жыл бұрын

y viajábamos Puebla, Veracruz y es muy PADRE VIAJAR y entrar por los TÚNELES y todoblo que VENDÍAN

I missed it the first time because the camera zoomed in after it happened,had to watch a second time.

@julianp2868

3 жыл бұрын

see how they trick you to watch more, if his "and there's MORE" does not work, Jawtooth zooms in out so you miss it lol

We have one of these goes up Mount Snowdon in Wales, works really hard too.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Yes but here at Oberwald the rack is retractable at the level crossing.

Cog railways are the coolest in my opinion

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

I agree !

Que lugar lindo. Onde fica?

Fährt der Zug nach HEIDI & Schnucki auf dem Berg ??? Großvater und Peter 1978 ...die gute alte zeit ! Es ist watt schönes einen alten Zug zu sehen der noch ZEIT hat !

Missed it!

Starts at 2:40

Misleading heading. Does not concentrate on the retractable rack!

@garywheeler7039

3 жыл бұрын

Rack in the center of the track was retracted and flush with the pavement until the gates lowered and the rack was raised. Creative solution, as others have said. Happens at about 3:00.

@chrismoyler

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, there was so little focus upon the interesting bit. Like watching paint dry!! Great machinery however.

Hermosa máquina histórico

Cool.

What I like best is that the crossing arms extend the width of the street, so no idiots can drive around them.

@larsmeijerink5471

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't that normal? Over here they are or across the entire road or there is a barrier in between the lanes so you can not go to the other side of the road to cross

@rickwilliamson9248

2 жыл бұрын

@@larsmeijerink5471 Some places yes. Most where I live only extend half way across.

That the rack, the cog is on the locomotive itself.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

That's correct... how can I write this in 2010?! Have to correct it :-)

@BPJJohn

3 жыл бұрын

@@Funimag that's ok if English is not your first language ;)

In India Mettupalayam-Ooty toy train route has this middle brake. At the back of the train the brake man slowly releases the brake

Eita lugar bonito

Wished D.H.R. be like this

Nice!

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Why is the cog necessary for a stem engine? Is it because there is a steep incline on the track further up the line? [and the steam engine does not have the power to negotiate that incline?]

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

It is a mountain train which goes from Oberwald (Valais) to Realp (Uri) and passing the Furka Pass at more than 2400 meters high!... the gradient is steeper as normal railroads so a rack and pinion train is necessary (steam powered or electric ).

@ralphturner3798

3 жыл бұрын

@@Funimag Thanks, Funimag

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

@@ralphturner3798 There is also a helical tunnel with rack during the ascend just before Gletsch and Rhone glacier! And also a retractable bridge to let the avalanches during winter. This is a really great railway. You must look on the web for "Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke" or Furka Steam Railway. ;-)

@ralphturner3798

3 жыл бұрын

@@Funimag thanks

@dwainepfaff3480

2 жыл бұрын

@@ralphturner3798 0

Video's title is "retractable rack", yet the video does not show the retracting of the racks and seem to be distracted by the wonderful train. Oh, well!!!

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the video shows everything but it needs some attention. The up/down movement of the rack is fast and short.

Which country is this looking awesome.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Switzerland.... It is written in the description of the video.

What did they do before then,push it?

Very nice

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

This is a 6 minute video. NOTHING happens for 2 and a half minutes, then stuff happens, and it's over by the 4 minute mark.

@welshpete12

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha , I worked on the railway over here in Britain all my life and this pretty well sums up railway life !

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ;-)

@qpr543

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

I was wondering how that worked, since the cog usually sticks above the rails! Cool!

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

This is really unique in the World!

@PanduPoluan

3 жыл бұрын

Swiss Movement

@francisconti9085

2 жыл бұрын

@@PanduPoluan NICE!

@dziltener

2 жыл бұрын

Yea normally, at other cog railway crossings, there is just sloped plates so road vehicles can cross it. This solution here with a retractable cog rail is unique.

Que lugar é esse muito lindo, aqui é Brasil são Paulo.

Me gustaría ser el maquinista de ese hermoso tren

Waw way a place!!! Which place is this??

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

It is written in the description of the video!

Gooood

Check out the "cog railway" in the white mountains of New Hampshire

Begin at 03:10

Between two tracks , what is that third track in between and what is its role

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Between the two rails? This is an double blade Abt rack which is used to help trains to climb steep slopes with cog wheel under locomotives.

@gunaraj3226

3 жыл бұрын

@@Funimag tysm bro

I had to laugh at the silly sod who wanted to put his foot in it at 2:05

Epic

Can someone explain what a retractable rack is? I don't know what I'm looking for. Also, awesome train. They are lucky to be able to ride and enjoy it.

@Dokkensound

3 жыл бұрын

The rack looks like a center rail with gear teeth on it. The locomotive grips it to climb steep hills without slipping. It retracts back into the road when the gates come up.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Yes... when there is no train the rack is retracted inside the level crossing so cars and bikes can pass over it without any trouble. When the cog wheeled train has to pass the level crossing, the rack with teeth is lifted up so the cog wheel under the locomotive can grip the teeth to climb the slope.

@bradwilliams7683

3 жыл бұрын

Funimag Here in Tasmania Australia we have a magnificent example of an ABT railway on our west coast. It used to haul tin from the mines at Queenstown to the seaport at Strahan, these days it's a tourist attraction, but it goes through some of the most spectacular scenery in Australia.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

@@bradwilliams7683 I think you are speaking about West Coast Wilderness Railway... right?

@bradwilliams7683

3 жыл бұрын

Funimag That's correct.

I missed the part where the tracks retracted

What country is this from ?

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

This is Switzerland in Canton of Valais.

The cog Railroad

They look like roller coaster tracks.

Here in West Virginia we have one of the steepest railroads in the world and it is not cog driven. It relies on traction alone.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

What is this West Virginia railroad? The steepest railroad in the world is Pilatusbahn railway in Switzerland with a 48% gradient... with cog and rack of course.

@aw738

3 жыл бұрын

@@Funimag I did say non cog railroad. I am aware the cod railroads are steeper. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cass_Scenic_Railroad_State_Park steepest non electric non cog railroad. The two that are steeper are electric. Cass uses Shay geared locomotives.

@francisconti9085

2 жыл бұрын

@@Funimag Oh, West Virginia is beautiful too..

@francisconti9085

2 жыл бұрын

West Virginia is such a beautiful region of the US .. beautiful world, and no matter where we live, there is such beauty @ home too!

Can't tell if the train is going uphill or downhill? Does anybody know for sure? OK worked it out from Google Earth, its uphill. I must have travelled this route when it was THE electric Furka Pass route in 1978. How time flies!

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

Yes this is uphill... Furka tunnel was opened in 1982 so this part of Furka railroad was abandoned. It was saved and reopened from 1989 till 2010 by an association of volunteers to create the Furka Cogwheel railway. Could you tell me how you found my video and profile?

@ridefast0

3 жыл бұрын

@@Funimag Thanks for your answer and for posting the video. Reminded me of when I studied with the Swiss PTT in 1978, and a holiday in Interlaken a bit later. Your videos appeared in my list down the right hand side, because I often watch train videos - usually a bit faster than this one but steam is great too.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

@@ridefast0 Ah ok ... I was wondering this because for a week I have received many comments on these two videos!

@ridefast0

3 жыл бұрын

@@Funimag It is the ongoing mystery of YT recommendations.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

@@ridefast0 Yeah... also a big amount of access on my channel for a week as well ;-)

Why is it necessary to have a rack gear going down the middle of the track? I thought the side wheels on most steam engines were what drove the engine forward.

@davidhoffman1278

3 жыл бұрын

Steep grades. Cog systems were designed to deal with grades so steep that traction wheel locomotives just sat still and spun wheels on tracks. Sand sprayers were no help.

@mbcommandnerd

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidhoffman1278 Oh, ok. There must be a lot of steep hills there in Switzerland.

@Funimag

3 жыл бұрын

This Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke cog steam railway is a train which uses a mountain railroad passing Furka pass at more than 2100 m high!

@tomheringer2047

3 жыл бұрын

"There must be a lot of steep hills there in Switzerland?" Absolutely one of the finest examples of Deadpan humor that I have read in months!

2:08 Frozen II?

Um, Sound of Music scene when Maria takes the kids on an outing in curtain clothing...? 😯

@walterwetterer5372

2 жыл бұрын

8

What is the center section on the track ?

I bet not many vehicles tried to rush the barrier's?

yeah