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During this video, the valley of the Belareca River is shown, with its few bridges and a tunnel, as well as the flattened part in the area of Iablanița, Mehadia and Domaşnea. One of the special scenic parts with phenomenal bird chirping is located at the entrance to Poarta train station. Dense forest at the entrance to the Poarta tunnel, with a special mix of the most diverse animal sounds, croaking frogs, evening crickets sounds, birds chirping and singing, gives a special impression of calming appeasable nature. In front of the one tunnel a large dragonfly appeared, clinging to the plant, so that even a passing train couldn't blow away. A significant number of video sequences were created in the Đerdap Gorge, along the bank of the Danube river. In that part, numerous concrete protective coastal fortifications stand out, protecting the railroad from water, old steel bridges stretch over numerous river gulfs and huge protective concrete walls overhang station Vârciorova (Virci Orova).
A significant number of different freight trains of various cargo operators pass through this line. There are about a dozen of them during the day. Long and heavy freight train traction are often pulled by two or three locomotives, where there is often one locomotive in the middle of freight train, which is very rare to see on the European railways. They are mostly Romanian-made LE 5100, six-axle CFR and others electric ASEA locomotives from Electroputere Craiova. There are also a couple of CFR Calatori passenger and InterRegio trains. The longest daily train of them is IR 73 (Curtici - Arad - București Nord). When there are no trains, scenery views and sounds of nature complement the scenic ambience, during the waiting for the next train coming.
Date of recording:
May 2023.
Snowfalls in the evening atmosphere give a special charm to the video which was recorded in railway stations Ostružnica, Surčin and Batajnica, on the bypass freight railway line around Belgrade, at 4. April 2023.
Video starts at Mostar passenger station by electric locomotive ride to locomotive depot Mostar. There, the electric locomotive is left and the diesel shunting locomotive is taken. During locomotive ignition and starting, a ŽFBH Talgo train passed by. Then there was a locomotive ride to Mostar freight station where it was necessary to do some shunting work. During the ride, there was also a deck passenger on the locomotive, a large grasshopper stowaway.
Several empty freight cars were moved to rail weighbridge, where the car's weight is measured by train weighing scale. Then these wagons were moved to industrial tracks for loading scrap metal. Along the way, the process of measuring the wagons weight and performing shunting, coupling and decoupling operations was shown.
The action takes place on the Sarajevo - Čapljina - Port of Ploče railway line, in South Bosnia and Herzegovina. The rides on this line is featured in other cabview videos. The complete shunting work was performed with a German-made diesel shunting locomotive, which is quite rare in these areas. After the work was completed, there is a return locomotive ride to the locomotive depot in Mostar.
This railway station is located on the main line from Budapest to Central and Western Europe, at Budapest – Hegyeshalom – Rajka railway line, between Budapest and Győr, near Szár and Tatabánya (Budapest – Hegyeshalom – Rajka vasútvonal at Komárom - Esztergom Hungarian county region). The area is characterized by a winding 140km/h and 160km/h two-track corridor railway line, which crosses over hilly undulating terrain, with an abundance of beautiful meadows and fields.
In order to achieve the best train - rail sound effects the recording was realized in the area of the track switches on both sides of the station. There's a bunch of rail track junctons and rail gaps, where the wheels and bogies of fast passing trains make the well-known and most beautiful railway sounds.
With plenty of different freight and speed passenger trains, spending a whole day on this line is not boring, especially for railway enthusiasts and photographers. Among others, there are InterCity, EuroCity, EuroNight, Railjet and Regiojet trains, as well as intermodal and mixed freight MÁV, ÖBB and Raaberbahn or GYSEV trains.
Recording started early in the morning, around 7am, in a very dense fog. The sight of the fog on the railway with the sun breaking through it, could be interesting as the trains appear out of nowhere and blast through it. After two hours, the fog gradually lifted to give way to low clouds and a sunny day. Recording was completed just before dark, by a slow freight train, which was overtaken by the fast Railjet.
Date of recording:
25. November 2022.
This video includes train ride from Beograd to Bijelo Polje (Montenegro/Serbia border). Recording was done from passenger train 431 Beograd (Zemun) - Bar. There are 152 railway tunnels, over 140 railway bridges, 2 significant mountain passes and 4 canyons.
The ride starts at northern part of Belgrade and its first 30 minutes is passing through the Beograd railway junction zone. From the south of Belgrade the train ride is relatively fast as it passes through slightly hilly and mostly plains to Valjevo. From Valjevo, the railway line gradually climbs to the Valjevo mountains pass, through the canyons of the rivers Gradac, Suvaja and Zabava. Next comes the descent towards Kosjerić. Plain and gently undulating areas of the Kosjerić valley appear all the way to Požega. The exception is the short gorge of the Skrapež river. There are several tunnel galleries. From Pozega to Užice, the train speeds up again, moving through a gentle plain. After Užice the line starts to climb steeply towards Zlatibor mountain range, in the beginning through the the canyon of the Djetinja River and a little later over mountain clearings of Braneško Polje. The highest point of this line is located in the longest railway tunnel, Zlatibor. With its 6169m length the Zlatibor tunnel is the longest railway tunnel and the longest tunnel in Serbia too. After Zlatibor the line begins a steep descent to Priboj. It passes through a series of short and long tunnels, many bridges and the Crni Rzav canyon. Between Jablanica and steel bridge across the river Uvac one section of the railway line enters the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Then follows the valley of the river Lim to Prijepolje. Behind Prijepolje the long tunnels and bridges appear again and train passes through the canyon of the Lim river. There are numerous long tunnels and tunnel galleries. Stringed tunnels and tunnel galleries make up the Brodarevo - Vrbnica section 90% underground. After the state border, traih fast arrive at Bijelo polje, the first railway station in Montenegro.
This ride is 320km long. Of that, 76km in tunnels and over 10km above ground. The most significant line facilities are best represented by the longest tunnels and the largest steel and concrete bridge objects:
Tunnel "Bežanijska kosa" (L=1921m) (Belgrade railway junction)
Bridge "Novi železnički most" (L=1928m) (Belgrade railway junction)
Tunnel "Dedinje" (L=3086m) (Belgrade railway junction)
Tunnel 5 "Bela Reka" (L=3816m)
Tunnel 29 "Zavojnica" (L=1049m)
Tunnel 44 "Drenovački Kik" (L=3917m)
Tunnel 81 "Zlatibor" (L=6169m)
Tunnel 90 (L=1062m)
Bridge "Ribnica" (L=271m)
Bridge "Vrelo" (L=237m)
Tunnel 98 "Samarevina" (L=1671m)
Tunnel 100 "Goleš" (L=4964m)
Bridge "Uvac" (L=303m)
Tunnel 119 (L=1017m)
Bridge "Lim 2" (L=277m)
Tunnel 131 "Sopotnica" (L=1941m)
Tunnel 132 "Strugovi" (L=2765m)
Tunnel 134 "Mili" (L=2259m)
Tunnel 141 "Dubočica" (L=1082m)
Tunnel 142 (L=1229m)
Tunnel 144 "Gostun" (L=1245m)
Bridge "Lim 3" (L=395m)
Unfortunately, the lack of maintenance has led to a very poor condition of the infrastructure. Train speeds are very low at some sections. Somewhere it is 30km/h, and even 10km/h. At some sections in the plains, the speed of the train is 100km/h. All relevant information about the journey, locations, speeds, objects along the track and elevation are shown during the video.
For ease of viewing, the video is divided into the following more important sections (railway stations and stopping places of this train):
00:00 27:14 Zemun - Beograd Centar - Resnik (Beograd railway junction)
27:14 01:09:15 Resnik - Lajkovac
01:09:15 01:29:08 Lajkovac - Valjevo
01:29:08 02:30:00 Valjevo - Kosjerić (Valjevo mountains pass and the Gradac river canyon)
02:30:00 03:04:44 Kosjerić - Požega (The Skrapež river valley and gorge)
03:04:44 03:30:02 Požega - Užice
03:30:02 05:23:01 Užice - Priboj (The Crni Rzav canyon and mountain pass Zlatibor)
05:23:01 06:22:44 Priboj - Prijepolje teretna (Serbian border control station)
06:22:44 07:17:23 Prijepolje Teretna - Bijelo Polje (The Lim river canyon and Montenegro/Serbian border)
Date of recording:
July 2022.
There is not a lot of train traffic on this corridor line, so it is common to chase the same train at several locations for filming and rail photography purposes. This is possible due to the very low permitted train speeds, caused by the very poor condition of the rail infrastructure at this old line. It is non-electrified main corridor railway line between Serbia and Bulgaria (one of the major rail links between European and Middle Eastern railways).
The very poor state of infrastructure on this line contributed to the derailment of the same train near Pirot and a very large environmental incident in December 2022 (only a month since this video was recorded). Freight trains on this line derail very often. Train derailments in Serbia has become usual, almost on a daily basis, and on this line it has become quite common. Passenger train traffic between Niš, Bela Palanka, Pirot and Dimitrovgrad has been suspended a few years ago.
When this was recorded, no one expected that a great tragedy would happen soon. It's almost like Seconds from Disaster documentary. Several tanks of such train derail and overturned from track, near the town of Pirot. Ammonia leaked for days. Official data says that two people lost their lives and 50 were injured. Dangerous goods freight trains run on complete neglected and unmaintained rail tracks all over Serbian railways and there is only hope that such tragedies will not happen again.
Date of recording:
13. November 2022.
Two locomotives train traction (front and banker locomotive) through tunnels and bridges at most steepest part of the line. The railway line follows the canyons and steeply climbs the slopes of nearby high mountains. Maximum track incline is 25‰. That section abounds in tunnels, bridges mountain cuts, steep rocky slopes and very high cliffs. That makes it very special and unique in this region.
Freight trains heavier than 700t require additional locomotive traction. This is done by adding one locomotive to the end of the train. That banker locomotive pushes the train on the steep sections of the track. As this section of the railway is full of steep construction gradients and curves with very small radius, the train resistance is very high (up to 30daN/t).
Montenegrin Railways used Electroputere LE 5100 locomotives. These are powerful six-axle electric locomotives with maximum power of 5MW. Two of these were used to pull and push the freight train shown in the video. Locomotive cab and part of the engine driver devices are also shown.
This banker locomotive cabride was recorded between Podgorica and Kolašin. It begins with the freight train entering the Morača river canyon. It continues with a steep climb along the edges of the canyon to Bioče station. From there, the railway line makes a large serpentine winding through the Mala Rijeka canyon. It crosses an extremely high and large steel bridge. The Mala Rijeka Bridge is 500m long and 200m high at its highest point. This makes it one of the highest railway bridges in the world and the highest railway bridge in Europe. Then the line returns to the edges of the Morača river canyon. It climbs steeply through Bratonožići and continues its steep cut way to Lutovo station. After leaving Lutovo, it crosses a bridge over a very steep and high cliff and literally enters in the rocks. From the Morača river canyon, the railway line goes into the narrow canyon of Kruševacki Potok. The video ends with train entering the 5km long Trebešica tunnel.
During locomotive cabride the traction current indicators are shown in the video. Engine driver controls the locomotive motors traction currents while driving. The value of the traction force depends on the traction currents. The traction force that this locomotive achieves is over 300kN. As the current values are very high (1000A on each axis motor and 400A between the pantograph and catenary) bright flashes occasional appear in the wet tunnels. Of course, there is also the very powerful locomotive engines sounds as the train accelerates.
Pushed train in the video is a freight train with a coal load from the Port of Bar to the north. Its mass was 739t + two attached locomotives. These are the old 461 series locomotives. The video was taken from the end of the train (from banker locomotive) and occasionally the front of the train could be seen in the curves. Particularly interesting are the parts where the front of the train slowly enters and disappears in the tunnels. The low sun and the special colors of the sky above the high mountains, which are continuously make up the background, contributed to the scenery of the video.
Date of recording:
January 2023.
It is a system of electromechanical dependence, which controls certain operations and reduces the role of the human factor in controlling the movement of trains. It is still in use on some very old railway lines in Serbia. This video shows a lone switchman operating such a device and enables the movement of trains in his station. Many frames related to the movement of railroad crossing devices, track junctions and station home and track signals, shown through the movement of the old chains through the old chain lines and old underground ducts. These interesting chainways extend from signal box to track devices.
There is also a railway dog in the scene. He is always there to keep the railwaymen and to chase the wheels of passing trains. Kind of like the dog that loved trains.
The location of the video recording is Šebešić railway station. This is a very old and neglected railway station located on the Subotica - Sombor - Vinkovci railway line. Some freight trains pass that line on their alternative route between central and northern Serbia. This is an alternative route due to construction works at railway line between Novi Sad and Subotica (Central serbia to Hungarian border). Sometimes there are several freight trains throughout the day. It's mostly transit freight trains between Serbia and Hungary (between Southeast and Central Europe). The video shows five such trains and two passenger trains.
The idea and realization of the video were created thanks to the railwayman Brane Đurđić, which is also the main act in the film.
November,
2022.
The Belgrade - Bar railway line passes through special scenery natural areas of Western Serbia region. Scenic and landscape views change continuously while the line crosses several mountain passes, canyons and gorges.
This video includes train ride from Bijelo Polje (Montenegro/Serbia border) to Beograd. Recording was done from passenger train 430 Bar - Beograd (Zemun). There are 152 railway tunnels, over 140 railway bridges, 2 significant mountain passes and 4 canyons.
Near the border of Serbia and Montenegro, train passes through the canyon of the Lim river. There are numerous long tunnels and tunnel galleries. Stringed tunnels and tunnel galleries make up the Vrbnica - Brodarevo section 90% underground. Then follows the valley of the river Lim to Priboj. From Priboj, the railway line begins a steep ascent to the Zlatibor mountain pass. The steel bridge crosses the river Uvac and one section of the railway line enters the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It passes through a series of short and long tunnels, many bridges and the Crni Rzav canyon. The highest point of this line is located in the longest railway tunnel, Zlatibor. With its 6169m length the Zlatibor tunnel is the longest railway tunnel and the longest tunnel in Serbia too. The line descends through the mountain clearings of Braneško Polje to the canyon of the Djetinja River. The canyon leads to Užice. Plain and gently undulating areas of the Požega valley appear all the way to Kosjerić. The exception is the short gorge of the Skrapež river. There are several tunnel galleries. From Kosjerić, the railway line gradually climbs to the Valjevo mountains pass. Next comes the descent towards Valjevo through the canyons of the rivers Zabava, Suvaja and Gradac. From Valjevo, the train accelerates as it passes through the plains. Near Belgrade, the train passes the last tunnels and enters the Beograd railway junction zone.
This ride is 320km long. Of that, 76km in tunnels and over 10km above ground. The most significant line facilities are best represented by the longest tunnels and the largest steel and concrete bridge objects:
Bridge "Lim 3" (L=395m)
Tunnel 144 "Gostun" (L=1245m)
Tunnel 142 (L=1229m)
Tunnel 141 "Dubočica" (L=1082m)
Tunnel 134 "Mili" (L=2259m)
Tunnel 132 "Strugovi" (L=2765m)
Tunnel 131 "Sopotnica" (L=1941m)
Bridge "Lim 2" (L=277m)
Tunnel 119 (L=1017m)
Bridge "Uvac" (L=303m)
Tunnel 100 "Goleš" (L=4964m)
Tunnel 98 "Samarevina" (L=1671m)
Bridge "Vrelo" (L=237m)
Bridge "Ribnica" (L=271m)
Tunnel 90 (L=1062m)
Tunnel 81 "Zlatibor" (L=6169m)
Tunnel 44 "Drenovački Kik" (L=3917m)
Tunnel 29 "Zavojnica" (L=1049m)
Tunnel 5 "Bela Reka" (L=3816m)
Tunnel "Dedinje" (L=3086m) (Belgrade railway junction)
Bridge "Novi železnički most" (L=1928m) (Belgrade railway junction)
Tunnel "Bežanijska kosa" (L=1921m) (Belgrade railway junction)
This railway line was built during the former Yugoslavia. In 1976, the electrification was completed and it was put into commercial traffic. At that time, it represented a real construction miracle. Such an abundance of long tunnels, string tunnels, bridges and tunnel galleries rarely anywhere else in the world has been built. This video completely covers the entire railway line on the territory of Serbia. It can be considered as a sequel video of this railway line from Bar to Bijelo Polje, which shows unique landscapes through the whole Montenegro, from the Adriatic Sea over high mountain passes to the border with Serbia (youtube.com/watch?v=zomZywCAPTA).
Unfortunately, the lack of maintenance has led to a very poor condition of the infrastructure. Train speeds are very low at some sections. Somewhere it is 30km/h, and even 10km/h. At some sections in the plains, the speed of the train is 100km/h. All relevant information about the journey, locations, speeds, objects along the track and elevation are shown during the video.
For ease of viewing, the video is divided into the following more important sections (railway stations and stopping places of this train):
00:00 15:25 Bijelo Polje - Vrbnica (Montenegro/Serbian border)
15:25 55:06 Vrbnica - Prijepolje Teretna (The Lim river canyon)
55:06 01:55:26 Prijepolje teretna - Priboj
01:55:26 03:46:28 Priboj - Užice (The Crni Rzav canyon and mountain pass Zlatibor)
03:46:28 04:10:33 Užice - Požega
04:10:33 04:44:37 Požega - Kosjerić (The Skrapež river valley and gorge)
04:44:37 05:44:42 Kosjerić - Valjevo (Valjevo mountains pass and the Gradac river canyon)
05:44:42 06:02:00 Valjevo - Lajkovac
06:02:00 06:53:48 Lajkovac - Rakovica
06:53:48 07:02:21 Rakovica - Beograd Centar
07:02:21 07:13:18 Beograd Centar - Zemun
Date of recording:
July 2022.
This was achieved by the partial construction of new sections of the line and the modernization of some old ones. Significant changes compared to the old railway line can be seen on the slopes of the Fruška Gora mountain. Two single-track tunnel tubes, 1km long and a 3km long viaduct were built at the point of railway line descent towards the Danube river. On the section between Batajnica and Stara Pazova, the railway line became four-track. Along the line, the railway stations have undergone significant changes. In most of them there are 2 main passing tracks in the middle and 2 side tracks along the platforms.
There are two types of trains on the line, the new Stadler KISS (EMU ŽS series 410/418) for 200km/h and the slightly older Stadler Flirt (EMU ŽS series 413/417), as a regional passenger train with a speed of up to 160km/h. There are a total of 3 new KISS trains in Serbia, which run only on this new line. In the meantime, those trains got a new nickname in Serbia, "SOKO". Between stations Batajnica and Stara Pazova, it is possible to see some freight trains, but only on the side tracks of four track section. These are trains from the connecting railway lines from Ruma and Šid. On the main tracks to Novi Sad, that is not possible yet, because there is a fear of other trains running on the new line.
The recording was done at numerous locations along the sections with a higher speed of trains (200km/h at Batajnica - Nova Pazova - Stara Pazova - Inđija - Beška - tunnel and viaduct Čortanovci - Karlovački Vinogradi and 160km/h from Karlovački Vinogradi to Sremski Karlovci). The collecting of video material started in early spring, during the trains test rides and lasted for 3 months.
This cabview was recorded from IC trains starting from Novi Sad to Belgrade and then in the opposite direction from Belgrade to Novi Sad. The first part of the video from Novi Sad to the south is very picturesque because of the beautiful colors of scenery twilight and the surrounding city evening lights.
The video was taken from the new Serbian Railways Stadler KISS EMU train. The first part recorded from IC train 551 (Novi Sad - Beograd Centar) and the second part from IC train 552 (Beograd Centar - Novi Sad). These trains did not have any stops during the filming.
The ride starts at upgrated part of station Novi Sad. The maximum allowed speeds are:
100km/h and 120km/h from Novi Sad to Petrovaradin,
160km/h from Petrovaradin to Sremski Karlovci and Karlovački Vinogradi,
200km/h from Karlovacki Vinogradi to Batajnica (41km of line, over Čortanovci, Beška, Inđija, Stara Pazova and Nova Pazova),
120km/h from Batajnica to Novi Beograd and
100km/h from Novi Beograd to Beograd Centar.
Timestamps for 200km/h ride are 09:40 and 48:10 in the opposite direction.
Train ride and engine driver are controlled by ETCS level 2 (European Train Control System). Movement authority and other signal aspects are displayed in the cab for the train driver. Train movements are monitored continually by the radio block centre using trackside-derived information. The movement authority is transmitted to the vehicle continuously via GSM-R or GPRS together with speed information and route data. The on-board computer continuously monitors the transferred data and shows the maximum permissible speed. During this recording there were no significant restrictions or obstacles along the track and the train was running at the maximum allowed speed on each part of the line most of the time.
The most important objects along the railway line are:
03:56 Bridge over the Danube River (Žeželjev most) ( L = 474m )
10:10 Bridge Čortanovci ( L = 2806m one track and L = 2861m another track )
11:00 Tunnel Čortanovci ( L = 1156m one track and L = 1087m another track )
28:35 Tunnel "Bežanijska kosa" ( L = 1921m )
31:15 Bridge "Novi železnicki most" ( L = 1928m )
The most impressive are new railway viaducts and tunnels Čortanovci, over the slopes of mountain Fruska Gora.
Recording date:
March 2022.
Night winter scene recorded at railway station Rakovica,
January 2022.
This video was supposed to be a classic video that presents rail traffic of freight and passenger trains in Hungary, at Western main railway line (Budapest - Hegyeshalom - Rajka vasútvonal). During the recording and collecting materials there were scenes of trains passing that produced really nice sounds of rattling wheels on the rails. That's when the idea of editing a video like this came up.
The video shows 63 freight, 109 passenger and 7 locomotive trains of various operators. On this line, trains runs at speeds up to 160 km/h. Freight trains runs up to 100km/h. In combination with the old tracks, slightly worse parts on the tracks, track switches and rail joint gaps, a very nice and interesting sounds were obtained.
For video creation purposes almost all stations and interesting scenes along the 200km long railway line were recorded. Extraordinary and unusual sounds appeared at the rail track junctions in the area of Győrszentiván and Győr-Gyárváros stations. There are views of the windmill field, the riverside and the Danube river bank near Komárom, the old railway bridge on the river Rába near Győr, interesting scenes at railroad level crossings and night scenes at Hungary - Austria border train station for the end. There are also train announcements and announcements of the danger of passing trains.
The recording was done during two separate visits to this railway line, at July and August 2021.
Don't forget to turn up the speakers and enjoy this rattling good story!
It is the famous Sarajevo - Capljina - Ploce railway line. This ride starts near Capljina, at station Zitomislici and elevation of 25m. The most scenic parts stretch along the Neretva river edge. The video ends with a climb to the highest point on this line, at 756 meters above sea level. There is a constant alternation of tunnels and bridges along the whole ride. At this railway line there are 99 tunnels and over 65 bridges. Most of them are on the section between Mostar, Konjic and Bradina. Special ones are the longest tunnel "Jedrenje" (3239m long) and the highest bridge "Gazela" (70m high and 400m long).
Bradina mountain pass is a special railway mountain pass built in the form of numerous serpentines and curves. Climbing the railway along the slopes of the Bjelasnica mountain required the construction of numerous long rail tunnels and high bridges. It is also the steepest segment of this line. It section has 24‰ slope (maximum incline of 26daN/t). This makes this railway line famous and special. Ride through the forests of beautiful autumn colors is a particularly nice experience at this section.
This railway line connects cities of central Bosnia and Herzegovina with Adriatic sea coast. It is important for the goods transport for the needs of large industries in Bosnia. It is mainly represented by the transport of various coal ores and metallurgical products. Coal ores arrive by ships from all over the World in the Port of Ploce and from there are transported by trains to industries in the mainland of Bosnia. Existing cabview videos of this line were made from the passenger Talgo trains on the route Sarajevo - Capljina and vice versa. This video was made from one of the mentioned freight trains which makes it specific.
It is also special that the recording was made from one of the old ASEA electric locomotives. These are old Yugoslavia Railways, currently bosnian locomotives class 441. These locomotives are characterized by a special engine sound which is especially pronounced at high traction currents during ride with heavy freight trains. In this recording, it can be nicely heard during uphill ride on a mountain pass Bradina.
The recording was done from the train 48108 (Port of Ploce - Lukavac). Train weight was 1771t and 337m long. At station Bacevici a half of the train was decoupled and further ride was continued with 865t freight train. At the Bradina mountain pass, from Konjic to station Bradina, two locomotives were used to pull the train.
Important details of the ride are shown during the video.
October 2021.
Rakovica and Resnik are southern Belgrade railway intersections for many railway lines. Between Resnik and Mladenovac, the line stretches over Ralja hilly pass. There are some old railway tunnels and old steel bridges. It is also possible to notice several old wartime German bunkers. During the Second World War they served as military protection of important and large buildings along the railway. The another hilly landscape section on the line is between Stalać and Aleksinac. From Stalać over station Stevanac to station Đunis the line follows the riverbed of the river Južna Morava (South Morava). On its way from Belgrade to Niš, the tracks several times cross the rivers Velika Morava, Južna Morava and Nišava.
It is the first railway line built in this area. It dates back to 1884. Since then, the route has been many times changed, upgraded, modernized and electrified. Until the 1990s it was the backbone for the numerous international long - distances passenger trains. Since then, the number of trains has been constantly reduces. That reduction in traffic was followed by great deterioration and the gradually destruction of railway infrastructure. The long term of infrastructure non-maintenance and neglected situation led to a remarkable reduction in maximum allowed speed. In some places it is 30km/h and rarely an incredible 20km/h and 10km/h. On some sections the maximum permitted speed is 100km/h, but it is hard to achieve with long and heavy trains. Along the way, train passes a number of faulty signal and safety devices and defective railroad crossings. All this slows down the movement and the journey on this 243km long railway line often lasts over 6 hours. Freight trains often travel over 10 hours.
The recording was made from the Optima Express agency passenger train number 13154. This train transports passengers and their cars from Edirne (Turkey) to Villach (Austria). Detailed information about route and train composition are shown at the beginning of the video. From Niš to Belgrade, the train has two ASEA locomotives (Serbian Railways series 441). The train consisted of 16 wagons (6 passenger coaches and 10 wagons for car transport). It was 885t weight and 473m long train.
The train ride starts at 04:39 from Niš main train station. The train passes through Niš marshalling yard (Popovac station) at 16:40. It reaches its maximum speed of 100km/h for the first time around minute 30:20. A fast ride is short because there are many limit and slow order speeds. There are also numerous train dispatcher orders for passing faulty signals and not working railroad crossings.
On the route follows:
01:03:00 from Korman to Đunis 9 track signals and 5 railroad crossings do not work
01:29:00 train enters the South Morava gorge
01:49:50 tunnel "Stevanac"
01:56:25 station Stalać and crossing to double-track line to Velika Plana
03:28:00 station Lapovo (passenger station and marshalling yard)
03:53:30 staion Velika Plana and crossing to single-track line to Belgrade railway junction
05:03:48 tunnel "Ralja" and the highest railway station on this railway line
05:10:20 tunnel "Ripanj" - the longest railway tunnel on old Beograd - Niš mainline (1614m long)
05:24:00 an interesting freight trains meeting at station Klenje
05:44:27 entering to Belgrade railway junction (station Resnik)
05:58:44 the longest railway tunnel at Beograd Centar - Niš line (tunnel "Dedinje" 3086m long)
This locomotive cab ride is finished at Beograd Centar railway station.
The recording was done in November 2021.
00:14 Hydrochloric and sulfuric acid transport between chemical industries Prahovo and Šabac - Location: Railway tunnel Sirakovo
02:16 Copper ore concentrate transport from Bor copper and gold mines to Port of Bar - Location: Kučevo - Kaona
04:03 The same train at 5 locations between Vlaole, Majdanpek, Kučevo and Požarevac
11:06 Two trains meeting at Rabrovo
14:36 Two 664 locomotives with an empty freight train to Bor mines
16:36 Ghostly and spooky evening scene at an abandoned railway station - Location: Ljubinje
Locomotives series 661 and series 664 are class of diesel locomotives operated by Yugoslav Railways. They are an General Motors (GM-EMD models) types EMD G16 and EMD G26. In several scenes in the video locomotives make the very strong and powerful diesel engine operating sounds, while the freight trains accelerate. There are also recognizable and nice powerful diesel locomotives horn sounds. The beauties of nature and rail tracks covered with leaves complete the scenes of late autumn on the railway.
East Serbia,
Railway line Požarevac - Majdanpek - Bor - Zaječar,
November 2021.
Diesel powered heavy rail traffic at old Southeast European freight rail corridor...
Old EMD, Russian and Czechoslovakian diesel locomotives with variety of freight trains...
Occurrence of local passenger trains in occasional breaks between a lot of freight trains...
Just a small part of the shown scenes:
00:01 under freight train - tunnel portal - steel bridge and other scenes (train wheel bogyes and rails joints gaps sound)
03:44 old Siemens and Halske A.G. devices - old railway signalling sistems - cable line station entrance signal
8:32 diesel locomotive powered freight train with special motor and horns sounds
10:08 mantis on the rail :)
20:00 bridge under the bridge
32:42 Dimitrovgrad - railway border station between Serbia and Bulgaria and Bulgarian electric locomotives
48:53 train meetings near Niš and in Ostrovica station (Sićevo gorge)
01:01:48 tunnel portals - under train scenes
01:10:34 specific diesel locomotive starting and acceleration
01:28:24 Pirot train station - station master
01:34:33 Optima Express agency train (passenger train from Villach to Edirne, Austria to Turkey)
Special scenes and video material was collected during 4 years (from 2017. to the end of 2021)
0:05:25 Zemun - Novi Beograd - Beograd Centar
0:26:40 Beograd Centar - Vukov spomenik - Ovča
0:46:00 Ovča - Vukov spomenik - Rakovica - Resnik
1:21:17 Resnik - Rakovica - Beograd Centar
1:36:50 Beograd Centar - Novi Beograd - Rail Yard (train depot) Zemun
Railway stations, stops and infrastructure objects along the line:
Tunnel "Dedinje" (L=3086m)
Tunnel "Vračar" (L=3510m one tunnel tube and L=3504m second tunnel tube)
Tunnel "Bežanijska kosa" (L=1921m)
Tunnel "Vezni" (L=982m)
Tunnel "Stadion" (L=543m)
Tunnel "Senjak" (L=190m)
Tunnel "Kijevo II" (L=181m)
Bridge "Novi železnički most" (L=1928m)
Bridge "Pančevački most" (L=1067m)
Bridge "Desni Banatski" (L=268m one and 220m other)
Ride 1: Zemun Rail Yard (train depot) - Zemun - Tošin Bunar - Novi Beograd - Beograd Centar - Karađorđev park - Vukov spomenik - Pančevački most - Krnjača most - Krnjača - Sebeš - Ovča
Ride 2: Ovča - Sebeš - Krnjača - Krnjača most - Pančevački most - Vukov spomenik - Karađorđev park - Rasputnica D - Rasputnica G - Rakovica - Kneževac - Kijevo - Resnik
Ride 3: Resnik - Kijevo - Kneževac - Rakovica - Rasputnica G - Rasputnica D - Beograd Centar - Novi Beograd - Zemun Rail Zard (train depot)
Dates of recording:
July and september 2021.
This non-electrified, single track railway line, 77,3km long is laid through 15 tunnels and over many bridges. All 15 railway tunnels between Rudnica and Kraljevo are of the old type of construction, mostly built of stone. The longest tunnel is "Dželep", 1100m long. All 7 large steel bridges over the Ibar River have similar steel structures. These large steel bridges of lattice construction are approximately the same length, about 100m. All these structures were made so that the track could be built through a narrow valley between the slopes of the mountains Kopaonik, Čemerno and Stolovi.
The slopes of these mountains and the winding river Ibar with its numerous tributaries make up the beauty of the scenery in this video. Along its way, train pass under the old medieval fortress Maglič and stops at several old, closed and neglected railway stations. The most important railway objects and buildings on this route are:
4:06 ride starts at Rudnica station,
16:58 Raška,
27:20 Church "Stara Pavlica" above the railway gallery/tunnel,
27:35 Tunnel 15 "Galerija" (L=12m),
28:25 Tunnel 14 "Pavlica" (L=78m),
36:50 Station and Coal mines Piskanja,
39:40 Jošanička Banja,
41:48 Steel bridge across Ibar, tunnel 13 "Lucica" (L=122m) and second steel bridge across Ibar,
43:25 Tunnel 12 "Bojanić" (L=525m),
44:16 Steel bridge across Ibar,
49:00 Tunnel 11 "Dželep" (L=1100m),
50:20 Steel bridge across Ibar,
52:50 Ušće,
58:55 Tunnel 10 "Grmčić" (L=67m), steel bridge across Ibar and tunnel 9 "Pusto Polje" (L=592m),
1:00:10 Steel bridge across Ibar,
1:02:40 Tunnel 8 "Jagnjilo" (L=394m),
1:08:00 Polumir,
1:09:40 Tunnel 7 "Polumir" (L=687m),
1:11:30 Tunnel 6 "Bela Glava" (L=1006m),
1:17:20 Tunnel 5 "Dubočica" (L=335m),
1:20:15 Dobre Strane,
1:21:50 Tunnel 4 "Dobre Strane" (L=430m),
1:23:16 Medieval castle Maglič and tunnel 3 "Maglič" (L=409m),
1:26:20 Tunnel 2 "Pivnica" (L=179m) and steel bridge across Ibar,
1:29:40 Bogutovačka Banja,
1:33:25 Tunnel 1 "Lakat" (L=943m),
1:39:55 Mataruška Banja and failure railroad crossing devices and
1:52:10 Railway line from Požega and Čačak.
This ride was recorded from DMU passenger train, Serbian Railways series 711.
Date of recording August 2020.
Railway station Ralja, with its 232m above sea level, is the highest point on this line. The configuration of hilly terrain and old hilly railway line often requires that heavy freight trains must be pushed by an additional locomotive, which appears in several frames in the video. Next to the Parcani bridge and in front of the old railway tunnels, old German bunkers can be seen. They date from the Second World War and had a guard role in protecting important buildings along this line. During the recording of this video, all transit freight train traffic passed through this route.
All freight trains, that pass through Serbia, on their route between the countries of Eastern and Central Europe and Southeast Europe use this way. That is the main reason why various freight trains of various railway operators appear in the video. An additional diversity is the appearance of different electric and diesel locomotives, and also EMU, DMU and old classic coaches passenger trains.
Some of the freight trains that appear in the video:
0:36 Freight train mix from Bulgaria towards Belgrade, in front of Ralja tunnel
5:45 Short tank cars freingt train for transport of phosphoric and sulfuric acids
7:14 Train with open wagons for some ore transporting above tunnel Ralja
8:50 Mixed freight train from Budapest Ferencvaros towards Bulgaria and Turkey
14:52 Intermodal freight train towards Turkey at Parcani bridge
16:24 Freight train for transporting heavy metal coils
20:37 Mixed freight train from Budapest Ferencvaros marshalling yard towards Greece
25:22 Intermodal train towards Piraeus Port
37:01 Intermodal train with 2 electric and 1 diesel locomotive above concrete portal of tunnel Ralja
This video shows a total of 14 passenger and 22 freight trains. The situations of arrival and departure of passenger trains, as well as the station command table of train dispatcher, are especially shown.
The recordings were made mostly in autumn and winter time during 2020 and 2021.
The mines in Majdanpek no longer use railway services. On the other hand, the mines and industries in Bor are very large and important users of railway services. This large copper mine is used to transport raw materials and sulfuric acid by rail.
This 171,5km long railway line is a hilly mountain line through quite difficult access terrain in some places. There are 43 tunnels with a total length of 19.46km and 50 bridges with a total length of 3.446km. Most of the smaller stations along the line are neglected. The track infrastructure is in a similar, bad and neglected condition. There are many parts where the train moves at a maximum speed of 10, 20 or 30km/h. Today, there are a few of passenger and freight trains.
Timestamps, important places and infrastructure facilities during this trip:
2:41 Train ride starts from Požarevac railway station
8:20 Old railway tunnel "Sopot" with old stoned tunnel walls (L=930m)
19:44 Awakening of day in the frozen plains around Stig
25:40 Roe deer on the tracks in front of the train
26:34 Another old stoned railway tunnel "Sirakovo" (L=834m)
1:16:02 Avoided crash of two cars and collision of train and cars at railroad crossing
(railroad crossing devices are failure and breakdown)
(disrespect train priority at the rail - road intersection)
1:44:50 Entering the mountain region
(ascent towards Bor starts)
2:12:24 Two passenger train meeting at Majdanpek
2:18:00 Series of rail bridges, viaducts and tunnels starts
(great climb towards the mountain pass)
(scenic snow covered nature)
2:23:24 Tunnel "Jelen Čok" (L=1634m)
2:37:30 Rock and concrete tunnels walls
2:49:36 One of the most beautiful views of the mountain range and peaks "Veliki Krš"
2:54:14 The longest railway tunnel "Šušulajka" (L=2525m)
(the highest point on this railway line)
3:02:45 The longest bridge "Kriveljski most" (L=436m)
(one of the highest railway bridges in Serbia)
3:17:24 Tunnel "Bor" under the city of Bor (L=2295m)
3:25:50 Railway station Bor teretna and industrial tracks from copper mining and smelting complex
(the largest railway station on the route, the place with the most freight traffic operations)
3:29:20 The shortest rail tunnel (L=21m) and great line serpentine on descent towards the valley of the river Bor
3:57:10 Special natural scenic part with large cliffs, rocks and two connected tunnels and bridges through "Rgotinski kamen"
4:11:52 "Rasputnica 2", a separation place of railway line for the port of Prahovo on the Danube, near Đerdap
4:29:00 Entering the town of Zaječar over the old rusty steel bridge on the Timok river
The route was recorded from the morning passenger train, with an early departure from Požarevac, before sunrise. The journey lasts 4.5 hours and during that time the day is gradually born, the sun rises and all the natural beauties of the mountainous landscapes are revealed. The journey through the snow-covered landscape is especially photogenic and interesting for the viewer's eye from the position of train driver.
Recording date, January 2021.
This ride starts during two passenger trains meeting at terminus station Lazarevac. Then the ride continues along the Belgrade - Bar railway line to the industrial zone of the TENT and TEK thermal power plants. Separations of industrial tracks begin around 9:20. Further through the video:
9:20 TENT railway system on the left,
14:15 TENT and TEK narrow gauge tracks,
39:06 The longest railway tunnel "Bela Reka" (L=3816m),
45:25 Scenic part Bela Reka - Resnik, with 4 short railway tunnels,
50:45 Belgrade railway junction lines branching starts at Resnik,
55:30 Two tracks rail tunnel "Kijevo",
1:06:04 Tunnel "Dedinje" (L=3086m),
1:08:04 Tunnel "Dedinje" and tunnel "Vezni" separation,
1:09:15 Tunnel "Vračar" (L=3510m),
1:11:35 Belgrade underground train station (Vukov spomenik) and
1:15:45 The longest railway bridge "Pančevački most" (L=1067m).
At the beginning of the video, the introduction shows interesting and scenic winter scenes on the way to the starting station of the ride. A particularly scenic piece of video is a winter ride through completely frozen white nature, completely covered with hoarfrost, ice and snow. At the end of the video, a piece of an interesting urban rail tunnels is shown. These are tunnels "Vračar", "Vezni" and "Dedinje".
The recording was done from a local commuter train in January 2021. It's an EMU train, Serbian Railways series 412/416. Detailed information about the route, important infrastructure facilities, such as tunnels and bridges, the track permitted speeds and the other events and problems along the line are shown during the video.
Railway stations, station tracks, rail buildings, signalling and other infrastructure along the line date from the Austro-Hungarian period. There are a lot of industrial buildings, industrial tracks and the former goods freight operations along the railway. Today, this huge industry is not used, it does not serve the purpose and most of the railway stations are neglected. Along the line, after Subotica, the largest station is Sombor which is a small railway junction for several directions.
Due to frequent alienation, failures and destructions of railway signaling equipment, there are a large number of unsafed railroad level crossings along the line. In front of each breakdown railroad crossing the train stops and carefully crosses it. This prolongs the travel time and makes the train ride much more dynamic and unsafe. The track infrastructure allows a maximum speed of 80km/h, but because of the poor track switches condition the ride is done with limited speeds of 20km/h and 30km/h through all stations.
The recording was done from a diesel motor unit passenger train, Serbian Railways series 711.
The cabride is done under the beautiful clouds of the sunny sky, in the middle of July 2020.
Railway stations, station tracks, rail buildings, signalling and other infrastructure along the line date from the Austro-Hungarian period. There are a lot of industrial buildings, industrial tracks and the former goods freight operations along the railway. Today, this huge industry is not used, it does not serve the purpose and most of the railway stations are neglected. Along the line, after Subotica, the largest station is Sombor which is a small railway junction for several directions.
Due to frequent alienation, failures and destructions of railway signaling equipment, there are a large number of unsafed railroad level crossings along the line. In front of each breakdown railroad crossing the train stops and carefully crosses it. This prolongs the travel time and makes the train ride much more dynamic and unsafe. The track infrastructure allows a maximum speed of 80km/h, but because of the poor track switches condition the ride is done with limited speeds of 20km/h and 30km/h through all stations.
The recording was done from a diesel motor unit passenger train, Serbian Railways series 711.
The cabride is done under the beautiful clouds of the sunny sky, in the middle of July 2020.
Significant passengers and all freight trains from the video:
00:00 Freight mixed, Szár,
00:56 Railjet and freight, Biatorbágy railway station,
02:02 Constantin Grup locomotive and Flirt EMU passenger train in a snowstorm, Bicske,
02:57 Long passenger train to Budapest, Bicske green forest,
03:49 Intermodal freight, Tatabánya,
05:26 Railroad crossing, Raaberbahn or GYSEV train (Győr–Sopron–Ebenfurti Vasút), near Almásfüzitő felső,
06:13 Railjet train set with two taurus locomotives and both with lowered pantographs, Biatorbágy,
06:36 Gartner intermodal freight train, a large white hill and rocks above Szár,
08:18 Passenger and intermodal freight, Biatorbágy,
09:38 Fuel tanks freight from Slovakia, with Railtrans Škoda locomotive, border freight station Komárom,
11:20 Intermodal freight, Szár,
12:56 Intermodal freight and EMU train behind, Szár,
14:17 Mixed freight applies full braking, Komárom,
18:44 Automobile transport freight, Tatabánya,
19:19 Intermodal freight, Tatabánya,
20:24 Automobile transport freight, Szár,
21:57 Freight, Biatorbágy,
25:12 Fuel tanks freight, station platforms Tatabánya,
26:26 Mixed freight, Almásfüzitő,
28:10 Gartner intermodal freight, Szár,
28:59 Long passenger, Budapest Kelenföld,
30:20 Mixed freight, Budapest Kelenföld,
31:46 Two EMUs and freight, Biatorbágy,
34:15 Two Ludmila diesel locomotives, Komárom,
36:18 Mixed freight to Slovakia and fast GYSEV passenger, Komárom,
38:47 Mixed freight with DB station shunting locomotive, Komárom,
40:31 Intermodal freight, Szár,
42:18 LKW walter intermodal freight, Budapest Kelenföld,
43:27 Intermodal freight, Szár
The recordings was taken between Budapest and Komarom, along the railway line and in the area of several railway stations. It is a mix of winter, summer and early spring shots.
Hungary, 2019.
This cabview was recorded from DMU passenger train 2602 (Vršac - Beograd Centar). The ride starts in the train depot, by slow movement from one to another track towards the passenger platforms. After boarding passengers the train starts commercial ride at higher speeds (up to 100km/h), through plowed fields of corn and sunflowers, then across the Dunav - Tisa - Dunav channel and through several wind farms with new windmills. On approximately half of the trip to Pančevo, at Alibunar, there is an encounter with the opposite passenger train. Upon arrival in Pančevo, the first freight trains appear. After the 250m long bridge over the river Tamiš, train approach the zone of the Beograd city suburban trains. The longest bridge on this route ("Pančevački most", L=1067m) is located between Krnjača and Pančevački most. Then the train enters the longest tunnel ("Tunnel Vračar", L=3510m). Commercial ride ends at Beograd Centar station platforms. This is followed by the relocation of the train to another, side track.
The most important parts of this ride are:
1:30 Leaving the train depot
8:00 Boarding passengers in Vršac
10:50 Corn and sunflower fields
16:15 Railroad crossing devices breakdown
18:00 Bridge over the Dunav - Tisa - Dunav channel
23:20 Railroad crossing devices breakdown
41:20 Encounter with the opposite DMU passenger train
45:00 Wind farms with new windmills
1:12:30 Entering the area of Pančevo Railway Junction
1:16:10 Entering the Pančevo Main Station
1:18:45 Track signaling and safety devices problems ahead
1:19:15 Rail crossing devices are failure
1:21:00 Bridge over the Tamiš river (L=250m)
1:22:50 Railroad crossing devices are failure
1:26:50 Entering the area of Beograd Railway Junction
1:34:20 The longest bridge ("Pančevački most", L=1067m)
1:37:20 The longest tunnel ("Tunnel Vračar", L=3504m)
1:39:30 Underground train station, Vukov spomenik
1:45:05 Tunnel "Stadion" (L=406m)
1:46:30 The end of commercial ride, Beograd Centar station
Other relevant information, such as locations, maximum allowed speeds, slow order and limited speeds, elevation, important infrastructure facilities like rail bridges and rail tunnels and information about events during the ride are shown in the video status bar.
Recording was done at July 2020.
The video shows a diesel motor unit passenger train cabride from the main railway station in Belgrade, through tunnels under the central part of the city, and then over a large steel bridge on the Danube River towards Pančevo. After crossing the Danube river, line continues to the territory of Banat and then near Pančevo, line crosses another large steel bridge over the Tamiš river. After Pančevo railway junction, the track becomes non-electrified. Along the way, train pass through and serves many nonfunctioning inoperative defunct stations.
In addition to the tracks near Vladimirovac and Alibunar, there are new wind farms with a lot of windmills. Along the way, there are also numerous level crossings in the fields. This can be very inconvenient due to careless farmers that cross tracks with their tractors without paying attention to the oncoming train. Several such situations are recorded in this video.
The length of this line is 87km. Maximum allowed train speed is 100km/h. The longest tunnel is "Vračar" (L=3510m). The longest bridge is "Pančevački most" (L=1067m). Line has double and single track parts. It has new light track signals and the old type of mechanical semaphore track signals. All essential and relevant information like maximum speeds, slow order speeds, limited speeds, elevation and current ride location are shown during the video.
Date of recording:
July 2020.
Česká Třebová - Ostrava, between Pardubice and Česká Třebová. Hundreds of trains pass through this railway corridor every day. These are mostly domestic and private passenger trains, but there are also an enviable number of domestic and private freight trains.
This is one of the most railfans famous Czech railway stations. A lot of railway enthusiast or railway buff used to watch live cam that was located at this station, but today it has been moved to the station Ústí nad Orlicí.
It is never boring on this tracks. Trains at certain times of the day come every minute or two. There are the most diverse trains that can be seen on the Czech Railways. This station has been modernized and the main tracks allow a speed of 160km/h. This makes this place interesting for recording train videos. This video shows dozens of fast, passenger and freight trains, recorded during one summer and one winter day. There are also evening shots with special light effects. At certain moments in the video, there are passing of two trains at the same time, which is not unusual for such a frequent railway corridor.
This video shows České Dráhy, Czech SuperCity Pendolino fast trains, Regiojet, ČD and Öbb Railjet trains, new Škoda 7Ev Inter Panter trains, ČD Cargo freight trains, Metrans and LKW Walter intermodal trains. There are also several Metropol fast passenger trains between Berlin, Praha and Budapest pulled by Škoda locomotives.
Choceň,
August 2018. and February 2020.
transit line for freight traffic to and from Bulgaria and Turkey. The renovation and electrification of this line was planned many years ago. As the plans are not realized, this line is left to years of non-maintenance and infrastructure deterioration. Today, mainly transit freight trains between Europe and the Middle East pass through this line. There are a few pairs of passenger trains, too. This video was recorded from one of DMU trains from Nis to Dimitrovgrad.
The ride from Nis starts through urban street area of the city, continues along the valley of the river Nisava towards Sicevo Gorge. Sicevo Gorge is the most scenic part, because the track runs through high cuts, rock cliffs and several tunnels. After Sicevo Gorge the line gradually ascends along the other part of the Nisava river valley to Dimitrovgrad (Serbian/Bulgarian border cross station). Track often crosses from one to the other side of the Nisava river across the numerous steel bridges. Among them there are bridges of closed steel construction and there are also ordinary ones.
A very unusual phenomenon for the main railway lines is very lush vegetation that has overgrown the entire track. As the last overhaul of this railway line was done several decades ago, there are many limited and slow ordered speeds. This is the reason why the passenger train runs over 3 hours to cover 97,4 km of this line.
During the video the location and maximum permitted speed of the train are constantly displayed. Limited speeds, slow ordered speeds, all tunnels along the line, train stations, train stops, elevation and important events during the train ride are also also shown.
Date of recording:
June, 2020.
mainly transit freight trains between Europe and the Middle East pass through this line. There are a few pairs of passenger trains, too. This video was recorded from one of DMU trains from Dimitrovgrad to Nis.
The ride from Dimitrovgrad (Serbian/Bulgarian border cross station) starts along the valley of the river Nisava and the railway gradually descends towards the Sicevo Gorge. Sicevo Gorge is the most scenic part, because the track runs through high cuts, rock cliffs and several tunnels. Along the line, track often crosses from one to the other side of the Nisava river across the numerous steel bridges. Among them there are bridges of closed steel construction and there are also ordinary ones.
A very unusual phenomenon for the main railway lines is very lush vegetation that has overgrown the entire track. As the last overhaul of this railway line was done several decades ago, there are many limited and slow ordered speeds. This is the reason why the passenger train runs over 3 hours to cover 97km of this line.
During the video the location and maximum permitted speed of the train are constantly displayed. Limited speeds, slow ordered speeds, all tunnels along the line, train stations and stops elevation and important events during the train ride are also also shown.
Date of recording:
June, 2020.
It took over 2 years of recording and collecting material to make this video. Large number of different diesel locomotives and freight trains are shown in this video:
0:00:00 - Under train capture, mixed freight train, very old rail track, rotten track sleepers,
0:03:12 - Freight train loaded with stone ballast,
0:04:05 - Old railway bridge over Tisa river and tank car LPG train,
0:05:58 - Sodium chloride (natrium chloride) freight train and one confused horse near the tracks,
0:06:50 - EMD G16 locomotive acceleration and horn sound with mixed freight train for stone ballast transportation,
0:08:03 - Old railroad railway bridge over Tamis river, intermodal "Cosco" freight train,
0:10:47 - Mixed train for metal coils transportation,
0:11:52 - Mixed train for metal coils transportation and hoarse train horn,
0:13:02 - Old railway bridge over Tisa river and tank cars / general goods freight train,\
0:15:17 - Rail infrastructure maintenance vehicle,
0:15:44 - One EMD G16 locomotive,
0:15:54 - Two new Siemens Vectron locomotives arrived at Serbian Railways,
0:17:01 - Station master hands the papers to engine driver and intermodal (containers) train departure,
0:20:19 - Old railway bridge over Tamis river, stone ballast mixed freight train,
0:22:23 - Intermodal "Gartner - The World of Transport" freight train,
0:24:24 - Old railway bridge over Tisa river at Sunset time, Intermodal "Gartner" freight train,
0:26:17 - LPG tank cars freight train over the fields,
0:27:15 - Between two freight trains, very foggy day,
0:29:36 - Mixed freight train departure and railway employee,
0:31:54 - Coke coal freight train,
0:33:50 - LPG tank cars freight train, old CKD loco horns,
0:35:06 - Mixed freight train with general goods and copper anodes,
0:36:48 - EMD G16 locomotive departure with tank cars freight train,
0:38:47 - Racing with train, EMD G16 locomotive acceleration sound,
0:40:22 - The same train, interesting train horning, stone ballast mixed freight train,
0:41:53 - Metal coils transportation train,
0:42:40 - Interesting and unusual locomotive engine sounds at departure, very old Czechoslovakia locomotive, LPG freight train with two locomotives,
0:46:50 - Departure and acceleration sounds, freight train for transportation of bitumen,
0:48:38 - Very slow mixed intermodal freing train,
0:52:09 - Freight train for stone ballast transport,
0:54:00 - Unusual engine sounds of the old CKD locomotive,
0:55:07 - "Cosco" intermodal freight train,
0:56:30 - Stone ballast loaded freight train,
0:57:10 - Other stone ballast mixed loaded freight train,
0:58:21 - "Cosco" intermodal freight train arrival and stopping,
0:58:52 - Short and very mixed freight train,
1:00:59 - General goods graphited freing train,
1:04:01 - Intermodal freight train,
1:06:45 - Other intermodal freight train,
1:08:41 - Great sound and smoke during EMD G16 locomotive departure and acceleration of a freight train,
1:10:20 - Sunset, railroad crossing signs and intermodal freight train for stone ballast transportation and
1:12:51 - Under train video during sunset.
This video offers over an hour a wide variety of 44 freight trains and over an hour of specific, interesting and great train / track sounds of train wheels. These specific sweet sounds of bad rails come from the very poor condition of the railway infrastructure and huge trains masses on bad rail joints.
Dates of recording:
During 2019. and 2020.
The 3 most interesting events in this video are:
0:18:40 Home station signal in Resnik, that shows completely unusual and unclear signal signs;
1:43:15 Faulty track signal near Ralja, that stops the passing train because it has defective track balise;
2:05:26 Faulty exit signal at Ripanj train sation, that stops the passing train because it has defective track balise and train automatic stop device failure.
The most prominent infrastructure objects along the railway:
0:03:20 Tunnel "Dedinje" (L=3086m);
0:17:44 Tunnel "Kijevo II" (L=11m);
0:45:25 Bridge near Ripanj Tunel station;
0:47:52 Tunnel "Ripanj tunel" (L=1614m);
0:53:48 Bridge "Parcani" (L=186m);
0:55:30 Tunnel "Parcani" (L=230m);
0:57:12 Station Ralja (The highest point of Beograd - Nis railway line, altitude 225m);
0:59:18 Tunnel "Ralja" (L=558m) (The narrowest railway tunnel at Serbian Railways);
1:17:20 Station Mladenovac (Terminus station for this Beograd suburban train);
1:18:14 Starting the return trip from Mladenovac to Beograd Centar;
1:37:50 Tunnel "Ralja" (L=558m);
1:38:40 Station Ralja;
1:41:48 Tunnel "Parcani" (L=230m) and an old German World War II bunker;
1:43:20 Bridge "Parcani" (L=186m) and an old German World War II bunker;
1:46:54 Tunnel "Ripanj tunel" (L=1614m);
2:08:00 Railroad crossing and track signaling devices are failure;
2:32:10 Tunnel "Dedinje" (L=3086m);
Along the railway, next to the old bridges and tunnels there are old German bunkers from World War II. The bunkers were used during the war for guarding important railway objects. Most of these bunkers are along the old route of the Belgrade - Nis railway line, which is still the most important transport route and one of the most important railway lines in Serbia.
The recording was done from trains 7903 (Beograd Centar - Mladenovac) and 7904 (Mladenovac - Beograd Centar). It is a local passenger EMU train set, ZS series 412/416.
Date of recording: May 2020.
This is one of the typical train stations which is not in the telecommand remote traffic management system. It is controlled locally, by local station train dispatcher. This local train dispatcher is like a station master, which manages train traffic in the area of its station and between its and nearby stations. Some segments of this movie, next to the trains, show local train dispatcher work place, track control panel and track switches turning. In the usual railway station, where trains moving slowly due to the generally poor condition of the tracks, details like track switches turning, railroad crossing devices and the appearance of interesting railway vehicles, make the whole movie more interesting.
Trains that appear in this video:
01:03 passenger dmu train series 711 from Novi Sad to Subotica,
01:32 freingt train with special goods, transportation of track rails,
03:22 mixed freight train,
05:11 EC train 344 "Avala" from Belgrade to Budapest and Vienna,
07:05 passenger train from Budapest to Belgrade,
07:33 passenger train from Budapest to Belgrade and specialized railway vehicle for overhead line, catenary equipment maintenance,
08:54 intermodal "Gartner" freight train,
10:15 diesel locomotive series 644 with general goods freight train,
11:24 under train video, intermodal freight train,
12:41 intermodal freight train,
14:09 passenger emu train series 413/417 and specialized railway vehicle for overhead line, catenary equipment maintenance,
15:15 diesel locomotive series 644 with mixed freight train,
18:09 mixed freight train,
19:47 passenger dmu train series 711 from Subotica to Novi Sad,
20:24 wagons delivery from nearby industry and old, rusty small diesel locomotive,
22:05 EC train 344 "Avala" from Belgrade to Budapest and Vienna,
22:31 freight train,
24:15 bad rail track joint and freight train,
25:30 intermodal "Cosco" freight train,
26:55 mixed freight train,
28:20 passenger train from Belgrade to Budapest,
29:03 old, rusty small diesel locomotive and wagons delivery to nearby industry,
31:29 old diesel and very funny sound locomotive of rail operator "Kombinovani prevoz",
32:18 intermodal "Gartner" freight train and
34:32 reappearance of old diesel and very funny sound locomotive.
Green apple smashing at the beginning of the video is just a demonstration of the power of classic rail switches. This was done in the presence of the competent railway workers and this demonstration did not affect proper operation of track devices.
Dates of recordings:
December 2018.
January 2019.
January 2020.
The most prominent infrastructure facilities at the route are:
- Tunnel "Budos" (05:40),
- Railway station Ostrog (16:40),
- Railway station Danilovgrad (34:30),
- Railway station Spuz (47:10),
- Approaching of the Belgrade-Bar railway line (59:40),
- Railway station Podgorica (1:02:00).
This video was created from "CAF Civity" EMU train in August 2019.
The train info and all essential route information are displayed during the video.
It is interesting to see a freight train slowly passing through this rather large track irregularity, a large track hole, and very poor rail joints.
The recording was created at the Serbian Railway non-electrified line between Belgrade (Pancevo) and Zrenjanin (Orlovat), in the southeastern part of Vojvodina, in Banat.
Date of recording:
Ferbuary 2019.
Video was created along the main corridor railway line in Serbia, railway line Belgrade - Nis, on section between Resnik and Mladenovac. Due to railway maintenance on the other arm of this railway line (Belgrade - Mala Krsna section is under construction) current and next year this is the only way for all freight train traffic between north and south part of Serbia. Therefore, the video shows the most different types of freight and passenger trains at Serbian Railways. The most various freight trains from domestic and international traffic are shown.
According to the order of appearance during the video:
0:02 freight train mix, Ralja,
1:07 rail tunnel Ralja,
1:36 tunnel Ripanj and the dog,
2:40 intermodal freight train, Siemens Vectron locomotive, Ripanj tunel,
4:27 great pipes train, Ripanj tunel,
6:10 "Despotija" container freight train, railway bridge Parcani, near Ralja,
7:04 freight train mix, haul and push locomotives, ZS series 441 and 444, station Klenje,
8:02 the dog and passenger train, EMU ZS 412/416 series, Ripanj tunel,
9:42 freight train with copper anodes,
10:52 freight train mix, locomotive ZS series 461, station Ralja,
12:01 EMU passenger train, station Pinosava,
12:40 freight train mix, Pinosava,
13:36 EMU passenger train ZS series 413/417, FLIRT, Pinosava,
14:11 coal freight train, 2 locomotives, haul and push locomotive, Ripanj tunel,
15:15 coke coal train, 2 locomotives, haul and push locomotive, bridge Parcani,
16:18 EMU passenger train, Ripanj tunel,
16:51 freight train with steel plates, Ripanj tunel,
18:22 fast passenger train from Skopje to Belgrade, Ripanj tunel,
18:51 EMU passenger train, Vlasko Polje,
19:13 freight train, Vlasko Polje,
20:03 EMU passenger train, Kovacevac,
20:21 freight train, diesel and electric locomotives, Ripanj tunel,
21:21 fast passenger train from Belgrade to Skopje,
21:59 freight train mix, Resnik,
23:16 EMU passenger train, bridge Parcani,
23:47 passenger train from Nis to Belgrade, Ripanj tunel,
24:25 freight train, Ripanj tunel,
25:47 locomotive train, Pinosava,
26:20 locomotive train, Klenje,
26:45 two freight and EMU passenger trains, Pinosava,
30:35 passenger train from Belgrade to Nis, Klenje,
31:08 coal freight train, Klenje,
32:04 EMU passenger train, Klenje,
32:38 passenger train, Vlasko Polje,
33:10 rail tunnel, freight train, Ralja,
34:39 rail tunnel, passenger train, Ralja,
35:53 EMU passenger train, Ripanj tunel,
36:18 freight train with steel coils, Ripanj tunel,
37:12 freight train, Ripanj tunel,
38:03 freight train mix departure, Mladenovac,
39:39 EMU passenger train, Ripanj tunel,
40:07 passenger train, railway crossing, Ripanj Kolonija,
40:38 machine for rail catenary works, Ripanj Kolonija,
41:37 EMU passenger train, Ripanj tunel,
42:08 EMU passenger train, night at railway station Klenje,
42:57 EMU passenger train, night and reflector reflections at catenary inside the rail tunnel, Ripanj tunel,
Video material recorded during 2019.
This video shows most of rail traffic at this part of ÖBB Infrastrukture. There are ÖBB Railjet trains, DB and ÖBB ICE EMU trains, Westbahn Stadler KISS double-decker EMU trains, ÖBB regio and regio express trains and various freight trains. The surprise during the recording was new DB ICE 4 train, which is also shown in the video. Recordings were made at several locations along this line, between St. Pölten and Linz mainly near Amstetten, Aschbach, Krenstetten-Biberbach bahnhof, St.Peter-Seitenstetten, St.Valentin and between Linz and Wels, at Pasching and Hörsching.
Dates of recordings:
August 2018. and October 2019.
Very demanding and complex mountainous terrain at the route required the construction of many tunnels several kilometers long. The Neretva river canyon, in addition to being perhaps the most beautiful area on the route, caused a special way of line tracing. The line had to be raised above the river and high from the bottom of the canyon, which was flooded in many places by building numerous reservoirs along the river. Another very important and well known part of this line is the "Bradina ramp" (Bradina pass). With a few serpentines and numerous tunnels in the curves, a large altitude difference was overcome in a very short distance. The appearance of that part is especially shown at the beginning of the video. Trains overcome altitude difference of 750 meters between Bradina and Capljina (nearly 400m in the short distance from Bradina to Konjic).
Train stations and stops, significant rail tunnel and rail bridge structures along this line:
2:22 Train depot Sarajevo
4:50 (6:02) Sarajevo
7:42 Hadzici
36:54 tunnel "Osenik" (1888m)
41:04 to 43:07 5 "Tarcin" viaducts
47:02 tunnel "Ivan" (3221m)
51:06 Bradina (the highest point of this railway line (756m altitude))
52:00 to 1:17:00 Bradina pass (train downhill, a great descent from the mountains)
57:52 tunnel 20 (1201m)
1:17:08 Konjic
1:22:52 Bridge "Celebicki most"
1:24:23 tunnel 57 (1573m)
1:25:38 tunnel 58 (1572m)
1:26:54 tunnel 59 (1275m)
1:29:47 tunnel "Crnaja" (1975m)
1:32:24 tunnel "Kriz" (1249m)
1:33:42 Jablanica Grad
1:34:52 bridge "Jablanica" (the highest railway bridge at this line)
1:36:58 entering the Neretva river canyon
1:40:58 bridge "Grabovica"
1:47:12 bridge "Stara Dreznica"
1:49:50 Dreznica
1:52:24 tunnel "Jedrenje" (3239m) (the longest tunnel at this railway line)
2:05:36 bridge "Neretva 1"
2:06:20 Mostar
2:07:40 tunnel "Stolac" (1821m)
2:12:26 bridge "Neretva 2"
2:21:02 Zitomislici
2:34:02 Capljina
Train 721 (Sarajevo - Capljina)
(Talgo train wagons and Zeljeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine Asea locomotive).
Date of recording:
August 2019.
This line is drilled through complicated mountainous terrain, especially between Bradina and Mostar and a significant part of the line follows the Neretva River, from continental to Mediterranean nature. The 99 tunnels along this line have a total length of over 36km. There are over ten long tunnels. The longest is tunnel "Jedrenje" (3239m) and tunnel "Ivan" (3221m). There are more than 60 bridges. The most significant are "Jablanica", "Stara Drežnica", "Tarčins viaducts" and bridges over the Neretva river.
The most scenic parts of the line Sarajevo - Čapljina are along the Neretva River Canyon and over the Bradina Pass. Several dams make large accumulations on the river. The track follows these accumulations and has a constant slope from the Adriatic Sea to the highest point in Bradina. Between Sarajevo and Konjic, the line climbs over the mountain with a few serpentines. These serpentines and a very large slope of 24‰ (total track resistance of 25,9‰) makes the famous "Bradina Pass". At this part of the railway, the largest number of tunnels were drilled in order to overcome the large height difference at the shortest possible distance. The lowest point of the line is 7m at Čapljina and the highest point is 756m at Bradina.
This video recorded from passenger Talgo train number 720 (Čapljina - Sarajevo). Many significant details of the route and train, such as maximum speed, slow order speed, limit speed, location, altitude and objects like tunnels and bridges are shown in the video.
Date of recording:
August 2019.
Considering that the construction of the BRJ has never been fully completed as it planned, the lines for the passenger and freight traffic are not fully separated in the central city area. Freight trains run on almost all lines of the BRJ. As the construction of a new railway line between Belgrade and Novi Sad is currently underway, freight trains on the most important railway transit route between the south and the north of the country had to change their route. These changes force much of the freight rail transport towards the Pancevo Railway Junction. Due to these changes, it is interesting to take a freight train ride through the central part of the city.
This video shows the cab ride from Resnik (the BRJ southernmost station), to Pancevo main station (the first and main station of the Pancevo Railway Junction). So, this is the ride from suburban part of the city, through and under the urban parts and again towards the suburban of Belgrade. The ride is 35km long and takes place through the two longest rail tunnels of the BRJ. These are the tunnel "Vračar" (3510m long) and tunnel "Dedinje" (3086m long). Passing through these tunnels may be the most interesting part of the video. Particularly interesting is the tunnel Dedinje as well as passing through the underground passenger station Vukov spomenik, below one of the central parts of the Belgrade. The ride also takes place through several other tunnels, due to the complexity of the connections at this railway junction. Also, there is a crossing of the Danube river (old steel railroad bridge "Pančevački most") and crossing the Tamish river, near Pančevo.
For this train ride it is used an intermodal freight train and all relevant details about the train, the locomotive, the route and during the ride, are shown in the video.
Date of recording:
April 2019.
Considering the hilly terrain there are several large railway curves and train speeds are around 80km/h. This makes this section of the railway very picturesque and beautiful for photography and filming trains. A very large number of trains makes interesting situations on a large part of the recordings. The video shows many frames with simultaneous passing of two trains.
On this section there are several railroad crossings. They are activated for most of the day, because they have an incredibly large number of lowering due to the very large number of trains.
The video shows various passenger trains such as Euro City (EC trains), express trains, fast trains, Regiojet, Railjet, City Elephant and most other regional and local trains of Czech Railways and different private railway operators. In the freight railway transport, numerous private railway operators are also shown. Among them there are ČD Cargo trains, Metrans intermodal trains, Unipetrol Doprava tank trains and many others freight trains.
Date of recording:
August 2018.
The railway line dominantly goes through plains of northern Serbia (Vojvodina). It goes over hilly part of mountain Fruska Gora and descent to the Danube river bank. One section between Stara Pazova and Novi Sad is under construction due to creating double track line for higher speeds. That means curves realignment of existing railway line, digging two railway tunnel tubes through mountain Fruska Gora and construction of some large viaducts. The parf of this works can be seen at this video.
This cabride recorded from train 343 (Budapest - Beograd) in the last moments of existence of this single track part of old railway line. From december 2018. main part between Stara Pazova and Novi Sad is closed for train traffic until the construction is completed.
Due to the construction of a new section between Stara Pazova and Indjija the trains between Beograd and Novi Sad had turnaround in the Golubinci station (railway line Beograd - Sid). Therefore, in this video, the train is redirected from the main route Beograd - Novi Sad to part of Beograd - Sid railway line. After turnaround the train is returned to the main route.
Date of recording: november 2018.
This video shows plenty of freight and passenger trains at scenic locations where rail tracks follows the meandering nature of the Rhine Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It includes two freight train chasing at Rechte Rheinstrecke between Rüdesheim am Rhein and Sankt Goarshausen.
This cabride recorded from EC train 344 (Beograd - Wien Hbf) in the last moments of existence of this single track part of old railway line. From december 2018. main part between Stara Pazova and Novi Sad is closed for train traffic until the construction is completed.
Due to the construction of a new section between Stara Pazova and Indjija the trains between Beograd and Novi Sad had turnaround in the Golubinci station (railway line Beograd - Sid). Therefore, in this video, the train is redirected from the main route Beograd - Novi Sad to part of Beograd - Sid railway line. After turnaround the train is returned to the main route.
Date of recording:
November 2018.
The most interesting objects and parts of the route shown in this video are:
00:01:40 The lowest railway station, Bar (altitude 10m)
00:15:15 The longest railway tunnel "Sozina" (L = 6171m)
00:25:10 Skadar Lake valley
00:48:30 The largest station in Montenegro - Podgorica
00:56:16 Entering the Moraca river canyon
00:57:20 The beginning of great climb into the mountains region
01:06:10 Climbing to Bioce train station and entering the Mala Rijeka canyon
01:10:40 The highest railway bridge in Europe "Mala Rijeka" (L = 500m, h = 200m)
01:15:10 Back to the Moraca river canyon
01:28:20 Lutovo train station (station is at bridges and tunnels 500m above Moraca river canyon)
01:36:50 Entering Krusevacki potok canyon
01:37:40 Tunnel "Trebesica" (L = 5172m) with bridge inside the tunnel
01:53:08 Kos train station (station is at bridges and tunnels)
01:54:30 Tunnel "Ostrovica" (L = 3827m)
01:57:40 Bridge over Tara river (L = 270m)
02:00:14 Tunnel "Sljivovica" (L = 2194m)
02:03:08 The highest railway station at Belgrade - Bar railway line, Kolasin (altitude 1027m)
02:05:50 Tunnel "Radigojno" (L = 2370m)
02:07:00 The highest point of Belgrade - Bar railway line (altitude 1032m)
02:16:40 Bridge over Tara river (L = 340m)
02:19:40 Entering Mojkovac train station
02:22:00 Tunnel "Razvrsje" (L = 3246m)
02:28:40 Bridge "Ljubovidja" ("Slijepac most") (L = 450m)
02:41:16 Entering Bijelo Polje station
The cabride is done from train 430 (Bar - Bijelo Polje).
Details about train and route informations are shown at the beginning of the video.
Date of recording:
March 2018.
Today, this line is an important route for the traffic of numerous passenger and freight trains. This is the connection between the numerous European freight transport centers and ports on the Adriatic Sea. It explains the presence of large number of freight trains. This video shows the rail traffic in Austria at several attractive locations along this line:
00:01 Weinzettelwand-Tunnel, two different galleries, three passenger trains,
01:42 exterior of gallery tunnel at mountain landscape environment, freight train,
02:33 forest part between Breitenstein and Klamm, passenger,
02:58 Weinzettelwand-Tunnel, passenger and freight,
03:56 Eichberg am Semmering, meadows with outstanding mountain views, beautiful sound of birds chirping, freight train and a passenger train in the background,
04:59 Eichberg am Semmering, freight and passenger,
06:00 Kleiner Krausel-Tunnel, the shortest railway tunnel in Austria, two freight,
08:18 forest part between Breitenstein and Klamm, passenger,
08:54 Weinzettelfeld-Tunnel, Breitenstein, two passenger,
09:45 Eichberg am Semmering with outstanding mountain view, train announcement, passenger,
10:31 Gamperl-Tunnel, freight,
11:26 Krausel-Klause-Viadukt and Kleiner Krausel-Tunnel, two passenger,
12:12 Kalte-Rinne-Viadukt, the highest railway viaduct at Semmering, passenger,
12:42 Gamperl-Tunnel, passenger and two freight,
14:20 Breitenstein, passenger,
14:50 Payerbach-Reichenau, two locomotives,
15:01 Payerbach-Reichenau, freight,
15:36 Weinzettelwand-Tunnel surrounding and entrance, three passenger,
17:03 Eichberg am Semmering, meadows with outstanding mountain views, two freight trains and another freight train in the background,
19:54 Weinzettelfeld-Tunnel, Breitenstein, locomotive,
20:22 Breitenstein, line curves, passenger,
21:02 Breitenstein, passenger,
21:27 Breitenstein, 4 locomotives train,
21:49 Kleiner Krausel-Tunnel, locomotive,
22:08 Polleros-Tunnel, freight,
22:42 Polleros-Tunnel, freight,
23:43 Kalte-Rinne-Viadukt, freight,
24:38 between Breitenstein and Klamm, passenger,
25:06 Gamperl-Tunnel, passenger,
25:29 Kleiner Krausel-Tunnel, passenger and locomotive,
26:32 forest part between Breitenstein and Klamm, freight,
27:24 Gamperl-Tunnel, freight,
28:09 Gamperlgraben-Viadukt and Gamperl-Tunnel, freight,
28:45 Breitenstein, two passenger,
29:27 Breitenstein, Weinzettelfeld-Tunnel, freight,
30:14 railroad crossing Breitenstein, special track curves section, two passenger,
31:48 Kleiner Krausel-Tunnel, freight,
33:18 Kalte-Rinne-Viadukt, freight,
34:44 Kleiner Krausel-Tunnel and Krausel-Klause-Viadukt, passenger and freight,
36:14 Krausel-Klause-Viadukt and Polleros-Tunnel, passenger,
36:47 Polleros-Tunnel, passenger,
37:14 Eichberg, train announcement, passenger,
37:53 forest part between Breitenstein and Klamm, two freight,
39:32 Rumplergraben-Viadukt, passenger,
40:00 between Breitenstein and Klamm, passenger,
40:15 Weinzettelwand-Tunnel, cave in front of tunnels with galleries, freight,
41:24 Gamperl-Tunnel, freight,
42:27 Breitenstein, freight,
43:26 Eichberg meadow, two passenger,
44:40 Weinzettelwand-Tunnel, freight,
45:30 Weinzettelwand-Tunnel, inside the gallery section of the tunnel, freight,
46:18 Kleiner Krausel-Tunnel, passenger,
46:48 Breitenstein, passenger,
47:16 Eichberg, passenger,
47:46 between Breitenstein and Klamm, two freight,
49:29 Gamperl-Tunnel, passenger,
49:52 from Breitenstein to Kleiner Krausel-Tunnel, passenger,
50:29 between Breitenstein and Klamm, passenger,
50:57 Payerbach-Reichenau, passenger,
51:27 Kleiner Krausel-Tunnel, freight,
51:54 Kalte-Rinne-Viadukt, passenger,
52:34 Polleros-Tunnel, freight,
53:10 Kleiner Krausel-Tunnel, freight,
53:46 Payerbach-Reichenau, freight and passenger,
55:13 between Spital am Semmering and Steinhaus, freight,
56:12 Gamperl-Tunnel, freight,
56:50 scenery mountainous area and large s line curve, passenger,
57:51 Weinzettelfeld-Tunnel, Breitenstein, passenger,
58:12 Weinzettelwand-Tunnel, freight,
59:15 Weinzettelfeld-Tunnel, Breitenstein, freight.
Date of capturing:
February,
2019.
The first method:
from 0:00 to 10:43 and from 17:06 to the end;
The second method:
from 10:43 to 17:06
On several sections of old railway lines, as part of the railway reconstruction projects, some parts of the old railway track have to be removed. To be removed the old track had to cut into parts, up to 25m length. In this video, each part of old rail track is track panel of about 22.5m long. It has about 38 sleepers, rails type UIC 49 and have a mass of about 12 tons.
These works are performed at Serbian railways as a part of the reconstruction of Belgrade - Novi Sad - Subotica railway line. Part of the works on the section between Stara Pazova and Novi Sad is performed by the company of Russian Railways. Russian technology uses a large rail crane for rail track panels lifting and Russian Railways vehicles for rail track panels transporting.
Another method shows reconstruction works at one section of the Belgrade railway junction. To be lifted and carried away the old track, it's used combination of some heavy rail machines. Excavator is used for moving the track to achieve enough space for making a crane path. Another excavator is creating a crane path of two rails outside the existing old railway track. Upon completion of the crane path, a special crane is used for lifting the old track. These works include the Bulgarian locomotive (Romanian manufacturer), Romanian wagons, some Austrian heavy rail machinery, works are performed by Serbian workers and this reconstruction of Serbian railways is done under the leadership of a Chinese company...
Old track panels are usually transported to old, local railway lines all over Serbian railways that will be reconstructed using these panels.
Transporting of old rail panels:
from 22:31 to the video end.
Dates of recordings:
January 2018. and February 2019.
0:30 Mixed freight train, railway station Ralja,
2:38 Cleaning snow and ice from track switch,
3:05 EMU train, ŽS serie 416/416, station Ralja,
3:32 Railway bridge Parcani between Ralja and Ripanj tunel,
3:48 Intermodal container train to Port of Piraeus (Athens, Greece), near Ralja,
4:52 Freight train with wagons for metal coils transport, at station Rakovica,
6:22 Same train at railroad crossing between Resnik and Pinosava,
7:15 EMU Stadler Flirt, ŽS serie 413/417, station Ralja,
7:47 Intermodal container train to Cerkezkoy (Turkey), station Ralja,
9:10 EMU ŽS 412/416, between Resnik and Pinosava,
9:34 Freight train with tank wagons, private rail operator "Kombinovani prevoz", Ralja,
10:47 Freight train departure from Ralja station,
13:08 EMU ŽS 413/417, Resnik,
13:29 Intermodal container train from Cerkezkoy (Turkey), between Resnik and Pinosava,
15:09 EMU ŽS 412/416, railroad crossing between Resnik and Rakovica,
16:00 Motorized rail vehicle for railway purposes, Resnik,
16:18 EMU ŽS 412/416, Resnik,
16:48 EMU ŽS 413/417, Resnik,
17:09 EMU ŽS 412/416, railroad crossing between Resnik and Rakovica.
December, 2018.
All types of high-speed ICE trains could be seen here. Also, all the other trains like IC trains, Regional trains (Regional Bahn), local city S Bahn trains and many other types of private and state rail operators. There are many freight trains passing through this station. All this makes this railway station very interesting.
Watching this video you can feel a small part of this beautiful railway activities. Enjoy 30 minutes of 4k UHD evening video of trains at the Frankfurt South Station!
Date of capturing: August 2018.