Šargan Eight (Serbia) Narrow Gauge Railway - Mokra Gora to Šargan Vitasi 

Witam, stary silnik jest trochę jak starzenie się gwiazdy filmowej przeżywając przeszłą chwałę. Kolej została przywrócona do Bośni i Hercegowiny aż do Wiszegradzie, ale teraz pociągi są ograniczone do Serbii. Niegdyś rozległe wąskie linie skrajni byłej Jugosławii to tylko wspomnienie, z wyjątkiem tej linii muzealnej. Mam nadzieję, że porozumienie może być osiągnięte, pozwalając pociąg do uruchomienia w miarę Wiszegradzie ponownie podając trasę od 30 do 40 kilometrów. Tim. Hello, the old engine is a bit like an ageing movie star reliving past glory. The railway has been restored into Bosnia and Herzegovina as far as Višegrad, but for now trains are restricted to Serbia. The once extensive narrow gauge lines of the former Yugoslavia are just a memory now except for this museum line. I hope agreement can be reached allowing the train to run as far Višegrad again giving a route of 30 to 40 kilometers. Tim.

Hi, I am pleased you enjoyed it. The countries of the former Yugoslavia never cease to amaze me, the place is a Mecca for rail enthusiasts, I'm looking forward to returning some day.

Thank you, I really enjoyed visiting this railway and I'm glad you enjoyed the video,

Gracias, me alegra que haya disfrutado del video.

Hi, I'm a soft touch when it comes to cats, there has always been one or two around the house as far back as I can remember. The countryside around Mokra Gora is as clean and pristine as Switzerland, plus its a lot cheaper to visit.

Es ist eine schöne Zugfahrt, ich hätte gerne die Schmalspurbahnen gesehen, bevor die meisten von ihnen geschlossen haben.

Hi Robert, sorry I've not replied to some of your comments, I am usually alerted by Emails from RU-vid, unfortunately a large number are getting lost somewhere in cyberspace. I'm pleased you enjoyed this ride, it is a truly beautiful part of the world.

This is a great little railways through picturesque countryside, it deserves to feature more in the railway press.

Ćao, drago mi je da ste uživali u videu. Ova pruga je divan podsetnik na nekada obimnu jugoslovensku usku mrežu pruga. Drago mi je da ste uživali u poseti. Radujem se što ću ponovo doći u posetu kada Covid ograničenja budu ukinuta. Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. This railway is a wonderful reminder of the once extensive Yugoslavian narrow gauge network of railways. I'm glad you enjoyed your visit. I'm looking forward to visiting again when Covid restrictions are lifted.

Thank you, that's nice to know 🙂.

You come from a beautiful part of the world, I really enjoyed visiting Morka Gora and riding this wonderful train.

@@Timsvideochannel1 Thank you 🙂 You are the first person that respected me. Everybody else bullies me because I'm from Serbia

It was warm and sunny when I was in Serbia and the people I met there were just as warm.

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

Hi, the tourist potential for this part of the world is massive, its a beautiful place, especially for those who enjoy walking, nice food and a good pint. This railway deserves to be in the premiere league and I would be the first to return if they start running over the full length of the restored line again. Peter (Popeye) is a good friend who I will be travelling with again this year, he drives steam trains in his homeland and the crews on the railways we visit are often happy to let him take the controls. The service train running on the day had a good compliment of passengers and really I hope this railway reaches its true potential.

Thanks to you, that may soon change. Keep up the good work.

Hello Johann, this is a wonderful railway, it must have been amazing to ride back in the early 70's when it was still possible to travel by narrow gauge train all the way from Sarajevo to Belgrade. Google translate is a useful tool, I use it a lot. It's hard to believe that people living in such a beautiful place were fighting each other, hopefully that is all in the past now, allowing them to once again enjoy the wonderful scenery and share it with wealth creating tourists. Best wishes from Tim in West Sussex.

well Johann, thanks to west Europe and USA, here was war :))))

Thanks for the greetings Uros. Hopefully something like that will not happen again. LG Hans from Austria.☺

Nothing to beat good old steam

Hi, I looked up Chinese C2 steam locomotive, they look very similar to the Class 83 locomotives in the former Yugoslavia, c2project.org/ also came up, I didn't know about this project, originally built in 1988, she is not even 30 yeas old. I smiled when I read your comment "Honestly importing Chinese Girls into England for something Steamy!!!" Best wishes to you and Lily. Tim.

Vielen Dank, ich freue mich, dass Sie diese wunderbare Zugfahrt genossen haben. Einige der Personenwagen sind sehr alt, das seltsam geformte Dach war manchmal für Gasbeleuchtung, andere Zeit, um eine gute Belüftung zu gewährleisten. Thank you, I am pleased you enjoyed this wonderful train ride. Some of the passenger carriages are very old, the strange shaped roof was sometimes to accommodate gas lighting, other time to provide good ventilation.

Cheers, glad you enjoyed it.

Thank you, your comment is appreciated.

welcome. have a nice day :)

Cheers, I appreciate your comment. The picnic table is in an ideal location. I am a soft touch when it comes to cats and kittens, I've always had one or two around the house as far back as I can remember, the kitten and train in the same shot was a piece of good fortune, two of my favourite things in one shot. The piece of metal hanging off the bridge at 32:49 baffled me, I have no idea why it was there. All the countries of the former Yugoslavia are highly scenic, I would loved to have travelled over the original route between Sarajevo to Belgrade, sadly closed in 1974. I do appear in some of my videos, a camera mounted on the front of the train often catches me. My next video will probably be a high-speed driver's eye view over this line. I would like to post it at regular speed but unfortunately the film suffered as a result of vibration and speeding it up helps to reduce the problem, I noticed that I appear several times in it. If all goes well, I will post it this weekend. Take care. Tim.

At 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) the gauge is a little wider than the Ratty and I love kittens, it was so tempting to put a couple in my pocket to take home.

Taking those kitties home, you might've been "pussing" your luck there! LOL

Hey Neil, you don't have to pussy foot around, I was going to put them in my boots, but I'm sure that's been before. Take care. Tim.

That reply was absolute "purr-fection", Tim! But if I persist with these puns, I may meet with a "cat-astrophe"! LOL

Maybe it's time to unwrap a KitKat and climb into your cats cradle for a cat nap. Oh dear what next?

I'd have put them in my pocket and taken them home with me if I could. I love cats as much as I love trains, my cat is sitting on my knee as I'm typing this 😊.

@@Timsvideochannel1 And my cat is in another city..

I was here one time, I didn't really care about other things, I mainly just liked to sit extremely close to the Locomotive and get scared every time it whistles 😀

@@serbianrailfanning967 I hope you get to see your cat soon.

@@serbianrailfanning967 There is something special about being close to a living, breating steam engine, I love the smell of the coal and the hot oil 🙂.

Witam, zrobiłem zastrzelić cały ten film. Podróżowałem po trasie kolejowej. Pociąg zatrzymał się wiele razy dla pasażerów sfotografować pociąg przechodzi. Bardzo miła i pomocna obsługa.

Hi, the loco does look a little different without a leading pony truck or buffer beam, but if was fairly common even in the UK for heavy freight locomotives to have no pilot wheels, especially on the old North Eastern lines. The tunnel numbers relate to the original line between Sarajevo to Belgrade, not just the restored section featured in this video. Once the service train had cleared the line the loco crew were able to preform as many run-bys as our tour group wanted.

Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. The train featured was hired from the railway by our tour group, although there was also a diesel hauled public service running. I believe there are two out and back trips a day, although I can't find a booking website to confirm this. Like almost all attractions, it is closed at the moment due to the Virus. This website gives a little more information that you might find interesting - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0argan_Eight

:-) I couldn't resist the kittens.

@@Timsvideochannel1 First thing came to mind was, AWW. :) I couldn't either

@@donniegray553 Trains are nice and kittens are awesome, to find the two together was a massive bonus 😊

It's a great way to travel from one photo stop to the next ... Tim.

Hi, I'm in Slovakia filming trains and I walked passed a TV showing the final score of the match between Belgium and Brazil. I missed watching the match and I was sad to see Brazil's World Cup Dreams have ended.

To think this railway used to served the tourist hot-spot Dubrovnik. It is great that some of the route has been revived, I would love to slip back in time to ride this line before it closed.