🇨🇭Riding the World's Steepest Cogwheel Railway in Switzerland's Alps | Pilatus Bahn

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◆I'm a Japanese train enthusiast and stayed in Europe for about a month this summer.
This time I got to visit many European countries and ride their unique trains.
1st country: Switzerland
2nd country:?????
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@Mergatroid 2 года назад

I got to ride this train back in 2014 and it's insane how beautiful it is there. It really can't be captured with a camera. Hope you enjoyed your trip!

@rauleli 2 года назад

Not only the scenery takes, but also part of the technical information about the ride! This makes us, train lovers, get more interested in your videos!! Glad that you enjoyed your trip thru Europe!! Saludos!

@alexstrolls801 2 года назад

Your channel is so underrated. You have the most beautiful videos!

@B11O567 Год назад

Despite this railway being a century old, Switzerland still looks like they’re living in the future. Tidy little villages nestled in the mountains connected by futuristic looking trains, cable cars and expensive leisure infrastructure.

@moogmike1 2 года назад

Just like Japan...all forms of transportation, punctual, and a country that is free of litter.

@kugastravel5180 2 года назад

CORRECTION: 3:08 Rocher→Locher Thanks for watching as always! You can easily support me by "Super Thanks" button. "Super Thanks" is to the right of LIKE button. Your support will help me to continue and improve my video.🤝

@georgeboothroyd7074 2 года назад

You missed a great opportunity to travel to Pilates Bahn not by train but by boat trip from Luzern. I always enjoy watching your videos 🥇

@luke211286 2 года назад

I noticed that too. Also the cable car going back. I did the reverse some years ago so that I would end with the boat trip

@julianfischer6053 2 года назад

It's always nice to see the Pilatus, it's absolutely stunning! Greetings from Switzerland!🇨🇭

@johncrwarner 2 года назад

Switzerland was, I believe, the first country develop its economy for tourism. These railways were for the newly rich European middle class to climb the mountains in comfort. There are a lot of places that especially the 19th century Britons traveled to and were so famous to British audiences that for example Arthur Conan Doyle set the Sherlock Holmes “The Final Problem“ at the Reichenbach Falls near Meiringen - very sensible by train.

@johanna7254 2 года назад

Wow, what an incredible experience!! thank you for taking us along, Kuga!

@ManticorePinion 2 года назад

I love the birds! Those are Alpine Choughs!

@OutdoorsWithShawn 2 года назад

$72 for a ticket is a bit steep! (Pun intended)

@arthurrytis6010 2 года назад

Outdoors With Shawn. Paid 10.20 Swiss franks for two cups of tea in Grindelwald last week. That equates to 5 English pounds per cup. So l reckon the train ride was better value. I will never visit that Country again.

@10551055The 2 года назад

If you’re looking for a steam locomotive-powered cog railway, I would suggest Mount Washington in New Hampshire USA. They still use their heritage steam locomotives to push passenger cars up the mountain. I was there many years ago. Very cool place and highly recommend!

@markshen3280 2 года назад

Hong Kong 🇭🇰 also has mountains and one type of transport is called the Peak Tram. It uses pulley system to pull the tram up the hill. It has brakes to catch onto the pulley ropes for several of its stops along the way, so it can go up and down the steep hill.

@calypso22 2 года назад

I live in Switzerland and remember going up Mount Pilatus on this cog railway 35 years ago. :)

@freedomforever6718 2 года назад

A spectacular rail ride with memories for a lifetime!

@elcasho 2 года назад

Wow cannot believe they built that line so long ago! Engineering marvel

@yellowgreen5229 Год назад

Because of the chimney effect trains that use non horizontal tunnels are a very dangerous idea unless they have provision for fire chimneys.

@the_dungeoneer 2 года назад

Really enjoyed this video, I will have to visit this route someday.

@kugastravel5180 2 года назад

Wow, thanks! dungeoneer🤝

@maxshenkwrites Год назад

Wow. I've watched dozens and dozens of train videos on youtube... this is the first one that made me slightly dizzy. Amazing.

@djor316 2 года назад

Thanks for taking us along Kuga. Be nsafe and God Bless

@TuckerSP2011 2 года назад

It looks so beautiful there! I loved hearing the horns!

@kevingeisenhof Год назад

The moment the video started, I knew immediately you were in the Luzern Hauptbahnhof: I was actually born in Luzern! 🇨🇭 I hope you had a good time there: Luzern is very entertaining for tourism thanks to having many museums and old areas like the The Chapel Bridge (I think that's the translation in English). I never got to ride that steep train... Thanks again for showing 😁

@philipppersonalityassistan5680 Год назад

Lucerne is my hometown too. I hope you had an amazing trip to mount pilatus. Im living now already several years overseas and i miss Switzerland when i see your train videos. the steep train is perfect piece of art when we think that 130 years they had no CAD, no Internet, just hands and pen to engineer those tracks. Always safe travel for u kuga.

@wans1986 2 года назад

Switzerland and Japan. both countries hv great view and trains

@travellingwithev 2 года назад

Awesome video! Ive been to mt pilatus once and it was awesome! Thanks for sharing your experience as well ❤️🇨🇭

@5217tuber 2 года назад

Great video! Such memories - I went down this twice, in 1983 and 1990. Nice to see the happy cows.

@pixibelle3282 2 года назад

If they coupled the two together it may make it harder to head up the slope? A very good vicarious experience.

@ewengillies9826 2 года назад

Fantastic ride thanks Kuga. An awesome adventure by itself up a very steep mountain side. Stunning scenery captured by your photographic skills once again. You never cease to amaze with your choice of incredible journies to showcase. Bushyboy Oz.

@by_feram 2 года назад

Good video - this is my world. In Switzerland there are some of these beautiful mountain railroads - many beautiful railroads. BRAVO

@by-feram 2 года назад

Yes very nice video, you are right, there are many of them.

@hopecersley6847 Год назад

We rode the train in December. It was raining, when we left the station. On the way up it started snowing and there was two feet of snow at the top.

@soykatwobadger2963 Год назад

Дякую за екскурсію на гору Пілатус. Була в Люцерні в квітні 2014 року. На жаль, такої екскурсії нам не пропонували. 😍😍😍😍

@michaelgask Год назад

Wow! This is truly amazing. What an awesome day you had! Thank you for sharing

@AmbientWalking 2 года назад

There is always so much to see and so much to experience on your channel. I really love spending time here. Thanks for allowing me to look forward to something new. : )

@Luigi-uj5ml Год назад

Unfortunately, since the resumption of operation in the spring, all electric railcars dating back to the 1930s have been replaced by modern railcars. The rack is of the Locher type, and not Rocher, from the surname of the engineer who designed it. For those interested in strange rack railways, I recommend visiting the famous Principe - Granarolo rack railway: although it is indeed a single track rack, it has a central loop which can be accessed via Abt type switches, as in the classic funiculars single track with two balanced cars. Even the gauge (1200 mm) is the same used in most funiculars, at least here in Italy.

@TheScratchingKiwi Год назад

Thank you for being so brave!

@mm-su5oi 2 года назад

The view from the top, very incredible! Thank you.

@danielweisman496 Год назад

Great video! You showed everything I'd want to see!

@dskadd32 2 года назад

That's a great ride. Always good to see your vids. Thank you

@desireeclark538 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing it is beautiful!

@1MrBryn 2 года назад

I rode this train in 1997!

@nct948 Год назад

stunning. Switzerland never stops amazing me.

@renashort7155 2 года назад

Beautiful views, thank you for sharing this video 👍👍

@tomburns7544 2 года назад

Another great video! Thank you so much, Kuga!!!

@WylieWestie Год назад

You should try the Bernina Express train through the Alps, it is absolutely incredible. I lucked out and did it when there were virtually no other passengers and it was incredible ❤️

@johneyton-ze6ws Год назад

We had group tour in Luzern. Took boat to Alpnachstad then Pilatus Bahn. I was with our coach driver. He covered his eyes...he said..this is too scary for me..I said you have driven us on some difficult roads with bends..but you did that well. Why are you scared on Pilatus, I asked? He replied..when I am driving I have control. I don't know the driver of this train.. We all spent time at the Pilatus area and took cable car and bus back to Luzern. Great tour...

@briansatchell2319 2 года назад

Brilliant Kuga. Thank you my man

@The1337guy1 2 года назад

If you wanna check out another cool cog rail you'll have to come to Colorado. There's a railroad running from Manitou Springs all the way to the summit of Pike's Peak, over 14,000 feet.

@dathpo 2 года назад

Excellent video. Thank you.

@RonR Год назад

Such a unique train and beautiful mountains, thank you for such a great video.

@keithkyli 2 года назад

Thanks as always for the wonderful video. I read about this train in a book by Mr Sakurai Kan (桜井寛) 20 years ago, but never watched a video of it. The view was really stunning and the weather was marvelous too.

@RB-rp6ud 2 года назад

No other country in the world can match the Swiss when it comes to mountain trains.

@THETRIVIALTHINGS 2 года назад

Loving these Swiss videos.

@carolemerle9995 Год назад

Such a beautiful country.

@kimofabuja Год назад

I wanted more than anything to see the interior of the train

@alphaytgame Год назад

That was so extreme!😱😱

@areareare9953 2 года назад

Guy with the cows is like "I need to get one of those...."

@luke211286 2 года назад

Amazing views! Took this trip 5 years ago. The weather was far from ideal and all I saw was the clouds above the mountain. And I fell asleep insude the cogwheel train (I still hate myself for it) The only complaint I have on the video is that you took the same route back and forth, when an enthusiast would take this route: boat going to Alpnachstad, cogwheel train up to Pilatus, then cable car down to Kriens, ending with a short bus ride to Luzern (aka Golden Roundtrip). I did the reverse so that I could conclude my journey with a nice lake cruise. But I guess you were short on time so it's understandable

@gingerschatshow Год назад

Interesting way to go up the mountain, Glad you enjoyed the trip Kuga- :D

@rezaalan3991 2 года назад

Great trip and great experience.

@paracog 2 года назад

Thank you! That was a bit scary to watch. I hope you're having a great time on your trip. ☻

@asan1050 2 года назад

Thanks Much !.,

@uakarnwongchindawest4693 2 года назад

kuga in europe! amazing man. keep it up :D

@VulpisFoxfire 2 года назад

And now I see why that one kind of budget roller coaster is called a 'alpine railway' type...

@janiceszewczyk7849 2 года назад

OMG I wanna go,, that was great thanks

@chellastation Год назад

What a funky looking train. Very interesting 🤔

@milestone_achiever4634 6 месяцев назад

Those traction motors go through a lot of breakdowns. That's a long ascent

@jamestoyn9755 4 месяца назад

i have been on the Pilatus Bahn many time before when i have been on hoilday in Switzerland. it so happens i have already had a hoilday in switzerland this year 2024 in February but i only stayed in Interlaken for a few day's but did going on some great train rides.

@arsantiqua2483 Год назад

Of course it's Japanese: who else is specifically visiting for trainspotting? Not that we are allowed to grin. If a Swiss is visiting Japan it's usually Anime oder trains. It's a safe bet. ^^

@TheSouthernTroll 2 года назад

12:43 special guest appearance

@suisujin 2 года назад

I hope to make nice nice videos of switzerland like yours! thx!!

@kevingeisenhof Год назад

If you ever have the chance, btw, you should visit the Transport Museum in Luzern: it has lots of interesting information about trains, cars and even more traffic related stuff! You get to see and get in the vehicles too! 😊

@VulpisFoxfire 2 года назад

I saw 1:59 and couldn't help but think...'Isn't a 90-degree 'train' called an 'elevator'?' :-)

@andreasgasser5823 2 года назад

90 promille are 9 percent (going up 9 metres per 100 meters distance) and equals 5.14 degrees (geometry), only 1/17 of ninty degrees, so nothing about vertical. Pilatus Bahn going up 48 meters per 100 meters (26.6 degrees as said in the video).

@VulpisFoxfire 2 года назад

@@andreasgasser5823 Ah, thanks for the explanation. I was definitely !clue about how railroad grades were labeled.

@thomaswhitten2537 2 года назад

That is fascinating!!

@yolandacunningham1879 Год назад

Thank you for showing another wonderful journey. I look forward to viewing your next one! I was wondering what was the average temperature during this trip?

@kilasracingfactory 2 года назад

7:15 He said that they are using electric trains on this track since 1937!

@idagotdinixa442 2 года назад

Wooow what a great adventure 🔝 😍 you're in Switzerland 🤩 that's so near to Austria where I live 👌😍😍 great video 👏 👏 😍 😍

@thelovertunisia 2 года назад

I did that ride in 2011

@darylcheshire1618 2 года назад

The Eurail pass used to cover the whole fare, now it’s just a discount.

@wolfgangk.7695 2 года назад

The Pilatus Bahn is very well known here in Europe. I hope you liked it. Another great video. Thanks.

@Ceedee39 2 года назад

kinda reminds me of the Peak tram in Hong Kong.

@Marthaviews Год назад

Heading there next week!

@robbietritt1960 Год назад

Wow how awesome,

@RPMZ11 Год назад

Great fun!

@eckligt 2 года назад

Wow, the surprising thing for me is that they didn't build this as a funicular, but chose a cog-driven railway system instead. Maybe the length of 5 km is too long for funiculars. In my country we have a funicular with similar steepness, but it's only around 800 metres in length.

@andreasgasser5823 2 года назад

Yes too long.

@Dqtube Год назад

12:42 Was this the angry wasp? What did it attack you? 🙂

@rustinpieces Год назад

The Swiss have such appaling taste in music. 😅 I did really enjoy the ride though; makes me want to go back to what was for a long time my favourite country to visit - until prices/cost went really crazy. When you're on benefits in Switzerland, you make almost as much as I do as an experienced Dutch factory engineer-worker.

@WBTravels 2 года назад

It is not the worlds steepest train: It is the worlds steepest rack railway, the worlds steepest train is the stoosbhan also in switzerland.

@ZGryphon 2 года назад

He said "except for funiculars" at the beginning.

@mogofresha 2 года назад

Jalurnya nanjak banget, pemandangannya indah banget... :O

@lauriannealston9143 7 месяцев назад

I have a terrible fear of height. However if I am in an enclosed area it’s okay but only if Im not going over steep canyons. Meadows and trees are okay. this cogwheel train ride is included on our Viking trip which we are taking. We’ll be in Switzerland the first week of April 2024. My husband doesn’t have a fear of height and wants to take it. You descend the mountain by gondola and although I was on a gondola in Lake Placid Ny, we weren’t going over deep canyons - just beautiful fall foliage trees so I handled it and it wasn’t an hour ride. I dont think I can handle this.