Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - 'Z' reverse No. 1 

Have been visiting darjeeling 15-20 times since 1972. saw this unique feature today for the first time.thank u.

I worked on the railroad in Brazil for 35 years. And I like to see these lines around the world and their curiosities. A hug for these railroad workers warriors.

Superb. Seen first time such a nice route. Trains aise bhi chalti hain pata hi nahi tha. Thanks for making this video

Two things which I love... Mountains and trains.. both in this video.. Really fascinating to watch. Love from Pakistan!

This technique came in the mind of Herbert Rumsay a civil engineer who was responsible to take care of the functioning of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways . Initially Herbert Rumsay had failed to find a solution to how the locomotive would be able to overcome such a very steep gradient ascend . However one day he was in a a ballroom dance with his wife and during this Ballroom dance when his wife suggested “ Darling if you can’t go forward,why don’t you come back just like that in a ball dance “. Therefore this incident inspired the zig zag reversing method

This track layout and railroad crossing are rarely seen in Japan. It is quite unique.😊❤🤩👍🌻

Really a great idea. Hats off

Amazing , I'm a railfan from Kolkata but I've never learnt about this ! Great video !

Mountain railways have two unique features to address sudden change in altitude- loops and zigzags. This is a very good video which explains what is a zig zag in Himalayan railway. The other two features of such railways are tunnels and bridges.

Mr. Harish Kumar : Sir, Very good capture where the person watching this video sees and understands the process of Z reverse completely

Never thought a train would go in a zig zag Excellent idea 👍 Thanks for sharing these beautiful videos 👏

Very interesting rail ride in India.

Nice catch. Awesome video.👍😊

I am from indonesia,amazing DHR..👍🏼👍🏼

excellent ! marvellous !! superb !!! Harishji you have really producted the video that is full of newness, nature & reality

This is one of the very few rail videos with a “Surround Sound” quality audio in it!!👍👍..... It’s as if I am truly standing in that location and hearing all the typical train and the noise of the road traffic in a perceptive manner👍

Fascinating! I hope that one day I will be able to travel on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

Oh wonderful これを見たら私が住んでいた日本熊本の豊肥本線の立野と赤水を思い出します！

One the most fascinating rail video I have seen

बहुत ही शानदार सिन है जिन्दगी मै पहली बार इस तरह का विडियों देखा है पर एक आवश्यक सुचना है जब ट्रेन पिछे आती है तब उस रोड पर कोई भी रेल्वे फाटक नहीं है किसी दिन बहुत बढी घटना हो सकती है इस लिये रेल्वे प्रशासन इस ओर ध्यान दे धन्यवाद 🚩 वन्देमातरम जय श्री राम 🚩

Switchbacks were common on US logging railroads from many years and there were a few on secondary lines too. A few still exist today. This is sure a unique and photogenic location. One has to love the grade. In the US there is even a crime train Movie called Switchback. It's pretty good!

I am from Tamilnadu. In tamilnadu, Ooty hill station also has a Railways. But it don't cross the road. That railway line crossess river, hills and three big bridges. I love my india(both Darjeeling and ooty).

The train reversal is brilliant! As is the history and train design. BUT. The crazy intersection with a busy road - without a gate or official notice that a train would be *backing up* across it - is terrifying. I would not want to be in either of the far ends of this train!!

Hey there railfan AHAD here... Nice L,Fantastic, Superb...

Wow...amazing..I like this

I've been this place in the year 2017. Lovely place with lots of good memories full with beautiful people over there♥️♥️♥️♥️

Excellent 👌 love to visit and travel such a beautiful place ❤️👍👌

I stunned! Jaw opening! Great train line I saw before ever...

HErmosos, realmente , fantástico, ojala en mi país esas joyas , pudieran estar funcionando hasta el dia de hoy, te felicito por el tremendo video, realmente muy hermoso. que forma de cuidar los trenes en otros países , acá en Chile, Los gobiernos se han robado hasta los sueños de regresar a tene trenes como patrimonio de cada ciudad, Saludo Desde Chile.

Fascinating Video. Never thought a train would go in Zig Zag!!!

Wonderful video. Never seen before this amazing engineering method.Thanks for shared this video.

Really really cool! Great video.

Wonderful rail heritage from India....greetings from Jakarta, Indonesia.

This is the "Z" reversal in Darjeeling railway at a place called Rangtong. Many of you would have enjoyed this jolly ride in this train. But I don't know how many of you have noticed this difficult turn. In 1880, the concerned engineer laying the track, could not find enough space for the track to climb up. It was impossible to take the track forward along the hills. He was stuck. His wife gave an idea. Engineer's wife: Darling, why are you so much worried about this piece of paper? Engineer: I am not able to find a solution for this Engineering problem. Wife: What problem? tell me. Engineer: After constructing up to this stretch, not able to proceed forward. Wife: So what? Engineer: No place to go forward, very steep terrain. Wife: If you are not able to proceed forward, don't worry. Go backward. Engineer: what? Wife: Go reverse! The engineer got the solution and finalized his design. He had mentioned this instant in his diary. Moral: Never turn deaf to your wife's advice!.

Fascinating! happy weekend

Awesome Great Salute 🇮🇳 Indian Railways 💐🙏

É incrível quanto mais assisto mais quero parece até viciar kkkkk parabéns pelo vídeo!!!

There's a train path in a thrilling place.👍

A wonderful engineering from the British. Hats off to them.

The mixing of EMDs and generator car sounds, what a lovely catch

Wow Such beautiful clip Thanks for Sharing

Very nice switch back! Thumbs up 👍👍👍 Greetings from Tokyo Japan :-)

Love this Z Curve

Great video,... Reminds me of scenes described in this book - The Call of the Mountains: Tales, Reminiscences, Encounters & Anecdotes by PKS.... Train travel and adventures in the Himalayan arc!

Simply beautiful.Combination of narrow gauge train and stunning hills make a killer video combination.

wow!, i had never come across this z reverse. Its so amazing to see this. Also i am surprised with the power of the locomotive to push 3 cars reverse in such steep incline.

wow... beautiful Video!

Very interesting 👍 update more

No one's gonna talk about that guy just climbing onto the moving train ... Like a boss!

Mindblowing Footage

It's really stunning

Awesome video. Great one. Best Wishes 😊

Breathtaking scenery

감사합니다

Great video, love this

Awesome capturing friend ❤

Great British ingenuity! Narrow Gauge. Good job India for keeping it up

Mantaap, keren videonya👍. Greetings from garut indonesia

😇 20 years back as a kid, when I travelled by this train to Darjeeling, till today I was wondering that why train was going backwards.... I'm clear now!! Thanks for the video 👍😄

Não me canso de assistir

Amazing though!

Very appreciable railway engineering.

बहुत खूबसूरत फोटो ग्राफी की है आपको आपकी यूनिट को बहुत - बहुत बधाई ।

Até o momento é melhor vídeos

*Nice video. Thanks For Sharing. Great footage! Best regards from Vietnam. Support you!*

Fantastic little railway ! 👍🏻

My god...wow....wonder....hats off

Amazing place of India

I miss you darjaelling !

A beautiful and wonderful video regarding Railway journeys through beautiful sights ! 💖💖🌻🌻

Amazing reverse

It just blown out my mind.

What a beautiful moment

What a honking. Superb🌟🙏🌟

Marvelous catch...💖💕

Amazing

52541/New Jalpaugudi-Darjelling Hill Toy train(NG) 78 Km in 6 Hour 35 minutes New Jalpaugudi DEP-10:00 Silliguri town ARR-10:14 DEP-10:16 Silliguri Jn ARR-10:25 DEP-10:30 Sukna ARR-11:00 DEP-11:03 Rangtong ARR-11:34 DEP-11:36 Chunbhati ARR-12:11 DEP:12:13 Tindharia ARR-12:40 DEP-12:43 Gayabari ARR-13:13 DEP- 13:15 Mahanadi ARR-13:41 DEP- 13:43 Kurseong ARR-14:20 DEP-14:30 Tung ARR-15:00 DEP-15:02 Sonada ARR-15:45 DEP-15:48 Ghum ARR-16:30 DEP-16:40 Darjeeling ARR:17:20

so wonderful reverse.

SUPER WONDERFUL DARGLING RAILWAY. NO WARDS TO EXPLAIN.

Amazing railway 👍

Amazing and Wonderful. Great Video. Simply Loved it.

EXTRAORDINÁRIO! PODE DIZER-SE QUE É UM QUADRO ENCANTADOR ESTA VIAGEM. UMA DELÍCIA. GOSTEI IMENSO. QUE AVENTURA MARAVILHOSA!

Its amazing... thanx to information important... its amazing....awesome

"Kasto Mazza" song in Darjeeling Toy Train.. The composition of the song is beautifully matched by the dream like vintage toy train in every frame and angle. So much so, that we filmed our own version aboard the same train that was boarded by Saif Ali Khan & Vidya Balan. Another dream fulfilled with use of just a mobile phone and lots of enthusiasm 😉 ​@Cttg​

Nice Z Reverse by train .. This is amazing...

Amazing ये मेरा इंडिया वतन मेरा इंडिया

interesting switch back. awesome!

वाह क्या बात है..... ऐसा नज़ारा पहले नहीं देखा.....

Amazing train

Um show de imagens ! parabéns !

The brain work of british railway engineering. Hats off!

What a beautiful..... ❤

That's really amaizing, Thanks to British era !!

I love train, I love mountains views, I love this videos..tqsm my dear friend's

Nice capture.....love this, so original.

It's an excellent idea......

Thank you for sharing! Great video. I build suche a Z on my model gardenrailroad, we call it switchback.

Simple logic. Great achievement!

Absolute great

Very Nice and intelligence work !