Wonderful ride, wonderful scenery. I've been wondering with people living in a countrylike setting you would think that grocery shopping is many miles away and in that case a car is needed to get around, especially if the stop to use the train service is many miles away. Your country looks very clean and kudos to the people there for keeping it that way.
Never had a chance to visit Norway, but your videos have shown me what I missed, Too old now to travel or hike those areas but I watch your videos for hours of enjoyment. Keep them coming.
I could watch this for days on end! It’s so relaxing and tranquil! I’ve been obsessed with trains ever since I was a very small boy. I remember sleeping next to my Grandpa and listening to the distant locomotives pass through the valley long into the night! It was always so soothing to listen to the long horns while being at that point between being asleep and awake. Once or twice every you could few hours hearing the owls calling softly to each other. I really miss those days and nights when it seemed that all of the world would just stop.
Whenever you can go, do it. It will be stunning any time of the year. You won't see glaciers in Scotland but you will if you take the train from Oslo to Bergen.
Yes, another treat! The best way to relax, after a night at work, is to ride along on one of your videos. Every time I rewatch a video, my “photographer” eye picks out something new that I hadn’t noticed from the previous view....Takk!
Great video; will be seeing tunnels in my dreams tonight. Can't imagine on a daily basis. Trains and Trucks are big business in any country, but we need them both. Thank You for your honored service.
Dear H Cowgirl, thank you so much for your artistic works. So beautiful. They all help me get through night and day. I am in constant pain from a recent torn aorta blood vessel. God bless you for your sharing.
Hi Randomotion, I'm glad to hear that my video's are able to take your mind off the pain you're enduring. I hope you heal up fast and that your pain will dissipate soon.
@@RailCowGirl We are, thank you. You stay safe, as well. We love watching what is happening in your neck of the woods. The world is pretty small after all ... we are all connected. Thanks for "showing" us how connected we really are.
A new video with all the stations marked and even some signal tutorials - hooray! I always watch your train videos with Google Earth open in another tab and try to keep up. Sometimes the tunnels through the mountains make me lose my place on the map. But some land feature will eventually allow me to find the track again. :) I've noticed on some train videos, the little "-" crossing sign will appear, the train will blow the whistle, but be darned if I ever see a crossing, not even so much as a farm lane or footpath. Mysterious.
We mainly use them on unsecured level crossings. This is typically where farmers cross the track to get to their field etc. hardly seen when there is snow. During summer, you can see it more clear :) We also use them where there is passage for people on unsecured locations/access to cabins etc :)
Ah, that makes sense, thank you. I think the places where I failed to see a crossing was in winter videos with even a small snow cover that may have obscured a "rough" crossing.
HCG: This becoming addictive! Another good one and I thank you for the amusement! For these rather long videos I have to presume that train drivers watch what they eat and drink before those long trips!
Excellent :) then I will do my best to give you your fix ;) We eat and hydrate while we’re driving :) But yes, we make sure we’ve emptied all biological container before we venture on long trips 😂
Greetings from Atlanta GA, USA, another excellent video. One thing I notice is the very small triangular signs for speed limits. After watching videos of Italian state railway I appreciate the large signage for speed limits that are used. Also, I notice the signage for grade crossings, what is the difference between the horizontal bar and the cross. Also after watching several of your videos, I am learning some of the geography of Norway. Thanks again. Ciao
HinduCowGirl well it would be funny soon enough if you look at the video clip from Brazil you might find the train ploughing it’s way through the water and completely soaked everybody on the motorway bridge love
We've had situations like that here too, but we've also had problems that the trackbed's stability has been weakened due to the amount of water, and the train driving over it was the trigger for the ballast to start sliding, ending up with about 10m of tracking hanging in the air. Thankfully it wasn't a passenger train, it was a maintenance train out inspecting the track after numerous reports from trains passing that there was too much water.
Another excellent trip on a " local " train . I feel I have ridden the line with you from "Al ' to " Bergen " enough times I should be ' Qualified as and Engineer with "NSB" :):):) If I WASN'T ALREADY MARRIED I WOULD PROPOSE TO YOU !!! My wife is already wondering about you ??? HA,HA,HA !! :):):) What trip do you have planned for us? I never tire of them . Thank you for sharing these trips with us !!! :):):)
Another great train video! Thank you very much -- a bit soggy, but thanks anyway. :-) As always, your videos are a joy to watch. I have also learned a lot from you answering my questions. Thanks so much for your time! Take care!
Just finished watching. What incredible and rugged Nature...and the awesome power and beauty of water. It was hard to follow the route on Google Earth, probably because so much of the track was in tunnels. The map even had a hard time placing the highways over land instead of down the waterways. :D The terrain must confuse the satellites.
I would not follow the GPS blindly on the highways here in Norway. HAHAHA! We read about it all the time in the news. Foreign truckers who ends up in the woods or on other super narrow and small roads with no return.
Oh, gosh - I can picture it! I live in the New York Catskill Mtns. Tame little things compared with your terrain, but both GPS, cell phone signals and Sirius radio get routinely bolluxed. The GPS loves sending folks up farm lanes, fire roads and town garage parking lots. Oh, the frustration of a large rig who must escape with no turnaround!
OMG this a magical place (it's look so cold, i think...)! I saw this listening my killer soundtrack: Tranquility Base - Razorfish (Above & Beyond Progressive Mix) Symbols - Fictivision Tilt PVD - Rendezvous Marc Van Linden - Forbidden love (b-mix)... Huge hug from Brasil!
that's a lot of water. I remember when I was a kid I had the chance to ride through such a flood, but as eastern Hungary is basically all flat, it looked even worse, like riding a train through the ocean, you could only see the tracks and some trees to remind you.
You can't do it... I haven't finished to watch half of your previous videos yet! Can't stop watching, it's so fascinating! Have mercy! (Just joking, another great video and I even use wikimapia to find area and stations on your way)
My favorite train driver's view video of all time, RCG! One ASMR moment after another. Question(s): 1) what day of the week and what time of day was this run? 2) Does this train have tip/tilt/inertia sensors and active suspension which makes the train "lean" into curves at higher speeds?) What are the tunnels called that are not long enough to have a name? Are they numbered? 4) How is the new freight train gig treating you, still like it? Thanks! Cheers.
Is there anyone else in the cabin with you? Who takes over if you have to use the bathroom? Would love to see what your cabin looks like, maybe do a little video of it before your next trip? awesome videos.
Hello Ms Conductor :-) Have lots of tech questions, here are some: - How many motors drive the train? - What is the kW rating of the motor(s)? - What is the power consumption at full speed, flat terrain? - Is there an on-board (diesel, etc) emergency generator? - Can the train regenerate power while stopping? - If above yes, where does the power go, back to grid or dissipated to resistor? Thanks!
Hi Jroque250, I'll try to answer all your questions :D 1. The Class 69 has 4 motors, one for each axle in the motor wagon. Naming of the train set is as follow. Example: Set: 69-55 Power car: 69.055 Center car: 69.855 Steering car: 69.655 Steering car has the same controls as the power car :) As you can see, the naming of the sets are: Class , car type, number in class 0 = Power car 8 = center car 6 = steering car 2. 1188KW/1632HP. 3. We pull about 50A out of the transformator on board. We convert the 15KV intput to 400V that runs the motors, and out of htat we pull 50A on when running on flat to maintain speed. This of course increase in tunnels as we have to push the air in front of us. 4. No, there is no emergency generator on board. 5 and 6. The Class69 has resistors on the roof which burns off the energy as when we brake. The other classes NSB has Electrodynamic braking, where the excess energy generated while breaking feeds onboard consumers, like heating. Then the rest is delivered back to the catenary for other trains to use, if there are any on the same power section. Hope this answer covered what you wanted to know :D
A train driver AND geek... awesomeness :-) I did some reading on electric trains and found it very interesting. 15kV @ 16.66Hz was unexpected though it made sense when it was first introduced to avoid reactance and eddy current losses. Thank you much for these videos, the extra effort with the higher resolution and keeping your windshield clean ;-) Your tourism minister should thank you as well as your videos show how gorgeous Norway is. Cheers.
What kind of action, or inaction, is the railroad doing to prevent the tracks from being washed away by that raging liver? Of over time it looks as if it could become a real menace. Thanks to the great videos!!
The track has been there since it was a narrow gauge in 1883. They do take measures to make sure it does not happen. It's called rocks, very very large rocks.
En Route what was the local or still is throughout line of this economy as the reasoning for why makes this line successful thank-you from England(Appleman)
Another great video. Those tunnels were really tedious though. Any chance of releasing two versions of the videos; one with tunnels and a second with kilometres of dark tunnels shortened to a few seconds? Keep in the galleries though :)
HinduCowGirl ❤Another Nice Video Of This Train Drivers View, You Sure do know how to run this train, I envy you I Will continue to watch all your Video's Be safe.
I see what you mean. Because we had about 5 minutes between arrival and departure I cut away the waiting, so there is a temperature change in the lighting. Thanks for watching.
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I was wondering if flooding was a problem, given how close the track gets to the river. Has it ever risen to the level of the track? And I notice that the Haernes tunnel, just after Evanger, seems to have interior lighting on the left side. I can't imagine what for, is there another user of the tunnel? Thanks.
Hi Minority Report (if there is one with Agatha) ;), If you look at the river side closest to the track after the tunnel from Bulken, and then again when you're getting closer to Bolstadøyri, you can see that they've put down some serious amount of huge rocks and boulders. At these spots the river, named Vosso, dug out all the dirt, gravel and everything three years ago. The river even went into the tunnel after Seimsgrend. The flood caused billions worth of damage to property and railroad. The lights in the tunnels are used to lead the way if we have a breakdown in the tunnel :D
Beautiful, as always! I have a question that's been eating at me...What is that square conduit that runs beside the track, sometimes on the left, sometimes right? Does it carry power? Telephone? Information? All three?
Yes, I guess so...sometimes it runs up over rocks if they're close to the track and when it switches sides (underneath the track) it terminates in a flat concrete circle matched by one on the opposite side. So what are these cables for?
All your vids. are just great, love the scenery there in Norway. I did have a question: On some of your vids. I have seen many buildings/homes painted red. Is there a reason for that? Just curious. Have a great New Year from San Francisco, California USA
Brilliant, I really love your work, but I have a question that bothers me - how do you know where to stop at each station, I don't see any markers to guide you?
We know the length of the train, and there are markers on each station. 75m, 150m, 200m, 225m, 250m. Yellow rectangular signs :) They indicated where to stop with certain lengths of train :D
Thank you, I will look out for them in future, I watch a lot of your journeys as the winter snow ones cool me down in 35º heat down here in Australia. Your journeys are mesmerising and I love them - thank you once again for your efforts :-)
Tracks for placing of the generator's inside that mountain. The power source for the catenary. 38KV 50hz 3 phase goes in, and out comes 15KV 16 2/3hz. :)
