I really enjoyed this reminding me of happy times in this area and watching the line go from a few diesel railcars each day to the electrification and wonderful new trains. Very high quality, too.
That signal is nicknamed "döskallen" or "the skull" in English. It's a pre-warning signal, connected to a rail crossing further ahead, indicating if it is clear to pass the crossing or not. Solid means "go" and blinking means "stop". But the signal is not at every rail crossing, just those that "need it" due to visibility or speed.
Jo, den är riktigt grym. När man slipper filma genom ett oputsat fönster, så är bildkvalitén otroligt bra. Till nästa gång ska jag både ha putsat fönster och bättre väder. Så fort det blir lite motljus, så blir många förarfönster lite mjölkiga dessvärre, så jag ska försöka ha solen i ryggen också.
A video in the snow would be great. One thing that puzzles me is the purpose of the track signal that has 2 yellow lights and one yellow light underneath. Sometimes I observe them solid and sometimes blinking. The track signals in Sweden are very different from those in most Central European countries. My thanks from a railfan in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Wallender land! Thanks for the video. Swedish signalling protocol is very strange, & with no failsafe on the visual signals, scary. :) I used to be a Guard for BR...
I saw the Simrishamn end on one of other videos of ~1994, the right-side track seemed to go further towards the harbor, and there was an additional crossover before the ending of the left-hand track (much like in Kristianstad). Plus, there was no platform as it is now.
Good catch! The answer: It isn't there anymore. According to my "Big Book About Railroads in Sweden" (not its actual name), it was officially removed in June 2003.
As an example, if 2 green lamps are set, but 1 bulb has failed, the driver would see that as a 'Pass at max. speed' indication, not a 'Pass at reduced speed' indication. Unless I'm missing something. :)
I'm not a historian, but I do believe the signals of today are connected to how the semaphore signals worked. When they used e.g. two or three arms before, we use two or three green lights today. The earliest semaphore signals were not failsafe, as they indicated red when the arm was up and green when the arm was down = "go" if the arm was broken... This was later changed.
Excellent video!! Now I can´t wait to travel on one of those amazing trains!! While watching the video I followed the railroad with the googlemap and I noticed a station named Stora Köpinge. Could it be that I missed that station on the video or it just isn't there anymore?
Kom endelig med flere fine film. Jeg kører selv S-tog i Köpenhamn - det er dejligt at se noget andet end det vanlige. ---------- Kom gärna med flera fina filmer. Jag kör även pendeltåg i Köpenhamn - det är trevligt att se något annat än det vanliga. Har inga problem med avlövning i Sverige - det är ett stort problem i Danmark under de senaste veckor
Tänk vad intressant det skulle bli för oss tåg intresserade om tågföraren/filmaren visar lite av instrumenten/reglagen under körningen också, och inte bara rälsen.
Probably the last "train driver's view"-video from me for this year. But I was thinking about doing a video if we get a lot of snow. Would that be of any interest? Förmodligen sista "lokförarvideon" från mig för i år. Men jag funderade på att spela in en video om vi får en massa snö. Vore det intressant?
Men jösses! Det är ju en filmkamera för Oscarsvinnare, mer eller mindre. Ska den komma till sin fulla rätt behöver du nog faktiskt fixa bättre väder och ta med fönsterskurhinken! :-)
I grew up in Simrishamn and live in ystad nowadays and this is probably the most boring train trip in the world ;) Maybe because I´ve done it so many times, hehehe. Nice clip though :)
Thank you for your comment. :) I agree that the signals doesn't make sense in some cases (more green = drive slower), but what do you mean with "no failsafe"?
Hai hai,Jan,mooie rit in dat glooiende landschap.ik had moeite met de taal om die te verstaan,maar ik ben nu bezig met de cursus Deense taal.en dat is heel moeilijk.greetz:Peerke.
Det är inte alltid jag som kör - och i det här fallet var jag *tvungen* att anlita en kollega, eftersom jag varken är anställd på företaget eller utbildad på X61. :) Svårt att säga om accelerationen... Det ryktas att den ska vara bättre än på X31, men den skillnaden kan isf inte vara så stor. Själv föredrar jag faktiskt inredningen på X61, men det beror kanske på att jag har passåkt med X31 så många gånger att jag har tröttnat på interiören. Förarmässigt är definitivt X61 bättre.
Inte så krångligt egentligen: Gjorde två skärmdumpar på Google Maps, en med och en utan sträckan inritad. Sedan lade jag bilderna ovanpå varandra i redigeringsprogrammet och gjorde en "svepande övergång". Då ser det ut som om sträckan ritas ut efterhand.
Thanks mate, that detail was missing on the Swedish railway-signals page I looked at. I did wonder if that was the case. Do you know how it was arranged with semaphore signals?
I min barndom tillbringade jag några sommrar i Lunnarp och det ser lika mysigt ut som jag minns det. Fast som jag minns det så var stationen på andra sidan, kan det ha varit så för 30 år sedan?
One question bothers me - in most videos most of stations is actually empty or almost empty. Why? In one of videos you said railroads in Sweden is becoming more and more popular, but i dont see that.
+Kuribo Kutsu My railroad videos are usually recorded around midday, making the most of the daylight. And sometimes during Saturday or Sunday. Most people who travel by train do it to commute, which is morning or afternoon, Monday-Friday. I guarantee you would see more people then. ;) And this particular stretch, Ystad-Simrishamn, goes through a not very populated region.
+Jan Kivisaar I see. One more question then - there is awfully lot of small residential building placed right to the rails, like on 14:44. Isn't it little dangerous? And noise coming from passing trains - how peoples bear with it? Considering from other videos is pretty common. And, BTW, many thanks from your videos. Sweden is damn beautiful (especially at summer), small sweden towns is extremely clean and well maintained (i'm envy) and your videos is perfect for Chromecast.
+Kuribo Kutsu That track was finished in 1882. I don't think there was much thought then about how close houses could or should be to a railroad. ;) And since the railroad has been there for almost 135 years, the people living in those houses knew what they were in for when they moved in... Haha!
With regards to the buildings very close to the tracks. It most probably is one of the old station buildings at places which no longer are stations. These small houses are now used for different purposes. If I am not mistaken, somewhere around 28:10 the train goes through a small village called Tommarp and there you can still spot the remains of the old tracks, plus there is a station sign "Tommarp" on one of the buildings facing the track. And imagine these small building used to serve as stations brings even more nostalgia into the mix.
