Cab Ride PILATUS the steepest cogwheel railway in the world (Switzerland) Train driver’s view in 4K
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- In this video, you can enjoy the cab ride - train driver's view from the famous Pilatus cogwheel Railway on a steep descent from Pilatus Kulm to Alpnachstad and back to Pilatus Kulm in 4K/60 frames per second.
The Pilatus Cogwheel Railway opened in 1889. With a gradient of up to 48 percent, it is the steepest cogwheel railway in the world and the only one of its kind. The 4,618-meter-long railway from Alpnachstad to Pilatus Kulm is passing alpine meadows and striking rock formations. Since its opening, until today, that has not changed.
Technical information:
Leg Alpnachstad - Pilatus Kulm
Opened (steam operation) 4 June 1889
Reopened (after electrification) 15 May 1937
Reopened with new railcars 5 June 2023
Operation time May to November
Difference in altitude 1,635 m
Length of railway line 4,618 m
Speed ascent: 15 km/h;
Speed descent: 9 km/h (on a gradient more than 39%), 12 km/h (on a gradient less than 39%)
Travel time: ascent: 27 min., descent: 33 min.
I would like to thank the Pilatus Bahnen for giving me the opportunity to record this video and for all the valuable help from the staff.
Thumbnail photo: PILATUS-BAHNEN AG
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Route Info:
◎ Drive Date: July 2023
◎ Start: Pilatus Kulm
◎ End: Pilatus Kulm
◎ Train: PILATUSBAHN Bhe 2/2 (STADLER)
◎ Drive Time: 56:17
◎ Route:
0:00 Preview
00:26 Pilatus Kulm
01:41 The steepest cogwheel railway in the world!
02:29 Fleimen 72 m
04:02 Eselwand 50 m
05:05 Rosegg 75 m
11:01 Lucerne Lake
14:12 Aemsigen
20:16 Oberer Spycher 97 m
21:13 Unterer Spycher 47 M
23:36 Wolfort 44 m
23:53 Lucerne Lake
31:25 to depo / workshop
32:29 PILATUSBAHN
40:12 Unterer Spycher 47 M
41:37 Oberer Spycher 97 m
44:13 Aemsigen
50:38 The steepest cogwheel railway in the world!
52:32 Rosegg 75 m
53:14 Eselwand 50 m
53:57 Fleimen 72 m
55:19 Pilatus Kulm
Thanks for watching and have a great day!
#CabRide#Train#PilatusBahn
The little boy and the old man waving at 7:55 were truly cute!
@jgbcodemonkey Yes, they were.😊
Yes, so sweet, some people has a real quality life
@@RailRelaxation The little boy and the old man waving at 7:55 are adorable, right?
@@MyUnrealPlanetTV yes. When I am in Switzerland I always remember the book Heidi. Picturesque mountain meadows and a little girl, a boy, and the grandfather...
The scenery is stunning and so glad I could see it from my couch because my fear of heights would never allow me to ride that train.
@Dreamworld986 Great, I am glad that you could enjoy this ride anyway.
I couldn't do it either, no way!
The ride down is a dream. You can see the ethereal beauty of Lake Lucerne while going down these gigantic mountains in Switzerland, going in and out through these tunnels inside these majestic mountains. It’s pure poetry, the power of depth and the beauty beyond your imagination, to your eyes as well, through your heart.
@annecohen8927 Thank you for your beautiful comment. The line is just spectacular.
Wonderfully perfect Pilatus railway movie!
grandfather and grandson waving , the sound of cowbells, beautiful view, drone photography, wonderful !
Thank you very much!👍
@xeneelik5037 You are very welcome. And thank you for your comment. It was a wonderful ride in the Swiss Alps.
Absolutely incredible sights. This is by far one of the best mountain videos I have seen. Thank you.
@geoffstewart6580 I am very glad you enjoyed it so much. Truly, it is just an incredible ride.
真情真愛有用心是石頭也能变黃金~金玉滿堂喝采枫作品~
C'est une formidable vidéo, des images d'une netteté parfaite et l'excellente idée de nous avoir fait faire un aller et retour. Nous avons pu admirer l'ingéniosité du système d'aiguillage . merci d'avoir partagé ce spectacle avec nous.
I used to think driving trains down 1:37 (2.7%) gradients was alarming at times.... but an average gradient of 35% with sections as steep as 48% is just nuts, noting that the traction motors, which engage the cogwheels horizontally into both sides of the racks between the rails are used for powering the train uphill and for braking it when travelling downhill... they generate electricity, which is fed into cooled electrical resistances, also known as grids, which has a very considerable braking effect... the train wheels are simply there to guide it.... an amazing piece of railway engineering...
@bigcasey4143 It really is an amazing.
I went on this cab ride at age 15 in '77 and enjoyed it so much, going up Pilatus a second time five years later in '82. It offers such amazing vistas of Luzern and beyond. I have always favored Luzern, Innsbruck, Salzburg and Heidelberg as my favorite small German speaking cities as well as a sampling of different German dialects. I feel the Lake of the Four Forest Cantons has the place in my American soul as the best scenery in the world and a Pilatus trip is the perfect way to cap a visit there.
Thanks for sharing this video of a memory of mine that is nearly 50 years old.
@JohnCillis You are very welcome. I am happy that you could remember and redo your journeys from many years ago. I wish you a nice weekend.
As a fan of the Brienzer Rothorn Bahn, I must say that this line is at least as impressive as that. Not to mention your luck catching nice weather and these stunning sights! Thank you so much for sharing this adventure with us! Greetings from Germany!
@compujoe I totally agree! I was lucky, in the morning was raining....but in time of the journey the weather was just perfect...
Hillo f good dag todaglucia from Philippines manila
Wow that is stunning and a steam train.
That track switching mechanism is pure genius. The Swiss are so damn good at everything they do.
I hope I can visit Switzerland one day.
@ellesmerewildwood4858 It is beautiful.
Go to Pike Peaks outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
They have a wonderful Cogway. Designed after the Swiss. All brand new roadbed and tracks, installed not too long ago. Beautiful ride. Round trip is about 3 hours.
You won't be disappoi 56:17 56:17 nted.
@@walterfink9782 I was wondering to myself how many of these type of railways there might be in the world. Since this video says it's the steepest, I figured there had to be others.
Но китайцы лучше.
my favourit country since childhood
I love the tinkling cowbells. It's like stumbling into a Mahler symphony.
@chrisstradling2535 I love the comparison.
Tormented cows.
Greetings from Colorado Springs, USA. We have Swiss Cog Trains going up Pikes Peak to the west of us. Some steep gradients, but Nothing like this! Amazing views and engineering to construct it. Thanks ever so much for this. Definitely want to do this trip. ❤
@curtisdaniel9294 I can assure you that is worth to do it. It is just amazing.
👍👜💼🈵🈵🈵🈵🈵🈵🈵🉐👏👏
What a beautiful thing, thank you very much for showing congratulations 👏
My pleasure! I agree, this journey is amazing.
Это ж какое здоровье машинисту надо иметь если за один рейс перепад высот 1,5 километра. Смотришь аж дух захватывает от красоты, хотелось бы увидеть такую красоту в живую.
@user-ft7zq9lr5k I do recommend you to to make this journey if you can. It is beautiful.
Unbelievable, I'm speechless. All I can say is 'Thank you'.
@johnpatterson4272 You are welcome. It was my pleasure!
Thank you for this video showing a very nice cab ride, more interesting in the return, which allows you to appreciate the steep descent at the start and also the peaks and valleys around the Vierwaldstattersee. Even if it was not an ideal day. And thank you for those taken by another means and with a blue sky.
@javierguidounicaud6621 It was my pleasure!
i completely enjoyed this rail excursion up/down the mountain . thank you
@ratroddiesels1981 Glad you enjoyed it. You are welcome.
What a stunning ride on this marvelous railway thanks so much for letting me see it .
@christopherforster6555 Very welcome. I am glad that you like it.
Wirklich wunderschöne Videos, tolle Landschaften
@matthiasjurcik3871 Danke.
I feel like i've been there now. It's so relaxing taking this train ride.
@Doones51 Glad you enjoyed it
Meu Deus 😮😱 que coisa mais linda do mundo 😍 essas montanhas parecem pinturas 😮 fantasico 🤩😍 que viagem maravilhosa 👏👏👏👏👏☺️😍 obrigada 😊 vídeo sensacional ❤👏🇧🇷
@suelidasilva9776 A linha é espetacular mesmo.
Vor ca. 30 Jahren bin ich noch mit den alten Wagen gefahren. War sehr beeindruckend.
The scenery is absolutely stunning what a beautiful cog line
@frankflstf it is my favourite so far.
這就是你有度量才有今日的成功~值得驕傲的事~你是全世界最勇敢有氣魄的人~💥💯😎
Amazing video. Could not believe how steep the railway was until the return trip back to the top. Unbelievable.
@user-ts5ve3if8s Me neither. Thats why the view is so low...I did not expect that is so steep....
Stunning views among the best in a relaxing mood..
@mireilledheilly6965 Agree!
Switzerland is truly on of the most beautiful countries. Schynige Platte Bahn near Interlaken is also interesting.😀
@perfectgeoedits It really is! I was reading about this line.
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Noi l abbiamo girata tutta bellissima nazione noi siamo di casa in Svizzera siamo italiani ma abbiamo lavorato lì per 40 anni ciao grazie del video
@@maddalenacamboni9822 You are welcome.
What beautiful scenery and a Nice slow, relaxing ride. Thanks
@thom3124 Glad you enjoyed that beautiful ride.
52:58 didn't fully grasp it until I saw this shot. crazy
@onceuponatimeonearth Amazing, isn't it?
amazing journey and what stunning landscapes
@jug6760 Glad you enjoyed it
What a ride -- watching from NC/USA!
@blendamorris4419 It is a RIDE. Greetings to NC,USA from Slovenia.
Outstanding! Thank you.
@jimholden7920 You're very welcome!
Beautiful!
@alessandracicoria3808 Thank you!
OMG! This is an astonishing jouney. The Swiss country is amazing!
@78Alcione It is amazing and it has an amazing railway lines.
"удивительна" разве тем, что там все очень и очень дорого и потому там не шастает голыдьба
I was here in 2016 going uphill and the gondolla downhill. Going downhill may be even more breath taking. All part of a Go Ahead Jewels of the Alpine tour. THanks for placing on CZcams. I still wear the free Lucerne Pilatus cap they were giving out to vistors at the top that day. From St. Louis.
Thanks for sharing your experience. It is a very beautiful place indeed.
Danke für das schöne Video! Eindrücklich, wie die Schienen verstellt werden können.
@brigittehirs1898 Yes it is and I found more impressive on the way up.
Once again you did it again, Great Video.
@chuckmaurice3646 Thank you! Cheers!
ПРЕЛЕСТИ , КРАСОТИ , РЕЛАКС
СПОКОЕН ЖИВОТ , СТАБИЛНА ПОЛИТИКА И РАЗБИРА СЕ, ЗАЩОТО ТОВА Е ШВЕЙЦАРИЯ !
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@user-ee7pd7jt5s It is a very beautiful ride indeed.
Pilatus..with a coach driver. I was tour leader with a group. We took this train and I thought it was magnificent. Bobby, our coach driver got scared after about 5 minutes, and covered his eyes and held on tight. I said I can't understand your fear...you have driven on difficult roads with big drops and hairpin bends..Bobby responded..When I am driving, I am in control and not worried. I just saw this train driver for a few seconds and this climb is scarier than any mountain roads I have driven on.
@johneyton-ze6ws very nice story, Loved it. Gradient 48% is very, very steep indeed. I have never seen something alike. If you observe the way up to the mountain, camera the position of the camera was a little bit too low. I really did not expect to be so steep. Impressive.
Who needs theme parks with a ride like this? My vertigo almost kicked in just watching this. I bet they go through a lot of brake shoes
@Paul-kh3lw hahaha, I bet. It is really steep, I did not expect it to be so steep.
Actually not! These new cars brake with recuperation through the motors and make electric power for the upcoming trains. Quite efficient.
From Colorado Springs, USA, we send our warmest greetings. To the west of us there are trains to the top of Pikes Peak, but nothing like this! Beautiful views and excellent construction techniques. Thank you very much for this. Definitely want to do this trip.
@MyUnrealPlanetTV Thank you for your comment. It is definitely worth taking this trip.
An outstanding video, with excellent picture quality. A 5⭐️ production. 👍🇦🇺
@Bigbro28 Thank you for your comment. Greetings to Australia!
Cool !!
@bourdon845 Thanks.
Great video.
@vladanr74 Thank you.
Waaaaoo This is Wunder..Wo designed This Wonder of the World Pilatus rallway , Fantastic experience train with many Great Montains.Thanx this WONDERFUL Video .♥️🙋👰♥️🍀🍀🌟🌟🌟😍
@juditterplan4712 I am glad that you liked the video so much. The line is amazing, the engineering work, the landscapes...everything.
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❤ Just beautiful!! Thank you!!
@susanbelida6981 You are so welcome!
👏Well done, one of the most iconic train rides in Europe! I was there last year, did the journey downhill too after going up by cable car from the suburbs of Luzern.
@wyqtor Thank you. It is a great journey. Incredible infrastructure, not to mention the views....I did not take the cable car, I guess it has to be very nice too.
@@RailRelaxation would really recommend you go on it if you visit again! The views are also stunning, but that first few seconds when the cable car first leaves the station can be harrowing XD
@@TheBenLemonade Wow, I can imagine. I will try to visit it again.
@@patriciadonkin9200 Very nice. With this video, you can remember your trip and bring back memories...
Absolutely fabulous ,thank you .
@davidtaylor7978 Our pleasure!
Great video video i like it. Switzerland has a magnificent landscape.
@___ale___. Yes it does!Thank you.
I can imagine how expensive was to construct this rail. Fantastic anyway.
@agostinhobioni9407 Thank you for your feedback. I can not imagine really how it was done back then. It is amazing piece of engineering.
12.9.2023.First class,fantastic and marvelous..Thank you.I am awaiting more videos like this.
@seanconnery1277 Thanks and welcome.
Grazie per aver pubblicato questa linea; bella, complimenti!
Buongiorno.
Ciao.
@DavideZerillo You are welcome.
Was reading up during the ride - it's the same 100 year old cog track, but when the top side got worn, they just flipped the cog rail over... all good for another 100 years! Nice up-cycling!
@craignelson-swiftyenzed7578 Very cool.
Неймовірна майстерність інженерів та будівельників, браво!
@olpkol totally agree with you.
S pogledom navzdol je tole potovanje pohvalno v presežkih. Tehnična brezhibnost in še posnetek z dronom pa vse skupaj še bolj imenitno obogati.
Od vseh ponudnikov tovrstnih potovanj ste zagotovo najboljši.👍👍👍👍👍🎯
@antonius5143 Hvala vam. Lep nedeljski večer vam želim.
Absolutely wonderful journey, ingenious Swiss railway building.
@barringtonw2 It really is!
This is AWESOME, Switzerland is Paradise on earth. 😊🥰☺
@Limhamn43 Railway paradise on the earth😊
Очень дорогое место обитания, но отнюдь не рай
Wow very beautiful thank you for sharing have a great day
@annebellette201 Thank you! You too!
Sehr interessante Zahnradbahn, die Schweiz gefällt mir eisenbahntechnisch außerordentlich 👍 gut.
@hansgeorggotze9601 I love the Swiss railways.
Hochinteressante Strecke und schöne Fahrt. Bemerkenswert ist der Unterschied zwischen diesen hochmodernen Zügen auf 800-mm-Spur und zB der romantischen alten meterspurigen Achensee-Dampfzahnradbahn von Jenbach zum Achensee in Österreich/Tirol. (Highly interesting line and beautiful ride. Remarkable is the difference between these modern trains on 800-mm-gauge and the romantic and old 1000 mm-gauge Achensee-Dampfzahnradbahn von Jenbach to Lake Achen in Österreich/Tirol.)
@montgomeryscott1656 You are right. Both mountain cogwheel railways and so different. Both very beautiful and interesting. The Pilatus railway just reopened with new railcars on 5 June 2023.
Удивительной красоты маршрут! Релакс. Спасибо за видео. 👍
@TN-hj1pt1bc9k You are very welcome.
Maravillosos paisajes, espectaculares vistas !! Muchas gracias 👍
@moruzzo1612 De nada.
Very cool engineering and the tech involved
@jamesburnside3023 True.
One of the coolest train videos !!! LOL🥸
@sellier-bellot22 Glad you enjoyed it!
Фантастика!!!
@user-gu6rj5zd3k thanks
Very adventurous...
@yusufjosef9521 Very adventurous and very steep...
spectecular!!!
@tjittekamminga5170 Thanks. Spectacular railway!
fantastic journey! excellent work! thank you
@ronboff3461 Glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely breathtaking, thankyou ❤️ looking forwards to joining you on more trips 😊
@fran-kittyayers5329 More to come!😊
Also, the views are breathtaking. Absolutely fantastic views
Especially the view, nowingly your getting to the bloody end ha ha 😂 😄
@user-vx4jj7qf2m Glad you enjoyed it. The ride is so steep that I mounted a camera at the beginning and after a first ascend it got too low.
Sem palavras. Lugar belíssimo! Obrigada por compartilhar essas maravilhas!!
Verdade como o Bondinho do Pão de Açúcar mas bem mais alto 🙌 será que devo gravar o Pão de Açúcar?
Der offizielle Name der Talstation ist Alpnachstad PB, um sie vom Bahnhof Alpnachstad zu unterscheiden, der an der mythischen Brünigbahn liegt
Wow!
@tact86 😊
Switzerland is a heaven on earth. I am happy to this video. Thanks for sharing . It is beyond the an amazination.
@subhashkaushal1516 Thank you for your comment. I am glad that you liked it.
@@RailRelaxation I am an old man. I have no source to visit such beautiful and meet beautiful people. But to see these videos I feel pleasure n satisfy myself. Thanks friend to acknowledge me. Thanks again.
@@subhashkaushal1516 You are very welcome. I love to travel and to film. T feeling that I can share the beauty of the world with others is so good. That is why I started to post these videos. And I am very happy, that I did it and that I can bring closer those incredible engineering masterpieces and amazing nature masterpieces to people worldwide that can not travel and see them in person. I wish you a very nice day!
Absolutely superb. I live near the Canadian Rockies; and nothing equals this.
My connection with Switzerland was , at the Scout Chalet, Kandersteg.
Some day, I plan to revisit Switzerland. I speak fluent French, English and some German.
@MrMASSEYJONES I hope you will back. It is beautiful. I don't know Canada yet, so I can not compare.
Hello, thank you for this spectacular route and the great outdoor shots. 👍🏻😊 Many greetings to Slovenia. 🙋🏼♂️
@AG-il7hn Thank you too! Greetings back to you!
Bellissimo itinerario ! è stata una bella esperienza virtuale per me ! Grazie ed un cordiale saluto da Luciano il perugino (Italia) 😀🍀🍀🍀
@lucianopasserini179 Thank you for your comment. I am glad that you enjoyed this journey.
Wow! We have some pretty cool stuff in New Zealand, but nothing like this!
@Chris.Davies It is amazing. I am very curious to see railway lines in New Zealand one day.
Buona sera un video spettacolare complimenti ,riprese favolose ,un vero capolavoro sia la ferrovia costruita in quel modo che l insieme del percorso favoloso
@stefanoravera731 Grazie.
But it's amazing!!!👍👍👍🚦
@carlobonomo9343 The journey is just amazing.
Fantastic, exciting video for the panorama of the various landscapes, full of information provided by the GPS, the on-board instrumentation, as well as information on the places and infrastructures. You were really good, congratulations, you captured the right essence of the trip and of everything together. 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
@lorenzosabatino4486 Thank you for your comment. I am glad you enjoyed it! The journey is just amazing and I am glad that I could present it well..
@@RailRelaxationpotresti fare anche viaggio vin trenino rosso di Bernina? grazie ❤ complimenti per i video 🤗
Good to see the new sets in operation, thank you - looks like they're operating at the new faster speed too \m/
@officialmcdeath 😊
One of the few cogwheel railways equipped with the Locher system, two horizontally mounted cogwheels.
@TheMateriaalkunde yes, amazing.
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The cog makes it sound like a motorized vehicle rather than an electric train! Lol! Great videos!
@Railfanable thanks.
cogwheel: in reality there is not just one cogwheel but two horizontally that mesh on both sides of the special cogwheel (??) cogwheel. Unique system in the world. For any clarifications, contact Google Translate directly
Ridden this, it is cool. Just watch out for the birds on top, their thieves... 😎
@JamesAllmond🙂
Most beautiful and also very attractive Country of whole the world
@KhalidMehmood-yt1yw I have to agree that is very attractive and beautiful.
wow im looking at this from my armchair in australia this is xllent love it 😊☺👍
@codzy3532 Great.
Belas paisagens 😍
@suh260 Realmente..
Da wird ein Berliner Richtig neidisch wenn er dieses schöne Video aus der Schweiz sieht.
rollercaster... amazing !!
@fabriziocroce1248 it is steep as a rollercoaster....
@@RailRelaxation soon or late I wish to go there. Can't immagine in winter... bye
@fabriziocroce1248 It is amazing. I want to go ghereagain. In winter the line is not operating.
Tolle Leistung der Ingeneure - Respekt
@herbertmeier4173 danke!
Incredible line
@cordialifetecchie Yes, indeed.
Meraviglioso viaggio.
@TheMateriaalkunde Grazie.
Imagine being the workers that had to build and put together this whole infrastructure 😮
@JohnCashin I can not imagine the work..it is amazing.
Lavli Beutiful Very Very Nice
@NaushadAlam-gx8qv Thank you. It is just great line.
Good morning! What a spectacular video! This railroad is really an amazing piece of civil engineering. The video gave me the opportunity to get to know, virtually, this fantastic work. Thank you for sharing.
@Dontrindade Good afternoon. Glad you enjoyed it.
FANTASTICO !!! COMPLIMENTI VIVISSIMI """
@paolopetronio8260 Grazie mille.
Awesome video!!
@JaapFilius Thanks for the visit.
Eein sehr gutes video danke
@hansrichardnohrer2834 Bitte schön.
WOW ♥
@mintaka57 Beautiful.