Driver's Eye View - Rigi Mountain Railway (Switzerland) - Cogwheel Train - Vitznau to Rigi Kulm
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2022
- This visit to the Rigi Mountain Railway was part of the Railway Touring Company 2022 “Alpine Steam Express” tour. We arrived at Vitznau aboard the magnificent paddle steamer “Stadt Luzern”. The Rigi Mountain Railway was Europe’s first mountain railway with it’s first public train making the ascent from Vitznau to Rigi Staffelhöhe on May 21, 1871. Today the railway is operated using a mixture of old and modern electric stock, with occasional steam specials. Our group was booked to travel with No.7, a vertical boiler steam locomotive, unfortunately record high temperatures and dry weather led to the imposition of a steam ban, undeterred some of the group opted to enjoy the magnificent views from one of the modern electric trains. The railway staff kindly allowed me to mount several cameras at the front and back of the train, this video shows the paddle steamer, the locomotive shed and a Driver’s view of the accent. Please join me aboard a Vitznau to Rigi Kulm train to enjoy the picturesque mountain scenery.
The original line opened in 1870, from Vitznau to Rigi Staffelhöhe, it was 5 km (3.1 mi) long and climbed a total of 1,115 m (3,658 ft) to reach a height of 1,550 m (5,085 ft), the maximum gradient being 1 in 4 (25%). In 1873 the line was extended to the summit at Rigi Kulm 1,752 m (5,748 ft) above sea level.
Track gauge - standard gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm). Cogwheel system - Ing.N.Riggenbach.
For more information, please click on this link - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigi_Ra...
Music - Track - Version - Source
00:00 & 28:58 - Waltz of Spring (Waltz of the Fairy) - Scorefitter, Pinnacle Studio
01:45 ES_Chasing Through The Snow - Håkan Eriksson - Epidemicsound.com
Thank you for including the great scenery from the top of the mountain. Outstanding video. Thanks.
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride.
Very nice to be in Switzerland ,travelling by Cogwheel train !!! Thank for the ride .🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed this wonderful ride through beautiful Switzerland 🙂.
Back in June 1 2024. Breathtaking scenery.
I wish I was there, it's a beautiful part of the world.
Köszönöm nagyszerű video és gyönyörű képek, további sok szép felvételt és sikert kivánok.
Köszönöm, örülök, hogy tetszett az utazás. Az elkövetkező hónapokban több ehhez hasonló videót fogok feltölteni.
Thank you, I am pleased you enjoyed the ride. I will be uploading more videos like this one over the coming months.
Merci Vielmal to the the staff of the Rigibahn for allowing Tim to mount his cameras and film this superb video. Thank you Tim for the video, and I am looking forward to more from my favourite country Switzerland. It was good to see the new trains (faster than the old ones, and running in coupled pairs). It was also good to see 'Stadt Luzern' back in service after her recent refit. One point tourists should note is that the Swiss Travel Pass gives free travel on the Rigibahn. On most MOUNTAIN railways you only get a 50% discount. (Only 25% discount on the Jungfraujoch).
Hi, the staff on all the cog railways I visited during this tour were very helpfull, those on the Rigibahn went the extra mile to help me obtain nice footage, over the coming weeks I'll upload two more videos from this fascinating railway. 'Stadt Luzern' looked beatiful, I can't think of a more relaxing way to enjoy the wonderful views from the lake. The new trains were comfortable, offering wonderful panoramic views over the surounding countryside. The information you give about travel and fare reductions using a "Swiss Travel Pass" is very useful, it is also worth taking a look at the "Regional Pass Bernese Oberland" as it offers a different range of mountain railway reductions.
fantastic views Tim. thank you
Hi Keith, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride.
Thank you very much for your great video! Good job, beautiful landscapes!
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it 😊.
Thank you for the magnificent ride up the mountain and the marvelous view from the top.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride.
Very Nice 🙂 Looks like a great place to go and spend the day hiking and taking in awesome views. Cheers
Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride, the whole area is a hikers paradise 🙂.
Thanks, Tim. I watched this after the rear-view version and enjoyed both immensely. The paddle-steamer trip beforehand must have been a real bonus.
Hello Jim, it's nice to know you enjoyed both videos, I'm working on a video showing the various steam boats I travelled on as part of this tour to Switzerland, I'll be posting it to CZcams shortly.
@@Timsvideochannel1 I'll look forward to that!
@@JimNicholls un hmm I'm going
I love the music and the views
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it 😊.
Thank you for a great ride😊
Thank you, I'm pleased enjoyed it 🙂.
Hello Tim! Of course, these are wonderful pictures that are only known from Switzerland. It's a pity that your special steam trip was canceled due to the great heat and the risk of forest fires. The standing boiler locomotive alone is worth a trip👍. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.
Hello Hans, the reason most people were on this trip was to ride the Rigi Railway with No.7 (the vertical boiler locomotive). Unfortunatly we don't have control over the weather, it was still a very good experience. 🍺🍺🍺🍺 Tim.
Hi Tim, what a great trip, glad that I wasn't on the trip looking down, my legs would have gone to jelly.
Hello John, this was one of the gentle mountain railways, I also rode the Pilatus Bahn built on an overhanging ledge high above the valley floor. I look forward to sharing that ride with you in a few weeks time 😊.
Beautiful view and surroundings. Looking forward for more videos of beautiful Switzerland 🇨🇭. I’m watching from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺.
Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride. Living in Melbourne, I guess you have ridden the delightful Puffing Billy Railway. I will be uploading more Swiss videos over the coming months.
Awesome scenic route.
I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride.
Bin wieder mal auf die Rigi Kulm Alp gefahren. Eine herrliche Strecke. Grüße nach England🙂🍀
Hallo, das ist die Art von Ort, den man oft besucht und bei dem die atemberaubende Landschaft nie langweilig wird 😊.
stunning scenery and stunning engineering to build that line - to think it opened150 years ago!!! wow!!! a good thing Tim you did not show too much sideways views or i would have got vertigo!!! whew!!! thanks mate .... will share this for sure!!!
Hi, this was Europes first cog railway dating from around 1873, a real acheivement in its day. The views are stunning, I'll be uploading a second video from this trip showing the view from the rear of the train giving a better perspective of the climb to the top. Thanks for sharing. Cheers. Tim.
Witaj, Tim. Upał wykańcza nawet maszyny. Dziękuję, pozdrawiam.
Witam, gdybym był na wakacjach nad morzem, powitałbym słoneczną pogodę. Niestety suche warunki stworzyły zagrożenie pożarowe uniemożliwiające korzystanie z lokomotywy parowej. To był nadal bardzo dobry dzień. Najlepsze życzenia. Tim.
Felicitari la cei care au Realizat acest traseu superb
Apreciez munca oamenilor care și-au asumat riscurile financiare și de inginerie pentru ca astăzi să putem călători pe aceste minunate căi ferate.
Great video really beautiful view
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
Amazing video 👍🏻
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride.
Hey Tim ...Thanks a lot for sharing....
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Thanks Tim ..Always enjoy the train rides....
Inoui, cette Suisse ! Quel pays ! et quelle ingéniosité pour construire de telles voies d'accès ! Incroyable, on monte toujours de plus en plus haut après chaque arrêt, et celà en devient vertigineux !
La Suisse est un petit pays avec les chemins de fer de montagne les plus étonnants.
Fantastic video and location!!
Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video.
Amazing video ❤️
A visual feast ❤️
I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride 🙂.
Very impressive video 👍🏻
I'm pleased you enjoyed it, this was the first of many cog railways I rode on this tour, I'll upload more videos showing those rides as time permits. Cheers. Tim 🙂🙂.
Good video , my friend
Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride.
You can't go wrong in Swiss-land. 🤩The views are bound to be captivating. I am sure even the views from that boat were over the top. 🥰👍💖
Hello Larissa, the views from the boat were stunning, wherever one looks in Switzerland there is a photograph begging to be captured. I sailed on a number of steam driven boats during this tour, as time allows I’ll make a video showing the views from the lakes 🙂🙂.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Tim, I look forward to the boat trips video. i know they are stunningly beautiful, especially in Switzerland where the aquamarine lakes are surrounded with majestic mountains and the lovely, picturesque villages strewn around the shores. 🤩
@@OmniaInNumerisSitaSunt I look forward to sharing the wonderful views from the lakes, although it might be a few weeks before the video is ready. Cheers. Tim.
@@Timsvideochannel1 That's fine by me Tim. No rush! I am sure it will be fantastic. 🙋🏻♀
It's very beautiful
I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride.
Encore une excellent vidéo mais par un autre trajet que le descente que je viens de faire. Merci de nous la montrer.
Merci, je suis heureux que vous l’ayez apprécié
I AM WATCHING FROM INDIA. WHAT A VIEW ! VERY NICE COVERAGE.
Love the video, thanks for sharing. Went up the mountain in 2017 on a trip to the region. Brilliant except for one thing. The smoke pollution was so bad that at the top you could not even see the lake! Such a shame, but an amazing journey. Actually it was still very bad visibility at lake level going back to Lucerne. Was inspired to do this trip from the original Great Railway Journeys of the World TV series in 1980. Took a while! The depot was not open the day we got to Vitznau.
Hi, I'm please you enjoyed the ride, it was a pity you didn't get a clear view of the lake on your visit. My visits to Switzerland were inspired by a Ladybird book I was given as a child, I found it hard to believe that the railways featured were for real, as I now know those photographs in the book were no exaggeration!!! I look forward to sharing more videos from this wonderful trip.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Thank you, on that same TV show in 1980 they called Switzerland a "Giant train set for adults" Very good description. Cannot wait to get back to Europe.
@@michaeljackson2838 I've often heard Switzerland described as a "Giant Model Railway", I can't think of a better description.
I really like your videos of trains, friend😉
Thank you, I appreciate your kind comment 😊.
Die Schweiz mit ihren malerischen Landschaften, Bergen, Wäldern, Flüssen und Bächen ist das Traumland vieler Menschen aus aller Welt. Ich persönlich mag Züge sehr. Ich hätte gerne einen solchen Zug in meinem Land. Liebe Schweiz aus Thailand
Hallo, die Schweiz ist wunderschön und ich liebe die Züge. Ich lebe in England, einem Land mit vielen historischen Eisenbahnen. Ich freue mich immer auf meine nächste Reise auf das europäische Festland, insbesondere in die Schweiz. Beste Wünsche. Tim.
Hello, Switzerland is beautiful and I love the trains. I live in England, a country with plenty of heritage railways. I always look forward to my next trip to mainland Europe, especially Switzerland. Best wishes. Tim.
Belle vidéo, j’ai connu le petit train de Wengen, ado, pendant 3 ans. La gare de la jungfrau était en projet. Les chutes d’eau de Lauterbrunen doivent être spectaculaires en été. J’ajoute ce site en favori, vous le mettez en valeur. Merci beaucoup.
Bonjour, je suis ravie que la vidéo vous ait plu. J'aime visiter les chemins de fer de montagne de la Suisse. Les paysages et les cascades sont spectaculaires en toutes saisons. Meilleurs vœux. Tim.
Beautiful, almost door-to-door service....Thanks for the Videos of places most will never get to visit in person....Join the 'Mile High" Club at the summit????
Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed he ride. I think my wife back home might have had something to say if I'd joined the mile high club without her 🙂🙂.
dit is er nog eentje om volledig van te genieten , 😀prachtige omgeving en mooie natuur , daar om neemt men de trein om dit te beleven . 🏞hartelijk bedank voor dit mooie werk .🛤groetjes , julien .
Hallo Julien, ik ben blij dat je genoten hebt van de rit. Zwitserland is een prachtig land, vooral vanuit het comfort van de trein. Beste wensen. Tim.
@@Timsvideochannel1 hartelijk bedank voor uw reactie , en nog veel rijplezier door dit prachtig land 🌄
@@dellojulien Ik kijk ernaar uit om meer video's met je te delen, hier op CZcams.
bedank tim voor uwe reactie en nog veel rijplezier 😀daaag .
Hi tim, Beautiful pictures & country wonderful railway, Great to see you touring again, If you have had enough of the heat send some down to sydney it's blooding freezing cheers bob.🥶🥶🤠🍺🚞😇🤒🚋
Hello Robert, a friend in Oz rode the Wilderness railway last week, he said he had to drive through snow on the hills of Tasmania, somehow snow and Australia don’t belong in the same sentence. I’m pleased you enjoyed the ride, it was very hot in Switzerland, approaching 40C, even here in the UK it is already in the low 30’s and it’s only eleven in the morning. It’s nice to be touring again, although I did pick up the virus on my way back to the UK. My trip to Poland has just been cancelled, as things are at the moment my next trip will be in October to the Pyrenees on the French/Spanish border to ride the little trains of Northern Spain. All the best and keep warm. Tim.
Thanks tim i hope you get better soon take care cheers bob.🥵🤧🤒
@@robertcoleman4861 Cheers Bob.
We made the same journey yesterday by boat from Weggis to Vitznau then up to Rigi kulm by train. Fantastic views but the walk back to Weggis to a little longer😅
I really enjoyed my recent visit to Switzerland, especially the mountain railways. That was a long walk, especially if the weather was still as hot as it was on my visit. I'm pleased you enjoyed the video 🙂.
I used to summer on Rigi, at Felsentor and Rigi Staffel... so nice to see it again as I am too old to travel now. And compare those pristine railroad tracks the trash you see in America. The Swiss are very different people.
It's hard to find a nicer place to spend summer. I'm no spring chicken anymore, so I'm determined to make the most of my remaining years in which I'm still fit enough to travel. The Swiss look after their railways and their countryside, I live in the UK and I wish the British looked after the country as well as the Swiss look after Switzerland.
Surprisingly fast!
That was my reaction too. But we were on one of the new trains! (I recently travelled on the Rigibahn - but on April 6th - the day before the new trains entered service.)
10:51 what a technical curiosity I see, switch rail on one side. No classic switch, all rail bending on one side for choosing right track for train. Fantastic! 17:08 in track on right side is second, and 18:39 is third.
Those switches are fascinating, I found this video showing how they work - czcams.com/video/7fkx-SHnM50/video.html
@@Timsvideochannel1 Yes, exactly. If I remember, those switches are powered with hydraulic valves, not motorized like classics. Fascinating technical solution.
@@martinmackenny Hi, I found this article interesting, it also mentions the hydraulic power used to operate the switches - www.rigi.ch/en/about-us/about-mt-rigi-railways/mountain-railways/rack-and-pinion-switch The turntable at Vitznau is also unlike any other I've seen.
Uau,?!!!! 💕💐🙏
Switzerland 😊.
The speed that these cog-drive trains crack-on onward up the mountains ! The wear on the cog-gear must be phenomenal. Any idea how often the cog track gets replaced ?
The cog rails last a long time, some of the cog rails on the Pilatus Bahn are over 100 years old, although the pinion wheels attached to the trains do require replacement more frequently.
Tim's double and now probably quadruple jabbed adventures.... gotta stay safe from the magical mystery bug.
Hi, it doesn't seem to matter how much care holidaymakers take, it's really dificult to avoid catching the magical mystery bug, thankfully the jab does reduce the severity of the symptoms, almost everyone I know who has taken a holiday in the last few months caught the bug.
Bom dia Abreu e Lima Pernambuco Brasil
Boa noite da Inglaterra.
boa noite, de Americana-sp Brasil
5:56 this house has a terribly tilted balcony touching the ground
Well, that's one way of looking at it, no need to use a rope to escape, just climb over at one end 🙂🙂.
I'm doing this trip in a few weeks, is it literally 30-minutes end to end? Or has this been edited? Also, we'll be with kids: Are there toilets on board? Or do we need to make sure they go before they get onboard?
Hi, I hope you enjoy your trip as much as I enjoyed mine. I edited out between 5 to 10 minutes of station stop time. I don't remember seeing toilets on the train, but there are facilities at either end of the line.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Ah, ok. That's fine - I'll just make them go before they get on board. I'm looking forward to it!
@@andyk7967 I think you'll have a wonderful time.
Assistir TimsvideochanneI1 em: 28/0/2022, ás 11:36 minutos, Quinta-Feira, estado de Pernambuco- Brasil. Não sei onde fica este lugar chamado de Rigi Kulm, ou o país desta cidade. mais é muito bonito esta região dá Europa.
Oi, este vídeo foi feito na Suíça, por favor, veja o mapa perto do grande vídeo para ver onde Rigi Kulm está localizado. Estou feliz que você gostou do passeio. Felicidades. Tim.
18:12 (Overture) That woman in the green shirt is a ghost! She just appeared out of thin air! 😁
Hi Neil, that's women for you, they appear when you least expect them to 🙂🙂.
@Neil Forbes cue for the twilight zone theme
@@Timsvideochannel1 🤣🤣🤣
@Neil Forbes you may noticed how the sky is a darker blue being in the northern hemisphere in comparison to the southern
@@Mediawatcher2023 Not necessarily so. It may be more likely how Tim's camera picks up the image that makes the sky appear a darker blue.
Agora entendi. Rigi Kulm fica na Suíça...
isso isso isso
vitznau também
Seit meiner Kindheit war ich Fan von der Rigibahn, aber jetzt mit diesen scheusslich modernen neuen Triebwagen ist Sie mir verleidet.
Ich war mit der Stehkessel-Dampflok in einem Sonderzug gebucht, leider musste dieser wegen des trockenen, heißen Wetters abgesagt werden. Die neuen Züge erfüllen ihren Zweck sehr gut, aber ihnen fehlt der Charakter der älteren Züge.
I was booked on a special train with the vertical boiler steam locomotive, sadly the dry, hot weather caused it to be cancelled. The new trains do what they are designed to do very well, but they lack the character of the older trains.