The Kalka-Shimla Railway (Documentary in HD) | Toy Trains - Part I
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- This route isn’t one that shies away from extremes: the train from Kalka-Shimla weaves up through the Himalayan foothills for 96.5km. Traversing spectacular mountain landscape, the route climbs to over 1.5km above sea level, passing through 103 tunnels, crossing 864 bridges and turning 919 times.
Only the journey time isn’t record-breaking: the Kalka-Shimla’s travel is about six hours long. Nevertheless - or perhaps precisely because of it - locals enjoy the journey as much as the tourists who came to discover the north of India.
The Kalka-Shimla Railway was verified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2008.
The Kalka-Shimla Railway, the Kangra-Valley Railway and the Matheran-Hill Railway form a network of narrow gauge railways in India that are lovingly called „toy trains“.
These trains travel on narrow gauges over hundreds of breathtaking bridges in curves and tunnels that slowly meander through the captivating Himalayan countryside.
With beautiful and powerful high-definition imagery (1080p), renowned ARD filmmaker Peter Weinert takes railway fans and enthusiasts of exciting travel documentaries on a journey into an extraordinary world.
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I have been to Shimla and this video captures the magic of it....well done, thank you.
Sir you railway staff
Phillip, is travelling in that train safe for female travellers? I am wondering. Lovely scenery but I am cautious. Thank you ♡
@@cing9545I'm amazed by seeing your comment about this age and period about Modern and Digital India.. Insecurity is the things of the past.. You can roam around and travel in trains alone freely in night !!
@@TravellerGarry Well I am happy about this and sorry to ask but it is crucial that I do so going straight to the point because I just need to know. Thanks
As a child I travelled this route from 1933 to 1944 on trains driven by steam engines. My nostalgic stories are in my book: The Three Verbs of Being, set in colonial Raj in the prewar days of 1930's. True British-Hindu relationships set around the Jakkhu temple will boggle your mind. I used to climb from Phagli to Jakkhu above the Lakkar bazaar to Sir Harcourt Butler High school everyday. What experiences and what intimate memories, they will live forever in my mind from incarnation to reincarnation.
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I must read that book !!!
how old are you my friend may God grant your wish.
So Zipsteri do women travel on that train on their own? Is it safe for a tourist? I love the scenery but I want to be cautious. For example I was in Japan and everyone was to their own thing, noone would bothered anyone, I was treated as one more, and I felt safe. Would it be the same from Kalka to Shimla? Thank you
Bahut hi khubsurat hai, shimla ki train, Simla ki vadiyan we love Shimla
I just traveled on the route on 5th Jan 2019 and I loved it, Will choose rail route again in place of Road/Air. *Awesome work by your team* .
The Kalka-Shimla Rail course is one of the UNESCO World Legacy Site under Mountain Railroads of India alongside Darjeeling Himalayan Rail line and Nilgiri Mountain Rail routes.
The other two mountain railroads in India, The Kangra Valley Railroad, and Matheran Slope Rail route are additionally incorporated into the provisional Indian rundown of Legacy Locales.
Opened in 1903 and now 109 years of age line goes through the trees of pines and lavish green dim mountains and initially worked to ship the Indian Emissary and his officers with English troops when Shimla turned into the Late spring Capital of India. This was the main choice accessible for the quicker developments, else they need to travel utilizing bullock-trucks, which more often than not took 5-6 days to go amongst Kalka and Shimla.
nice capture.. this documantry was just awesome.. i really enjoyed it...
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Done this ride from Shimla to Kalka... almost eight hours sat in the doorway in brilliant weather trying not to get my toes scraped on the sides of the tunnels. We were on a daily service and not one of the specials, so no A/C or anything like that. If you want comfort, book the Governor's Railcar or the Himalayan Queen but I'd recommend a normal service for the real flavour of the train. From Kalka we travelled to New Delhi on the shatabdi in A/C Coach which was an eye-opener compared to British Rail. More legroom, more comfort and silver service for the evening meal at your seat.
An extraordinarily outstanding documentary I have seen so far.
I was lucky to travel on this awesome route of Indian Railways in 2001 with my kids n fmly
Janardhan Vyas sorry this is not indian railway... This is british railaway... Indian govt. Do nothing for expansion or upgradation or new rail networks in himachal...
@@saurabhchaudhary6630 This would have been incomplete without the help of local Sadhu Baba Bhalku !! It is the work of Indian workers and engineers !! Britishers just took it's credit.
thx 4 getting documentry in india superb
You hv made a masterpiece vdo like shimla toy train...i hv watched it so many time........thanks sir
Thanks for taking me on this journey
Testament to amazing Britishhh engineering. Unbeatable. The best in the entire universe. All other countries weep wishing to be British.
imagine if the whole world was run like an Indian mountain railway system, what a wonderful world it would be,
One more thing.. Diesel engines used in this railway line are all India made now since last 20 years. They are made in Mumbai !!
superb film, a testament to british engineering and the beautiful people and country of india.
Indira Gandhi Hospital Shimla
This is not british engineering but work of so many Indian workers and it would have been impossible without the help of a local sadhu !!
@@gauravkalra4 This is British engineering, now be quiet.
@@cgsdesigns441 Shut Up and stay with your so called King.. This was built by Indians, By Indian's money and Indian resources !!
Thanks, while attending a wedding in New Delhi, v also took this Kalka Shimla train journey , it the best tourist train that my wife, my son n I took this trip to stay a few nights in Shimla
V also travelled to Mousorrie , Amritsar , boarder guards parade ,it was worth our leisure
I almost wish I hadn't seen this. Now I have to go there.
I don't know how to express your travel, because I don't have words.
It's journey wonderful ❤️🥰🥰🥰
nicely presented
wow wow I miss you shimla
Brilliant Fantastic
Love to see more inspirational videos like this
I visited Shimla in 2000 but sadly was unable to get a ticket for the train either way. Instead i travelled by luxury coach there and private car back to New Delhi,please do not go by the coach it is no luxury and to be avoided at all costs incredibly uncomfortable .Before i get too old to travel i would like to go back for a month or so.
You are most welcome mate.. snowy Shimla awaits you.
Stephen Slater hi plz come back again to Shimla by road now there is nice luxurious buses like Volvo Mercedes Benz scania and Tata buses and many more
That was way too old.. Please come now and get super luxury sleeper coach till Shimla from Delhi. Why are you advicing year 2000 thing to the people of this generation. That was the thing of past. Time has changed. We are much developed. Our economy is much better than Britain today.
Interesting.
Wow what a catch
Hey i am from kalka after seeing this viedo i got stunned that kalka town viedo is also available in CZcams and the viedo is made by a foreigner so, thanks for uploading this ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Hey Jasmine.. Have you travelled on this?
IT IS A VERY GOOD DOCUMENTARY . (HALISAHAR WEST BENGAL)
Awsm documentary film....i travel this route in 2010...such an awesome journey 👌👌👌
I have travelled by this beautiful train
surender suman in which country?
Epic ride.
Absolutely Awesome..
Great documentary ! Loved this journey !
Loved itt
Very Interesting . Great Video.
Solan is 10 mins away from Barog not an hour. and the stop before barog is Dharampur not Palampur. Accurate but had looked over minor details
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But there is a stop before Barog called Kumarhatti.
Amazing
Awesome 👍👍👍
@10:45, Not all the locomotives are from Germany. Many of the locomotives, those from 1970 onwards, such as ZDM-3, ZDM-4, ZDM-4A, and ZDM-5, were made in India by CLW.
Nice
Shimla is beautiful
I love India is very butyfull contry
Super video
The ease of reaching there has destroyed the natural landscape of Shimla turning it into a Population Center. All you see is shops, houses, buildings and hoards of people.
sir walk away frm the city a couple of km in any direction u r all alone urself
Go to Kufri, Narkanda or Spiti for offbeat destinations.
Excellent
DLW Varanasi and ICF Madras should develop world class rail system.
kamal Bardia both are incompetent and should be privatised
This s Very inspiring
Really rare collection.
Feel to start your as soon as possible by train.
Woh.
PK Paul Delhi.
I’d love to travel in this train.
Would love to ride these trains!!!
you are welcome here sir
Good shimla ture
Subscribed !!!
This is just beautiful. I am so pleased that we at least left behind something so precious for India to enjoy and hope it makes up for some of the not so good things we did in Colonial times!
It's okay. You did not do those bad things and more importantly you are not denying that it happened.
Even this was not your work! This is not british engineering but work of so many Indian workers and it would have been impossible without the help of a local sadhu !!
India has moved to be much more advance than this (which was the work of Indian workers) our economy is much better than britain today. We are making so many things in the UK now and exporting goods. Please stop your stereotypical thinking.
Austrian 760 mm gauge is compatible to British Empire 762 mm gauge.
The time has come to electrify this track and introduce self propelling trains like the Delhi metro
PankajBharti2071 .....peoples come here to ride the way in 1900th style.....no one want new style
PankajBharti2071 what a chootiya idea
@@Justincasedee Chutiyas are the ones who don't move with time. Electrification will drive these trains more smoothly and quickly. More people would be able to travel. This will reduce the load of vehicular traffic. Hence, don't be a Chootiya and look at the benefits. You can retain the old look of the engine, carriages and everything but underneath the train can have a state-of-the-art locomotive traction unit.
@@Justincasedee Be a british slave all your life then!
Railway should develop high quality ,efficient and light weight engine and coaches for this fantastic route. Train services should be increased.
Say thanks to british government
If this line were to preserve the 1891 specifications then it would still need to be steam powered. I notice the axle bearings are roller not brass with babbitt bearings. Some modernization for efficiency is a good thing.
@@royreynolds108 Lol we don't need that 1891 typical British thing !! We need to modernise it by laying multiple tracks and not just a single track line !! We should make make more diesel powered engines so that this can give better service.
AWSM SIMLA SPENT MY CHILD HOOD WT MY LOVIN NANI JAAN THERE SUSHIL BHASIN
Anybody can u please tell me how much time to take from kalka station to shimla station..
About 5 and half hour
5 hours
This train is good or bad??
The whole of kalka shimla route has been destroyed because of 4 laining of national highway. Most of the rly crossings are destroyed and ugly flyovers have come up. No greenery left, infact even the rly line is not maintained much.
What are you even talking about! I travelled on this line for the 4th time in this year and its beauty is still intact. The 4 lane highway that you are talking about comes in the way only at some minor sections. The railway line follows the old Chandigarh-Shimla highway not the new one. It is full on greenery all the way from Kalka till Shimla !! You don't expect much greenery during summer or spring season. It gets more greener in monsoon season. For development flyovers are necessary and railway line is perfectly maintained. If you are specifically talking only about the 4 lane highway then I would say yes, it has destroyed the greenery and lots of trees which were there earlier.
Good dacumentry but Spoiled by large Caption on video.When there is live comentry what is the sence of very large captions which covers 80%of scean.
Very beautiful video compliance. Thank you so much. You must display name of important places, locations, stations in the video. Sound is very low in this video.
The narration was as if though that "skill" was learned in a TV commercial studio. I had enough of that glossing over sh*t by grade 8 elementary school from "teachers" waxing with enthusiasm over the imperialist British and their war crimes against other peoples, which were euphemistically referred to as "colonies". I'm no. 232 on the dislike thumb icon.
At last ...sm1 echoing my thoughts
does the 12pm afternoon train,kalka to shimla, have vistadoom coach.?, which class should i book, some one plz let me know.
What's the name of the village in minute 30.20 ? Didnt get that..
Kandaghat. There are 19 stations along the way.
It's a town not a village
M from near shimla
What is the nam of the temple?? Shiv temple??
Where is the part 2?
It is a msterpiece of "British Engineering"?? Oh come on it was a failed project Thanks to the local Indian Sadhu who helped the British to complete this project.
WHat's the name of remote village?
Im looking for that village from 1 year
Weren't the engineers Indian and the laymen too? As far as I remember, most of the engineering marvels were done by Indian engineers working in British companies, oh the money came from British loot conauests of India, yeah completely British product then.
Absolutely bang on!
We call them rickshaws not tuktuks
How did you miss stating that Barog did a mistake in creating one of the tunnel and then britishers took help of a local Indian to build the track. Also shame on you for portraying India with a stereotypical mindset !! For your kind Information India is much better economically than britain !! 😅
did he say palampur at 5:40
बहता पानी निर्मला
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السلام علیکم ورحمتہ اللہ اس علاقہ کا دورہ کرنا چاہتا ھوں اس کے قریب کیئ بار گیا
Brother pl type punjabi Or enlish
Sono.ARIO primo e ultimo messia vivente ho dato.auna bambina il potere supremo pra bendiro solo bambini per il futuro
it is dharampur not palampur
simla hame bahuba
Wao i wish to journey on this track when india give visit visa easily to pakistani peoples and hindus RS not attack on muslims wish anf enjoy this journey
Ali Awan You are welcome here
Rejected.
We are welcome you
the narrator seems to be obsessed with the britishers. britishers did this, britishers did that....
why dont he say that those britishers oppressed other nationals worldwide for their own benefit.
pranesh kumar maybe but the sad reality is if Britishers hadn't made these routes at that time ,we couldn't have got their ever by train..
For eg still traveling to Srinagar is a problem even though lot of efforts are made by railways
Clash with King-Karanvir Singh
situation of srinagar is different. that place is hit by militancy and other issues. and its all about economical viability.
and britishers are not the reason why india has reached to mars today.
pranesh kumar believe or not but railways in Shimla made at that time could not be made again
@@karanvirsingh2830 lol stop living in slavery days of british! This line was made by Indian Engineers and Indian laymen working in the british company. Today, we have made train tracks till Katra (Vaishno Devi) and the project for Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath is going on.. that too on much higher altitude than this one. And those railway lines will be broad gauge not narrow gauge.. Indian engineers are the best.
Train to Hogwarts.....😌
even Islamic invaders who ruled for some 800 yrs never thumped thr chests somuch about thr contribution to India.. as much as u Brits thump this is British that is British come on if it wasn't you thr cud have been some one else..
any ways thanks for all the good things
lohit raj those Islamic leader's are dead and they have done more harm then good and British same too but they have done some good stuff too and this railway line is that example
You guys came to loot the natives, not to uplift them. The problem with a lot of Indians is, they still are culturally enslaved. They should think more about the Bengal famine and similar atrocities committed by the brits. The brits probably still think they got so 'great' because they were great. Actually, it is all due to the looting of colonies. Once the colonies were gone, brits are no longer looking so great. When Indian send a rocket to Mars, they scream about the lack of toilets in India. If it weren't for the Brexit, you will hardly hear about them anymore.
islamic invaders never built something of their own !! They always took help of Indians for building their architecture.. after destroying an Indian temple! Whereas this railway line was the work of Indian engineers and laymen working in british company not at all british marvel!
@@lalitSharma-vh7jl true.. britishers were much better than islamic invaders.
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Shame on you for portraying India with a stereotypical mindset !! For your kind Information India is much better economically than britain !! 😅
wow wow I miss you shimla
wow wow I miss you shimla