A relaxing watch.
A relaxing watch.
I found this video on YouTube yesterday. It's train related, but not a garden railway. The quality of the recording is stunning, as are the colours and traction. I would certainly recommend watching on as big a screen as possible to enjoy the splendour. An excellent way to while away 37 minutes.
https://youtu.be/2PcaUncoln8
https://youtu.be/2PcaUncoln8
Phil
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Re: A relaxing watch.
Very nicely-filmed. I wonder why the tender wheelset has a cog on it's axle..
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Re: A relaxing watch.
That's ridiculously steep in places.
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Re: A relaxing watch.
I think it's a third connection to the rack. Obviously the tender and loco are a set and presumably the weight of the tender (especially when loaded) helps with adhesion on those ridiculously steep parts!Old Man Aaron wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 12:32 am Very nicely-filmed. I wonder why the tender wheelset has a cog on it's axle..
EDITED to add: Does anyone know what the conductor was doing with those wheels on the carriage front? Presumably it's to do with braking, but I couldn't understand the backwards and forwards spins
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Re: A relaxing watch.
Again, it's the other way around, it's garden train related, but has a real model.
https://www.mylargescale.com/threads/mt ... ild.90900/
in Action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xeb2xgGG-o
Also very worth seeing
Greetings from Austria, Gerald
https://www.mylargescale.com/threads/mt ... ild.90900/
in Action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xeb2xgGG-o
Also very worth seeing
Greetings from Austria, Gerald
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Re: A relaxing watch.
That's simply incredible.SKGLB wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:18 pm Again, it's the other way around, it's garden train related, but has a real model.
https://www.mylargescale.com/threads/mt ... ild.90900/
in Action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xeb2xgGG-o
Also very worth seeing
Greetings from Austria, Gerald
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Re: A relaxing watch.
Thanks Gerald,SKGLB wrote: ↑Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:18 pm Again, it's the other way around, it's garden train related, but has a real model.
https://www.mylargescale.com/threads/mt ... ild.90900/
in Action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xeb2xgGG-o
Also very worth seeing
Greetings from Austria, Gerald
That is a lovely model, and your link to that forum answers my question re. braking, whilst revealing another surprise - the loco and carriage are not coupled! So the brakeman has a very real job on the descent journey.
Phil
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Re: A relaxing watch.
I recently learned that it's common practice on steep railways to use gravity instead of couplings, so that in the case of an engine falling off the tracks (as one infamously did on the Snowdon Mountain Railway in 1896), the carriage isn't pulled off as well.
Re: A relaxing watch.
Well, we don't have such ridiculous climbs as Mt. Washington, but our Schafbergbahn doesn't have to hide either.
A difference in altitude of 1200 meters (3937 ft) is overcome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A849T3Gc1VI
It is run with the original steam-powered (very rare) locomotives or with newer oil-fired or diesel railcars.
Sorry for bringing this older thread back from obscurity.
Greetings from Austria, Gerald
who lives very close to this cog railway, but has never conquered the mountain with it
A difference in altitude of 1200 meters (3937 ft) is overcome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A849T3Gc1VI
It is run with the original steam-powered (very rare) locomotives or with newer oil-fired or diesel railcars.
Sorry for bringing this older thread back from obscurity.
Greetings from Austria, Gerald
who lives very close to this cog railway, but has never conquered the mountain with it
Re: A relaxing watch.
That's quite an impressive peak! Fascinating video, thanks for sharing!
Re: A relaxing watch.
You're welcome.
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Re: A relaxing watch.
Beautiful line, certainly better looking locos than the Yanks.SKGLB wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 4:21 pm Well, we don't have such ridiculous climbs as Mt. Washington, but our Schafbergbahn doesn't have to hide either.
A difference in altitude of 1200 meters (3937 ft) is overcome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A849T3Gc1VI
It is run with the original steam-powered (very rare) locomotives or with newer oil-fired or diesel railcars.
Sorry for bringing this older thread back from obscurity.
Greetings from Austria, Gerald
who lives very close to this cog railway, but has never conquered the mountain with it
Regards,
Aaron - Scum Class Works
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Re: A relaxing watch.
But technically very interesting. The 4 cylinder drive and the simplicity of the design of the locomotives are unique. I like them very much.Old Man Aaron wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 5:59 am Schöne Linie, sicherlich besser aussehende Loks als die Yanks.
I don't want to brag , but in the state of Tyrol-Austria there is also a beautiful cog railway, the Achenseebahn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKGZ0OM6r5o
Oldest steam rack railway in Europe, climbs 440 meters in altitude over a distance of 7 kilometers.
Greetings, Gerald
Re: A relaxing watch.
I have ridden on this railway, and have 'conquered' the Schafberg mountain!SKGLB wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 4:21 pm Well, we don't have such ridiculous climbs as Mt. Washington, but our Schafbergbahn doesn't have to hide either.
A difference in altitude of 1200 meters (3937 ft) is overcome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A849T3Gc1VI
It is run with the original steam-powered (very rare) locomotives or with newer oil-fired or diesel railcars.
Sorry for bringing this older thread back from obscurity.
Greetings from Austria, Gerald
who lives very close to this cog railway, but has never conquered the mountain with it
With my wife, I walked up the mountain from St. Wolfgang, enjoyed "zwei kleine biere und apfelkuchen", and then rode down the mountain pulled by one of the original steam engines.
The view from the top is stunning, as were the views as we walked up, although at times my wife found the views a little too precipitous. Such language!
Phil
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