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Samedan - Preda, Cargo train driver's view, Switzerland [10. 2020] - lorirocks777

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Rating: 4.5; Vote: 2

For the first time from Paolo, a 4K trip with a freight train in beautiful weather in the mountains of Graubnden, Switzerland. For first time viewers, we are travelling with Paolo, a driver on the RhB network in south eastern Switzerland, the largest narrow gauge rail operator in the country. Not only is the scenery amazing, but the rolling stock is also largely unique to this operator, with some locomotives dating back to the 1940's that are still in regular service (although, their days are numbered. Also rare in this setting, is the amount of freight that is still transported by train. In today's video we'll take a glimpse into a freight operation. We start in Samedan with our locomotive, the 1994 built Ge 4/4 III. We begin by manoeuvring it to the train on a siding. You'll notice that on the siding, there is no main signal, only a shunting signal (with the two white lights. As a main signal is required in order to leave the station, the train must again be manoeuvred to an adjacent track, before departure. The load consists of 3 cement wagons, which are required for the construction of the new Albula tunnel in Preda. Along the way, we stop in Spinas to pick up a refuse container on a stake car, which will be taken to Chur for recycling company by the name of Vgele. In Preda, the 3 cement wagons we brought are uncoupled from the refuse wagon and marshalled to two other cement wagons, before we take the locomotive to the other side of the train, recouple with the refuse container wagon and collect an empty stake wagon before heading back to Samedan. This may have been the first time a Ge 4/4 III was used to serve the Spinas and Preda construction stations, as this service is usually carried out by a Ge 4/4 I (has also been recorded and will come out at a future date) In a few years, this video will be an historical document of what once was, as both construction stations in Spinas and Preda that have been built to serve the construction of the new Albula tunnel will have been removed. If you'd like to donate, please click the following link. Donations will be used for equipment and software in order to bring you higher quality videos. Thanks for watching and have a great day!
Date: 2022-06-04

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Comments and reviews: 10

niclapy
This was amazing. I loved being on the freight train. Seeing the commercial trains go by was interesting as well. I different perspective on something familiar. The passenger and his dog! What a treat. Thank you for sharing this video. Such a precise time consuming work. Fascinating
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Tram
Samedan Preda
1: 32 Samedan
10: 39 Bever
15: 07 Spinas
19: 32 Albulatunnel
24: 40 Preda
37: 05 Preda- Samedan
42: 19 Spinas
46: 05 Bever
48: 05 Samedan
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Deebz270
Sorry. I hate things that go 'beep' - especially every other second. Shame, because I would have loved to do this journey.
Moving on to one of your quieter uploads.
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RickTransit
Question: why is the line on an embankment all the way up the Val Bever? It's very unusual for Switzerland, I think! Is it because the valley is liable to flooding?
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autos
another great video by you two. thank you for showing the route/map in the beginning of your vids. lori and paolo rock. merry Christmas.
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Great
Beautiful local freight ride in the midday sun up some stunning valleys - that new tunnel under construction looks amazing!
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SynchroScore
The control sticks on the armrests are what I'd expect to find in a hydraulic excavator, not a locomotive.
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Asif
Beautiful video, what a sound of wheels, the big long tunnel, the scenic beauty. Thanks for this entertainment.
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RickTransit
Beautiful video! 649 was originally decorated with BCU advertising - I have a lovely Bemo model of it.
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luschu
When winter's cold grey skies predominate, these beautiful videos of Switzerland sure are a pick-me-up.
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