4K CABVIEW Šargan Eight -- Mokra Gora - Šargan Vitasi - Mokra Gora (760mm narrow-gauge railway line)

"Šarganska osmica" (Šargan Eight) represents a special engineering marvel, as a mountain railway line construction work of overcoming the height difference in a small area and short distance. It is a narrow-gauge heritage railway line in Serbia, running from the village of Mokra Gora to Šargan Vitasi station, over the mountain pass Šargan.
Construction of the route began during World War I and the plan was to connect Serbia with Austro-Hungary, which occupied both Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time. Šargan was located 9km away from the pre-war border. The Austrians enlisted numerous Russian and Italian prisoners of war in order to speed up the construction. Plans were drafted in 1916 and the original, Austrian route was different from the later finished one. The originally projected route went through the upstream depression, gorges and cliffs, or roughly where the Užice - Višegrad road goes today. It was to swirl along the Kamešina (Kamišna) river almost to the top of Šargan.
Digging was extremely hard. Despite so many water sources, the slopes of the Šargan were impassable mountain cuts and infested with snakes. The local population called the mountain rocks "Kremen" (flint) as it sparks when hit by the pickaxe. In 1916, after an explosion during the digging of the "Budim" tunnel, the ceiling collapsed killing the entire shift of workers. Between 150 and 200 Italian and Russian prisoners were killed. After this, the Austrians quit further works on the construction of the railway. They placed a small memorial to mark the disaster. Today, there is the locality on the route and is called "Deveti Kilometar" (9 kilometer), because 9km of track were built before the disaster.
The works were halted and officially continued on 1 March 1921. This is when the "eight" was designed and built, as an attractive and practical example of the major altitude changes on short distance. A descent of 240m was surmounted with the line curves in the shape of number 8, where the popular name originated. The line is 15,44km long and due to the curvature, on some sections the train passes twice through the same points. The line 8-shape is best visible from the Krst station, though it appears as two separated railways tracks, on two levels.
The construction of the railway line was to be finished in April 1924. Additional number of bridges, tunnels and supporting walls had to be built. In total, there are 20 tunnels and one large bridge. The track left Mokra Gora at the elevation of 571m, peaking at the Šargan tunnel at 811m. The entire area is abundant in water, which gave name to the village Mokra Gora ("Wet Mountain"). There are 365 known water springs along the route. The water is literally dripping down the tunnel walls.
This line connected Belgrade to the Adriatic Sea, and the coastal towns of Dubrovnik and Zelenika. The former East Bosnian railway with a gauge of 760mm was an important part of the former narrow-gauge main line from Sarajevo to Belgrade and closed on 28 February 1974. In the mid-1990s, the Homeland Society of Mokra Gora, founded a board to promote the reconstruction of the railway. Established in May 1994, the society organized public actions in 1997 and 1998, when the railway route was cleaned, including the tunnels. Missing tracks were laid and first, trial ride on the entire route was conducted in October 2002 and the line became fully operational on 1 September 2003. The cars have been renovated and kept the authentic 1930s style. Until 2022, a narrow-gauge steam locomotive and several Romanian small diesel locomotives were used. Since then, only diesels have remained in use.
The train, popularly named "Nostalgia", runs on the route Mokra Gora - Šargan Vitasi. There are 5 stops and stations, each with a scenic viewpoint. Interesting historical stories say that the Jatare station was the only station where not one ticket has ever been sold. The Golubići station was actually one of the sets for Emir Kusturica's film "Life Is a Miracle". The sets developed into Drvengrad after the filming was finished, and Golubići became a tourist attraction.
The area along the route of the Šargan Eight developed into the touristic complex and was placed under the preliminary protection as the nature park. This scenic area includes Mokra Gora and Kremna basin, southeast slopes of the Tara, northwest slopes of the Zlatibor and the Šargan pass, which divides these two mountains.
At the beginning of the video, the route is shown on the map, as it overcomes the mountain pass Šargan. The train runs through the Kamišna river gorge, and then climbs to the longest tunnel "Šargan" (1667m long). The locomotive turnaround at Šargan Vitasi station and shunting operations at Mokra Gora station, until the locomotive was left in the depot, are shown as well.
This video is an effort to the preservation of specifically Šargan Eight railway line as one of the railway wonders of the World.
Date of recording:
August 2023.

[@acapavlovic4020]

Napokon Sarganska osmica, hvala veliko 👌👌👌

[@dulevoz]

Nema na čemu!

[@TN-hj1pt1bc9k]

Интересный маршрут! Красивый. Посмотрю.

[@paolopetronio8260]

Čudovito !!! Hvala lepa !!!

[@AleksandrVorobev2005]

Прекрасный кадр. Красивое видео прохождения поезда. Спасибо!!!👏🤝😃👍❤🇷🇺

[@dulevoz]

You're welcome!

[@denisserblin]

Dušane, uživao sam u vožnji, puno hvala!!!

[@user-ne6no8pr6y]

BRAVO une nouvelle fois à "Dulevoz" il sait nous faire partager sa (notre) passion pour les trains dans un passé récent j ai déjà effectué deux fois (vapeur et diesel)cet extraordinaire parcours et je compte bien le renouveler en 2024 un grand bonjour de France

[@dulevoz]

Thank you. You are welcome again.

[@robertcoleman4861]

A truly beautiful place thank you.🦘🤠🍺

[@dulevoz]

You're welcome.

[@WernerLegat]

Danke für das tolle Video!

[@dulevoz]

You're welcome!

[@beverlyhills4k-dq6hu]

Природа супер 👍

[@Martin-im1nr]

Lieber Dulevoz, ganz herzlichen Dank für dieses wunderbare Video mit der Sarganska Osmica. Bin begeistert. Mit einem Freund plane ich diese Strecke im Maßstab 1:87 in H0e aufzubauen, natürlich modellbahngerecht "zusammengedampft". So viel Platz habe ich doch nicht zu Verfügung ... Herzliche Grüße und nochmal Danke für das tolle Video. LG von Martin aus St. Wendel (Saarland)

[@rogertemple7193]

Great scenery on each side of the cab of the countryside especially the mountains and going through the tunnels was really great Thank You for your videos.😊👍🚄🚃🚃🚃🚃💨

[@dulevoz]

You're welcome!

[@ivanjalsic7798]

Прелепо. Изузетан видео. Прелепи предели. Веома, веома лепо. Кустурица је одлично осмислио и Мећавник. Крајеви су једноставно прелепи.

[@arunawithanage8958]

Great video. Thanks for shearing with us...

[@IvanNisic]

Moja razonoda u noćnoj smeni 😎😎

[@OmniaInNumerisSitaSunt]

Super! 🫠👍🏻🙋🏻‍♀

[@dulevoz]

Thanks.

[@orasisamedom9974]

Kao klinac prošao celu osmicu peške "milion" puta. Hvala Dule za ovo. Klasa!!!

[@dulevoz]

Nema na čemu!

[@UTAarad-1945]

Superb! And Romania had a lot of narrow gauge lines, but in the 90s they were closed and decommissioned! The most beautiful was Turda-Abrud, Western Carpathians in length of 93 kilometers! now some NGOs are trying to restore some parts in Transylvania, but it's a lot of money!

[@dulevoz]

Thanks. Romania is a beautiful country and I can only imagine how many beautiful old narrow-gauge railway lines there were.

[@miroslavmilosevic1040]

Museum railways actually can make money, Šargan Eight is profitable but it also features hotel and restaurants along the route.

[@ivanjalsic7798]

Румунија је веома лепа земља коју ми Срби много волимо. Од Темишвара до Јашија и Констанце све је прелепо, а посебно свете Румунске Православне Цркве,замкови,градови а највише наша Румунска браћа и сестре. Поздрав из Србије

[@djordjeradovanovic8407]

Bravo dule

[@dulevoz]

Hvala.

[@wolfgangfuchs1243]

Super, super!!

[@dulevoz]

Thanks.

[@ivankoturovic151]

Ali masinovodja,divim mu se.Najlepsi posao na celom svetu😊😊😊😊😊

[@Wallykget1]

enjoyed the ride. found it calming. 👍👍

[@dulevoz]

I'm glad to hear that.

[@hansrichardnohrer2834]

Hvala dobro video

[@dulevoz]

Nema na čemu. Drago mi je.

[@olivernedeljkovic4671]

Šarganska osmica..💯💯

[@kras4opras4o]

Хвала Душане! Два пъти съм се возил на Шарганската Осмица и още 22 пъти да се возя, няма да ми омръзне!

[@dulevoz]

You're welcome. I'm glad to hear that.

[@vesnanuspahic7510]

@@dulevozda li se radi na povezivanju sa Uzicem nesto su govorili o tome pre dve godine .

[@dulevoz]

@@vesnanuspahic7510 Nije moguće produžiti trasu ove pruge do Užica, jer je deo pod vodom akumulacionog jezera Vrutci na Đetinji, koje Užice koristi za vodosnabdevanje.

[@AZqyc]

Oh, my ... what a really nice ride that is! Very scenic, and 760mm gauge!! Wow! The history lesson is very interesting and added much! Thanks so much for sharing! [Greetings from Tucson]

[@dulevoz]

You're welcome! Greetings to you too.

[@ZoCvideo585]

Odličan video. Vozio sam se tom prugom 3.6.2023. Nezaboravno.

[@fktrctqd7942]

Огромное Спасибо! Очень живописная дорога! Кручу-верчу запутать хочу!))) А от Вишеграда до Мокра Гора поезда какие ходят? Работает линия? И собираются эту линию продлевать/восстанавливать в сторону Ужицы?

[@dulevoz]

You're welcome. It is not possible to extend this line to Užice because part of the old route is submerged by Lake Vrutci, which is used by the city of Užice for water supply and drinking water. There are occasional trains to Višegrad, rarely and only when the tour is booked in advance.

[@fktrctqd7942]

@@dulevoz Спасибо за ответ. Если случай подвернется до Вишеграда до ехать, то получилась бы прекрасная серия!

[@chrifi1000]

odlično, vielen Dank

[@dulevoz]

You're welcome.

[@Tanasko-kq2mh]

Putujem virtuelno putem tvojih videa po Srbiji, al nigde da nađem snimak do Despotovca i Resavice pokraj manastira Manasija. Hvala unapred na odgovoru i sve lepe snimke putovanja vozom kroz Srbiju! 👍🤝🏅

[@danieloehler2494]

This line should be extended to connect the main line Belgrade - Bar with the serbian parts of Bosnia, maybe even with Sarayevo. One should keep in mind that this line once has been used 24 hours per day for freight trains and far distance trains connecting Belgrade via Sarajevo with Dubrovnik.

[@dulevoz]

It is not possible to extend this line all the way to the Belgrade - Bar railway line (to Užice) because part of the old route is submerged by Lake Vrutci. On the other side, further from Visegrad as well. There was also built an accumulation lake, on the Drina river and the old route of this railway line is under water.

[@zorad80]

Svaka cast majstore!

[@dulevoz]

Hvala!

[@janezblond5335]

Prelepo ! Neverjetna trasa ! Kako lepa narava! Zanimiva zgradba ob progi na začetni lokaciji. Še . nisem videl pokopališča tako blizu proge, verjetno so jo zgradili kasneje. Le zakaj je proga ozkotirna ? Zahvaljujem se za ta posnetek, ki mi bo popestril mnoge urice, ko bo zunaj dež, sneg in mraz, jaz pa bom gonil eliptični trenažer in gledal to vožnjo na velikem ekranu. Lep pozdrav vsem iz Slovenije...

[@TheDiveO]

a cemetry next to the ever open entry signal ... oh, my irony meter just exploded

[@iztokbizjak3609]

Odličan video,nadam se i na relaciju,Mokra Gora-Višegrad. Puno pozdrava.

[@dulevoz]

Hvala.

[@hope8612]

Пре пар година сам био и возио се шарганом прелепо место и околина мокре горе

[@gowrishankernemani9611]

TRUE AND TRAVELLING EXPERIENCE. NGS ADVOCATE HYDERABAD

[@ivankoturovic151]

Ali decija radost,vriska,smeh😊 ne moze se platiti.Kao da sam bio u vozu😊.

[@mirzagoralija4492]

Super video ! 😀 Uradi zimski verziju Sarajevo Mostar , pod snijegom preko Ivan planine ! 😀

[@dulevoz]

Hvala. Ako se ukaže prilika sa dosta snega, potrudiću se.

[@nenadnikodijevic1695]

Zdravo Dusane, Hvala na ovom predivnom videu. Da li ce i kad ce poceti da saobraca ka Visegradu ? Hvala :)

[@dulevoz]

Nema na čemu. Prema Višegradu povremeno i veoma retko saobraća voz, i to samo onda kada se unapred zakupi vožnja. Nema redovnih polazaka.

[@Riese35]

Many thanks for this excellent video! This railroad is really worth a trip, and we can be glad that Србија has preserved and rebuild this most exciting part of this former huge 760mm railroad system, reaching from Београд and Босански Брод in the north to Metković, Dubrovnik, Зеленика and Требиње/Билећа/Никшић/Подгорица in the South, and from Книн in the west to Заjечар close to the Bulgarian border in the east. Србија is a beatiful country with friendly people and can be proud of its culture. Where, however, is the 83.053 now that has been in Мокра Гора when I was visiting this railroad a few years ago? Does the train still operate crossing the border to Вишеград? I am very sad that the scenic, most famous bridge crossing the Дрина river close to Међеђа between Вишеград and Међеђа has disappeared in a lake a few decades ago.

[@dulevoz]

You're welcome! Steam locomotive series 83 is shut down and parked in Šargan Vitasi. In 2022, it had its last ride. Unfortunately, now it is waiting for a decision and the goodwill of individuals to be sent for a general overhaul.

[@vesnanuspahic7510]

@@dulevozsteta

[@dulevoz]

@Riese35 There are occasional trains to Višegrad, rarely and only when the tour is booked in advance.

[@srdjanstojnic8706]

Pozdrav Dule,snimci su ti odlicni. Da li planiras da napravis video Novi Sad-Sombor(dok jos idu preko Futoga) i Novi Sad- Zrenjanin?

[@ivankoturovic151]

Postovanje za video.Jos nisam doziveo voznju,nazalost,ali sadaa

[@tzadik36]

Thanks for this video. Lush, forested mountainous terrain with mostly evergreens. I have lived for a quarter century now in the desert southwest of the USA (California's Central Valley) which is quite a contrast. And passenger rail in the US is nothing to write about.

[@dulevoz]

You're welcome!

[@ivankoturovic151]

Pre ovog,gledao sam video od Mokre gore do Visegrada.Koliko je zapustena i zarasla pruga,u odnosu na ovaj pravac😢

[@naelektrisanje]

Поздрав Дуле, зна ли се где је стара локомотива, да ли се уопште користи и даље или је скроз замењена дизелом? Такође питање, хоће ли можда бити на каналу траса од Краљева до Јагодине? Хвала на још једном видеу

[@paulomendonca966]

Estamos aqui 😮 🙀 20:27 vamos comer uma pizza 🍕😋 vinho 🍷😋🍷 viagem 🙏 linda 👏,😮 Jaú SP Brasil 🙏, que País é 😮

[@massimocallegari4898]

Spero di poter fare questo viaggio, un giorno

[@anonim9464]

хвала вам на још једном сјајном путовању, само тако наставите 🇵🇱❤️🇷🇸

[@dulevoz]

Nema na čemu. Trudiću se.

[@carddamom188]

Darn kids...

[@RamLakhanSaini-gf7ts]

Trin chalak ki himmat ko dad ditihai

[@atoms1978]

MA DULE STA IMA VISE DA SE PRICA. KAPA DOLE.

[@dulevoz]

Zahvaljujem.

[@thanhphamxuan2446]

Tuyến đường sắt khô nhỏ 😂

[@beverlyhills4k-dq6hu]

Есть медведи в эти места ?

[@dulevoz]

Есть, но люди их редко видят.

[@justaseagull8406]

Only watched about 15 min of the video, got sick of the screaming children on the train.