★ 4K 🇨🇭 Liestal - Waldenburg cab ride: The 2nd last day of operation [04.2021] Führerstandsmitfahrt

This cab ride was recorded on the 2nd last day of operation for this 750 mm gauge railway - the only one of it's kind in Switzerland that served passengers daily. The last day was overcast, making this the last sunny day of operation for these trains.
The railway is beloved in the region - made apparent by the large number of people who came to ride on it one last time, take photographs or stand by and wave. The trains were decorated with reefs and running in longer configurations than usual for the weekend.
After the final public train in the early hours of the morning on the 6th of April, it was farewell. The trains were sold to a 760mm railway in Slovakia and the tracks would be rebuilt with the more standard 1000 mm gauge. This would make it cheaper to produce rolling stock and allow a possible connection to the tram network of Basel in the future.
The new railway is now in operation. During the construction process I filmed a video from a car to give viewers a glimpse into what was happening. It will be released on this channel eventually too - as well as a video of the new line.
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[@marcelocapandeguy8022]

I was surprised by the number of people taking photos along the way. love to the train

[@alexosborne5629]

Gone, and not scrapped! Pleased the trains are being used on another system, makes the retirement of these trains bitter sweet. Glad you wee able to record one of the last journeys for us all ! 👍 With the amount of construction equipment on the linesides, can't see it being closed for too long !!!

[@JeffreyJakucyk]

At first my cynical brain thought the line was being shut down for good, but I'm grateful to see it's being upgraded. Still, it fits so well into its surroundings, and it has the feel of some of the rural Japanese lines. I'm always impressed at how much service the Swiss can provide on these curvy single-track railways. I wish we could learn that lesson here in the USA.

[@MNewstrom]

So sad that this interesting little line has been "standardized", but I guess "it had to be done". Thank you for capturing this beautiful bit of history!

[@scottevans2685]

Beautiful video! At first I thought that the line was shutting down permanently and completely before realizing that the old narrow gauge was merely being replaced.

[@atulmahajan4497]

Pooja AOE9Pp😅we1

[@Rob_eight10media]

great video 🙂 .. interesting to see all the photographers along the way capturing the train for posterity .. thank you

[@AZqyc]

Oh, crumb!! Your video is superb, of course, as they always are, but ... sorry to see the end of the era. What a neat train in such beautiful country. Thanks for sharing, as always. [Greetings from Tucson]

[@AmbientWalking]

Wow! Just wow! Really love this trip you took for us! Thanks for sharing!

[@reginald2004]

Nice short trip on a nice sunny day. Thank you.

[@lorirocks777]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@alexanderreichmann444]

das ist ein historisches Zeitdokument schön fürs hochladen und zeigen finde ich nett 👍🙂

[@stuartparks8094]

Genuinely surprised how fast the train went, considering the gauge

[@roc9999]

Danke Team. My Goodness !! Lovely short sweet and cutie pie cab ride !!😀.

[@lorirocks777]

😄

[@georgepappas3790]

Beautiful and enjoyable. Thank you

[@HenryFalkner]

I was a pupil at the Progymnasium in Liestal from 1954 to 1957, and lived there for about three years soon after. I vaguely remember riding on that train.

[@alanmusicman3385]

Well done Lorirocks777 another great video day out on the rails. Loved it!

[@beejaybosun4041]

Another high quality video, and further insight of your beautiful country. Thanks for sharing.

[@dontown-lb5ke]

Thanks for video. I traveled all over Australia for entire month of May 1987 by train. In Peterborough,South Australia there is triple gauge track, broad,narrow & standard i.e. 4 rails.

[@lorirocks777]

Interesting!

[@rogertemple7193]

It might be over but it was great fun while it lasted wasn't it. Sad but you'll have the memories and riding up front and seeing all the great scenery and countryside. ❤ 🚈🚝🚅🚄 ❤

[@user-wx9tn5gh4o]

It’s amazing to me that cars and trains run side by side . In the U.S. this doesn’t happen often.

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

So much construction going on throught the route, buildings and railway

[@petergauthier5074]

Thank you

[@bi0530]

Beautiful video, I would love to see a side-by-side comparison video with the new line

[@francesco9351]

Amore per la Svizzera ed Amore per i treni👍🔝

[@SergeyBakhtamov]

A pleasant journey with a breeze on a narrow-gauge railway. An interesting point is the entrance to the "closed" arrow (4:00, 6:47, etc.). Apparently, the wheel itself moves the rails to the left.

[@lorirocks777]

Yes, correct

[@officialmcdeath]

Ahh one last look at that distinctive hump on the narrow gauge through the bridge just South of Liestal, thank you \m/

[@alanmusicman3385]

Yeah, I was wondering about that. Why is that hump from 02:00 to about 02:32 there at all - seems to be no reason! Maybe that's just cos we cant see all that is going on below - but the hump does look pretty pointless!

[@officialmcdeath]

@@alanmusicman3385 That bridge used to be in a sloped cutting - it's quite likely that the WB route was implemented on the cheap, long after the standard gauge route - so the simplest option would have been to thread it through the outer arch of the overbridge, halfway up the slope, rather than dig out the slope and re-engineer the bridge \m/

[@tarundebnath6703]

I Love This. Really Amazing ❤

[@craigpalmer9196]

thank you

[@PetrFaltus1]

Great video. More tramway than the railway, is not? What is the powering, please? 15kV 16.7Hz? 11kV 16.7Hz? 600V DC? Geiles Video. Mehr die Straßenbahn als die Eisenbahn, oder? Wie ist der Stromsystem, bitte? ❤

[@robertcoleman4861]

Wonderful journey & i'm really happy the line willnot be closed down it's a lot of history right there.👍👍👍👍👏👏🍾🍷🍹🍺🍻💯🥳

[@ratroddiesels1981]

i would enjoy living and commuting on this wonderful trolley line.

[@irenasoukupova9360]

Vielen Dank, die ganze Route ist sehr schön.

[@gerardmeunier8309]

C’est merveilleux de voyager avec vous. 🇫🇷👍👏👏👏🇨🇭❤️

[@deeps7184]

Enjoyed the ride😊

[@nelsonribeirogomes1128]

Sem palavras, estás viagens me deixa sem fôlego; deslumbrar tantos lugares e paisagem belíssima. Eu amo demais esta explosão da combinação 😊 de velocidade com a visão desse paraíso. Que Deus te abençoe sempre. Parabéns, magnífico trabalho. Brasil. São Paulo.

[@martinrosenberg7490]

Ein schönes Video. Danke sehr!!

[@angelikaluft2515]

Wieder eine schöne und entspannte Mitfahrt☺🍀🍀

[@user-wu2es4ss8f]

Thanks!Nice clear day!Beautiful review!This train surprised me, accelerates quickly and slows down!Looks like a tram!What time did he leave?

[@manmeetsinghmahajan6183]

Amazing trip and if possible do upload the new version of train.

[@Laszlovik]

Шикарно! Спасибо большое!!!🎉

[@gabkae8067]

Great Greetings from Basel Switzerland

[@sellier-bellot22]

Pretty cool !!! 🥸

[@rodrigovignoli777]

Amazing video, the landscapes are beautiful! I got tired of counting how many people took pictures of the train, I didn't understand why so many people, I was too curious to know. It looked like the train was a Hollywood celebrity. What day was the video taken? There were not many people, just walking on the sidewalks, I also noticed that there were many construction sites. All incredible and it generated a lot of curiosity in me. Hopefully soon I will be able to visit this place! I loved the video!

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks. If you read the description, it will answer most of your questions =)

[@AG-D647]

Dankeschön für die sehr interessante Mitfahrt. 👍🏻 Liebe Grüße in die Schweiz. 🙋🏼‍♂️

[@RB-dc9zz]

Merci

[@Karolswirus]

Pięknie tam jest cudowne widoki 😃

[@lesamateursferroviaires]

Magnifique!!!

[@josebastos4709]

Belo vídeo ❤

[@bobparsons77]

Bravo..excellent.

[@gauthierfrancois926]

Un beau souvenir d’une ligne à l’écartement de 75cm Lors d’un reportage après la remise à neuf de cette ligne il serait bon d’avoir un parallèle entre l’ancienne et la nouvelle voie. Il faut être en Suisse pour faire de tels travaux. Dans beaucoup d’endroits des bus auraient pris la relève Merci

[@cinefilgood]

Hello👋 Trop court ce trajet 😉 Donc maintenant c'est en métrique, si j'ai bien compris...🤔 Petite question : La liaison entre Montreux et Interlaken, en écartement variable, a repris ou pas ? Merci pour le partage en tous les cas.👍 Amitiés de France. @+👋

[@delmarinaolivera6891]

Me encantan esos vídeos ❤❤❤❤

[@MegaZorro04]

Meravigliosi paesaggi

[@volodymyrkarpyak4158]

Congratulations! 00:00 Preview 01:22 Liestal 03:05 Altmarkt 05:48 Bad Bubendorf 07:51 Talhaus 09:44 Lampenberg 12:30 Hölstein 14:27 Hölstein Süd 15:36 Hölstein Weidbächli 17:29 Hirschlang 18:58 Niederdorf 20:52 Oberdorf Winkelweg 22:53 Oberdorf 24:32 Waldenburg

[@Tom_P_242]

When upgrade building jobs will start? There will be 1000mm wide between track there?

[@effettoantico1459]

bellissimo video....... chissa quei lavori a che punto saranno...

[@eddingtonrailroading]

RIP this line

[@norbertk.1473]

Kurz aber schee.☺

[@louisletourneau3429]

How long did it take to modify the gauge to 1 meter ? New rails and ties or just repositioning the same rails further apart by 12.5 cm. each side ? Thanks , always great video from you !!!

[@lorirocks777]

It was completely rebuilt, including the foundation of the track bed, catenary, level crossings and stations, for about 300 million Francs. It took just over 18 months.

[@louisletourneau3429]

@@lorirocks777 wow this is great !!

[@user-ds8ge6tw4b]

красиво

[@-IE_it_yourself]

im gonna roll one up

[@-IE_it_yourself]

full gas, and what and ending

[@thomasmann9216]

Sad, but time marches on.

[@harang9759]

Why are they closing it?

[@mariosphere]

​@@harang9759 they didn't close it, they just transformed it from a 750mm to a more common 1000mm gauge - it's already back in service.

[@harang9759]

@@mariosphere Wow that’s quick

[@briancooper562]

Did they just reuse the existing rails and sleepers at the wider gauge? There is no evidence of new track panels or point works which could be quickly exchanged to the wider gauge.

[@lorirocks777]

It was completely rebuilt, including the foundation of the track bed, catenary, level crossings and stations, for about 300 million Francs. It took just over 18 months. The old infrastructure had had it.

[@igel74]

👍

[@patricklueb122]

It appears that as the train leaves Lampenberg St, at 10:39, the switch is closed as the train travels over it.

[@lorirocks777]

Yes, that is normal on this line.

[@patricklueb122]

@@lorirocks777 😱

[@78Dipar]

Is it already back in operation with the new 1m rails ?

[@lorirocks777]

Yes

[@punhutin2565]

😯750мм

[@uwesiewert168]

Und ein Teil der Gleise ging nach Deutschland. .. 😊

[@lorirocks777]

🤣🤣

[@qyarc]

Jak chcesz to potrafisz dzięki za świetny film, a teraz obejrzyj swój film Zurich - Lucerna, normalnie uszy więdną, czy to jest odgłos jadącego pociągu, cholera wie co to jest.

[@abdulsattar45463]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sernem8237]

why do so many people take pictures of what's special about the train

[@lorirocks777]

See description

[@sernem8237]

@@lorirocks777 Thank you, I read it🙂

[@changsa002]

750mm？

[@lorirocks777]

Yes

[@RailRelaxation]

A lot of photography on the route

[@lorirocks777]

Yes, due to it being the second last day (and last day with sunshine) 😉

[@Laszlovik]

But here in Russia, machinists are not allowed to film the trip because of the importance of the strategic object of the railway track in countering the terrorist threat. Dismissed immediately.

[@lorirocks777]

😯

[@mattfilla3576]

That looks like the same gauge as the Lionel train set I had as a kid.

[@lorirocks777]

😄

[@Castyk]

👍🚂✌🚍👌

[@thewatchmen4920]

🇺🇲 🚂 💨 💨 💨 💨