★ 4K 🇮🇹 Ventimiglia - 🇲🇨 Monaco - 🇫🇷 Grasse, cab ride on the French riviera [09.2022]

It is on the famous "French Riviera" that we meet for this new video. 259km long, the Côte d'Azur line connects Marseille to Ventimiglia in Italy, and is famous for the beauty of its landscapes, skirting the Mediterranean Sea for a large part. In a previous video we have discovered the line between Nice and Marseille before continuing to Paris via the LGV (link: • ★ 4K 🇫🇷 Nice-Ville - ... .
Today, we're looking at the line leading from Italy to Nice, departing from Ventimiglia, crossing Monaco, before passing through Nice heading to Grasse on a branch separating from the main line after Cannes. So we'll be journeying through 3 countries in this video.
If you aren't familiar with Monaco, it's the second smallest country in the world, behind Vatican City. The train line was formally above ground and was moved underground to free up space in the city. As we enter the tunnel, you can see the route the railway used to take to the left.
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[@geoffreymartin2764]

A train trip is so wonderfully relaxing, can't understand people who would rather drive. Nuts.

[@Embraer-190]

Dude that's so true

[@Steven44485]

De retour sur la Franch riviera quelle plaisir, merci à la team France pour se magnifique voyage

[@Koopalings_Wenwig_Von]

Wow merci j'y étais dernièrement. Très beau cab ride ! Par contre, il faut que la région/sncf fassent quelque chose, il y a beaucoup trop de monde entre Nice Ville et Monaco ! (Même en septembre) A un point que plusieurs personnes n'arrivent pas à monter dans le train (et du mal à descendre) dans les gares intermédiaires...

[@ThomasHalways]

Clearly one of the most spectacular cab rides in all of Europe! Thank you for posting this great video.

[@lorirocks777]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jonathonshanecrawford1840]

One of the the best things about *_Train driver cab view_* is the wide angle views + scenery

[@AZqyc]

Just took a short look right now, more time later for the full ride, but ... Wow!! Looks great, as always! Excellent quality. Getting to see another area of the world I haven't (yet!) been in. Thanks so much for sharing! [Greetings from Tucson, where we do have a pretty nice train depot and some pretty good scenery!]

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks a lot!

[@games68775]

Monaco, Italy, etc. are such beautiful places near the coast especially

[@lorirocks777]

Yes they are!

[@philippeperez2886]

La ligne mythique ! Superbes images ! Merci pour le partage

[@davidhall7744]

Travelled back and forth along this line dozens of times. Brings back a load of memories 😎

[@AmbientWalking]

Really relaxes me to watch this journey. I can feel my mind drifting off. Calming me down. Thanks!

[@lorirocks777]

Awesome 😊

[@volodymyrkarpyak4158]

00:00 Preview 02:10 Ventimiglia 11:23 Menton-Garavan 14:49 Menton 16:45 Carnolès-Roquebrune 19:12 Roquebrune Cap-Martin 20:34 Monte-Carlo Country Club 24:53 Monaco-Monte-Carlo 28:34 Cap d'Ail 32:21 Èze-sur-Mer 35:41 Beaulieu-sur-Mer 38:35 Villefranche-sur-Mer 40:44 Nice-Riquier 43:34 Nice-Ville 49:08 Nice-Saint-Augustin (former station) 49:43 Nice-Saint-Augustin (new station) 51:46 Saint-Laurent-du-Var 54:22 Cros-de-Cagnes 56:09 Cagnes-sur-Mer 57:42 Hippodrome-Côte-d'Azur 59:21 Villeneuve-Loubet-Plage 1:01:46 Biot 1:04:15 Antibes 1:06:38 Juan-les-Pins 1:09:30 Golfe Juan-Vallauris 1:15:38 Cannes 1:19:43 Cannes-la-Bocca 1:20:05 Le Bosquet 1:22:11 La Frayère 1:24:21 Ranguin 1:27:46 Mougins (former station) 1:30:35 Mouans-Sartoux 1:34:53 Le Plan-Pascassier (former station) 1:38:43 Grasse

[@gerardmeunier8309]

Grâce à vous encore un merveilleux voyage. Merci. 👍👏👏👏👏❤️

[@officialmcdeath]

Love the contrast between the smaller bays at the start and the open beaches in the middle, thank you \m/

[@markolapcic]

Wunderschöne Natur und Aussicht, Grüße aus Serbien 👋

[@julosx]

La ligne Cannes-Grasse a été fondée comme le reste du réseau Sud-Est par le PLM. Elle lui a surtout servi, avant-guerre, à expérimenter des locomotives électriques sur différents courants alternatifs de type monophasé, déjà. Il s'agissait de véritables dinosaures du rail avec des configurations d'essieux loufoques comme sur le PO-Midi. Elle a ensuite fermé après la guerre, mais la mobilisation pendant des décennies par la population locale a permis un petit service sur Cannes-Ranguin en traction diesel, avec des X 4500, assez irrégulier et constamment en butte à l'hostilité des politiciens locaux. Finalement, ces décennies de combat ont mené à une écrasante victoire avec la réouverture de la ligne Cannes-Grasse en 2005. Rares sont les réouvertures de ligne en France, celle-ci est à saluer.

[@lukmanbucin3154]

Keren banget kawan 👍

[@vincenzocanta9783]

Se arriva a Grasse, è il treno dei profumi!

[@ukaszsylwia3725]

Monaco -Monte Carlo to najpiękniejsze stacja kolejowa świata ❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊

[@hankdusommeil1065]

Beautiful train ride! Wonder how they dug some of those long tunnels back in the 1870's... what surprises me is how eerily quiet a big town like Nice looks, at least from the tracks.

[@user-wu2es4ss8f]

Thank you for the trip to France!It was beautiful and interesting!👌👌

[@user-ts5ve3if8s]

I started watching cab ride videos when I got furloughed in 2020 because of the pandemic. It was the only way of getting to see outside without leaving my home. I have lost count how many I have watched but they are all good to explore the world from your home.

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks for your comment

[@ourbeautifulworldwithus]

It is very attractive to travel from the train driver's cabin😍

[@mikedelacruz9531]

I so enjoyed your video, it so beautiful coming along the coast. many thanks

[@user-zz8bc7mo4h]

Thank you for the beautiful images.😊

[@marcosmachado3056]

Excelente imagens passeio de trem por um quadro gigantesco com esta natureza que falta palavras, parabens.

[@Matteo-ei8zj]

Une excellente vidéo comme d'habitude , la qualité de l'image et du son est excellent tout comme les informations en cours de route sur l'itinéraire Continue ainsi et j'espère que tu nous proposera des cab ride vers d'autre pays tel que l'Espagne ou les Pays Bas ou bien ceux en TGV dès que l'occasion se présentera Bon courage pour la suite et continue ainsi , c'est un plaisir de regarder tes vidéos

[@lorirocks777]

Merci beaucoup!

[@Luigi-uj5ml]

Super interesting video! The line referred to at the former junction visible at 6:24 minutes did not come from Limone Piemonte (border railway station) but from the infamous "Parco Roja", which never came into operation and cost the tax payer billions of Italian Lire. The aforementioned 1500 V DC electrified line intersected the non-electrified line (pre-war it was electrified with the three-phase system) from Ventimiglia to Limone Piemonte.

[@TheRahsoft]

good god, im old enough to remember travelling to monto carlo via train into an open air station!!

[@mylana4972]

Another railway along the sea and mountains, with tunnels is super! And the underground railway station is like a subway. A great trip to watch during air alarms. Greetings from Ukraine!

[@lorirocks777]

Thank you. Be blessed and stay safe 💜

[@geoffreymartin2764]

I am in Sydney, OZ. Thankfully we are a lot further from Russia than you are. Please stay safe

[@josephseverino674]

Beautiful coast line,thanks for the ride 👍

[@NeonNion]

Very interesting to see the route from driver's view! I rode this train quite a bit in May, overcrowding was a serious problem. Like there was this time at Eze station when some people couldn't board the train as it was so full! Other that that, the views were truly stunning!

[@marcelocapandeguy8022]

Bellisimo recorrido. Gran video

[@fakerating]

Great video, thanks!

[@roc9999]

Merci Team France !! Blusih Water, Nice Cab ride reflecting beaches, coastlines and Promanade with Coconut trees😀

[@Fanyboybiss]

Beautiful! Congrats!

[@silvanski]

Beautiful trainride!

[@rogertemple7193]

Great more cab views of the most beautiful countryside in the world,Thank You.🤠🤠 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃💨

[@lorirocks777]

Many thanks!

[@rogertemple7193]

@@lorirocks777 You are very welcome and have a great weekend Thank You.🤠👍

[@andrewnorth6472]

Encore un grand merci de nous passer cette belle video. Mes grands-parents ont pris leur retraite a Nice et j'allais passer mes vacances d'ete la-bas quand j'etais jeune; donc j'ai revu avec le plus grand plaisir des coins que je connais si bien. J'attends votre prochaine video avec impatience.

[@adinasteaua]

The most beautiful area of Europe, the south coast next to the Mediterranean

[@breizhzef2936]

Magnifique ligne, merci

[@jonathonshanecrawford1840]

It's amazing where a train starts off at 25KV then 1,500V= than back to 25KV, then back to 1,500V= like from Nice to Paris TVG, even on this video starting off at 1,500V= then switches to 15KV with out stopping to change the pantograph

[@rodneymcgovern5984]

You're forgetting, it's the train's electrical equipment that copes with the changes of current and voltage: a pantograph merely collects the current of whatever sort, it's all the same to a metal frame that is fixed to a train's roof!

[@jonathonshanecrawford1840]

@@rodneymcgovern5984 I know how electric trains work! I have seen some that have two pantographs, these were early trains, not locomotives! Also please re read my comment and there's words *"amazing how"* on other words Its amazing how a train can use only one pantograph, for two different voltages _(not at the same time)_ The equipment if it is designed for duel voltage i.e. 1,500V= and 25KV~thus only one pantograph can be used , other wise two pantographs must be used for the different voltages, e.g. one converts the 25KV~ down to 1,500V= while the other pantograph is just for 1,500V= only. I know with the TGV the voltage conversion is automatic! Oh by the way I am not stupid! In can any one thing that!

[@AG-D647]

Hallo, Dankeschön für die tolle Mitfahrt. 😊 Wunderschöne Küste, tolle Strecke, super Wetter. 👍🏻 Merci beaucoup und viele Grüße 🙋🏼‍♂️

[@lorirocks777]

Danke fürs zuschauen 😊

[@roygoodhand1301]

Three countries in one video! Cool!

[@Thewalkingstories]

Very intresting vieo..!!! Thanks so much for sharing..!! Really relaxes me to watch this journey.😍😍😍😍

[@patrickp8883]

Très belles images. Hélas ce train s'arrête à toutes les gares => 2 pubs par gare, bon visionnage quand même !

[@geoffcrisp7225]

A lovely part of the world, you see so much more than driving along the motorway which we did in 2006. Menton is worth a short stay, its really unspoilt.

[@sergeyshtefan4477]

❤😊Super! Cool👍👍👍! Amazing😍😍!!!

[@lorirocks777]

Thank you 🤗

[@borkbirkarson6075]

Meravigliosa

[@evilborg]

Description translated to English: It is on the famous "French Riviera" that we meet for this new video. 259km long, the Côte d'Azur line connects Marseille to Ventimiglia in Italy, and is famous for the beauty of its landscapes, skirting the Mediterranean Sea for a large part. We have in a previous video discovered the line between Nice and Marseille's before continuing to Paris by the LGV. Today, it is beyond Nice that we will go, since we will leave from Ventimiglia, and will then cross Monaco, before passing through Nice and then joining Grasse by a branch separating from the main line after Cannes. So these are 3 countries that will be crossed in this video! We hope that this new video will give you complete satisfaction, wish you a pleasant trip and do not hesitate to leave a comment!

[@ratroddiesels1981]

great rail trip .

[@Luigi-uj5ml]

The Ventimiglia railway station is electrified at 1500 V direct current also for Italian trains which, therefore, operate at quarter power. Only a few modern electric railcars equipped with special devices can reach the border railway station. In my day, with the old locomotives (E636 etc.) fitted with a rheostat there were no problems operating under the catenary at 1500 V. However in winter, if half an hour was normally enough to warm up a train, in Ventimiglia they needed two hours.

[@lorirocks777]

Very interesting!

[@corner63]

Why Ventimiglia station is electrified at such a voltage?

[@Luigi-uj5ml]

@@corner63 When the SNCF electrified the Marseille - Ventimiglia line with the 25 kV 50 Hz system, it was decided to lower the voltage of the direct current from 3000 V to 1500 V so that both the SNCF dual voltage locomotives (1.5 kV direct current / 25 kV alternating current at 50 Hz) and the FS locomotives could operate there without too many problems. Until the 1960s, up to Ventimiglia station there was three-phase and from there on there was steam (141R) and diesel. The same decision was also taken at Modane when the line to Chambéry was re-electrified by switching from lateral third rail to catenary. When the three-phase arrived from Italy and towards Chambéry there was 1500 V via the third rail, there were no problems whatsoever

[@enricorusso1362]

😊😊

[@bebra47]

Super Mitfahrt Daumen ganz weit nach Oben viele Grüße aus Deutschland Andy

[@lorirocks777]

Vielen Dank

[@user-wm2ev5lz7q]

Great,thanks

[@maheralazzawi7814]

wonderful place

[@annawitter5161]

The Riveira is so beautiful! But not more beautiful than Cape Town South Africa, where I come from. Thank you for a lovely train tour.

[@antoniorocha6079]

Linda demais parabéns

[@markmiller9838]

Thanks for another great trip to an area I would never get to see otherwise. One suggestion, in the lower right corner where you show Vmax, show the speed as 'km/h' instead of 'Km/h'. In the metric system, an upper case 'K' stand for Kelvin as a unit of temperature, so you are showing 'kelvinmeters per hour. The unit for 1000 is uses a lower case 'k', so kilometers should be shown as 'km'.

[@TheGamerHenstrike]

🤓

[@Jupiter9540]

Excellent reportage

[@petr-podrouzek]

Super 🙂

[@welstonylins3400]

Bom dia 🌼 like garantido

[@Luigi-uj5ml]

In 1941, during the Italian occupation of Menton (new tariff connection point with the French railway network called "Mentone Ponte dell'Unione"), the roadman's house visible at 7:51 minutes carried out a passenger service under the name of "Latte". The Menton Garavan stop was renamed Grimaldi.

[@lorirocks777]

Interesting, thanks for that information.

[@paulmuehlboy6396]

Tolle Strecke!!

[@jerrygodwin3741]

My dream land❤

[@pranowobaris94]

So nice videos

[@paulgenta4819]

I hope in a cab ride from Ventimiglia to Genoa to see the west Ligurian cost. And from Ventimiglia to Cuneo to see the famous railways Treno delle Meraviglie

[@adamw1944]

May I ask you about the neutral section outside the Ventimiglia Tunnel, is it 1.5kv DC - 25kv AC or it is 1.5kv DC - 3kv DC ?. As I know, Italy has a 3000v DC power line. On the other hand, judging by the catenary poles, it seems to be 25000v AC line voltage.

[@nusretsoyucengil8000]

teşekkürler.

[@m.moolhuysen5456]

In Monaco, did the old train tracks used to run through where the 'Boulevard du Larvotto' now is? And further south, in Cap-d'Ail (France), through the green space just west of 'Avenue Marquet'?

[@connerie2456]

belle vidéo

[@yaan_tc_off]

nice video I really like it

[@geoffreymartin2764]

Thanks Team France big time.

[@moshihus]

Nothing in this that would entice me to Italy.....ever! However, the south of France......hell yeah!!

[@TheRahsoft]

i find your coastal train trips really great and relaxing( like your Nice trip) and lots of interesting details

[@lorirocks777]

Thank you very much!

[@ukaszsylwia3725]

Grasse to najpiękniejsza stacja kolejowa w Unii Europejskiej. Grasse powinien mieć połączenie z Sól Kiczora ❤❤❤😊😊😊 ewentualnie z Katowice Szopienice Północne😊😊 albo w ostateczności Długopole Zdrój 😊😊😊❤❤❤😮😮😮 1:39:19

[@user-dn9hn8ht5y]

Природа осень на черноморское побережье похожа. И широта точно такая же. И железка. И туннели. Туапсе- Адлер таки мне больше нравится. И зелени больше и всё по-русски!

[@philippecowboy-2975]

tres beau trajet sur la cote d'azur ! il y a beaucoup de tunnels! la ligne a une derogation particuliere qui fait qu'on ne siffle pas au passage de ceux-ci ?

[@KP-oe8sk]

I am surprised at the Graffiti everywhere? The pollution of that toxic paint does not help!! I know everyone says it is "ART" Here in Canada this type of Art is waning and there is a push to go back and encourage canvass art etc? As always I Love the train ride !!

[@ukaszsylwia3725]

Cannes la- Bocca to najpiękniejsza stacja kolejowa Francji. Cannes la- Bocca powinno mieć połączenie z Niedzieliska Kolonia ❤❤❤

[@ukaszsylwia3725]

Nice Saint Augustin to najpiękniejsza stacja kolejowa świata ❤❤❤ 49:51

[@user-pn7br5jn7b]

👏👏👏👍😊

[@user-dr7ps6vb9l]

Восхитительные пейзажи. Так бы ехать и наслаждаться удивительными как локациями.

[@user-gu9rc7jd9y]

❤❤❤

[@abdulsattar45463]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ukaszsylwia3725]

Monaco to najpiękniejsze państwo świata. Powinien kursować Pociąg 🚆 relacji Monaco - Puszczykowo Pkp Intercity ❤❤❤

[@cimiez1]

Eu sabia que tinha um desvio em Cannes pra ir a grasse..

[@ukaszsylwia3725]

Cannes to najpiękniejsza stacja kolejowa świata. Powinno być połączenie PKP Intercity z Cannes do Milówka Zabawa ❤❤❤ 1:15:57

[@svetlanap7244]

В Швейцарии туннели более комфортабельные!)

[@lorirocks777]

😊

[@hannable70]

Why am I not allowed to save these videos for my own play list?

[@mHmooD-np6zc]

❤الله ❤

[@user-bt7zf8en5h]

6:15､これは､交直切替ですね💡 直流1500V⇒交流25KVへと変換ですね🚃

[@lorirocks777]

Correct

[@Xavannecy]

Superbe vidéo ! Peut-être une insertion de la vitesse réelle serait un plus ?

[@lorirocks777]

If the GPS would work properly on the GoPro 8, we would. Thanks.

[@davidpanton3192]

The Riviera looks a little disappoining - from the train anyway!

[@annawinters4346]

Yes, I agree. I'm shocked by the shabbyness of everything. The best cab rides are in Switzerland. Everything is pristine there.

[@TuK1]

Is Monaco the only country in the world where the entire railway network is underground?

[@gm_0713]

Yes!

[@jackoneil4883]

Les riches ne veulent pas de PN, ils veulent pouvoir frimer avec leur tas de féraille onéreux en toute quiétude..

[@RinkiKumari-ww6pe]

​@gm_0713

[@DREAMSROMANCEREALITY]

❤NOT THE WHOLE RAILWAY NETWORK IS UNDERGROUND BUT CENTRAL STATION OF MONTE CARLO IS PRESENTED IN FORM OF A TUNNEL ❤❤

[@RAILEXCELLENCE2011]

@@DREAMSROMANCEREALITYNo what @gm_0713 is saying is right

[@Slubicjusz]

42:16 a selfie can be seen :)

[@lorirocks777]

Great spotting. I love those moments!

[@dusanleonovski8963]

I love your videos 💖 In this one, I have noticed that the ads pop up every 5-7 minutes… 🤔 They just mess up with the experience 🙂

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks. They should only be popping up at stations or in tunnels. Without them these videos wouldn't be possible.

[@dusanleonovski8963]

@@lorirocks777 thanks for the reply 🌻 I don’t mind them usually, and I every time I see them, I imagine a couple of coins droppin in the creator of the channel’s pocket 🙂 But this time, it was just too much to enjoy otherwise one of my favorite channels here 🌻

[@lorirocks777]

@@dusanleonovski8963 Ok, well thanks for your input :) I know they can be annoying. I recently started using a browser called "Brave" that automatically blocks them - mainly because I don't like the fact that my kids have to sit through ads. It does a great job getting rid of ads all over the internet.

[@dusanleonovski8963]

@@lorirocks777 great, I’ll try, thanks 🌻🙂

[@sageerahmed1605]

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[@jonathonshanecrawford1840]

Where is the Sospel Vreil-sur0Roya-Cuneo link?

[@lorirocks777]

Still have to add them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2fXdmqMjrCYhtE

[@kimifred5]

la gare de Monaco est incroyable🙂

[@TerryKitts]

I am assuming that you shut off the camera during station stops. Either that, or Europeans board and depart their trains incredibly quickly.

[@lorirocks777]

Yes, to avoid overheating

[@AhammedK-rb8kl]

Ahammed K youtube channeL is the best

[@ukaszsylwia3725]

Saint Laurent du Var powinno mieć połączenie PKP Intercity z Warszawa Stadion 😊😊😊😊