Cab Ride Glacier Express Zermatt - Brig(Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn, Switzerland)train driver's view 4K

In this video, you can enjoy the cab ride - a train driver's view from Zermatt to Brig in Switzerland on the famous Glacier Express in the resolution of 4K/60 frames per second.
Glacier Express (GEX), known as the “slowest express train in the world” is a direct eight-hour end-to-end connection between the major Swiss mountain resorts of Zermatt and St. Moritz. Operated by a joint venture between Matterhorn-Gotthard Bahn (MGB) and Rhaetian Bahn (RhB) on the narrow (meter-gauge) railway network in the Swiss central Alps it provides (together with Bernina Express) scenic and exclusive experience.
The first part of the journey takes us from Zermatt (at 1605 m asl), just below the world-known Matterhorn mountain down to the Valais valley a thousand meters below. With the first successful climb of Matterhorn Peak in 1865 by Edward Whymper, Zermatt became a popular summer destination and ideas for construction of the railway line from Valais Valley to Zermatt began, resulting in the opening of the line from Visp to Zermatt in 1891. With the construction of the standard-gauge Simplon Tunnel in 1906 and the Lötschberg Railway in 1913, the number of travellers to Zermatt further increased, improved with the completion of electrification in 1929, closing the gap between Visp and Brig (to connect with the Furka-Overalp meter-gauge railway) in 1930 and all-year operation in 1933.
With the final connection of meter-gauge networks of Visp-Zermatt-Bahn (VZ), Furka-Overalp (FO) and Rhaetian Railway (RhB) in 1930 first Glacier Express train took off on June 25th, 1930, operating since.
While the Brig extension and connection to neighbouring Furka-Oberalp Bahn (FO) were completed in 1930, the company remained Visp-Zermatt-Bahn (VZ) all the way until 1962 when it included Brig in its name, to become Brig-Visp-Zermatt railway (BVZ), with the BVZ merging with FO to form Matterhorn-Gotthard Bahn (MGB) as we know today in 2003.
Technically, the meter-gauge line is just below 45km long between Brig and Zermatt, with six rack rail sections using Abt of total length of 7,5km needed to cover the height difference of over 1000 meters from River Rotten/Rhone valley to Zermatt. The maximum inclination of adhesion route segments is rather normal at 25‰, while rack railway sections climb at 125‰. Many tunnels and especially snow protection galleries provide safety of the operation over the whole year (most interesting being the new Zermatt station built in 1989 with a massive shelter spanning most of the tracks, providing safe vehicle storage).
Thumbnail photo: Photographer David Gubler, rail.pictures.
The photo represents the train model from which the video was filmed and not always the exact location.
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Route Info:
◎ Drive Date: January 2024
◎ Start: Zermatt Switzerland
◎ End: Brig Switzerland
◎ Train: MGB/FO HGE 4/4 II (SLM//BBC/ABB)
◎ Drive Time: 01:13:54
◎ Route: maps.app.goo.gl/NUucno6qFfr8t...
0:00 Preview
01:03 ZERMATT
13:27 TÄSCH
13:47 TÄSCH MONTE ROSA
16:17 RANDA
24:56 HERBRIGGEN
35:05 ST. NIKLAUS VS
46:24 KALPETRAN
53:41 STALDEN-SAAS
1:03:23 VISP MGB-BVZ STATION
1:05:43 EYHOLZ
1:13:08 BRIG MGB STATION
Thanks for watching and have a nice day!
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[@tadeuszmierzecki5917]

Podobają mi się te odcinki trasy z koleją zębatą i wysiłek wykonawców przy prowadzeniu prac w tak trudnym terenie.

[@leeshill9142]

The view from the driver’s seat is absolutely breathtaking

[@RailRelaxation]

@leeshill9142 Agree. It is very beautiful.

[@mikewilson730]

The scale of the Randa rockfall still amazes.

[@brucewilliams8714]

22 years ago I made this journey - to St Moritz, and the only change is the enclosing of the carpark at Tasch. Thanks for another great trip. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺

[@RailRelaxation]

v I am glad that you could see te line again, from different perspective and 22 years later. Amazing, that not many things have changed. Greetings to Australia!

[@user-uc4zq9lc3w]

It’s so good to watch the immaculate timing at the passing places!

[@RailRelaxation]

@user-uc4zq9lc3w🙂

[@kishorbhaimakwana5287]

Most beautiful country of th world Oasam videos graphy thank you sir

[@RailRelaxation]

@kishorbhaimakwana5287 Most welcome.

[@hamster0815p]

Thank you for Uploading this nice cab ride from Switzerland. Greetings to Slovenia.

[@RailRelaxation]

@hamster0815p I am glad you enjoyed in this winter cab ride. Thank you very much for your support. It helps me to produce more quality videos. I wish you a nice evening.

[@Sacto1654]

After watching the video again, I noticed the descent to Visp looks pretty scary. Reminds me of the eastbound descent into Disentis.

[@RailRelaxation]

@Sacto1654 🙂

[@user-jw6ps2lf9o]

Как всегда прекрасные пейзажи 👍🔊🌐🖥🤓🍹🍷🍾☕🍇🍓🍍

[@RailRelaxation]

@user-jw6ps2lf9o It is. thanks.

[@xeneelik5037]

Thank you so much for the beautiful snowy MGB Railway video.👍 This line is the first railway line I rode in Switzerland.🚞

[@RailRelaxation]

@xeneelik5037 Glad you enjoyed it! Mine first railway line in Switzerland was Bernina.

[@user-np7se4cs6t]

❤ اللهم صل على محمد وال محمد ❤

[@RailRelaxation]

@user-np7se4cs6t Thank you.

[@pakharmanto2104]

Teriakan loc'nya asyiiiikk...tuuuiiittt....👍👍👍🙏

[@wladislaw79]

OOOH! The beautiful Zermatt-Brig Line! Congratulations for this short but really important line! Incredible how they managed to build bridges with bold metal and concrete constructions on the Randa stream! The canyons and gorge below are scary! The rack system that comes and goes is interesting, it almost seems that the valley is not perfectly flat! From Zermatt to Tasch it seems to me the train is the only way to get there. The Matterhorn line, if you look on KZbin, is a line that is never or at least rarely displayed and instead you were good at filming up to Disentis and Chur. I've wanted to see the high-resolution line that bypasses the Alps with the Glacier Express for a lifetime. Another line if you have the opportunity to return to Switzerland is the Jungfrau line which goes directly up to the glacier of the same name. As always the legendary David strikes again.

[@RailRelaxation]

@wladislaw79 Thank you very much for the compliments, my friend. The line is just amazing, I loved to travel along and to be able to film this beautiful journey. Take care.

[@Stas1661]

красота, люблю зиму 😊

[@RailRelaxation]

@Stas1661😊

[@ishdelville]

Salut et merci beaucoup pour ces images d'une beauté rare. Toujours fidèle abonné.

[@RailRelaxation]

@ishdelville With my pleasure.I am glad that you like the videos. Have a nice Sunday!

[@DavideZerillo]

Grazie per aver pubblicato questa linea; bella, complimenti! Buona giornata e buona Domenica. Ciao.

[@RailRelaxation]

@DavideZerillo Grazie. Buona Domenica.

[@DavideZerillo]

@@RailRelaxation Di niente, figurati.

[@R1door]

Wondeful capture! The HGe 4/4 II sounds amazing too...

[@RailRelaxation]

@R1door Thank you.

[@paolopetronio8260]

MERAVIGLIOSO !!! BRAVISSIMI !!! Eh, la Svizzera ferroviaria è il paese dei sogni.........

[@RailRelaxation]

@paolopetronio8260 Grazie. Railways in Switzerland really are great.

[@user-ii6ly7ue4j]

Gostei muito da viagem pela a neve e muito linda paisagem Brasil Rio de janeiro

[@RailRelaxation]

@user-ii6ly7ue4j Esta viagem fica entre mais linda viagens no mundo. Realmente muito bonito.

[@carljohnson3989]

This is a spectacular ride, the video is sharp and the colors are mesmerizing...well done !! Thank you for this most intertaining ride, one of the best !!!

[@RailRelaxation]

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the compliments!😊

[@pecheuxthomas816]

Splendide Merci depuis la Belgique

[@RailRelaxation]

@pecheuxthomas816 Greetings to Belgium.

[@luigibrunomanzini253]

Stupendo ❤❤

[@RailRelaxation]

@marcosantonio1006 Grazie.

[@hansrichardnohrer2834]

Ein sehr gutes video das auf teil der strecke fuhr ich schon danke

[@RailRelaxation]

@hansrichardnohrer2834 you are welcome.

[@troybeverett6902]

Your videos are awesome thanks for sharing

[@RailRelaxation]

@troybeverett6902 Thanks for watching!

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

super great video sir ❤❤❤❤

[@RailRelaxation]

@EntertainmentWorldz Thanks!

[@daniilvishin2385]

As always, great! I hope someday we will see a video of the journey between Disentis and Anrematt performed by the master. I am especially waiting for somebody to make video of spectacular descent from Nätschen to Andermatt in good quality.

[@RailRelaxation]

@daniilvishin2385 Thank you very much. There will be a journey from Andermatt to Disentis available very soon. So, running up to Nätschen ...

[@marcosantonio1006]

Eu, assistir Rail Relaxation em: 13/01/2024, ás 11:56 minutos, Sábado, com o tempo nublado, com pouca chuva, e chuvas passageira, aqui no estado de Pernambuco-Brazil. Olha só quanta neve na Suíça!... O incrível, é que em alguns lugares da Suíça não possui neve! Porque será?

[@RailRelaxation]

@marcosantonio1006 Boa tarde e tenha um ótimo dia!

[@marcosantonio1006]

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[@matteodinatale480]

So good! But try to do high speed cab rides, they would have so many success! Thanks

[@geoffhowse3591]

Play it at double speed, then !!

[@pranowobaris94]

So nice videos

[@RailRelaxation]

@pranowobaris94 Thanks.

[@adamblunsdon7784]

Nice video

[@RailRelaxation]

@adamblunsdon7784 Thank you.

[@richardhaas2487]

What a spectacular landscape. Thank you for this breathtaking ride with the MGB train. Why did this train go through all stations inbetween?

[@RailRelaxation]

@richardhaas2487 I guess because it is an express train...

[@jotagepe5]

Your videos are spectacular. I want you to record in Spain. Greetings from Spain.

[@RailRelaxation]

@jotagepe5 Thanks. I have plans to go to Spain this year...greetings back to Spain.

[@martinseerich]

Wunderbar bin im mai 2022 da lag gefahren

[@RailRelaxation]

@martinseerich Danke.

[@Mumumimiss]

So amazinggg!! and I wondering which side of the train is the best for this route?

[@ilex471]

Was this filmed from an emtpy train (without passengers)? I noticed it only stopped at double track sections to let trains from the other direction pass, but it did not even stop in Visp.

[@RailRelaxation]

@ilex471 No, it was with passengers. The Glacier Express train only stops in Brig.

[@geoffhowse3591]

I was quite confused with this video...it clearly appears that the train is climbing most of the trip, yet the elevation counter is decreasing...and the rivers also look like they are defying gravity.

[@RailRelaxation]

@geoffhowse3591 It is descending all the way....

[@kjh23gk]

I thought the same. Maybe it's an optical illusion caused by the river descending quicker than the rail which makes the rail look like it's ascending.

[@briancooper562]

You think your going fast (94 km/h) and big brother comes past. Ha. Quiet a few changes to the track, the traction and stock and the trackside road since I traveled this route in 2014. The unit we traveled in has here has very good acceleration compared to the old He II 4/4 which I traveled behind. Tended to use acceleration due to gravity and not the traction motors.

[@RailRelaxation]

@briancooper562 Nice that you can compare it to the trip that you did. I am glad that you enjoyed.

[@user-ru2jz6fd3l]

👍

[@RailRelaxation]

@user-ru2jz6fd3l Thanks.

[@oAlize]

Отлично, только бы камеру чуть повыше горизонта.

[@RailRelaxation]

@oAlize Thank you for your feedback.

[@user-pn7br5jn7b]

👏👏👏😍👍

[@RailRelaxation]

@user-pn7br5jn7b Thanks.

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

7:00 I've noticed very clear rails, are they slightly heated? In England they've just heated the points now which I know you do here and other countries...

[@RailRelaxation]

@mt.space.in.ear. There are heated just in some specific points.

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

@@RailRelaxation cheers 🍻

[@renekobi7604]

Sehr huzes video. Kompliment

[@RailRelaxation]

@renekobi7604 Danke.

[@cordialifetecchie]

From the hot Brasil to the cold Switzerland

[@RailRelaxation]

@cordialifetecchie Yes, quite a difference.

[@TomRut.404]

👍🚄

[@RailRelaxation]

@TomRut.404 Thanks.

[@vectron724]

Falscher Titel, oder? Oder bin ich jetzt blöd😂 Aber cooles Video

[@RailRelaxation]

@vectron724 Ups, ein Tippfehler. Jetzt ist er korrigiert. Vielen Dank für Ihre Nachricht

[@patrickp8883]

excellent. Dommage que les sous-titres sont en anglais.

[@RailRelaxation]

@patrickp8883 Merci. I do not speak French or German...

[@aoilpe]

Glacier Express not Glacial Express !

[@RailRelaxation]

@aoilpe Ups, thanks.

[@aoilpe]

Gerne

[@TamasKiss-bv9hz]

❤🤍👍👍👍❤🤍💚

[@RailRelaxation]

@TamasKiss-bv9hz Thanks.

[@tadeuszmierzecki5917]

Aby żyć w tych trudnych warunkach trzeba było stworzyć Kalwinizm bo to nie tylko religia ale i charakter tych mieszkańców.

[@user-ps3bp9wt1y]

ПОКАЙТЕСЬ ПЕРЕД ГОСПОДОМ БОГОМ ИИСУСОМ ХРИСТОМ ИНАЧЕ ВСЕ ПОГИБНЕТЕ ЧИТАЙТЕ НОВЫЙ ЗАВЕТ ТАМ НАПИСАНО ПОЧЕМУ"" АМИНЬ