Cab View - Masterton to Wellington - GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edition Action Camera

[@Timsvideochannel1]

To see more "DRIVER'S EYE" videos of the Wellington network please take a look at the following links - Wellington to Waikanae (Full Version) Pt 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn-8XpuGf6drhNk - Wellington to Waikanae (Full Version) - Part 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qabWf5WCiqedm6s - johnsonville Line kzbin.info/www/bejne/laXUZp-ghtaogtE

[@nzdanrah]

I'm heading into the office tomorrow, will play this on my laptop.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I hope you enjoy the video 🙂.

[@greatbritishentertainmentl5636]

Excellent ride, scenery and station information.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride.

[@anmolmehta7116]

Nice trip back to Wellington. Lovely greenery all around. Would love to see more videos of different cities in New Zealand.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi I'm glad you enjoyed it. This is a play list of my New Zealand videos taken over the last 15 years showing mostly trains, although it does include videos showing some of the places I have visited - kzbin.info/aero/PLPdTWbkwx85pX8Zcf80fh3B2ggr_O_hLB My next visit will be January 2019 to see how Christchurch is recovering from the earthquakes of recent years.

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

Awesome cab ride...The Remutaka Tunnel is almost 9klms long. That is an amazing engineering task.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

The tunnel makes life easy, but I'd love to have travelled over the top when the fell locomotives were still battling the gradients.

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

Yes.. I just read an article about the fell locos... That would have been an amazing sight to see. I just found this video of the last fell locos working the incline... kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3PHiHuAr8tgipI

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@Dallas-Nyberg That's an awe inspiring video, I'll be in Wellington at the end of October and if time allows I'll drop into the “Fell Locomotive” museum because a warm welcome is guaranteed and I love looking at the old photographs, I might even hire a trail bike to ride the cycle path that has been built on the track bed of the old railway line.

[@JacGBoots1]

~ a great nostalgic moment to see the Hutt River!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I hope the video bought back good memories from your own experience of this route.

[@eamonstafford2056]

Kiwirail will have to embark on some serious pruning of vegetation from Carterton to Featherston section and that be real soon

[@Huttworker]

Great exposure going through the Rimataka tunnel, most tunnel films are dark and obscure. Good to hear train control near Upper Hutt organise the unit to follow 1607.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Robert, it was fortunate that the locomotive was fitted with a powerful headlight. Sensible train control makes good sense, I assume the unit would have stopped at more stations, delaying our train from Masterton.

[@2020balance]

Oh bless you! My mother now begs for train videos!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I'm pleased your Mum enjoyed the ride. I'm in Devon, England filming more train rides to be posted in the new few weeks. Please say "Hi" to your Mum from me. Best wishes. Tim.

[@Sammzz2011]

Would love a new updated version eventually, if possible 😃

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I would like to update all the driver's eye videos I shot in New Zealand because the latest cameras do a really good job, sadly it is hard to get permission these days, I will try again on my next visit, hopefully some time next year.

[@Sammzz2011]

@@Timsvideochannel1 Yeah i see how it's pretty hard these days to get full access / permission to film. The new compact cameras that gopro for example have made, are alot smoother and higher detail looking than the previous versions i've seen. Keep up the good video's, i love that train 😆👍

[@Timsvideochannel1]

​@@Sammzz2011 I got a GoPro 11 a couple of days ago, I'm looking forward to using it, I'm off to Northern Spain and the Pyrenees later this month, hopefully I'll find a kind train driver who'll allow me to capture the view as he/she sees it 😊.

[@dominicliner1609]

Great video thank you Tim.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Cheers, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@hippo9100]

fantastic quality

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you.

[@milankanka5329]

Veľmi prekrasne natočené video 😉😉😉😉😉. Perfektné super 😃😃😃😃😃.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

ďakujem. :-)

[@ruqaiaalgbure284]

Goooood

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@chankarathilmathewshaji5906]

Thank u

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@theotherchannel2279]

A bend in the track at 31:52 Very exciting!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

That dangerous very slight bend broke the otherwise straight track.

[@rodhard688]

Beautiful country, could be anyplace in the US. (Though they are driving on the wrong side of the road >; ) Nice ride great video. Some unusually long station stops.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed it, some of the stations were request halts, the train was not required to stop at all of them, so I am guessing it was running ahead of schedule, hence some extended station dwell times as the train waited to leave on time.

[@doreenlloyd-thompson44]

It's the right side of the road

[@alasdairwright6677]

Enjoyed this video: used to travel on the Hutt Line lots of times. I noticed that the 2 Station Footbridges at Ava, are but 1 now. Whatever happened to the Wellington-end Footbridge? When was this changed??

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I followed the route on Google earth to check name place spellings and noticed several footbridges had changed in recent years.

[@pabloznotti3867]

footbridge was taken down due to earthquake damage.

[@alasdairwright6677]

At 1:33:26, I see a new road bridge has been installed. Is this an indication of seismic activity?

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I think this bridge was part of general road improvements, although I was stunned to learn that around 10% of the buildings in Wellington are currently unusable due to recent earthquake damage, this link gives a little more information - www.stuff.co.nz/national/nz-earthquake/86674439/daily-earthquakeaffected-buildings-and-damage-updates-for-wellington-city

[@pabloznotti3867]

part of the Dowse drive interchange built about 10 years ago. see also a glimpse of the nearly completed haywards interchange at Manor park(1:18:30), after many years of neglect Wellingtons antiquated roads are finally getting upgraded.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I got caught in traffic jams in the Hutt valley as a result of road improvements taking place. Wellington does seen to be tackling the increase in traffic volumes on both the road and rail network. As an occasional visitor I usually stay just outside Wellington near one of the many stations, using the trains to travel into the city itself, as the train-fare is usually less than the cost of parking. It was good to see integrated rail bus interchanges at a number of locations around Wellington.

[@Huttworker]

Neat, saw my ute parked by the line

[@Timsvideochannel1]

A "ute" is word I have only really come across in NZ. When I was touring NZ last, I said to my wife "I've got another ute on my tail", she looked at me and said "maybe you should call into a chemist", I said "I think a faster hire car might be more useful".

[@pabloznotti3867]

ute, NZ/Aus term for utility vehicle, "pick up" in American.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thanks you.

[@Huttworker]

A ute to be specific is a car with a pickup rear end. It has car running gear and performance. Legend has it that a farmers wife asked Ford Australia to build a car to go to market during the week and take the family to church on Sunday. Ford Australia built the first one. My one is the green ute parked at the locomotive depot as come into Wellington.

[@bobhennis3585]

as a child, like most men i loved trains and still do. in america trains are for cargo only. with the exception of some e. coast cities people don't ride trains. we have 1 long distance passenger train service called amtrak but their trains always seem to wreck, alot. i never rode a train and now im to old and crippled up to. in my next life im gonna chance it and ride a train.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Bob, New Zealand railways are a bit like American railroads in that they are mainly used for freight with suburban passenger services around the two main cities, there are also three long distance trains, Northern Explorer, Coastal Pacific and TranzAlpine. I live in the UK where the railways cater mainly for passengers, so for many in Britain train travel is part of everyday life. Train travel is pretty safe, so I think its going to be worth giving it a go in your next life.

[@hugocamm]

Exelente!

[@MrPeerum]

hai Tim,i see manny things about 4K,but its only 1080P. i look by 4 K on 1440P.i have no 4K videocard....yet,lol.but the video is super as always. thanks mine friend. have a nice weekend.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thanks, your comment is appreciated.

[@gregorygherkins1884]

1:39:32 Is that station even in use?

[@Timsvideochannel1]

"Yes" that station is used, it is served by local electric units.

[@gregorygherkins1884]

@@Timsvideochannel1 And the passengers are just expected to...scamper along the tracks to their platform, like in some sub saharan African country? Wow.

[@MiG21aholic]

Actually it closed 2013.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@MiG21aholic Cheers, I didn't know that.

[@edmundoramalho4987]

Gostaria que indicassem o nome e o tamanho dos túneis existentes nesse percurso.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

É algo que eu realmente deveria fazer, embora possa ser difícil encontrar a informação para os túneis mais curtos.

[@Dudfoot67]

How long is that tunnel !!! 😮

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, the Rimutaka is 5.5 mile (8.8 km)

[@Sam53148]

Thats some tunnel, how long did it take to get it all done?

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, the Rimutaka tunnel and the incline it replaced are a fascinating part of New Zealand railway history. Please click on this link to learn more about the tunnel - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimutaka_Tunnel

[@simonprice8737]

is all New Zealand's Railways 3 foot 6 inches ?

[@Timsvideochannel1]

New Zealand's national rail network is all 3 foot 6 inches.

[@JasonMasters]

17:50 D'aaaaawww. Huggy-wuggy!

[@jonah6404]

Lol

[@EdiINTERIA]

The GoPro camera does very good movies, so why is this poor quality here? :(

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I started out with the GoPro Hero 2 (a remarkable good camera), then I moved onto this camera Hero 3 Black (it was never a great camera) so I switched to the Sony FDR X3000 (a reasonably good camera), recently I purchased a Hero 6 Black (a good camera with excellent stabilisation) All my action cameras have trouble with certain shades of green, I've tried everything to overcome the problem, without any real success. GoPro's work well at low speeds but suffer as speed increases, even at high frame rates. Here are two videos taken with a Hero 6 Black (slow speed) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKSxaq2eoLOlaNk (High speed on a shaking steam locomotive) kzbin.info/www/bejne/moWUY6SnebZ0p6M There is also a very noticeable drop in quality when I upload video shot at higher speeds with a GoPro to KZbin. Do you use a GoPro, if so what are your experiences and do you have any tips.

[@EdiINTERIA]

Timsvideochannel1 I used GoPro Hero + and, according to me, it worked fairly well even on the move. I did a lot of movies while car driving. In my films, I am surprised that all the vegetation is blurred, especially the grass. Maybe pay attention to bitrate, which is a very important factor affecting the quality. It can be 4k resolution but with poor bitrate the quality will be worse than regular HD 720p.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, your comment prompted me to take a closer look and I stopped uploading the video I was uploading to see if there was something I could do to improve the quality. I edit with Pinnacle Studio, I typed "Loss of video quality GoPro to Pinnacle Studio" it was evident this is a problem so I downloaded a video conversion program - www.ufuware.com/load-gopro-hd-mp4-videos-to-pinnacle-studio/ I tried the trial version with some success, so I purchased the full version. The video I am working on was taken with a GoPro Herocam (entry level GoPro). The video is not that great and looked terrible when I edited with Pinnacle Studio. It will be interesting to see the result, if it is OK I will upload it.

[@peteacher52]

A seven minute stop at Carterton! Stops in the Balkan countries make this look slow and inefficient. I am a Kiwi but I find such delays embarrassing.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

The trouble with cab ride videos is that you can't see what is happening on the platform, there may be people with a lot of luggage or a disabled passenger who needs assistance. All these things plus some recovery time can lead to what appear to be unnecessarily long waits, especially if there are no actual delays, trains to pass, disabled people or holiday makers with lots of luggage. It is better to have trains that are reliable than trains that run to overoptimistic timetables that are always late. I have been fortunate to travel on many railways around the world and it is quite normal to experience long dwell times at stations on largely single track railways, it is different with double track railways, because it is not necessary to pass trains in the opposite direction. I have visited the Wairarapa line a number of times and found it to be punctual, clean, comfortable, and the staff really helpful - that is something to be proud of.

[@JacGBoots1]

so what!

[@krisiicc14]

Hi,Tim. My woman asked-where is beautiful Newzeeland...... I say-that is...... All video is liked Americas or any Europes asian ,African railroad... nothing to see. Tim where is amazing New Zeeland

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, this part of New Zealand, while picturesque, could as you point out be any number of places in the world, some of my favourite places in New Zealand are Milford Sound, Doudtful Sound and the Bay of Islands, but unfortunately they didn't build railroads there. These are links to some of my older videos taken from trains passing through some of New Zealand's finest scenary kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4TEhGNujZeZo5Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/famsm6KbeZWlndk

[@Robbi496]

Narrow Gauge (At least to me)

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Yes, this is 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

[@formatcforcortex2465]

i want to learn haka dance

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I used to love watching the Haka dance preformed by New Zealand rugby teams before a game, I'm sure it had the desired effect on the opposition, take a look at this to see them in action - kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5qud4yKe6-Sodk - good luck with learning it.

[@iamosiris3254]

If this a Go Pro thing then I wnn't be buying one. What crap resolution. The journey deserves better. I've done it so often so I know.