🚆 Delivering flammable liquids to the harbour (Cab ride Switzerland | Basel RB - Birsfelden Harbour)

A cab ride from A to B is definitely nice to watch, that's probably why you're here. But it doesn't really do justice of what we really do all day. Trains aren't just ready to depart at all times, all freight and some older passenger trains need to be shunted, coupled, checked, driven to their destination, uncoupled and so on. You may have guessed it, it's time for another interesting cab ride with more focus onto operations and some unusual sights on the way.
We're in Basel-Muttenz marshalling yard and it is our job to pull a load of wagons into Birsfelden Harbour. To be more specific, we are delivering flammable liquids to Auhafen Muttenz, which is part of the Birsfelden Harbour complex and mostly handles flammable liquids, but also edible oils, wheat and other materials. After sucessfully dropping the wagons where they belong, the locomotive goes back solo to Basel-Muttenz marshalling yard, ready for other tasks.
Locomotive: Re 620
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[@captbob3144]

I watch a lot of cabride videos especially in Switzerland. Here in America this is what we call grunt work. Its not all snow covered Alps and quaint mountain villages. You are part of a vast machine that keeps your country moving along. Respect.

[@dieterschroers8914]

Da muss man doch einfach nochmal "Danke" sagen für dieses kurze aber äusserst interessante Video!

[@danachappell3861]

Your day is busy, and I know I like seeing parts of your day. Today was different, and we went on a track that was new to us. I enjoyed the short drive. I think it took longer to prepare and hook up than it did anything. lol!!! Glad they give you something to do, and make it as different as possible. Have a wonderful weekend!!!

[@michaellight3237]

A big Thank You a very interesting look at the everyday part of the drivers work, a nice lot of trackwork to view, it doesn't need to be mountains and fantastic scenery to make it a worthwhile watch, again thank you very much.

[@PeninsulaTrainFan]

Awesome!!

[@gregwest7101]

Very interesting video. I grew up with the SBB having lived outside of Zug when I was young. Taking the train to Zurich with my dad to work and occasionally getting the passenger seat next to the driver on an RBe 4/4 was a thrill. Your videos are among the best.

[@johannperaus6890]

Habe die Videobeschreibung gelesen und weiß natürlich um was es geht. Ich kenne die erforderlichen Dinge, die notwendig sind um einen Zug in den Verkehr zu setzen. Ich sehe als Abbonent natürlich immer eure klasse Videos. Bin selbst lange Fahrdienstleiter bei der ÖBB gewesen. Ich sehe euch Eidgenossen gerne bei der Arbeit zu, und ihr macht das spitze. Danke fürs Hochladen von Hans aus dem Mühlviertel in Oberösterreich. 🇦🇹

[@secretariat-13]

This is good content, we rarely get to see this part of your job, love to see how’s it’s done, the switching, back and forth, I also like seeing the mangled mess that the tracks appear to be, sort of a controlled chaos, at first I liked guessing which way the train was going next but I can tell now by looking at the tracks, thank you 👍

[@uwesiewert168]

Sehr gut, die Einfahrt zu diesem Hafen haben wir mit diversen Zügen schon überquert. Schön, diesen Streckenteil jetzt auch mal zu sehen 😊

[@johnbucknall3149]

Brilliant perspective, one of the best I’ve seen. Thank you!

[@jansmith574]

Great to see what you do all day!! :-) Interesting vid. Thanx.

[@Pjs75]

Excellent, instructive, fascinating too!

[@slycat1939]

AWESOME VIDEO TY FOR SHARING.

[@LuisLopez-hf4ed]

Awesome, thank you!

[@patrick8490]

Très belle et intéressante vidéo qui montre un travail différent de celui des trains à grand parcours. Merci et sincères salutations.

[@removock3364]

Spannendes Video - toll zu sehen, wie so etwas abläuft - und man sieht eine Bahnstrecke, die sonst für normale Bahnbenutzer nicht sichtbar ist - herzlichen Dank und gerne wiedereinmal ein Video dieser Art!

[@class8866]

sehr schönes Video, vielen Dank.

[@moacirg4806]

Very good!!!!

[@yvondufour9366]

petit voyage bien

[@arnesw2647]

Cool start! 😉👍

[@bigcasey4143]

Interesting video... I did a lot of work like this on freight trains at the beginning of my railway career (1978) as a driver's assistant... on my way to becoming a train driver in UK, retiring nearly two years ago after more than 40 years' service, 35 of which was driving passenger trains... I don't really miss my old job, which changed beyond recognition from when I started... the novelty kind of wore off in the end... retirement is the best job I've ever had, and I thoroughly recommend it...

[@hoonyoon7677]

Maybe these just part of your job, but to me is amazing, thank you for sharing wonderful part, I love this episode.

[@dellojulien]

ZEER INTERSANTE OPNAME VAN START TOT HET EINDE !!!!MOOI WERK !! BEDANK EN DE GROETEN JULIEN

[@jhvg-pepon8039]

Thanks for sharing

[@luigibrunomanzini253]

Belle manovre, video come sempre splendido

[@thomasbottcher3524]

Ein sehr informatives Video. Da sieht man einmal wie es hinter den Kulissen ist! Vielen dank aus der Hansestadt Lübeck!

[@tram6214]

The Re620 were built in the 1970s by SLM and still going strong by the Swiss Federal Railways for fourty years in service

[@herbertbasta3578]

Servus der Herr! Das Video zeigt eine sehr interessante Mitfahrt auf einer 620! Da knirscht und knarrt es ja fürchterlich!? Den Platz neben Ihnen habe ich gerne angenommen :-))) Ich freu mich auf Ihre nächsten Videos!!! Beste Grüße aus Bad Vöslau, Niederösterreich!

[@herbertbasta3578]

Danke sehr! Herzliche Grüße :-)

[@xavierthomas8311]

Belle video qui nous montre une autre face de votyre travail. Merci pour le travail de Bourgogne en france.

[@rfifremoitalia8746]

😍

[@rishad_travel_diaries]

Really nice video, even though the modern locomotives are quieter, there is a special charm about the sounds from the older ones. Thank you for sharing this unique coverage, something different compared to normal. I like the way you switch cabs with the camera in your hand. Also, at the harbour I noticed that you just left the train there, would another shunting locomotive take it further to where those other trains are?

[@RailwayEmotions]

Yes, distribution and shunting inside of the Harbour is taken care of by their employees.

[@MegaZorro04]

Video breve ma molto bello!

[@robertcoleman4861]

Nice cheer's bob.

[@707sprinter]

Einfach Herrlich...Grüße aus Sachsen.....

[@noraleestone2859]

I've watched enough of your videos to know that I can click the 'like' thumb before a video even starts!! ;) And today I finally realized that I should also hit the 'Subscribe' button too. ;) Warm regards from Canada. :)

[@AndreiTupolev]

7:48 interesting; external air hose connected to the train brake pipe

[@rfifremoitalia8746]

👍🏻😍

[@falkklemm4096]

😕 wer gibt denn dafür dislike ? War zwar sehr kurz , aber auch mal interessant . Daumen hoch . 👍👍

[@netrhyda8761]

nice nice

[@larsbyrne2307]

RAILROADING !!!

[@waeller.rescue]

😎👍

[@officialmcdeath]

Yes! Thank you, been looking forward to this route! What determines whether you get assistance with coupling/uncoupling? \m/

[@RailwayEmotions]

The presence or absence of someone that does it. 😁

[@bobparsons77]

Mother from Basle..know Birsfelden well.

[@700hlt]

Nice ride around town. I started watching your channel (along with others) for the mountain routes, but I also like the yards and the northern plateau for it's many lines. I think I've seen almost all your videos and appreciate them all. And speaking of the mountain routes, did you have a Gotthard video? I know I've seen one with the labeling and completeness that only you and Lorirocks provide, but I can't find it. His dies at Wassen. Thanks

[@RailwayEmotions]

There are two videos, but both go through the tunnel. Both are cargo cab rides, you should find them quickly in the cargo playlist.

[@johnairs2735]

There's even more line-side graffiti than in the UK. It's also on the locos and wagons. Such a shame for Switzerland which has a reputation for order and a safe environment. Enjoyed the video. Thanks for showing us the workings of Swiss freight lines and how many times you need to change ends in the loco.

[@noraleestone2859]

@14:55 The graffiti on the walls seems to be invited, judging by the way the wall was blocked out. I saw one block that seemed to have been over-painted, but the rest are quite attractive. A bonus of this paint is that it protects the concrete in the winter. The locos & wagons - well... As long as there are flat surfaces, there will be artists. ;)

[@Xoron]

These wagons travel all over Europe. You can never be sure where one was painted/tagged. Also it explains why they are so desired as a canvas: You can have your work travel around and be seen by other artists.

[@brucethemann480]

Nice video, thanks for showing the marshalling required to get a consist ready to go. What model diesel locomotive was at 23:22?

[@a350fsx7]

Am 843 diesel loco, it was the second loco built for the SBB (You can read it on the front of the loco)

[@brucethemann480]

@@a350fsx7 Thank you, I'll look for those markings in the future.

[@njcurmudgeon]

This was a very interesting video. I have two questions. One has to do with the yellow boxes and hoses at the end of the yard when you first hitched up to the consist. Am I correct in presuming these are air compressors to maintain the air brakes on the parked cars? The other is if you are doing all your own coupling/uncoupling, setting handbrakes, etc.? I'm in the U.S. and it seems more common here for there to be a two-man crew - the engineer (driver) responsible for moving the train and running the locomotive and a conductor (what I think is called a "guard" in other countries). The conductor is responsible for "on the ground" jobs, like coupling/uncoupling, setting handbrakes, lining manual switches, etc. Is it different in Switzerland? Or does it depend on the trip? Okay, one more question...what are the three beeps that can be heard? I heard that in a passenger train video too. Many thanks!

[@RailwayEmotions]

They can be used to fill, empty and therefore check the brakes. Sometimes we couple ourselves, sometimes there is staff to do it for us. There is never a two man crew, we're always alone on the locomotive, except for new drivers in training. The beeps are explained here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4qwdKKvhauhjbc

[@rmk7641]

Short video which is fun to watch. Thank you. In fact, showing some of these little details makes the video more interesting. Question: On your passenger train cab view videos, are you allowed, by regulations, to show the train before you board? If you also showed us a few people boarding and getting off the train, if the privacy laws permit, then we would feel like we are even more part of the journey. Just a thought! Thanks again.

[@RailwayEmotions]

Some videos show the train before departure, but we have tight schedules. So train and safety is always first, much later comes cabrides (which includes mounting the camera, cleaning the windscreen etc.) and if then there's still time left, an outside shot follows. Which is rarely the case.

[@rmk7641]

@@RailwayEmotions Thanks!

[@briancooper562]

Thanks for showing, now about the line at the other end of Basel yard to the river side industries? A query, the electric power supply to the locomotive is a single phase AC. However AC electric is generated in 3 phases on a national grid basis. Does the yard at Basel use all three phases distributed as single (but differing) phases in the various yards that make up the complex. A insulated or dead zone may indicate a change to a different phase. Would be require to balance the electrical load on the supply system.

[@RailwayEmotions]

On a national grid basis, yes. But our electric power comes from (hydro) power plants that are there only for the railway. It is a independent network, however it can supply the national grid with electricity and vice versa, if that would be necessary.

[@delurkor]

Something I saw on this or another channel, that the Re620 and similar locos are being withdrawn. They look very 1960's, so I guess they are at the end of useful life. By the way, thank you for the informative videos. Here in the US, there are probably multiple rules against the crew making them. Too bad really. Through sitting in a siding in Nevada for two hours is probably not for everyone

[@RailwayEmotions]

Do you know what those rules say?

[@delurkor]

@@RailwayEmotions I do not know for certain. I will contact some of my sources and get back in a couple of days. It may be similar to the no personal cell phone usage while on duty. There is a KZbin video taken on the Santa Fe from Richmond CA into the Delta area, but that was made in the '90s. Other US cabrides all seem to predate 2000. I will try to find out more info.

[@RailwayEmotions]

While I fully understand the no cell phone rule, I can't really think of proper reasons against cabrides. Of course, it is always up to the companies to set their rules and we are lucky that our employers let us film all the rides you can see here. We use a fixed camera and simply let it roll, it does not distract and does not interfere with safety, nor does it do anything else potentially dangerous.

[@delurkor]

@@RailwayEmotions I did some checking and found both Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern explicitly ban operation of personal electronic devices. CSX is less clear but I assume it is somewhere in the rule book. My personal experience id limited to running streetcars(trams) and interurbans at a museum, and model model railroading. ;)

[@johnbeaulieu2404]

@@RailwayEmotions The Federal regulations say that no personal electronic devices may be operating while operating a locomotive or other railway vehicle. If you have your personal cellphone with you it must be switched off and stored in your luggage where it is not readily accessible.

[@remocarrer3098]

hallo. Interessante Fahrt. Aber wie ich sehe, ist die Fahrt der kürzeste Teil der Arbeit. Machst Du alle Kupplungsarbeiten selbst? Auch die Kontrollen? Und noch eine Frage zum ETCS. Ist die Schweiz komplett auf Level 2 eingestellt?

[@RailwayEmotions]

Kommt drauf an, in diesem Fall wurde alles selber gemacht. Teilweise übernehmen die Kuppelarbeiten auch Rangiermitarbeiter. Keine Vollbahn der Welt läuft ausschliesslich auf ETCS Level 2, hingegen ist die ganze Schweiz mit L1LS ausgerüstet.

[@hatsjie2]

Very nice! Did you carry a "rangierperson" with you on the train, or did you do the coupling and uncoupling yourself? And why didn't you push (reverse) the wagons in the siding at the end? Is there another shunter who does that?

[@RailwayEmotions]

The couplers usually don't ride with us, so once again it was my job. ;-) the harbour has their own shunters.

[@hatsjie2]

@@RailwayEmotions Ah nice, maybe you can show a little bit of that? Or is it sensitive information?

[@wallyrailimages2544]

At 18:08 are those container wagons in the port double stacked?

[@RailwayEmotions]

Yes, that is only allowed inside the port.

[@Sakura727]

Thank you for very interesting video:D 7:47 Why were the freight cars connecting air hose from ground equipment? This work is not done in Japan...

[@RailwayEmotions]

The brakes are pre-checked, this hose allows to control them like a locomotive does. They are then kept at pressure and secured until the locomotive arrives and takes the wagons. This way, it is no longer necessary to check all the brakes after coupling, but only the first one. If that one reacts to the controls of the locomotive, all others do, too.

[@Sakura727]

@@RailwayEmotions That makes sense! Thank you for your reply;-)

[@112Haribo]

@@RailwayEmotions But if they are kept at pressure, does that mean that the brakes are off while parked? I thought airbrakes would keep air in the cylinders to release the brakes, and to apply the brakes you just release all the air.

[@RailwayEmotions]

​@@112Haribo What you say is correct. The system is filled to 5 bars (released), checked and afterwards set to 4 bars. Therefore the system is full, but the brakes are still applied. The locomotive only needs to build up that one bar to release the brakes. It takes noticeably less time and energy than filling the whole system up from 0 again. That is what I meant with kept at pressure.

[@dirklinden3318]

Ich habe eine Frage zum Rangierbahnhof Muttenz. Wird dieser noch durch örtliche Stellwerke bedient oder durch eine der Betriebszentralen ?

[@RailwayEmotions]

Muttenz wird durch drei örtliche Stellwerke bedient.

[@dave1001]

why was the loco shunted onto an occupied track only to drive out again wiyjout wagons?

[@AndreiTupolev]

We came out of the track next to those locos parked there and needed to cross over the points that could only be reached from the other direction, so we had to reverse

[@steeltrap3800]

Crazy to think the the YOUNGEST Re620 is 40 years old, the oldest 48 (built 1972) assuming Wiki has it correct. Seems a bit crappy ergonomically compared with more modern electric locos, especially when it comes to noise, but clearly the power delivery and performance are very much 1st rate. Clearly the design must've been very, very good, especially for its time.

[@RailwayEmotions]

I don't know the exact numbers, but they sound about right. They are old and extremely reliable. It's not even that bad ergonomically, but obviously no comparison to a modern locomotive.

[@rabde1041]

👉👉👉🔝🔟🔝🔟🔝👈👈👈👋

[@AndreiTupolev]

I do like the Re 620, the traction motors make a great sound. Still the most powerful single unit loco in Europe, isn't it. * Dear me, graffiti on that BLS loco over there at 4:30. Dear oh dear oh dear.

[@paolozanconato3665]

Train first trucks road second

[@fabianmattli7055]

Bist du von beruf lokfürer?

[@Xoron]

Either that or he does it as a hobby :D

[@fabianmattli7055]

@@Xoron ah okay

[@irmgardsingle364]

Oswald. Sattler

[@cappuccino4366]

1:37 face reveal