Inside a narrow-gauge railway maintained by enthusiasts

There is a number of narrow-gauge railways in Russia that still operate. I went to the town of Kirovo-Chepetsk to explore one of the well-known narrow-gauge "rapid transit" systems maintained by railway enthusiasts. In 2019, the railway was bought off by an entrepreneur Evgeniy Sterlin who not just saved regular passenger service but also created a railway museum to develop local tourism.
November 2020.
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[@mtrmotrio3963]

I laughed a little bit when you showed the timetable with the branding as rapid transit system :D I would rather speak of a heritage railway. But huge respect to the people working on the railway keeping it running. Especially the old signal box was impressing to see, what a shame that it isnt completely functional anymore. Hopefully, we can all working together on constructive things like building a better european / Asian train network, than fighting pointless wars against each other.

[@daveshongkongchinachannel]

Wonderful to see people who still care about preserving some of this history and to see the knowledge and experience being handed down.

[@dirk_o7]

Not everyday you find someone passionate about Soviet trains who is also willing to give you a tour. Great video. Keep it up Mr. Vaga Bond and goodbye from Minnesota USA.

[@Andrew_Erickson]

Of all the railway videos on youtube this has become one of my favorites, hope you are doing well.

[@Holabirdsupercluster]

Love narrow gauge railways, so small but not toy-like, especially a dirty, working one like this. Great video!

[@joepeach997]

This will be one of my most favorite video of yours. The group of coworkers, family and friends giving respect to their Engineer passing was so very moving. And the ending of the men that operate these relics will be forever in my heart. Thank You so much for this video.

[@raymondbolhuis5819]

Wow mate... real surprise this video! Спасибо большое из нидерланд!

[@Peter-MH]

From the days when stuff was ‘built to last’!

[@MorrisHGT]

What a nice little railway, and huge shoutout to you for your video's i really like it, and see a bit more of Russia. Greeting from the Netherlands

[@brucemaxi1995]

Wat is de wereld daar anders hè..

[@raymondbolhuis5819]

@@brucemaxi1995 en toch ook weer niet ;)

[@MorrisHGT]

@@brucemaxi1995 het gaat veel meer menselijker!

[@brucemaxi1995]

@@MorrisHGT ja een soort van terug in de tijd gevoel krijg ik soms van de beelden maar wel top.

[@raclark2730]

Every old train is a treasure.👍

[@paulvale2985]

Excellent work from the 'Enthusiasts' and I hope the project goes well for the Owner, Staff and the passengers. Great video Vaga, thanks for posting.

[@n.e.barton1299]

Vaga Bond your trip was very interesting :). If the green and blue locomotives were not narrow gauge, I would buy them both and take them to Moscow. I would pick up my friends who would flag me down on the Moscow commuter railway, and we would be very trippy driving around the city waving to people.

[@hillbillycarwreck]

very impressed how much you get around, this has become a favorite channel of mine. thank you

[@HOmodeltrainfan]

your videos amaze me.... that fresh sound of jointed rail. speechless... thank you for sharing..

[@HOmodeltrainfan]

fairwell engineer

[@raystorm6600]

old system but it works...nice

[@DeDeimos1]

Very nice video. There are true treasures deep inside Russia, especially the PD1 is an jewel.

[@PurpleDuneEfa]

It always surprises me how much of public transit especially railway in post-soviet countries has been destroyed. In Lithuania there is Aukštaitija narrow gauge railway that now runs just Panevėžys-Anykščiai-Rubikiai But in 1952-1992 (what my grandmother remembers) the narrow gauge railway network was at its peak. The lines ran: Panevėžys-Anykščiai-Utena-Švenčionėliai Šiauliai-Pakruojis-Pasvalys-Biržai Švenčionėliai-Švenčionys-Lentupis(Лынтупы)-...-and then further into Belarus on today existing railway Not a narrow gauge but now is destroyed: Pabradė-Zalavas-Lentupis(Лынтупы)-...-and then further into Belarus on today existing railway Because my grandmother lived in Biržai she remembers the train arriving and leaving at an interval of 1 hour. She used to take that train to Šiauliai and then from Šiauliai to Klaipeda, to go to beach at summers.

[@kantarva]

It has not been destroyed. It has been rendered obsolete for the last 60 years. Was max 25 km/h speed and tracks going through nowhere able to compete with buses? You mentioned yourself - EX-soviet. Because in -soviet- countries you either had an obsolete form of transport, or you had nothing. not to mention that it was the -soviet- decision to close the narrow gauge lines or convert them to broad gauge.

[@PurpleDuneEfa]

@@kantarva I don't know what kind of country you are from and what kind of experience you/your relatives had with public transportation in Soviet countries, but today's public transportation sucks compared to 40-60 years ago. For example the same route of Šiauliai-Biržai with a train took ~2 hours. Today with the bus it takes more than 3 hours. The original comment is just my grandmother's experience while living in Biržai. Edit: the train reached up to 55km/h so idk where you pulled 25km/h out but it could be with different models though. The train model that was operated according to my grandmother is TU2 or in Russian ТУ2

[@roguewave1060]

Thanks for speaking Russian and subtitling it! 👍🏻🇷🇺

[@4MrNr128]

Thanks again! What song is playing at the ending part of the video ?

[@msanatkumar6434]

Beautiful visuals.

[@xela001]

Great video 👍🏻😍

[@interstellarphred]

Foamers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your trains!

[@PJS_PJS]

Superb video!

[@patu5798]

10:30 Im jealous of the brothers wake

[@markparker2873]

Great video and well done! 🙂

[@grahamx8623]

There are similar railways in he UK. Run by volunteers and enthusiasts. Funny how men are attracted to machinery the world over regardless of politics. Thanks

[@LINJ638]

Better than TV!!!!! Come on bring it on!!!!!

[@михаэльбезликий]

Мост через Чепцу можно увидеть в конце фильма "Дума о Ковпаке. Буран".

[@OsmosisHD]

In my country this train connection would violate around a thousand safety regulations a few hundred environmental laws and at least twenty infrastructural and utilities regulations. Also that's one of the reasons why my country is rather boring.

[@MorrisHGT]

Sounds like the Netherlands haha

[@OsmosisHD]

@@MorrisHGT That's correct! I'm from the Netherlands. Toevallig ook een Nederlander omdat je gelijk wist om welk land het ging hahaha

[@MorrisHGT]

@@OsmosisHD haha geniaal. Ik wist het meteen dat het om Nederland ging. Wist niet eens dat je een Nederlander ben haha wel weer leuk toeval

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

also the same problem here in the UK, if this line operated here it'd be closed immediately for "renovations" or permenantely closed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

[@andreaseriksson8121]

What music is playing in the end of the video?

[@hany731]

You know waht man?? For this work You do and this advanture You took Ass withe You all the way, You must and You have to be very famos aranud the global. Ther is No many pepole can do this tink You do in your normal daily.. God luck my friend..

[@jcee2259]

Rapid transit by boats have reached Alaska. Russians seeking refuge are taken to the State Capitol for processing purposes. I reside where the Alaska ferry docks in the lower 48 States. A community which has support services for homeless arrivals. We could talk about your expectations?

[@13donstalos]

Is it just me, or are there like a lot of rivers in Russia?

[@graylouch8419]

On a real passenger train... wtf 😆

[@Methanol2000]

12:25 "Valmet", not "Valmit" =)

[@Sion_Revan]

Reminds me of Metro Exodus

[@silvertamman3218]

This railway will last untill the big bridge stays safe. Sad.

[@sotirzvanidjubre4109]

You live history

[@maciejmaciej80]

Bieda niesamowita

[@Dawn5048Batchelor]

🙋‍♀️👍

[@TheDonnyOne]

Mr bald and bankrupt would love this shit you should do a calab

[@2brokenpc]

Unfortunately, Bald is now banned from entering Russia LOL.

[@jackstraw262]

GAYJuh is how you say “gauge” it’s a fuckt word

[@timectrl]

He learned English by himself

[@MegaCooliam]

Thoughts on the war in Ukraine?

[@graylouch8419]

No fker wants a war! Grow up!

[@t1mmy13]

Why?

[@MorrisHGT]

@@graylouch8419 yeah i agree. but there is a different topic on it so not in this video section

[@razersharpener9530]

Please keep war away from this comment section

[@Andrew_Erickson]

What kind of twonk would ask this question? Any answer he gives would be bad for him, do you understand?

[@laakssim]

Wow, what an interesting video! But the brand of that Finnish engine is Valmet, not Valmit. It stands for Valtion metallitehtaat which means State's Metalfactories.

[@basstrip73]

Thank you for the video and the slice of Russian railway history. It's sad to see such an extensive network abandoned and left to decay. Hopefully one day the locos and wagons will be refurbished and put to use or at least maintained as a museum railway.

[@davidife597]

An amazing insight to life out there. Worlds apart from Putin, I bet they would have some options of the onslaught of their fellow neighbours.

[@jankopransky2551]

The end sequence made me feel very good and cozy, thank you for that!

[@Hazmatt4700]

Really incredible video. It's a real study of both man and machines. One of the things wrong about the way most people is taught history is that they make it about places and dates. But stories of people and the things they did, bring the story to life in people's imaginations.

[@pdavis500]

Really cool short documentary. Interesting to see the work being undertaken and the quality of the restoration.

[@michaelbastion]

Did they use narrow gauge railways because they survive better on permafrost?

[@ivantrainsLIVE]

Lol, there is no permafrost. Narrow gauge is easier to assemble and disassemble. It allows you to construct branch tracks to new areas there forest/peat is cut/harvested to transfer them.

[@franz3091]

Amazing, thank you very much

[@briandoyle6188]

Wonderful send off for the departed colleague real friendship and respect from his fellow workers 👏..the local people some would have no means of transport if it wasn't for the men maintaining this train track so thank god they still do and are doing such a great job 👍👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿...

[@nickfasfasd]

Very nice video! What is the music in the end?

[@raymondbolhuis5819]

Good question

[@andrewsmithphoto]

That shop restoring the old and engines cars was pretty impressive.

[@steveanderson9290]

Facinating! And thanks to the owner for the tour.

[@markvogel5872]

This is better rapid transit than in my city lol. I'd totally want to work for them for the day driving the trains! Seems fun!

[@BJPinel]

Love your video's but ive never seen something look so close to fallout 4

[@byrider08]

Very interesting video! Thank you for your work

[@powpow99]

Cool to see an old train like this one still running.

[@patu5798]

Love this video

[@13donstalos]

Ngl the fireplace was sick. Gotta get one of them for the car.

[@johnarnehansen9574]

This line needs ALOT of restoration!...

[@gardnersmith3580]

06:03 Russian third class train.

[@trickyd499]

This is surreal

[@orlinoflores7317]

Thanks 👍 Always good choice of music 👍

[@orlinoflores7317]

Beautiful tribute from 14:46 ❤️. . .

[@trevormadden4301]

Cool man

[@Tillerman56]

What a lovely and serene atmosphere in this video.... I have been looking forward for quite some years to visit Ukraïne, Russia, Kazachstan and Kyrgystan after my retirement. Pity, that thanks to Putin's war this is out of the question for the next few years....

[@Rahul97161]

❤️🚂 красивое видео, однажды я собираюсь посетить этот уголок прекрасной России Которая так же прекрасна, как Западная Россия.

[@margarita8442]

is smoking allowed ?

[@andrewmastrandonas5123]

If you want to see how crappy Russia is away from Moscow, this video is it.

[@jamesfriery]

What's your view of Putin's war in the Ukraine?

[@Friendo111]

How have you managed to avoid conscription? i don't want to see a video of you riding a train to the frontline.