★ 4K 🇨🇭Brig - Frutigen via Lötschberg base tunnel cab ride [01.2021]

If you've been following the channel, you may have seen the trips we've taken over the Lötschberg pass, a stunning Swiss feat of engineering with breathtaking views.
Today I'm happy to bring you the first 4K video on youtube of the base tunnel - although, taking the mountain route is a better option any day. If you haven't seen it yet, here are the links:
Brig - Kandersteg - Basel (4K): • ★ 4K 2x🎥 🇨🇭Brig - Kand...
Basel - Kandersteg - Brig: • ★ 2x🎥 🇨🇭Lötschberg alp...
After a national vote in favour of building base tunnels for Switzerland's 2 major north - south transit routes through the alps (Gotthard & Lötschberg), construction started on the Lötschberg base tunnel in 1999 and was already completed in 2007. It was then the third longest and is currently the fifth longest railway tunnel in the world, the longest being the Gotthard base tunnel also featured on this channel.
As you will see, only about 15km of the 35km tunnel is double tracked. 14km after the south portal, the west line joins the east tunnel over a high speed switch and branches off again 1km before the tunnel's end. A good portion of the west tunnel has been dug out and left uncompleted, to be finished at a later date and until then, used as a rescue tunnel.
Unfortunately the footage from Frutigen was out of focus, so I decided to include it at a higher speed in case anybody is interested. I also added music with the kind permission of the artist "Michael Obed". Check out his other music here: / michaelobed
Camera used: Panasonic Lumix Fz 1000

[@geoffreymartin2764]

Now I have seen the tunnel route I'll go back to watching the tunnel-free trip.

[@kenyongray2615]

That was a fun ride. The time lapse portion of the ride reminded me of being on a roller coaster. When the train changed tracks at that speed it was very cool. Great snow, farms, mountains, lovely homes and smaller towns. Thanks for showing me a part of this great world that I will never see in reality.

[@lorirocks777]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ratroddiesels1981]

we enjoyed your special fx presentation .thank you for sharing .

[@trevorgarner5803]

Hello again , always a pleasure tripping with you and hope to keep tripping in the future looking forward to it,as always thank you for sharing.Good luck for the new year.

[@angelikaluft2515]

Schade, dass das Video zum Teil im Zeitraffer zu sehen ist. Der Anfang war super schön. Trotzdem danke für's Mitnehmen 🙂

[@lorirocks777]

Ja, ich hätte lieber alles normal gezeigt, aber nach dem Tunnel war das Bild unscharf. Ich habe ein zweites video Brig - Basel wo wir über den Berg fahren und ohne Zeitreffer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmLCnIhrabh2mcU

[@HopStepJunk]

Thank you for upload ! I've been waiting! I understood well where in the tunnel it would be a single track (21:10) and where it would be a double track (32:58) !!

[@FelicianaDelacruz]

Awesome video, that is quite the tunnel. Thanks so much for sharing this video gem! Switzerland has an incredible railway system.

[@AmbientWalking]

Always a happy time for me when I am experiencing a trip with you. Thank you. : )

[@VlakynaSlovensku]

Excellent cabview!! Thanks for sharing!

[@bahnvideos.dresden]

Suoer gutes Video! 👍👌 Achja, toll das bei 48:48 die Oberleitungsmasten perfekt auf die Musik kommen 🤗👌 Grüße aus Deutschland 👋

[@lorirocks777]

Besten Dank

[@wilfriedbrommelmeyer7634]

Zum Sonntag ein Video aus der Schweiz. Vielen Dank für die schönen Aufnahmen der BLS Strecke.

[@johnfrank6112]

ridiculously beautiful photography especially the transit between the early morning partial sun, on the mountains, and full sunshine.

[@rishad_travel_diaries]

Wonderful video as usual! Even enjoyed the timelapse :)

[@lorirocks777]

Thank you!

[@dieterschroers8914]

Ich finde es gut, die Fahrt durch den LBT in Realzeit erleben zu können! Herzlichen Dank für das Hochladen.

[@lorirocks777]

Freut mich! Ich bevorzuge immer Echtzeit auch wenn andere es lieber anders hätten. Ich weiss noch als ich als Junge VHS Führerstandsmitfahrten angeschaut habe dass ich eben enttäuscht war dass die Tunnel abgekürzt wurden.

[@Stas1661]

красота)))))😊

[@platformthree6054]

I can't believe I didn't know some of the tunnel was single tracked before watching this. I liked your music too.

[@ensign_Zadov]

The accelerated video is great. Like our life. We are rushing somewhere, now to the left, now to the right. Perhaps the most important thing remains even unnoticed. What lies ahead is unknown, and no one knows where our last station is ... Ускоренное видео отличное. Как наша жизнь. Мы куда-то несемся, то налево, то направо. Пожалуй, самое главное остается даже незамеченным. Что нас ждет впереди - неизвестно, и никто не знает, где наша последняя станция ...

[@user-uh3vv7rk73]

What a beautiful nature. I subscribed to your channel to take a unique journey with you through the most beautiful places in Switzerland. Thank you for the videos. Good luck and health to you.

[@lorirocks777]

Thank you. All the best to you too!

[@user-uh3vv7rk73]

@@lorirocks777 I sit watching your videos and admire nature. Very nice.

[@pererikakerjordet1735]

Outstanding as always!! Greetings from Norway!

[@anilorion8630]

Wao wat a sight .Swiss rocks

[@rorirocks6663]

I like the first song in the time-lapse, you got good taste in music

[@veronrapi559]

32:02 The workers be like: FINALLY ITS DONE! OUR HARD WORK TOOK SO LONG TO DO THAT!

[@ivanp_personal]

Fast replay is spectacular!

[@alanmusicman3385]

Thank you Paolo, thank you Lorirocks777 - I was getting withdrawal symptoms! Will watch this tonight.

[@robertcoleman4861]

Nice ride thank you,still some snow on the ground when is all gone by.

[@Markaz8374]

I liked your channel a lot, especially the sections of the routes in the mountains. A very good supplement to your films is a map with the route and descriptions of the objects you pass by. Timelapse on the one hand is an interesting solution, but I prefer the traditional mode in which you shoot. When it comes to music, when traveling by train I like to listen to eg Pat Metheny, but I write it from the passenger's point of view. When thanks to you I become a virtual train driver, I don't need any music anymore, because what I see in front of me and typical railway sounds are enough for me. Best wishes :)

[@lorirocks777]

Many thanks!

[@sidney001]

I love your videos and this one was no exception, in fact I think I preferred the time lapse to the normal speed, I could happily watch all your videos at that speed, although the choice of music might need some fine tuning though Keep em coming, they are very much appreciated

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks a lot for your wonderful comment. I understand that everybody has different music tastes... This is just one of the few songs I have permission to use.

[@sidney001]

@@lorirocks777 Music is always going to be subjective, either way the time lapse was great

[@manmeetsinghmahajan6183]

Nice one.

[@pikachu8508]

Great job and finally a driver's eye view through the Lötschberg base tunnel. BTW I'm still waiting for the Mont Blanc Express, Ceneri Base Tunnel, Zermatt-Brig -Andermatt-Disentis/Muster via Furka Base Tunnel and also the Pilatus Rack Railway.

[@sabuzacwalker3822]

Excellent video. With you trip tour. Thanks for sharing my dear friend

[@meche3164]

In my opinion the cab ride with timelapse and chill music looks better than normal cab ride ;)

[@lorirocks777]

Well, glad somebody enjoys it. This video seems to have gotten a lot more dislikes than usual.

[@Wolfie_Rankin]

Loved the speed run.

[@Slubicjusz]

How much shorter is the route trough the tunnel comparing to the old one? Great vid. by the way :)

[@leroycreasey]

Great scenes!!

[@blasiuskaktus7005]

Vielen Dank, darauf habe ich lange gewartet!

[@ЕвгенийКоробов-м3ч]

Thank you for the video!!!!it's great!!!!I love to look at the mountains,they are endless and very beautiful!!!!I love your videos from Switzerland!!!!Why was the footage from Frutigen out of focus?I'm surprised that you were driving through a very long tunnel,it's cool!!!!I love Switzerland!!!Tell me in what city do you live?Goodbye and be healthy!!!

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks. It was out of focus because I had the focus set to manual and it's hard to see on the screen if it is focused or not.

[@atillayesilcimenli315]

Dear Lorirocks777 ! Thank you for upload ! Love from Türkiye !

[@noraleestone2859]

You must've been so irked when you discovered the out of focus footage. I'm glad you released the video anyway. It was quite interesting to watch the sped-up footage - a lot like riding in a high speed train. :) I'm going to click on the other link to watch it in regular speed now.

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks for your comment. Yes, it was disappointing.. but at least it wasn't a track that I will never drive on again.

[@Suedrampe]

Hey man, another great one! Thx for uploading! Which kind of loco did you ride in this video? Greets Jochen

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks. A 189/Re 474

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

Amazing how these are built !! 😊

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

Seems headlights would be brighter

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

21.748 miles

[@57629589]

Probably a stupid question but was this a freight run?

[@lorirocks777]

It was

[@1985tonyjones]

Another great vid 👌🏻 would love to see interlaken OST to luzern

[@lorirocks777]

Ok

[@joselitopereira7596]

Boa tarde Abreu e Lima Pernambuco Brasil gosto muito de ver esses vídeos

[@yogisworkshop]

The time lapse is cool! 👍👍👍

[@АлександрВолков-н9р2в]

Hello, I am from Ukraine! Thank you!

[@tizianatrombetti5382]

Thank you so much, another fantastic video!!! Just a question: is it possible record a video with a driver's cab view? (I mean see also the train driver work?)

[@lorirocks777]

Some are coming.

[@tizianatrombetti5382]

Wonderfull!

[@wizeoldfart26]

Hi lorirocks777. The quality of this video is not of your usual 4k standard. It looks terrible on my screen. Looking forward to more high quality 4k. Cheers.

[@lorirocks777]

New videos planned every week for the next few weeks

[@wizeoldfart26]

@@lorirocks777 Great, looking forward. Thanks

[@mr.wheel86]

Nice vide as usual, but I don’t get which tunnel is half-built. You enter the west-tunnel after Visp and then, when the line remains single-tracked I see only a switch coming from right :| At the end of the tunnel I see a switch going to the left... I try to lurk on Google!

[@mr.wheel86]

Never mind :) got it

[@jorgesuarez7444]

👏excelente video🎥👍💯👋de Argentina

[@LeoLeo-bs9dp]

Excelente red ferroviaria, un saludo desde Argentina 🇦🇷

[@officialmcdeath]

Though this is not the first LBT ride I've seen, it's the first one that uses available light and makes that work - well done! As such, we get a good view of the feeder tunnel from the Sion direction - will that be used in the end, when they finish the construction? We also see how much darker this route is, compared to the GBT - does it have the same level of emergency access provision? The musical section at the end was well edited, the sync between the tune and the passing train at Aarburg-Oftringen was a neat touch. All in all, a worthy addition to the library you are building up, thank you very much \m/

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks a lot!

[@57629589]

Does the narrow guage run to places where a standard guage can't fit?

[@lorirocks777]

Narrow gauge is generally a cost reducing factor when building railways.

[@OussamaOussama-kp8be]

طوب ياسلام عجيب جدا جدا جميل روءع

[@johnbabel4306]

Thanks again for sharing your video to the KZbin Community. Winter time is my favorite time to visit this most spectacular country. Just a suggestion when going thru extended long, tunnels, a higher speed in the tunnel in the post production would be appropriate. Just my humble opinion...Love the scenery, but not the tunnel darkness. Otherwise, keep up the excellent work and will be patiently awaiting for your next presentation.

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks. Yes I understand.. however there are others who want to experience the tunnels in real time.

[@МихаилПопов-ф5щ]

Великолепно!

[@luigibrunomanzini253]

Smart !!

[@ЕгорЛогинов-ч7ы]

Thank you, lori! Stunning natural beauty and amazing Swiss engineering are harmoniously intertwined. What is the top speed for these tunnels? (not found in the description). I mean now. Russian Wikipedia writes that up to 250 km / h for passenger trains with a tilt body.

[@lorirocks777]

Yes that's correct.

[@WorldRailwayProduction]

Only Single Track? but you see 12:32 have twins tube

[@lorirocks777]

See description

[@removock3364]

Hallo lorirocks777 - ganz speziellen Dank für dieses Video - endlich kann man mal sehen, wie der LBT innen aussieht - Du hast damit Dein Versprechen toll eingelöst. Eine Frage bleibt mir: wo zweigt der Ast ab, der rechts ein Stück unterhalb von Frutigen ans Tageslicht kommt? Herzliche Grüsse - Remo

[@lorirocks777]

Hallo Remo Gerne. 32:52 kommt die erste Weiche, die zweite bei 33:50. Das Gleis ganz links wird Gleis 2 von Frutigen, das mittlere ist das wovon du redest, die nach Frutigen auftaucht und wir fahren auf dem rechten Gleis.

[@removock3364]

@@lorirocks777 So, jetzt weiss ich das auch! Herzlichen Dank für Deine Antwort und eine schöne Osterzeit!

[@natefmuhl4265]

An an engineer (Lokfuhrer) in the United States, I love your videos. On the BLS, how far south do Swiss crews operate? It seems they all change at Brig, but do they operate through the Simplon to Domodossola too? Or do Italian FS crews operate north to Brig?

[@lorirocks777]

Nice to meet you. The official border station is Domodossola, so Swiss drivers drive there. BLS has a driver from Weil to Spiez and the second driver from Spiez to Domo. SBB's German drivers drive to Muttenz, then the first driver drives to Brig and the second to Domo. If you're interested in sharing any of your routes on this channel, let me know. It would be a nice contrast to Europe.

[@700hlt]

@@lorirocks777 We'd love to see US cab rides. Trouble is, the Federal Railroad Administration doesn't allow any personal electronic devises in the cab. Nate would probably loose his job and get a big fine if it got traced back to him.

[@lorirocks777]

Oh my... Does that apply to private railways too? That's pretty hefty. What if the camera was mounted externally?

[@samantos]

Why are there no traffic lights in the tunnel?

[@lorirocks777]

The tunnel is equpped with ETCS (cab signalling).

[@TKVlogsSgd]

swiss Is Soo beautifulll...

[@uwesiewert168]

Wer nicht so scharf sieht, kommt also schneller vorwärts 😁

[@evko9264]

Why there is NO any gap between rails? Metal is expanding and shrinking all the time(cause of temperature). How does it work?)

[@lorirocks777]

The rails are a special alloy that can be welded together and absorb movement better

[@stuboyd1194]

At 8:32 what does the "9" on the signal mean?

[@lorirocks777]

Speed restriction of 90 km/h

[@honzarous2794]

Very nice

[@marcosantonio1006]

Assistir Iorirocks777 em:29/03/2022, ás 16:00 minutos, Terça- Feira. Estado de Pernambuco- Brasil.

[@inghy98]

10:07 i saw only the 4 and got scared 😂

[@vlcekmlcek3393]

What "Schmalspurbahn" (I don't know how it is in english 😀) is it in the end?

[@stmisbehavin662]

It's a narrow gauge railway.

[@lorirocks777]

Liestal - Waldenburg. I have videos of it too.

[@3nuklr]

@12:07, that's not Lausanne. It's where the line branches and goes to Montreaux/Lausanne or the Lochtsberg Basis Tunnel, but that location is not Lausanne. The next stop westbound is Leuk.

[@lorirocks777]

Oh, you must be a first time viewer. Welcome. The arrow indicates the direction of the track. The track continues to Lausanne. I've been labelling my videos like that for 2 years now and nobody has said anything. I just thought it made sense but your comment has made me realise that it could be confusing.

[@HopStepJunk]

Don't get confused because his video has a "station name, place name and >>> symbol" about where to go.

[@Suedrampe]

@@lorirocks777 Not confusing at all to me ;) Thanks for all the efforts of showing all the station's names, diverging lines, height above sea level etc.

[@David-281]

I actually prefer the Base Tunnel over the mountain line. Because the Base tunnel is a highspeed line. And even though the mountain line is more beautiful, the base tunnel is more interesting. Because highspeed lines need so much more effort to be built than normal tracks. One tiny building mistake on a highspeed line can be fatal..

[@NathanIoup]

Was ist das eigentlich für ein Zug und wieso ein so langsame Fahrt? Es muss doch einen Grund geben, wieso so lange kein Video über den LBT hochgeladen wurde. Wollte das die BLS nicht?

[@lorirocks777]

Güterzüge fahren nur 100km/h.

[@VojtovySumavskeVlakyCZ]

👍👍👍👍🙂

[@estergarcia7607]

Boa noite Bom vídeo

[@АЛЕКСАНДР-д8й2ж]

💝💝💝💝💥💥💥💥.Сказка на яву

[@sisimma9268]

😄🤝👍

[@JV1991]

Wie gross ist dere Einflüss von das eingleisige Teil der Strecke auf der heutige Einsatz vom Tunnel. (Ich versuche nür Deutsch zu sprechen, entschuldiging für die Fehler ^^)

[@ПашаГурьев-р3ю]

Почему нигде нет людей??

[@蕭志冠]

9:52 Visp 12:50 勒奇山基底隧道南口 33:49 勒奇山基底隧道北口 41:29 Thun 53:49 Olten

[@jorgemunozaguilar]

Una carreta tirada por animales es más rápida, arto latoso tu video y malo.

[@natefmuhl4265]

What percentage of freight trains now operate over the Mountain instead of the base tunnel?

[@lorirocks777]

My estimate is between 10 - 40%, mostly northbound, because if a bank locomotive is needed, it is already there because of the climb from Domo