★ 4K 🇨🇭Rorschach - Heiden rack railway cab ride on 146 year old coaches , Switzerland [07.2021]

While I was editing the recent video from St. Margarethen to Basel, a couple of rack railways we passed at the start caught my attention, so I decided to go and film them. This is the second one we passed, which is very interesting indeed.
The line was opened in 1875, and operated with steam engines until its electrification in 1930. There were also a number of businesses that used the line to transport freight. You can see the remains of a connection line to the machine factory "Starrag" at the first stop "Seebleiche" at 4:20. In Wienacht-Tobel there was a quarry siding and in Heiden a siding for a cereal plant. The gradient allowed the transport of 1 wagon at a time, with heavy wagons requiring a locomotive at the front and back of the wagon.
Our top speed is 25 Km/h, allowing us to soak in the scenery. The best part of a trip was the view over lake Constance, which isn't really visible from the front. I included a short clip and a picture in the video with some of the stunning views.
The average incline of the first part of the line is 9.1%, followed by 7.9% for the second half. This is the only railway in Switzerland operating mixed as a rack railway (cog railway) and standard adhesion railway on normal gauge tracks (1435 mm). The only other standard gauge rack railways are the two heading up to the Rigi peak, which are however they are purely rack railways.
The Rorschach - Heiden Bergbahn (formerly operated under the name RHB) now belongs to AB (Appenzeller Bahnen). The train actually operates between Rorschach Hafen (1 station before the start of this video) and Heiden, which was historically arranged in order to provide tourists with a direct connection with the boats operating on lake Constance. Even though the connection has less significance today, the train serves the same stations.
You might be asking yourself what the handles are to the left and right of the picture. We find ourselves on an open coach dating back to the year 1875! These are used in the summer and have no windows, really making for a special trip. Due to this configuration, the train drives "backwards" up to Heiden with a staff member who is in radio contact with the driver on the motor coach.
0:00 Preivew
0:22 Map
1:02 Rorschach
4:16 Seebleiche
5:18 Sandbüchel
8:35 Wartensee
11:30 Wienacht-Tobel
14:52 Schwendi bei Heiden
19:50 Heiden
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[@proserhat]

Dank Ihrer schönen Videos reisen wir mit Ihnen, vielen Dank.

[@proserhat]

Ich bin wirklich fasziniert, Sie kümmern sich um Ihr Land... Und ich schätze Sie.

[@RickTransit]

A beautiful video of a charming line that very rarely gets mentioned in the guide books - I had a lovely trip on it a few years ago and this film brought it all back.

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks!

[@Kial_Mi-45220]

Super de nous faire partager comme ça l'amour de son métier… et de son pays ! 👍♥️

[@grahamcarr86]

Garden's g

[@brucewilliams8714]

A glorious day for such a wonderful trip. Lovely to see even the youngsters with their backpacks, for the day's adventure.

[@brianwatkins2974]

What a fun ride! I've been very curious as well about some of the small railways we've seen branching off from your mainline trips, so thanks!

[@jcpjean-claude4576]

magnifiques paysages ! La ligne est superbe , toute en montée ..... quel joli Pays !

[@dostonvaliev4357]

Hello, as we are waiting for the long-awaited next series from YOU, thank you for your EFFORTS!

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

That whole region on and around the Bodensee is so lovely! Fingers crossed that I'll be there next summer! 🤞🤞🤞

[@jeromebano1125]

It's a very nice line I've been on twice with my family quite scenic as well.

[@spiritofjapan]

So peaceful just watching the scenery roll by! Swiss railways are always so nice to ride!

[@janankiewicz9072]

Pięknie po prostu PIĘKNIE , BRAWO!!!

[@FelicianaDelacruz]

Wonderful ride, and I'm glad you took the time to investigate it and film it for us. Very interesting indeed. Thanks for sharing it with us :)

[@dereuregioman]

Toller kurzer Film. Danke ür die virtuelle Mitnahme!!!😊

[@ratroddiesels1981]

very quaint and beautiful area ,lake constance is very large. thank you for sharing .the rail cars are well cared for .

[@dingowalk3592]

love the natural scenery, Switzerland is so beautiful. thanks for sharing

[@carolynrowse1048]

A beautiful journey, thank you.

[@martineb8185]

Merci beaucoup pour cette superbe vidéo ,et ce merveilleux lac de Constance 🙋

[@luigibrunomanzini253]

Stupenda linea e come sempre stupendi paesaggi !!

[@smharrisonwriter]

What a lovely video! I would love to ride this interesting track for real. Thank you for sharing it.

[@claudiaterroni1578]

Paesaggi meravigliosi.Grazie per i video👍

[@removock3364]

Hallo lorirocks777 - herzlichen Dank für das tolle Video. Ich bin die Strecke vor 14 Tagen gefahren, leider bei Kälte, Wind und Nebel - Pech gehabt, aber es war sicher nicht das letzte Mal! Herzliche Grüsse aus Rapperswil - Remo

[@geoffreymartin2764]

I am very jealous of the pore people who live up the mountain. Where there is a view its magnificent.

[@Territet]

Thanks for this delightful journey. I have always wanted to travel on this line but I have never been able to fit it into my schedule. The views over Lake Constance must be very special.

[@enot5575]

Oh! Amazing place with stunning views!

[@user-id6do5kp4r]

Thank you very much.

[@nevzzzor]

Насколько же круто у вас в Швеции! Столько чистоты, газона, инфраструктуры... (В Швейцарии, простите. Мы просто из России, тут все малограмотные))

[@hitzkopf9639]

Beautiful country. Thanks for the tour :D

[@deltic1964]

What a quaint little Trip More Please Great Video

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks!

[@serpent9527]

Thank you for sharing, you can enjoy the scenery without traveling far.

[@almamagana2678]

Hermosos paisajes, es maravilloso conocer Suiza desde la distancia, gracias!

[@WernerLegat]

Tolle Videos, Danke!

[@angelikaluft2515]

Das war eine sehr schöne Fahrt auf der Schweizer Seite vom Bodensee. Danke für's Mitnehmen 🙂

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

From England. Outstanding train ride in a beautiful country. Thanks for sharing.🚋🚋

[@jmp2695]

Hm, someone filmed my daily trip back from work with this cool vehicle :)

[@JoeLikesTrains]

146 years old!? Holy cow that’s awesome

[@ovationm9206]

wunderschön, wie immer von dir Lori !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AmbientWalking]

What a location! I love being in this place! Such a feeling! 🔥🔥🔥

[@emresagban5734]

Appenzell bietet wunderschöne Aussichten und Natur, denke ich. Ich danke Ihnen herzlich für Ihre Videos und für Ihre ständigen Bemühungen, sie aufzunehmen.

[@lorirocks777]

Danke Ihnen =)

[@user-pz5lm2il4p]

Дякую за цікаву,,подорож, по казковій Швейцарії!🍁🍂🍃Super video! Thank you!👍

[@MaxAtMyTube]

Welch' wunderschöne Strecke, dazu Normalspur und Zahnrad, sowie 15 KV, 16,7 Hz. Vielen Dank! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@javierguidounicaud6621]

Very nice landscapes in a splendid day. Congratulations for this cab ride in the Appenzeller kanton (Rhodes extérieurs).This was pleasant to see. In a short moment, and at bottom left shortly view on Austria Arlberg.

[@lorirocks777]

I'm editing an Arlberg video at the moment. All the best!

[@artemhnezdilov1267]

какая красивая природа 🌼🌲! мечтаю побывать в тех краях !🚂

[@andreasherter88]

Ein weiteres sehr schönes Video. Danke. So ist die Schweiz halt 😃

[@MultiMatrosik]

Vielen Dank für dieses sonnige und schöne Video.Ich sah mit großer Freude.Grüße aus Moskau.))))

[@Darth.Palpatine]

Grüezi Lorirocks777, wieder ein tolles Video, sehr schöne Fahrt von Kanton St. Gallen in den Halb Kanton Appenzell User Rhoden. Sehr schöne Landschaft, Bestimmt auf einen der Historic Wagen mit offenen Zugang ins Abteil. Grüße aus Franken.

[@lorirocks777]

Vielen Dank

[@serotong20]

I really enjoyed your travel videos.

[@ekaterinakross2001]

Очень залипательно ) красивая природа вокруг

[@zerberus500]

FANTASTIC!😎👍

[@johannperaus6890]

Danke für das Mitfahren. Gruß Hans 🇦🇹🍻

[@624Dudley]

Splendid!

[@user-vp3gz1hn4b]

Hello, I am from Ukraine! Thank you!

[@VlakynaSlovensku]

Excellent video!!

[@jeromebano1125]

I know have done this journey twice with my family where about about do you come from in Slovakia my family origins come from a village called Ostrovany near Sabinov.

[@Welcome_back_96]

Мой самый любимый канал 😍 с поездами 🚂🚃🚃🚃! Успеха вам! 👋

[@chakjhumrajunction]

Amazing video friend 👌❤👍

[@amanbaeeee]

Love that view 🖤🖤

[@davidcahall7087]

Absolutely Neat!

[@user-ru2jz6fd3l]

Very nice!!!

[@laszlovigh5303]

Very good video!

[@wroscel]

I enjoyed the insets of the rear and side views when appropriate. Would love to see more side views included when passing interesting buildings or viewsheds.

[@dieterschroers8914]

Wieder einmal kann man sagen, manchmal sind die "kleinen Bahnen" mindestens genauso interessant wie die großen und bekannten Linien! Jedenfalls bietet diese Linie, einen Platz auf der linken Seite bei der Bergfahrt vorausgesetzt, wundervolle Panoramablicke auf den Bodensee.

[@Top.Mallorca]

Wonderful places! Greetings from Mallorca Spain! Like 👍

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks!

[@acephas3]

Yup. I’m in Maryland (the same size as Switzerland) in the US and these videos are my jam. This is especially true when you go from warm Italy to snowy Switzerland. Oh, and when the train is constantly switching tracks.

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks for checking in! I've been to Maryland twice before and have a couple of videos from the Aberdeen proving ground on my channel =)

[@acephas3]

@@lorirocks777 ooohhhh!!!

[@JoeLikesTrains]

Awesome

[@bertvanmunster]

Sehr schöne Strecke, habe ich vor langer Zeit im niederländischen TV-Programm Rail away gesehen. Ich glaube, das ist die einzige normale Zahnradbahn der Schweiz. Ich freue mich, dass Sie die Aufnahmen gemacht und online gestellt haben.

[@lorirocks777]

Danke. Die zwei Rigibahnen sind auch Normalspur.

[@bertvanmunster]

@@lorirocks777 Dank vur die info.

[@MartinMiller1]

Very good!

[@MIqbalAlfandi]

Excellent video , i like it have a nice day 👍 greetings from Indonesia !!

[@lorirocks777]

Thank you, you too

[@Stas1661]

красота 😊

[@MAINANWALI2000]

Good luck👍👍👍👍🙏

[@alexanderreichmann444]

einfach super Doppeltop 👍🙂

[@MissCalLowe]

Nice❣️

[@sayedart3dmodels275]

The train line is hidden😁 because it is beautiful🌝 ♥💙💚💗💛🌴🌷👍

[@manmeetsinghmahajan6183]

Nice one

[@dellojulien]

DIT IS GENIETEN VAN BEGIN TOT HET EINDE !!! DIT IS EEN SUPER OPNAME!!! BEDANK VOOR DEZE PRACHTIGE VIDEO !!! WANNEER KOMT DE VOLGENDE ??? GRAPJE ??? GROETEN JULIEN

[@user-hd8yx3jf7o]

Hallo. Schönes Zugvideo. Aus Japan.

[@paulorobertosantos6576]

Eselente vidio parabéns

[@michaela.chmieloski3196]

Wienacht-Tobel's siding at 12:30 clearly help demonstrate the severity of the mainline's grade. Couldn't fathom how such a siding could really be useful beyond dead storage until reading your description, lorirocks. Then the configuration/contour became understandably ideal for loading quarried product down onto flatcars or into gondolas for shipment. What's that running up the hill to the right at 15:59 after leaving Schwendi bei Heiden? Here, kitty kitty. 16:10 A ghost hand begins to appear. Goodness, what's it holding, is that a gun?! No...wait...only a walkie-talkie for communicating with the locomotive engineer. Sorry about that, folks. Thanks for getting off the "main road" and onto the "beaten path" to show us this pastoral branch line, lorirocks. Despite its short length it has a number of interesting points (in addition to the scenery) such as the former industrial sidings, and the high overpass at 17:14. Well done.

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks and thanks for your comments :-)

[@minhhienvlogs1926]

Wow Amazing video. Getting from Dan Zobell - Trains & Boats ( VietNam).❤️❤️

[@craigpalmer9196]

a great way to start the day central usa

[@lizkb5473]

@lorirocks777 that was fun..thanks.

[@Melissa-lb4ny]

watching this keeps my mind off the (mean) world outside...

[@wyqtor]

There are just so many things to see in this country. I bet a lot of tourists (like me) never get to see places like these simply because they only visit the high mountains of the Jungfrau Region and Zermatt, as well as the major cities of Bern, Geneva, Luzern, Lausanne, Zürich.

[@lorirocks777]

So true!

[@AndreiTupolev]

Oh, I've seen this train at Rorschach and thought it looked intriguing, suddenly heading off up the hill. Particularly interesting how it shares SBB mainline tracks at the start. So does it run on 15 kv AC?

[@automatix5]

Yes, 15kV AC.

[@kavithasaikrishnan5275]

💕💕

[@amitc1617]

🙏

[@rninrvr]

That was a nice ride, guess the narrow gauge one is next.

[@gauthierfrancois926]

Très beau parcours rural dans un paysage reposant. Je ne connaissais pas cette ligne Il faut être en Suisse pour maintenir en service une petite ligne qui ne desserre que quelques villages isolés De quelle année date l’automotrice? Elle doit avoir une cinquantaine d’années ! A quand un parcours sur Yverdon Sainte Croix? Vivement votre prochaine vidéo......

[@vankyhoo6774]

好安逸

[@briancooper562]

Thanks for showing one of the feeder/tourist lines. Good to see where the rails go from the references on the main line vids. This is possibly one of the few standard gauge rack railways in Switzerland. Does every carriage have a axle pinion to engage the rack to give full braking of the train?

[@lorirocks777]

I think so, yes

[@RickTransit]

Yes, as far as I know the only standard gauge rack lines in Switzerland are this one and the two Rigi lines. It's fascinating to see a rack railway using the same tracks as the main line at the start of the film! And yes, you can hear the bumping noise as each carriage engages with the rack in turn - my first experience of that was over 50 years ago on the Zermatt line, and I've never forgotten it. I also love that moment when the rack section starts - it's very slow at first and you think "Is it going to be like this all the way up?" and then it speeds up and you start flying up the gradient!

[@lorirocks777]

@@RickTransit What makes this even more special is the fact that we're travelling with the original rolling stock from 1875!

[@chriswood5205]

There also used to be a short industrial standard gauge rack-and-adhesion line at Rüti on the Wallisellen to Rapperswil line. This served a factory that was lower than the main line; the concrete viaduct that carried it can still be seen, and two of its locomotives (one steam, one diesel) are now used on the Rorschach - Heiden line.

[@jeromebano1125]

@@chriswood5205 I am sure this line must must see some English tourists every year as it as not far from the with Germany on Lake Constance Heiden is famous for it’s links with the Red Cross & everyone knows what do around the world in third world countries.

[@628s-chanf7]

Super Upload. Gelten für diese geschobene Fahrt dieselben Regeln wie in einem Pendelzug mit Lok&Steuerwagen, oder sind aufgrund der mobilen Fersteuerung separate Regelungen vorgesehen?

[@lorirocks777]

Danke. Ich weiss es nicht genau, aber ich denke es gelten die Regeln für ein geschobener Zug.

[@gerardmeyer2118]

❤👍🇨🇭

[@forlanguages]

Hello! Thanks for sharing! Is it an operating 3rail track? Or energized by the catenary?

[@lorirocks777]

Catenary, the middle rack is for the gears for added traction.

[@forlanguages]

@@lorirocks777 Thank you!

[@user-ut6zh5ng5i]

💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@calopii]

I would be highly interested in how that switch @12:25 works....

[@petercallomon9681]

Rheineck must have been the other one. Did you film it?

[@lorirocks777]

Yes

[@DietmarEugen]

12:46 Steht die Fahrleitung rechts bis zum zweitletzten Mast immer unter Strom? Für kleingewachsene Appenzeller wohl kein Risiko, aber wenn da mal ein schwedischer Tourist hochlangen würde?

[@lorirocks777]

Der Schalter bei 12:27 scheint eingeschaltet zu sein. Meiner Meinung nach haben Touristen da nichts zu suchen.

[@robertcoleman4861]

A beautiful journey thank you,Is this line heritage listed? cheer's bob.

[@lorirocks777]

Thanks. Not that I'm aware of. There has been talk of replacing it with a bus service 🙁

[@robertcoleman4861]

@@lorirocks777 Replacing it with buses would be a national tragedy.

[@crazypanda1091]

Зачем нужен рельс посередине?

[@Kosmopolit23]

Зубчатая рейка, здесь система Риггенбах, за неё цепляются шестерни локомотива для преодоления больших уклонов, на 3:15 начинаются подъём и рейка, вагон тормозит, и слышно, как шестерни входят в зацепление

[@crazypanda1091]

@@Kosmopolit23 Гран мерси

[@JCZ2601NL]

🇳🇱👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🍀

[@kennymccormick6198]

It would be nice to see the mileage, to see how fast the train is moving.

[@lorirocks777]

It travelled at about 25 Km/h. Km are included on the little white signs on the posts.

[@Sacto1654]

I find it kind of unusual this train doesn't have a ticking Hasler speedometer in the driver cab.

[@lorirocks777]

Well, we weren't in the cab. We were on a coach from 1875 (the train drove backwards)