Part 2 - New TranzAlpine 2014 - Now the Scenery gets really interesting - Waimakariri Gorge

[@jack_tanya_hopehope7688]

So fantastic riding, I'm enjoyed this trip, thank you so much dear Caps.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

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

[@borderreiver3288]

amazing scenery along that river with all the tunnels....a very sparsely populated area...love how the clouds are clinging to the hills like cotton wool...

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, New Zealand has a tiny population in relation to its size, resulting in vast areas being almost untouched by man, no walls or buildings, just as it would have looked had it not been discovered by man. The desolate isolation is wonderful, one of the few places where one can sit and hear nothing, but nature.

[@HenrysAdventures]

Great video! Looks like a lovely railway.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hello Henry, it's sold as one of "the Great Train Journey's of the World" and I can assure you that it lives up to the hype.

[@nitinjadhav3917]

Thanks for the video. Done this journey, could not take the video as I was completely mesmerised by the beauty and decided to enjoy the experience to the fullest. Thanks for refreshing the whole experience again.

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

Wonderful video. Great way to relive the journey. 😍

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride. I took a look at your channel, you've posted many familiar train rides such as the trip out to Longreach. Now Covid is in the past I'm looking at visiting NZ and Oz again in the not too distant future.

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

@@Timsvideochannel1 Oh nice. Hope you make it Down Under soon. 😊

[@tedsmethurst565]

Tim, Great video combination of Cab View and Passenger view. Beautiful scenery. Great to find your older videos.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Ted, I'm pleased you enjoyed this trip on New Zealand's premiere tourist train. It's also nice to know you are enjoying some my older videos, Covid is preventing me from travelling at the moment, can't wait to get out and about again.

[@sheilachambers6671]

Some very nice camera & editing work done on this video. I especially liked the views from the carriages of the rivers & meadows, a nice change from the usual front cab view. I also appreciate that there was no music, just the natural sounds of the train & rails.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Sheila, I appreciate your comment, I tried to give an all round view of this ride because there were amazing vistas in every direction. Sometimes I have to use music for various reasons ranging from the camera picking up inappropriate conversations, wind noise and sometimes there are annoying rattles that just seen to drown out the ambient sounds. On this trip the sound track was reasonably good and I love to hear the loco working hard.

[@ADMIRALSCORNER]

Fancy a rail journey in almost any part of the world? Tim's channel has it all!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

+ADMIRALSCORNER Cheers, in the last instalment of this trip, you will notice my luck with the weather ran out, although to be fair the West Coast of South Island is covered in temperate rain forest, so I guess rain must be expected.

[@rohnerw]

Wonderful video! The landscapes are gorgeous! Really nice you captured the line-side along the rivers and the sound of the running water, fantastic! Also, kudos for capturing the signalling in action along the line and the siding action.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

+rohnerw Thank you, I really appreciate your comment and I am glad you enjoyed the trip to Arthur's Pass.

[@marywohletz5570]

This is amazing! the longest train ride, yet! Thanks!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

+Mary Wohletz Thank-you.

[@JoyJacques]

Wow, thank you for posting this. My son and I are going in April and this train trip is one of the things I really want to do. It's great to get to see a preview, I can't wait to see it IRL. Thanks again! Great video

[@Timsvideochannel1]

+Joy Jacques I hope you really enjoy your trip, the dramatic scenery starts shortly after Springfield, giving you time to relax after your early start, maybe enjoy a coffee and something to eat from the cafe car. It is worth making your way to the open air carriage shortly after Springfield to make sure you don't miss the dramatic entrance to the Waimakariri Gorge. You will need to wear something warm for the open air carriage and don't forget your camera.

[@JoyJacques]

+Timsvideochannel1 Thanks for the helpful suggestions! We are really looking forward to our trip.

[@chrisbinckes2732]

awe inspiring..... tremendous countryside well worth preserving in its natural state....... greetings from tasmania

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, huge swaths of New Zealand look just as it might have done had man never discovered it, I love the rugged beauty. It's nice to hear from Tasmania, I've heard it too is a beautiful place, I must visit some day ... greetings from England.

[@dubemccready7438]

Another great Video of Aortearoa (Land of The Long White Cloud) so evident in this video. cheers Kiwi rail.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride 😊.

[@calspassionbeyondscale2983]

The hills and vegetation in the upper reaches of the Gorge remind me of the former SP line over the Tehachapi Mtns, btwn the towns of Tehachapi and Caliente. Really enjoyed this.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. I'd love to see trains on the Tehachapi Loop, one for the future maybe 🙂.

[@calspassionbeyondscale2983]

@@Timsvideochannel1 The Loop is one of the most amazing places in the US to watch "heavy duty" railroading. During part of my professional life I traveled to China Lake Naval Weapons Center, in Ridgecrest, California, once or twice (sometimes more) every year. On at least a half dozen of these business trips I was able to schedule a day of personal leave to visit the Loop (either on my way to China Lake or on the way back to whatever LA area airport I was flying out of). It's less than an hour drive from Ridgecrest. And I would also chase trains between Mojave and Caliente. It left such an impression on me that my layout in large part is based on the physical geography of the region. You can check out my ongoing efforts here kzbin.info/door/HPGX0MYVd6KzSWUclJ4Kfw. Anyway, now that I'm retired and living in northern Virginia I probably should go ahead and cross Tehachapi Loop off my "bucket list." 😉

[@chankarathilmathewshaji5906]

It is nice to see ur face in video. Thanks. Beautiful place

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Cheers, I'm pleased you liked it, I appear occasionally in my videos, usually where a camera in the cap captures me taking a photo of the train.

[@belladonna4076]

Great vids and i hope to take the family on a train ride and experience the beauty that our home land has to offer North and South Island, Thanks.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thanks, I'm pleased you enjoyed them. I'm sure you and your family will love seeing New Zealand from a train.

[@bobwarren3898]

Another excellent video, and another beautiful country I will more than likely never afford to visit. Thank you for the great trip.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

+Bob Warren Hi Bob, thank-you for your comment. I would never have visited New Zealand, had it no been for my son going to live there. Now I have visited a number of times and come to love the place, if I was younger it would be the place I'd choose to live.

[@nigelbrazier8585]

Hi Tim, great videos that bring back happy memories of my trip over the Alps in early December 2015. If you're ever in the UK and want a footplate trip at the Foxfield Railway let me know.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride, I visit New Zealand most years as my son lives there, riding the scenic trains is always one the highlights of my trips. I live in the South of England and I'll try to visit the Foxfield Railway in the not too distant future. The offer of a footplate trip is really appreciated.

[@river6109]

what an amazing video, its one of the best if not the best video I've seen, thanks for sharing it., one can just imagine after the ice age, all the ice melted and made its way down this plateau and eventually carving out these gorges, thanks again

[@Timsvideochannel1]

John Heymans Thank-you for your kind comment. One the things I love about New Zealand is that most of the more mountainous landscape would probably look the same had man never set foot there, no walls, buildings, power lines, cultivated fields etc. As you get closer to sea level, man has removed much of the forest to cultivate the land, but many of the valleys still retain a raw natural beauty and in places along the West Coast glaciers are still carving their way through the rugged landscape.

[@pega17pl]

+Timsvideochannel1 - Let's hope they are never 'discovered' by 'modern' tourism. But I heard New Zealand government wants to improve tourism!?

[@Timsvideochannel1]

+pega17pl While many of the people I meet in New Zealand are tourists, often in hired camper vans or staying in backpacker accommodation, it is still possible to drive for half an hour without seeing another vehicle. The Christchurch earthquakes hit tourism and the cost of getting to New Zealand is a natural limit the number of visitors. It is desirable for an increase in visitors to sustain peoples livelihoods, but I think South Island is safe from the ravages of modern tourism and travelling by train is a great way to see the country without damaging the wonderful environment.

[@gerripetress8168]

How God created this for us to enjoy, amazing!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

New Zealand's South Island is one of the most beautiful places on earth and this railway runs from coast to coast across the southern Alps. A ride on this train has to be the best way to admire mother natures handy work at its best.

[@paulmurray8766]

thank you for this brill posting awesome views did so enjoyed watching

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@hawkeye-vv4kb]

Very nice video and thanks for no music, but only the natural sounds. Next time however, I would like to see the video shot during summer .

[@ianraper4304]

I have been on the TranzAlpine twice - September 2005 (overcast and rainy) and December 2015 (summer and fine) and agree that your video provides an excellent illustration of the journey that you have titled. The only missing item (if there is one) is the actual blueness of the Waimakarrii river as you go through the gorge - there are brief patches of it shown but I wish that more was present. Enjoyed the titling as well which helps to give an idea of where you are on the actual journey. Anyway, a nice job. Incidently, the length (time taken) for the journey is often governed by the weather and heat - in our December 2015 journey the train had to slow in some areas because excessive heat may have caused buckling of the tracks (yes, I know, we're not in Australia but the problem of heat does exist and care was taken in a couple of sections). Fortunately there were no problems and the train journey was incident free.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I appreciate your comment and recollections from you own trips. I hope this video brought back some good memories. It's never a quick journey, but its lovely to have time to savor the magnificent scenery, I look forward to returning and doing it in mid winter, hopefully with plenty of snow. Here is a link to a video I made of my summer 2005 trip on the TranzAlpine, on that occasion the waters of the Waimakariri looked blue as they must have done on your trips - kzbin.info/www/bejne/onvbl3WherGSfq8 .

[@ussrwrestling]

New Zealand is a very beautiful country!! Extremely picturesque!!! Greetings from Russia!!! :))))

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi and greetings from the UK. I am pleased you enjoyed this train ride through some of New Zealand's outstanding scenery.

[@belladonna4076]

Hopefully NZ will do an up grade with one of Russia,s new mod trains i've seen.

[@SapphireBid]

wow.. a great trip...thank you.

[@robertorodriguez-ry3sz]

Great Scenery.. Thanks so much for this video...

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@simonalexandercritchley439]

Very nice trip and camera/editing Tim! I thought you were a kiwi since there is so much N.Z content! That sound from the brakes... your sons' name isn't Luke per chance? Kia ora from Levin/Taitoko.

[@marcelakankova92]

Moc pěkně natočeno,alpy mě fascinujī.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Děkuji vám, Nový Zéland je krásná země

[@paulchurch5929]

Great video as always, thanks for the ride

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you Paul, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@miraclesearth4281]

Wow mindblowing and wonderful video

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@markmitson3181]

Is this available to purchase on DVD ,its for a Care home in Suffolk UK, we have built a train carriage with TV and a DVD set up and need a train journey through the window for the residents to watch ,thank you

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hello Mark, I no longer release videos on DVD, there is an alternative if your TV is modern and fitted with a USB port. Videos can be downloaded from KZbin, just ask a youngster they'll tell you how to do it, otherwise I can copy the original videos onto a memory stick, to play back through the TV, This system works better than a DVD because the picture is higher quality and memory sticks don't wear out. You can contact me via Email using the link accessed with the "about" button on my Timsvideochannel1 home page. Cheers. Tim.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Fantastic voyage mate. Expertly presented. I have friends who are working on electrification out there.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Cheers, are your friends working on the Auckland suburban lines as part of the introduction of the new CAF electric trains?

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Timsvideochannel1 I believe so

[@marichannelnz5233]

wonderful video!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

[@ronwinke6504]

This is a great video.. thank u much an lase keep them coming. New Zealand has beautiful sceanry . again thanks Ron,wb8nmk in N W OHIO USA May 16-2015

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Ron Winke Hi Ron, thank-you, your comment is appreciated.

[@ADMIRALSCORNER]

Superb! Many thanks.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

+ADMIRALSCORNER The new Zealand Alps are very different from the Swiss Alps, no pretty Swiss villages or man made intrusions. New Zealand's Southern Alps are much as they would be if man had never discovered them, except there might be more trees and less yellow gorse. Both ranges of Alps rank among my favourite places to visit. I hope you are enjoying looking around this channel, your comments are appreciated. Best Wishes .... Tim.

[@sorinam4341]

Wow and again wow!!! Subscribed!!!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Cheers, welcome on board, I hope you find more videos to catch your eye, I try to upload at least once a week.

[@jrgenstrand9980]

thanks the most exiting trip werry proff nice sidewieu too

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. New Zealand is a beautiful country and travelling by train is a relaxing way to enjoy the scenery.

[@FredNurk]

Thanks, that was superb. Got somewhat lost so I used a Google map.

[@antoniosilva4098]

Wonderful ! Iwould like to know, New Zeland and travel in this train. Thanks from Brazil, for this wonderful video. 🇦🇺 🇧🇷 🇦🇺 🇧🇷 🇦🇺 🇧🇷 🇦🇺 🇧🇷 🇦🇺 🇧🇷 🇦🇺 🇧🇷

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Antonio, travelling by train is the best way to enjoy the New Zealand scenery. Best wishes from England.

[@lysmachia]

Tim are you from the south island? My parents do the NZ summers in gorr (My dad is a brown trout fanatic) and then summers in Steamboat USA for the same reason. there been going to the south island every 3 years for 35 years and then when they retires the bought a cottage in Gore in 2000. I've been for 6 months, 2 months.and then 2 more 1 month stint.starting in 1993!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I live in England, but my son emigrated to New Zealand about 10 years ago, so I visit whenever I can. It's a great country and would move there given half a chance, but I'd never persuade my wife to go with me.

[@lancekaiapoi]

awesome video done this trip a few times,highly recommend it,love the darth vader noises!!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I guess the Darth Vader noises are the sound of air being released as the brakes are applied. This is an amazing journey, the video gives some idea of what it is like, but as you know from having made the trip, there is nothing like actually riding the train.

[@GloSinger]

Those terribly scary open places! WOW It seems they should have fences on the sides or something!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

It's not as scary as it looks, although the guys who inspect and maintain the tracks across the viaducts must have a good head for heights.

[@GloSinger]

@@Timsvideochannel1 Yes I'm sure it's a dangerous job ❗ Sending up Prayers for Everyone's safety ... 😇

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@GloSinger They are some brave men and I'm sure your prayers will be appreciated, especially on a windy, wet day.

[@shahnawazkhan8785]

Fantastic programme. I will be more interesting ,if you can mention the name of the country. I am from Pakistan. Thanks.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed it, although "New Zealand" isn't mentioned in the title, it does appear in the first line of the video description. I always appreciate constructive criticism as it helps me improve my videos and their presentation. Thank you and hopefully I'll get to Pakistan one day. Take care. Tim.

[@killsalive1]

What is with the high (sometimes only on one side) fences on the viaducts? They don't seem to allow room for a person to get away from a train.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, the fences are windbreaks to stop the covers and loads being blow off freight wagons. I look at the viaducts and bridges in New Zealand and like you, I wonder where people can take refuge to let a train pass.

[@robbrewer3861]

One more question: what is carried in the large, black freight cars?

[@butchpeter2343]

coal

[@robertwesterman922]

... didn't music accompany this channel? ... 'tis better with sound and sight.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, I use the original sounds wherever possible, where that isn't possible I still use music, but only where I can't find other suitable background sound.

[@robbrewer3861]

Well done as usual, the integration of the cab view and the open car view are expertly done. Couple of questions: Why are there sides on the viaducts? Wind break? Snow Break?

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi Rob, your comment is appreciated. The fences on the viaducts are windbreaks to stop the loads being blown off freight wagons, more of a problem in the past when local pick up goods trains ran. The black freight cars carry coal from the West Coast mines to the deep water port near Christchurch....using this link gives a brief history of the line .... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Line,_New_Zealand ....Tim.

[@brettbennett1215]

When planning your New Zealand adventure, remember that KiwiRail has a habit of stranding passengers at freight train terminals without food, water, information, and does not provide reimbursement for cancelled trains / bus substitutions. Their customer service will simply remind you that they are not covered by US or European passenger rights laws and quote their terms and conditions, "Under our terms and conditions section 6.7c delays, deviations and changes to carrier services in our terms and conditions under which you purchased your ticket, (c) may at any time without notice, abandon, cancel or alter any carrier service, substitute a carrier or mode of transport, commence a carrier service before or after the scheduled date or time of departure, deviate from a route for any purpose and subject to 2.3, and except as otherwise provided in these conditions, the carrier is not liable to the passenger or sender for any direct or indirect damage, cost, expense or consequential loss suffered as a direct or indirect result of any of the foregoing."

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I've been lucky, as I have traveled many times using Kiwi Rail and never experienced a problem. I am aware that the harsh terrain, lack of diversionary routes and only a small pool of spare rolling stock does expose Kiwi Rail to a greater chance of disruption. I am guessing you have had a bad experience, which is unfortunate as great expectation can quickly become a huge disappointment, if the train you are on is going nowhere, with alternative transport many hours away. I live in the UK and experience has taught me that the longer the journey the more likely I am to experience a problem and the compensation rules make little difference if your day has been ruined .... Tim.

[@warrenhancock5742]

They mustn't have liked you. I have never experienced anything like you say in over 30 odd years.

[@colinwilkie2279]

Didn't they use elec loco's going through the tunnel etc, back in 1995 if I'm right please reply

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, they did use electric locos through the tunnel. This article gives a brief history of their use - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_EA_class_locomotive

[@layna8924]

GREAT TRIP, AS USUAL, WITH TIMSVIDEOCHANNEL...;)

[@Timsvideochannel1]

New Zealand is beautiful and sitting back in a comfortable train seat has to be one of the best ways to enjoy the amazing scenery.

[@TravelAround_04]

6:35 What happen to this car (on the left) ?

[@Timsvideochannel1]

That's Kiwi art, they just use whatever happens to be at hand.

[@miraclesearth4281]

Where is this place

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hi, this is in New Zealand's South Island.

[@kodonosaki7342]

Unfortunately, the overcast sky, reduced detailed visiblity, making what would/could have been otherwise an excellent video, into one not worth my time to finish watching.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I've just returned from New Zealand, hoping to make a replacement for this video using much improved cameras, unfortunately there have been a few changes at KiwiRail, resulting in permission to film being withdrawn at the last moment. It would have been nice to post an improved version as the weather on the day was perfect for filming.

[@anairivera5979]

El paisaje bello pero no me gustó porque le cortaron la cámara la movieron pa muchos sitio no la dejaron quieta hacia el frente dentro de la cabinabona

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Yo no era capaz de publicar un viaje en taxi completo para este viaje porque el video sufrió mal del efecto jalea cuando la locomotora estaba trabajando duro.

[@gerripetress8168]

Once I built a railroad made it run race against time , once I built a railroad now it's done brother can you spare a dime.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Wow, that one was sung by some big names over time, but I think this version is my Favorite, because the accompanying photos explain the song - www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Once+I+built+a+railroad+made+it+run+race+against+time+%2c+once+I+built+a+railroad+now+it%27s+done+brother+can+you+spare+a+dime&view=detail&mid=8C6679B49F98A79C86E28C6679B49F98A79C86E2&FORM=VIRE

[@waremblem3405]

What country is this?

[@Timsvideochannel1]

New Zealand

[@ЛеонидШих]

6:36 interestly, why for it made with car?

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Somebody has gone to a lot of effort to display the old car on a plinth, I would like to know why it is their.

[@ЛеонидШих]

:) yes - a lot of effort...

[@MegaMattMorris]

KiwiRail's tribute to the Australian car industry

[@tornadokat]

Because someone said "I'm gonna stick a car up in the air for the trains to go 'What The Heck...?!?!'" Awesome video.

[@oscarglover3346]

It's not Nebraska..

[@Timsvideochannel1]

The Canterbury Plains on the Christchurch side aren't so different to the Nebraska Plains, maybe not quite as big.

[@denisgoulet4234]

it is nice to increase the length of your film by repeating the same scenery. shameful

[@suryabhushanprasad763]

L