Qinghai-Tibet Railway: The Highest Railway in the World

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@megaprojects9649
@megaprojects9649 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks everyone for letting me know about the video cutting out early. I had something come up yesterday evening, and so didn't get to the comments as fast as normal so I could sort out a prompt re-upload. My file on my computer is 18 minutes, so I'm not sure why this got cut off, but I should have checked. Anyway, I'm in the position of deciding whether to re-upload, and I decided not to as I think the annoyance of an extra notification isn't worth two minutes of content (plus, sadly, when I do a reupload the early audience won't watch, which sends a bad signal to the KZbin algo, which means less people will see the video long term.). Therefore, I'm including the last two minute here in text form. My apologies folks, I know you're here to watch, not read. -- But the extensions are also set to take on a much more international feel. The Shigatse extension, that I just mentioned, will eventually continue down into Nepal, finishing at its capital Kathmandu. This line is expected to be open by 2024. The final possible extension is still very much theoretical at this stage. Comments made by the Qinghai People's Congress Vice Secretary-General Liu Palit seemed to suggest he supported the idea of continuing the extension into India, going as far afield as Mumbai, and possibly even Karachi in Pakistan. There have been very little concrete plans for this so far but who knows, maybe sometime in the future. THE ROOF OF THE WORLD China has achieved some truly memorable engineering feats in a relatively short period. On Megaprojects, we’ve done videos on both the Three Gorges Dam and the South-North Water Transfer Project - both of which involve some truly eye-boggling statistics. And while the Qinghai-Tibet Railway may not have the same dazzling prestige, just ask a rail engineer about how difficult it is to build a line with 80% of it above 4,000 metres (13,123ft). In many ways, this railway feels like it harks back to the early days of the railroad. It is a line that battles its way through an inhospitable environment, scaling mountains and traversing vast frozen plateaus. A truly revolutionary piece of engineering that travels through parts of the world that few venture into, and one that grazes the top of our world. They said the railway would never arrive in Lhasa. But they were wrong.
@megaprojects9649
@megaprojects9649 4 жыл бұрын
I miss that I didn't get to say that last line, I bet I did it all dramatic :D
@adamthederp4938
@adamthederp4938 4 жыл бұрын
Lol. Too bad we can't add images - but maybe you can send a link to the images themselves?
@zeitgeistx5239
@zeitgeistx5239 4 жыл бұрын
You still havent done XB-70 MACH 3 bomber. You did the Concorde and XB-70 flew before the Concorde.
@rainbowchickenlive
@rainbowchickenlive 4 жыл бұрын
Simon no longer hates uncle!
@kurtjoseph6232
@kurtjoseph6232 4 жыл бұрын
The obsessive completionist in me thanks you.
@zombiedropper1013
@zombiedropper1013 4 жыл бұрын
Just as a heads up Simon the end of the video isn’t cut properly
@jtveg
@jtveg 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah! WTF happened there? I thought I accidentally pressed something on my keyboard. So I checked again. Someone definitely screwed up the editing.
@Dethflash
@Dethflash 4 жыл бұрын
Glad im not crazy lol
@dascherofficial
@dascherofficial 4 жыл бұрын
Thought I was getting a call, then my phone didn't ring and I looked down and saw the little circle arrow thing and got super confused. 😂
@IvoDanielBrito
@IvoDanielBrito 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, it happened to me too.
@theemissary1313
@theemissary1313 4 жыл бұрын
That's what happens when you slag off the Chinese government! :(
@CosRacecar
@CosRacecar 4 жыл бұрын
"ETA, how can we get viewer engagement up?" "End the video early, then everyone will comment to tell you". Allegedly.
@hkbabel
@hkbabel 4 жыл бұрын
:-) Allegendly
@cabe_bedlam
@cabe_bedlam 4 жыл бұрын
*ba-dum-bum-tish*
@MrSharpshot
@MrSharpshot 4 жыл бұрын
Too much cocaine
@reddirtcrazy83
@reddirtcrazy83 4 жыл бұрын
It wouldn't surprise me if, one day, Simon Whistler was a Jeopardy category.
@hkbabel
@hkbabel 4 жыл бұрын
@@reddirtcrazy83 Agree!
@Voello
@Voello 4 жыл бұрын
Huh, does it cut off the end for anyone else or is it just me?
@sandybarnes887
@sandybarnes887 4 жыл бұрын
Not just you
@StefanoNoffke
@StefanoNoffke 4 жыл бұрын
It happened to me too
@loupiscanis9449
@loupiscanis9449 4 жыл бұрын
yup , abrupt ending mid sentence .
@thereallasre
@thereallasre 4 жыл бұрын
Yup
@pamelafernandezdelareguera4893
@pamelafernandezdelareguera4893 4 жыл бұрын
Yup, me too
@SpecialEDy
@SpecialEDy 4 жыл бұрын
Can we just take a moment to appreciate that the internet has brought us nerds together? Here we are geeking out on rail-lines, and I love it!
@SripadBehera
@SripadBehera 4 жыл бұрын
I know! wanted an episode on this QTR for ages!
@nekomasteryoutube3232
@nekomasteryoutube3232 4 жыл бұрын
For me as a Canadian Railfan, I find it interesting that a handful of locomotives they use in CHina and on the railway here are American designed locomotives like the NJ2 and HXN5 (basically chinese versions of the GE C44-9 and the Evolution Series locomotives)
@racerratt666
@racerratt666 4 жыл бұрын
Sheldon would be proud!
@markusz4447
@markusz4447 4 жыл бұрын
Steamin'
@SpecialEDy
@SpecialEDy 4 жыл бұрын
@@Darksh0t009 That's ok, we'll still let you sit at our table.
@VikingCuda
@VikingCuda 4 жыл бұрын
I guess the CCP came for Simon and ETA at the end.
@MichaelOKC
@MichaelOKC 4 жыл бұрын
Actually I would not be surprised if ETA turned him in for the reward money.
@oortclouddomicile
@oortclouddomicile 4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@BarryCarter
@BarryCarter 4 жыл бұрын
Allegedly
@SamCruise
@SamCruise 4 жыл бұрын
Naw, ETA was right the 5G covid-19 got 'em.
@ShaneDGri
@ShaneDGri 4 жыл бұрын
Allegedly... the PRChina, aka Best China, doesn't like people talking about it glorious liberation of Tibet from tbe warmongering Dali Lama... Allegedly
@alejogabrielgarcia8849
@alejogabrielgarcia8849 4 жыл бұрын
China cut off the end of the video because they hate all the bald guys speaking about the Tibet 😅
@jtveg
@jtveg 4 жыл бұрын
Best comment award. 🏆
@thembanimdlalose5229
@thembanimdlalose5229 4 жыл бұрын
Lol hilarious!!!
@exumsmith159
@exumsmith159 4 жыл бұрын
Right!🤣😂
@maryscott4573
@maryscott4573 4 жыл бұрын
😉😂
@ybing
@ybing 4 жыл бұрын
lol
@Vwampage
@Vwampage 4 жыл бұрын
I rode this line all the way from Beijing way back in 2011, it's an absolutely stunning trip. I remember as we passed through the highest pass that they pumped additional oxygen into the train cars and also everyone on the train collectively decided that it was nap time. They were right. It was absolutely nap time.
@RailwaysExplained
@RailwaysExplained 4 жыл бұрын
Good idea for the video. We mentioned Tanggula railway station in Tibet as the highest elevated station in the world at 5,068 m (16,627 ft) above sea level as one of rail related Guinness world records.
@economicsinaction
@economicsinaction 4 жыл бұрын
Simon: *gets cut off* China: *"What an unfortunate event"*
@jordanwilliams9300
@jordanwilliams9300 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
For those that didn’t find it, Simon put the text of the last two minutes in the description of the video
@thejudgmentalcat
@thejudgmentalcat 4 жыл бұрын
At 16:08 we discover Simon didn't pay his Internet bill.
@daviddunn3285
@daviddunn3285 4 жыл бұрын
Lol! Simon: oopsie!
@jonnunn4196
@jonnunn4196 4 жыл бұрын
allegedly
@alexander1485
@alexander1485 4 жыл бұрын
or Mi6 is after him
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
For those that didn’t find it, Simon put the text of the last two minutes in the description of the video
@ChadWilson
@ChadWilson 4 жыл бұрын
At this point, I think we should purposely request megaprojects wherein your ability to pronounce the names is challenged to the point of craziness.
@shindari
@shindari 4 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't that make a lovely entertaining Game Show?...
@agustinvenegas5238
@agustinvenegas5238 4 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know of a megaproject with Xosa names?
@edwardsmith3838
@edwardsmith3838 4 жыл бұрын
Right, time for the rail line that goes through Llanfairpyllgwyngwllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantisilliogogogoch (sorry if I misspelled it).
@eoghanw1
@eoghanw1 4 жыл бұрын
Błękitny Wieżowiec
@dingleberryhandpump802
@dingleberryhandpump802 4 жыл бұрын
Any Megaprojects in Iceland?
@daviddunn3285
@daviddunn3285 4 жыл бұрын
The fact that they built a railway in such a tough environment is interesting indeed. Keep up the great work Simon!
@bethroesch2156
@bethroesch2156 4 жыл бұрын
Will continue down into where Simon??? You can't just leave us hanging like that 😭😂😂😂
@invalid4205
@invalid4205 4 жыл бұрын
sounds like he is about to say Nepal...which would make sense given the location.....adds more hilarity with the tensions currently in the region
@jackmason5278
@jackmason5278 4 жыл бұрын
Probably India. That might be China's next land-grab target.
@RealSkoolmaster
@RealSkoolmaster 4 жыл бұрын
@@jackmason5278 they will discover that India is a little bit harder to grab than Tibet.
@jb6027
@jb6027 4 жыл бұрын
Did anybody else notices that as Simon said "..the extension will continue down into..." as he was cut off, that he was pointing at his lap? It wasn't the Chinese Secret Police that got him, it was the KZbin Censor Police.
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
For those that didn’t find it, Simon put the text of the last two minutes in the description of the video
@Train_Tok_Man
@Train_Tok_Man 4 жыл бұрын
Union Pacific Big Boys: The Biggest steam locomotives ever built.
@druminghead12
@druminghead12 4 жыл бұрын
Is the 611 your profile pic?
@Train_Tok_Man
@Train_Tok_Man 4 жыл бұрын
Jarrett logan Yes.
@druminghead12
@druminghead12 4 жыл бұрын
Nice
@Duececoupe
@Duececoupe 4 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't mind seeing C&O's H-8 Allegheny 2-6-6-6's which was heavier I think, which was Lima ended up in court, but....even more so, I'd love to see N&W's famous, legendary trio....the A, the J and the Y class, which was more powerful! That would be something, the story about N&W and when its A 1239 and Y6b 2197 beat EMD's four unit A-B-B-A demonstrator set in efficiency, back in 1957 if I remember correctly....😎✊🏻
@pacificeagle
@pacificeagle 4 жыл бұрын
This
@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718
@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718 4 жыл бұрын
What happened to Simon? He got cut off mid-sentence.
@temodeed
@temodeed 4 жыл бұрын
Ask China
@Roiki
@Roiki 4 жыл бұрын
The Chinese got him.
@kikufutaba1194
@kikufutaba1194 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe he is married
@gilbertabadi4686
@gilbertabadi4686 4 жыл бұрын
Na, he just got river crab (harmonize)
@oneknowwhatsup
@oneknowwhatsup 4 жыл бұрын
ccp happened
@randomthoughtswithalex6315
@randomthoughtswithalex6315 4 жыл бұрын
I visited Xining, Qinghai in 2012. I heard about the train line to Tibet while I was there, but I didn't realize it was such an engineering challenge. The effects of altitude were pronounced even within Qinghai. I remember being rather low energy on a drive through the mountains that took us just under 4000 m altitude.
@friguyzero
@friguyzero 4 жыл бұрын
I think you should upload the last 2 minutes by it's self. We will still watch. I'm loving this new channel. Keep up the good work.
@MrHpagan
@MrHpagan 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Simon, I enjoy your content I know you’re going to get 1 million comments about the video ending abruptly. I’ll let somebody else worry about it, keep up the good work Looking forward to seeing more future videos.
@TheRiles333
@TheRiles333 Жыл бұрын
I was gonna comment about the cut-off, then I thought, there's no way Simon doesn't have something on this already! Thanks for adding the rest in the description. I"m loving these videos. I've just made myself a playlist of all the videos and am working my way through :D.
@tomppeli.
@tomppeli. 4 жыл бұрын
Is the video supposed to end prematurely?
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
For those that didn’t find it, Simon put the text of the last two minutes in the description of the video
@utbdoug
@utbdoug 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, literally just watch the Spark documentary on this! Like 20 minutes ago! Excellent work guys, this is just as informative as an hour long documentary!
@AnthonyRBlacker
@AnthonyRBlacker 4 жыл бұрын
New drinking game: Every time Simon tries to say a challenging word or name, you drink! I'd be hammered right now!!
@CrashM85
@CrashM85 4 жыл бұрын
Plus the more your drink, the more words become challanging (if you are going off words you can currently say)
@BlackStarG4
@BlackStarG4 4 жыл бұрын
I liked the video mostly because of the explanation and the handling of the cutoff, in addition to the fantastic presentation. Like button smashed!
@christophergoodman404
@christophergoodman404 4 жыл бұрын
Have you done the Iowa Class Ships yet? Thinking we need a mega projects of that.
@EmilyJelassi
@EmilyJelassi 4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating video.. I love this channel!!
@andrewolson5471
@andrewolson5471 4 жыл бұрын
This is the railway line that only exists because someone said something couldn't be done, and someone else said, "hold my beer."
@markcovey3204
@markcovey3204 4 жыл бұрын
All of Simmon's videos are excellent. He really is very
@kaifengwu6565
@kaifengwu6565 4 жыл бұрын
When the CCP marched into Tibet it was a place where slavery, child labor, and arranged marriage were very much the norm. The vast majority of Tibetan people lived in extreme poverty and were considered subhuman by the small number of land-owning nobleman that have engrained their rein of terror for centuries using religion by deifying their leader - the Dalai Lama - as god-incarnate. Not to say the CCP had purely ulterior motives or didn’t introduce oppression of their own, but not too sure either if what happened before that was a “traditional identity” most Tibetan people appreciated. This gross simplification of history really do piss me off.
@cozmost
@cozmost 3 жыл бұрын
glad someone is saying it
@ignitionfrn2223
@ignitionfrn2223 3 жыл бұрын
3:05 - Chapter 1 - Tibet 5:45 - Chapter 2 - Construction 8:00 - Chapter 3 - A permafrost problem 10:25 - Chapter 4 - Travelling along the line 12:00 - Chapter 5 - Trains 13:30 - Chapter 6 - Environnement 15:20 - Chapter 7 - Future extension
@felixguilbeault6329
@felixguilbeault6329 4 жыл бұрын
Is a part 2 coming or did censorship rear its ugly head?
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
For those that didn’t find it, Simon put the text of the last two minutes in the description of the video
@danij5055
@danij5055 3 жыл бұрын
Well, not in the description but rather in a pinned comment.
@Deathscythe92
@Deathscythe92 4 жыл бұрын
For a video idea, how about Space Elevators? I know none have been built yet, but that hasn't stopped you before lol
@randomchannel-px6ho
@randomchannel-px6ho 4 жыл бұрын
16:08 and the Chinese secret police have finally caught Simon for him daring to talk about the environmental impact of their projects
@Elfangorlanzhou
@Elfangorlanzhou 4 жыл бұрын
dai lama disagrees www.firstpost.com/world/dalai-lama-says-tibet-does-not-seek-independence-from-china-but-wants-greater-development-4224481.html
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
For those that didn’t find it, Simon put the text of the last two minutes in the description of the video
@Daithi354
@Daithi354 4 жыл бұрын
Woohoo, 5 ads in a single video, the best feature of your videos, love it /sarcasm
@jt92
@jt92 4 жыл бұрын
Looks like the video didn't export correctly, the end cuts off abruptly.
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
For those that didn’t find it, Simon put the text of the last two minutes in the description of the video
@stacyrussell460
@stacyrussell460 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for clearing up the ending error. I kept rewatching it thinking I missed something... lol
@chrisestill8825
@chrisestill8825 4 жыл бұрын
I think Simon just really likes trains and he's been making all these channels to find a way to talk about them to the masses.
@Bert4ceasar
@Bert4ceasar 4 жыл бұрын
I traveled this line from Xining to Lhasa back in 2017, very very impressive.
@cikame
@cikame 4 жыл бұрын
"Sorry your husband died at work" "How did he die?" "... You know... things...".
@--enyo--
@--enyo-- 4 жыл бұрын
cikame ‘You never had a husband. Don’t ask questions.’
@andrewsuryali8540
@andrewsuryali8540 4 жыл бұрын
"How did he die?" "Other causes."
@MmeHyraelle
@MmeHyraelle 4 жыл бұрын
11:30 This station could have been a small oxygen plant and medical facility, an emergency pit stop :) ( Or maybe it is and we don't know ?)
@morty1988
@morty1988 4 жыл бұрын
Do the dutch delta works! Great backstory, very important for the future with the rising sea level
@Jcodge
@Jcodge 4 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2icdISLibRof6s he has already :)
@captainkiddoregon
@captainkiddoregon 4 жыл бұрын
Simon, linking this region to another topic for this channel maybe you could do a spot on Taktsang Palphug Monastery or also known as the Tigers Nest in Bhutan. My wife and I visited Bhutan last year and hiked up to this Monastery. You start at about 8000' and end up at the Monastery at about 10,000 feet. Needless to say us low landers had to stop quite a few times on the way up. Or if anything do a video on your sister channel Geographics about Bhutan. Very beautiful country with the nicest population I ever met. Thumbs up on all your videos.
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
When I was a young boy my dad gave me his stamp collection... after that we started adding new stamps and my favourite stamps were a set from Bhutan that had 3D images of the wildlife... been a fan of Bhutan since
@Pisti846
@Pisti846 4 жыл бұрын
4000 meters is 13123 feet, I believe at that height airplanes must be pressurized.
@kshred3043
@kshred3043 4 жыл бұрын
0:15 "even though I am sure there are going to be Chinese pronunciations which I am going to screw up" That was an understatement. Not even close on some of them. However the wealth of information in this clip more than made up for it. I took this train from Xining to Lhasa in 2019. Great journey. And all this background on the railway was much appreciated. Pronunciation hint: Think terracotta warriors, think Xī'ān, and you would get closer on the pronunciation of first character of Xīníng. Xī means west. The marks above the vowels indicate the tones (rising, falling, etc)
@greghuang2314
@greghuang2314 2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: There is a popular Chinese folk song about the Qinghai-Tibet railway called 天路(The Road to Heaven), which highlights the extreme difficulty of constructing this railway and the fact that it's the highest elevation railway in the world. I grew up listening to this song everywhere, and it is frequently played on board trains in China, including outside of Tibet. On an 8 hour high speed train ride from Xiamen to Shanghai in 2010, the train's loudspeakers played 天路 and Jasmine Flower (another Chinese folk song) on a loop nonstop for the entire ride. The song neglects the many controversial aspects of this railway, but it serves the government's propaganda purposes very well.
@reptilez13
@reptilez13 4 жыл бұрын
I have ridden a train through the Rockys and it was almost like we were flying very, very slowly lol. Floating in the air, bcuz you cant see the rails looking out the window. Just cliff face far below and under the opposite side.
@michaelbiedassek7136
@michaelbiedassek7136 3 жыл бұрын
Great info but dislike the biased undertones of the host towards the Chinese government and the politicization of the project in regards to Tibet. Sounds like you can never be too positive about China’s development and stay on topic but need to lace it with a certain level of slander.
@freddiei.2696
@freddiei.2696 4 жыл бұрын
Continue down into nepa...? XD it’s ok, Simon...at any rate, masterfully done :)...keep em coming!
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
For those that didn’t find it, Simon put the text of the last two minutes in the description of the video
@thetitan6965
@thetitan6965 4 жыл бұрын
You should do an episode on The Great Wall of China.
@biteme3989
@biteme3989 4 жыл бұрын
He did on video on it on Geographics kzbin.info/www/bejne/r16UoGNsp6eafaM
@fy1727
@fy1727 4 жыл бұрын
A. He did that one on BIOGRAPHICS B. The great wall(s) is not oje but hundreds of smaller and bigger projects that span more than a thousand years. So it's not ideal to call it "a" megaproject
@红杏出墙-c7g
@红杏出墙-c7g 4 жыл бұрын
No, he should't.
@counterfit5
@counterfit5 4 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure that bridge at 9:53 isn’t 7 miles long
@bhaskara.n.k694
@bhaskara.n.k694 4 жыл бұрын
Simon,do an episode on LCA Tejas and the BrahMos missile please
@deeb.9250
@deeb.9250 4 жыл бұрын
The lasting environment impact probably not that significant considering it's just one track...one way traffic, i.e. low traffic
@sandybarnes887
@sandybarnes887 4 жыл бұрын
The end is cut short
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
For those that didn’t find it, Simon put the text of the last two minutes in the description of the video
@20teamplayer
@20teamplayer 4 жыл бұрын
TBM: Tunnel Boring Machine I don't know if you do machines themselves (Mega Machines) but so many of the projects involve large tunnels and the history of TBMs is mega in it's own right.
@ptilrem
@ptilrem 4 жыл бұрын
How many times did you practice for all those names near the end?
@fadingbeleifs
@fadingbeleifs 4 жыл бұрын
Uhhh, problem, the video just ENDED abruptly at 16:08... WTH?
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
Simon explains the mix up in the video description
@Akash__Verma__
@Akash__Verma__ 4 жыл бұрын
In last sentence he is saying that the extention will lead down into Nepal.
@koni5490
@koni5490 4 жыл бұрын
The typic is "Qinghai-Tibet Railway: The Highest Railway in the World",but actually,it is "china is so bad,so bad.Railway?oh,I don't what is it".
@silenttoxic707
@silenttoxic707 4 жыл бұрын
Let’s get a video on The Hubble Space Telescope 🔭
@laesseV
@laesseV 4 жыл бұрын
The Gotthard Base Tunnel or the whole NRLA (New Railway Link through the Alps) would be a cool megaproject.
@lucasbrown3085
@lucasbrown3085 4 жыл бұрын
Big muskie. World's largest drag line excavator
@371kenny
@371kenny 4 жыл бұрын
The bucket is shocking. Then you realize there was a machine that moved it.
@lucasbrown3085
@lucasbrown3085 4 жыл бұрын
@@371kenny three full size busses could fit in it
@deanzaZZR
@deanzaZZR 4 жыл бұрын
I took a bus ride from Golmud to Lhasa back in the 1980s. I recommend the new high speed trail option!
@roshanthapa8487
@roshanthapa8487 2 жыл бұрын
Must have been a week long journey
@nathanielfamisan1968
@nathanielfamisan1968 4 жыл бұрын
"Can we truly trust China to give us accurate figures on the number of people who died?" As customary but damn, this hits really differently now with the ongoing pandemic.
@MY-zj8pb
@MY-zj8pb 4 жыл бұрын
Can we trust america and UK on any figures they give? No. You can't trust any government
@ThomasAherne
@ThomasAherne 4 жыл бұрын
I kept getting visions of SNOWPIERCER as I listen to Simon list the train's specifications
@daviddelgado6090
@daviddelgado6090 4 жыл бұрын
I got one: the Arecibo Observatory.
@MrMustangMan67
@MrMustangMan67 4 жыл бұрын
Simon, I hope whatever came up was manageable, and ended well. All of your channels fall into the top tenz of my favorites. I love telling other people about you and the things you teach me. I will go and wear my zebra mask and ride my sinclair electric youth mobilizer now.
@magnvss
@magnvss 4 жыл бұрын
China: "Simon, we don't like they irony you are using while talking about the Great Mother Land, we will pause your video while we think about it..."
@nepaliman5716
@nepaliman5716 4 жыл бұрын
It has brought huge benefit to Tibet and local economy..
@Victor-tl4dk
@Victor-tl4dk 4 жыл бұрын
5:06, honestly it's both purposes. The communist party dictatorship benefits from both so it's both.
@neverlearn_gaming
@neverlearn_gaming 4 жыл бұрын
Simon I just gotta ask I constantly hear u say u might not pronounce sometime something right and it got me wondering do people send u a recording on how its properly pronounced because if not how would u know how its properly pronounced if they just make a comment writing it out
@michaeldoering9993
@michaeldoering9993 4 жыл бұрын
The video ended in the middle
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
Simon put the text of the last two minutes in the description of the video
@pikeman80
@pikeman80 4 жыл бұрын
Permafrost thawing caused huge problems with the VIA Rail train up to Churchill, Manitoba. The last 250 miles is just suspended on top of permafrost(it can't be anchored).....A couple of years ago over 10 bridges disconnected with the train line as the land around the rivers thaws first. Now Churchill only has expensive flights.....the new owners were told that part of their purchase contract was to fix the line and not tro use it as a tax writeoff.
@orcatime23
@orcatime23 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Simon. I live near a massive monument, the Gateway Arch in St.louis, Missouri USA I was wondering if you can do a video on it.
@gebys4559
@gebys4559 4 жыл бұрын
You do get used to the altitude mostly within few days and definitely within few weeks, probably wouldn't have been an issue if they chose to employ more Tibeatans rather than just Hans. Some ICE do certainly underperform in those conditions.
@Knight_Astolfo
@Knight_Astolfo 4 жыл бұрын
Uighur/Uyghur "Wee - Grr" i.e. the CCP's organ banks Also; video ends in the middle of a sentence?
@aaronh6852
@aaronh6852 4 жыл бұрын
Organ bank? Im a Chinese and i have many Uyghur friends growing up, never heard of it happened, but if u read it online, it must be true. Everyone knows the online world is the real world.
@Akideoni
@Akideoni 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great presentation!
@NAC_Exec
@NAC_Exec 4 жыл бұрын
You should do the Erie Canal of New York state, if you haven't already done it as a MegaProjects idea.
@TheRAFlemingsMr
@TheRAFlemingsMr 4 жыл бұрын
I look forward to every episode you produce and deliver; they are fascinating. Simon, I particularly enjoy your delivery, wit and honesty about the circumstances, politics and sometimes questionable honesty of the parties involved; ie. China. The honesty is refreshing. Keep up the great work and your impeccable/implacable English "humor" as it brings a smile and laugh in every video.
@tonbopro
@tonbopro 4 жыл бұрын
incomplete? whatta?
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
the last two minutes in the description of the video
@georgiancrossroads
@georgiancrossroads 4 жыл бұрын
Simon, do I detect a very slight note of distrust in the Chinese ministry of information?
@ZebraCore....
@ZebraCore.... 4 жыл бұрын
Lol mega projects Today where looking at a video that ends abruptly leaving many fans quiet confused. Sponsored by square space.
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
Simon put the text of the last two minutes in the description of the video
@theobserver9131
@theobserver9131 4 жыл бұрын
I've been practicing voice overs because I think it might be a fun line of work that my old over worked body could handle. It's not as easy as one might think! I've gained appreciation for those who do it seemingly so effortlessly and with style. Cheers Simon.
@yongamamb2766
@yongamamb2766 4 жыл бұрын
you should do one about the concentration camps in tibet
@cmiller8693
@cmiller8693 4 жыл бұрын
You missed that in the weakest permafrost area were bridges were built that they has to pour the concrete in the coldest part of winter as to not melt more of the permafrost as it cured. And that in the area of desert type sand the blowing sand is filling in the large rock base for the track and raising the temperature and starting to melt the permafrost. You also could have mentioned the highest tunnel in the world thats on the line called doorway to heaven. Also you missed a lot about the trains themselves that run the 2nd part of the line. But thanks for all the cool content. "BB legend"
@forgesoulfire1320
@forgesoulfire1320 4 жыл бұрын
Anybody else get Simon cut off in the middle of saying something?
@bhumiputra7987
@bhumiputra7987 4 жыл бұрын
Nepal
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
the last two minutes in the description of the video
@GoodGuyPlayer2
@GoodGuyPlayer2 4 жыл бұрын
Great video... specially the ending
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
the last two minutes in the description of the video
@johandutoit1585
@johandutoit1585 4 жыл бұрын
The SKA and Meerkat project in Southern Africa.
@ChefHeisca
@ChefHeisca 4 жыл бұрын
I NEED IT TO FINISH MAN! OH MY GOD WHAT THE FINISH!?!?!?!?! Love you stuff! But honestly im starting to hear more and more of the Blaze in all your work.
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
For those that didn’t find it, Simon put the text of the last two minutes in the description of the video
@shabbirahmeddar7765
@shabbirahmeddar7765 4 жыл бұрын
Meticulous research.
@honderdzeventien
@honderdzeventien 4 жыл бұрын
The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. Design work started before World War II began, but problems with engines, metallurgy and top-level interference kept the aircraft from operational status with the Luftwaffe until mid-1944. One of the most advanced aviation designs in operational use during World War II. So if you mind, would you please do a vid on this amazing aircraft?
@twocvbloke
@twocvbloke 4 жыл бұрын
I just noticed, the exercise bike has turned into a sofa, smart move, sofas are much comfier to lounge on... :P
@Special_K_42069
@Special_K_42069 Жыл бұрын
Turbocharged Locomotives 🚂 Nice.
@MarshFlyFightWin
@MarshFlyFightWin 4 жыл бұрын
Do you think you could do a video on the Nevada-Class Battleships as both ships had interesting careers. One of which USS Nevada tried to escape Pearl Harbor, fought at D-Day , Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, and survived 2 atomic bombs. I would say that's a mega ship.
@thebradmarkschannel957
@thebradmarkschannel957 4 жыл бұрын
Another great video Simon. What about the high speed Beijing to Shaghai train ?
@surferdude4487
@surferdude4487 4 жыл бұрын
If they used an electric train, they would not have to use turbochargers or haul diesle fuel up into the mountains. And there would be a lot less environmental impact.
@benangel6831
@benangel6831 4 жыл бұрын
Permafrost (perennially frozen soil) is defined as soil that is frozen for two years or more. Such soil is found generally not on the surface, but begins rather some meters down. The area above permafrost is called an active layer, and it freezes and thaws each year. (About the only place where you could have permafrost on the surface is where the weather is below freezing all year around, such as under the foundation of a frozen goods warehouse.)
@stephenwodz7593
@stephenwodz7593 4 жыл бұрын
I undertook this journey in May, 2013. It was spectacular. I ate very little on the train, and drank a lot of warm water, which may be the reason I had no problem with the altitude gain.
@martingagne3124
@martingagne3124 4 жыл бұрын
When The second part???? LoL 😆😆😆 Love the videos
@grandenauto3214
@grandenauto3214 3 жыл бұрын
Simon put the text of the last two minutes in the description of the video
@NekuraCa
@NekuraCa 4 жыл бұрын
When I went to Tibet, we were suppose to take the train in, something I was really looking forward to, but the travel company changed the plans at the last moment. Instead we stayed in Chengdu for the time we would have been on the train, before flying directly in to Lhasa. But that did mean I got to pet a giant panda.
@PatTurcotte-xe2jw
@PatTurcotte-xe2jw 7 ай бұрын
They have had several permafrost issues with the train running up to Churchill, Manitoba. They have hundreds of kilometres in the tundra/permafrost area with floating tracks. A few years ago they had problems with stability and a few bridges became impassible for a time. Global warming has led to disastrous thaw in the area endangering local flora and fauna
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