Rotterdam-Antwerpen 300 km/h, Thalys cab ride / cabinerit

[@diki1555]

I like how this video makes me feel like I'm actually there.

[@nooblamingo9185]

Me to same

[@AlbertBolink]

Mijn opa - ik ben van 17/02/1949 - had dit als oud HC nog eens moeten kunnen bekijken. De beste man had enorm genoten!

[@misnietitos02]

Impresionante!!!!!me encantan los trenes y los hermosos paisajes ,una linda forma de conocer ,GRACIAS....

[@Keesecito]

Gracias por su comentario.

[@cattleman6420012000]

Wonderful video. Thank you for the fantastic driver's cab ride, I really enjoy the views in the video. Danke schone

[@dblissmn]

A word to the wise to American viewers; notice how the train starts out on existing conventional rail -- using the exact same electrical system that Metra Electric uses in the Chicago area (which was originally installed by engineers from the Netherlands) in the city and inner suburbs, then on reaching the outer suburbs transitioning to dedicated high speed track operating at a higher voltage. The locomotives can run on either system, both the 1500V DC commuter rail current or 3000V as it is on the terminal trackage on the Antwerp end, and the 25000 volts AC of the dedicated high speed line in between. This is how you incrementally upgrade to faster rail. (1500v DC can go to about 100mph and that's it; if it's upgraded to 3000 as has happened in Belgium, then maybe 125, and beyond that you need the higher voltage AC)

[@TheAminoamigo]

But of course there are those who will say "but high-speed rail is so expensive to build!" quietly glossing over the fact that the american highway system is the most expensive infrastructure project of all time at ~0.5 trillion dollars

[@nenblom]

Great information. Thank you!

[@TheOwenMajor]

A word to the wise European viewers. Notice the lack of multi mile-long freight trains. That's because in Europe the train system is targeted towards passengers, not freight. As such they transport freight much less efficiently. Which is good because the USA is far more spread out then much of Europe. Why spend a day(s) on a train when a flight is a fraction of the time?

[@cg986]

@@TheOwenMajor Separate track for that. Betuwelijn. And on regular tracks most cargo usually goes at night.

[@TheOwenMajor]

@@cg986 I was being partially satirical. My point being that I hate stuck up Euro rail fans who think the USA has a poor rail system. You can look at the data, Western Europe simply transports freight less efficiently. You are far more dependent on your road system then the USA is to move goods.

[@atlaskiller]

superleuk om dit te zien, heb tijdens de bouw de spoorstaven opgezet, je herkent de hele lijn weer. super!!

[@bormisha]

The take-off sound is absolutely sci-fi and alien!

[@vyashtuijnman6417]

Fantastische upload! Heerlijk geluid van die typische Franse tractiemotoren van Alstom. Vondt het in die tunnel op 8:52 ook helemaal te gek klinken :)

[@PS-mn5hc]

Been to the Netherlands a half dozen times, I love it.🇳🇱

[@Mandobanjoman]

Dank.Gewoon dank. Ik heb hier met plezier naar gekeken.

[@AndreiTupolev]

I like the AWS bell in those, very tuneful. Nice sound from the motors in the cab too.

[@youcanpunchmeintheface]

Sounds like deadman switch alerter, not AWS tho. The bell dings on the earlier part of video is ATB chime

[@jockthedog0]

Our 7 month old baby loves this video. Thanks.

[@scottbridge9391]

We need high-speed trains like this in the US.

[@iZipTiedMyPenisToABrick]

Scott Bridge no we dont huh?

[@vadims8742]

You have a lot of airways in the US.

[@queenslandballistics2987]

And in Australia!

[@olitesla5891]

You have the Acela it is technically high speed

[@user-yh8dg3wq6i]

We need such trains system everywhere in the World as airplanes produce a lot of hydrocarbon.

[@BernardinoHenriquesDino]

Thanks for this rail travel experience...great video

[@marcelaerts9723]

Super gaaf om te zien. Mooi stuk spoor! Zelf de voorbereidingen gedaan voor aanbrengen van de spoorstaven op de HSL en vaak met de spoorstaaftrein op de HSL meegereden.

[@Deejayboy]

Amazingly quiet. Enjoyed this very much!

[@mimimotor]

The engines are between the carriages.

[@samanli-tw3id]

+mimimotor so can the noise that we hear also be heard from passenger carriages?

[@TorpedoStudios]

samanli2014 No

[@walterwendner8542]

Wunderschöne Aufnahmen! Danke für's Teilen!

[@tractorsmachinesro1405]

Amazing rail work...Big like from Romania...Thumbs UP!!!!

[@Robbi496]

Excellent video! The train sounds like a spaceship instead of a train :)

[@peacegod101]

Robbi496 That cause it's electric, not diesel. So it makes a more bearable sound.

[@beyondonethousand]

+Robbi496 Robbi the train sounds like a spaceship because C3PO is at the controls and this train is in Alderaan. They are not in going to Antwerp but to Mos-Isely spaceport.

[@oscarj.gonzalez8558]

Muy interesante. Vaya sensación de velocidad. Un saludo.

[@gunsaway1]

What a train! I always like the Thalys better than Eurostar when I came for business in Europe. I would fly to England and from there rode the trains all over Europe.

[@rongenman]

Wow! Thanks for sharing.....I certainly enjoyed this

[@davidbroughton7502]

I was on this yesterday Amsterdam to >> Brussel and it really lets rip between Rotterdam and the Belgian border ;-)

[@robertlucdf]

Trés intéressant. Vive l'Europe et ses trains à grande vitesse!

[@guidepost42]

Great Video. Thank you for posting

[@kishorenikam9919]

Wao I enjoyed the cab ride with 300km/h and the acceleration sound was awesome!!!!!

[@Flushable5000]

17:03 They cross the border under that bridge. You can see that the poles are different from each country and the fencing is going from metal to cement/concrete

[@mannheimadlerable]

Nee bij 17:11 geloof ik

[@coolboombox1610]

At 17:10 you can see two white signs on each side. That’s where they cross the border!

[@agems56]

I am amazed how smooth and bump free the track bed is. Our own Calgary train system is quite bumpy compared to this, and at only 80 kmh max.

[@jwslijm7278]

De grens tussen Nederland en Belgie is om 17:05. / The border between the Netherlands and Belgium is at 17:05.

[@barrycantin1583]

Great video! Nice that you could ride in the front. I’ve only been on the Shinkansen in Japan, and they don’t let you up there... Interesting to see so much Dutch countryside in such a short period of time! I really have to get over there soon.

[@queenslandballistics2987]

20:33 to 20:40 is the speed check.

[@patrickfave4008]

Génial, on est littéralement absorbé et enivré par la vitesse!

[@herbertbasta3578]

Eine sehr beeindruckende Fahrt! Grüsse aus Österreich!

[@FrostyAUT]

Wünschte der Railjet ginge auch 320 Sachen

[@knightd12]

Thanks, I enjoyed the ride.

[@qp5448]

0:17 Thalys TGV Réseau arrives at Rotterdam 0:44 Departing Rotterdam 1:51 Entering the tunnel 2:25 Passing a station 2:48 Increasing speed 3:40 exiting the tunnel 8:16 a honk and passes another train 11:00 Réseau reaches 300 km/h 20:33 Viewing the speedometer 21:13 Slowing down 22:38 Enters a tunnel 27:23 Entering the tunnel towards Antwerpen 27:42 40 km/h speed limit 30:09 Entering Antwerpen station 30:28 Stopping at Antwerpen 30:40 Thalys TGV Réseau leaves Antwerpen

[@gabrielstravels]

17:06 Entering Belgium

[@simonmuziek1588]

Mooi, ik heb het filmpje helemaal uitgekekem in drie delen.

[@alexstevensen4292]

I would suggest using the widest lens angle possible, things tend to look slow when zoomed in. It's also better in fighting camera shake. Also use manual focus it's all at infinity anyway. And a wide aperture lens tend to 'remove' the crud on the windshield. And a fixed manual exposure would be nice too but in that case you would need to crank up the exposure in tunnels which might be problematic if the lens is wide open to begin with.

[@johnlawrence2757]

You do get a good view of the city from the train as it passes through Antwerp on its way to Brussels !

[@Keesecito]

De trein rijdt links omdat de lijn aansluit op het Belgische spoorwegnet en daar rijdt men links. Om problemen bij de grens te voorkomen heeft men besloten de trein al vanaf Rotterdam links te laten rijden.

[@llowket]

Prachtige route, mooi gefilmd. Ik verbaasde me (als Rotterdammer) dat je met een kwartiertje al bij de Moerdijkbrug zit. Binnenkort gaan we de trein een dagje nemen, zeker weten.

[@Aquilius_Caesar]

The Netherlands have a great infrastructure, separated lines for HS, common passenger and cargo, just beautiful. Also for Highways, outstanding conditions, constructions always on time. Effectiveness germans only can dream of.

[@iZipTiedMyPenisToABrick]

Shosh Hardner ever think maybe cuz theyre a small country so its very easy?

[@Aquilius_Caesar]

@@iZipTiedMyPenisToABrick well the size is certainly a factor, more like a minor factor that positively influences major factors like legal issues concerning properties, bureaucrazy, planning, environmental issues and so on. Did you know that construction companies in Germany make tons of money just for placing signs? One major factor and one example since 15 years in Germany that construction times have doubled. Another example are directives forcing planners to choose the cheapest offer, not considering quality and experience. The dutch just make so many things so much better.

[@Clanshort]

We all wish that were true.

[@egonolivier3429]

Seriously? Dutch regular trains are slow and often late, for very high fares. The motorway network is indeed in a good condition but speed limit is super low at day time and the regular road network is often slow and jammed, too few roads for its population density.

[@lekkerspellenspelen2903]

Yes, but your speeds are much faster. There's only one HS line in the Netherlands and most trains drive 160 there, while yours do 200 past stations

[@koos48]

Een feest van herkenning. Bedankt Kees.

[@vladanr74]

There is so much shaking, I was expecting to hear V1 and rotate at any moment.

[@MahaRainbowStarseedAvatar1008X]

Lift of !

[@QueentasticTDP]

POSITIVE RATE.. GEAR UP

[@samanli-tw3id]

Wait a sec, I’m driving a train

[@sheridanius]

Awesome cab ride.

[@AmericanRailClub]

Imagine this in America, a country desperately in need of HSR. Much better alternative than the view of roads filled with traffic! Let's build it!

[@AmericanRailClub]

That's barely high-speed, it can only reach 150mph for 20 miles of a more than 430 mile track.

[@TheSonic10160]

+High Speed Rail America Club The reason there is no high-speed in the US is because there is little market for it. The airliner killed off long-distance trains, and the car killed off short-distance and the interurbans. When planes die, you might see some HSR again.

[@AmericanRailClub]

Part of that is true, but there's a deeper story to it. The market at the moment is switching the other way towards trains. If you watch our documentary, The American Train, you can see a historian's and business leader's take on the subject.

[@gsarjos]

+High Speed Rail America Club Train travel is growing for sure and to me it's better then flying, ive taken the Boston to DC Acela train many times...just completed a trip from Toronto to Vancouver and in June going on the Siberian express to China and back.... neither were high speed but what a way to travel!

[@TheSonic10160]

gsarjos That is the kind of train travel I can get behind, high-speed in clusters of centres, like the Texas Triangle and whatever the others are called, and moderate at best speed between the centres, certainly not as slow as now, where a train is lucky to get over 60mph, but 80, 90, and 100 isn't unachievable outside of the troublesome mountain passes.

[@KarlGeorges]

Ik betwijfel of de Thalys op dit relatief korte stuk wel de 300 km/u haalt. Dat doet hij zeker wel tussen het veel langere stuk tussen Brussel en Parijs en dan lijken de auto's op de autostrade die langs de lijn loopt wel stil te staan. In ieder geval: van Brussel naar Parijs in 80 minuten, het blijft een fantastische luxe. Ik heb nog de tijd meegemaakt dat je 's avonds uit Parijs vertrok en in het midden van de nacht enkele uren op de sporen bleef stilstaan om 's morgens heel vroeg in Brussel aan te komen, dat was via Luik als ik het me goed herinner.

[@Keesecito]

Nou, hij rijdt echt 300 km/u hoor. Kijk maar op de snelheidsmeter. minuut 20:34, of tel anders de portalen. Die staan als ik mij niet vergis 60 meter uit elkaar.

[@treinfanaat649]

Ik vermoed dat u Lille (Rijsel) bedoeld. Als u van Parijs naar Brussel via Luik (Liège) zou reizen, is dat ene kleine omweg van om de 200 km, wat in die tijd toch ook niet de bedoeling was.

[@watermelon7709]

Very nice video,greetings from Greece

[@xozyje]

magnifique ! et en plus on roule vite .....

[@hawkeye-vv4kb]

It would have been nice to see a display of the speed during the trip.

[@Keesecito]

+hawkeye0248 See at 20:34. Btw, every time you hear that beep _-_- (low high low high) the train is about to go over the speed limit of 300 km/h, so the driver has to slow down a little bit.

[@MrRCGNL]

Isn't that controlled by ETCS, as it is by the LZB on the German ICE ? I once had to chance for a cabe ride on the ICE and the driver didn't have to do anything, the system even increased speed to 330 kmh to reduce delay due to delayed departure.

[@youcanpunchmeintheface]

@@MrRCGNL I recalled that ICE has AFB which accelerates train automatically to speed set with lever near the throttle lever. Maybe that's why the driver seemed do nothing :)

[@zuppardigilbert1786]

Magnifique merci pour cette vidéo !!

[@renecapron920]

oui et on entent bienle chant des moteurs et les décélérations la il roule sur l'air on dirait

[@3dstereoman]

Ben mee geweest bedankt.

[@edwardhumphries205]

Enjoyed watching this and yes...it's fast!

[@thescott9742]

id love to operate this train fastest in the world by all means now we need this type of infrastructure in the U.S

[@BNforever2009]

Dang!! That thing was walking and she was a talking too ! Imagine Amtrak's NE Corridor going all the way to Miami and following what this railway is doing!!

[@keyboarddancers7751]

BNforever2009 There are numbers of articles available explaining why america will probably never have a modern high speed rail network... or even a decent urban network. Not to worry, they have (had) the space shuttle which was a great help to the american people.

[@samanli-tw3id]

+Keyboard Dancers us car and airplane lobbies would never let such a thing in the us to be built:(

[@jwslijm7278]

I can confirm that the border is at 17.06 at the start of the noisescreen left. The road on the right has a Belgium/Flandres sign at (Google Maps) 51.485611, 4.734157.

[@WinterWolfTUTS]

at 17:10 you can see the switch of infrastruction owner. There is a sign on the left side of the track that shows it is going from ProRail (NL) to Infrabel (BE). All the signals past this sign are controlled and owned by Infrabel (Belgium).

[@Danielmazinni529]

Nice Video!

[@sanderr.9293]

Put youtube speed at 2x and it goes 600 km/h :D

[@rafikaissaoui1992]

Sander R. Nah 300

[@Aut0B0t]

IQ 200+

[@vadims8742]

You are smart! I followed your suggestion. Then I drank a highball of whisky and it moved even faster!

[@Sacto1654]

An interesting tidbit: at the 17:00 point of the video, the Thalys train crosses the Netherlands-Belgium border. Note the rest stop/border crossing on the left side of the video, the wind turbines at the border, and the change in the shape of the overhead wiring poles.

[@coolboombox1610]

Sacto1654 17:10 that’s where the border is

[@marcelboersma]

Those poles next to the track, carrying the powerlines, are usually around 70 meters apart. The time it takes to from one pole to the next is definitively faster than 1 second. Everyone can see that. And 70 meters/second already translates to 252 km/h, so the train is driving faster than that. I timed the time it took to pass 10 poles (700 meters) and that was only ~8 seconds. That would mean the train would actually ride at a speed of 87 meters/second which is 313 km/h. Although I might've made some timing errors, still; the speed will still be around the stated 300 km/h. But absolutely above 252 km/h.

[@Keesecito]

Absolutely right. And for the disbelievers among us: Take a look at 20:34 and see for yourselves.

[@henriksundt7148]

Keesecito That clip is not from the same point in time (and maybe not even the same ride?). Listen to the sound, this clip has been insert.

[@marcelboersma]

@@henriksundt7148 camera probably had to move to see the meter, right? It cannot teleport to the other position, so obviously there will be a slight jump in time. And then I ask you, what of it? Why mention something so glaringly obvious?

[@henriksundt7148]

@@marcelboersma I'm just saying that to show the speedometer isn't any proof of the speed. 300 km/h looks like this (notice the power-line poles): kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXOWpItopq56gdU

[@helloperson3264]

@@henriksundt7148 is that not why he has calculated the speed?

[@panchofrancisco20]

Hola que tal gracias por estos videos ya que no vamos a tener el privilejio de visitarlos tenemos estos hermosos lugares que ni siquiera en sueños sabemos que existen mil gracias esperamos seguir teniendo mas en el 2015 gracias atte f s x nayarit mexico

[@dutchww2incolor]

Dit is zonder meer een invordering rijbewijs plus invordering trein (overtreding meer dan 100%) 😉

[@derianrimanodenboer]

Henk David Van Der Heide waarom dan?

[@plaatshieruwreactie7736]

Hoezo dan? Je mag in Nederland gewoon 300km/u op de HSL ( HogeSnelheidsLijn) rijden.

[@plaatshieruwreactie7736]

En als de trein te hard rijd, ging de trein automatisch in de noodrem. En dat gebeurde hier dus niet. En de trein waar hij dus 300km/u op rijd heet de HSL (HogeSnelheidsLijn) het spoor op de HSL van Schiphol tot en met Antwerpen is daar speciaal voor gemaakt om 300 mee op te rijden.

[@alco3059]

I miss this. I was here last year

[@karlderkafer1932]

Schöner Ritt auf der Kanonen Kugel

[@TheHairybaz]

fookin flyin!! but would have been nice to seen one pass the other way

[@FSAUDIOGUY]

=186 MPH! Speed run starts @10:00 :)

[@mr.bright684]

Dat geluid van die electromotor van deze trein klinkt echt geweldig

[@christianedeschrijver158]

merci pour le partage de cette vidéo !

[@christianedeschrijver158]

Gilbert Wilkin c'est beau le voyage en train !

[@christianedeschrijver158]

Bon dimanche a toi chère amie josiane poissonnet , gros bisous

[@christianedeschrijver158]

merci a vous abdelmadjid Gacem mohamed hadj ahmed

[@christianedeschrijver158]

merci a toi ***** , aurais tu une idée pourquoi cri cri est partit???

[@christianedeschrijver158]

***** désolé cher ami, je ne fais pas de hangouts mais je suis toujours sur G+ ! J'espère qu'un jour il reviendra , il était trop gentil ce gas et m'a dit qu'il avait disputé avec une nana ! Bisous @ +Passe un bon dimanche ! Ici beaucoup de vent mais du soleil ! 8°

[@dapto234]

Great video I love these high speed train runs on video...just on thing could you clean the windscreen so we can see through clearly...:)

[@hs7921]

I like this because it’s fast and non stop. No small stations along the way, and no diversions to side tracks.

[@marionlovett7167]

A great ride. Wish we could have trains like that here in the U.S.A. How would they handle wind,snow across many of the states? It would mean allot of jobs maintaining the tracks,and trains. Once again thanks for the ride. Wake up America.

[@SUPERGENKI]

Here (in Japan) the Shinkansen Bullettrains goes through all kinds of weatherconditions with no problems, so I guess it would be the same in the US.

[@marionlovett7167]

Americans will you ever wake up? to bad the can't get their heads out of their duffle bags?

[@johansterk8968]

Follow route 40 not 80...

[@biniusia]

ilosc energii ktora pochlonol pociag ta cala kolejowa infrastruktura jest porazaJACA

[@kuzkoemperator5863]

Długo się w Polsce taki pociągów nie doczekamy co prawda mamy już Pendolino które grzeje 190 km/h ale wciąż magiczna pariera 300 km/h nie została pobieta w polsce

[@janinapalmer8368]

Wish we had this in Australia...

[@iliashdz9106]

Huh? I thought that Australia would have it.

[@1944robbo]

we have to get some politicians who think of the future of the country, not 4 year terms and whether they will be reelected. Good Luck with finding some!

[@MrGintaras]

@@1944robbo in Lithuania train speed only max 120km/h :D

[@ariffaozi4789]

wish we in java had this trains too

[@fromnorway643]

The Sun's expansion into a red giant star in 5 billion+ years is one of the things that will happen before Norway gets a modern railway system! We are too busy telling others how "green" we are while flying 10 times more domestically than the average in Europe and 4 times more than in Sweden.

[@ifurlender]

Wow that is fast. Great video.

[@davidcorneliocornelio9178]

Very nice video. Nederlandse honderd procent 🇳🇱 💖

[@simonedemooij8163]

Best Thalys train vidoi omg your da best

[@chicagolarry15]

WOW....THOSE BELLS MENT DUDE ITS A CURVE COMING SLOW DOWN BUT NOPE!!!!! HE WENT EVEN FASTER....😦 HELLNAWWW

[@michaelgilchrist4307]

bloody beauty mate

[@martinfrederickgraafland3022]

Wish we had high speed in California... It's too expensive they say. Short term thinking!

[@samanli-tw3id]

Yeah, more expensive than going to space :D

Onbereikbaar voor ons om de werking van het spoor te modelleren.

[@robertof.982]

83 poles a minute, between them is 60 meters, do your math!!!😁

[@25musicmaker]

Ja, en?

[@titelmund2670]

298,8 km/h 👍

[@ExtraDJExInc]

Dunno, but it looks like no more than 130-140km/h. I know how 125km/h looks like, and thats not too much different.

[@felixbeutin9530]

@@ExtraDJExInc do your math

[@SUPERGENKI]

Fun video - thanks! ^^

[@nicolasblume1046]

Border is at 17:05 at the beginning of the double fence

[@azibkhakwani9151]

Nicolas Blume yeah windmiles indicates the border on dutch side they are white and on flemish side they are red

[@samharper5881]

Beautiful long straight stretch of track from 17:54.

[@andrzej-kv7cm]

Pozazdrościć bezkolizyjnej infrastruktury... Bez niej o HST można tylko śnić. Inna sprawa że tory na stacjach przypominają te w Polsce - jak na wytrząsarce.

[@hrhjrd]

Enjoyed that trip. Thanks.

[@Cinescrat4D]

Play it with double speed. It's like flying in a plane :D

[@Keesecito]

Ik weet niet welke Maastunnel je bedoelt. Volgens mij is er op dit moment geen tunnel in aanbouw en zijn er ook geen plannen om dat te gaan doen. De Moerdijkbrug wordt niet opgeheven, die is veel te belangrijk voor het overige treinverkeer.

[@richardaling5278]

Merk je dat als je van Nederlands spoor naar Belgisch spoor gaat? Net als de wegen, gaten, scheuren, wegomleidingen die nergens heen gaan?

[@szelid_kandur_74]

17:20 Netherlands - Belgium state border. Thanks for the video.

[@coolboombox1610]

motanubland 17:10 actually. You’ll see the two white diamond shaped signs which shows that the Dutch power lines and signalling ends there, and the Belgium power lines and signalling start there!

[@alexsergeevichvasilev]

Инфраструктура впечатляет 👍

[@fatmirzeqiri1715]

Me të vërtetë transport hekurudhor modern .Ju lumtë!

[@fallensky014]

Play video at double speed for 600 km/h ride.

[@pavelpeter2870]

Ride Ride și iar râde...

[@Keesecito]

The conventional lines have 1500V DC, the high speed lines however have 25KV AC.

[@xavierthomas8311]

Très belle video. Merci de la France.

[@МИХАИЛРЯБОВ-к7р]

BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@rolanddepous2148]

TWEE FIJNE STEDEN ROTTERDAM ANTWERPEN ALTIJD WAT TE DOEN........ WELKOM.

[@orandaadnaro]

Amazing. I just loved how you've landscaped the layout. Such a complex series of meandering routes. Well done. What are the dimensions of the layout?

[@pcuser80]

Play this at 2x speed 600Km/h ;)

[@rodriguezmarcel5826]

Vh6

[@gwalj]

Amazing!