Swiss Railway Journeys - The RhB Albula Line

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Join us for a very special journey along the Rhaetian Railway's spectacular Albula Line from the city of Chur to the internationally famous resort of St. Moritz. We make the trip in a mixed passenger goods train hauled by one of the historic Ge 6/6 I "baby crocodile" locomotives, which were running on a daily basis in 1989, but which now only haul special excursions.
We begin our journey at Chur, capital of the Canton of Graubünden, and look around the old city before boarding our train. This is the original line of the RhB and was constructed through some particularly difficult terrain, so the way passes through numerous tunnels and over some spectacular viaducts, including the Solis and Landwasser, which are amongst the most photographed bridges in Switzerland.
After Filisur the line becomes especially steep and in order to avoid rack assistance the railway builders utilised spiral tunnels and loops along the valley sides. The summit of the line is in a 5 kilometre long tunnel.
Along the way we pause to look at some of the traditional villages and join in with special celebrations held to mark the centenary of the line.
Journey's end is at the popular resort of St. Moritz, situated in the Engadine valley beside the lake which bears its name. Our run with the "crocodile" is now an archive journey and a reminder of the history of the route.
(recorded in 1989/1990)

[@adrianb253]

Watched a number of these programmes on satellite tv a good few years ago, whilst staying in a holiday cottage. Never thought I'd get the chance to watch the whole set. Thank you for uploading them.

[@marknicholson7483]

Was obsessed with watching this as a kid; probably watched 100+ times! Got the chance to ride Albula line down to St. Moritz in 2014 and it was great; both Thusis and Chur suburbs WAY different than what was shown here in 1989! Engadine tip for Skiers: take the Bernina line upto Diavolezza for a day; its less crowded than Corviglia and while only a couple runs, they are super fun with awesome views of the valley below & Piz Bernina, and good Pizza at the restaurant at the bottom of the cable car!

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

Great video made by a professional.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

@DrMoriarty-sees-all 4k? Look at the views, the sceneries shown! Don't count dots. Note the video was launched 5 years ago, converted from an original made when, using what equipment?

[@wilcoalteveer3554]

Thank you crew. I’ve got my VHS tapes converted to DVD, but this conversion has better quality. Greatly recommended :-)

[@jaybee1921]

Brilliant footage all the way through...

[@andrewdock7288]

The thing I love about Switzerland is that it feels like a traditional organised society and provokes intense longing for a better way of life.

[@PeterNGloor]

professional film footage and sound. I wish the narrator had asked a local about pronounciation of place names before recording. It is, for instance, not ALBOOLA, but ALLBULA.

[@dark_one1337]

at least he spelled Samedan right, unless all the german videos who say saaaaamedaaaan or sameeeeeeeeeedan

[@gaetanozuccarello9802]

😉👍😊😊

[@boweandrew3]

is the whole set available on Amazon in the usa?

[@100dampf]

After watching some of your great videos your music has really grown on me. Is it possible to get the music alone?

[@SwissRailwayJourneys]

Unfortunately not. But you can always watch the episodes again :)

[@wilcoalteveer3554]

Are they still available on dvd?

[@SwissRailwayJourneys]

No, unfortunately the webshop has been closed.

[@wilcoalteveer3554]

@@SwissRailwayJourneys OK, thanks for your answer. Still like the videos. :-)

[@michaelmacdonald3408]

Why do,nt you tell the truth the bridges were already there they are tartaria they are a lot older.