The surreal view of a train driver: Spectacular Views, Hidden Rainbow & Captivating Journey

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Are you ready to immerse yourself in the breathtaking world of train driving? Join us on an unforgettable journey through the stunning landscapes between Leiden and Utrecht, explored entirely from the perspective of a dedicated train driver! In this exhilarating video, you will uncover how truly captivating the view can be from the engineer's cab as we chase vibrant rain clouds and witness the magical moments when sunlight pierces through, revealing the elusive beauty of colorful rainbows.
What Awaits You in This Epic Train Adventure:
Unparalleled Views: Experience spectacular scenery as the train glides through the picturesque Dutch countryside. Marvel at fields bursting with wildflowers, charming villages, and winding canals-each frame is a feast for train lovers and nature enthusiasts alike, offering mesmerizing snapshots of Holland's rich landscapes.
The Thrill of Train Driving: Ever wondered what it's like to steer a modern train? Get ready for a heart-pounding experience! As we navigate varying weather conditions, you'll feel the adrenaline rush of operating a train while enjoying the serene surroundings and unforgettable landscapes.
Weather Wonders: Watch as we ride behind dark rain clouds, witnessing the dramatic juxtaposition of stormy skies against radiant sunshine. Experience the fleeting moments when vibrant rainbows peek through the clouds, enhancing the enchanting atmosphere of this scenic journey.
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Key Insights and Journey Highlights:
1. Immersive POV Experience: Our entire journey is shot from the train driver's perspective, providing you with a real-time feel of what it truly means to operate a train in the Netherlands. Every turn and speed change immerses you deeper into the experience.
2. Nature's Fluctuations: Observe how swift weather changes can impact travel conditions, offering insights into meteorology and environmental variations-a perfect match for enthusiasts eager to connect with the natural world.
3. Captivating Storytelling: Our unique narrative style combines breathtaking visuals with informative commentary, offering knowledge about the train routes, historical context, and the intricacies of train operation. This engaging storytelling enhances your viewing experience.
4. Engagement with the Audience: We don't just want you to watch; we encourage you to join the conversation! Share your thoughts in the comments, ask questions, and become part of our thriving community of rail enthusiasts.
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Leiden - Utrecht SLT 15/4/2024

[@osasunaitor]

I love that you don't use stupid clickbait titles or thumbnails. Just an accurate descripction of what you show. In these times of ridiculous youtuber tricks, it is much appreciated.

[@CabviewHolland]

Thanks!

[@dutchchatham1]

I still love your channel, after all these years. Thank you!

[@CabviewHolland]

Thanks, good to hear!

[@joannedeal3418]

This is so beautiful! I can't travel nowadays so it's lovely to see other parts of the world on screen like this. It's winter here now and a bit chilly, so I'm wrapped up in two blankets am and nice and warm while watching a warmer, more colourful season. Thank you.

[@CabviewHolland]

Thanks! It does sound very cosy :-)

[@geoffreymartin2764]

Thank you for giving such wonderful weather to travel in. The only thing missing is the track speed limit. Geoff, Sydney Australia 🏳‍🌈

[@CabviewHolland]

I leave that to the viewer: you can read the speed signs next to the track just like I do :-)

[@nancyrhm2094]

Thank you, from the US. Your country is so beautiful!

[@johanneskingma]

Travelled from Chicago to San Fransisco by Zephir. I believe your country is as stunning or efen more so.

[@fionakierton1231]

Watching from the UK. Love the extra information of whereabouts the train was on the journey when the stations were opened and the speed of the train. That rain cloud was awesome

[@duckducknight]

This was by far the best clearest view you have shown us. The colors are so beautiful & bright. Thanks Cookie for a great ride!

[@CabviewHolland]

Thanks!

[@VikasKumar-nq8if]

So Relaxing to watch. Keep uploading

[@RTWest-kn5fr]

Same dark skies and mean thunderstorms here the last couple of days ... Puebla, Méxcio. At least you had the views and protection of the train. My dog Rusa invited me to her bed and to lay down alongside her to calm me during the scariest moments. Good doggie. Have a great day, Señor Cabview.!!! Colonia Centro Histórico, RT sends/envía, Puebla, México.

[@joannedeal3418]

That's a lovely dog you have there!

[@nealgordon3712]

Nice scenery wonderful country nice ride for nearly an hour

[@peterthill]

What a great ride. Thx for sharing 👍

[@newsgodaz]

Loved this ride!. The single track lines reminded me of the old Lackawanna electric routes in Northern New Jersey, an d the weather was very much like New Jersey :) Thanks for this great video!!

[@CabviewHolland]

Thanks!

[@geoffwalker315]

Wonderful photography. Thank you. Watching on my large Smart TV makes me want to be there. I love your integrated transport system.

[@CabviewHolland]

Thanks :-)

[@jasonqian]

Excellent work on the series that let the viewers have a tour of the Netherland raiways.

[@CabviewHolland]

Thanks!

[@LifeGeneralist]

Great view, watching this from India, I feel to visit Netherlands

[@ranjittyagi9354]

Okay, you must visit the country. It's beautiful. Pay a visit to Hilversum. That's where Radio Netherlands used to broadcast its foreign service on short-wave.

[@mmsmits2868]

HDR op de nieuwe OLED iPad Pro is wel heel erg mooi... Bedankt voor een mooie rit! ~Maarten

[@CabviewHolland]

Mooi om te horen!

[@SteveMcD-w4c]

Your program, I truly enjoy. I find trains fascinating, both the esthetics and in terms of physics. Hopefully, they catch on here, throughout the U.S., the passenger side of it. Thanks again.

[@JASchut]

Prachtige video Vincent met mooie contrasten. Dank je.

[@killwize]

🙈👀Wow, I just watched that, all of it... it was rather soothing. 🏖

[@TayadihArtif308]

Ik vind het landschaap leuk. Heel mooi... ❤

[@Sunny_287]

Beautiful country ❤️ from India 🇮🇳 Nameste

[@LordDustinDeWynd]

Howdy from Temple, Texas, USA! Thank you for the beautiful ride.

[@xviii_ix_xiv_i_xx]

Groeten uit Siberië - uit de stad waar de regen nu is neergedaald. Gezellige route, prachtige omgeving en enkele gebouwen. Ik vond de “dans” van de windgeneratoren (12:34) en Koploper vanuit een ongebruikelijke hoek (30:16) erg leuk. Het is grappig dat het tijdstip waarop de video werd opgenomen en het tijdstip waarop ik ernaar keek bijna samenvielen. Vincent, bedankt en een fijne dag!

[@CabviewHolland]

Leuk om een kijker in Siberië te hebben zeg!

[@jamescrawford9883]

Great video, much enjoyed! Cheers from Australia.

[@AnotherFred-z8j]

"My intro.." made me smile.. Cool ride. Now waiting for the opposite weather: sunny with rain. (Fox wedding style)

[@janbrusket5296]

Wat een prachtige treinreis Meester. Mooie luchten. Schitterend.

[@lachd2261]

Lovely video. Enjoyed watching this one

[@albertoballadore1392]

Bellissimo, bella olanda

[@PauloSilva-gf2uw]

Muito bonito

[@brownie88ify]

Enjoyed this very much, thanks!

[@debashishkundu4236]

What a beautiful country. Love from INDIA.Looking forward to visit this beautiful country.Thank you for the video.

[@CabviewHolland]

Thanks!

[@praveennair7511]

Beautiful video enjoyed it following all the caution orders and signals

[@Riogrande1964]

Beautiful lighting and an interesting, relaxing trip

[@lesnachristwinarso4104]

Fantastic video from a driver's point of view. I will move to Delft in August, can't wait

[@mistero0007]

thanks a lot ''cab view Holland ... '' 🙏

[@szandorthe13th]

oh wow, you drove the train i took going in the other direction prior to the return journey!

[@palmerm1]

Nailed the colours!

[@interstellarphred]

Hello from USA! Going to the Netherlands, in a way, I felt as if I had come home. Tidy, tolerant, and where punctuality is a demonstration of mutual respect, in a place of a totally built environment, where human scaled details count. I could live there; did not feel that way in UK, where my ancestral roots hail from. May you always love your carrear, that is of greater value than making war machinery.

[@CabviewHolland]

Thanks! :-)

[@piyushpradhan8727]

This looks like a simulator. So nice so clean.

[@Maurice-Navel]

Beautiful!

[@graceangel5146]

I am brand new to your channel and I love it. Your country is so beautiful and clean. ❤ I am amazed to see no rubbish scattered along the rails or on the roadsides. In some videos like this (different countries) the majority of the rail corridor looks like one giant garbage dump. I am always sad to see that. Thank you for sharing this beauty. 😊

[@CabviewHolland]

Thanks! Welcome to my channel.

[@FanelParaschiv-g1l]

Foarte frumos!❤

[@pierrenoir8823]

Très joli, et avec des commentaires intéressants !

[@CabviewHolland]

Merci

[@abgnrw]

TOP VIDEO !

[@hondaspeed6785]

This is indeed a nice video! Thanks a lot! It must have been 20 years since I last traveled on this route. I remember back then it was pretty bumpy, and no double track between Leiden and Alphen.Now it looks like a smooth ride. And I guess a bit quicker as well, with speeds of up to 140km/h. I did spot the rainbow on the left side, even though it was very faint.

[@CabviewHolland]

Still bumpy :-)

[@hondaspeed6785]

@@CabviewHolland Even the double track sections where the speed was 140km/u?

[@solarsymphonic]

exellent many thanks .i enjoyed that 🥰

[@PhilipBowden-oz7mm]

The skies often look wet and moving there like Frans hals paintings.

[@Nanashii_Midoluri]

Schitterend... I always loved seeing train cab views, but this has the graphic even more beautiful than the actual ones! And is the speedlimit in the NL set at 130kph like in Japan? Dank je

[@CabviewHolland]

Thanks! Usually max speed is 140 on the mainline. Some parts 160.

[@davidhewson8605]

This train is so quiet you dare nt fart . Fellow commuters will notice unless their kipping ! .❤ Dave .

[@_PJW_]

36:19 : at the left the 'Ham toren'. Part of what is left of the castle Den Ham, near Vleuten. Probably built around 1260, first mentioned in a muniment from 1325.

[@capevisser]

Another wonderful ride and the colours were spectacular. I noticed that when approaching Vleuten that there wasn't an aural warning (bells). Is that not unusual?

[@CabviewHolland]

Thanks! What kind of warning were you expecting?

[@capevisser]

@@CabviewHolland I'm referring to the single "ding" followed shortly after by three distinct "rings" when approaching a stop. This did not occur at Vlueten and a couple of stations thereafter. Thanks!

[@CabviewHolland]

@@capevisser Aha! Those are sounds of the ATB train safety system. Ping = change in maximum allowed speed Tring = safety system allows release of brakes Ding = conductor closing doors Dong = conductor closing his own door Buzz = driver has to lift foot from deadmans pedal

[@capevisser]

@@CabviewHolland Thanks so much for the explanation. Now the cabin noises make sense for me. And thanks again for these weekly train rides. I've really enjoyed riding along. Cheers

[@mavadelo]

amazing, often people don't realise their automatic "force of habit' behavior but you even anticipate on it. It is funny, I seem to remember from my childhood that when the conductor blew their whistle and turned the key, their door would close after the train had already started moving. i assume that would not be possible anymore in any type after the "original" Mat'64?

[@CabviewHolland]

On the still in service Virm, Icm and Ddz, the locking of the doors is not a requirement to unlock the traction controller. So yes, you can drive away with open doors.

[@trezentositreze4963]

Muito boa esta viagem. ❤🎉❤🎉

[@happyfeethappyheart]

Excellent .

[@saimca14]

Wish to be there with you to enjoy the view. Comprehensive V_log.

[@TreinspotterDavid_]

Leuke Rit! Ik geniet altijd van die voor filmpjes want dan is er iets meer context waar je je nou precies bevind ;-)

[@theobrattinga500]

Weer een hele mooie video meester !!

[@muhammedabdulhaleem6787]

Very beautiful ❤❤❤

[@ets.d6051]

de kwaliteit is zo goed dat ik de cijferbakken kan lezen zoals 4, 6, 8 en 13

[@muhammedabdulhaleem6787]

Very sunny video watching in iphone ❤

[@SankarGS]

Great view wow❤❤😍😍 its refresh of eyes

[@GrotePaarseDraak65]

Mooi je rit met mooie verschillende wolkenvelden😃😃😃👍👍👍

[@SLT2609]

Oh, Utrecht-Leiden, één van m'n favoriete SLT trajecten :D (Vind het echt lekker daar) En daarnaast is het sowieso wel een mooi traject en bijzonder met deels enkelspoor :D

[@DALJITSINGHGABRI]

v.nice

[@rodshephard3837]

Wow!!!

[@ricksipes2026]

Love the Music! A playlist for MUSIC TO DRIVE A TRAIN BY WHILE CHASING RAINBOWS. LOL.

[@CabviewHolland]

:-)

[@alking.abwhajr]

رحلة عبر القطار الجميل 🏝️🧡🎄

[@57629589]

Are these bridges functional, wheel slip, do they often delay trains?

[@CabviewHolland]

Which bridges? Wheel can cause delays, especially during fall season.

[@Mr1fish2fish]

Very brilliantly colorful! How crisp the video is, like looking through a window. The information is very geographical and interesting. It is amazing to me that the railroads in Europe must earn hundreds of millions of dollars every day in fares, if not more than that. I wonder what percentage of the fares it takes to operate, maintain, and repair the railroads on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis, and what kinds of unexpected expenses do they have? Very nice ride, thank you.

[@CabviewHolland]

Thanks! From June 15 onwards, even better quality, 10bit HDR, 60fps :-)

[@htimsid]

Marvellous video, so enjoyable! But where are the giant cats?

[@chriswisbey5388]

I always enjoy watch train videos from all over the world but the Netherlands is really my favourite,having visited sevaral times and travel over the system to Apeldoorn, Elst, Oss and of couse Amsterdamm and Rotterdam. One thing that I have wondered about on the Railways what is the significance of the 2 white horizontal lights that you see all over the country? What do they tell the driver? Thanjs, Chris ib rge UK

[@CabviewHolland]

Those signals start flashing when a train is approaching. They warn railway workers.

[@AmosBatista]

I miss traveling Europe by train.

[@MarcVlogkanaal]

Leuke vlog raafje ❤

[@pranowobaris94]

So nice videos

[@stabilini]

Wait a minute... is this in the original Train Simulator? I think I have played there... or at least some parts... Great video !!

[@treinieman]

Leiden Goederen, zo te zien nog restanten links op de video te zien. Enige historie daarvan bekend? Mooie video weer overigens!!!

[@CabviewHolland]

Dankjewel! Raadpleeg topotijdreis.nl maar eens :-)

[@angelmessenger8240]

Very reasonable ticket prices. I'm in England and if I want to travel a return trip of by train to Scotland to see my family it costs more than a flight to New York USA.

[@petergaskin1811]

Yep. Cheaper to fly to Manchester, even with journeys to the airport, than to go by train from Euston.

[@EngelsNederfiele]

It's amazing to see the contrast between a traditional windmill and a wind turbine stood in proximity! The large number of passengers that caused the conductor/train manager safety issues made me wonder whether this service would be better served by VIRM than a Sprinter set. It has been a while since you last had video footage from this route, was it a Koploper or VIRM last time? Were the wet rails giving the Sprinter traction issues?

[@CabviewHolland]

It used to be a Virm or Ddz. Yes, tracks were very slippery.

[@SLT2609]

Then it would be a Sprintercity lol as the service was a regular sprinter (it stopped at all stations).

[@LordDustinDeWynd]

10:38 Oh, LOOK! A REAL Dutch windmill! 🙃

[@m.moolhuysen5456]

I've counted a total of five classic Dutch windmills that are visible from this cabview along the line, can you spot the other four also? One is a bit further away from the track than the rest, so it appears short and tiny on the left side.

[@PhilipBowden-oz7mm]

Nice to know I'm in safe hands stuurman

[@CabviewHolland]

Thanks

[@nilsw78]

nice video

[@PhilipBowden-oz7mm]

Birthplace of Rembrandt. Changed a bit since his time.

[@vozmajster1011]

Iron Maiden: "Run to the hills!" Dutch people: "What is the hills?" :D Seriously though, Dutch scenery is really beautiful, I blew my chance to go there a few years ago, but I'll definitely try to make it happen sooner or later! Though I've actually been there twice, but only on a bus that was going straight through to France on my way to the UK... And it was at night, so we didn't see anything... :/

[@jwslijm7278]

At 11:07 you can see on the right part of the tunnel that sticks above ground.

[@AmosBatista]

29:46 ok that was fast

[@PhilipBowden-oz7mm]

You can still see the flat he was born in third floor of the tower block to the right with the cactus in the window.

[@CabviewHolland]

Do you have a time stamp?

[@wimvos463]

Dag Vincent, Een prachtige video met echt Nederlandse luchten. Er is mij als "seinwezenfreak" iets opgevallen. In het traject Leiden - Woerden liggen vier beweegbare spoorbruggen en dit zijn bijzondere gevaarpunten. Maar bij geen van deze punten staan wel seinen maar deze seinen zijn niet voorzien van het sein SR 251a en dat verbaast mij; weet jij waarom dit het geval is of is het "foutje" van ProRail. Groetjes, Wim Vos

[@CabviewHolland]

Ja. Goed gezien. De afweging om het bord gevaarpunt te plaatsen heeft te maken met de mate van eentonigheid die voorafgaat aan het gevaarpunt. In theorie dekt elk bediend sein een gevaarpunt, maar als elk bediend sein het bordje gevaarpunt zou dragen is de functie ervan zinloos.

[@jarbarsi]

Out of curiosity, why is it hard to keep the train still once the passenger doors are closed? Does the train start moving automatically, or do you mean it's just easy to bump the throttle?

[@CabviewHolland]

It is like a Pavlov response..

[@pgchase4578043026]

Is that some wheel slip first noted around 8:00-9:00 minutes or so?

[@CabviewHolland]

Yes

[@UrvonDiviner]

Mooie regenboog op 14:15

[@siemens451]

at 1.5kV, what is the max allowed current? 4kA? what is the gauge of the electric network? 1450mm?

[@CabviewHolland]

I don't know, I keep an I on voltage, not current. It depends on the situation: another train accelerating in the same section causes trouble at certain areas. An ICM draws around 1 kW when accelerating. Gauge is 1435.

[@MofoMan2000]

How do you get that speedometer overlay with the map? That thing is way cool.

[@ShadowriverUB]

Most likely gps based

[@basscharenborg6441]

De Dubbele Wierickebrug ziet er niet uit als 18 meter om eerlijk te zijn. Eerder 8 of korter. Maar dat kan ook aan het perspectief liggen natuurlijk. Mijn woonkamer is zo'n beetje (bijna precies) 6 meter lang, en dat lijkt overeen te komen met de brug. (⏸28:08)

[@CabviewHolland]

Nameten op de kaart geeft 18 meter. Het gaat om de totale overspanning, niet alleen het beweegbare deel. De verhoudingen zijn altijd lastig te vergelijken omdat alles bij het spoor zo groot is.

[@kevinrowett9334]

Thank you for another fantastic video. On some of the bridges, there are no overhead wires. Do you have to lower the pantograph for these bridges?

[@marktegrotenhuis]

It depends. I'm not an expert on the subject, but I believe some bridges without overhead wires don't require the pantograph to be lowered. That is if your train has the height limiter on the pantograph set to the Dutch standard. But don't pin me on this, because I'm not sure if I remember it correctly.

[@marktegrotenhuis]

Shortly after the green signal at 8:00 there's a blue diamond shaped sign at 8:13 with a white bar and 2 white blocks. That means to lower the pantograph. After the bridge you see the same sign but now the bar and blocks are connected to form a U-profile. That means to raise the pantograph again. The numbers on the bottom left of these signs tell you when to raise the pantograph(s), corresponding to the number of cars for train units.

[@marktegrotenhuis]

In this specific case it seems like there's a mistake in the signs there, because you see a 2 two times and then a 6. Normally it would be 2, 4 and 6.

[@kriswarren2469]

You do have to cut the power though

[@jschouten1985]

​@@marktegrotenhuishet bord met de witte lijn en de 2 blokjes er boven betekent "tractiestroom uitschakelen"

[@LordDustinDeWynd]

10:04 OH, look! Dutch windmills! 😏

[@b43xoit]

Are the wind turbines that we see connected directly to the railway?

[@CabviewHolland]

No not directly.

[@himanshusinghpm]

What is the maximum speed this train is allowed on this route/track?

[@CabviewHolland]

There is a small part of 140 km/h. The white square signs indicate the allowed maximum speed x10.

[@laksi0505]

In Aplhen aan de Rijn; wat is sleutelen?

[@CabviewHolland]

Als de conducteur met zijn (speciale) sleutel de deuren sluit, noemen we dat sleutelen.

[@Janbaukeoelstra]

Dit is typisch zo 'n klassiek lokaal spoorlijntje zoals vroeger😅

[@SLT2609]

Maar wel een drukke 😊

[@ВикторВетров-ы7л]

Something new. Great!

[@bigmeltie1]

Interesting. Surprised at just how flat it is. Should make railway construction cheaper and easier as no tunnels or mountainsides to blast through. But maybe the water table presents other issues. Also surprising was so many high-rise apartment blocks. A pleasant run but maybe not so much as a passenger as it was apparently so crowded.