TRAIN DRIVER'S VIEW: Coupling and going to Flåm and back in 4K UltraHD

[@Muntimann]

Thanks for a very nice trip RailCowGirl Took this trip in 2017 and it was a great trip down the valley, stopped at Kjosfossen and suddenly Huldra appeared singing and dancing it was nice to see. So hope for another trip sometime in the future 😍

[@Scarabaeus15]

One of the few who include coupling and changing tracks into the video. I really like that

[@RailCowGirl]

Thanks, glad you like it!

[@worldted]

Your train cab ride videos are the standard (worldwide) against which all other train cab ride videos are judged. Big thanks from New York.

[@RailCowGirl]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@SteveMikre44]

Love how your Mystical Powers Open the Train Doors! 👍😊

[@RailCowGirl]

The force is strong in this one :p

[@archieohare]

@@RailCowGirl May the Force be with you!

[@laurencegray4720]

Why did the Rebel pilot named Wedge Antilles die during the attack on the Death Star in the first Star Wars movie? Because he wasn't Force-full enough.

[@bruceb3786]

Mezmerizing, so beautiful , smooth, quiet, with background lull of the engine.......... fell fast asleep on the way down to Flam...... good thing I wasn't doin' the Driving !

[@blackbird711983]

My mornings begin by watching your videos and a cup of coffee..thank you for posting.

[@freedom7994]

Спасибо! Всегда интересно смотреть. Очень красивая страна!

[@profgyland2]

The Flam line to Myrdal and back is one of the most spectacular railway travels one can do. The screnery is breathtaking and unreal when the train crawls through cliffs and altitudes nearly unimaginable. This is nothing for the faint hearted! It is just a miracle. There is nothing on Earth similar to Norway. Thanks for the wonderful video.

[@dpmc88]

As we in Dubai sit indoors chilling, the temperature outside is around (45°C × 9/5) + 32 = 113°F. Humidity is already about 90%. Come to think of it, today is the last day of spring and officially the long summer only starts tomorrow. Dread to think about the months ahead. What better way to chill the mind and soul with a couple of beers, soaking up the amazing landscapes in your videos.

[@Mike-il2wi]

Hello, It was nice to ride with you Thank you. Your videos give us a sense off a train drivers life in Norway. I enjoy them

[@RailCowGirl]

Hey there Michael, I'm so glad you like them.

[@dommguard]

That "OPEN SESAME" hand wave always gets me... XDDD

[@iantaf5559]

Hello you. Those nice new FLIRTs are so clean on the outside that we are getting to see more and more of you in the reflections!!! I think our favourite cow girl is teasing us!!! Hope all is well with you and that sunshine will bring out all the glorious colours in your part of the world.😀

[@RailCowGirl]

Hahaha! Maybe ;)

[@codered9576]

Hi from Canada... Beautiful country, thank you for this, was so relaxing to ride along.

[@migi4277]

These downhill video from Myrdal to Flam is really amazing. 👍

[@RailCowGirl]

Glad you like them!

[@hannumiettinen]

Thank you! Really beautiful video!😍😍

[@RailCowGirl]

Glad you liked it!

[@billseymour-jones3224]

Great video as always HCG, and so lovely to be given the view of Kjøsfossen on the way past. Brings back many ancient memories!

[@10p6]

Beautiful. Now can we see a 'Windshield wipers view of a train driver in 4K.' :-)

[@DimaMediv]

Thank you! greatest video, I''m working and watching on the one of the most beautiful views in this world

[@swarfrat311]

HinduCowGirl -- the BEST train driver in all of Europe! And the most magical. A wave of the hand and doors open. You seem to find ways to make your super videos even more spectacular than before. I really enjoyed the side shots on the trip to and from Flam. They really add a new perspective to a already great video. The Flam trips are my favorites. Thanks for always thinking of your Herd and ways to make their experience more exciting! BTW . . . Are you going to take us on a trip on the gondola tram at Voss when it's finished?

[@RailCowGirl]

YES! The gondola will be presented :D

[@chriscorrigan7420]

G'day there Cow girl. You know a little bit of a running commentary would be good telling us all about your beautiful landscape and the surrounds and special feature's. You don't have to be shy, there's only 4 million people watching you. LOL. Thing's like, Why don't you see smoke coming out of chimneys and how do you really suffer the cold and why you like driving trains? But another nice show once again. Thank you.

[@paradigmshift4686]

When you can drive a train for a living, how can anything else in life be satisfying?

[@abab1014]

Love the occasional side views!!

[@LeoAlmeidaBRASIL]

very very beautiful video, congratulations

[@hamshackleton]

As I've put before - never the same scenery although it's the same trip. This time - three seasons in one! Also - thanks for the side views of the waterfall and valley.

[@robertament2440]

side view is an amazing, nice work!

[@wizamichamechmicha8667]

Beautiful machine, i love the way you show the inside of your machine, you are the best at making train driver's view videos, can you please show us how you start up your train. Thank you for sharing this precious video.

[@RailCowGirl]

Thank you :) The EL18 is a fantastic piece of hardware. I can never show you how to start up a train, as this would be totally again the rules.

[@wizamichamechmicha8667]

@@RailCowGirl i understand that, and again thank you.

[@HeSaid007]

Dear HCG, Thanks again for a truly relaxing, calming trip through your beautiful Norway. It helps this American guy to relax during a very serious political debacle here called trumpGOP, and their attempt to negate our Constitution and American Values. God bless and thank you.

[@snowwhite7571]

Thank you for another beautiful Journey through the lands of Norway HGC!!

[@nightrider1033]

Hey Linda G 😎

[@snowwhite7571]

@@nightrider1033 How are you! Missing everybody miss the live chat also

[@marshalldavis2841]

Love these videos of different seasons and scenery. The Flam line is especially beautiful. I also noticed you missed a Horn signal sign in the tunnel at 1:11:16. Had to tell you. LOL

[@RBMT]

So satisfying 👍

[@lowbar77]

Crazy, mad, Jedi skilss openning doors with a wave of the hand. :)

[@jackyvivid]

Norway is beautiful!

[@bionictrowel6135]

absolutely wonderful

[@robertcummings1971]

So soothing to the eyes especially after a hard days work to watch this beautiful scenery, thank you Hindu CowGirl for this nice video.

[@williamradford9631]

Awesome rolling stock with built in coffee/vending machines, in to Voss to hook up to an extra train

[@CityWalks]

Excellent. Looks like it's still pretty cold in Norway. Love the POV of these. -Henry

[@MrAlsfan5]

It's still bloody cold in the northeast U.S.

[@CityWalks]

@@MrAlsfan5 It just hit 79F here in MT but supposed to be cold and rainy next week! Still only snow in the mountains. -Henry

[@marknorris1911]

tHANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL VIDEO. i WANT TO COME AND VISIT

[@marconepereira932]

Nós 🇧🇷 adoramos neve, mesmo em vídeo. Gostei da viagem, das paisagens (ida e volta), mas deve ser frio demais...

[@priyasingh-eg3vh]

what a great view! totally loved it👌

[@MansurReza]

Thanks for the share 👍

[@david_1704]

Excellent job, as ever, *H.C.G.* !!! 🌷🐮🌿😃👏😊✌🌿🐮🌷

[@SpotterCrazyperson]

Amazing film!

[@WhiteTiger333]

Now that time has passed, and I'm watching this one again with more familiarity of the route, it's surprising to see the "crowd" at the Ljosanbotn halt. I guess they were staying in those cabins? and on their way to ski up top somewhere.

[@RailCowGirl]

Yep :D

[@stewartmarshall4941]

Fantastic 😴😴😴😴

[@teachgold]

While I am working, I devote a monitor to riding the rails with you. Very professional vids - keep 'em coming.

[@hectahc]

AWESOME!!!!

[@RailCowGirl]

You are!

[@hectahc]

RailCowGirl ❤️

[@andrewclarke6916]

Wooo, we get to see the mysterious HinduCowGirls hands in this video!

[@vvhipreck6583]

LOL @ mysterious

[@thomashop5025]

Veldig bra video!!

[@shwetakumar3390]

Wow New Video... Thanks HCG

[@geonerd]

'Force' hand wave to open the door at 0:58 is very impressive! ;)

[@gregolson-hyde934]

Absolutely LOVE your series and always look forward to the new ones. I have one question, why do you have one locomotive on each end of the train? I would have thought one locomotive was powerful enough for such a short train.

[@RailCowGirl]

There are some rules on the Flåm line due to the gradient of the line. You can run 1 loco with 3 cars, but beyond that you'll need 2 locos. Redundancy :)

[@gregolson-hyde934]

@@RailCowGirl Thank you so much for your reply, now I understand - ALWAYS better to be safe :)

[@tinicum54]

Thanks.

[@joselitoeliaspereira2853]

Lugar lindo eu queria que aqui no Brasil fosse assim bonito

[@thom3124]

Oh boy, or in this case Girl. Very nice ride. Any idea when the stream will be back up?

[@RailCowGirl]

Not before a major hardware upgrade is in place :/

[@thom3124]

@@RailCowGirl On your computer or with KZbin?

[@noharahimawari9013]

I like😀👍

[@Phantomthecat]

Great video, thanks so much! Watching it on my new 4K 65” TV - it’s almost like being there! 👍

[@gyromurphy]

This is really cool!!

[@wolframtichy1777]

Hypnotized video!.. Wonderful land, good job. High quality picture, nice sound! What the camera you used now?..

[@RailCowGirl]

GoPro Hero 7 Black with a Peau Production lens.

[@wolframtichy1777]

@@RailCowGirl Tusen Takk Lady!! :)

[@MarcQuiclic]

2:02:51 Side view is fantastic. Is the road open to the public?

[@cajam6935]

Love the videos! They are all beautiful!!What did you study in college?

[@RailCowGirl]

Electronics and computer science :)

[@cajam6935]

Awesome!! Thank you for responding!! I love your videos and hope your channel continues to grow!! You deserve more recognition!

[@mathewrussell1533]

Do you have to rely on sanders much going up the hill or does the push/pull of the 2 loco's overcome that? And how does the FLIRTS handle on the line vs the HL18 with the massive power difference. I see the FLIRTS in a 4 car set have a max power rating of 2000kw yet the HL18 is 5600kw so if your rolling with 2 on the flam line you have 11,200kw vs 2000kw thats a huge power difference on such a steep climb.

[@RailCowGirl]

The FLIRT does not service the Flåm Line. We almost never use sand. Both engines work as one :)

[@RamadasMannattil]

superb videos. A question out of curiosity. Why do you nickname yourself as HinduCowGirl?

[@sayedart3dmodels34]

Nice train a like airplane .....

[@jamesplotts3274]

Would be neat to have two indicators in the corner - one for current elevation, and one for current speed.

[@RailCowGirl]

Speed is easy 40kmh up and 30kmh down except for tue places with 20kmh. Elevation is indicated at each station. Between them it’s a steady climb or decent, depending on what direction you go :) it’s only by the station and halts you can find «flat» areas :)

[@villevirtanen00]

The sound of Swiss quality at first. The best passenger rolling stock imo. Why is the dialect completely wrong? Should be West Norwegian announcements! :) Saying Urdland wrong too? Hehe Fantastic btw!

[@dougchristopher2072]

Grrr thought 💭 we’re going live. 😀 🕷🔨splat 🥕🥕🥕

[@sunshinejulia9721]

Doug Christopher hi! Nice to see you:)

[@RailCowGirl]

Wish so too! 😢❤️

[@usernametaken799]

@Gilet Jaune Donc Je Suis Hi Gilet. See John's email, there are two links there :-) Hope you are well. And you too, Doug. And Julia!

[@wythewinchester3236]

Is there a web site that explains the tech ins and out of this rail system?

[@TheRantingCabbie]

At the start of the video I noticed dampers going from the bogies to the body. Is that to dampen what I think is called "track hunting"?

[@RailCowGirl]

The wheels are formed as “cones” to make them try and center itself in the track. The dampers you see is to reduced the sinus movement that can create. :)

[@zarechnuy]

Is the locomotive in the tail of the train involved in pushing and dynamic braking?

[@RailCowGirl]

Yes, both engines functions as one and communicate with each other through a UIC cable.

[@thebeaz1]

Is there an annual contest?

[@TheiNeko]

I would like to know your trains, where are they built? In the sense of the country of origin.

[@olafmichelson8017]

On the road again

[@mykleraymond3700]

How many "staff" (other than driver) are aboard for Bergensbanen, local service, and Flamsbanen?

[@usernametaken799]

Mykle Raymond Bergensbanen, there are 2 conductors always, plus 1/2/3 in the café depending on day/holiday/special happening. On the local service it’s usually one conductor. Sometimes two if they have two trains connected together. On the Flåm line there is one conductor in the winter, and two during the summer. In the summer there is also a «guide» or kind of an assistant to help the conductors with all the questions, groups and so on.

[@mykleraymond3700]

@@usernametaken799 : Perfect, thank you! We often see HCG walk through the train, but always before anyone else is aboard.

[@usernametaken799]

@@mykleraymond3700 That's because she picks up the train and goes over everything to check that it's okay to put out in traffic. By the way, I have to correct myself a bit on the previous comment; there are sometimes 3 conductors on the Bergen line. Some special occasions like holidays or some events, all of the trains are completely sold out and they are also expecting people boarding the trains without tickets. Or sometimes they even put in an extra carriage or two. Then they put in an extra conductor :-)

[@gusy629]

Great video but where is everyone?

[@kennordan6177]

Does a flag drop at stations for a demand pickup, do you just watch for someone raising hand like they are hailing a cab? I spent a day visiting several of the goat farms closer to flåm watching Brunost being made and sampling their output!

[@RailCowGirl]

If someone wants to go with the train from a stop that is on demand only, they have to be visible and give a sign they want to come with us. If they want to go off, they tell the conductor, and the conductor tells the driver. Many trains stop on all stations wether there are passengers or not. It depends on the train schedule set.

[@martinmakarick1957]

Hey HCG how r u? Thank you for your video!

[@RailCowGirl]

Doing great, Martin! :D How about you?

[@martinmakarick1957]

@@RailCowGirl doing great here in upstate NY USA, the weather is just starting to get nice for spring. Just a lot of rain and wind.

[@mathewrufrano7833]

How do the people get to the train stations, there isn’t a road in site?

[@mikehicks4086]

What happened to the videos with the accompanying chat? I miss the crew.

[@RailCowGirl]

The stream server went down. latest security upgrades rendered it virtually useless for streaming. Nothing more to expect from hardware that is from 2010.

[@archieohare]

5:38 New device detected! Download device drivers from manufacturer website?

[@RailCowGirl]

Not far from the truth :D

[@gregstillman5197]

I would so love to ride this trip; what would something like this cost, US?

[@RailCowGirl]

Check out www.visitflam.no and www.vy.no for ticked information and pricing for the Bergen Line and Flam Line.

[@A_Chilavek-Malekula]

How long has this video been shot?

[@RailCowGirl]

How long or when? :)

[@A_Chilavek-Malekula]

@@RailCowGirl when =)

[@RailCowGirl]

@@A_Chilavek-Malekula It was recorded in late march :)

[@sunshinejulia9721]

I miss everyone 😭

[@Melissa-YupMelissa]

Me, too!

[@dougchristopher2072]

Me three😀

[@sunshinejulia9721]

Melissa How are you?

[@Melissa-YupMelissa]

@@sunshinejulia9721 Pretty well, Julia! Thanks for asking. 💛

[@Melissa-YupMelissa]

There's a message feature here on KZbin. Much like chat, but not tied to a video. I think we should all consider starting a chat group using that feature.

[@AgentSmith911]

Why is it so slow? Can't it handle at least 150 kph?

[@cigaretteman5716]

Make a video in the summertime when a everything is green

[@samaikens4816]

Nice video...I only watch to Flan....don't need to watch return trip

[@RailCowGirl]

oh, well the addition was at 2:02:52 ;)

[@samaikens4816]

@@RailCowGirl Ok I went to that spot you mention and watch the addition nice view look like there is a line across the way on that other mountain or perhaps a highway

[@RailCowGirl]

Not a highway, a bike trail :)

[@samaikens4816]

@@RailCowGirl was the bike trail an abandon rail line?

[@Innerspace100]

@@samaikens4816 No. It's an old road, or rather horse-and-cart way, used by the navvys who buildt the line. There's another one along the main line across the mountain towards Ustaoset as well. It's called "Rallarvegen" (Rallar is the Norwegian (and Swedish) word for navvy). It's very popular with mountain bikers in the summer.

[@annomaly751]

Please do q and a

[@RailCowGirl]

This will happen at some point :D

[@jeanmichelgare32]

Tu fais mumuse avec le portable ou tu travaille sans déconner 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@bemusedindian8571]

Noice!

[@wythewinchester3236]

How do the people waiting at the demand stops, demand that you stop?

[@RailCowGirl]

By standing there :) it’s my job to make sure that I Stop there :)

[@wythewinchester3236]

@@RailCowGirlA leap of faith tells me that a rider in a carriage your pulling has a way of signaling you to stop at a demand station.

[@marimar3139]

🌧🌧🌧🌧💙💙💙💙

[@deveshchaturvedi928]

Amazing Norway. ❤. Hinducowgirl are you a indian?

[@davidwootton683]

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[@kabardaninfokreatif]

No passenger.... No one.. I don't see it..

[@RailCowGirl]

Because there are seldom passengers getting on that train at this time of year between Flåm and Myrdal. :) Those who gets on are passengers going from Flåm to Myrdal and the other way around. Hence very few getting off between.

[@LTHanlon]

Very occasionally a person will be pixelated so we can't see them clearly. Often this is on a platform with dozens of other folks who are not pixelated and clearly visible. Are the pixelated people police officers? Railroad employees who don't wish to be photographed? Examples: 56:24 and 56:30.

[@FoolAndHisMoney23]

you are not allowed to show railroad employees?

[@thebeaz1]

Oh wait!! Stop!!! PEOPLE..... I think.

[@matthewcaylor342]

Curious, blame my American education, but how do you pronounce Flåm?

[@RailCowGirl]

With an Oh :) Flohm :)

[@matthewcaylor342]

@@RailCowGirl If I had lots of money my dream would be to move there and spend all day riding the rails and writing. Le sad, I am poor. XD

[@pablobarrenaguzman5730]

Is this the only route you take? Don't you make trips on the railroad route to the North, to visit Santa Claus ...? 😊

[@RailCowGirl]

Different part of the country, different company, welcome to the world of privatization, where lines are franchises. Removing all vision of effective resource operations... :)

[@thebeaz1]

One thing that I can tell you is that with no passengers, you are going to to go broke.

[@vvhipreck6583]

Hey, I have been watching your videos for a good while now and I'm hooked just like the rest of the herd. But I have one little issue with the text that pops up during the video, telling us the info on each stop. It's ok, but it's "on screen" time is much too long. Shorten it by at least 8 to 10 seconds and your sweet again! Just my opinion, keep on doing what ya doing HCG!!! ;-) ~ VVhiÞRêck

[@hamshackleton]

Depends on how big the screen is you are reading the text on! I think the duration is about right.