TRAIN DRIVER'S VIEW: Scooter to depot and hauling from Oslo to Ål

[@stoobertb]

You're becoming famous. A Spanish colleague just told me the Spanish media are recommending your KZbin channel as a "stress relief" mechanism.

[@RailCowGirl]

WOW! That's EPIC! ❤️

[@cunicelu]

Well I'm from Romania and already use it in that purpose :)) I found the channel by myself as I love trains. Thanks by the way, RailCowGirl!

[@sweetg12651]

Thank you, RCG, for these virtual get-away journeys for all of us while the world is in lock-down.

[@RailCowGirl]

❤️

[@brockpaine]

HGC / RCG, just wanted to let you know I've been watching your videos with my one-year-old for his "media time with daddy". He snuggled and watched attentively for 45min earlier this morning to watch Norwegian scenery roll past. Thanks for all of the stuff you do on your channel. :)

[@RailCowGirl]

❤️

[@vvhipreck6583]

Glad you enjoyed the scooter!! Just goes to show, it's sometimes worth it to try something new. ;-)

[@SteveMikre44]

Thank you for this Great episode! It was much needed and appreciated... 😊❤

[@billystylo8167]

Oh my goodness I didn't anticipate this! Extraordinary extraordinary experience here

[@keithchater4203]

Thank you RCG for the video. Please stay safe.

[@sunbeam8866]

I just found this channel. It's springtime here, but all that ice & snow makes me want to crank the heat up. That ride is even more exciting played at double-speed!

[@boardman49]

I love it when you put the throttle in Notch 8. The high speed is fantastic. You should be in Steam’s Train Simulator. They should have an entire section in the game dedicated to only you and the routes you drive. Railfans would love it.

[@brownie88ify]

Great drive, loved it, everything looks different coming from the Oslo direction.

[@RailCowGirl]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@WhiteTiger333]

At 1:59:18 - that bit of blue sky with the rest of the misty monochrome landscape is just exquisite.

[@garymoore9458]

Thanks for the train ride RCG, maybe soon we can share a scooter drivers view of the streets of Oslo. Stay safe.

[@Bannimann2]

Tusind tak for dine videoer, jeg elsker dem alle. Især i disse Corona tider er det fedt at kunne bruge ellers kedelige timer på at se det smukke norske landskab glide forbi. Hilsen en Københavner. 😊👍👍👍

[@workonitm8]

I'm COLD ! Thanks for the ride along RCG I enjoyed it.

[@MrLord10]

Beautiful video again! Thank you. How densely built up your depot is. I was with my colleagues at the Novosibirsk Depot (the largest on the entire network of Russian Railways, it belongs to the West Siberian Railway). Their depot employees will be freed up by cars, and if you need to get from the workshop to the workshop, sometimes they spend an entire hour on foot (subject to good weather) or more.

[@RailCowGirl]

That is quite impressive. Yes. The depot in Oslo is quite dense, but then again we have multiple depots around Oslo. There is one in Drammen and one at Filipstad too. For other parking facilities they are scattered around usually located around the terminating stations for services.

[@Swaayne]

This has to be the fastest I've seen you go so far! ✌

[@juanagarcia5425]

Me encanta este video , sobre todo los tunel

[@coldsteelrails9855]

That ...was ...awesome !

[@AilsaPehi]

RCG was aching to ride the scooter through the skateboard park on her way to work. That longing pause at the fence. 😅 I enjoyed seeing a little of Oslo. Love trains and especially this channel. Norway is beautiful.

[@RailCowGirl]

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks!

[@SheeplessNW6]

Nice view of the class 71 at 3:13. Those are quite pretty!

[@RailCowGirl]

They truly are :)

[@opaulsrud]

Takk for denne RCG! (OK, nicket ditt er fremdeles fem tastetrykk for meg: H backspace RCG 😂) Litt fint med den tåka, også. Stay safe, der du er!

[@roadie3124]

After that long hike to the depot, I'd be ready for a nap.

[@iuciubbb]

Even better than NRK footage, thumbs up! That makes everyone want to take a railway trip there. P.S.: What are those rectangular blue signs under the triangular yellow ones? Speed limits?

[@TuukkaVarjoranta]

Very interesting video again! ;-D

[@noraleestone2859]

@1:55:38 In a hurry, buddy? @1:56:40 Well, we may have to slow for the curves, but we'll take you in the straight-away. See ya!!! LMAO

[@123Attack]

NICE....GREETINGS FROM INDONESIA

[@simonbuckley7667]

Hi RCG...the BBC are recommending your videos today in their feature 'coronavirus: how to see the world without leaving home'.......

[@AndyGabrielPowell]

Just.So.Addictive. Thank you for all you do HCG/RCG. Just one question... The scooters look so much fun; surely they must 'lose' dozens of them every year?

[@cathyrig3323]

Glad you liked the motor scooter. Fun huh?

[@billystylo8167]

And watching this I think I know it's recorded but I'm still exploding at the exploration

[@sjokomelk]

I always find the Elisenberg station at 18:08 interesting to see from the drivers view.

[@RailCowGirl]

Wish I could explore that area myself, even though there isn't much to see there :p

[@cathyrig3323]

Wow RCG that was a lot of walking to get to the train! And then forwards and backwards Dizzy yet? lol. And then bck forward. That was confusing? Of course I loved that long tunnel. Exciting! I wonder how fast you were traveling through there? Thanks RCG. That was great! !

[@flarrfan]

Sometimes she puts track speed restrictions on in a corner of the screen...I miss that info when it's not there...

[@joegulick1118]

Ya, wow! Had to be doing at least 200 km/h.

[@klausaltpeter4291]

My wish in these difficult times, stay healthy, keep your distance from your fellow human beings

[@RailCowGirl]

A good thing is that there is a 19m barrier between the driver and the rest of the train. hehehehehe

[@K1W1fly]

You didnt try the jumps in the skatepark on the scooter....

[@RailCowGirl]

I would love to try that, but that would probably destroy the scooter and I would be responsible for the cost :p Besides, I think the skate park is in a RED ZONE in the app. So the scooter will not operate if you venture in to such marked zones :D

[@therosijedha]

@@RailCowGirl such advanced scooters, and im over here wirhout a working motorized scooter

[@Grunchy005]

Awesome vids, I like when you go past the one Circle K store (I forget which town, I kinda want to go visit now!) I only wish there was a way to diminish the horn honking volume, my dog barks every time she hears the donkey bray!!

[@RailCowGirl]

Geilo ;)

[@LINYTrains]

2:50:50 Watch your step getting off the train at Nesbyen. That platform is a sheet of ice. Is it always like that during the winter?

[@RailCowGirl]

Depends on what kind of weather it is :D It had been warm and then cold again, so everything froze over. BaneNOR is responsible for making sure that the platforms are not slippery. Sand and "gravel" is used to obtain such effect :p heheheeh

[@itz_lexiii_]

Be careful in wet weather with those scooters, I slipped when going over a streetcar rail and hurt myself pretty badly!

[@RailCowGirl]

Thanks for the warning, I'll be careful!

[@coffeefan43]

Thanks for your videos. The train must be very long. Are there any special compartments such as food or berths? All the best for you.

[@RailCowGirl]

The train was 253m long and has a Comfort carriage and a dining car. :) on the night train the comfort class is removed and instead there are 3 sleeper cars.

[@coffeefan43]

@@RailCowGirl: Thanks for info. Sounds great. I planned to explore this area this fall. Especially Myrdal-Flam, I'm afraid it won't be for a long time.

[@JoeKaton]

I'm curious. Are you running an extended battery on your GoPro or simply changing batteries at stops and then simply transitioning to piece the clips together in post?

[@RailCowGirl]

I pull out the battery of the GoPro all together and hook it up to ha 20,000mah powerbank and run it directly off of that. Having the battery in the GoPro makes the GoPro overheat, so removing that and having the lid open gives better cooling :D

[@JoeKaton]

@@RailCowGirl that makes sense. It doesn't seem to hurt your audio at all. Can you provide a link to that and your blackmagic cinema cam from your affiliate links so I can take a look please?

[@Vincegpz500]

Was there a problem with the train? Thank goodness I had volume control for that screeching.

[@wolfgangwolters2489]

at 1:23 crossing red light , only good that was now singal at the tracks :-) :-)

[@billystylo8167]

Gosh I'm so silly I see it yeah. All right I'm silly my bad. Anyway I'm going to go hang out on another stream with you

[@e.rboertjes6641]

👍❤️

[@RailCowGirl]

Thanks!

[@Bruno-tm3xo]

It would be nice to have a technical tour of the engine s cockpit

[@RailCowGirl]

It would be nice, yes. I have several videos where you can see the cab, but never when operating or showing what how to set the train in motion, this is for safety purposes :D

[@alanmusicman3385]

@railcowgirl - Question: Watching the loop video (which I dip into each day) I noticed a line going off to the left at 02:11:10 - where does that go to? The signal sign before it carries a "TDA" code if that helps you locate it. Looks like that line is still used as it has a signal of it's pwn facing away from us. So many disused stations on that stretch of the line!

[@RailCowGirl]

It's just a passing loop, et joins right after the tunnel, you see the switch there just before entering the next short tunnel. The track on the outside to the left is the old line and the track that goes through the mountain is newer, completed and opened in 1986.

[@alanmusicman3385]

@@RailCowGirl !!! So you do. I had completely missed that - mesmerised by the mystery of the first one I guess. Thanks. Once you know that, you can see that that tunnel has a different look inside than the old ones, much more even walls. Were they maytbe expecting that the old line would become unusable due to erosion or something - but it never happened? There was obviously once a passing loop at the disused station just prior to this.

[@folkmaster101]

Would like to try one of those scooters someday. Are they easy to handle?

[@Lee-sx5np]

Is there any speed restrictions. For light locos

[@Scep9]

Vine por la publicación de Xataka :T

[@billystylo8167]

Maybe I should just go to where I already logged in

[@stonecoldfan3167]

Can't set the reminder!!

[@gurugordon]

Oslo station looked almost deserted.

[@RailCowGirl]

It was not. I was allowed down from the Depot very early. 2h before departure. The train was almost fully booked that day :D

[@billystylo8167]

I am a member so I was wondering why it doesn't show that here in this stream

[@RailCowGirl]

Because this is a video, not a stream. and does show since you have the emblem. :)

[@zugfotografiethurgau7741]

What do I have to do as a Swiss train driver to become a Norwegian train driver?

[@wayneheigl5549]

rail cow girl ,what are the clear flashing strobe lights in the tunnels that you see every so often as you run through the tunnels. not colored signals.

[@RailCowGirl]

Indicates the location of safety rooms / emergency exits

[@wayneheigl5549]

thank you so much sweet lady god bless you. i love how you answer questions . i am learning so much about your railroads . i have been retired for 20 years now and worked 35years on the railroad here on long island n.y. u.s.a.@@RailCowGirl

[@stephmenard4510]

Will the scooter still be there when you return?

[@aslerunarborgersen5175]

Probably not - at least not the same scooter. You pay a fee, and then you can use these scooters as much as you want, and just leave them when you reached your goal. Then another person can use it. You get an app on your phone, telling you where these scooters are - then you can just follow the gps and find it. You just rent them. Very smart system.

[@RailCowGirl]

As soon as I place the scooter and marked my trip as done, the scooter will appear as available in the app for anyone else to use. It is possible to keep it, but then I would have to pay a fee or something. Not tested that function yet. But these things are pretty cool :D

[@garymoore9458]

@@RailCowGirl I think we can learn a lot about life in the city from Norway. The scooter idea is good but you need a basically honest citizenry for it to work.

[@obkb1]

@@garymoore9458 Those rental scooters are in many cities around the world. Google "Lime" or "Bird".

[@alejandrayalanbowman367]

At 0:03 you are still showing HCG not RCGe Hope you are well and avoiding the virus.

[@RailCowGirl]

The video was made before the change :)

[@rebelbullhauler]

How do the electric trains compare to the diesel

[@RailCowGirl]

They crush the diesel completely. Both in power and efficiency.

[@rebelbullhauler]

@@RailCowGirl what happened if you loose power while you are going through a tunnel or going through the tight passes around here we get a big snow storm or ice storm and we loose power for days

[@caribou6172]

I am glad you changed the name of your channel. The old name was not worth arguing with hindu fanatics.

[@jasonk9779]

At 18:11, abandoned station in the tunnel?

[@RailCowGirl]

No, it's a station that was planned but never finished. The didn't finish it because it would be a bottle neck between Skøyen and Nationaltheateret.

[@paulroberts8946]

I see the streets of Oslo seem to be nearly as empty as the streets of my home city Birmingham nothing to do with a certain little problem the western world is having at the moment is it?

[@RailCowGirl]

No this had nothing to do with that. The video was recorded a while back. And it's early morning :)

[@joegulick1118]

Dear, woman. Would you be in trouble if I said: I think you exceeded 300 km/h ?

[@RailCowGirl]

Why would I be? The blackbox says otherwise.

[@joegulick1118]

Oh, dear God! You are the Bomb!!!

[@richwielechowski5191]

When you did the long shove at the start did you have someone protecting the point? Or did you change ends?

[@RailCowGirl]

Changed ends :)

[@bandit6048]

you just left it there?

[@K1W1fly]

Thats how public e-scooters work. they are all tracked, if someone wants to use it, they enable it via mobile phone and away they go.

[@RailCowGirl]

Yep, just left it there for any one else to use :D That's how that system works. It's brilliant :D

[@sweetg12651]

@@RailCowGirl That seems way to ingenious and practical for here in the USA. {{sigh}}

[@surbhisingh34]

@RailCowGirl make me the moderator of your stream. I'm an indian and on that stream many indians do come...So I can handle them better then others..So make me mode..Or just think about it. I'll not force you🙂

[@joegulick1118]

Didn't you and I used to date? Or was that just a good dream gone terribly South?