We delivered bread to remote Russian villages... by train

There are plenty of places in Russia that are only accessible by railway transport. Most of them are located in remote parts of Siberia and Far East of the country. However, in just 50 km from Black Sea, most desirable area of millions of Russia, in the mountains of Northern Caucasus, is a narrow-gauge railway that has its own "train of life" also known as Matrix. It transfers passengers and delivers goods to the villages with no motor roads being a single link between remote settlements and civilization.
Timecodes:
00:00 - Introduction to Apsheronsk Narrow-Gauge Railway
02:18 - Secret job of Angela Merkel
03:13 - The 5 Stars Caucasian Hotel
04:35 - Loading of Bread
05:00 - Departure
06:46 - Mountain river Pshekha
07:23 - Cutting fallen trees with a chainsaw
08:09 - Passing by a semi-abandoned farm
08:48 - Waterfall
09:00 - Wolf's Gates and WW2 Memorial
09:27 - Switching. Desyatyy Kilometr village.
10:05 - We stuck in snow. Cleaning the track.
11:39 - Epic arrival to Kushinka
13:02 - Maratuki river
13:37 - Arrival to Novyy Rezhet, the terminus.
14:26 - Sketchy bridge
14:50 - Return trip
January 2022.
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[@johnsandovaliii5312]

The videos are great because they are taken in places that not everyone visits. There are literally hundreds of videos of polished up spoiled KZbinrs in Moscow but none on the ground where you go. I love the less popular places you visit and put in the spotlight. Keep up the great work! You have my support from West Texas!

[@absentiambient]

I really love your work. I have been curious to visit Russia since i was a child (im from Finland). I know alot of Russian vloggers and foreign Russian vloggers like Bald and Bankrupt but your vids are so much deeper in the actual "lore" about Russian places. I love to see Russian fields and forests (when it's summer) in a morning fog. That's the real stuff i can't find anywhere else.

[@mateuszbrn8370]

Bald is only fanat Russian mosaic and communist system

[@tomburg2]

Bread is open and all dirt puts into it. You love unsanitary?

[@tomburg2]

Second thing: it is stupid to use expensive and slow railway transport if can use unmanned aerial vehicle.

[@absentiambient]

@@tomburg2 Ok buddy

[@konemieskou]

Nyt on ihan pakko kysyä kun olet suomesta niin eikö tuo veturi näytä vähän siltä kun ois pistetty kolme Suomen Dv12 veturin ohjaamoa peräkkäin? Minusta ainakin ihan sen näköinen. Tosin ei nuo suomalaisia ohjaamoja voi olla mutta oisko otettu mallia?

[@mandynewey7215]

I've always been curious about Russia so really enjoy your videos. Such an amazing country. Thank you.

[@clownearound5751]

I’ve been a long time subscriber to your channel and this is one of my favourite videos that you’ve shared so far and came back to watch it again this morning. Coming from a railway family I’ve always had a deep interest in different countries railways and how they serve their communities. One of my ‘bucket list’ wishes is to journey on the Trans Siberian Railway or possibly the BAM and spend a couple of weeks exploring some of the places along the routes. This is a great testament to those that work on the service and also those that rode and helped clearing snow and trees to ensure it completed its journey for the day as people were counting on it for their fresh bread and also to get to where they needed. The drone and camera shots were brilliant and the area truly looks beautiful, it would be interesting to see it during different seasons too. Thank you Ivan for sharing this excellent video and all of your previous content. Best wishes to you and your family from England

[@markgrunzweig6377]

Perfect blend of river, hills, woods and hills!

[@natsukashiistory]

The bread train is so cute. I'm glad it got through and folks could eat yummy fresh bread ^-^

[@UrbanExplorer777]

Bro those remote places are insane. Hard to believe people live there like it's nothing

[@markgrunzweig6377]

Absolutely beautiful trip by the river, with a quiet peaceful village!

[@joepeach997]

I am in awe of your travels. I work for a company that has live cameras of many USA Cities (Virtual Railfan) and find your travels amazing and I live vicariously thru you. I wish you safe travels and a warm Hello to all the kind people that have helped you.

[@davidife597]

Amazing how these people endure life in these remote places, unbelievable.

[@anemonenemorosa9299]

I really like your videos Ivan. You travel to places I never heard about and you always tell something about the places you visit. Thank you so much🌺

[@LINJ638]

This is WAY better than the Olympics!!!!

[@ampersand.]

Wonderful, thank you! Best wishes from London :)

[@rafay2969]

Weird to see u ride legally....... PS keep uploading

[@IceglacierArnar]

aha...this is brand new video! Spasibo

[@jongvinlee]

at 2:18 the sections name is " Secret Job of Angela Merkel " and I thought that was hilarious. Great video!

[@franz3091]

Hello vagabond, once again thank you for this amazing video. It would be nice to see more of those content. Best wishes from Germany.

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

And here we thought Via Rail was slow 😆👍

[@Anetheron92]

God bless you man ! I love your videos ! Greetings from Romania !

[@bentonconstruction9049]

Absolutely incredible. My mouth was agape the entire time. Thank you and have fun

[@pripyat.sadboi8092]

i hope someday ill see both my idols vagabond and shiey in a trainsurfing collab.

[@OiabSc]

Iso-lay-ted= isolated Coe-sst= Coast Just trying to help you my friend. I have watched about 20hrs of your videos so far and I really like them! Very professional.

[@Wiktorion]

Your videos are very special, it's a deep and very intimate view into the reality of travelling through Russia. I've been studying russian for a few years and I'd love to travel the country too some day.

[@markgrunzweig6377]

A meditation in itself!

[@Sheboss333]

I love all your vids, this is one of my most favorites! Amazing, thank you!

[@enricio]

Super fascinating you're showing us all of Russia territory. In Western Europe people have no idea what it's like. 👏😎✨🍀🎼

[@13donstalos]

Your videos are one of a kind, brother. I guarantee I would never get to see such places w/o your videos. Was the bread charity? Thanks, and keep up the good work.

[@user-st3nk9ui9j]

What fascinating content - it is unlike anything else on YT. "Secret job of Angela Merkel" really made me laugh!

[@mikechudzinski6629]

Fascinating episode, Ivan. Great job...

[@delafevrayeyvesetienne5277]

Just Great !!! Take care of yourself....

[@delafevrayeyvesetienne5277]

So great... Was always fond of old trains.... Suggestion : turn play speed to 0:25 (4' for the price of 1'...) set to hd highest 1080 - adjust translation process to your own needs... And enjoy the whole !!! But don't forget to support Ivan...

[@audiazham4789]

I came from Indonesia, a hot tropical country that located around the equatorial belt. Honestly I really want to explore the northern area so bad because I envy you guys for having a warm and cold weather, especially snow. Watching your KZbin made me dream about exploring in Russia, especially Siberia region where the nature is so beautiful. Love your content, ivan.

[@RandomPerson-wp3ql]

A lot people living in Russia, including me, want to live some time in tropical climate, while people in some hot climate often want to live some time in colder one for a change... So...I guess we need climate exchange program))

[@SuperSy99]

So you want boring and cold snow instead of beautiful beaches doing barbie q and spear fishing?

[@galaxies7426]

@@RandomPerson-wp3ql i guess we human never satisfied to something.

[@galaxies7426]

lha ku kira aku sendiri org indo disini wkwk

[@audiazham4789]

@@RandomPerson-wp3ql yea, climate exchange program sounds good and funny hahaha

[@DmitryTHP]

Произношение растет!

[@1991enduro]

That breads looks lovely 😛😛

[@henrychinaski8554]

WoW Beautiful scenery - thank you so much

[@peterharrer3261]

There you go delivering bread. Good to help out, yes? Can we assume this area is off the grid?--No internet, radio, and TV with limited electricity? People dream of such places, of being free of information overload. You are living it.

[@ivantrainsLIVE]

The area along the railroad is supplied with electricity and mobile connection. The Internet is only available in Chernigovskoye. Some locals have satellite TV. Soon this area may begin developing if the construction of the highway across Caucasian mountains to Black Sea will be completed. When it comes to Chernigovskoye

[@ivantrainsLIVE]

There are always 2 kinds of people in such places. The first type loves the state of isolation and remoteness, the second wishes to move from such area asap.

[@bongdonkey]

You make high quality videos man. Salute!

[@mateuszbrn8370]

Thank you Vagabond this what you doing is Epic, I'm from Polska and I ❤️ Russia and trains (my father he was TEM2 driver). If you want try make some more films like this is always something new about how people life, and last thank one more time for spending time on cargo trains even when is below 0, not many people will be doing this 😄 keep safe and greetings from Poland

[@kababyenoh]

Delicious looking bread :3

[@Dawn5048Batchelor]

Love your videos dude. 👍very interesting. Russian people are very good at living in harsh conditions unlike soft westerners. But very soon I think we are going to find out how you live first hand 😖😩😟😭😭

[@stefanm67]

I really enjoyed your video and I am glad that I found your channel. Hi from the UK.

[@LINJ638]

Very intriguing, Thank you so much for risking your own life doing this.

[@stevensolway1054]

Mountains remind me of the CHRISTMAS movie 🎬 " POLAR EXPRESS" made with C.G.I. and Hollywood America movie actor, Tom Hanks.

[@stokes8762]

Beautiful narrow gauge railway, like a 'Metro Exodus' chapter

[@hansphree3253]

A lot of work for a loaf of bread . could they not bake their own bread ? Really liked this video , very informative . Thank you .

[@michaelbastion]

Great footage. Seeing how people live in remote villages is amazing. I liked how the villagers paint the sides of their houses (at 9:43)

[@noegarcia7491]

dude, your life and your work ethic are awesome.

[@tw-ym8zr]

wow. Thanks so much for posting. I had no idea this existed. wonderful and eye-opening

[@deviousdevil75]

Very interesting content

[@scottculver]

Very nice short documentary. Your future is bright.

[@NoCanMan]

u are such a humble guy, like videos

[@Madetha2301]

Such beautiful scenery!

[@sundancer77]

glad to find this new video after 3 weeks although youve been to quite many (partly) abandoned areas, theres way more life in your videos than in most parts of the internet

[@daver5626]

Once again a beautiful video. It is like a journey in the past. This looks like transport was conducted in Europe hundred years ago. Thanks for your work and afford. Go ahead.

[@metropolitanpeter]

Thanks alot for sharing your journeys with us! Great stuff, very interesting and nicely done! Feeling like a view into a completely different world. Cheers and many thanks from switzerland.

[@SavageBeastChronicles]

Lovely places, your videos are great ! Greetings from Geneva, Switzerland.

[@alanweber6805]

Enjoy the vedios very much keep up the good work

[@gclsarnia]

Amazing! Thanks for giving us a look at some areas of real natural beauty that I know that would be unlikely for me to ever see in person. Good job. I'm sure looking forward to seeing what's next!

[@tomburg2]

quote: "Good job" Bread is open and all dirt puts into it. Dirty unsanitary is good job?

[@DirkthemanDrones]

Thank you for showing us your beautiful country! Stunning scenery but it must be a hard life there, especially in the winter…

[@Kevin-yh9yt]

Yikes! That last bridge is really sketchy!! Another great, informative video. I love watching from New York City. Thank you, and stay safe!

[@kat299fountain4]

Love your videos

[@daveshongkongchinachannel]

I love every one of your videos and appreciate the time and effort you take to search out these unique and interesting places that we might otherwise never know about. I short journey on a narrow gauge track can be just as fascinating as an epic journey of thousands of kilometres. I also noticed your hard work in trying to improve your English and your pronunciation of gauge is better than it was but could still be better. You pronounce more like "gorge" but in fact it should sound more like "Gayj" ie gay with a J sound at the end. As a native English speaker, I would probably pronounce this word the same way if I had come across it for the first time.

[@PJS_PJS]

Wonderful video, thank you for sharing!

[@manfredgeorgburggraf533]

So cool, thanks for sharing.

[@shitfaced6585]

Beautiful railway

[@haleighwethington7793]

This video was so cool! I love seeing how people transport in the snow because we have no snow where I live!

[@jamesthenomad729]

Thanks for your uploads, your videos are very inspiring keep up the great work!

[@RocketButler]

I really liked this video! It's always cool to see a little bit of what life is like in other places, and where I live we don't have anything like this

[@erikobj]

amazing

[@emillywheaton6726]

Awesome video. Thanks.

[@artfuldodger4850]

Absolutely fascinating, thank you. I have never heard of these places.

[@mauricerichard3611]

Wow totally awesome video and story !!

[@Thomas-wn7cl]

Cool video

[@davidsixtwo]

Nice work VB -- different from the usual train hopping stuff (which I also enjoy). Keep it up!

[@richardoneil7107]

Great video. Places I didn’t even know existed. Love to watch.

[@kraftandersson8872]

Nice video

[@seanstack2712]

Fascinating video of an amazing resilient narrow gauge Railway line and to experience it un such conditions. I hope that it somehow manages to keep going as it seems such an essential lifeline to such remote communities. Thank you

[@herosstratos]

Just finished watching your Moscow film and was afraid something had happened to you because you hadn't posted anything for so long time. Thank you and be careful!

[@gimantolo6468]

Nice adventures as always..

[@shithorse3781]

thanks

[@bishiler]

A great video, again: an interesting Russian rail line through an amazing countryside.

[@carloxr9]

great content

[@florianburkhart8090]

Thank you for sharing the insight into those remote places! Keep up

[@edwardkrall3335]

Good job👍

[@nickfasfasd]

Very good.

[@PhG1961]

Wonderfull scenery and a great video !

[@alfromwork]

Hey, I like your videos and would recommend improving your map by using Open Railway Map. Much better cartography and all the lines are drawn!

[@lamaharezka]

Such an incredible experience

[@chabissit]

Nice place and nice video

[@misskitty2133]

Awesome videos!! I’m a subscriber.

[@Rahul97161]

Beautiful video

[@SteveSleeperTrains]

Very interesting

[@VOXPOPSTEVE]

Awesome video! Remote!

[@e94lda35]

Thx for your Content

[@kandersn317]

Very interesting journey!

[@poop4191]

i really enjoy your adventures Siberia looks so much like northern Canada where i grew up the polar bears would wander through our town in winter waiting for Hudson bay to freeze take care be safe and thank you for sharing your travels with me

[@anonymouscayh]

Very interesting to see the different lifestyles of train workers out in the villages compared to metropolitan areas.

[@timeflysintheshop]

Great video! The quality of your imagery is quite good! I really like to see the rock cuts along the tracks and the abandoned places. Abandoned places always fire my imagination! 👍😁👍

[@Covingsworth]

amazing vid

[@CaminanteRojo]

Amazing

[@Fredy5100]

I have seen many of your videos, and this one is my favorite. What an adventure! Keep up the great work. :)