Wheel Reel - A flange's life

A ride on the bogey of a bm235 passenger car, going from Darmstadt main station to Darmstadt Kranichstein, in one of the shuttle trains for the Kranichstein Rail Worlds Days 2016. Top speed on the ride is 60 km/h (37.5 mph).
4:50 - Crossing a bridge that provides a view to the tracks underneath
5:20 - Darmstadt North station
8:15 - Darmstadt Kranichstein
The camera was steadily fastened and secured multiple times against falling down or interfering with safe operation of the train.
Rail World Kranichstein: www.bahnwelt.de/

[@ribvicky]

Whoever designed the track change system, Respect!! The angles, geometry man..... Fantastic Video!

[@rajnishad1244]

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[@mukeshsinghbaghel2283]

5t

[@anitaholtz7497]

Vicky Rib very creative on how tracks are designed.

[@moneyheistclips6930]

The Victorians designed the tracks

[@vishalrana9836]

George Stephenson

[@Darkgaming-xt8kx]

This is what my life becomes ; seeing a wheel and enjoying it . Edit - thanks for 1k likes 🥺

[@THERAILFANS]

🤣🤣🤣 I doesn't mean you are kid

[@ShaunsAviation]

@Suraj Rajbhar ikr

[@rfpramitgamer9819]

@@Darkgaming-xt8kx I think I sould call Hecker

[@tobiasisenschmid3231]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2K1oH-hbstph7s ??? 🤣

[@ngacocreation]

Beluga why you here

[@shawnconner4176]

4:52 is an amazing moment 😍

[@bonniewonnie937]

Yeah

[@gaminghub8108]

When two rails meet, your best moment arrives.

[@patrickellison4234]

Agreed

[@youchris67]

What's truly amazing is that very small contact patch of the wheel carries so much weight and concentrates it down into such a tiny area on the track and wheel itself.

[@Idiocracy343]

That train wheel also has a conical shape which makes an inward force to keep it on track.

[@thomasluk4319]

the patch is normaly about 100~150mm2

[@Yo_Hahn]

@@Idiocracy343 i thought the coneshape is for driving curves. The wheels getting pushed to the side and the bigger diameter of the wheel runns outside, the smaler inside. it reduces the friction on the tracks. Its necessary because its a rigid axle. But maybe its both of this, a well engineered machine.

[@RadhaRanjanMadhav]

@@Yo_Hahn it's for both purposes. Came to know about the centering force recently. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqvKo6yGndmWZ7s

[@frommarkham424]

Metals are very strong

[@vighneshvikram2302]

0:45 the track changing👌👌👌😱

[@khirojsahu_24]

🔥🔥😍😍

[@m.sarakeshxc2143]

Super fast

[@sivadj-rh1vi]

Dj

[@sivadj-rh1vi]

Hi

[@sumanpatra9088]

@@khirojsahu_24 0

[@insas223]

I used to think a train wheel is just a round , flat disc with a flange on one side. Later I learnt just how much complexity and science is there behind a modern train wheel ; how exact and precise its shape is. It is certainly not just a round,flat disc.

[@vishrutapatil5068]

When it changes track it looks wonderful

[@mousumi-pj2ov]

Ho

[@ashishmishra1879]

Yes bro

[@maheshmeghwanshi5957]

Right

[@runarsaolrin6596]

very satisfying as well, love it!

[@TheRailwayDrone]

I have an orgasm every time I see it.

[@junaidfarooqui1993]

Fun fact : The wheels are conical. The wheels aren't cylindrical but a section of a double cone which helps the bogie to manoeuvre round the curves. Flange is for change of tracks.

[@atrium8609]

The flange is also for the wheels to stay on the tracks. And the tracks are slightly inclined inwards for the better wheel run. Clever.

[@ElmerJFudd-oi9kj]

@@atrium8609 Nope.

[@TheRailwayDrone]

I honestly thought I was the only person fascinated with how steel wheels ride on rails.

[@ferdinandfrancis9673]

@@warrengibson7898 The wheel does run straight for a long time before it creeps over.

[@pforce9]

If you are interested in this, watch the video that explains how trains turn. It is not what most people think.

[@laxmanindukuri399]

Also the fixed distance between two wheels & high strength axle also keep them on straight path

[@terozak4140]

Gonna go in a workshop for that. Planning to stay there for a while lol

[@gust_of_fall]

I was also from childhood and I have every edition of RC train toy.

[@prasanth2601]

For a kid the sound of train running on tracks is literally the most beautiful and enjoyable thing.

[@eltfell]

Especially for boys in the age between 5 and 100 years.

[@GamingTricksbyariyan]

Absolutely

[@neetaspirantaiimsdelhi5935]

@@eltfell me bhi isi age ke beech me ata hu lol

[@andrewrobertson6032]

Miss the clickety clack though.... Don't get the same effect on all welded rail.

[@maazkalim]

Couldn't "second" it more!

[@evo-mckostis4]

The sound when it changes track is amazing... Memories...

[@trendloop_official]

Thanks to the cameraman who ran backwards holding his camera as fast as the train.

[@davidmc4416]

Now that was funny.

[@monad_tcp]

Not only that, but under the boogie

[@umashankarprajapati4909]

Bro he may stick the camera near the wheel How can he hang beneath the train

[@byzanttine]

The track changing, the way the movement of the train confuses the mind - it is fascinating to watch.

[@Sakirkhan-vt1pl]

Sakir khan

[@erincummins2695]

I think the reason why you get confused whether the train is moving forward or backward is because of the fact that the train is moving really fast and the landscape (what you can see of it anyway) gets all blurred that your mind might trick you into thinking the train is moving backwards

[@PikaPluff]

@@erincummins2695 not about the direction it’s moving but how it changes tracks

[@aquibkhan3466]

4:51 was the best moments

[@allankedari3540]

Have you ever gone crazy at one point thinking on which side train is moving forward or towards us ..😵😵😜😜

[@shravanmurmu8053]

Allan Kedari eryio Wetyab the

[@shravanmurmu8053]

Allan Kedari the same

[@shravanmurmu8053]

Wtyi

[@saadasim6546]

Allan Kedari khan

[@झू.टूभ.येकाउंट]

😊😊

[@tommyhunter1817]

Will never cease to amaze me that big, heavy trains can stay on little flimsy rails.

[@dave2blame444]

Well, they aren't exactly flimsy rails.....😁👍

[@clarencegreen3071]

The weight of a single rail is on the order of 132 pounds per yard or 66 kg/meter. This is for a privately owned coal-carrying railroad in Pennsylvania, USA, which is the only one I'm familiar with.

[@tommyhunter1817]

@@clarencegreen3071 correct, but it’s dimensions make the weight much less impressive.

[@germanboobveteran1865]

4:51 best moment

[@s0lution663]

Wieso schwebt das Gleis da in der Luft?

[@germanboobveteran1865]

@@s0lution663 Verblüffend, nicht wahr? :D Aber man sieht, dass da immer wieder so kleine "Träger" auftauchen c:

[@YoshMonsterGaming]

Sonawandacana sloooo

[@ВладимирИскрич-щ5у]

👍👍👍😀

[@OboeYK]

@@ВладимирИскрич-щ5у Misha, Masha

[@shivamsawant5420]

it's so cool to see how seamlessly they change the track

[@DevrajKumar]

Got confused in which direction the train is moving. Much satisfying video. 😍

[@BatMan-ke4ov]

Its running towards Bobs & Vagene💩

[@istritlistrad5482]

@@BatMan-ke4ov oh i didn't knew it was going to your sis's home🤣🤣

[@TONY-uc1ps]

The train is coming to you, look to the right.

[@varinderkumar863]

The same is here boss

[@HPD1171]

my guess would be forward since that is the direction trains tend to move in.

[@MB_Videos1]

That wheel looks very good as someone who inspects wheels daily to see if the wheels are in service condition or condemnable, not sure the condition of the track of this route but I suspect that it's in great shape due to the condition of the wheels which are in excellent shape. Great video.

[@GamingTricksbyariyan]

When train changes its track and the sound produced is the most beautiful sound and iam sure every train lovers love that

[@achinmridha5345]

The switching patterns of the rail track are so satisfying

[@jagdishdhaygude6588]

How other track joins and lefts is just magical to watch

[@OneRoomShed]

Jagdish Dhaygude Yes, I agree! I was amazed at how smoothly it went through the switches. It was hypnotic.

[@jagdishdhaygude6588]

@@OneRoomShedyep absolutely

[@shahbazansari423]

Yes left one is very magical Such a wonderful experience 😍😍

[@mattbrewster8051]

WONDERFUL! One of the most original and captivating videos I have ever seen. Oddly, you often can't tell which direction the train is moving.

[@RadhaRanjanMadhav]

You could tell the direction. It's coming forward as in from screen to you. You could observe the other landmarks going behind.

[@dhdft999]

これ見てると、レールというものが開発されて今日まで、いささかの変化もないこの構造体を造った人物は、まさにノーベル賞ものだと思う。

[@ヌゥンヌゥイ]

日本人いた

[@KT-qh2hg]

うぇい

[@kohh3291]

日本人？

[@dhdft999]

日本人です。

[@trghost786]

日本語をぺんきよしたいます 助けてください

[@caroleast9636]

That flange doesn’t have to do much, just the wheel profile keeping the train in a beautiful smooth line. Very good condition track.

[@നിസ്സാരം]

Some time make confusion on train moving in forward or backward😂😂

[@jeekds1886]

Yea bro exactly😂😂

[@ajayinian3372]

Malayali ano

[@നിസ്സാരം]

@@ajayinian3372 athe bro😉😉

[@ajayinian3372]

@@നിസ്സാരം 🙏🙏🙏😎😎😎

[@sesadevmohapatra4577]

Moving to forward

[@thesierrastandard7281]

Wow thank you very much! I've always wanted to see what a railroad wheel sees!

[@ramdanalamsah6634]

Kereta api

[@saitech3656]

I luv this speed 😘😘😘. .this type of Videography i like it 🙏😘 thanks for uploading

[@marcelochagastube]

As linhas férrea de outros países como esse, são excelentes, bem nivelada e perfeita, aq no Brasil é todas torta, desalinhada e não sei como os trens não descarrilham . Vídeo top

[@mgamibot3815]

Takatak sound is love forever❤️

[@roterr]

Ich mag dieser Sound das hast du richtig gefilmt das ich noch aus Zufall gesehen hab danke

[@amaratvak6998]

Excellent video...I just realised that the child in me is still enjoying the flanged wheels move over the steel rails and watch them switch tracks, smoooothly. I, however, just hope, that engineers do come up with derailment-proof design of both wheels and rails.. Even today, I get uneasy, if I am riding on train running at really superfast speeds....just a phobia though.

[@the_broken_bad5880]

Hats off to the man who took his camera on risk 🔥

[@RickyManner]

Right!

[@e.c.listening326]

@@RickyManner Left!

[@Enzi_Meteori_902]

@@e.c.listening326 Up!

[@OneRoomShed]

Loved it!! This was so satisfying to watch. I swear it brought my blood pressure down.

[@Imrankhan-hg2nu]

অইসব,জক্লউয়্র

[@Imrankhan-hg2nu]

:

[@patriceroulleau551]

Bonjour monsieur . Bravo pour cette vidéo du comportement de la roue sur le rail . La voie est de belle qualité ; ce qui n'est pas toujours le cas . Cela permet de confirmer la sécurité que procure ce simple système : 574,8 avec le matériel adapté . Salutations respectueuses

[@viv758]

Como cuando lo mas sencillo se vuelve satisfactorio ver una rueda sobre un riel es algo agradable

[@rhyalstanley1583]

0:44 this part was amazing

[@tsheposepadile]

One of the best videos I've ever watched. Thank you.

[@AlexXY]

Bestes Video welches ich je gesehen habe! Es ist jetzt mein Lieblingsvideo.

[@Artem_Shipov]

If you look at the wheel, it seems as it's going forward. If you look at the tracks, it seems like it's going the opposite way)

[@jclay6680]

At 3.40 it really messes with your senses of what direction u r going.

[@journeythroughtherails5294]

Yeah when ever a Wheel is spinning so fast, It makes it look like it’s moving backwords

[@rounakgiri8664]

Welcome to the world of relativity.

[@aniblind6999]

Its actually a known optic illusion

[@大中至正-d4g]

interesting finding

[@redheadedhermit8693]

the mechanism of a train changing tracks is one of the most satisfying things ever created by humanity

[@adrienrassat1965]

There's something very mechanically fascinating and satisfying about steel wheels running on rails

[@Hershewed]

You should make a version of this with it hitting bumps and “It’s a Hard Knock Life” playing in the background

[@richardarsenault1471]

This is amazing watching the train switch tracks, however what is even more amazing to me is the way the walschaert valve works , allowing the train to move forward and reverse

[@railwaylover9885]

Actually the train acceleration is amazing😍

[@DesertVox]

What amazes me is the slow wear and tear.

[@Wooburnmusic]

I am still amazed at how close a train must be to riding off the rails especially on bends.good video thankyou.

[@hetmankad]

The whole world is burning and here I'm enjoying a wheel on track!! Beautiful

[@prabhakarkevat6846]

I am fascinated by the acceleration of the train😍

[@drifting6464]

When i was 7 years old i was so amazed by track changing mechanism still it took 2 more years to understand

[@nyctransitrailfan]

Very cool video, especially because I am a railfanner. I railfan on the NYC subway. I've always wanted to see how the wheels worked under the rails

[@alekosalekadis6095]

I never thought that two metals rolling one each other will be so interesting to watch.

[@Snd-ie3mk]

That tuck-tuck sound is satisfying me

[@astrofact4084]

2:30 osm show.. literally amazing view😨😦😀

[@kt.vlutsiy7136]

日本人のコメント見た時の安心感パネェ

[@233上野東京ライン]

👋😃

[@ホタテ-h8e]

それな

[@233上野東京ライン]

日本人けっこういるね、海外の動画なのに

[@anengineer152]

Don't you know English

[@cruzferrer3855]

Puedes hablar en español?

[@connecting-minds-network]

Track changing sound is amazingly confident!

[@trishwol4294]

8:16-9:25 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ashweenraja1]

KZbin decided this would be an interesting video for me to watch at 1:58AM ... and this is actually amazing

[@noonesperfect]

Awesome video... loved those switching track work and how those flange and rail act for an purpose. Anyone knows how often they changes train wheel/ life of flange/wheel? :)

[@modelsteamers671]

The wheels sets last virtually for ever but the tyres get replaced quite often on locos.

[@AGYT-Amit_Gawande_YouTub]

👍Jindagi ki mod bhi esi hi honi chahiye Bina ruke Bina thake 🔥💯

[@alokkumarsingh1042]

Nice video, I have never seen this type of video.

[@Srskater520]

सुपर

[@Fogolol]

The flange barely even touches the track, nothing short of impressive engineering

[@tom996r]

あんなバカでかくて重い車両を、たった二本のレールと細い車輪で支え、尚且つ猛スピードで 疾走を続けて、よく脱線しないものだといつも思います。 特に新幹線の脱線事例がわずか５件というのは驚異ですね。

[@dojikaru]

新幹線の場合地震で脱線が多いのですが揺れ検知のお陰で毎回死者も怪我人もいないのがすごいですよね

[@佐々ささっささ]

新幹線の場合、脱線したときに横転しないことを重点に設計されていると聞いたことがあります

[@ДмитрийСамсонов-ф9ж]

Ну что сказать - техника она и в Африке техника, без неё никуда!

[@marcus85007]

Sehr interessante Idee das Video !

[@TheWuschelMUC]

Kennen Sie die Reihe "Lebenslinien" im bayerischen Fernsehen? Da werden im Vorspann auch Schienen und Räder gezeigt, zum Zeichen, welche verwirrenden Abzweigungen und Umwege das Leben manchmal nimmt.

[@sd90mac61]

Boy that was mind boggling😱😵😲😱 them wheels got to go thru countless, switches, frogs, flanged rails, that guide them from derailing, ect, and running at a high speed, omg 😱, that was a lota different works those wheels gotta thru quickly, day and night, thanks for sharing this with me 👍

[@bry345]

Damn I really just watched a ten minute video of a steel wheel on train tracks at 2 in the morning

[@motofestbyrec.4585]

Looks pretty mesmerizing, no doubt...disk brakes, awesome speed and so on... And l thought: still iron against iron, just like two centuries ago...

[@Poop_Scoop71]

Just an english comment passing through....

[@HOAXYT01]

He he

[@bradcrosier1332]

Wow, what an incredible videos that shows how it’s primarily the shape the the wheels and rail that act to keep the axle set centered on the rails!

[@YawnGod]

I have learned so much about life after watching this video.

[@christhelemonking]

Sehr gut gemacht😊😊😎 Spannender Einblick😉

[@neerajkhera8349]

Ja es war sehr gut

[@powergameryt2351]

The Track changing is much better than Tony Kakkar's whole career 🤣🤣🤣

[@supereminentgod9956]

I love this sounds awesome

[@johnbroughton3401]

The only wheel squall I remember hearing in Germany was on the Berlin tube. DB trains were mostly overhead wire so the wheels were about all you heard. Only rode a couple that were running the diesel.

[@skrehan3191]

0:45 wow😍

[@knowledgeispowermediaprodu7094]

So I'm NOT the only one!!!! Awesome video! It's mesmerizing.

[@jayasmr234]

American train: our train is good Also philipines: when you ride this train you will realize diy earthquake

[@thestudentofficial5483]

Same here in Indonesia. That's because we've been using colony gauge with only 1067 mm width not the standard 1435.

[@justsomeguywithoutbeard9872]

Hats off to the camera man who risked his life just for 10 minutes of enjoyment.

[@ichigoat8965]

Magical part of this video when train changes his track

[@atharvakadam2511]

Watch this video in 2X speed... You'll get feeling of bullet train💪

[@sunilmanikandan4387]

Track switching is absolutely amazing...wow!!!!!!😯😯😯😯😯

[@_.elchicometal._]

0:43

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

[@dan-danylo]

You are just watching how steel wheels are riding 10:10 ) Edit: but that's hypnotising :)

[@sunnyvishwakarma4649]

Thanks for uploading this video clear my doubt how the train run on track.

[@eswarrao688]

Awesome engineering!

[@christianlagunero1358]

The way it swtiched to several tracks satisfies me and resolved my curiousity how they be able to switch tracks🤣😅

[@って俺が鯖缶だよ]

日本じゃできない

[@miyabie3866]

うん

[@furww2499]

好き鉄道 海外だから出来たことですよね

[@jeetendrakr6557]

Welcome indian

[@jaydeeppatel5172]

At many points confused about 1.direction of train 2.Its moving in circle with clockwise direction 3. It's on anti-clock direction. Not sure why we are watching this 🤔 But still love to watch it!

[@bikebaka1300]

分岐を通過するところが見たいがために再生速度を最低にしたのは自分だけではないはず

[@EK-nq5vv]

そうですね

[@GDUBZYY]

Amazing cameraman skills

[@Ram-gk9iq]

My mind was confused bcoz train was moving forward or backward

[@sumitthakur1625]

Abe side me dek right corner pe jo dusri trains h piche jati hui dil ri han iska means train aage jari h

[@syedyaser746]

Kinta bhi dihan lagao aage hi gay jaisa dikh ra... Pata nahi tujhe kise aage piche gye jisa dikha

[@abs948]

@@sumitthakur1625 bobs and vegene

[@gomathisarannallamuthu4504]

Moving forward

[@theexplorerlekhrajsinhrath2198]

Lovely View Of Bridge

[@stellarloussier]

置き石の危険性がよく分かりました (●´ϖ`●)

[@ponnadaravindra4763]

是的，你完全正确

[@LCNfootsoldier]

There’s such thing as a flange? Phoebe was right.

[@manisekharreddysimhadri7404]

I was here for phoebs comment, thanks man

[@soumyadeep_2045]

Literally I'm confused about in which direction the train is moving😂

[@qpimp6780]

It is interesting to look at the wheels of the train😂

[@siddaramnavi8046]

Track changing is wonderful 🙏🏽🙏🏽