TRAIN DRIVER'S VIEW: Voss - Ål the swan song of the Class 69
Better late than never. Even though it's like three months since this was recorded, KZhead finally managed to get it pass the 360p point. Think I might have uploaded this video every 1 1/2 week to see if it would get pass the barrier.
Anyways, this trip markes the last time I will be working on a Class 69 as they now have all been replaced with Stadler FLIRT Class 74.
The Class 69 has been NSB's workhorse since 1971 and has been long over due for replacement. When trains get old the parts get harder to come by. Some of the parts on the Class 69 are so vintage that they're impossible to come by. Now these old buggers will go back to Oslo where their fate either will be decommission, serving as spare parts or sold off to private companies. Two of the trains we had have been reduced to two carriages instead of three and sold to Sweden and a couple has been sold to a company called Artic Train.
The trip today goes to Ål where I will do the exchange with Class 75.
Enjoy!
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At the beginning with the lights in the buildings,snow,mountains and rivers it was absolutely beautiful,great video
Japan Rail dedicated one of its N500 units to depict a " Hello Kitty " theme, complete with a pink and white exterior paint scheme and large Hello Kitty graphics inside and out. Now, with that in mind, I believe that NSB should allow you to place your logo ( approx. a meter in diameter with " Hindu Cow Girl " sub-text ) on the sides of the loco just behind the left and right side windows over the white color field. After all, for all the free promotional presentations you provide to us, it's the least they could do !
Hahahaha! That would be SO AWESOME! :D
@@RailCowGirl You're a kindred spirit ... half engineer, half artist.
Just for fun, I worked up a illustration of the " HCG " concept. Please let me know if you would ever like to see it. Thanks again !
I LOVE Driving The HCG Train ! What a thrill ! Just racing along on open tracks, passing towns, bridges, tunnels and streams, inside a warm cozy cab, with that old cold snow outside !
Goodbye old workhorses! You had a long life span of service. Thank you, HCG, for this lovely, final run.
Why do I always get this silly smile on my face when starting to view HCG videos?
as always, my favorite part is the walk to the train before departure... well one of my favorite parts. I can't wait to watch this in it's entirety. Thank you HCG for all you do to keep me entertained and learning more about my whole world.
If you are happy, we're all happy.
I never tire of the changing scenery! Somehow it always seems different! Great video as well!
I also love when you are flying along the tracks...so cool. You are such a good person for doing this...recording your train travels and sharing with all of us !
I loved seeing the Christmas lights on the houses/in the yards. Riding along it reminds me of us taking a drive to see the Christmas lights here. Only it's a little flatter here. Heheh
Thank you for showing us your beautiful country. Regards from France.
A wonderful Friday treat, a new ride with HCG!
The light is perfect.
Hi CowGirl, greetings from Long Island NY.. Another great video I'm amazed that you guys can maintain an excellent railway under the harshest environments. Here on Long Island and NYC they want to stop the trains of we get 3 inches of snow....We can use help..Thanks again for another great video...Frank.
dang country girl.. us boys back on the ranch sure enough appreciate your peaceful trips in the country.. thanks for the share...
Really beautiful nature.. There's some kind of special magic looking at those frosen scenes. Even my kids lefr their tablets to look at this and asked me where this is and of we could go there. And we're in hot Australia.
Maybe they would enjoy a ride on an Australian train, even tho there would be no snow.
@@SBCBears they do, it is just that this is so different!
@@trade1713 Train passengers usually don't get the best view, looking out the front. Seeing all that snow when they're in the midst of a heat wave must be an added attraction.
WOW, THAT FIRST WALK LOOKS COLD
It was cold! :D
Nothing better than a train ride with a snowy background. Thanks from New York, HinduCowGirl.
Another wonderful winter video on the Bergen Line. Thanks for the posting, HinduCowGirl! Your 69 locomotive sounded old and tired with all the creaks it kept making. I'm glad to hear you will be FLIRTing for a while. Thanks again!
I am watching from Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada. Enjoyable as always.
Viewing the video made my day, or, maybe, the whole week... Finally it somehow said me to turn on for repeat one of the most (in my humble opinion) the great songs of Bon Jovi... --------------------------------- ...Hell, it ain’t nothing new, Everything new gets old, Maybe some glitter’s gone, But we’re still good as gold... --------------------------------- HinduCowGirl, Thank You Very Much!...
From JRR Tolkien All that is gold does not glitter, Nor all who wander are lost The old that is strong does not wither Deep roots are not reached by the frost...
Love the snow as well
A beautiful run...thank you.
Another wonderful video 👍❤️👍
sounded like you had to keep winding up an alarm clock lol great video always love seeing the scenery
Thanks 👍
Its always fun riding along with HCG. Keep us rolling along!
that was such a smooth ride i love it ! i'll use it to fall asleep and relax
Another really awesome video thank you as always for your efforts in letting us share a part of your day :) Goodbye to the old hello to the new :) Hoping you are safe and well over there :) Keep warm
What a way to start my day! Pushing aside the crazies in life to enjoy the next two hours in comfort and joy, Thanks my dear. T
I just love your work.
Found this channel few weeks back have to say I'm hooked your videos are beautiful what a privilege to drive a train in such amazing scenery. Keep the videos coming!
Thank you very much for this beautiful video. There's a lot of snow there, wow! Thanks also for the great immersive stereo audio, it really gives me the feeling of "being there"!
Thanks for another wonderful video HCG , I am looking forward to your next live stream event .
Thanks for posting, you really do a great job. That machine you pilot sure sounds like a lot of work for you, the newer trains are more "automated" I imagine. The scenery is beautiful as well!
Thanks for the last ride with class 69 and for the trouble uploading. I love this route from Oslo to Bergen with this beautiful landscape and nature.
I like those squishy crunchy footstep sounds at the beginning. ;O)
This is fun to watch. I love the squeaking 👍
My Favorite Rail Cow Girl. She Pilots these train's so well, and very Professional! I also love when you do your live chats. I'm going to join your Program very soon, as soon as I'm done moving I want to Purchase your merch, But I want it to come to my new address Love the Mugs, and the Tees I love everything up there. #Keep_On_Railing. Blessing's
Thank you very much!
Lovely video and scenery as ever. Regular viewers will know the Voss-Myrdal line rather well, but the different weather, light and vegetation are still fascinating.
Veľmi prekrásne natočené video . Pochvala a palec hore . Perfektné , super . Pozdravujem zo Slovenska .
SWITCH 23 again !! Last time I saw this a year and 3 months ago, it was covered with snow ! How appropriate we get to see it again, with the last trip of the "69 er" with that noisy AC unit.
Приветствую дружище видео замечательно и природа красивая,спасибо удачи вам
All things (and all beings, including human beings) must pass. Sooner or later. Old trains, too. So it is very nice to see last time one of these veterans documented on one of its last journeys in such a beautiful way. Once again, this video is great, like all them made by You ! Immer gute Fahrt!
Everything you touch becomes Gold...... :-)
A bit fast for me, but I'm looking for things in the mountains, and don't have much time to look! Saw one thing I wanted a pic of, but by the time I got the train stopped, hit the wrong button and was back 40 miles!! Getting really hazy out, so I quit my journey...Enjoyed the ride!!
the rail beds are smooth as silk , like a Cadillac on the interstate .
Class 69 is a little bumpy and noisy but not to bad. We have to say good bye to the work horse of the NSB and hello to the new Flirt class 74 with all the new technology. A sad day with a happy ending. Thanks HinduCowGirl for the great videos and explanations. Ok now with my HinduCowGirl coffee mug recharged I am ready to watch the last trip on the old class 69.
But the Bergen Line version of the class 69 is hard working in the commuter trains around Oslo. Alive and well. Awsome video my dear friend. 😘.
Yay, a new video to enjoy x
While modern trains are no doubt better in every way, it's always a sad day when old rolling stock comes to the end of its service life. I still remember when BR removed our old slam door, first-generation EMUs from service at the end of the '90s. In many ways these old trains had a character all of their own which they displayed through numerous creaks, groans and squeaks and in the case of our old British units, the unmistakable sound of their ticking compressors and the resultant clinking as they cooled down... Anyway, another great video HCG :)
We still have 30 year old diesels on Northern Rail lol.,
Cheers HCG! Kinda sad to see the old Class 69 go but all good things must come to an end. I'm sure the new trains are going to be awesome tho!
They are :)
Nice video
Top vídeo👏👏👏👏👏
trains are my absolute way to travel!
Werte Dame! Ich sitze hier in Österreich und sehe mir Ihre herrlichen Filme an. Da wünsche mir oft, dass dort Norwegen wäre, dieses Land muss wirklich schön sein. Bitte machen weiter solche Filme, vielleicht auch eine andere Linie? Mit herzlichen Grüssen!
Good to see you back! Apparently 1080p videos work ok, but everyone has been having issues with 4K.
Yeah, and they are still struggling. I just hope they'll find a solution to it fast :D
I ride the train on one monitor and use the other for working. Nice ambience.
I love trains
Appreciate your videos a lot - strangely IDK why. Life is so much better for the unknowns. Thank you!
Very good video but it's strangely relaxing and sends me to sleep.
Love your videos. So relaxing and I enjoy seeing the countryside of Norway. Silly question: Have you ever encountered a 'surprise' in a tunnel, like maybe an animal?
I thought there would be more snow by now. Great video as always
There is more snow now, but still extremely little snow for the time of the year. :/ Every time I drive over the mountain pass i'm baffled by the low levels of snow. It's just a fraction of what it should be.
@@RailCowGirl ive been keeping an eye on the weather radar, as i do for home as well and it had been showing that you had been having massive dumpings of snow, although clearly you havent. We had a large dumping in March last year, perhaps its just late.
The ol' class 69, the Squeaks and Creeks class. :)
I was going to comment on how little snow there was, until I read the words afterwards!
I like this video
Sorry I missed your live chat stream last Tuesday: it coincided with working hours in the UK! There's always next time.
Another great video and this time filled with nostalgia for you HCG. One thing I noticed, there wasn't much snow on the trip over when compared to the videos you did this time last year. Has there been less snow falling this season?
at the end did you hug the train while saying in a rather loud voice "Farewell, my love". HA!! good video. thanks.
Hahaha! No, I was "Good riddance", take this crapola as far away from me as you possibly can!" heheheh
Train may be old but still seems to go well and ride well.
Zoommmmmm...I love it !!!
Nice.
38:40 when me and my brother grew up we used to spend the summer holiday in this place.
Все видео смотрю.Бывало,что то странное наспути ночью ,в лесных масивах?..Или нет.Больше нравится ночное движения поезда)
Yeah, I'm Class of '72 and I'm retired too
Class 69 looks kind of ancient, though you probably hate it, bet you have some great memories of it. Thanks for the ride.
Lot's of good memories from these ones :) They are fun to drive :)
I still find it scary entering tunnels at high speed!
спасибо
that barren landscape at 1:09:00 looks like something from another planet
probably because you added a bit too much blue in post-processing :)
The light was THAT blue. :)
Thanks for the heart Hindu your very kind.You should try to make it to the Jamiaca train platform in Queens N.Y. It's A train lovers paradise.It has 4 huge10 car platforms and 8 sets of track.The Manhattan bound side goes under the East river to Penn where you'll find every subway train throughout the city.Two stories down from there you'll find the Path,New Haven,N.Y.Central and Amtrak witch is the only diesel.Its about 30 people per car during rush hour.Welcome to my neighbor hood.
You get a better tunnel view with this class.
Always so enjoyable to watch. Was this last run a little emotional for you or are you glad to move full time to the newer model?
Just glad to get rid of the worn pile of scrap :p
HinduCowGirl Lol. I do find this run so much quieter. Other trains, possibly newer, seem so much noisier. It could be the camera you use too. Great videos. Lovely country. Looking for a second camera for side shots someday!
If I'm riding a long time after I enjoy the view im going to Knit Crochet Quilt and Sew.
Thanks for the video again. What is happening now with the Class 69 train-sets, are they being demolished and if so, will there be one in a museum?
A couple has been saved for history. The rest will be spare parts, sold off or chopped until there are none left. The Class 69 is still running as Local Service trains between Stabekk - Oslo S - Ski. They will be running until they find a suiting replacement for that kind of service. The space between stations are only 2 minutes on that line. Almost like a metro line just higher speed.
@@RailCowGirl The 69s are used on the Arendal branch and Bratsbergabanen (Porsgrunn-Notodden) as well, if I'm not mistaken. Also some rush hour departures on line L21 Moss-Skøyen/Stabekk are run with 69s. No replacement has been decided on, so they will remain in service for at least another 3 or 4 years.
@@RailCowGirl Thanks for the info!
Takk :)
Selv takk :)
wow pretty
💙⭐️💜⭐️💙Kool 💙⭐️💜⭐️💙merci.
Voss .... It's a Norwegian name that even an American ( like myself ) can pronounce correctly the first time.
Chris Christiansen I sincerely doubt it 😄
@@Hallands. That's great... and just when I think I can do something right .....
@@AndyGabrielPowell No connection.... just an observation from a herd member.
Chris Christiansen I seriously doubt that, too! ;)
Chris Christiansen I seriously doubt that, too! ;)
The morning light is so beautiful in this vid. I have come here from another account, so am familiar with your videos although just a new sub under this account. I've only just started the journey but so far it looks likes one out the best yet.
what are you on about?
@@fraancetate8759 ahh typos. Should be "....looks like one of the best yet." As a train driver, who spends all day working between lines, I'm pretty sure HCG understood what I was trying to say.
What a great video Thx for sharing If only you can put a speed indicator on the screen
No, that will not happen. Just because it would be impossible to give you an accurate speed with so many tunnels. If you want the speed information of the line, check out the description and you'll find a link to the open rail road map which shows you the speed at any part of the line :)
@@RailCowGirl then, gonna do 😘thank you
You're welcome :D
Very nice video!! Are these class 69s still ferrying passengers (you didn't stop in many stations)?
Rolling stock transfer. Like I wrote in the description. No passengers, just doing an exchange at Ål. You can still fins the Class 69 servicing the Local Service line L2 in Oslo between Stabekk - Oslo - Ski
@@RailCowGirl Sorry, I was watching on the smartphone and the description was not shown right away (I had to tap the option for that, which I didn't do it). :-)
Hi, I don't know if anyone has asked already but is it possible to name the areas you travel through as well as the stations you stop at please? Also tunnel length info is always helpful. I realize that it is extra work in editing and production, so if it is too much to do then I understand. I love your videos but this is the first time I have commented I believe. Greetings from the UK (Yorkshire) Take care, Norman. :-)
I usually don't name the places we do not stop at. I have several other videos from the same line where I do run the passenger service and stop :)
Drummingriffin have you looked at the timetables for the Bergen line? They might provide some clues as to location names. www.nsb.no/en/timetables/timetables/_attachment/15645?_ts=1688e6f416e www.nsb.no/en/timetables/timetables/_attachment/15636?_ts=1686ff34286
Dear Drummer Norman: This has already been done -- somewhere in one or two of the posted videos from a year or so ago there's station and tunnel info that HCG included. There is also in the comment section of one of these earlier videos a complete list of stations. I don't remember which ones, alas, because there is such a volume already that we need a catalog. How about 'HCG Opus #7 in C, the "NSB Waltz"' so we can find things?
@@RailCowGirl Thank you for the prompt reply. Yes, I have seen videos of yours where you do stop at different stations on the same route. Excellent channel you have created here, thank you. Norman.
@@michaellastname4922 Thank you Michael. Take care, Norman.
What was the button press at the beginning for? I am curious. Great video as always.
Set the switch in the right position :) you see it move when I press it :)
When you do a run like this, are there any other crew members aboard or just you and the train?
No need for additional crew members in trains like this :)
What if you had a medical issue and you are the only crew member ? .
@@johnbow72 I think, as in all trains ,their is a security stop provided. If within seconds there is no action by the driver, trains stops automatically
Atter en gang en fin tur med deg, Hinducowgirl :) Synd BaneNor ikke har lært seg å blende lysene sine ved kryssinger!!
Silent and surreal.
We would choose teams when we were kids in order to do so we would count each other out by saying:engine engine No.9 going down Chicago line if the train falls off the track do you want your money back! Your Out !
What do they call the landscape when you are going through all of the tunnels? I think tundra and that doesn't seem right but I see no trees and it has a desolate feel to it...long stretches of rugged rubble and mounds big and small. A most incredible landscape. Do they call it alpine?
It's called "high mountain", Høyfjellet. The trees stop growing at about 1000m above sea level.. well, now it is almost 1200 above sea level due to climate changes.
@@RailCowGirl Thank you...I will look that up...
I just learned something new...high mountain...!
Så nå er alle 69-ene borte fra Vossebanen ja.... Jeg husker at jeg ble ganske overrasket for omtrent et halvt år siden da jeg så et Vossebanesett dukke opp på L2 i Oslo. Er det slik at slike sett har blitt bygd om til "Oslo D-interiør" igjen etter det?
Great video! Big and fat like !! but how to see the author?)
The line that branches of to the right as you leave the Voss station,are we going to have a trip down there at some point ?
That branch just leads to an industrial area. :)
Ok,thanks.
I wish we could go down there it’s part of the old Hardanger Line that went all the way to Granvin. Now the track’s been removed. :/ You can read more about it here: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardanger_Line
Old girl has a lot more rattles and cab noise than new ones.