For train buffers, wave runners and asphalt-cowboys A Blog collection about stories about trains, sailing ships, motor homes and trailers, other style of life and culture..
Here's my little family on the sea. This week, we sail from one anchorage to another to explore some ruins on Mount Alvernia (also known as Como Hill)!
In "ANCHORING IN 40 KNOT WINDS: Where Shall We Go?" we make a flopper stopper, have a BBQ, and set off on an amazing day sail to seek shelter from high winds. The next day, the wind kicks off and we do our best to stay safe in 40 knots at anchor.
In today’s video, we are continuing our series on the new soft, folding solar panel kits that have so much to offer. They are fairly cheap, but more importantly they are very light, small, easy to handle and complete. No matter what size rig you are in, they will fit and no matter your health and strength, you can easily handle them. They seem like the perfect answer for so many of us!
But, how well do they work? Today I hook them all up to a battery and use a clamp-on amp meter to test the amount of maps flowing through them and into the battery. The results were just what I expected from two of the systems, and very disappointing for three others. Check out the video to learn more.
For us, a “vacation” means no cameras, no editing, no internet.
So, occasionally we spend a few days off grid and unplugged, recharging our souls--leaving the camera's behind.
Except this time... was a little different! and we are happy to share our little secret with you.
Savannah is close enough that our family is able to join us for a few days of exploration. We hop on the trolley and check out the sights, sounds, and tastes of this historical city.
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Growing up, I idolized the 4x4 Ford Sportsmobile. It was awesome to be able to tour the new 4x4 Classic!
Also, just to clear things up, I do not and have not ever made money from manufacturers to feature rigs. I post rigs because I hope you will enjoy them. I hope you enjoy this one.
In all of our travels we have never seen so many fishing boats as in the Philippines. Not big ones. Just small outrigger style canoes that typically hold two to four people. It’s pretty neat. As soon as they start the engine the propeller starts spinning. No clutch. No gearbox. Just an engine directly hooked up to a little gas engine. With these contraptions they venture 50+ miles offshore as the sun sets and start up their lamps. We never did quite figure out exactly what species they were after but I’m sure anything would do.
We go under the Golden Gate bridge for the second time and arrive in Monterey at night. Then our anchor catch something nasty on the bottom! Monterey is a cute town with friendly people and we rent a car to go south along the coast of the epic Big Sur!
We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we moved aboard our sailboat Ran, a custom built Beason 40 in aluminium and untied the lines in the middle of the Swedish winter in January 2016. There is no set route and we will go where the wind and our minds take us.
I would like to thank TerryTownRv for inviting me to spend the day inside their massive indoor RV show room. TerryTownRv stocks over 700 RV's, so if you are in the market give them a call.
Andy and Dandan Fisher - Steam Around the World
Published on Jul 27, 2019
Ex.LMS Jubilee 4-6-0 number 45596 "Bahamas" sounded great on the northbound "White Rose" from Dorridge (Birmingham) to York.
The weather made recording very difficult though. It was rather as though the Atlantic Ocean was falling from the sky at Thurnscoe, my first chosen location. However, a bit of very careful balancing of an umbrella while I zoomed, just about made it possible.
The Jubilee was assisted at the rear by Class 20 diesel number 20142, looking just a little bizarre in its London Underground maroon livery. However, beggars can't be choosers and the Class 20 added to the day's haul of vintage diesels .... see my earlier video ...
Hi all you lovely people! A lot going on in this episode! Alex slices part of her finger off! :O and Brady steps in as the boat doctor. “The Sailing Mum” AKA Karin’s mum comes out for a visit, she brings a whole heap of goodies and we tell her the amazing baby news! Yes, it involved some crying :)
If you like, give it a thumbs up and a comment :D would make my day!
Much Love ~Kazza and the crew
In today's video, we mee the Masked Canadian!! She is a vandweller from Canada and the reason she is wearing a mask is that she could not find an insurance company that would insure the van if she modified it to live in. So she ended up insuring it as a commercial vehicle and didn't tell them she had modified it. But, now she doesn't want them to know what she has done so she is wearing a mask so no one can identify her. I know it is weird, but most vandwellers I know have something weird about them, and this is just another one!
She's done a great job converting her van and I think you will find some great ideas you can borrow from her! I hope you enjoy meeting a true eccentric character and learn lots from her!
Hi everyone, this is Bob Wells, be sure to visit my Amazon Influencer Store, where I have posted some of my useful and recommend products for nomadic living. As a bonus, I'll make a very small percentage of your purchases, even if you buy something not in the store.
After arriving in Ecuador, I travelled back to Colombia to help Maria bring down Joana. We arranged some of the trip as a ten day charter, hopping along the remote but stunning coast of Pacific Colombia.
Our guests Robert, Ruud, Richard and Bub were part of the Crew and they helped with the daily chores like anchor and sail mannouvers, doing watches and dishes.
We had a great time with those boys that made us call this trip the "off course cruise" due to some fun times at Joana's helm 😊
So, off the back of last weeks video I need to apologies for a phrase that i uttered, not once but a few times whilst looking around the new caravan from Bailey. I also have an idea on how to share the Caravanning and motorhome YouTube community better, so If you do run a channel, please click on the link above to submit your details.
We are now on our holidays and if you are seeing this video - then Ii failed to get the intended video finished and launched. No doubt that one will be out soon.
Anyway, enjoy the weather and we will see you soon.
Andy and Dandan Fisher - Steam Around the World
Published on Jul 27, 2019
Today was a real treat for fans of vintage diesels.
In the space of 90 minutes on Swinton station, in South Yorkshire, we were treated to diesel specials .... one after another!!
The morning was capped off with two resplendent Class 47's on a "real" working, moving a pair of barrier coaches from Doncaster West Yard to Leicester.
All in all a good mornings work .... even for a steam fan !!
Recorded on 27th July 2019.
My name is Eric and I travel with my 26lb cat, “Jax” in a 2012 Coachmen Mirada 32BH Class A Motorhome on a Ford Super Duty truck chassis. (V10 Triton) We travel about 35 miles a day chasing 70 degrees year-round.
Zwei Städte – Zwei Bahnhofskonzepte
Unterschiedlicher könnten die Grundkonzepte für die Hauptbahnhöfe von Lüttich und Antwerpen nicht sein. Liège-Guillemans ist ein kompletter Neubau, Antwerpen-Centraal ein total renovierter und erweiterter Altbau.
Der neue Lütticher Hauptbahnhof ist ein öffentlich gemachtes Plädoyer, sich mutig um die postindustrielle Zukunft der wirtschaftlich gebeutelten Wallonie zu kümmern. Der Hauptbahnhof der flämischen Metropole Antwerpen zählt zu den schönsten Bahnhöfen der Welt und wird als Auferstehung der alten Eisenbahnkathedralen gefeiert. Aber was nützt das alles, wenn der belgischen Eisenbahn Reisende weglaufen.
Dabei fuhr in Belgien die erste Eisenbahn auf dem europäischen Festland – zwischen Brüssel und Mechelen. Der Name dieser Stadt ist mit Deportationszügen nach Ausschwitz verbunden, der von Antwerpen mit der RedStarLine, die zwei Millionen Emigranten in eine neue Heimat brachte. Viele von ihnen hatten eine lange Bahnfahrt hinter sich, als sie in Antwerpen ankamen.
Diese Folge mit der Nummer 938 wurde am 05.10.2018 Erstausgestrahlt. Alle Aussagen und Fakten entsprechen dem damaligen Stand und wurden seit dem nicht aktualisiert.
I would like to thank TerryTownRv for inviting me to spend the day inside their massive indoor RV show room. TerryTownRv stocks over 700 RV's, so if you are in the market give them a call.
New Jersey Outdoor Adventures
Published on Jul 25, 2019
For those of you that have visited the Jersey Shore, will know that the "Ocean Avenues" up and doen the shoreline are lined with multi -million dollar homes that sit vacant most of the year but can also be rented for 5-10K or more, a week in the peak season. Imagine waking up to the waves crashing and being able to watch the sunrise, sunset and the fireworks while parked in your van camper, FOR FREE on land that is valued in the millions. Kenny from NYC has been staying in Ocean Grove NJ for a while now and he was nice enough to provide a complete walk through style tour of his 2002 Xplorer Dodge RAM Van 3500.
I would like to thank TerryTownRv for inviting me to spend the day inside their massive indoor RV show room. TerryTownRv stocks over 700 RV's, so if you are in the market give them a call.
After the THEFT of our radio, Captain James teaches you how to fix the VHF connector for the antennae. This is a MUST to know for any cruising sailor or circumnavigation, as this may happen to you. Hope it helps. Fair winds!
My name is Eric and I travel with my 26lb cat, “Jax” in a 2012 Coachmen Mirada 32BH Class A Motorhome on a Ford Super Duty truck chassis. (V10 Triton) We travel about 35 miles a day chasing 70 degrees year-round. Here is my gear & some popular questions answered:
I would like to thank TerryTownRv for inviting me to spend the day inside their massive indoor RV show room. TerryTownRv stocks over 700 RV's, so if you are in the market give them a call.
BOAT LIFE: Kicked Off Our Boat By The Swell & Keeping It Real in The Med. In this sailing vlog, we show some of the realities of living on a bluewater sailboat: sometimes it's too rolly to sleep on board, internet isn't reliable for us digital nomads, and we depend on the weather at all times.
What constitutes a perfect travel destination? It’s a tough question. Over the years we have found a few. El Nido, and the Philippines in general, ranks at the top. What’s our criteria? A few! Cost, safety, accessibility, and amenities. The Philippines is really really affordable. The most expensive thing is the flight to get here. Once here you will find cheap beach bars and restaurants. Accommodation ranges from the super fancy to the hammock on the beach. The best part? The local filipinos. They are by far the friendliest nation we have ever visited. You will find smiles everywhere you turn. They seem happy and content in life. Something that can be rare in this world. If you get the chance, go to the Philippines. You won’t regret it!
The Foxfield Railway held their Summer Steam gala over the weekend of July 20th and 21st. The scenes in the video of trains working hard on Foxfield bank were filmed on the Sunday of the gala. Visiting locomotive from the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway was was Andrew Barclay No.1245 'Carron' which joined the home fleet of Austerities 'Wimblebury' and 'Whiston', Beyer Peacock 0-4-0ST No. 1827 and the Dubs crane tank
I would like to thank TerryTownRv for inviting me to spend the day inside their massive indoor RV show room. TerryTownRv stocks over 700 RV's, so if you are in the market give them a call.
Derek & Kelly certainly have an eye for for utilizing repurposed vintage materials. I loved the homey feel this tiny home provides and is a good example of mixing the old with the new! I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Andy and Dandan Fisher - Steam Around the World
Published on Jul 21, 2019
My original version of this video was so shaky from the extremely high winds that I have re-edited it and attempted to remove some of the shaking. I hope this version is better. Please let me know what you think!!
LNER Class A1 Pacific number 60163 "Tornado" headed The North Briton express from Doncaster to Carlisle.
The train was preceded by Class 86 electric number 86259 (also carries its old number E3137) which was scheduled to head the return working. The electric is rather older than the steam locomotive, being built in 1965, while Tornado was built in 2008 as a replica.
Although very windy, the weather had been generally on our side today. We had sunshine for most of the day. However, for the few minutes when Tornado passed by, we suffered a torrential downpour which made recording rather less than an easy task !!
Recorded on 20th July 2019.
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Riley gets chased to shore by 4 sharks. Meanwhile, Elayna and Lenny are watching Netflix without the slightest clue as to what's going on out there in the open ocean 😂😱🦈. I'm glad it was Riley who scored the dinner tonight.
There is not much to say about this one...For me, this has been one of the most special moments in life and a proof to me that the ocean does run through my vanes and that I am right where I should be.
I had asked the ocean for some clarity and I got all the answere that I needed.
Thank you ocean and thank you, Karl.
Ahoy,
Shellback Manatee
P.S. and no worries, no more talk-intense videos for a bit now
Next to our downtown anchorage in San Francisco are a couple of old ships that we visit. Then we make it across the windy bay to Sausalito where there's no wind at all and over 30 C!
We are a Swedish couple who wanted a different kind of life. So we moved aboard our sailboat Ran, a custom built Beason 40 in aluminium and untied the lines in the middle of the Swedish winter in January 2016. There is no set route and we will go where the wind and our minds take us.
After 2 weeks of exploring the southern end of Dominica we set sail towards the northern tip to explore. The wind was directly behind us which made for perfect conditions to fly Brians Favorite sail! The Mizzen Ballooner! After some drone flying and filming we end up in Portsmouth where we learn about some incredible history, say a sad goodbye to Nate and Jordan and then set sail, once again! Its almost wedding time!
This is our story, a story of four souls sailing around the world. It’s a story about sailing and travel and adventure. But it's also a story about meeting amazing people and making life long friends. It's a story of people living their lives in an alternate way, in close connection with the beautiful people and amazing planet that we call home. Our experience has affected us so profoundly we want to share it, hoping that others may find inspiration to follow their dreams and do what they love.
Our gulf stream crossing on our 30 foot sailboat, a Catalina 30 named Whisper. We have a great time and make it to the paradise islands of the Bahamas! Sailing, fishing attempts, just being out on the water having a good time.
IN this video i share the new Bailey Alicanto range of caravans launched for 2020. There are 3 new 8 foot wide caravans in the range, The Estoril, Porto and Sintra all with familiar layouts. New features for this range of touring caravans include an updated soft furnishing layout a new L shaped Kitchen and a lighter wood finish.
Stuttgart ist so eng wie keine andere Stadt mit der Geschichte des Kraftverkehrs verbunden. Die Karrieren von Maybach, Daimler und Porsche nahmen hier ihren Anfang.
Stuttgart ist aber auch die erste deutsche Stadt, die bereits 1862 eine Genehmigung zum Betrieb einer Pferde-Straßenbahn erhielt. Und was kaum jemand weiß: Auf dem Gebiet der Straßenbahn-Technik gehörte Stuttgart von jeher zu den Top-Ten - auch das moderne Stadtbahnsystem heute gilt weltweit als beispielhaft.
Das Straßenbahn-Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen mit seinen mehr als 50 historischen Fahrzeugen spiegelt nicht nur die technische Entwicklung wider. Es zeigt auch, wie eng die Geschichte der Straßenbahn mit Fragen der allgemeinen Stadtentwicklung verknüpft ist. Und natürlich können von hier aus herrliche Straßenbahn-Oldtimer-Fahrten unternommen werden.
Diese Folge mit der Nummer 454 wurde am 28.04.2002 Erstausgestrahlt. Alle Aussagen und Fakten entsprechen dem damaligen Stand und wurden seit dem nicht aktualisiert.
Matt and Christa built this amazing skoolie build on a budget. To be honest, this is the best $8k and below camper conversion I have ever seen! What do you think? Have you seen a conversion does as well as this one for that low of a price?
The "Biocide-free": paint we used didn't dry. Ever. What are we suppose to do now? Sail away? Wait in the boatyard? Start going crazy on the paint manufacturing company? We'll see. Watch and find out.
I would like to thank TerryTownRv for inviting me to spend the day inside their massive indoor RV show room. TerryTownRv stocks over 700 RV's, so if you are in the market give them a call.
Josh & Katie stumbled upon this amazing vintage school bus conversion and brought it back to life! I have never seen a school bus conversion with a slide out and I was stoked to film this tour to check it out. Thanks for watching everyone and have a great wednesday!
The final 'Fellsman' of the 2019 season hauled by 70000 'Britannia', seen approaching Wilpshire Summit and Low Moor, Selside on the outward journey to Carlisle.
I would like to thank TerryTownRv for inviting me to spend the day inside their massive indoor RV show room. TerryTownRv stocks over 700 RV's, so if you are in the market give them a call.
RVLove | Marc & Julie Bennett
Published on Jul 15, 2019
Virginia is for LOVERS! So we hit the road for a road trip, from raceways to scenic roads, RV style - looking for love.
About this Episode:
Planning a trip to Virginia? We take you on a road trip (RV style) through Northern and Central Virginia, and the Shenandoah Valley, in search of scenic roads, LOVEworks (LOVE signs), charming, historic towns and great food and drinks.
Little House On The Road
Published on Jul 15, 2019
This channel will teach you the good, the bad, and the ugly of Minimal Living, RV Life, Camping, Boondocking, Tiny camper, camping, Van Life, Nomad / Nomadic Life, and frugal living.
After years of working 60 to 70 hours a week and never taking a vacation, Carolyn and I (Rob) decided to quit our job and begin living our dream. We bought a 1970 Starcraft pop-up camper and fixed it up, traveling the country, and only staying at free campsites. After living in it for a year, our pop-up was burned down by someone in a National Forest. We did not let that get us down. We built a homemade truck camper in 2 1/2 week so we could continue living our dream. Welcome to Little House On The Road 2.0 and welcome to the Little House On The road Family.
Today we take a look at a fantastic way to carry your electric bike or fat tire bike. You might have an amazing electric bike or fat tire mountain bike... but now the problem is how to carry it? And even more important how do you access the rear of your vehicle and still be able to open the the back doors of the van?
The Swing Away Hitch in this video is the Kuat Pivot Swing Away Extension. One drawback of a regular mounted bike rack is the maneuverability. With a swing away extension the arm attaches with any 2-inch rack to hold your rack, it also swings those bikes out of the way if you need access to gear in the back of your van.
Or instead of a bike rack you could instead attach a cargo carrier onto the swing away hitch.It can hold up to 250 lbs when loaded. It swings a full 90-degrees and it has a anti-locking anti-rattle hitch pin.
The bike rack is the Overdrive Sport 2-Bike Hitch Mounted Rack. It has an anti-wobble system and a mechanism utilizes a system to eliminate slack between the receiver and the rack. It also tilts and adjusts easily.
In Sailing Life: Island Hopping Under Spinnaker, we look for the fault in out steering and then set off on a light wind sail under spinnaker between Majorca and Menorca.
My name is Eric and I travel with my 26lb cat, “Jax” in a 2012 Coachmen Mirada 32BH Class A Motorhome on a Ford Super Duty truck chassis. (V10 Triton) We travel about 35 miles a day chasing 70 degrees year-round. Here is my gear & some popular questions answered:
El Nido in the Philippines has a bylaw which forbids all single use plastics (bags, straws, food packaging). Even water bottles were banned on all the tourist day tours. I’d say that’s pretty progressive for a developing country and honestly, much further ahead than, for example, our home town in Canada. That said, currents and tides transport these plastics from far away and inevitably they end up on the windward beaches. Beaches that few see. It’s the sad reality out. Our adventures continued on the west coast of the Philippines where few cruisers anchor partly because of the deep anchorages. 25 to 35 meters was the norm. That’s a lot of chain to pull straight up for the windlass (the electric motor that pulls up the chain). As a result, we found ourselves having to freedive, dive and generally get creative in how we got our anchor back up.
Little House On The Road
Published on Jul 14, 2019
This channel will teach you the good, the bad, and the ugly of Minimal Living, RV Life, Camping, Boondocking, Tiny camper, camping, Van Life, Nomad / Nomadic Life, and frugal living.
After years of working 60 to 70 hours a week and never taking a vacation, Carolyn and I (Rob) decided to quit our job and begin living our dream. We bought a 1970 Starcraft pop-up camper and fixed it up, traveling the country, and only staying at free campsites. After living in it for a year, our pop-up was burned down by someone in a National Forest. We did not let that get us down. We built a homemade truck camper in 2 1/2 week so we could continue living our dream. Welcome to Little House On The Road 2.0 and welcome to the Little House On The road Family.
Once again I would like to thank TerryTownRv for inviting me to spend the day inside one of the Nations largest indoor RV show rooms. TerryTownRv stocks over 700 RV's, so if you are in the market give them a call.
In this vid we share a very important lesson learned!! Due to several days of squally weather, Jules gets extremely sleep deprived and Suzie almost puts out a mayday thinking Jules may have had a stroke!
Little House On The Road
Published on Jul 13, 2019
This channel will teach you the good, the bad, and the ugly of Minimal Living, RV Life, Camping, Boondocking, Tiny camper, camping, Van Life, Nomad / Nomadic Life, and frugal living.
After years of working 60 to 70 hours a week and never taking a vacation, Carolyn and I (Rob) decided to quit our job and begin living our dream. We bought a 1970 Starcraft pop-up camper and fixed it up, traveling the country, and only staying at free campsites. After living in it for a year, our pop-up was burned down by someone in a National Forest. We did not let that get us down. We built a homemade truck camper in 2 1/2 week so we could continue living our dream. Welcome to Little House On The Road 2.0 and welcome to the Little House On The road Family.
Baden-Württemberg im Modellformat, das war das Motto des Modell-Eisenbahn-Clubs Rottenburg, der dazu ein Dutzend Modellbauer aus dem ganzen Land in die Bischofsstadt eingeladen hatte.
Die Wurmlinger Kapelle, die Ammertalbahn, die Albtalbahn, das Freudenstädter Viadukt, eine Fischbahn oder die Sauschwänzlebahn, das sind nur die bekannteren Beispiele für Modellbahnanlagen, die nach echten Vorbildern gebaut sind, nur eben 87 mal kleiner, Maßstab 1:87. Während die allermeisten Modellbahnanlagen der Fantasie ihres Erbauers entspringen, war hier die Wirklichkeit Vorbild und so finden sich Firmengebäude, Dörfer, Brücken und Schluchten aus dem Südwesten in den Modellen wieder. Eine Modellbahn-Reise mit Vergleichen zur Wirklichkeit und mit alten Filmausschnitten von Eisenbahn-Romantik.
Ein Film von Bernhard Foos (Folge 829 vom 12.12.2014)
Eine faszinierende Eisenbahnreise in die tief verschneite Welt des höchsten Berges des europäischen Kontinents, so kann man die Reise mit dem Mont-Blanc Express kurz beschreiben. Ausgangspunkt ist das Städtchen Martigny im schweizerischen Wallis. Die internationale Verbindung führt über Chamonix bis St. Gervais-Le Fayet, rund 55 Kilometer durch das schweizerisch-französische Grenzgebiet.
Kurz hinter Martigny beginnt der mutige Aufstieg in die wildromantische Trient-Schlucht. Nur dank des Zahnradantriebes ist die schwindelerregende Kletterei über herrliche Gebirgsketten und vorbei an stattlichen Alpendörfern wie Salvan, Les Marecottes und Finhaut möglich.
Weiter geht die Fahrt im Mont-Blanc Express und wir erreichen an der Haltestelle Le Châtelard-Frontière die Grenze zu Frankreich. Auf der Fahrt nach Chamonix schiebt sich immer wieder der überwältigende Blick auf den Mont Blanc ins Bild.
Wir wechseln den Zug und besuchen den Mer de Glace, den mit sieben Kilometern Länge längsten Gletscher Frankreichs. Hier trieb einst Frankenstein sein Unwesen. Von Chamonix aus erreicht man auch die gut 3.800 Meter hohe Aiguille Du Midi. Hier beginnt die längste Skiabfahrt der Alpen, die "Vallée Blanche", das Highlight für Skifahrer.
Nun ist es nicht mehr weit bis St. Gervais – Le Fayet, hier hat man Anschluss an den TGV nach Paris.
Folge 811 vom 07.03.2014
Hagen von Ortloff besuchte mit dem Drehteam 2002 zum ersten Mal in der Hamburger Speicherstadt die weltgrößte digital gesteuerte Modellbahnanlage in Spur H0.
500 Züge mit insgesamt 7.000 Waggons fahren auf dieser Anlage, realistische Zugabläufe werden vom Computer gesteuert. Alle 15 Minuten wird ein Tagesablauf simuliert.
Besondere Attraktionen sind ein voll funktionsfähiger Jahrmarkt, ein Skigebiet mit 15 Liften und ein Car-System mit fast 100 Autos. Auch die dargestellten Landschaften sind sehr abwechslungsreich und mit viel Phantasie gestaltet: Flachland, Berge, Seen, Häfen und Städte.
Die Besucher können selbst Schalter und Knöpfen bedienen und sind so voll in das Geschehen mit eingebunden.
Ein Film von Hagen von Ortloff (Folge 475 vom 22.12.2002)
Ausgangspunkt unserer Reise ist Christchurch, die größte Stadt auf der Südinsel Neuseelands. Hier beginnt der "Glacier-Express Neuseelands", wie der TranzAlpine genannt wird.
Der Zug quert die Südinsel über die Southern Alps bis nach Greymouth an der Westküste.
Wir fahren über atemberaubende Viadukte, vorbei an einer einzigartigen Landschaft.
Rund fünf Stunden benötigt die Bahn für die 230 Kilometer lange Reise und überwindet dabei mehr als 730 Höhenmeter.
Am Scheitelpunkt der Strecke, dem Arthur's Pass, beginnt der 8,5 Kilometer lange Otira-Tunnel.
Lange Zeit war er der längste Eisenbahn-Tunnel Neuseelands.
Auf der anderen Seite des Tunnels kommen wir vorbei am Lake Brunner in das kleine Städtchen Greymouth, dem Endpunkt des TranzAlpine.
Von hier ist es nicht mehr weit bis nach Shantytown, einer alten Goldgräberstadt, in der noch heute eine kleine Dampfeisenbahn ihre Runden dreht.
Folge 450 vom 24.03.2002
Pasewalk in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern gehörte bis 1990 zu den wichtigsten Eisenbahnknotenpunkten des deutschen Nordostens.
Begonnen hat alles mit dem Status einer königlich-preußischen Kürassierstadt im 18. Jahrhundert. Pasewalk wuchs zum militärischen Standort mit moderner Eisenbahn-Infrastruktur. Als "Tor in den Osten" spielte der Bahnhof Pasewalk im Ersten und auch Zweiten Weltkrieg eine entscheidende Rolle. Zudem lies der sich parallel entwickelnde Tourismusverkehr Richtung Ostseeküste Pasewalk aufblühen. Zu DDR-Zeiten behielt der Bahnhof seine wichtige militärische Funktion für die NVA bei. Heute jedoch gilt die Station als abgelegen, fast vergessen.
Der Film zeigt anhand eindrucksvoller Archivaufnahmen, welch spannende Geschichte sich hinter dem heutigen Haltepunkt Pasewalk verbirgt.
