Rail Action, Jesenice, Slovenia

[Biarkii]

I have always wanted to go to Slovenia,even if just to see the trains and museums.Is there anything else to do there that is fun?I hear it is where hockey superstar Anze Kopitar is from.

[andersley]

@Biarkii

There are many things to do and see in Slovenia, including steam train rides to vineyards through beautiful scenery! We now live in Slovenia as we love the country so much. :)

[kokynator]

which one is taurus and wich one brigitte?

[lde2100]

It's cool that you can film and fotograph locomoitves in stations and depots. In Romania it isn't that easy :(( .

[andersley]

I had not realised it was a problem in Romania. But here in the UK you can get challenged sometimes, in the larger city stations. But the law says it is ok to take photographs in stations, so we can not really be stopped.

In Slovenia everyone is very friendly and there is a lot of freedom to photograph railways.

[lde2100]

I know that there is no problem..........But we here in Romania still do photos because it's not that restricted ,there is no law to interdict this......only that policemann and some locomotive drivers don't like it.

[Housebauerin]

sweet taurus

[Taurus717]

wow the Taurus looks gooood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[andersley]

very capable locomotives, but I prefer the Brigittes :)

[Taurus717]

briggites?

[andersley]

Yes, all SZ locos have nicknames. The 363 electrics are a French design so are named after a famous French actress of the time. :)

[Taurus717]

ahh wow nice!

[anailatr]

that place socks

[andersley]

socks???

[dteide]

Good

[hellfiregrowler]

are those class 363's French imports? what routes are they used on?

[andersley]

Yes, they are French, built by Alstom. They are very similar to the CC6500. They are used on all the electrified routes in Slovenia on both freight and passenger duties.

[hellfiregrowler]

Cheers, a trip to Slovenia might be in order!

[andersley]

A good trip is from Ljubljana to Koper and back on IC503/502 Pohorje express, usually hauled by a 363 "Brigitte". Fabulous scenic ride.

[hellfiregrowler]

I might give it a try when I get a chance, might be a bit safer than the trip on the Belgrade to Bar train in Serbia I was planning!

[andersley]

Slovenia is a very safe country and the people extremely friendly. This is why we are going again in a few weeks time. ;)

[pifko6]

Yes they are from France. We Slovenians use them on all routes for passenger and heavy freight trains. They are 30 years old, they were built in 1975 - 1975, despite high age they are still in good condition due to constantly maintenance, so in fact they are in good condition as if they were just came from factory! For me is the most elegant and beatiful electric locomotive.

[marking548]

Also.. what is the whole meaning of those 6 minutes of rusty old trains ;)?

[andersley]

Sorry, I have no idea what you mean - no rusty old trains at Jesenice. ?????????

[dergrossen]

Hi 548 and Greeting!!

OK..I will explain why I watch these videos..

I can stay at home and see different places.

I like technology.

I can feel the atmosphere in the differnt locations.

I get some idea of how developed a place is economically by the freight train and by agriculture.

"If you want to find out about anywhere then take a train ride" You see all the back places, factories, farms and life that is hidden from the front.

Essentially you see reality..

[andersley]

Thanks Mark. (Most of the video was shot by my wife whilst I was taking stills!) :)

[OllyDu]

Beautiful Video, bravo, olly

[andersley]

Thank you. This is one of my favourites, as Jesenice was where I saw my first Slovenian trains. :)

[MAPJAH]

BRAVO MAESTRO *****

[AndreiTupolev]

It does seem a rather complicated procedure for changing locos. The Slovenian one comes in, the voltage is presumably switched to 15kv and the Austrian loco backs on, takes the Slovenian loco off, drops it off somewhere, presumably, and comes back on to the train. I can't help thinking it might save a bit of time to use a shunter to take the Slovenian one off and then for the Austrian one to come on, perhaps; but still, it all provides something to watch.

[andersley]

When a train arrives from either direction, the pantographs are dropped and the train coasts across a dead section. If the loco from Austria is a multi-voltage Taurus, it then raises the 3000V DC pantograph. If a loco arriving from Slovenia is 300V DC only, after dropping the pantograph and coasting to a stop, it is detached by a loco with Austrian 15kV AC and the SZ loco is propelled (free-wheels) back to the 3000V DC side of the station. The reverse happens with single voltage OBB loco.

[dergrossen]

Thank you for posting this..I wonder how they communicate..three different languages..German, Slovene and Czech..??

[andersley]

Not sure about needing Czech here, but I guess that all cross-border train crews need to speak both Slovene and German.

[marking548]

well... Slovakian and Czech are the languages spoken in Slovakia and the czech republic... knowing that those two countries are miles away from slovenia, so u can probably guess we (the slovenians) dont speak czech xD

and im pretty sure that austrians speak a bit of english, so that solves any communication problems that might occur ;)

[dergrossen]

Thanks for advice...somewhere I read that Russian was taught in all "East Bloc" schools after 1947. So could they communicate in Russian across the journey?

[marking548]

well... it was compulsary in countries with high soviet influence, that's for sure, however, this wasnt the case here.

a different kind of socialism evolved here, with lesser soviet influence...

to put it simply, the yugoslavian dictator tito and stalin had a bitchslap fight and not wanted to see each other again. Even tho we were located in eastern part, yugoslavia wasnt a part of the soviet-eastern bloc.

(serbian was taught in schools in this area ;))

[dergrossen]

I did not realise that.....

I believe that in Czech republic after 1947 the schools dropped German and replaced with Russian.

I am not sure.

I know that my family (Viennese) spoke Czech and German easily, the other side of the family spoke Hungarian and German easily.

In those days of course the Austro-Hungarian Empire was the biggest influence pre 1915.

Thanks for your advice .

[marking548]

right mate, you keep going on about Czechoslovakia (currently its slovakia and the czech republic), thats two countries located in central europe. Slovenia, on the other hand is a whole different country with a whole different language located in south of central europe.

[dergrossen]

gootya...yep..I needed that sorting.

Thanks

[AndreiTupolev]

I like the 'documentary' style approach. Also interesting how the freight trains coast in with pans down.

[andersley]

Thank you. I found the operation between the two voltage systems fascinating. :)

[kujtadk]

vse je ok

[Weltar]

zakaj si pa dau ta video gor?

[andersley]

Thank you :-)