Košice Children's Heritage Railway (Slovakia) – Driver, Passenger & Line-side views.
The (Košická detská historická železnica, KDHŽ in Slovakian) was the first pioneer railway in the former Czechoslovakia and is the only one still in existence today, serving three stations: Čermeľ (Čermeľ-Baránok), Vpred (Čermeľ-Vodáreň) and Alpinka (formerly Pioneer).
The Košice Children’s Heritage Railway was built between 1955 and 1956 as a Pioneer Railway, it was intended for children and tourists alike, although it’s main purpose was to attract children into the railway industry by offering an opportunity for them to actually run a railway, doing most jobs with limited adult supervision.
The 4.2 km (2.6 mi) long single-track railway has a track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge. The idea of building a railway for pioneers of school age originated after the head of the Košice Railway, Vojtěch Janík, visited a similar railway in the Soviet Union.
The line is currently operated using two steam locomotives U36.003 Katka and U29.101 Krutwig, alongside two diesel locomotives TU29.2002 Janka and TU29.2003 Danka.
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Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) – Original video taken on 3rd July 2018. Tour organised by RTC.
SLOVAKIA - Kosice Children's Heritage steam railway
The line is 4.2 Km long and 1 metre gauge
Detská železnica / Children's Railway (Košice-Čermeľ)
Výhľad z okna vagóna Detskej železnice na trase Čermeľ-Alpinka. / A view out of a window of a Children's Railway train on its route from Čermeľ to Alpinka.
(The so-called Children's Railway is a single-track 4.2 kilometres long narrow-gauge railway that is situated in the Čermeľ valley in the close neighbourhoods of the city of Košice, Slovakia).
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Košice Children's Heritage Railway
Košice Children's Heritage Railway (Košická detská historická železnica, KDHŽ) is a 4.2 km (2.6 mi) long single-track metre gauge heritage railway with a track gauge of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in).
This railway was created for the sole purpose of training children/teenagers railway operations and related professions. I have seen these types of railways mentioned or shown in photos/railway documentaries all over Eastern Europe but never actually been to one. Whilst there were many built across what was Czechoslovakia, this is the only pioneer railway that survives in working order in Slovakia.
Bonus is the appearance of a Škoda 706 RTO motor coach from 1967, still operating and looking in very good condition. Love the slightly curved windows just on the side of the roof arch.
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Uzhorod children railway wheelcam
экипажная часть вагона ПВ40, Ужгородская ДЖД / PV40 passenger coach bogie wheelcam Kárpátaljai Gyermekvasút, Ungvár
Krasnoyarsk children's railway
The children's railway in Krasnoyarsk was the first of its kind in the country. It opened in 1936 and became the prototype for all Soviet children's railways. Despite its age, it still transports passengers and is used to train (pun intended!) young railway workers.
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Janka a Danka na Mikulášskej jazde (8.12.2012)
Zostrih z Mikulášskej jazdy konanej 8.12.2012 na Košickej detskej historickej železnici: Janka v čele súpravy v stanici Čermeľ, prejazd vláčika popri Areáli zdravia za stanicou Vpred a prejazd železničným priecestím pri spiatočnej ceste z Alpinky. / Fragments from the St. Nicholas Ride that took place at the Children's Railway near Košice, Slovakia on 8 December 2012. First in the video you can see the Janka (Jane) diesel-engine locomotive at the head of the train in the Čermeľ station, then a ride of the train along a spot located nearby the Vpred station and finally its return journey from the Alpinka station, crossing the car road).
(The so-called Children's Railway is a single-track 4.2 kilometres long narrow-gauge railway that is situated in the Čermeľ valley in the close neighbourhoods of the city of Košice, Slovakia).
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óda na diódu // pionierska železnica vs. grafická partitúra
background track: steam locomotive, children railway Košice
foreground: brick graphic notation
+ voice of young pioneer
Slovensko 2015 - Košice a okolí: Alpinka, Smolník a přehrady (Slovakia)
Košice and the region: Alpinka - children railways, water reservoir Ružín and Pod Bukovcem, village Smolník
Working on the children's railway
Adults and children both work on the children's railways. In just one year of study, students can master eight specialties.
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Újra régi festésű mozdony a Gyermekvasúton / Retro livery locomotive on the Children's Railway
Visszakapta gyerekkorom festését a Gyermekvasút 2006-os mozdonya. Ha minden igaz, 2005 óta nem lehetett ilyen gépet látni itt.
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The locomotive Mk45,2006 received a retro livery recently. This is how the locomotives of the Children's Railway in Budapest looked like in my childhood, so I set out to film a few scenes of it at Hűvösvölgy, Szépjuhászné and Széchenyi-hegy station.
Momenty z jesennej Detskej železnice (20.10.2012)
Momenty z jesennej Detskej železnice - príchod vláčika vedeného dieselovou lokomotívou Danka na Alpinku, obeh súpravy lokomotívou na Alpinke, cesta v 1. triede a kontrola lístkov, obeh súpravy lokomotívou v Čermeli. / Autumn at the Children's Railway - arrival of the train led by Danka diesel-engine at the Alpinka station, reconnecting of the locomotive to the other end of the train at Alpinka, travelling in the 1st-class carriage and ticket inspection.
(The so-called Children's Railway is a single-track 4.2 kilometres long narrow-gauge railway that is situated in the Čermeľ valley in the close neighbourhoods of the city of Košice, Slovakia).
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Driver’s Eye View – Broad Gauge Train - Košice to the Ukranian border - Part 1
Part 1 - U. S. Steel (Košice) to Budkovce.
More amazing rail action on this extraordinary RTC tour of Slovakian railways. Broad gauge, standard gauge, parallel running next to our Grumpy Diesel, a massive twin unit electric freight locomotive and a diminutive DMU. This is one of the most unusual rail tours I’ve ever had the pleasure to be part of. Join the crew in the cab of a powerful twin unit Skoda electric locomotive to be part of this unlikely cavalcade, starting out from the U.S.Steel works near Košice and finishing up close to the Ukrainian border.
The Kosice - Uzhhorod railway is a single-track 1520-mm (Russian Gauge) railway located mostly in eastern Slovakia. It is used for transporting iron ore from the Ukraine to the steel works near Košice. For much of the route it runs in tandem with the standard gauge railway serving the towns and villages along the way, over a significant part of our journey the two different gauge lines are operated as parallel single tracks, giving this almost unique opportunity for the two trains to run side by side.
Map at 00:36 by Peter Pogány - licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.
Music - Track - Composer - Source
ES_Summer Unplugged 17 - Örjan Karlsson - epidemicsound.com
Track gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) Russian gauge. Parallel (standard gauge) track 1,435 mm
(4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) - Original video taken on 5th July 2018. Tour organised by RTC.
New Generations Parkour Slovakia Kids
Today I went to the calisthenics park (in Poprad - Slovakia) to train, like every morning ... It's great to see the new generations (cthe Kids) playing and training at the same time ... I decided then to make a little video to Thomas, aged 11 (one of the manykids who train there) and I hope it will inspire parents and bring their children closer to sport and a fun and healthy lifestyle at the same time ...
Hlášení Detská železnica Košice (odchod+mimoriadnosť)
Hlášení Detská železnica Košice (st. Čermel).
1. Odjezd vlaku z Čermele - směr Vpred a Alpinka.
2. Hlášení o mimořádnosti - nebezpečí v stanici.
Výlet sem opravdu doporučuji! Bylo to příjemné svezení i pro nás, kteří nejsme děti.
Opening of Children railway´s Kosice (Čermeľ - otvorenie sezóny)
Detska železnica otvorenie sezóny 2011
Košická detská historická železnica láka školákov z celého Slovenska
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The Life of poor Roma in Slovakia (german sub) 1/4
Detská železnica - parná lokomotíva Krutwig v Čermeli a na Alpinke (11.6.2017)
Parná lokomotíva Krutwig sa pripravuje na jazdu v stanici Čermeľ. Následne po príchode do stanice Alpinka obieha súpravu vláčika Detskej železnice v rámci prípravy na spiatočnú jazdu (dátum: 11.6.2017). / Krutwig the steam-engine locomotive of the Children's Railway getting ready for a ride in the Čermeľ station. Then after its arrival to the Alpinka station it is getting reconnected from the tail of the train to its head for a back trip to Cermel (filmed on 11 June 2017).
(The so-called Children's Railway is a single-track 4.2 kilometres long narrow-gauge railway that is situated in the Čermeľ valley in the close neighbourhoods of the city of Košice, Slovakia).
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Driver’s Eye View - Moldava nad Bodvou to Medzev (Slovakia)
This was the last branch line to be traversed as darkness descended on a very long day that started early in the morning from Tisovec and will eventually finish in Kosice. It was a fascinating day, offering a unique insight into the world of Slovakian branch line working. Join me once again in the cab of our ‘Grumpy’ diesel. Apologies for the quality of the film, it was getting dark and I was down to my last camera, a basic GoPro Herocam.
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) – Original video taken on 2nd July 2018. Tour organised by RTC.
Music - Track - Composer - Source
25:45 - ES_Whack Attack 3 - Håkan Eriksson - epidemicsound.com