Sargan Eight Railway - Mokra Gora - Serbia
The Sargan Eight (Šarganska osmica) is an old-fashioned narrow-gauge railway in West Serbia, running from the traditional looking village of Mokra Gora to Šargan Vitasi station. The Shargan “Eight” railroad has got its name because the above sea level of 300m is overcome by the rise upon the hills in the convoluted circles in the shape of number eight. Its construction was finished in 1925. After a long period of inactivity, the railway was finally restored and reopened in 1995. The Šargan eight, with track gauge of 760 mm, represents the most attractive museum tourist railway line with narrow gauge track in the Balkans. The railway passes through the most beautiful landscapes in Mokra Gora, over 5 bridges and 22 tunnels, making the shape of number eight. The journey takes approx. 3 h with several stops for photography and refreshments. Don’t miss the village Drvengrad which sits just a few minutes of walk from the Mokra Gora’s Sargan Eight station. It is a wooden village built by famous director Emir Kusturica for his move “Life is a Mircale”.
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Šargan Eight (Serbia) Narrow Gauge Railway - Mokra Gora to Šargan Vitasi
We join our chartered train for a ride over the Šargan Eight Railway (Serbia) with a class 83 steam locomotive No.83-052. The former East Bosnian railway with a gauge of 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in) was an important part of the narrow-gauge main line from Sarajevo to Belgrade closed in 1974. The section over the Šargan pass was rebuilt between 1999 and 2003 by the Serbian Ministry of Tourism and the Yugoslav state railway JŽ, now the Serbian railways (Železnice Srbije) with help from a famous Bosnian film director Emir Kusturica who had the town of Drvengrad (near the Šargan Eight station on Mokra Gora) built for one of his movies. For more information please click on this link -
Music - ES_Easy In The Neighbourhood 13 - Johan Hynynen – epidemicsound.com
The Šargan Eight Railway - Višegrad to Mokra Gora
Today we continue our adventure through the countries of the former Yugoslavia in search of steam as we say good bye to Sarajevo and head to Mokra Gora through beautiful mountain scenery, we follow the course of the Drina River to Višegrad where we had originally intended to join an international steam hauled narrow gauge train to Mokra Gora, sadly that was not to be, instead we picked up the train just inside the Serbian border. Višegrad is a tourist destination, surrounded by mountains on the banks of the Drina River. I made my way to the deserted station where the restored tracks lay rusting in the warm sunshine, I couldn’t help wondering how different it would have looked if the dream of a tourist railway was ever realised, with a smart engine simmering in the platform waiting for excited tourists to finish taking photographs and eating ice-creams before taking their seats on the train. After a delicious lunch at one of the local river side restaurants, we boarded our motor coach for the journey to the Bosnia and Herzegovina/Serbia border, with tantalising glimpses of the railway passing through the picturesque countryside. Once over the border our smartly turned out class 83 locomotive and train was waiting to take us on to Mokra Gora, through pretty rolling hills with plenty of photo stops to record our progress along this rarely used section of the Šargan Eight Railway. Arrival at Mokra Gora showed how the station at Višegrad would look should tourist trains ever return, with restaurants, cafes, tourist shops, hotels, all the hustle and bustle one would expect in a tourist hot spot.
The Šargan Eight Railway is a narrow gauge line, 760 mm (2 ft 5 15⁄16 in). This video was filmed 11th June 2017
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00:00 - ES_Nostalgic Guitar 2 - Rickard Age - epidemicsound.com 02:50 - ES_Brighter Day - Johan Hynynen - epidemicsound.com 06:10 - ES_Lighter Shade Of Love - Stefan Netsman - epidemicsound.com
20:15 - ES_Gentle Thoughts 2 - Johan Hynynen - epidemicsound.com
Šarganska osmica, Šargan Eight - Mokra Gora, Serbia.
The Šarganska osmica or Šargan Eight, is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Serbia, running from the village of Mokra Gora to Šargan Vitasi station. An extension to Višegrad was finished on 28 August 2010. It was planned to extend the railway to the city of Užice. Construction began during World War I and the plan was to connect Serbia with Austro-Hungary, which occupied both Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time. Šargan was located 9 km away from the pre-war border. Austrians enlisted numerous Russian and Italian prisoners of war in order to speed up the construction. During the digging of the, Budim tunnel, the ceiling collapsed killing the entire shift of workers. The works were halted and were only continued in 1921, in the newly formed Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
The construction of the railway was completed in 1921. A descent of 300 m was surmounted with the tracks which curve in the shape of 8, hence the name. The track is 15.44 km long and due to the curvature, on some sections the train passes twice through the same points.
In total, there are 22 tunnels and 5 bridges on the route. The entire area is abundant in water, which gave name to the village Mokra Gora, Wet Mountain. There are 365 known water springs along the route. The water is literally dripping down the tunnel walls. The railway, with a gauge of 760 mm was an important part of the former narrow-gauge main line from Belgrade to Sarajevo, and closed in 1974. Between 1999 and 2003 the section over the Šargan pass was rebuilt by the Serbian Ministry of Tourism and the Yugoslav state railway, now the Serbian railways. They have done a great job. They re-laid the tracks, they renovated or rebuilt all the railway stations of the Šargan Eight.
As of 2017, the train popularly named Ćira but officially called Nostalgia, still runs only on the route Mokra Gora-Šargan, with occasionally running to Višegrad. During the snowy periods, it runs only from Mokra Gora to Jatare. In 2017 season it had 75,000 visitors, out of which 25,000 were foreign tourists. Attractions include the restaurant carved into the rock at Šargan and a rock named crazy stone at Golubići, which invokes love.
In 2019, new reconstruction of the tunnels began. Works should be finished by 2021, a centennial of the railroad. Today's travelers may not have such strong feelings, but their childhood memories may well stir suddenly awake. For many of us the journey on that great little train will be more than just a charming travel experience, it will be a flashback to our own childhood days, to the bygone days we sometimes miss, to the sights and sounds that won our hearts long ago and remain with us, forever.
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Sargan Eight Train Line in Mokra Gora, Serbia ||2019|| HD
Sargan-Vitasi station/Sargan Eight
The Šargan Eight (Serbian: Шарганска осмица, Šarganska osmica) is a narrow-gauge heritage railway in Serbia, running from the village of Mokra Gora to Šargan Vitasi station. An extension to Višegrad in the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was finished on 28 August 2010. It was planned to extend the railway to the village of Kremna by the end of 2011, and in 2013 to extend to the city of Užice.
In the video you can see the turning of the locomotive at the last station Sargan-Vitasi.
OLD RAILWAY - SARGAN EIGHT - MOKRA GORA - SERBIA
Probna voznja na pruzi Sargnaska Osmica u zaseoku Kotroman. Leto 2005.
Sargan Eight narrow gauge railway, Mokra Gora, Serbia 10 Oct 2014
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Sargan eight
From “Mokra gora” to “Sargan Vitasi” you will pass through 22 tunnels,over five bridges,and overcome the altitude difference of 300 meters, and all that on a total distance of 15,440 meters.
During your ride you will have an opportunity to see from one of five observation platforms all the beauty and richness of the nature of this region.
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Mokra Gora Old Train - Šargan Eight - Serbia
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Višegradska pruga i Šarganska osmica 2019. / Mokra Gora-Visegrad and Sargan Eight railways 2019
Vožnje inostranih ljubitelja željeznice „Višegradskom prugom“ (16. juna 2019) i „Šarganskom osmicom“ (17. juna 2019), u organizaciji turističke agencije „Astra travel“ iz Beograda... Željezničke kompozicije sa tri putnička i jednim teretnim vagonom vukla je parna lokomotiva JŽ 83-052 (snimio Boris Vlajnić iz Banje Luke)...
Driving a railfan enthusiasts above Mokra Gora-Visegrad-Mokra Gora (on June 16th 2019) and „Sargan Eight“ (on June 17th 2019) narrow gauge (760 mm) railways, organized by the travel agency Astra travel from Belgrade… This museum trains was pulling by steam engine JŽ 83-052 (shot by Boris Vlajnić from Banja Luka)...
Šarganska osmica i Višegradska pruga 2017. / Sargan Eight and Mokra Gora-Visegrad railways 2017
Dana 20. oktobra 2017. godine grupa inostranih turista zakupila je željezničku kompoziciju, sa parnom lokomotivom JŽ 83-052 na čelu, kako bi se provozala dionicama uske pruge (760 mm) Mokra Gora-Šargan Vitasi-Mokra Gora i Mokra Gora-Višegrad-Mokra Gora (snimili Boris Vlajnić i Goran Barać iz Banje Luke)...
On October 20th 2017 a group of foreign tourists charter a train, with steam engine JZ 83-052 on ahead, and journey on narrow gauge (760 mm) railway sections Mokra Gora-Sargan Vitasi-Mokra Gora and Mokra Gora-Visegrad-Mokra Gora (shooting by Boris Vlajnic and Goran Barac from Banja Luka)...
Mokra Gora Old Train - Šargan Eight - Serbia - nice song
MVI_1648.MOV - צולם במיוחד בעבור השיר המדליק
VS Episode 40/Railfans-Serbia/Sargan Eight train line/Mokra Gora - Sargan Vitasi 2019.
Šarganska Osmica
Snimano 23. avgusta 2019. godine, trasom muzejskog voza Nostalgija od stanice Mokra Gora do stanice Šargan Vitasi.
Lokomotiva L45H-077 / 740-101
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Sargan Eight train line
Recorded on August 23, 2019, along the route of the Nostalgia Museum Train from Mokra Gora Station to Sargan Vitasi Station.
Locomotive L45H-077 / 740-101
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Šarganska Osmica-Mokra Gora-Srbija,Sargan Eight narrow-gauge railway-Serbia
Nekoliko slika i video sa voznje Šarganskom Osmicom.
A few pictures and video from Sargan Eight, a unique narrow-gauge railway
Shargans Eight Ride
The “Šarganska Osmica” (“Šargan’s Eight”) is a museum and tourist railway owned by the Railway Museum of Serbia. This narrow-gauge railway, with gauges of 600 mm and 760 mm, is unique in Europe, and its origins are related to the very beginnings of the Serbian railway traffic. For a long time, the railway represented a major traffic route that linked Belgrade with Sarajevo and Dubrovnik.
The ride forms an ‘8’ form, and hence the name Šargan’s Eight. It’s a very picturesque ride, considered by many to be the best train rides in Europe.
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Sarganska osmica, Shargan Eight, Mokra Gora, Serbia 2019.
Driving the Shargan Eight, Mokra Gora Serbia.
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Song: Shout
Album: NU-FLESH
Artist: N I T E P P L
Drvengrad Mećavnik, Mokra Gora - april 2018.
Drvengrad na Mećavniku
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Mokra Gora, Srbija