Voyage en cabine 📢 commenté 📢de POLISOT à TROYES sur la VUTR | BB 75400

Hello everyone and welcome to this new video! On the agenda for this journey: The departure (7:00 AM): Departure from Polisot on a spring morning. Follow the locomotive's shunting maneuvers, the closing of the level crossing, and the positioning on the private siding (ITE) of the Soufflet silo. Safety procedures: Detailed explanations of the essential steps before departing on the national rail network: the Transport Suitability Inspection (RAT) of the wagons and the full brake test with the creation of the brake sheet. The line (VUTR): A journey of about forty kilometers on this restricted traffic single-track line (Voie Unique à Trafic Restreint) managed by Troyes Signal Box 1. Speed is limited to 30 km/h, and the train manager uses VHF radio to operate the level crossings. Railway heritage & anecdotes: Discover the history of the remains of Chappe's optical telegraph and the electric telegraph along the tracks, as well as the history of the non-electrified Troyes-Gray cross-country line. Hydrology & Landscapes: Crossing several rivers (the Ource, the Arce, the Seine via the Fouchères-Vaux viaduct, the Hozain, the Hurrande) and passing over the intake canal of Lake Orient in Courtenot, a key infrastructure for regulating the Seine's floods. Local economy & Malting: Focus on the industrial activity of the Aube plain (Dislaub plant, Vivescia silos in Buchères) and technical explanations of the biological and thermal process of transforming barley into malt (steeping, germination, kilning). Arrival in Troyes: Passing through the former major junction of Saint-Julien-les-Villas, transitioning onto Line 4 (Paris–Mulhouse) at 100 km/h before entering under the historic wrought iron canopy of Troyes station for a service stop. 🎧 Available audio tracks This video features multi-language audio tracks. You can change the commentary language at any time in your YouTube player settings (gear icon): Français (Commentaires voix off) – Par défaut English (Voiceover commentary) Deutsch (Audio-Kommentar) Español (Locución en español) Français (Suisse) (Audio d'ambiance uniquement) ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Introduction 04:54 Departure from Polisot 22:47 Bar-sur-Seine 34:59 Lake Orient Canal 40:05 Courtenot-l'Enclos 46:53 Fouchère-Vaux 55:50 St-Parres-les-Vaudes 1:03:29 Clérey 1:10:43 St-Thibault 1:15:02 Buchères-Verrières 1:25:39 St-Julien-les-Villas 1:32:07 Troyes