The Life of a Train Driver

A common dream for many people. A job that requires many sacrifices, hours and a lot of strenght.With your hand you control a massive force, capable of hauling up to 1500tons of goods. Being a train driver is not an easy task but is a job that will recompense your efforts.
In this short portrait-video we travel at Idomeni-Thessaloniki line, a 76km single track that connects the port of Thessaloniki in Macedonia, Greece with the border station of Gevgelja in North Macedonia. We are aboard a 1300tons freight train, on a Eurosprinter class 120 "Hellas Sprinter" of Rail Cargo Logistics/Goldair. This short-video documentary presents the daily routing of a train driver on this main line, including all the procedures followed from the borders to Thessaloniki freight station and finally the depot.

Directed, Filmed and Edited by Alexander Sikalias

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