European Sleeper Train Brussels - Prague: Inaugural Journey in Sleeping Car

[@Paul_Lucas]

It was great to meet you - and thanks for getting me in the video somehow 😂 looking forward to editing my video soon 🤩

[@lindagilbraith5644]

It was nice to see we will also have a video from you soon on this trip. Glad to see you were both on the same journey.

[@jfmezei]

So you were the guy sticking head and camera out the window all the time to ruin doc7Austin's video? 🙂 (just joking, it added to perspective and scale of long train).

[@AndreiTupolev]

Now that's a proper international train of the old school!

[@doc7austin]

very old school indeed

[@АлександрБуланкин-ю8ъ]

Europe railway stations are awesome. Made for people. So humanish design and look. Thank you very much!

[@ylzerb6188]

I must say, going through this route with openable windows is a must!

[@doc7austin]

this is the big, big plus of these historic night train cars; forget being able to open windows on a modern nightjet2 trainset

[@LosPeregrinos51]

Thank you for this. My daughter and I have a sleeping compartment each booked for early June. Coming back the same way but on day trains and stopping off in Berlin and Amsterdam for a few days each. SO looking forward to it!

[@doc7austin]

yes, but please bring enough power banks with you; no power plugs in these old cars

[@LosPeregrinos51]

@@doc7austin Thanks for the heads up!

[@louislamonte334]

I'm really looking forward to taking this train!!

[@doc7austin]

yes; it runs 3 times a week

[@peterhonig4954]

As always a very nice video and very fast online!!!

[@trainsandmodelshungary]

Looooooved it, thank u for sharing it with us ;) already looked at ticket prices 😅

[@SpotterCrazyperson]

Fantastic train and a great video!

[@doc7austin]

Thank you very much!

[@jakubsimek6246]

European Sleeper runs the service in czechia in cooperation with České Dráhy, so essentially in czechia it's a private ČD train They also provide the cleaning and refilling of the train with water in prague.

[@doc7austin]

its good to know that CD is open to cooperate here; this train competes directly with their eurocity service prague-berlin

[@michakorol2228]

Thanks for this amazing video! Full of sleeper train atmosphere!

[@doc7austin]

yes, it is the atmosphere of a classic night train

[@IanMossManchester]

That was very quick :) Good work. Strangely emotional to watch when you know how much effort went into making this happen. Woohoo :))

[@doc7austin]

yes yes; i believe almost all of european sleeper staff was travelling on this inaugural journey as well

[@IanMossManchester]

@@doc7austin The picture of Elmer was a very big smile indeed. Great to see.

[@f.g.9466]

I'm all for the benefits of rail travel including night trains. But 239eur really is too much money for this journey, specially for these old cars lacking modern facilities. Were there any power sockets, wifi onboard, decent toilets and showers, any sort of food & drinks offer? Interesting experiment and wish them the best luck, I know they're trying to get a dinner car. But I fear this isn't as attractive as it should be for a service in 2024. P.S.: it wouldn't be a train journey through Germany without a delay, absolute classic!

[@mrgiyer8581]

Very nice coverages

[@doc7austin]

yes, thank you for the feedback

[@harri2626]

I'm booked on the full run in May, so must remember to buy plenty of food and drink before I board. I am slightly worried that the number of passengers boarding in Belgium and Holland doesn't look too promising so far. Let's hope patronage improves.

[@doc7austin]

mu feeling; half of the passengers were invited or otherwise associated with the european sleeper company

[@250renfe]

Super video!!

[@Trainspotter_aus_sachsen]

Bin ehrlich diese wagen mit dem fenster sind geil geiles video

[@doc7austin]

danke

[@Trainviking]

Great to see this. And actually I filmed you in The Hague. This Friday I'll take the European Sleeper as well, however I won't do all the way, I'll start in my home town The Hague.

[@doc7austin]

ah, really; yes, i was outside for a couple of seconds on the station platform of Den Haag HS

[@jptv5726]

@Trainviking dan kunnen we van jou dus ook een video verwachten? ga je dan tot Praag? kijk er nu al naar uit.

[@Tinovr6]

Wow, what an amazing views ! Must have been a great journey !

[@doc7austin]

yes, it was indeed

[@Keikdv]

If the stop in Amsterdam was 22.27 - 22.34 (14:54), and the border crossing at 00.48 (17:38) the stop at Bad Bentheim could not have happend at 21.18 - 21.22 as shown at 18:08 (not even with the 10 minutes early...) I am not glad that I missed the first run into Praque as I did see the first run to Berlin in 2023. Good job, ES of running all the way now!

[@doc7austin]

since I edited the video very fast, I have just used the time figures for the planned schedule; the actual times, i did not have to include them in this video.

[@Deathcult82]

I don't give a f@@ck about the rants and the complaints about old sleeping cars etc etc...Because....This train is a railfans paradise...😁😁 Reminds me "good" old days!🤗

[@doc7austin]

yes; people can research before they are buying a european sleeper ticket

[@gallidakias]

Thats the first think i thought,its our Paradise!!!

[@ardianworld777]

Wowzers! You work fast :D Immediately online after yesterday's innaugural trip (which infact is a special day, as it was my birthday). I'll be taking this train in May with a couple of friends departing from Amsterdam :)

[@doc7austin]

yes; i have experimented with a new style of editing to save time and publish my videos in quicker manner

[@JeanFrancoisLucas-rm1we]

Magnifique vidéo

[@Hassell163]

Perfect video , great idea this service ❤. Very long train😮

[@doc7austin]

thank you for your feedback !

[@tjittekamminga5170]

this sleeper is a bit of a collection of very old wagons. but better than nothing. don't miss a dining carriage on this long journey!

[@doc7austin]

yes; a dining car would be perfect, but usually most night trains in the EU lack of such a dining car

[@vrkoven]

Fastest uploader in the West! (you, that is, not me)

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Very nice, like ! ! !

[@stefanv9660]

Perfect night trip......I saw Wingin' It Paul was there aswell...

[@doc7austin]

yes; you can see him filming, while we are riding through the Elbe River Valley

[@mariussandu3382]

Nice video👍

[@wm7531]

I rarely see any sleeper trains in Dem Haag HS and Brussels midi. I only have seen a bistro train in den Haag HS. This video opens my eyes!

[@wm7531]

And to my surprise the train crosses the Dutch/Belgian border through Essen and Roosendaal. The normal Amsterdam to Brussels IC international train goes through Noorderkempen and Breda via the HSL.

[@Jan_b]

nice video

[@mikmik6327]

Some coaches' livery Is very similar to the UIC x italian 1982 livery

[@martinbitter4162]

Arriving before 6 am Berlin is brutal

[@doc7austin]

that is only due to a construction timetable between berlin and dresden; the normal arrival in berlin is after 6am

[@christophermcdonald1122]

What's wrong with having breakfast in Berlin?

[@martinbitter4162]

​@@christophermcdonald1122 nothing only for most people it is still too early

[@pascalnemecek1502]

Super ce train, j'espère le prendre d'ici peu. Ça à l'air sympa comme voyage. Il y a tres longtemps que j'ai pas pris de couchette. Les 239 € y compris la couchette ? Merci pour ce voyage et vidéo ferroviaire très intéressante. Félicitations pour le partage. 👍📽️🙋🤩🤩🤩👏🚂🇨🇿🇩🇪👋 Salutations de Normandie.

[@kevinellis8869]

Great that you got this out to us so soon after travelling, no doubt others will be posting theirs in due course. Loved the burgundy livery, is this what ES is going to adopt? Missed your intro music though.

[@doc7austin]

yes, there was no time to fill in some intro music; the burgundy-coloured cars are owned by euro express sonderzüge.

[@xr6lad]

Others have. Saw this days ago on another channel.

[@TRANSPORTEXCELLENCE2011]

1:37 If you have seen someone taking a picture of the screen, that is me😊

[@chr04]

Don't you just love Antwerp Station!

[@doc7austin]

i think bruxelles-nord looks nicer

[@henriachalme443]

Bellevideohenri😊😊

[@educatethechildren]

Especially nice footage at about the 6-minute mark!

[@doc7austin]

yes; this is brussels north-south connection

[@Trains_Adventures_CZ]

Pěkné video cz 😁😁😁😁😁

[@johnmehaffey9953]

Sure is a long train you’d be arriving at your destination by the time I did a walk through 😊

[@lbrookesahm465]

This is the one thing I’m jealous over Europeans for. The ability to hop on a train and go just about anywhere.

[@doc7austin]

yes; and usually there is good availability even on short term travel

[@stariyczedun]

oh no, don't be. It depends on which European country you are talking about and if going cross border, usually taking a plain is faster and cheaper.

[@B10Flipster]

Ein gastronomisches Angebot gab es, außer dem "EPA-Frühstück", sonst gar nicht? Ich finde die Idee von "European Sleeper" durchaus toll und begrüßenswert. Aber die Mischung aus alten, ziemlich abgerockten Liege- und Schlafwagen ohne Dusche (?), ohne Gastronomie an Bord und bespannt mit einer Lok, die zwar multisystemfähig ist, aber dafür Vmax nur 140 Km/h fährt, nicht wirklich attraktiv, wenn man bedenkt, dass der Zug ggf. einen Flug + Hotelübernachtung ersetzen soll. Das schlagende Argument ist dann also der Fahrpreis? Falls ja, was hat die Fahrt von Start bis Ziel gekostet?

[@doc7austin]

mich hat das aingle schlafwagenabteil EUR 239 gekostet; das ist der billigste tarif für diese komfortkategorie; und ja, verpflegung muss man sich aelbst mitnehmen

[@anthfax]

I’m booked to go on the last leg of this in April between Dresden and Praha. I love old run down trains, new stuff is so boring and functional.

[@doc7austin]

yes; but be aware of possible delays and cancellations.

[@looseycanon]

I don't understand, why they didn't extend it on the other side too. It takes the Eurostar about 2 hours to make the journey from St. Pankrac to Bruxelless. Say the Sleeper would take three hours and use the same infrastructure that is in place for Eurostar. That would mean leaving London around 16:20 to arrive just before 11:00. Somewhat edge case to book a trip, but still doable. A plane taking off around that time from London would set down in Prague around 18:30, meaning you'd still have to go to a hotel at which point, you have to consider the price difference. And that's only direct to Prague! You'd stil have the passengers for Berlin!

[@doc7austin]

the loco and passenger cars are not certified to run through the eurotunnel.

[@looseycanon]

@@doc7austinThey could change the loco in Lile. There is cargo that makes it through the tunel so that's not an issue. As for the coaches... Let's just say, that deployment of Pendolino tilting trains in Czechia taught me, that cetifications and rules are just paper. Just so you know, we changed the papers to allow them to run.

[@Dqtube]

Because demand would be low ? Airfare + hotel room (airbnb) in Prague/London is a cheaper and faster option than such a line.

[@looseycanon]

@@DqtubePrague is over 1000000 people London is over 8000000. Are you really suggesting, that you won't find some 600 people every day to travel between the cities on the daily? Furthermore, Are you suggesting, that London to Berlin option would also be available for routing, given that Berlin is on the route to Prague.

[@Dqtube]

@@looseycanon Maybe a few rail enthusiasts. Why choose this type of service when air travel is half the price and takes three times less time (including all airport procedures). Direct connection London-Prague via rails could make sense just if they skip detour to Netherlands and Berlin and connect via central Germany ( Bruxelles → Köln → Hannover → Leipzig → Dresden ).

[@user-ys4og2vv8k]

This is the weirdest route ever - Brussels to Prague via Amsterdam and Berlin? This train goes almost in a circle. 😱

[@venca2]

It is the quickest route and it will also serve more passengers with stops in Amsterdam, Berlín etc.

[@user-ys4og2vv8k]

@@venca2 why not start then in Paris or even Barcelona? 🤣

[@jptv5726]

@@user-ys4og2vv8k the plan is to start the connection Barcelona Amsterdam in somewhere 2025.

[@doc7austin]

i am doubtful about a route to barcelona; this rolling may not be allowed to run deep into spain

[@jptv5726]

@@doc7austini'm also curios how they planing to do that, spain has a wider track gauge. only high seed trains in spain have normal gauge. so there ar 2 other options, talgo track gauge chancing cars, or a high speed train. both of the option are very expensive.

[@ralphzechendorf1644]

One could discuss the marketing strategy here. Compared to other start-ups (Midnight Train), ES has the advantage of having a train on the tracks. But on the other hand, these dirty antiquated carriages are hurting the reputation of night trains in western europe. I booked nightjet for our next brussels-berlin trip (further to Poland) : when booking one month ago, our 3-bed sleeper cabin cost us less than 3 bunks in a shared 6-bunks compartment on the ES... for a train that arrives in Berlin at a decent hour (according to schedule). I hope ES can buy or rent some new rolling stock soon.

[@doc7austin]

the nightjet brussels-berlin is very often not running and not bookable.

[@persona514]

Pour un train inaugural, pourquoi certains wagons sont si sales à l'extérieur? Superbes vidéos, félicitations.

[@doc7austin]

all cars have been rented out from various car owning companies

[@jfmezei]

Ability to run a 15 car train is impressive considering when it started it barely had enough to run Brussels-Berlin. Is it now more reliable and easy to book, or is it like Nightjet, there, but you have to book it 2 years ahead of time to find space on a train?

[@doc7austin]

european sleeper appears to be much more reliable in available capacity than the competing öbb nightjet berlin-brussels service

[@ctyl5686]

Excellent video as always - thank you. May I ask, what camera (and gimbal?) do you use?

[@minimoocher822]

Once again a well crafted video to enjoy - many thanks. One question Doc - do you travel wearing clogs or tap shoes?..... :o)

[@vladanzlebek1982]

ooh very nice

[@SchwarzeSonne130]

I saw this train passing thru Hanover while i was in the ice next to it lol

[@doc7austin]

yes, i was sleeping then

[@SchwarzeSonne130]

yea it was around 3am@@doc7austin

[@Doris-trainpalcode-RT777E]

Thank you so much for sharing, very useful information!❤ By the way I know a discount can find cheaper train tickets, if someone needs, I am happy to share ❤

[@doc7austin]

not really

[@johanrebel]

Over 15 hours on a train, not counting bonus delays, with no lounge car, no dining car, no showers and no vending machines? Sheesh! That makes even Amtrak look stellar. And that Berlin arrival time is enough to ruin anybody's day. Makes you wonder why flying is so popular.

[@PavelKohout77]

Sleepers and couchette cars have shower in corridor. In different videos there is their review. I do not know, why author of this video omited the filming of the shower and toilette. Btw. European sleeper is low budget company, like Ryanair or Wizzair for airlines, if you want dining car, you should use train of "legacy" train company, like OBB, their Nightjet is much more luxorious and quicker, as it can go 230 km/h. I am not sure what is top speed of ES trains, but as it have the ex-ZSSK cars it would not be more than 160 km/h for sure...

[@johanrebel]

@@PavelKohout77 Thank you for the updates. The uploader was apparently mainly interested in hanging out the window, filming station platforms. I guess having a few showers is better than having none. I'll still catch a plane any day, though.

[@doc7austin]

@johanrebel what else should I film ? There are no showers available on this train.

[@kostiantyn8200]

On which website I order ticket?

[@doc7austin]

well, it would be sncb.be or europeansleeper.eu

[@kostiantyn8200]

Thanks

[@bumerangsydney]

I think such an early arrival in Berlin will hurt them financially.

[@doc7austin]

yes, a scheduled arrival into berlin at 05:30 is not going to attract many tourists

[@ohhello3234]

Berlins Stadtbahn (Zoo - Berlin Hbf - Ostbahnhof) is very congested. I wonder whether it would make sense to route the train via Gesundbrunnen, at least when arriving in the morning.

[@doc7austin]

but Berlin Hauptbahnhof is probably more convenient for most passengers

[@NerdX151]

Giving regional trains priority over international trains... I see DB is still doing what they can to kill night trains...

[@doc7austin]

yes, this is so typical of DB InfraGO.

[@avmz111]

@@doc7austin Daily trains in tight rhythm have a high priority in the German rail network. Which slot did ES actually book with InfraGo? The cheapest one?

[@xr6lad]

Yea imagine giving priority to people travelling regularly and commuting daily and paying high fares over a night train. The Gaul of them giving priority to the people that pay for the network.

[@damixneditz]

5:55 looks unreal

[@sarkavranova5287]

Hello, in your compartment is it me or I dont see any curtains or anything like that? Thanks

[@doc7austin]

there is a window blind you can roll down

[@SouthPeter98]

I dont get why it makes two stops kn Berlin, two in Dresden, two in Antwerp, etc. its not a commuter train, why waste time?

[@doc7austin]

Long-distance trains (e.g. from Deutsche Bahn) between Berlin and Prague or Berlin to Dresden also call in Dresden-Neustadt;

[@Trainspotting_Trips]

It was an enjoyable video to watch and very interesting to see one new line on the european sleeper train network. What I don't get is why DB is letting regional trains pass through and yours have a delay... Greetings from Switzerland!

[@doc7austin]

these regional train operators (that run in fixed intervals) usually pay much higher track access fee;

[@Trainspotting_Trips]

@@doc7austin Oh…that’s why!

[@ohhello3234]

How much was ist booked? Looks like a very long train.

[@doc7austin]

i think, the train was booked at 80% capacity between Bad Bentheim and Berlin.

[@TehPlayer14]

I love that they apologized for delay, DB doesn't do that on their trains

[@doc7austin]

yes; and actually that delay was caused by disposition decisions, made by DB InfraGO

[@venca2]

So many people are awake in Berlin at 5:30 😉!

[@1955DodgersBrooklyn]

the real city that never sleeps

[@doc7austin]

early morning rush

[@matessindy]

Hi , ask you this train stoping in usti nad labem thank yo

[@doc7austin]

yes, this train also stops in Usti

[@FootballlllTips]

how fast is this train? is a high speed train or normal?

[@doc7austin]

maximum speed of this train is capped to 140 km/h; why? because the traxx locomotive is only certified to run up to 140 km/h;

[@FootballlllTips]

@@doc7austin thank for the info

[@youpie]

@@doc7austin isn't the traxx capped to 160, because that is how fast they go on the hsl in the netherlands

[@doc7austin]

@youpie it is capped at 140 km/h; the train does not ride on a hsl in the netherlands

[@youpie]

@@doc7austin i live in the Netherlands. the traxx are used in combination with the icr cars on the hsl to ride between the Hague and eindhoven, Amsterdam and breda and Amsterdam and Brussels. they use 2 traxx locomotives one in front and one in the back which ride at 160 on the hsl. the new intercity new generation is the replacement for the traxx's and can ride at 200 kph but the traxx's are not yet completely replaced :))

[@8492946able]

Power points?

[@doc7austin]

no power sockets in the sleeping car

[@samwilliamson6749]

no curtains?

[@doc7austin]

the sleeping car cabin has blinds to darken it

[@Luigi-uj5ml]

The indication of the fare points at the borders is very interesting (for example "Bad Bentheim (Gr)". However, since it is a market-price train, I would be curious to know if these fare points are indicated on the tickets. In fact, I understand that they are used still only for the issue of the legendary international kilometric fare tickets (formerly TCV, today NIR*), which has practically disappeared in France, Italy and Spain. Perhaps it resists in Germany and the former socialist countries.

[@doc7austin]

yes, european sleeper has introduced a global fare pricing system; however, CD is responsible for this train in czech soil; maybe ticketing-wise the border fare point of schöna(gr) may play a role when it comes to using some cd ticketing offers

[@Luigi-uj5ml]

* Der Gemeinsame Internationale Tarif für die Beförderung von Personen (französisch: Tarif commun international pour le transport des voyageurs (TCV), englisch: Special Conditions of International Carriage (SCIC)) ist ein Tarif im internationalen Personenverkehr europäischer Eisenbahnverkehrsunternehmen und Schifffahrtsgesellschaften. Die entsprechenden Fahrkarten werden auch als Non Reservation Tickets (NRT) bezeichnet.

[@zouchen621]

Where is it better for FUN: Prague or Amsterdam?

[@doc7austin]

definitely Amsterdam

[@paulthiel5145]

As a Dutch guy I would actually say Prague 😁

[@KAMU13]

Prague

[@martinbitter4162]

Brussels :)😊

[@doc7austin]

@martinbitter4162 bruxelles-midi is an amazingly beautiful railway station

[@sergejskubraks2454]

650 EUROS FOR 3 people thank you would skip 😁

[@doc7austin]

that could be cheaper than the competing ÖBB Nightjet train

[@dijikstra8]

Sleeper car, this is first class, couchette is much cheaper and perfectly fine to sleep in.

[@jfmezei]

Alstom has officially "adopted" the TRAXX product line into its own portfolio, so should be refered an Alstom TRAXX. The project originated under AdTranz and the companies that formed it. Alstom does not have the rights to use the "Bombardier" trademark. Alstom has been very slow in deciding which former Bombardier products it would market under its name and which will remain in a state of limbo. TRAXX was luckily saved.

[@doc7austin]

yes, this traxx locos allows european sleeper to run through 4 different countries - without having to change the loco

[@AndreiTupolev]

That's like talking about a "Boeing DC-10"

[@jfmezei]

Or more like the Boeing 717 since Boeing did adopt the DC-9 derivative known as MD95. or Airbus getting the C-Series and making it into an Airbus product. When Boeing bought the Dash-8 from deHaviland Canada, it became the Boeing Dash-8. When Bombardier boughg it from Boeing, it became the Bombaardier Dash-8, and after it was liquidated a new company called de Havilajd Canada was created (from longview aviation that bought the assets) and the Dash-8 is now a deHaviland Canada plane. (Longview via Viking had also acquired from the failing Bombardier all rights to deHaviland products which Bo,bardier never leverages and they restarted production of the Twin Otter). When Alstom acquired Bombardier Transportation, it did not get the licence to use the Bombardier trademark because it didn't buy the Bombardier company, only a subsidiary spun off for purposes of liquidating it. The former Bomabrdier plants in North America are in a state of limbo, even if they sport the Alstom name on them because Alstom is investing in its own Hornel facility but not sending work to Plattsburgh NY, Thunder Bay Ontario or La Pocatière QC (which got a grant from Québec govt to stay open doing nothing). Alsom will likely keep the ex-Bombardier planst in UK because it didn't have much of a presence there, but unsure what products it will pitch. For now, they are just fulfulling existing contracts and trying to reduce lossses (Bombardier at the end won contracts by bidding below cost). @@AndreiTupolev

[@paulhaubourdin6234]

To those who don't see the point of this train ... sorry you are so short sighted. Sleeper trains are a growing phenomena. They have been gaining quite a bit in popularity in Asia for some time now, and even the US is introducing some. The convenience of being able to board in the center of the city, without needing to drive out to the airport. The lack of long check-in lines, cramped seats, ridiculous baggage restrictions, risk of baggage getting lost etc only add to the convenience. There's far less impact likely from bad weather or equipment switchouts causing delays and reschedules. The environmental impact of your travel is far less (yes planes pollute a lot per passenger). Also, you get to see some nice scenery. For a business traveler the plane will remain the best option. But for someone going on a vacation the trip becomes part of the journey. Instead of dealing with the hassle of air travel at the end of the holiday, you get to sit back in a relatively spacious cabin, not worrying if the souvenirs you bought are too big/heavy. And you get to enjoy some scenery while enroute. Sure, it's 15hrs vs a 2.5hr flight, but if you count in travel to/from the airport, check-in, boarding, waiting for baggage, etc it's more like 15hrs vs 7.5hrs ... plus you save on one night's hotel cost each way. Sure it's not a replacement for plane travel, but it's one heck of an appealing option for travelers looking to unwind and relax.

[@rubennietnodig7579]

well said

[@anonim9464]

kiss your ass the plane always wants

[@IndianGeek5589]

The concept is good. But its a bit ridiculous to charge such high fares for cars without air conditioning or other modern facilities.

[@stariyczedun]

From my experience with long distance trains in Russia - it has to be cheaper than the airplane or people won't bother. Also you misrepresent how big of a difference in time - from my apt door in Riga to a hotel in Amsterdam it's around 4.5h. If there was a train, it would be around 18 hours. With DB constant delays more like 24h. Also with a shitty quality train like the sleeper in this video, I'd never take it at all.

[@LucasTheElectrostar]

​@@IndianGeek5589And thats the problem. European sleeper really prefers to lease non-AC couchette and seating cars, as the lease for AC couchette & seating cars is way more expensive. The only carriages in this video which are AC, are the sleeping cars.

[@kostiantyn8200]

👌

[@GIANNHSPEIRAIAS]

it must be really hard to fund few millions to develop a modern sleeper car...

[@doc7austin]

i doubt that european sleeper will buy factory-fresh sleeping cars anytime soon

[@GIANNHSPEIRAIAS]

@@doc7austin i know i dont expect the european companies to have the japanese mindset when it comes to trains but one can dream

[@LucasTheElectrostar]

​@@GIANNHSPEIRAIASThey can simply modernise their sleeping cars up to modern standards, but in the case of the European sleeper, they prefer to lease their carriages.

[@heinzwalkowiak4872]

Gibt es in den Zügen auch Plätze für Raucher

[@ArandonWolfVlcek77]

I glad the travel in the world only trains

[@doc7austin]

yes; finally there is a direct train between amsterdam and prague; hopefully, the demand for flights between both cities will go down

[@ArandonWolfVlcek77]

I watch you long time anymore

[@leonidasse]

Yeah European Commission. Spend millions of our € on projects like this one. Give us more luxury like that. Beautiful modern cars, excellent dining, clean up-to-date amenities. Punctuality. Unmatchable comfort. XXI century. 👏🏼 Seriously this looks like one of those regiojet trains. It’s 2024 not 1997. Gross.

[@doc7austin]

yes; European Sleeper reminds me a lot of Regiojet; only the fares for European Sleeper are much more expensive than Regiojet

[@leonidasse]

@@doc7austin I guess the overall goal of the EC is to encourage more environment-friendly travelling trains offer. And I want to, especially in sleepers. But with this or the current horrendous OEBB nightjet rates nope, thank you very much, I’ll keep flying.

[@johnnygomez7063]

RegioJet has very well maintained older cars with wonderful stewardess on long lines and brand new cars on regional lines. This what was shown in the video provided by European Sleeper is the cheepest trash collected all over Europe!!!!

[@leonidasse]

@@johnnygomez7063 their Prague-Vienna-Budapest cars reek of tiredness. And scream “old and cheap”. Just like their flixtrain counterpart in Germany.

[@avigdonable]

It would suit Flixtrain. They would not only refurbish but also would make it cheaper.

[@ChrisWong-q6l]

2:56 Whopping? I think it's the normal length in some other countries.

[@thaddausklein4212]

You gave yourself the answer to your question..._Other_ countries...;)

[@marka5478]

And of course, Eurotrash graffiti on some of the cars.

[@doc7austin]

graffiti on the cars, leased by european sleeper ?

[@osasunaitor]

Those cars with so much graffiti in the beginning were from the Belgian State Railways, not European Sleeper. Belgium, like other Western and Southern European countries, is experiencing a lot of graffiti crime issues in recent years. It's a hard problem to fight because every train cannot be guarded 24/7 against criminals, and cleaning them means taking them out of service for hours which would mean more cancellations.

[@marka5478]

@@osasunaitor Here in the US, transit agencies have been using coatings of various types to prevent graffiti from hanging on a long time. Also, Stainless steel cars are much more common in the US, and are very easy to clean. I am very happy that there are more overnight service

[@marka5478]

Continued, I hope that there will be new overnight services connecting Berlin or Frankfurt with Krakow. I could use that train myself.

[@osasunaitor]

@@marka5478 here in Europe they also use coatings, and stainless steel in some countries (especially Portugal), and trains are still defaced all the goddamn time. It's a matter of graffiti vandalism being regarded as a "cool" and "trendy" crime by stupid European youngsters, whereas in the US it's more associated to ghetto gangs I guess so it's not so attractive.

[@tomaszhowaniec5409]

Seats doesn't look comfortable for long distance.

[@doc7austin]

better book couchette car

[@persjofors2586]

Based on what I can see in the video, this train is exactly the reason why sleeping cars went out of fashion. Old cars do not have the comfort or facilities that today's travelers demand. I did my fair share of sleeping trains in the 1980s and '90s. It was not a good experience. But I have also made several recent trips where the room (or rather cabin) had an ensuite toilet and shower, and the restaurant was open late and early, and the experience was wonderful. This particular service should be returned to the switchyard until the operator can offer something more relevant.

[@doc7austin]

next time: i would book myself into the euro-express couchette car instead of sleeping car

[@xr6lad]

Agree. It looked so bad and dirty and rough.

[@lexburen5932]

only spoiled tourists demand this. avare europeans like this.

[@Pidalin]

I already saw some Czech reviews of this route and they all say it's a nonsense and they will just fly next time. As a someone who traveled to Croatia several times with sleeping train, I would probably survive that, but Brussels or Amsterodam are very often destinations and you can find cheap airplane tickets, so I don't really know what's the point of such train and I am saying it as a person who really likes traveling by train. I would always pick a train if it's 500 km or less, but this thing is going almost to China before it reaches it's destination, if it was at least going directly to Brussels...and average speed 60 km/h, it's a nonsense. They have fast trains in western europe, so it's a nonsense even for someone who wants to get from Berlin to Amsterodam or something, why would people do that in such a slow train? I have to check ticket prices, when I was trying to check it few days ago, it was just saying some error in dutch, that also says something about that company. I was defending sleeping trains to Croatia, yes, it's a hell ride and only big train enthusiasts will survive that, but I still find it better than car or bus, because you arrive there early and you are fresh (if you can sleep in a train ofcourse), but in Croatia the thing is that you can't get to your summer destination directly by airplane because airports are in bigger cities, so even when you fly, it's another few hours by bus, so it's pointless to fly there and there is no competition on those routes, so plane tickets are expensive, but that's not the thing when you fly to Brussels or Amsterodam, so main point of going there by train is out.

[@lexburen5932]

the avarage european doesnt care about the opinion from spoiled tourists.

[@christophermcdonald1122]

It is particularly environmentally damaging to fly short-haul which is why trains like this are essential. Plus the schedule allows a traveler to depart his origin city (in this case Brussels) in the evening and still arrive at his destination (Prague) in the morning. Quite convenient.

[@Pidalin]

@@christophermcdonald1122 I understand purpose of sleeping trains and I agree with you, but we live in something called capitalism and we have very limited amount of vacation and money and you just can't go somewhere 20 hours by train when it's 1 hour flight and you can find airplane tickets sometimes even cheaper (when you don't have big baggage). I want proper fast trains (like 240 km/h+) thru wole Europe, that's my dream, to get from Prague to Berlin in 2 hours or less. When you go somewhere max 8 hours by train, you don't need anything special, you just survive that, but when it's 15+ hours, you really need some service on board, enough toilets, running water etc....standard of some of these sleeping trains is worse than trains from 19th century. There are milion trains from Prague to Berlin or other german cities, I don't understand why it is going in things ridiculous way, it should go directly to Amsterdam at least, if it's possible. If future of traveling means that you will have to go around whole Europe to get from A to B, then no, this is definitely NOT the future, that's return to 19th century.

[@doc7austin]

@Pidalin many people are just tired of flying; long security checks, liquid bans, waiting for baggage, and ridiculous baggage fees; taking a train in central europe is just so much more convenient

[@doc7austin]

@christophermcdonald1122 flying brussels-prague -> you need to sit 2.5 hours in a tight seat; thats not for me

[@anonyfamous42]

Vidéo is showing too much railwayz and not enough inside space

[@doc7austin]

but i think 10 minute of the footage was shot inside the train

[@coronadojet]

Over 33 Minutes just filming out of the window, instead of telling the people something about the train, the comfort of the sleeping cars, couchette cars or the other 15 waggons. 33 Minutes without absolutely no information ist just boring, no information about the timetable, the prices, the service on board, absolutely no further informations instead of showing the length of the nighttrain. Some of these couchette cars and especially the sleeping car are older than me with a an age of 58 years. Some of the very old ex German couchette cars with very old withdrawn preferred compartments ( in German: teilbares Vorzugsabteil ) are presenting the state of art night travelling in the beginning of the 1970‘s! Now these compartments fulfill not more the standard of modern night coaches. At least the both sleeping cars you will find normally in railway museums. Without modern Equipment and without a shower or toilet inside the cabin, you will ask to pay for the exactly same sleeping car for the whole compartment with three beds for a journey from Berlin to Innsbruck about 1000€ one way fare! As someone else described the comfort on board this over 60 years old sleeping car like boat on stormy water. Quite obviously the suspension of the bogies of the couchette cars is so soft that he had the impression that the old C.I.W.L. Sleeping car derailed! )

[@doc7austin]

well, there are many other european sleeper videos available on my youtube channel; for this one I didn't have the time to add too many written descriptions abkut the used rail cars.

[@coronadojet]

@@doc7austin It did not take any additional time to say something during filming the EUROPEAN SLEEPER TRAIN! Just a view words about that what you makes happy, to ride with this train. So far your critical words about DB InfraGo are not fair, because of the single track in Königs Wusterhausen, which makes it necessary to put an additional train behind the regular train, to avoid blocking the other train, which passes the station in the opposite direction.

[@tolisv4905]

I really see no reason to take this train unless you are a train enthusiast. Old, run down wagons (the kind you can find in a 3rd world country) for stellar prices (250 euros could be 4 or 5 low cost one way air tickets) I can't see this service surviving for long... sorry.

[@barbaralcharles]

You lack imagination.

[@tadeas_uncut]

Agree. This train does not even reach the level of usual low-cost carriers. However, European Sleeper has confirmed that they plan to invest in new carriages. But of course this will take some time.

[@doc7austin]

Ordering new rolling stock is expensive, because the builder needs to fully design a new car type, which the builder can only sell a few units of; secondly, this rolling stock needs to be certified for all four countries; so we cannot expect any new cars in 2025, 2026, or 2027

[@tolisv4905]

@@doc7austin DB Duration:11h 1min with 2 Transfers ICE 13 ICE 557 EC 177 Bruxelles Midi To Praha hl.n. 1st Class 230 euro (random check for tomorrow pretty sure it can be less than 200 if booked in advance) Why bother?

[@doc7austin]

2 transfers = 2 high chances of missing the connection due to delays

[@holcmanjiri]

I wish trains like the ones you filmed at the beginning of this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6KVcmuQdtSrpq8 would go all the way to Prague instead of such sleeping junk

[@thaddausklein4212]

What?

[@altavelmcnamara]

The DB infra controllers are the most stupid monkeys you can imagine! Thx for the great video though!

[@doc7austin]

new name for them: DB InfraGO

[@RussianSevereWeatherVideos]

The train looks dirty and banged up inside, rather uncomfortable compared to your modern and clean trains here in Russia. I bet it was loud and non-air conditioned as well. I would not take that journey for that price and that low of a standard.

[@tomaszhowaniec5409]

Cool story but about what You mean?

[@RussianSevereWeatherVideos]

@@tomaszhowaniec5409 Yes, what do you mean Tomasz?

[@tomaszhowaniec5409]

@@RussianSevereWeatherVideos Good luck and take Your pills.

[@ablazedguy]

Russian trains, built for humans, used for transporting goats.. 😂

[@Станислав-п4ф]

For these delays, the night trains will never be succesfull and popular

[@AndreiIvanescuOficial]

Keep dreaming

[@doc7austin]

the longer the train route, the more countries are crossed - the higher the likelihood of major delays

[@barttriptailor2297]

45 minutes upon arrival in Prague is not that bad. And I did apologize for it didn't I... ;-) (t=1467)

[@xr6lad]

@@AndreiIvanescuOficialyes there’s great demand to sleep on a dirty old train is there?

[@KirillOlimpienko]

Хочу сказать тем людям которые делают эти вагоны вы совсем не желаете работать вы совсем ни хотите работать абсолютно вам лень. Так что увольтесь по собственному либо работайте как мы всё будет хорошо. В ваших вагонах купе мало того что маленькое но там мало места даже для одного человека Я не говорю для двоих не считая ребенка так что смотрите на наши вагоны.

[@stanislavmojzis2240]

No Russia is bed.

[@KirillOlimpienko]

Но точно не вы. У вас купе безобразное тесно так в камерах тюрьмы тесно не бывает.

[@KirillOlimpienko]

Смотри на наши вагоны купейные так там один француз прокатился уже.

[@nagymarosznik]

shut up kid, you have never traveled on a ČD night train.

[@johncampagna6124]

BORING

[@doc7austin]

... because the video is too long in your eyes ?

[@TRANSPORTEXCELLENCE2011]

@johncampagna6124 Stop being so rude!

[@johncampagna6124]

Just not interesting compared to others@@doc7austin

[@bernardbouzon5499]

New locomotive ?

[@Keikdv]

repainted. Lineas is owner, Traincharter hires it.