BRILLIANT - this train means that there will be even more empty seats on the Inter-Europe airlines. Pity though, that on this inaugural journey the Dining Car was not functioning due to technical issues, as for business-class travellers the on-board catering is fundamental. Thanks for posting this most interesting video and I wish SNCF & DB every success with the new service. Much better than a Business Class flight!
@blackmercury9567 сағат бұрын
It depends on pricing. Not a songle personnwill pay 300 euros 1 week or last minute train from Paris to berlin when airlines offer simular for half the price or even less (50euros)
@osasunaitor7 сағат бұрын
Also the flight takes less than 2h, compared to over 8h sitting on a train that's quite attractive.
@nonstopnormal6665 сағат бұрын
@@blackmercury956 well it's not like the airplane ticket would be cheaper if we didn't reserve ASAP, so get used to it
@michaelb40476 сағат бұрын
Very nice video. I hope that DB and SNCF will revive the Nord-Express at some point. More routes like this are needed so that the aeroplane is not the only option. It also shows how important it is to expand the infrastructure in Germany. Greetings from Hamburg
@Luigi-uj5ml4 сағат бұрын
Super interesting! Does anyone know if the tariff connection point called Kehl (Gr), i.e. Kehl Grenze or Kehl border appears on international tickets for TGV Paris - Berlin? I believe that these are trains at market prices and not trains for which the legendary international kilometric TCV tariff can be applied. For example, between Italy and France, Modane (Fr) no longer exists and from next Sunday the international tariff of the Tende line will disappear. There are only a few days left to buy the legendary Ci 204 Spec ticket on board FS trains with the northern and southern border points and the stations in French territory indicated
@kevinellis88699 сағат бұрын
Excellent work to produce this and present it to us so soon after it happened, looking forward to part 2.
@ericdanielski480211 сағат бұрын
Nice review.
@rdrogel11167 сағат бұрын
I wish they(along with Austria's OBB) will reinstate the Paris-Vienna daylight service - just like the old EC Mozart
@igorsiuda810811 сағат бұрын
Is that service will be also served by SNCF's Avelias (that's international brand of Alstom's HSTs, including TGVs, Pendolinos, etc) or DB's Siemens Velaros?
@nonstopnormal66610 сағат бұрын
Only ICE 3 neo if I read the right news
@tthep9115 сағат бұрын
@@nonstopnormal666not the 3neo (BR 408), it’s an older version, the “regular” 3 (BR 407/Velaro D).
@nonstopnormal6665 сағат бұрын
@@tthep911 oh, that's why. I thought the same look means the same name :v
@doc7austin4 сағат бұрын
the ice 3neo is not certified to run in france
@maxster_89896 сағат бұрын
I believe this is the first time the Velaro D ICE train goes to Berlin in regular scheduled service
@nonstopnormal6665 сағат бұрын
For sure
@GeoSonstHarmlos7 сағат бұрын
5:50 Is this the ICE interior or was it filmed in the TGV? 😮
@doc7austin6 сағат бұрын
filmed in two tgv trains, which were parked near our ICE train - did you activate my subtitles ?
@nonstopnormal66611 сағат бұрын
Just reading the news in fb and bang! Also waiting for the Munich-Amsterdam, although it runs from 16h to 23h
@AgainstWokeness5 сағат бұрын
Today there was an ICE that left Amsterdam CS at around 9am to Munich Hbf
@nonstopnormal6665 сағат бұрын
@AgainstWokeness ah sr I forgot, the ICE from Munich to Amsterdam leaves at around 4pm and reach at around 11pm, that's from Germany side and by now the only direct service
@robyoungquist580354 минут бұрын
Much prefer DB interior. SNCF colors are too garish to be pleasing to the eyes. 🫤. Looking forward to part 2 👍🏻
@ringo75618 сағат бұрын
Great video. Any idea how much the supplemental fee would be with a first class Eurail or Interrail pass?
@nonstopnormal6665 сағат бұрын
When you buy 1 of the 2 tickets, you just need to pay extra 4-6 EURO (depends on the class you in) for a seat reservation, which is necessary since these kinds of connection are usually really busy. Ah by the way when you travel to France, Netherlands or Belgium, it should be compulsory
@DrkAlexoRo88526 сағат бұрын
BRO, AU BAGAT IN ROMANIA TRENURI DE MARE VITEZA DE 250 KM PE ORA. FORTZA BULLET TRAIN
@zulfika_11 сағат бұрын
It looks like there are a lot of journalists on board
@igorsiuda810811 сағат бұрын
There were also those of Arte? Because it's Franco-German cultural channel with newscast.
@doc7austin9 сағат бұрын
yes; we were all sitting in car no. 29, which was reserved for press & media
@pietrovecchio84978 сағат бұрын
il pranzo non sembra granchè
@dionisiocejas-mh4ej7 сағат бұрын
Bien.hacer tren de pasajeros es combatir la corrupcion.y por el medio ambiente
@jamesrobinson919411 сағат бұрын
04:50 no humour lost!
@marcinklimas267011 сағат бұрын
Cc not avalable! Nicht cc...
@doc7austin9 сағат бұрын
really - i will check again; subtitles should be available
@marcinklimas26709 сағат бұрын
@doc7austin no problemo. Coll video.
@osasunaitor7 сағат бұрын
I'm not a big fan of daytime high speed routes being so long. 8h is ideal to make it a night train, but too long to spend on a seat, and 09h-17h means your entire day is gone. I hate it because my country (Spain) eliminated all the night services, and now the only alternatives available to cross the entire country are either wasting an entire day sitting, or flying.
@PatrickLeFloch4 сағат бұрын
The challenge with overnight trains is that it serves the extremities quite well, but not the middle stops (few want to board a train at 1am).
@osasunaitor3 сағат бұрын
@@PatrickLeFloch true, good point. But this train doesn't make almost any middle stops either (just 3 stops in a 1100 km long trip) so it's not a big factor here.
@cr28577 сағат бұрын
6 hours of travel time between Strasbourg and Berlin ? 1100 km - 396 km (Paris Strasbourg) = 700 km --> 117 km/h of speed average between Strasbourg and Berlin. High speed train really ?
@94PiOTS7 сағат бұрын
vmax in france 320, in germany mostly 160 or 250
@doc7austin6 сағат бұрын
this is the first direct daytime train between berlin and strasbourg for several decades; i am happy about that
@ignacionacho46985 сағат бұрын
For China is low-speed this 😅. The people will change plane to train when the avg. Speed says between 300 to 400 so the travel time will be close to 3h.
@nonstopnormal6664 сағат бұрын
@@ignacionacho4698 well China rails was new built when Germany was around 20 years so many railway are not yet to take that kind of speed
@Cinnuh3 сағат бұрын
@@ignacionacho4698Difference being that many villages and small towns in Germany make it difficult for DB to build high-speed rails that go a straight path, whereas in China … well, y’know
@jamesrobinson919411 сағат бұрын
Was this yesterday? Timetable change began on 15.12
@doc7austin9 сағат бұрын
the timetable change was yesterday, but the first train only departed today
@val912013 сағат бұрын
150 kmh is not really high-speed
@bernardbouzon54996 сағат бұрын
is there any difference btw the 407 and the 408 ?
@nonstopnormal6665 сағат бұрын
Well not that much, but some newer 407s got the new interior. You can watch on some channel