ITALIAN SLEEPER TRAIN | Intercity notte Milan to Rome in a solo cabin with Trenitalia.

My first experience of an Italian Intercity Notte sleeper. I travel overnight between Milan and Rome in a 3-berth cabin reserved for sole use, operated by Trenitlia. #trenitalia #intercitynotte
Filmed April 2024 | Rome, Italy.
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[@edwardlees4585]

How many of you were silently shouting 'press the pedal for water', like me?

[@michaelocyoung]

"This says welcome on board, and I know that because..." Because Scott you are a well seasoned traveller who has picked up a rudimentary but workable grasp of Italian, chapeau.... "....because it's in English on the other side." OK carry on.

[@janettesinclair6279]

I did laugh at his deadpan delivery.....

[@jamesjimbob71]

steve marsh yesterday and you today life is wonderful, both are fantastic channels

[@rjs_698]

Pedantry Alert! Roma Termini is named after the nearby Baths (Terme) of Diocletian rather than from it being a terminus station.

[@michaelkobylko2969]

He didn't say Termini was named for that reason. He just said Termini is a Terminus. Unless I wasn't paying attention?

[@gazza1858]

Someone been looking on Google 😂

[@ageoflove1980]

@@michaelkobylko2969 His cheeky smile while saying it did imply thats what he ment though. So yeah, maybe you werent paying attention :D

[@giovannirizza228]

As a frequent driver of this train (797), happy to see this review. We always focus on our job but we forget we've got people sleeping behind 🙂 sometimes we have to slam on the brakes 😅 the carriages are terrible on the technical stuff: doors lock system faults frequently and we have to emergency stop; the brakes are quite noisy, etc.

[@blue_jm]

Italian toilets. Remember my first trip to Italy. It was mind blowing that every toilet would flush with different mechanism. Pull a random lever on the wall, press a button behind the tank, stomp a floor button etc.

[@rogink]

We travelled through Italy in the late 80s. The 'open air' toilets were quite a novelty :)

[@dennisj100]

Ah St Patrick the famous Welsh priest

[@ShaboinkaToinka]

St Patrick was born in Wales

[@rosemarymee]

We believe he was born in the west of Scotland into a Romano-British family.

[@dennisj100]

@@rosemarymee some scholars believe he was born in s/w Scotland others Cumbria but his birth name was Maewyn Succat a common Welsh name at the time.

[@scotbotvideos]

@@dennisj100 Cumbria would be s/w Scotland back in the day as in being the Cumbric kingdom called Ystrad Clud now known as Strathclyde.

[@knigweenis7092]

Ystrad is a Welsh term

[@Aohalm]

I used to live 50 metres away from a busy rail line - freight mostly. After a few weeks I wasn't even aware when a train was passing, you just tune it out subconsciously.

[@hamshackleton]

Very squeaky brakes, and a flat wheel - lovely!

[@ronik24]

The flat spot could be connected to the braking ;-)

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

The last sleeper I did in Italy was from Rome to Palermo, via a train-ferry. What a journey that was...

[@Schottlandrockt]

Hello Scott, the wagon was built before 2008, these type of coaches would be built in the 1970s and 1980s. I believe that these coach was refurbished in 2008 and received new windows.

[@michaelocyoung]

The floor-pump flush and water delivery were once de rigeur on British trains of that era too such as Pacers, 150s and I believe even a couple of 158s. For me it was very reminiscient of our grandparents caravan

[@cal7348]

New night trains are under costruction for 2026 by firema Skoda

[@ronik24]

Nice! 🙂 3:06 no, that is part of the upper berth ;-) 3:12 yep, those are the backrests ;-) 8:08 quite the flat spot on the wheels - could be from the braking earlier! ;-D

[@coolhand-pictures]

I can recommend the Intercity Nocce Milan > Lecce. Lecce is an absolutely beautiful town, la Firenze de la sud. Flight connections are available via Brindisi or Bari. Greetings from Germany 🙋

[@markylon]

Gets popcorn and a beer to settle down to watch this. :) HAPPY DAYS

[@steve-marsh]

Mate your videos are so entertaining, another classic!

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Thanks Steve. It was loads of fun to make.

[@kazzicup]

I enjoyed the toilet tour. Cute window. In a perfect place.

[@red.guevarra]

Interesting arrival at Tiburtina. In all of my several visits to Rome, I've never set foot on that station! Last time I landed at Fiumicino, I took the regional train from the airport to Ostiense, then walked over to Porta San Paolo to catch the beach-bound metro.

[@captmulch1]

I did that trip 40 years ago - a little more sophisticated these days!

[@mrhoult-qy8su]

Thankyou, enjoyed that,

[@horacephistbump4867]

The Train Guard is correct! St Patrick was born in Scotland and is buried at Armagh Cathedral in Northern Ireland.

[@eugenedonaghy1]

St Patrick is buried in Downpatrick in northern Ireland

[@tims-gy8yz]

Well done Scott. Looks very comfortable and a real bargain. Possibly cheaper than a hotel room…

[@myrabenson1603]

Loved the video Scott very entertaining again 👏

[@baseballfan99]

I do love overnight trains but not a fan of very early morning arrivals though, I tend to sleep well if I have a bed though I think noise cancelling earphones are a must with those brakes. I once took the long since defunct sleeper from Nice to Rome during a very hot Interail trip in 2001. We were lucky as my friend and myself had a 6 Beth couchette to ourselves as the other 4 had not sold.

[@scottycat6822]

Great video , loved your facial expression when the guard mentioned he knew St Patrick 😂

[@annekerkvliet5096]

I have always loved a sleeper train. Even if you don't sleep that well, it's still super fun. Great vidio as usual. Thanks Scott!

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

I love them too, particularly ones in Italy, France and Spain....

[@H0Simone]

Nicely done travel video, thanks for sharing! 👍 How were you able to close an eye... so loud in there. I love travelling in sleeper trains myself and found your solo came on a real good price!

[@mholtebeck]

Scott, you need to book a roommate on Amtrak. Book the California Zephyr. You'll love it.

[@hanshartfiel6394]

Good video, Scott.I don't think it were just the brakes that were noisy but the whole of the train was, at one time it sounded like there is at least one dodgy wheel.

[@paulodacosta944]

@@langservlike your brain

[@paulgibsonphotography]

Great Video Scott

[@ADAMEDWARDS17]

You need to carry on south and cross on the train ferry to Sicilly. One of the few places left the train is shunted onto a ship. (Of course that may be the next video as you are now in Rome...)

[@mattgrant9479]

Great video again Scott. Well done for all your great work.

[@liamburke1741]

Very nice video. And both E402 locos were in the smart new Intercity Notte livery . . . Even better!

[@Danny30011980]

I once took the night train from Budapest to Munich (and onwards from there with normal trains to my hometown north of Frankfurt. Price wise the train summed up a bit dearer, as after the night train I still had to take other trains in order to get home and it took longer than flying to Frankfurt directly and then taking a train home, but defo worth for the experience. Since watching a kid's TV show where the main protagonist took a night train I sooo wanted to do this. I did not sleep much on the night train either, first it was the excitement of travelling on a night train and in my own compartment and then also in Salzburg they re-grouped the train, taking off the part that split off to Zurich and adding on cars that came from Croatia and Italy it was very noisy and rocky. All in all it was a good night train experience. Would definitely do it again. Sweden would be interesting for that, going north on a night train. Or I have suggested to an Austrian friend to meet in Vienna, take the quick train hop over to Bratislava, which is just 45 mins by train, spend the afternoon there as the city centre and sights are not very big/scattered around, then onwards to my fave city Budapest, spend a few nights there and onwards to Bucarest on a night train, spend a few nights there and also take a train to the inland with all its mountains and castles. I always wanted to to the Transsiberian/Transmongolian Railway, but that is off the cards at the moment for obvious reasons.

[@horsehollerer]

Great stuff, cheers!

[@johnshaw8288]

I use this quite a lot. Do handy from Rome to the north. Train at 11.55 Termini is a life saver. As I live in Piacenza it's important to get on the right treni notte that stops at Piacenza.

[@Pooky-Cat]

Smashing Scott 👍

[@suebt8794]

Love our journeys together xxx thank you for taking us

[@typhoon5445]

Excellent scot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@katiemace8864]

Great video scott i enjoy watching your travels i Learn so much thank you

[@TellyMan200]

Great video and settling down to watch with a nice lager and popcorn

[@ML66B]

That’s a fair old wheel flat !!

[@christinecoates2499]

Hi Scott, great to see you here in Italy. So glad you enjoyed the journey. Haven't seen a carriage like that for years in Italy. They must still use them for the Intercity Night service. It's definitely pretty old: you can tell by the toilet and general fittings and it was screeching a lot when it was breaking. However it still looked fit for purpose and comfy. Look forward to the next episode in Rome.

[@goodphone156]

Good travel!!

[@langserv]

It is straight down onto the tracks, that's why it's forbidden to use the toilets while at stations

[@dennismatthews6660]

Thank you.

[@herthafan7]

10:32 Nice T-Shirt! 👍🏻

[@adema1978]

I actually lived near the station of Gütersloh where each half hour, an ICE high speed train would pass my apartment at full speed. Imagine that happening at 2.30 am. Forget about sleeping then...

[@SGtravelsEU]

Nice Scott. So quickly after they rebranded their night inter cities....

[@gti505]

Much appreciated Scott. Fun to watch and interesting as well at the same time. Regards from a subscriber!

[@brianbell4937]

Did you do a Milan video ? - can't find one. Just surprised you never had a ride on the historic Peter Witt tramcars.

[@brianmcl2010]

I have this journey coming up soon, May 11th. Trenitalia are bawbags though because I've noticed I now need to catch a train to Piacenza just to meet the ICN 797 (sleeper) because it's no longer stopping in Milan - they still haven't notified me of this but I just so happened to notice it when double checking the journey around 3 weeks ago... Some service from Trenitalia. I thought only 8 hours in a sleeper cabin was cutting it fine for getting a sleep but now I'll have just over 6. Edit: just on Scott's closing points there, I had to pay double for me and my partner to share the cabin, which I found a bit odd. So if travelling solo it sure is a bargain.

[@the_oreo_whale]

Man I freaking love your accent! Cool to see someone reviewing the “new” intercity, as can be seen from the two locos, pushing and pulling the train! (They have a new livery too, a stunning one at that!)

[@maxslamer]

Those brakes reminded me of strings used on a horror movie soundtrack.

[@langserv]

It's typical in Italy

[@thomascook578]

Those were some set of squeaky brakes on that coach. We used Thello in 19 to go from Paris to Milan, it was terrible, hopefully minus the squeaks, this is better

[@simon1874villain]

Great watch and enjoyed that, toilets wasnt too keen on that have to say but an experience all the same.

[@peonycottageboutique4154]

Wow. Those brakes were like nails on a chalkboard. Yikes. Sorry you didn’t take us along to the supermarket. I enjoy seeing other country’s shops and prices, but I’m nerdy that way. Looking forward to the next adventure.

[@thomasdemoor874]

Those brakes screamed louder than my mother-in-law when I accidentally walked in on her naked.

[@terranceparsons5185]

You were naked, or she was?😂😂😂

[@willsmith39]

That was no accident! 😂 If I walked in on mine I'd be the one screaming trust me 😬

[@kevinmcanulty2593]

thank you looked a bit deserted where you got off!

[@enricomonti156]

I love the brand new InterCity Notte Livery that Trenitalia is slowly placing into its locos and carriages as they have long launched the new InterCity livery for daytime services. I travelled a couple of times from Rome to other places in Italy and I loved it, safe to say that these trains are indeed safe as each of them has an onboard Police patrol from dedicated offices (Polizia Ferroviaria, or Polfer, the Italian equivalent of the British Transport Police) which checks your ID and checks the safety of other passengers. On the brakes of those carriages I'd fully agree at times.

[@craignicklin4573]

nice wheel flat

[@andywakeman2376]

Hi really hope you see this Scott, I know this isn't related to this video but hoped you could help. We were catching up on some of your old videos and started on the 6 part Berlin trip from 2019. We watched parts 1 and 2 and then the football match however we can't find parts 3, 4 or 5 anywhere, it just jumps to part 6. Or of course any of you other KZbinrs who can set me in the right direction. Thanks and safe travels

[@intersezioni]

The colors and logo of the locomotive will be the new livery of the intercity train day and night. The new sleeping carriages will arrive soon.

[@henrimichelpierreplana4332]

They could add some hear plugs for the brakes noise.. thanks gor the vid.

[@garymcgregor7048]

That flat wheel set makes such a racket 😂😂

[@WilliamMurphy-uv9pm]

It is only flat on one side.

[@uwattie]

Enjoyed yet another great video. Your content is always entertaining. You get arround to many different corners of Europe, I'd like to put a word in for a destination that I don't think you've sampled on the channel SLONENIA! You mentioned Ljubljana as you flew over back to the UK but I don't think you've stopped off here at least not on the channel. What doyah say Scott? It's got so much to offer. Let me know in advance and I'll buy you a Kranjska Klobasa and Pivo for lunch! 😊

[@russmeans]

I can sleep just about anywhere.....but those brakes would drive me nuts too

[@paulhoughton5266]

I wonder how many people (probably guys lol) use the sink in the room to take a leak rather than stroll down the carriage in the middle of the night 🤣🤣

[@pdreynolds123]

I always think this haha

[@paulbelfastlimerick]

Great video. One train at Piacenza bore a livery very like the Irish Rail 2900 class. The permanent way at Tiburtina badly needs some weed management.

[@daniel69]

GOAT

[@jakubsimek6246]

Czech Railways have amazing sleeper trains running to Zürich, Warsaw, Košice and Budapešť. They offer a great value for money. Are you planning to check them out?

[@cal7348]

New night trains are under costruction by firema and Skoda for 2026.

[@Marco-zt6fz]

From there you can go directly to Sicily with the Sleeping Train. May you try also to go there from Rome

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

Fantastic! You make look so attractive. I always expected our Caledonian Sleeper to be great but always been disappointed. I’ll admit to feeling like 007 the first time and liked the midnight buffet car nightcap experience but that didn’t last long😅 Your trip was definitely a cut above. I’ll need to try the revamped Sleeper if I can work out how to book it (always been an issue for me) and if I feel like shelling out again. Thanks for a super video as always.Atb…Terry

[@martinward2159]

Keep living the dream.😁..I have done the Trans Siberian four times (due to a flying phobia)

[@tomtope7064]

Damn, those brakes are loud enough to wake up the dead.

[@pauleaves469]

I expect that the basin in the cabin has doubled as a toilet more than a few times

[@denisdoja4015]

Scott I really like your videos I challenge you to train or coach ferry it to Melbourne australia and if you do I’ll buy you a coffee! Catch is you need to come through Papua New Guinea/ qld ie: shortest sea crossing We have the best coffee in the world apparently cya !

[@WINGSANDRAILS]

Using the GoPro 12 Creator Edition??? Got the same really like it especially battery life

[@jimmcintosh9045]

At 1420 thats a lot of vegetation on the tracks!

[@williamjones2787]

Hi there from Harrisonburg, VA USA!

[@imsbvs]

I was surprised you didn't recognise the purpose of the foot pedal at first sight. The rest of the comments about the carriage less so, but I did note the power sockets are the Italian style for twin prongs and a central earth prong, not seen that for some time!

[@claudio6493]

Ciao Scott, next time you should use the Night service " Deluxe " from Milan and Rome or an even better night service from Rome to Sicily called " Excelsior" with top service on board! more expensive but worth every penny! ;-) Or if you are in a hurry the fast service " Frecciarossa" from Milan and Rome ( same distance as Glasgow and London) in 2 hours 55 minutes!

[@phronsiekeys]

Nothing like a night train! But I'd rather have a hot breakfast :-)

[@Clivestravelandtrains]

Opps! That's the light switch! LOL

[@jonron4729]

👍👍👍

[@ukdavepianoman]

Great video. Very good value for a train journey of that length. Those Italian trains need some WD40...

[@barbaram5214]

You live and love life to the fullest, Scott! Fun video. I have never been on a sleeper train and I don’t think I’d sleep but I’d like to try one sometime.

[@liamtahaney713]

Much nicer and better value than öbb in my experience

[@RuthPettit-vy7pq]

Ooooh those brakes . Not the best for a restful night . I’ve done a few overnight train trips and am yet to emerge feeling it’s been great .

[@simonbaker6962]

12:43 Sounds like you are on a building site!

[@Monkeynervepete]

Pavarotti brakes! Nessun f*ck*ng Dorma! 😅

[@katehowarth6229]

How do you survive on so little sleep lol 😅

[@christopdeck3457]

A bit of a god awful hour to arrive in the suburbs of Rome. I would’ve done the sleeper train to Sicily instead. However, we wait to see what your next journey from Rome will be.

[@dominikschmalstieg2912]

12:10 - What it is this (switch)? - Blue light. - What does it do? - It turns blue. 😅

[@grapesodatravels]

Yikes! All those bits and bobs in the welcome box but no ear plugs??! What a dreadful noise! Not sure I want to know what that gunk in the sink was....!

[@Ornette14]

You can buy tarallini in Tesco.

[@Hector-wx5dm]

Yes, Crosta and Mollica brand - looked like the same package colours as in the breakfast selection. Really delicious, flavoured with fennel seeds..

[@maxslamer]

06:40 Scott says "wee". I thought Steve Marsh had used up all "wees". 😉

[@orys]

we can clearly hear that one of the wheels on this car is a bit square :D

[@markglover2525]

The 'Motorola flip-phone nook' is probably an ashtray from the era when AlItalia was the last airline in the world to ban smoking on flights, and there were government-subsidised cheap cigarettes so poor people could smoke.

[@sylviegonzalez1153]

It sound like the Nazgûl from LOTR