Stunning Experience! Brussels to Berlin by European Sleeper in SLEEPER CAR!

[@henriachalme443]

Bellevideohenri🎉😊

[@cykeldoktorn4241]

I have neither money for railway trips and really need to work most of the time, and I am therefore deply grateful to be able to enjoy travel reports like this. Thank you so much !

[@NordicRail]

Thanks for the comment, and I am glad you enjoyed my trip report. This particular trip was also very very expensive :)

[@gdparry2727]

I'd definitely do this run. And that's a pretty good breakfast box.

[@NordicRail]

I highly recommend you to do so!

[@suddenlysolo2170]

Thanks for the video! Do you know the age of those sleeper cars? The ones on the Canadian sleeper trains were built in 1954 and have been in continous operation since. I highly reccomend taking a trip on The Canadian (4500km/4 nights) across Canada from Toronto to Vancouver. It's an amazing journey.

[@NordicRail]

Thanks for the feedback! And regarding the sleeper train age, I think they’re approx the same age as the canadian ones. I’ve actually been to Canada twice, both British Columbia and Alberta… such a stunning country! Will hopefully come back to tryyour recommended train trip.

[@trainsdumaroc4125]

Very Nice video tanks fir sharing

[@NordicRail]

Thank you for watching. 🙏

[@Sam_Green____4114]

l used to catch the 23:41 from Brussels to Hannover quite frequently back in the day, years ago !! Late 1990s early to mid 00s . After leaving Waterloo at about 21 ,20 . l remember the first stop was Liege Guillemin ,then Aachen ? . l believe in later years it had a portion for Stuttgart . Is this the same train ?

[@NordicRail]

Not quite the same train, because they recently funded this company “European Sleeper” so it’s actually a very “new” train company, although i get you, because some of the train cars they are using date all the way back to the 50s… so they might be similar to the ones from late 90s. 😀

[@NordicRail]

Also, the train doesn’t stop at Hannover, it just skips it, mainly due to the timetable - for not disturbing the passenger’s sleep.

[@Bunhill11]

Thank you for a very good trip report, well photographed and well-edited. The information you include within the video is thorough and helpful. The full trip details and timed index in the text intro section are especially helpful. Well done !

[@NordicRail]

Thank you so much Bunhill for the kind words!🙂

[@ganapathivibhu8044]

Wouldn't the attendants have known why the compartments were locked and screened out?

[@NordicRail]

@@ganapathivibhu8044 I forgot to ask them, but i think the reason why they were locked was either because of broken airconditioning or serious electrical problems... (power outlets were out of service in all compartments, but maybe the lights didn't work in this particular compartment).

[@slypear]

Awesome clip! *Subscribed*

[@pomerau]

Definitely a channel worthy of 100,000+ subscribers, if you start to do more of these. I hope you will be able to do more trips as you say, @Nordic Rail. I just watched the Copenhagen to Berlin on Snalltaget (?) one from 2021. I look forward to equally good trips in the future. Cheers from London. It's nearly 20 years, but I miss long visits to Copenhagen and most of Denmark, plus Malmo and Gothenburg and a brief weekend in Stockholm. I would love to see Germany, Switzerland and Austria befoe I'm too old.

[@NordicRail]

Thank you so much, my guy! I'm glad you also checked out some of my older videos, and i highly appreciate your comment! :)

[@elroysterckx242]

I know they don't allow passengers in cars with broken airconditioning during heatwaves on high speed trains. I'm not sure wether it is the same with these.

[@stefan7378]

We don't even have AC in Bulgarian trains. Lol

[@notroll1279]

It's a different situation - you can't open windows on high speed trains so they'll bake you without A/C.

[@Srananbloke]

Great trip report, thanks for sharing! Did you not book a sleeper compartment with single occupancy? That way you could have avoided the roommate situation, but it’s great that turned out well. I will make the same trip next month. Always nice to see how other people experienced this train so far. So thanks again!

[@NordicRail]

Thank you so much! Yeah about the sleeper compartment sharing with strangers, I know I could've booked a compartment for myselfe, but that would've been very costly. :D So I think I saved at least 100 euros, and at the same time I was in good company.

[@BiffJackson-o4i]

My German grandfather made that trip in May 1940 but going the other way.

[@ceemichel]

The sleeper cars are formed Wagon Service (Slovakia) couchette coaches that were acquired from DB Nachtzug around 2020. These coaches have now been acquired by European Sleeper for this new service. Similar coaches can also now be found operating for MAV Start in Hungary.

[@NordicRail]

Thanks for the information, i didn’t know, that you could find similar coaches on Hungary. 😏

[@majy1735]

01:50, if you want to go to Brussels's Grand Plce from Midi/Zuid station, the best way is not to walk but to take any train going through Central station: there are tons of them and it takes just 3 minutes. And no worries about the ticket: any train ticket to or from Brussels is valid between any stations inside Brussels, so you don't even need to buy an extra ticket.

[@NordicRail]

I didn't know about the fact that you could use any vaid ticket for the public transport in Brussels, but that's really awesome! But the walk was also nice, because you walk through central Brussels

[@majy1735]

@@NordicRail Caution: any train ticket to or from Brussels is valid on *rail* public transport within Brussels, not on the metro, trams or buses (although, conversely, most types of Brussels public transport tickets may also be used on trains). The principle, if you want, is that SNCB/NMBS regards Brussels as *one point*, regardless of which station you use, so an SNCB/NMBS ticket to or from Brussels can be used freely anywhere on the SNCB/NMBS network within Brussels (and there are no less than 44 stations within the city).

[@NordicRail]

I get it yeah, but keep in mind that I think the metro would've been the quickest option to/from Midi to Grand Place, so the train was an option as well, but then i would rather just walk and experience wonderful Brussels. :)

[@bobsmith6079]

Very well done video and I'm your newest subscriber.

[@NordicRail]

Thanks man! I'm planning to go on more train trips in the near future, so it's a clever subscription. 🙌

[@pomerau]

I now refute that! I susbscribed 4 minutes ago 😁

[@NordicRail]

No worries man, i'm just happy that you have even considered subscribing!

[@plonss]

I would do this journey even only for the openable windows :) So sad there are so few trains left with such windows. So much more pleasant than AC.

[@NordicRail]

Very true, it was soo enjoyable just watching the view from that kind of perspective!

[@Darude453]

Say that again after sleeping in a 6 berth couchette compartment 🥲 Without AC, it was an absolute horror. And my travel was in April so not even in the hottest months of the year. I really love train travelling but I would avoid doing that again at any circumstances!

[@plonss]

@@Darude453 My definition of horror is too cold AC on a hot Summer day. As long as a window can be opened even 6 berths compartments should be ok.

[@scyzka1]

You have forgotten the Train Station „Bad Bentheim“ one of only stop in Germany. It’s 20min later from Almelo.

[@NordicRail]

I didn't "remember" it because i was probably asleep at that time :D But thanks for letting me know.

[@Spottervinny]

Beautiful report. Do you think it is safe to do the whole trip with a bike? Are the bike spaces sort of locked?

[@NordicRail]

Thank you so much for the comment! As you can see in the video, the bike storage it there, but it's obviously not 100% safe. Though people inside the train should have no intention whatsoever of stealing your bike, since (almost) everyone will leave at the same station: Berlin Hbf. But they are not 100% locked.

[@Spottervinny]

@@NordicRail Thank you for your fast and honest answer!

[@ceebee23]

and apparently DB is being "difficult" ... saying slots available on German tracks are limited...etc..... but DB hasn't run a train like this has it?

[@tecmons]

Is pretty expensive for a single trip :o

[@NordicRail]

Yup, also i only booked a little under a week in advance…

[@Keikdv]

same trip, booked 4 weeeks before, 140 Euro. Sleepcompartment for max 4, had 1 roommate.

[@NordicRail]

Yeah i could've saved 60euros by booking earlier... that's a lot to spare tbh

[@majy1735]

Not only did he book pretty late but I understand he went for a sleeper, which is markedly more expensive than a couchette. On the whole, this private train is reasonably priced, largely within the same range as public operator ÖBB.

[@davidlefranc6240]

Cool video i feel like those train should at least go at 160kmh outside the towns at least cuz over 12 hrs to cover 800 kilometers its nothing good or productive in my opinion.

[@NordicRail]

That’s true, and the “sad” reality of many night train services. But remember that it’s a running hotel, so you also pay to stay there for the night…

[@davidlefranc6240]

Lets say 2 to 3hrs less would be nice just saying .@@NordicRail

[@NordicRail]

@@davidlefranc6240 I completely agree, night train departure at 6PM is crazy

[@davidlefranc6240]

😅@@NordicRail

[@lucasresno2076]

very expensive for 800km plane is so much cheaper and faster

[@NordicRail]

I know, but as i already mentioned in some other comments, that you need to remember that i also pay for a place to stay for the night. It’s like a running hotel…

[@lucasresno2076]

@@NordicRail it is but in Russia we have many many night trains and for these 200 euros you get much further away

[@NordicRail]

That's true... another thing to remember is the fact that I booked only a week in advance, so I guess I payed the max price, and it was also the most luxurious accomandation you can get (sleeper).

[@5mnz7fg]

PLEASE, don't use this hammering background music anymore! It's really annoying and of no use. Your video is very good and really don't need this music crap.

[@NordicRail]

I tried to turn down the volume as much as possible without completely removing it, but some places in the clip it's a bit annoying yeah, thanks for the comment. Will remember that for upcoming videos - do you think I should completely remove the music in the future, or should I just select music without the same "hammering"?

[@5mnz7fg]

@@NordicRailThanks for answering. Of, course, it's always a matter of personal taste. But as for me, I generally highly appreciate docus without music. And especially railway videos should live by the railway sounds only, I think.

[@NordicRail]

@@5mnz7fg Fair enough, then i might listen to your advice for potential upcoming trip reports/doc😀

[@5mnz7fg]

@@NordicRail 👍🙂

[@MostHigh777]

I'll never understand why Europeans want to go in a sleeper for a journey of only a few hundred miles. This just doesn't make any sense to my American sensibilities. You could easily drive it or just fly.

[@paulthiel5145]

Conversely we Europeans will probably never understand "American sensibilities" 😂

[@MostHigh777]

@@paulthiel5145 Which is exactly why you are about half as rich and dependent on the US for your defense.

[@marcvandyck8052]

That’s what most people over here do too. This train caters for a very niche market, which I’m part of. I’ll take a train any time over flying or driving. We have also more and more people making environnent conscious choices over here, which doesn't seem to be the case in America yet. As for who is the richest, we’ll have this discussion again when Manhattan will be flooded under 5 feet of seawater.

[@lexburen5932]

Thats because you are very car dependent cant go anywhere without car. You are limited by car and plane only. We can go with plane, car, and train + we have walkable and bikable citys, and you dont. Your american car brain will never understand this simple principle. Therefore we will never understand " american sensibilitys " because they are not sensible. 😅😂

[@lexburen5932]

wich is exactly why you are about half as rich and dependent on the US for your defense " < this comment doesnt have anything to do with the subject, but nice try though, changing the subject to make it seem you are intelligent and objective about the matter, wich also seem to be one of the "american sensibilities "