The Rock n Roll test is always my favourite. More entertaining than that KZbin channel you were watching ;)
@PlanesTrainsEverything4 ай бұрын
Not at all. One's about rocking & rolling trains, the other is a rock & roll lifestyle!
@terranceparsons51854 ай бұрын
You always have Steve's videos on when checking KZbin, and him yours 😁😁😁
@PlanesTrainsEverything4 ай бұрын
I like to include a little 'Easter Egg' in my videos if I can.
@HSTHoward4 ай бұрын
It must be a Scottish thing…
@Ian-Steele4 ай бұрын
It’s nice to see the cameos of Steve and Alicja. I think this should be a continuing feature. Sort of like Hitchcock. 😊
@krismclean65274 ай бұрын
I too like the respectable nods to each other in your videos. I think the next race / challenge should come soon...
@TW-abc4 ай бұрын
We did Naples to Rome and return a few weeks ago, same train type, very impressed, put UK railway to shame, good film thanks
@silgo79234 ай бұрын
I am loving the cameo when checking Wifi connection… does make me chuckle!
@jamesk18064 ай бұрын
The food market in Termini is fantastic!
@billybarlow36314 ай бұрын
Just enjoyed your latest video, today I was 58th to watch, keep safe, regards from Leeds Yorkshire England
@kdw96084 ай бұрын
I did Bologna Roma on the freciarossa business class quiet carriage 2 weeks ago. Outstanding
@horsehollerer4 ай бұрын
Great stuff, many thanks. Three weeks ago I took Frecsiarossa business class from Milano Centrale to Trieste on a first class Interrail pass and it was excellent. Not as high speed as your Roma route of course but still only about 4 hours all in. It was completely full until Venezia, then mostly empty to Trieste. I make you right about the platform announcements: despite it being evening rush hour in Milano, our platform was first announced 25 mins AFTER our scheduled departure time, then CHANGED 5 mins after that, and we left JUST 10 mins later (about 40 mins late). It was like Black Friday at Walmart ... utter chaos!
@charlo909524 ай бұрын
Interestingly Roma Termini doesn't mean terminus, although it is. It's named after nearby Roman thermal baths. And Milano Centrale has a secret royal waiting room with swastikas on the floor for when Hitler visited.
@DSTWizz4 ай бұрын
Interesting factoid of the day! Thank you.
@pmb91729 күн бұрын
You were able to get the Freccia out of Paris until about a year and a bit ago , landslide in the mountains meant the service stopped , there is a suspicion the French are taking and age to repair because of the competition SNCF suddenly had on the the route to Milan .
@andrewhall22694 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing video. Keep up the great work. Stay safe. Enjoy
@DSTWizz4 ай бұрын
Great value journey, it seems to me! Loved the way you tested the WiFi too, with that wee KZbin clip of Steve and Alicja. Nice gesture, Scott!
@christinehodge3608Ай бұрын
Good video enjoyed this Scot😊
@jonathanhields36944 ай бұрын
Great content, keep it up! I will be visiting Bergamo this year on your recommendation!
@72lukey14 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing another interesting video
@peterjones76734 ай бұрын
Great timing of this video as we are looking to book a day trip to Milan when we are in Rome next month, thanks,
@eugenedonaghy14 ай бұрын
Your review of the corrour station house made it into the Scottish Sun
@dennismatthews66604 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@walterfillingham4 ай бұрын
To be fair, at Inverness station they don’t usually call the platforms until 10 minutes before the trains leave (three trains at the same time) usually utter chaos particularly with all the tourists.
@chrisstewart69784 ай бұрын
Nice one one Scott, how about Poland this summer?
@thomascook5784 ай бұрын
We used it in 19 going from Milan to Naples, great train
@ukdavepianoman4 ай бұрын
Wonder how much more Business is than Standard...well at 83Euros it can't be too much more. Seems a very good price for a 3 hour journey and plenty of leg room. Great video - channel is growing and growing :)
@paulgibsonphotography4 ай бұрын
Lovely Scott
@ADAMEDWARDS174 ай бұрын
The ETR 1000 train is the starting point for the new HS2 trains when they are built, so a UK sized version will be coming to Glasgow Central and Edinburgh at some point in the future.
@Hubbellification4 ай бұрын
Some point in the very distant future sadly
@DJGG82054 ай бұрын
First time commenting on your videos Scott. I've been watching for over a year now but I tend not to comment on videos as I tend to jump from one straight onto the next one (a symptom of ADHD!). Anyway I love your channel, also Steve's and there's another younger Scottish chap called Dale Phillip who travels around Asia who I enjoy. It's no coincidence that my three favourite travel vloggers are Scotsmen as we've been well travelled since way back when (I've been exiled in England for 51 of my 53 years!). I'd love to travel Europe by train before my days are up.
@praisane4 ай бұрын
Italo is even more ludicrous, try its business class next.
@TravelonlineWalk4 ай бұрын
Lovly italy , we was in sunny Pescara last sommer
@kevinellis88694 ай бұрын
Totally agree with facing forward, I think I'd have gone for the curry roll then the jam slice - just in case to take the taste away!
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@KEANUREEVES-rg8di4 ай бұрын
You're right.
@seanporter58674 ай бұрын
This is a brilliant video and looks like it's well worth the money 😊
@C1252254 ай бұрын
If you liked Business class you need to try Executive class next 😉
@teamquirky49084 ай бұрын
When I was at Roma Termini I was surprised by the amount of security (Station security, police and military) But I did feel really safe there
@AndreiTupolev4 ай бұрын
It would have just the opposite effect on me
@teamquirky49084 ай бұрын
As I said I felt safe But it made me question why so much security
@cal73484 ай бұрын
@@teamquirky4908violent illegal immigrants. We full of this "people"
@captainufo45872 ай бұрын
Security was ramped up in all major stations after the streak of terrorist attacks in train stations in the mid-2000s Before that there was only the occasional cop patrol, and you had access to the platforms at any time, whether your train was called or not.
@cal73482 ай бұрын
@@teamquirky4908 we are full of illegal immigrants.
@myrabenson16034 ай бұрын
Not a bad snack box 😉 it seems with a brew 😉 never travels on a train in italy but it looked the bizz in business class 😊
@jamesjimbob714 ай бұрын
for me train travel is so much better than when i was younger, because i am a wheelchair user so i had to travel in the guards van, not fun at all
@daniel694 ай бұрын
GOAT
@dsracoon4 ай бұрын
Very nice Scott, might try Italo (the competitor) next time, they're expanding to other countries like Spain (though w/ different names)
@pbsteamatspeed76834 ай бұрын
Your comments about waiting to tell customers the platform are very apt. With bad knees I hate having to "run" just to get on a train even though I may have a booked seat. booking.
@sandiandgregh4 ай бұрын
What? No “cruising altitude” coffee? :)
@choladelacruz23924 ай бұрын
oh we rode that back in 2012 from roma to milano
@cannyexplorer53574 ай бұрын
Wish our trains would have the split/ folding tables on the four seats, so much easier to get into the window seat.
@Kaghemsuha2 ай бұрын
Scott, don try only the Frecciarossa trains, that are an Italian excellence (even with a lot punctuality's issues); try those cattle wagons that are our Regional trains. Trenitalia shows off with their Frecciarossa, expecially with foreigns of you, but totally ignore theri shameful local trains.
@adamwarren11044 ай бұрын
We did much the same last year except it was Venice to Milan in Business class and as we booked very early we paid, i think, 29 Euro each for the same service, and train etc, of note was that we were stopped in a local station due to a bomb found next to the tracks and were diverted back and diverted via Bologna, then he could get the hammer down and the speed tracker did show all of 300 kph... and as we were in Business we got complimentary free wine during the delay and diversion... .... However once we got to Milan 3 hours late the Delay Repay refunded ALL our fares , That paid for our trip to Como.
@harriscouwenberg1394 ай бұрын
and there were Steve and Alicjia :-)
@Toni-qy6gl4 ай бұрын
My second class ticket with Cross Country train cost me £71.70 to Cambridge (99.70 miles from B'ham) with no sockets for mobile or laptop charges 😊 , no coffee bar , no extra legroom😅 Thankfully I was lucky enough to show my online ticket 🎉
@jimmcintosh90454 ай бұрын
I always use an airline type seat on trains so I'm not facing people! That was a lot of plastic packaging on your snack box!
@andyfeeney92274 ай бұрын
Baller eats his sweet before his savoury.
@代曜榕4 ай бұрын
The Frecciarossa business class has the chance of staff serving coffee with pots and a cart, like LNER 1st.
@StuAnderson902 ай бұрын
Scott watching Steve and Steve Watching Scott.. mmm nepotism. 😂😂😂
@stuartsamuel87914 ай бұрын
You complain about the lack of time between the announcing of the platform in Rome and the train's departure! Have you ever travelled from London Euston?
@peterthompson6404 ай бұрын
What was the music? It was really great
@imsbvs4 ай бұрын
Scott, through which website did you book your tickets? Next month I will be travelling 1st class Milan to Genoa to Turin, I booked my tickets with Trenitalia and reserved specific seats at the time of ticket purchase. Paid in euros and no 3rd party handling fees incurred (using a card that does not charge a foreign currency transaction fee too). Have done likewise before with German, French and Portuguese railways, always booking online direct with the local operator. Some 3rd party providers do not provide for seat selection, I avoid these too.
@peternolan53534 ай бұрын
SCOTT CHECKING ON ALIJCA 😢😅😊
@AndreiTupolev4 ай бұрын
Windows don't look terribly clean though, particularly looking into the sun. The riding seems ... well, a bit swayey, if that's a word.
@mike_maple4 ай бұрын
Oh Roma Termini - bad memories last year. Just hope you don't have to get to the platforms 19-24 all the way to the right, which you may assume are all together with the other platforms, but in reality are a heck of a long walk down platform 1 - not ideal when you thought you had time for some well earned Gelato (it was August), but now you're having to jog down the platform with 80 year old mother behind to catch the train back to Civitaveccia! So if you are on a cruise and get off a few stops early at San Pietro on the way in - be warned! Thanks to @LucaPasini2 for correcting me on the platforms!
@imsbvs4 ай бұрын
Possibly this service uses these platforms on a regular basis, good point to watch for - I can't remember myself as it is 10 years since I last travelled this route but will be doing again in the near future, at least you were in time to catch the train as the cruise ship will not wait for anyone!!
@mike_maple4 ай бұрын
Yes, true, though thankfully the ship was in port overnight! Still a stress though. Seat 61 says that those platforms are for local trains - guess Civittavechia is kind of local, only an hour. Enjoy your next cruise whenever it happens!
@LucaPasini24 ай бұрын
Platform 1 and 2 Est are usually used by regional trains heading to Ancona or Perugia, which are the ones I usually take. I found out that, if you're arriving to the station using the Metro, it's way better to take line B to Tiburtina station and wait for the train there, even if you're arriving on line A. Leaving the Metro Station at Termini, crossing the whole concourse, go through the gates and then walk all the way to the platforms takes much more than the trip to Tiburtina. If you were headed to Civitavecchia I think you actually departed from platforms 19-24, which are on the exact opposite side of the station but almost as far as the East ones.
@mike_maple4 ай бұрын
@@LucaPasini2 Yep you're right, tried to find a platform map but no go, so apologies for the mistake! Great tip on Tiburtina station, I'll remember that.
@pauljonesdemos4 ай бұрын
We put a man on the Moon before we put wheels on a suitcase
@WilliamMurphy-uv9pm4 ай бұрын
The suitcase issue was the harder challenge.
@ricstanden4 ай бұрын
Did you ‘Willy bag’? lol!
@AndreiTupolev4 ай бұрын
Roma Termini looks like a very large Euston. Isn't it supposed to be one of the biggest stations in Europe?
@tancreddehauteville7644 ай бұрын
Milano Centrale is a much nicer station.
@carolgraham45374 ай бұрын
No different to Glasgow Central Ayr line trains then😅
@noahcount71324 ай бұрын
Being able to watch the Steve and Alicja Show (at 4:18) no doubt made your train journey a good bit more enjoyable. 👍
@johnorscher69864 ай бұрын
I prefer italo👍
@jeffreystoddard72014 ай бұрын
I don't understand the fascination some rail companies have with 4 at a table and compartment seating. Seems a less efficient use of space and more inconvenient to the solo traveler or those traveling in pairs. Sure, one or two tables per carriage, but arrange the rest as on airplanes.
@LucaPasini24 ай бұрын
In Italy trains have traditionally always had that seating layout: if the train is not full you have much more legroom, and each row of seats has access to a full window, allowing everyone to see outside clearly. Old intercity carriages used to have compartments with a 3+3 layout and a corridor on the other side, but nowdays you can only find them on night trains. Regional trains used to have a 4 at the table layout as well, but the new EMUs and DMUs that are now quickly becoming the norm have mostly airline style seating, and some rows don't have access to a window at all, but they're built in a totally different way, with a low floor and larger windows.
@leonb26374 ай бұрын
I presume that fare in biz class wasn't much more than steerage with your Scottish heritage for thrift or you wouldn't have done so. That is so much better than the USA's Amtrak.
@harriscouwenberg1394 ай бұрын
or a chance? ;-)
@travelman88884 ай бұрын
Nice video and how come everyone does it better than the uk? We are a poor 4th in what we provide
@AndreiTupolev4 ай бұрын
Today, added bonus material: The history of wheelie luggage 🧳