VIENNA to BRUSSELS onboard NIGHTJET's most LUXURIOUS accommodation

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  • čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
  • Hi folks,
    Today Benjamin is back behind the camera for a trip report onboard Nightjet latest service between Vienna and Brussels. Icing on the cake, we will travel onboard Nightjet accomodation, the Deluxe one with en-suite showers!
    Enjoy :)
    - TRIP INFORMATION -
    RECORDED IN JULY 2021
    Railroad company: ÖBB
    Train type : Taurus and various coaches
    From : Vienna Hbf to Brussels Zuid
    Time : 13h41
    Price : 219€ - 245$
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    Claudio Bickel ; Iwan Di Tullio ; Martin Haynes ; Cyril ; Laurent Gilson ; Louis Haywood ; D Austin Horowitz ; Thomas Alfred Roell ; Jos Bowmaster ; Captain Ginyu ; Beni Heiniger ; Andreas Konrad ; Greg Wenzler ; Christopher Style ; Dick DeBartolo ; Brian Sikorski ; Guillermo Franco ; Sandeep Ayyappan ; Nicholas Torres ; Peter N ; Claire Nat ; Killua , Nick Reed , Randy Dean ; Philippe Branco ; Erorus ; Tom Van Baren ; Ian Earle ; Robin Roemisch ; Hannah Slovek ; Michael Romero ; Fin Ross Russell ; Vel ; Benny AndTheJets ; Ciana Dassonville ; James Pickup ; Frederic R Merchant , Jeremiah Pettus ; Liz Wallace ; Roy Hunte ; Peter Sandri ; Robyn Jackson ; Jeanette ; William George ; Alessandro Anfuso ; John Michael Dornoff ; Trevor Key ; David Nayer; Fabricio ; John Christopherson ; Frank Schmidt ; RJ Avnet ; Linda Vainomae-Hoffmann ; Jeffrey Williams ; TJY ; Shane Edmonds ; Dave Ferrell ; Marcelli ; Joe Hoeft ; Browne Sebright ; Bea Dan ; Alexander S Zaytsev ; Matt P ; Yes! ; clearingrubble ; Charlie Myers ; Chris Roberts ; Ataka Grizzly ; Bill ; jpjh ; Larry Phenis ; Patrick Fox ; David Bonet ; Eric Schmidt ; John S Baldyga ; Will Ho ; Sam Couch ;
    Stein Erik Paulsen ; Dennis Field ; Raging_lemons ; Geth Platform ; Kirrti K ; Alex R ; Daniel De Marta Ijurco ; Jack , Shawn Morse ; DiscoKazuma ; Benny Wong ; Amy ; Jason Rabinowitz ; Szeming Lau ; Peter Johnson ; Peter ; Lynne FARR ; Dining Car
    00:00 : Introduction
    00:44 : Vienna Hbf
    01:36 : ÖBB Lounge
    02:52 : The Nightjet to Brussels
    03:40 : Railjet action
    05:16 : Arrival of the train
    06:39 : Infos on the sleeping car
    07:43 : Boarding the train
    08:28 : Departure of the train
    09:49 : ÖBB railyard
    10:33 : Review of the room
    14:22 : Relaxing on the Westbahn
    14:47 : Shower review
    15:04 : Sleeping car walkthrough
    18:44 : Mid roll ads
    19:06 : Bed time
    21:48 : Good morning Germany 🇩🇪
    22:43 : Breakfast
    23:31 : Morning tea and chill
    24:19 : Belgium 🇧🇪
    24:55 : Review of other cabins
    25:58 : Liege-Guillemins
    27:10 : High speed line
    27:53 : Arriving in Brussels
    29:07 : SNCB Class 18
    29:44 : Outro

Komentáře • 411

  • @ignoblesurfer6281
    @ignoblesurfer6281 Před 2 lety +148

    OBB knock it out of the park yet again. NightJet has almost single-handedly saved overnight rail travel in Europe. What a great product.

    • @lmlmd2714
      @lmlmd2714 Před 2 lety +4

      I wish SNCF and RENFE would get on board and take sleeper trains seriously again. I love RENFEs Trenhotel, but they've been cutting the routes so much. The west of Europe really has been left out. A Brussels/Koln to Barcelona/Madrid sleeper would be amazing. (either using high-speed lines, or a Talgo set on regular track). There's a TGV Brussels to Perpignan but only as a day train which is a real time-waster, and hardly a comfortable journey, and having to do that *then* change again to an onward train is absurd in the 21st century. We want a god damn sleeper with a god damn shower and a nice menu with those nice fluffy rolls you get on Nightjet, godammit. Oslo to Frankfurt/Berlin is a real missing link too - Norway really has fallen off the map.

    • @MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists
      @MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists Před 2 lety +3

      and beeing from(oh we are so green - NOT!) Germany I just cant congratulate you enough to this !

    • @brigittelintner3336
      @brigittelintner3336 Před 2 lety +1

      Exactly! Great experience!

    • @yagi3925
      @yagi3925 Před rokem +2

      "NightJet has almost single-handedly saved overnight rail travel in Europe". Pardon? In *Western* Europe. Sleeper trains have never been interrupted in Nordic, Central and Eastern Europe. I don't know why West Europeans always believe that Europe is limited to their part of the continent

    • @AlexanderTheEvenGreater
      @AlexanderTheEvenGreater Před měsícem

      They need dining cars, or at least bar cars, but otherwise they seem pretty luxurious for modern trains! I only hope the windows will be openable for a long time to come; it should be required by law. :-D

  • @GojiMet86
    @GojiMet86 Před 2 lety +61

    That Taurus startup music scale is one of the best train sounds out there!

    • @marvindujardin463
      @marvindujardin463 Před 2 lety +6

      When developers have fun and go c, d, e, f, g, a, h, c

    • @EpicThe112
      @EpicThe112 Před 2 lety +1

      Sure is and these sounds you're looking at DB BR182 MRCE BR182 ÖBB1116 & 1016. ÖBB 1216 DB BR183 New lacks the sound.

    • @BlackHawkTejas
      @BlackHawkTejas Před 2 lety +2

      And also one off the best looking Locomotive!! ❤️

  • @KennethMesser1
    @KennethMesser1 Před 2 lety +57

    As someone living in Germany, I can safely say that rail service in Austria feels superior. In my experience the Railjet/Nighjet trains have always had functioning wifi and air conditioning, and the stations throughout the country feel far more modern than Germany. Hope that in the coming years the DB goes through a large scale modernization of its stations and infrastructure.

    • @scrambaba
      @scrambaba Před 11 měsíci +6

      Actually, it is the “modernizing” of DB that is the problem. Unlike OBB, the politicians and managers in Germany demand that DB act in the way they think a private corporation should act, to pursue profit. So everything DB does is focussed on getting an outcome as cheaply as possible. So they give minimum service, minimum repairs to their trains, minimum amenities to passengers, minimum customer service, minimum comfort on trains, minimum track servicing. Instead of focussing funds on core operations, they spend grandiose amounts on megaprojects like the new Stuttgart station and putting in high speed rail everywhere, even though it is massively expensive and isn’t needed by 95% of passengers. They also drain their funds on corporate empire building by acquiring companies in other countries. Now they don’t even buy loks from German companies anymore, instead they are buying them from Spain. Overall, DB is the ugliest collision between a once-glorious train service and extreme neoliberalism.
      Thank God, OBB and SBB have not been so badly infected by this deforming disease as DB and seem to have more sensible and grounded leadership.

  • @lpt2606
    @lpt2606 Před 2 lety +101

    The fact that there was ONLY a delay of 2 hours amazes me. you probably now that that was one of the worst rain storm in belgium/ german/France history.
    Great review, live the video.

  • @reli5575
    @reli5575 Před 2 lety +106

    As far as I know, the confirmation of delay (27:30) is not only so that you can justify yourself to your employer or something. With 120 minutes delay or more, according to the European Rail Passenger Rights, you are also entitled to a refund of 50% of the ticket price.

    • @stephanweinberger
      @stephanweinberger Před 2 lety +16

      It's really nice that they just hand out those confirmations. Usually you have to explicitly ask for it. Kudos to ÖBB!

    • @dazlebluefrogify
      @dazlebluefrogify Před 2 lety

      do you know how that would work if you had a say eurostar connection but with a non refundable ticket ?do OBB do a single ticket Wien to London with this change in Brussels ?

    • @thierrypauwels
      @thierrypauwels Před rokem +2

      @@dazlebluefrogify To avoid such problems you should book the entire trip with the same company. I had a journey from Nice to Brussels. Nice to Paris by SNCF, Paris to Brussels with Thalys. But I booked everything with SNCF. The Nice to Paris night train was cancelled, and so I missed my Thalys train. But SNCF then gave me a ticket for the next Thalys. If I had booked the Paris to Brussels train with Thalys, I would have had to pay for a new ticket.

  • @gharwood1356
    @gharwood1356 Před 2 lety +105

    In the birthplace of Mozart, you wouldn't expect anything less than a musical locomotive, would you?

    • @stehgrad
      @stehgrad Před 2 lety +10

      He was born in Salzburg. He died in Vienna. ... but close enough. ;-)

    • @gharwood1356
      @gharwood1356 Před 2 lety +6

      @@stehgrad Both in Austria last time I looked?

    • @peteranreiter1112
      @peteranreiter1112 Před 2 lety

      Mozart in WIEN geboren????

    • @gharwood1356
      @gharwood1356 Před 2 lety +7

      @@peteranreiter1112 Meant Austria! This was about Austrian railways.

    • @holygooff
      @holygooff Před rokem

      Yes, it's amazing. So beautiful!

  • @Tealice1
    @Tealice1 Před 2 lety +27

    14:50 You can almost see a dangerous reflection on the shower head, but I watch Simply Railway for the plot, of course.

    • @totokis
      @totokis Před 2 lety +3

      This is actual proof that he did use the shower, rendering his review even more reliable!

  • @antoniodimascio5340
    @antoniodimascio5340 Před 2 lety +28

    I would definitely travel on this night jet having ensuit toilet and shower is awesome you don't need to share

    • @PadisherCreel
      @PadisherCreel Před 2 lety +5

      The New Caledonian sleeper in the UK also provides berths with toilet and shower

  • @jovada
    @jovada Před 2 lety +25

    Tried the NJ in September. We arrived in Vienna 45 minutes late, which was ok, but during the night, we had no electricity. That means no light, no water, no flushing toilet and no air conditioning or even fresh air. That spooked me in the tiny Deluxe jail cell, so I went looking for an attendant somewhere in the train twice. They couldn't fix it, but somehow everything worked again at 4h40. I filed a complaint and half of our ticket was refunded for the technical breakdown. The delay of 45 minutes wasn't enough. Would like to try the NJ again though.

  • @el_lobo_rojo
    @el_lobo_rojo Před 2 lety +6

    I like the fact that Nightjet will arrive at Barcelona by 2024

  • @SlavaUkraini85
    @SlavaUkraini85 Před 2 lety +10

    Nothing better to have a coffee and breakfast in your own sleeping cabin in a night train while watching the moving landscape 😎

  • @helilebon614
    @helilebon614 Před 2 lety +33

    In French and German: La gare principale de Vienne (Wien Hauptbahnhof) est une belle gare moderne et propre avec beaucoup de boutiques. J'adore cette gare. Un WC privé c'est super confortable (surtout pour les voyageurs âgés). Le retard de 2 heures était causé par des fortes pluies. Merci pour votre vidéo intéressante. Vive l'ÖBB. Vive le rail. Wien Hauptbahnhof ist ein schöner, moderner und sauberer Bahnhof mit vielen Geschäften. Ich liebe ihn. Ein eigenes WC ist super komfortabel (besonders für ältere Reisende). Die Verspätung von 2 Stunden hat ihren Grund in starken Regenfällen. Danke für Ihr interessantes Video. Es lebe die ÖBB. Es lebe die Schiene.

  • @graemedurie9094
    @graemedurie9094 Před 2 lety +2

    Eating breakfast in your warm, dry and comfortable room while it's pouring rain outside is what makes it really nice

  • @AndrewG1989
    @AndrewG1989 Před 2 lety +25

    Vienna Hbf station is massive. Looks like a airport but more like a train terminal. Very nice station. Clean, spacious, lots of local shops and everything it’s got. And that lounge room is also very nice as it’s got that hotel feel.

    • @user-sm3xq5ob5d
      @user-sm3xq5ob5d Před 2 lety +7

      It is brand new opened in fall 2014. The old one was completely torn down and this new station built.

  • @bounty5218
    @bounty5218 Před rokem +2

    8:25 one of the most classical sound ever once they throttle their song is like Do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-si-doooooooo... and there he goes

  • @mymarci
    @mymarci Před 2 lety +9

    You need to know, that this day, a huge flooding in the west of Germany between Aachen and Cologne, the south of the Netherlands and Belgium occured, that destroyed many railroad track, as towns and did cost many lives. A 2 hour deleay is more than reasonable for this trip. Your train also might be the last train on the track between Cologne and Aachen before it got destroyed before the huge flood occured. The rain destroyed a lot in that region and your video might show the last appearance of the old tracks.

  • @jonhartley
    @jonhartley Před 2 lety +18

    Yet another superb report - if there were awards for train videos you would be a winner. No 'wannabe' presenters, just the right amount of information, and showing what can be achieved when a train operator not only gets its act together but sets the standard. Thank you.

  • @johan_oosting
    @johan_oosting Před 2 lety +18

    Those coaches are so quiet! What a service! Excited to see that nighttrains are back! Great video, like always.

  • @holygooff
    @holygooff Před rokem +2

    Yes this service looks great. About a decade ago I went from Brussels to Vienna and back. The night train started only from Frankfurt, so I had to take the ICE Brussels-Frankfurt first. Very doable, but of course this is much better and more comfortable.

  • @timosha21
    @timosha21 Před 2 lety +3

    I'm a train and I approve this video!.

  • @TheWoblinGoblin
    @TheWoblinGoblin Před 2 lety +6

    You are totally correct on the 10 am arrival. 8:00 would be awesome, you could have actual meetings in Brussels scheduled and if you take TGV or Eurostar you could be in Paris and London before noon. That would be awesome and could start to compete with flights (which are still too cheap).

  • @adithyaramachandran7427
    @adithyaramachandran7427 Před 2 lety +25

    Amazing video. The locomotive startup sounds like an orchestra tune.

    • @rockoutdave411
      @rockoutdave411 Před 2 lety +5

      I was about to ask if this is on-purpose. Sounds almost like a scale!

    • @joermnyc
      @joermnyc Před 2 lety +4

      An homage to the Sound of Music, Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do… and then it goes out of tune. 😑

    • @rockoutdave411
      @rockoutdave411 Před 2 lety +2

      @@joermnyc modal and semitonal

    • @tenny_tenten
      @tenny_tenten Před rokem

      @@rockoutdave411 its on purpose, this is has to do with traction system of the Siemens Taurus, it uses GTO tech

  • @dck578
    @dck578 Před 2 lety +15

    Wonderful report. Love the new Hauptbahnhof in Vienna (I can actually remember the Südbahnhof in 1971!) and OËBB. One small comment: at 10:20 you describe traveling eastwards to Germany - it is really westwards.

  • @jansupronowicz1300
    @jansupronowicz1300 Před 2 lety +9

    Fajnie, że nocne pociągi sypialne w Europie wracają do łask (it's cool that overnite sleeper trains in Europe are back in favor).

  • @NelsonClick
    @NelsonClick Před 2 lety +4

    Wow! Euro glamor and style. What a dream. Overnight train from Vienna. Yes, I also like a cool room to warm up under the covers. What a view.

  • @deusvult7559
    @deusvult7559 Před 2 lety +7

    As an American, I have very little knowledge of European trains but of all the reviews you've done this Nightjet looks to me to be the hands down winner. WHAT A TRAIN!!! Gorgeous front to rear, fast, quiet and all the amenities you need. I particularly loved the window shade instead of the usual curtains...PERFECT. If I had to nitpick the ONLY thing different I would like to see is the bed parallel to the window like the Amtrak Superliners but other than that...WOW...JUST WOW!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

    • @user-sm3xq5ob5d
      @user-sm3xq5ob5d Před 2 lety +2

      The problem would be that more space is taken for a single cabin. Placing the beds crosswise allows more beds per car.

    • @deusvult7559
      @deusvult7559 Před 2 lety +2

      @@user-sm3xq5ob5d Just add an extra car, right? Then you would get the same view from your bed as you would from a seat. It's amazing...But yeah...an extra car cost more money, and it appears to be a very competitive business over there.

    • @user-sm3xq5ob5d
      @user-sm3xq5ob5d Před 2 lety +2

      @@deusvult7559 You have to calculate how many passengers you get income from when purchasing a car. Why compromising there if you can fit more people in without a compromise in comfort? In the end it is a business. And even if they lose money don't overdo it!

    • @deusvult7559
      @deusvult7559 Před 2 lety +3

      @@user-sm3xq5ob5d Understood...Amtrak loses money every year and is Govt. subsidized. (it wouldn't exist otherwise) They are amazing to ride on though. Of course they can't match the speed and efficiency of European trains but as you say, they must make a profit to remain competitive.

    • @raymondmiller5098
      @raymondmiller5098 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@deusvult7559 Amtrak does not own the tracks it runs on; its compelled to be the 2nd priority to freight (which owns the tracks). Moreover, Amtrak is greatly underfinanced by Congress since the GOP Members of Congress have consistently been trying to kill it for decades.

  • @chiragganguly
    @chiragganguly Před 2 lety +1

    Truly exceptional service, cleanliness, accessories, food and Ambience

  • @tadelany71
    @tadelany71 Před 2 lety +6

    I liked this video so much. It gets me in the mood to travel to the beloved Brussels from the charmful jovial Vienna. The ÖBB level of service is very good. I liked the drinks and the offers of the menu card. And the ÖBB Lounge is so super friendly and cozy.

  • @leonidasse
    @leonidasse Před 2 lety +1

    Vienna-Paris and the brand new cars coming up in ‘22 or ‘23 will be awesome indeed.

  • @raleighsheffield841
    @raleighsheffield841 Před 2 lety +2

    As usual, an excellent report. I look forward to Fridays!

  • @MattSNCB1836
    @MattSNCB1836 Před 2 lety +4

    Between Welkenraedt and Liège your train took the freight line via Montzen because passenger line via Verviers was already damaged

  • @s.t.8898
    @s.t.8898 Před 2 lety

    VIELEN LIEBEN DANK...FRIEDEN und FREIHEIT...

  • @Drago1995
    @Drago1995 Před rokem +1

    srsly the locomotive has a starting melody, that's dope

  • @adityac3239
    @adityac3239 Před 2 lety +4

    The last train trips I did in Europe was in 2013 and I remembered the center of the night train network was in Munich, you have train to Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Poland, and also even north to Netherlands and Hamburg. There are also westward night trains to Paris.
    Maybe now that OEBB has launched so many overnight routes, it is indeed the new hub

  • @timnewman1172
    @timnewman1172 Před 2 lety +9

    2 hours late? Nearly on time for Amtrak!

  • @uncinarynin
    @uncinarynin Před 2 lety +10

    The locomotive is changed in Aachen.
    The ÖBB locomotive goes there (NS Vectron taking over the Amsterdam portion in Köln West).
    The nightjet Zürich - Amsterdam will have older sleeping-cars rebuilt from T2S, no private bathrooms/showers and only 160 km/h. All 200 km/h sleeping-cars are engaged and apparently the doubledeck sleeping-cars that used to go there in the CityNightLine era aren't usable any more ...

    • @EpicThe112
      @EpicThe112 Před 2 lety +1

      correct and if you have TSW 2 Koln Aachen with Rapid Transit then the DB BR182 DLC for Rapid Transit freight Main Spessart Bahn layer will place you on the cab of DB BR182 OBB 1116 with the Chris Lohner voice prompts for Sifa PZB LZB which is what's going on the locomotive. Even the NS Dutch Railways BR193 has it too. Nightet always uses Main Spessart Bahn Wurzburg Lohr Heigenbrucken Aschaffenburg Frankfurt Am Main to reach Brussels Amsterdam from Wien & Innsbruck Hbf

  • @mrfairplay
    @mrfairplay Před 2 lety +2

    That shower/basin unit in the bath was ingenious!

  • @williammerry4746
    @williammerry4746 Před 2 lety +2

    Great review, Benjamin, of a very fine train. So nice that you work with your brother. Thanks..this was special

  • @MrJohnkersey
    @MrJohnkersey Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you for taking the time to make such amazing videos for us to watch.

  • @petrsovicka
    @petrsovicka Před 2 lety +5

    Ah, das ist die Reisekultur!
    Just like it was shocking to arrive at Südbahnhof from Czechia in the 90s it's still shocking to arrive at Hauptbahhof these days. There's so much little diffrencies that the overall gap is simply gigantic. Staying envious and hoping I'll get one more chance to get in there for a visit. I am not saying it's NCC Enterprise but it exactly shows how the job should be done. Design, efficiency and simplicity all in one. And the trains are pretty long too. That's always a good sign. For me more than enough. Yeah, even railways could be working I told myself.
    Thank you for your report.

  • @gerardharrison262
    @gerardharrison262 Před 2 lety +1

    I think the 10:00h arrival is perfect. Very civiised!

  • @parigino48
    @parigino48 Před 5 měsíci

    Merci beaucoup pour cette excellente vidéo ! Quel merveilleux service !
    Thank you very much for this great video ! What a wonderful service !

  • @scottyerkes1867
    @scottyerkes1867 Před 2 lety

    Awesone trio report!! Awesome accommodations!! Sorry for delay and rainy weather. But arrival safe and sound😀😀♥️♥️

  • @watcherofclassics
    @watcherofclassics Před 2 lety +2

    27:30 That slip is so you can show your boss or your spouse that it wasn't *YOUR* fault that you were late this time. I think they do something similar in Japan.

  • @nivardofloresperez1169
    @nivardofloresperez1169 Před 2 lety +1

    ... Really...??? Taurus knows Music...???!!! That's so cool... he he... So clean and beautiful tracks, just look at that immaculate White Gravel... First World Train, awesome...!! Perfect timing for the subtitles, you can "calmly" read them and still enjoy the view, congratulations on that matter.

  • @b.w.9244
    @b.w.9244 Před 2 lety +1

    That is a sleek fancy train!

  • @arokh72
    @arokh72 Před 2 lety +53

    I'm envious of you folks in Europe. You have awesome services and rolling stock. Here in my part of Australia, the best we can hope for, outside of the luxury/tourist focussed Indian Pacific and Ghan, are nearly 40 year old rolling stock and locomotives based on the HST in the UK. Great for railfans, not so great for travelling on haha. However in 2023 they will be replaced by CAF Civity bi mode trains. Edit: What does Hbf mean? I see it a lot on these videos in Germany and Austria.

    • @stijnyskout6317
      @stijnyskout6317 Před 2 lety +26

      Hauptbahnhoff, can be compared to central station, meaning the main station of a city.

    • @ginosko_
      @ginosko_ Před 2 lety

      Howbanhoff it's a rail liner station in germanie

    • @b.w.9244
      @b.w.9244 Před 2 lety

      @@stijnyskout6317 Or Hauptmannhaus as I call it

    • @mjb4340
      @mjb4340 Před 2 lety +3

      @@stijnyskout6317 but just with one 'f'

    • @br0k0li
      @br0k0li Před 2 lety +5

      Main railway station

  • @ferseal4
    @ferseal4 Před 2 lety

    WHAT A CRACKING VIDEO!! Good job Thibault, congrats.

  • @herambabhyankar2513
    @herambabhyankar2513 Před 2 lety

    Omg that departure sound!

  • @joto4294
    @joto4294 Před 2 lety

    Great tour of the shower compartment and little else

  • @amtrakharry
    @amtrakharry Před 2 lety +2

    Another great video sir! :) I like the later arrival as a tourist but a little earlier for business people maybe...
    Thank you for sharing this great video...:):):)

  • @DimasWahyuR
    @DimasWahyuR Před 2 lety

    Very cozy sleeper train, can take a sleep for over night with a great place

  • @aureliacornelia79adgracchu29

    I SO disagree about the arrival time. I hate it when you get woken up at dawn on a sleeper! I'm NOT a morning person, so arriving 2 hours late is a bonus!
    Brilliant trip!

    • @thierrypauwels
      @thierrypauwels Před rokem

      Right. I once took a night train from Paris to Castelnaudary. Since Castelnaudary was the first stop, we arrived already at 5.40 am, on a public holiday in November. Imagine being in the station of a completely deserted small town in the dark, with the first train leaving only two hours later.

  • @neshkodimitrov
    @neshkodimitrov Před 2 lety +1

    Very interesting and so special review 😉 Thanks!

  • @tjittekamminga5170
    @tjittekamminga5170 Před 2 lety +1

    great sleeper! wow

  • @trains_worldwide
    @trains_worldwide Před 2 lety +9

    I saw this train pass by between Leuven and Brussels the other day ! It's strange because at this point it's only 4 cars !

    • @goqsane
      @goqsane Před 2 lety

      Gulp. They'll probably axe it, then?

    • @patrickmccutcheon9361
      @patrickmccutcheon9361 Před 2 lety

      @@goqsane I understand that they split it in Cologne with some cars stopping there and others going on to Amsterdam. Would not make sense to have three separate trains leave Vienna.

  • @BaronSamedi1959
    @BaronSamedi1959 Před 2 lety +1

    In the Deluxe compartments, you have another electric outlet in the bathroom.

  • @denizalgazi
    @denizalgazi Před 2 lety +1

    Vienna to London Nightjet service would be nice too!

  • @davidlogan4329
    @davidlogan4329 Před 2 lety

    Well done Benjamin. OBB is great.

  • @rezaalan3991
    @rezaalan3991 Před 2 lety +1

    What a great trip, and yes, Overnight Train arriving after 8.00 is considerably late. For me, Overnight Train should be arrived at before 7.00 or between 7.00 and 8.00. Great Room, great amenities, and yes Great breakfast.

  • @brigittelintner3336
    @brigittelintner3336 Před 2 lety

    Inspired by your video, I just took the night jet ( sleeper car) from Venice to Vienna! What a great experience, service and alternative to flying! Thanks for sharing your videos.

  • @mymarci
    @mymarci Před 2 lety +3

    Fun fact for those who know: The sleeper train from Vienna to Amsterdam has the number 420 😉

  • @theobrattinga500
    @theobrattinga500 Před 2 lety +2

    Great video !!

  • @AnjumJamil
    @AnjumJamil Před 2 lety +1

    Wonderful journey 😍

  • @charlesbaran1106
    @charlesbaran1106 Před 2 lety +4

    Nice ride! The price seems fair, considering you didn't have to pay for a hotel room.

  • @bhaveshmistry2232
    @bhaveshmistry2232 Před 2 lety

    That breakfast with a view was love :)))

  • @mitchellheard8981
    @mitchellheard8981 Před 2 lety +1

    The Taurus sounds like a keyboard when it leaves 🤣

  • @Prabhakarprabhakar-op2hb
    @Prabhakarprabhakar-op2hb Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome 🔥🔥🔥

  • @wehojm7320
    @wehojm7320 Před 2 lety +2

    You've convinced me to take overnight trains on the European continent I'll check out your other vlogs for the other routes you recommend.

  • @mashypp
    @mashypp Před 2 lety

    A wonderful review! I want to ride with it. Thank you for the inspirations

  • @lorenzo_contini_7
    @lorenzo_contini_7 Před 2 lety +7

    8:28 you can tell it's a heavy train (14 carriages!) by the slower and slightly irregular Taurus tone when departing

  • @jonesyokc
    @jonesyokc Před 2 lety +1

    This is something I want to do on my next trip to Europe. It is amazing that you were able to book this for about $245 U.S.

  • @111672balernabz2010
    @111672balernabz2010 Před 2 lety

    That was very informative,obbnightjet certainly have the european sleeper market covered very well..

  • @methefugitive
    @methefugitive Před 2 lety +2

    Back in 1999 i took the CNN City Night line train from Vienna to Cologne, luxury single cabin with dawn feather blankets, shower in cabin and bathrope and private breakfast incl. Champagne. The round trip ticket costed 750 DM back then the equivalent of 750 Euros today with inflation considered. I'll never forget that luxury night ..there was even a bar/nightclub car on the train. Perfect experience!

    • @goqsane
      @goqsane Před 2 lety

      Cool, Holger. The past form of 'cost' is 'cost', not 'costed'. Het beste.

    • @methefugitive
      @methefugitive Před 2 lety

      @@goqsane oh and btw , next time and before you embarrass yourself again, you should double check online. It's free!

    • @goqsane
      @goqsane Před 2 lety

      @@methefugitive Hey Holger. I'm not the one who said costed for past form of cost. It's not a mistake. It's your absolute ignorance.

    • @goqsane
      @goqsane Před 2 lety

      @@methefugitive I still have a screenshot of your incredibly narrow-minded racist primitive thinking. You must be a pretty sad man, huh?

    • @goqsane
      @goqsane Před 2 lety

      Good evening Holger. Did you finally get to spend some time with an English book? Make sure to read on the 'irregular' verbs part. You might be surprised it's 'put' and not 'putted', as well.

  • @samtrak1204
    @samtrak1204 Před 2 lety

    I took a Swiss Narrow Gauge train tour in 2010 that included, Bernina Express, Glacier Express and Golden Pass. I remember eating mouthwatering gelato in Tirano.

  • @pietdezwart2271
    @pietdezwart2271 Před 2 lety +3

    just a few adjustments to your videoblog: the tables from your cabin are not supposed to be stored where they are now. the breakfast in included in the price. it has already been paid for. however, a certain amount of items are included. any extras are available at cost. a refill is free in sleepingcar, however it must be either coffee or tea.

  • @saidzariouhi7381
    @saidzariouhi7381 Před 2 lety

    What a nice video, thank you for sharing. Thumb up to Siemens !

  • @TjSpoonManJacques
    @TjSpoonManJacques Před 2 lety

    I'm in New Orleans and that video sent me here! Love this channel,❤️

  • @alluresoftheseas2999
    @alluresoftheseas2999 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow 14 Carriages is a loooong Night Jet.

  • @RailLifeSriLanka
    @RailLifeSriLanka Před 2 lety

    Great capture !

  • @jasonjmarchi
    @jasonjmarchi Před 2 lety

    You have found a wondrous life, riding trains each day and capturing the experience, and making money from it. Bravo! I love that view from the cafeteria, looking out the long line of windows at the trains! Reminds me of a few scenes from Star Trek (A TV episode and a movie) where people are looking out a long line of windows at the ENTERPRISE in a spaceport.

  • @darrenchin_
    @darrenchin_ Před 2 lety +1

    can't wait to get on a sleeper train again.

  • @robertthornton9850
    @robertthornton9850 Před 2 lety

    Been wanting to go on this train since February 2020. Time to get on it.

  • @holidayaviation7078
    @holidayaviation7078 Před 2 lety

    Private room + bathroom with bathroom, great!

  • @josegabas2667
    @josegabas2667 Před 2 lety +1

    Muy bonito el video

  • @imrankhan-xn3be
    @imrankhan-xn3be Před 2 lety

    Awesome

  • @Abnerbandanovotempoinscrito1mi

    Boa viagem simply lindo tren gostei

  • @olivalkor6053
    @olivalkor6053 Před 2 lety +2

    Salut Thibaud, tout d'abord merci pour tes reports, ils sont super intéressant et pratique ........A quand un trip en Russie pour teste la flèche rouge entre St Petersburg et Moscou et aussi le classique transsibérien?? :-) Bonne continuation !!

  • @DSBMAC13
    @DSBMAC13 Před 2 lety +1

    Wanted to take that train the other way around, but corona just fucked everything up. so scheduled to next year. Gonna start in Aachen (my hometown), head to Vienna and from there on further to Slovakia.
    At least, now I know what to expect from the train, so thanks for the video ;-)

  • @LisaMarli
    @LisaMarli Před 2 lety

    Love the sound the engine makes when starting. What a pleasant way to say "Look out I'm moving".
    I prefer 10 am to 7 am arrival times, I am not a morning person. And nothing is open at 7 am. So you get there early and have nothing to do because nothing is open.

    • @patrickmccutcheon9361
      @patrickmccutcheon9361 Před 2 lety

      I agree with the last part. I used to take the night train from Milan to Brussels in the 1990s. Arriving at 7.00, I used to pass the time in the wonderful Metropole Hotel drinking coffee and reading newspapers before the city woke up. Sadly those trains do not exist any longer and the Metropole also closed its doors due to Covid and the side effects of pedestrianisation.

  • @TheRailgram
    @TheRailgram Před 2 lety

    excellent

  • @Bobrogers99
    @Bobrogers99 Před 2 lety +3

    Deluxe accommodations and service! Except for the delay, you couldn't ask for more! I hope that they will continue to offer the ensuite toilet/shower as an option. In the US, the newer trains have eliminated them.

    • @Neville60001
      @Neville60001 Před 2 lety

      That's what gets me, Bob; why _did_ Amtrak get rid of them?

  • @SilverWave64
    @SilverWave64 Před 2 lety +8

    It's fun to see how almost every European rail company has stopped running night trains because they are unprofitable, and ÖBB is expanding it all over Europe because they can run it with a profit, even without subsidies.

    • @johndoe1909
      @johndoe1909 Před 2 lety +1

      no. they cant. on certain particular lines they might get +- 0. but overall this is the result of a countryvhaving the interest in establishing a rail communication network because it benefits them. öb where asked ti expand in to the nordics but as there where no subsidies available at the time they declined.

    • @jmolofsson
      @jmolofsson Před 2 lety

      @@johndoe1909 Too long distances with too few inhabitants. And restrictive rules for trains in the two tunnels to and from Zealand. It's much better to focus on continental routes.
      In ten years, maybe, when the new Danish-German tunnel is ready, if demand for night trains then is sufficient.

    • @paulradulescu
      @paulradulescu Před 2 lety

      My friend ...now in. 🌍Europe is not option ...Climate. Change ideology will destroy the airlines company's ,so the rail night travel must become nr 1 ..

    • @dosvidanyagaming4123
      @dosvidanyagaming4123 Před rokem

      @@jmolofsson The issue is that Sweden, Norway and Finland all have night trains of our own, and Denmark isn't exactly the hottest market. It's more likely you'll see SJ open up more of the old sleeper routes they used to run.

  • @Thiermo
    @Thiermo Před 2 lety +1

    Nice video!

  • @rodrigosebastianvergara

    Amo tus vídeos, este verano quise tomar el tren nocturno desde Viena a Florencia pero ya estaba todo vendido.
    Un abrazo desde Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱🏳️‍🌈

  • @christophe77700
    @christophe77700 Před 2 lety +4

    Bonjour. Mais, mais,... C'est le VIE/BRU du bouquin !!! Mon chapitre préféré. La voiture est vraiment silencieuse, est-ce vraiment le cas ? Merci pour la vidéo. Et hâte d'en voir une sur le Paris/Vienne.

    • @Benjamin0c
      @Benjamin0c Před 2 lety +1

      Ça sera les mêmes voitures. Oui la voiture est t’es silencieuse, c’est un bonheur de prendre sa douche à 200km/h

  • @valeriebassett3107
    @valeriebassett3107 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video. That was a beautiful train. Thank you for sharing your videos. I look forward to seeing your next video. Very exciting.

  • @lindawheeler3242
    @lindawheeler3242 Před 2 lety

    This looks like a trip I would like to take....

  • @funkbird76
    @funkbird76 Před 2 lety +4

    The thing on the wall 16:19 looks like a loudspeaker to me! (German frequent rail traveller here...). Those sound really tinny.

  • @strobi0001
    @strobi0001 Před 2 lety

    Great narration