The Czech Republic's New JET TRAIN! - First Class Review
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For today's video, I'll be riding the Czech Republic's newest train, the InterJet! This train was built by Siemens and Škoda recently to expand capacity and comfort on select routes in the west of Czechia.
They feature really lavish interiors, with some cool features that really cater to the modern traveller. Find out more about this pleasant new train by watching my review.
Enjoy the video!
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Journey Details:
Origin: Praha hl.n.
Destination: Plzeň hl.n.
Company: ČD - České Dráhy (Czech Railways)
Train: ČD 362 + InterJet
Accommodation: First Class Seat (1st)
Distance: 66 miles / 106 kilometres
Price: 261 CZK / £8.90 / €10.40 / $11.00
Time: 1h20m + 3L
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Switzerland's newest train looks absolutely gorgeous
I'm always impressed by your pronunciation of place names wherever you go. I've no idea how correct they are but they sound good nonetheless. Do you speak any languages other than English or is this all down to either good research, blagging or both?
As a native speaker I can confirm they are very correct!
@@prgaviation As he sounds so good in so many languages, my theory is that he probably studied linguistics or something similar at university and just does very good research before making each video.
I worked in Germany many years ago and was taught German by the locals, I once went into buy some milk and the lady serving asked was I from the Netherlands nope, I’m Irish, she then argued with me that I was Dutch as my German was spoken with the Dutch accent, I was delighted because we were near the Dutch border and the Dutch people I met where very helpful, so if you learn locally then you’ll nearly always get the pronunciation correct and I think that in this case he’s had a native’s assistance, great post
Thank you all! 😅
My pronounciations are mostly self-taught from travel experience, and the desire to get things sounding right. I only speak English, sadly.
I was about to note that as well. Yes, your pronounciations are very correct.
The waiting room was empty, because vast majority of ppl come to a train station very shortly before a train leaves the station. Moreover, the Main (Wilson) station has many seats in the new hall.
True!
I was riding one of these new train sets in April, going from Ústí nad Labem to Prague. Albeit I was travelling in the 2nd class, the InterJet train is still comfy and pleasant way to travel. There was no ČD Minibar service, though that was due to the train being an R-category ("Rychlík" - fast train; specifically R-Krušnohor, running from Prague to Chomutov via Ústí nad Labem) which is lower quality category than the IC you travelled with. Still good seats, power sockets & WiFi, good window alignment even in 2nd class. Good train overall.
As a Czech, I am quite impressed by your pronounciation of Czech names and other stuff, the pronounciation are correct, mostly on point. Great job. Thanks for a nice, enjoyable video of the Interjet train.
Thank you very much, glad to hear you enjoyed the journey in Second Class! 😎
Its „Aussig an der Elbe“
@@lolookie1682 Thanks for the info, appreciate it. The snack service was not a thing on Krušnohor on 2nd of April this year, at least in the Ústí -> Prague leg of the train's itinerary. Maybe it is available now, or maybe I foolishly missed it. Again, thanks for the info and correction. Cheers.
@@nolibtard6023 Oh no, I do not want to be part of Germany. Not again!
@@Torham0 yeah, they sometimes take a break on the final stretch or maybe due to not enough staff it rode without it. Either way, when I am on "režijní" trip (to/from work as a train conductor) from Ústí, I always look myself for the snack service. On interjet, they are seated in first class.
Looks absolutely amazing. Happy to see european rail carriers investing in their stock. Im especially excited about the new ÖBB nightjets, they look amazing and will hopefully be even better than those of the last generation.
Yes, I'm also VERY excited for the new night trains.
@@SuperalbsTravels Czech Railways have seen a significant growth in value and quality over the past decade.
I took OBB NightJet from Bologna, Italy to Vienna, Austria - and I must say that it was total tragedy - I Payied 100 EUR - it had dirty seats, full of dust, dirsty and peeled off bathroom floor and walls, peelled off carrige collors and signs.. Brutal A/C - I got ill for a week, and we were 30 minutes late - NEVER AGAIN !!!!
Comparing to that OBB NighJet - Czech National ČD Night has very clean co3uches, -very comfy matraces and very nice staff
and much nicer prices for similar distance..!!!
2:50 That's why this station is CD's main hub. in case of other nationals, major operators to use it are DB from Germany, OeBB from Austria, MAV from Hungary, ZSSK from Slovakia, PKP (from my country) and, rarely, CFR from Romania
as a czech native, i can say that im impressed by your pronounciation, which were the best ive heard so far. only thing ill point out is the name of the town "beroun" which is said differently. but great video anyway. always feels good when somebody from different country records their experience in czechia, and has positive feelings about it :)
I have no idea if you pronunciation of the Czech is correct, but I love the confidence with your pronunciation! Great video with a scenic route. All around fantastic job.
I like to think it is. 😅
Thanks!
As a Czech, I can confirm that this is the best pronounciation that a non-native speaker can have. This is a very talented creator indeed.
Thank you for a great insight.
Looks basically like a railjet with Borcad seats (which seem like an improvement).
I'm well familiar with the ČD railjet, which frequently comes to Austria.
The only thing missing in the InterJet is the excellent dining-car serviced by JLV, as it can be found on railjet and EuroCity trains. If you ever get on a train with Czech restaurant car I recommend a full meal, which is very affordable during "Happy hour" (on the Czech inland section).
I guess the train you showed isn't running long enough that a full dining car would make sense, but at least there's a snack service.
Yep, a Railjet style train with different seats and no cab car. Agree the restaurant missing is a shame, but I guess this isn't for the premier international expresses.
This InterJet sets were launched less than a year ago!
in 2023/24 will be launched another new international ComfortJets - to DE, AT, SK and HU - I have been looking foerward to see it on the tracks!
The outside looks modern already, but the seats! OMG I have to ride this 😆
YES! They were sooo comfy. 😅
Another great video which I really enjoyed. Lovely to see footage of Prague station which looks stunning. Your videos are a joy to watch with great spoken commentary. Thanks
Thank you very much! Praha hl.n. is a spectacular station.
here is the Prague historical main station after renovation footage - time 1:28 - its really a huge building
czcams.com/video/45dl8A2z9ME/video.html
What a great new train! Looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
A nice new train. Second class looks good too. Thanks for highlighting the seat alignment with the windows - that's really good news.
Felt homesick watching this video as I did that trip many times....We have to learn how to bring comfort to the travelling public in the UK...we are light years behind.......
It would be amazing to have something even slightly like this back home.
We don't have high speed trains here in Czechia and trains are constantly delayed, but after I visited some other countries, I realized that we have some things which are superior compared to other countries:
1) all trains have toilets, really all trains, even when toilet can look bad, you know it's there and it can save you from brown pants
2) stations are well marked that you really see where you are from train, you see what station you are arriving before it stops there, that can be really important in some situations, not all trains have displays or it can be broken
3) all trains have loud speakers which are speaking clearly, loud enough and understandable, this is also superior to other countries (this is valid even for buses and trams).
4) you can buy tickets in most of trains on board from conductor
5) the most common czech train ticket is flexible from A to B with no mandatory train or seat reservation, so you can use any train you want in any time, that's really superior and it makes journies really much relaxed, especially when you need to change train few times, you still have just one ticket from place A to B, not 5 tickets for 5 trains like in other countries, unfortunately, it got worse after they allowed private companies, but thankfully, after 10 years, they created thing called "one ticket" which is like ticket sent to you from god and it has power everywhere, but you have to ask for it, they won't give it to you automaticaly, in some cases they give it to you automaticaly when there is only private company on your route, but you can't count with that always. On other hand, if there is option to buy ticket connected to specific train in specific time, it's mostly cheaper than flexible ticket, on some routes they give you ticket with mandatory train automaticaly, but that's mostly only for better class trains, on common trains, especially shithole village trains, there is only flexi ticket option, so sometimes it can be weird that ticket to some village can be more expensive than ticket for much longer journey in better train when there is competition with more companies and you have ticket with mandatory train, but these things are still new for me, in the past, there was only flexi ticket
6) that's related to flexi tickets, not connected to specific trains - when you buy ticket at station, you have your ticket in like 5 seconds, mostly directly with your change back on the ticket, they are really fast, in other countries, you are waiting in long lines and you have to say what train and what seats....it can take even 5 minutes to buy ticket in other countries, we almost missed our train in Poland because of that, we didn't expect 20 minutes line for tickets, such thing doesn't exist in Czech Republic, but as I mention down here, they have ticket machines which you can use instead and it can be faster than telling it to a person behind glass
What is vice versa superior in other countries:
you can buy train tickets from machines which are in almost every station, such thing is really sci-fi for us, but you can use mobile app here
wonderful capture...beautiful trains...love it
Another great video mate, really liking the commentary style videos
Lovely scenery and amazing weather. And those Interjet trains are very unique. Great video as always 👍☺️
Many thanks! It was a great day for travelling.
@@SuperalbsTravels No worries 😊
Something can not be very unique.
Something is unique or not!
@@pawelborger8819 True
Nice video and neat and clean railways.Good part on your pronunciation of local places is so spot on!!
Thank you very much!!
Hello, greeting from far away Hong Kong. Just happened to see your videos and they are all fabulous. Thank you for showing all the different railways in Europe. Hope you can come to Asia and experience some of the latest rails here, particularly the High Speed Rail😊😀. You will be amazed by how innovative they are.
Very nice.. explanation & information Thanks .Fantastic coverage,
100% professional video, congratulations !!!
Thank you very much! :)
Awesome railway video from Prague, excellent captures! Kind Regards Railherbie
Great video! Nice train that you got to go on
Nice capture 👍 my thumb goes up. A great video! I send you greetings
Plzeň train station is finally finished and it is really nice! Come again to Czechia :)
Nice to see a spanking new interior.
Yep, and a nice one too!
in the end there you arrived in my home town. Nice! :)
That train is pretty amazing
Looks like a great train set. 👌 Love the generous space for bicycles.
Does the conductor staff the infopoint? Quite an unusual feature … I wonder how many people utilise it. 🤔
Yes, it is basically where the conductor goes when not doing other important duties.
Another super watch from Superalbs. I wish modern UK trains had as much thought put into them.
Thanks! It's a completely different experience abroad...
I use this train quite regularly and the new cars definitely represented a significant upgrade. I only hope that the control car for push-pull service will be available soon. They are allegedly under construction with rollout planned somewhere next year.
I think it's shame we don't have more train sets or push-pull sets in Czechia............. And electrified every track for passenger trains :D
Great trip
awesome video
Thanks!
great video
I'm an English man and Czech speaker. Your pronunciation is spot on as far as I'm concerned. Well done.
Thank you very much for noticing! 😇
live in czech republic and interJet is good i just rode it yesterday :D
Thanks very useful
Awesome.
Thank you! :)
this is hands down the best pronounciation i heard from a foreigner that is not learning czech.
You told about the beutifill archtecture of Prague. It's a pity that you don't looked out on the oposit side just in this minutes. There can you visit really historical centre of Prague, for example the Petřín hill, the Charles bridge and the Prague castle. :-( But many tourist on this train make the same mistake, because the view on your side is also very good in this moment. Whenever I travel in this train, I say them: Look there, it's even better. :-)
This train reminds me a bit of Austria's ÖBB Railjet
Beautiful train video😘😘😘
Love you from india🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Thank you
I love that guy in the train at 3:05 that just goes 🖐🙂
5:58 I remember being on a boat on the vltava and saw that exact type of tram!
Oh yea and btw i remember one time we where going to our uncle all the way to Pardubice, and when we were returning back we lost the a RegioJet train, but gladly our uncle gave us a ticket to another ČD train heading to prague!
Hahaha, I didn't even notice!
Burger King advert over a Subway store xD
What a great train, and the locomotive is old but gold!
Hope you all enjoyed the video on the new InterJet! :)
Your videos are the best
@@maimadha Thank you very much! 🤩
@@SuperalbsTravels you are very welcome
New Serbian Stadler KISS is very good .
I hope this is not a Rickroll link lol
Can we say these sets are an evolution of the railjet sets ?
Pretty much they are, yeah! Then another evolution is coming soon, the nine car 'ComfortJet' for international services.
not really - its a different train - as the RailJets are fully produced by Austrian division of Siemens - but InterJets are project of cooperation between Siemens Austria (just the metal parts /skeleton,wheels/ and Czech machinery producer Škoda Group /interriors and all inside like all cables, lights, seats, etc./
At 04:02, it looks like an old Irish Rail Mk2 carraige in Galway livery in the backround :P
im from czechia and im proud on this trains we use on western expres
Yes, it's definitely something to be proud of. :)
I rode this train between Cheb (near the German border) and Prague back in October and I found this train to be the best long-distance train I ever rode in my entire life. The padding at the second class (I ride trains mostly second class because of my budget limitations) is the best. The CD logo was even really well-knit in the leather headrest which gave this train a premium feeling even on the second class. The seats have even USB-C power outlets but I used my own charger to charge my phone since that outlets will not charge my phone as fast as my charger does. The ICE train (especially those of the types ICE-T and ICE 4, which I mostly rode on my entire life) looks outdated compared to these railcars. I can compare it with only one train that I also already rode, which is the newest ICE of the DB, the ICE 3 neo. My only complain about these trains is the mobile bistro, where I was not able to pay with my card. It accepted only cash. The train that I rode was pulled by the best European locomotive yet, the Siemens Vectron (which is also Bolt Railway Dog's favorite loco, go check him out, I am a Furry btw, so is him), which will also be used on the newer ComfortJet sets that will soon start service on the route between Prague, Dresden, Berlin and Hamburg.
Very snazzy
Sure is, thanks for watching! :)
service-wise, we rich Swiss would wish to have such new Czech trains!
dont worry, you wouldnt want to have our salaries :D
That's an incredible bargain. I still think that the Czech Republic has the best looking trains in Europe.
The colours really are amazing. Altough I do find some of the SBB designs like the Giruno to be very appealing.
I really like the Czech railways, they're great quality and amazing value.
Czech Railways used to be a total trash and laughing stock, but a lot of improvement has been done in the last decade. Partially due to EU funds, which allowed to modernize the fleet and partially due to pressure from private competition, which forced the former monopolistic carrier to improve its passanger service and company ethos. There is still a lot of room for improvement, especially on local lines, but the progress deserves recognition.
@@CZpersi It was modernised in last 10 years, but it's going worse than before, all tracks are constantly under construction, there are constantly buses instead of trains and tracks are too bussy since they allowed private companies. I am using trains for my entire life, but in last 5-10 years, it's really bad and unreliable type of transporting. It's good only for long routes when you have 1st class ticket and restaurant car, you can sit there and eat which is acceptable way how to spend all that waiting in middle or corn field for something. :-D
@@lolookie1682 I didn't say it's caused by české dráhy. But ČD should stop at least lie about delayes and canceled trains, if train is broken, they should say it, not showing 5 minutes...10 minutes....20 minutes....30 minutes.....60 minutes.....you are waiting like idiot because they can't just say that train is broken and will not come, I could use bus in that time instead of waiting for train which won't arrive.
1:17 The model is so faithful that it even includes junkies in front of the station.
you should try the 460 dmu its from 1971 lol
if you want to ride one go to route Olomouc-Přerov they are being on the slow passenger service (OS)
No měl by, už se jim blíží konec s dodávkou Panterů.
Replacing the IETs with these would be a MASSIVE upgrade
Hi ,could you please put distances in kilometres too? Many of us dont know miles ,for the rest IS fabuolous ,great videos, with all information need It ,good Work!
As of my newest video, this is something I am doing. Thanks for your feedback as always.
Prague - Pilsen (Praha-Plzeň in czech) is appx 120 km from the city centre = 1 hour ride
now aftersv the new deliveries - this express lines have been hauled by locos Siemens Vectron only.
New international Comfortjets will be seen on tracks since end of 2024 - that time still without restaurant cars and train control cars - as both has been long time to be approved .. so the new wagons wil be hauled by Vectrons only and at the final points the locos will have to be moved to the opposite part of the train - until the train control cars (connected vith loco on the other end of the train set will be approved into opperation)
You nail every single pronunciation 👏
Thank you, I try my hardest! 😎
huge congratulations to a very good pronunciation of Dobřichovice :-D ..... not many foreigners can pronunciate our "ř"
Hi im cz i like this train really is new🥰
Cool
10:03 I'm pretty sure it costs only 40Kč if you have a normal ticket, because the seat reservation is free with it. But you have to pay extra if your ticket is free (IN karta, interrail, fip and employees of ČD, ŽSSK and SŽ)
Did they fix the toilet doors yet? When I was aboard those about a month ago, you had to bodycheck the doors quite forcefully to get them to open (from the corridor, from inside there were no issues).
Technically it's similar to the railjet but railjets have at least two different models of toilets (sliding door or spring-loaded door that you push inside to get in).
They're quite stiff, but I think that's by design - many trains toilet doors just open and close themselves.
Not often you see a wireless charging pad on a train. Our local trains here in sydney don't even have outlets, usb or wifi. And they're slow :P
hello from Beroun!
🚶🚂👍 Good job 👏🤝
Wow nice view, I like to see new places ✌
Great movie 👍 Bravo 👋
And I have a new movie from a walk around the city 😊
Regards, DJ Janusz from Warsaw Poland ✌ 🇵🇱✋
I was on one of these this spring from Berlin to Dresden, and they're indeed great trains! I did however not get to go to the restaurant coach (is there one?) since our train was *packed*.
Between Berlin and Dresden, it must have been a Railjet set, which was mentioned in this video as well, not Interjet. And yes, Railjets have a restaurant car.
@@janbenes9293 Hmm yes, probably that then. Either way the interior seems to be almost identical which is why I mixed it up I guess.
@@dziltener Nah the Railjet interior is quite different actually, and the majority of the Railjet Trainsets are owned by ÖBB (Austria) and are Red, but except for that have almost the same interior
@@heybenjii5544 Well the one I was on definitely wasn't red on the outside, and neither are any of the Czech trains I see in Berlin almost daily
InterJets operate only on the t
erritory of the Czech republic!
For some reason, it reminds me of the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
I see what you mean with that! I'm flying them today actually. :)
Haha, have a save trip!
The Zapadni Express has even it's line number - it's Ex6.
Interesting that České dráhy runs such a flash train for a destination like Plzeň which is only 84km from Praha (Prague). And need to book a seat. Here, you just turn up 5 minutes before departure at Sydney Central, get on a one-class train for a 160km trip to say Newcastle and pay $8.15 (£4.70 or Kč126.86) for a RETURN trip, and no seat booking. OK so our intercity trains don't have a food cart and so on but that is not deemed necessary for that distance here. "Here" BTW is New South Wales, Australia. I guess it's related to the different outlook that people have who live in very large countries; people in the U.S. and Canada possibly think the same way.
Hope you tried the "pivo" of Plzeň while you were there!
Praguer here. There are plenty of train categories. It's possible to go to Plzeň by slow (stoppers), fast (less stops) or direct IC trains, the price is about the same. For IC trains, Plzeň is just the 1st stop on a much longer route to Cheb (about 210 kms) - a border station. Also in an opposite direction some trains from Cheb continue all the way to Bohumín (north-east border town), that is around 550 km. On this route, the relation Praha - Plzeň is just a one stop. So while it's possible to book a seat, it's a short trip even for the locals here.
8:30 could you do one on those little single-carriage trains?
The 810!
Have you ever thought of putting the month and year of your journey in the description?
Excellent work otherwise, especially the voice over. One of the few channels I don't need to use the subtitles, to understand what's being said.
reminds me of cd railjet
Michal Vlaky :D 13:05
Oh, what do you mean? :)
Its a trainspotter
The interior was very modern
I agree. Well appointed.
Do you have been also in vienna?
Yes, many times! :)
What is the speed of the train for this journey?
Maximum 160km/h.
No dining car?
Nope, these aren't used on the premier international services, just 'regular' old InterCity.
You can tell it's basically a Railjet.
the cars are really similar to OBB railjet
Well, those beautifully padded seats seem to go against the oft quoted excuse for the 'ironing boards' on modern UK carriages: that they have to comply to EU fire and safety regulations!?!
Oh yes, of course it's nonsense. It's excuse after excuse with UK railways.
@@SuperalbsTravels You're right! The travelling public should rebel against the standards offered in the UK.
Old Pete Brandy :-)
I'm not old! 😃😃😃
@@SuperalbsTravels promiň myslím že ty natáčíš délé nemyslím tím že jsi starý
@@TrainSpotter_Vrsovicak Albie started to filming later than me, but I did more aviation videos originally.
Its a shame about the major road that runs outside the station in prague
Oh, it's absolutely awful isn't it? That lovely building with a horrid road in front of it... 🤢
What is long in czech republic. 200km you are into another country
mostly true, but it can be twice as much as the longest distance from one point to another in our country is around 400km
aren't these carriages from railjet ?
They're of a similar design!
It's the same family of cars (Siemens "Viaggio") with a slightly improved interior, and doors at the end of the trainset so more cars can be added if necessary. On the Railjet the end at the engine side is just walled off, and the other end is a cab car (which causes capacity problems on some Austrian routes where 1-2 more cars more would be necessary).
The basic design of the car body dates back to the 90's and can be found in various railways all across Europe. It was designed from the start to be "modular" with regards to the interior.
The CDjet were sold by the ÖBB to CD
not true, these are brand new carriages
Every time I see You traveling trains are close to being empty.
On the one side it's more comfortable voyage for You, on the other side I'm pretty worried about financial condition of carriers.
Partly editorial. I try to travel at quieter times for the sake of a better video, and also because I tend to cut out any instances of overcrowding unless it forms part of the review. :)
I don't like trains without compartments. Those "kolkhoz" style cars were in the past used only for local trains where quality of the ride was relatively unimportant.
Yeah, it's a pity to miss out on those. I wonder if the new ComfortJet will have compartments...
i know this train that i ride with my own brother
Oh nice, that sounds fun!
@@SuperalbsTravels ok i like your videos
8:53 i don"t like toilet time.
but i need to go to the toilet
"the newest train" with 50 years old locomotive, that's really Czech :-D
Hahaha, but many of them are also pulled by brand-new Vectron locomotives.
jenže Eso je prostě Eso! :- )
@@SuperalbsTravels Problem with them is that it doesn't really look modern, so people think it's much older than it actually is, it doesn't have aerodynamic shape, it looks just like slightly modernised locomotive from communism time.
What is your nationality?
So they take the Railjet and drive with an Old locomotive 😂
Kind of 😂, but it's modernised and the coaches are built by Škoda Transportation and Siemens as an original build
Rail road
Its nice but RegioJet is better
Maybe, but Regiojet don't go to Plzeň! :D
in czech republic
Cool video! Very impressed by this train, ans also your pronunciation of all the place names!
One nitpick, though: The country is not called "Czech". It's either "Czechia" or "the Czech Republic". The word "Czech" is an adjective. So saying "Czech's newest train" would be the same as saying "English's newest train".
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Im from czech
have been taking this route back and forth for a number of years and was REALLY not impressed to see them replace comfortable compartment carriages with open seating here. these are essentially just Railjets as regular carriages. wasn't impressed by the Railjets at all. Too many cheap looking hard materials in first class.
It's a shame the compartments are gone, I agree...
@@SuperalbsTravels having been on the Interjets more recently, I do have to concede they're quite comfy.....certainly for shorter trips like Praha-Plzen :)