@@podr0znik1 Yes I took the night train route in Winter up to Bodo from Trondheim. Train came in about 20-30mins before departure so time to make oneself comfortable onboard. Was operated by same Di4 series. Of course no scenery for most of the trip but cool to see the snow coming down outside, and the quiet platforms at stations on the way during the night. Cosy feeling! There is a bluish light for the last part of the trip so you see a bit of a fjord near Bodo at the end. The good thing about the night train is the arrival was at 9.15am and basically the length of the trip was perfect for the night train (ie enough time to really sleep and not too early arrival) compared to slightly shortish time of the Olso-Bergen night train. The scenery on the fjord near Bodo was also very nice. I am glad I later took a local service during the daylight hours.
The catanary will extend even further to storlien Sweden and to Trondheim Airport Because of the electrification project of the nordlandabanen and meråkerbanen to storlien swedeen
Another wonderful video! Thanks for doing this one. I've wanted to see this for a long time. This makes me want to take this trip. And yes, it does resemble Alaska quite a bit.
Well I can tell you about announcements. 5-6 minutes is usually the standard for long distance trains across Scandinavia as it allows people the right amount of time to package the stuff they've set up at their seat and be ready by the door in time to disembark. I mean the train won't wait if anyone is too slow to get off in time, thats their problem, not the train company's
@@drdewott9154 - yes, a rough estimation, which is absolutely unnecessarily longer then needed to be. :) Of course, in this case we are talking about a half second that will hurt no-one. But there are cases when more and more information is added this way and the announcements become almost useless in the end. :)
There is a 4-part series of videos taken from the driver's cab on this train--one in winter, summer, fall and spring. Amazing to see the way the terrain changes. Check it out. They are on UA-cam
They’re regional trains. They run Støren - Trondheim - Storlien, a few routes to Røros and Hamar as well as the diverted Trondheim-Oslo train via Røros.
passenger rail often doesn't run on profit but is partially subsidized from the government and partially also covered with the income made with freight traffic
Do you have plan to go to Asia??, If you, don't forget Indonesia, There is a new (Rebrand) train in Indonesia, The Hype Trip train. It's runs from Jakarta to Jogjakarta. The train is added some new stickers, a board game and new meals, designed for millenials.
Did you know that NSB is short for a political party related to the Nazi's (Dutch)? So for me it is really weird to see those letters used as an abbreviation.
10:04 reason for that is that since this is a long distance train it doesn't stop so much, so they tell in advance that train is coming so you can get ready (especially in winter it can be helpful if you need to get on your winter jacket and so on) - i like that feature since i used long distance train for a while (i lived close to a station on Sørlandsbanen until recently). But really nice video, this is the only train that i haven't taken yet!
For armchair travelers like myself, your videos are a godsend. Thanks for sharing your trips with us. I live in the midwest of the US and I love "feeling" like I am seeing the world!
I'm in the UK and some of these clips have a feel of being right on my doorstep, certainly giving me thoughts about future travel plans...plenty of inspiration!
Me too, I live in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales Australia, the beautiful scenery reminded me of Canada. Love the train, it looked very modern, clean and comfortable. 🇦🇺
I have done the Arctic Express from Stockholm all the way to Narvik during winter. Beautiful, I spent most of the time looking out of the windows, all my train journeys are like that.
Thanks for filming northern Norway. I had no idea what to expect but your video shows how beautiful the landscape really is. (Also, wow, the toilet with that wall mural deserves a 5 star rating.)
8:13: The landscape changed because you climbed above 'treeline'. Once you go above a certain elevation (depending on the local climate and latitude), no trees will grow there. You could see this on the mountains you passed earlier; the further north you go, the lower the treeline on the mountains gets.
That's right. Even between Tromso and Narvik there were plenty of trees depending on the elevation. I think the artic circle line area on the video is on a plateau?
@@yasukiwi The railway (and the road E6) crosses the arctic circle on a mountain, called Saltfjellet, but it's not a very steep mountain, at least not where the rail line and road is
Too bad you missed out on the new seats on Sj's new premium class. New recliner seats with excellent comfort on both Trondheim- Bodø and Trondheim- Oslo 😅 Glad you enjoyed your trip north though 😁
Trondheim S is currently undergoing a massive redesign, the old ugly station will be basically torn down and entirely replaced with something bigger and better. Also, gotta apologize for the poor quality of trains up here! Norway massively lacks behind the European mainland when it comes to railways, but we are working on the problem🥲
The quality of what was seen in this clip suggests you aren't getting much wrong at the moment, but there is of course always room for improvement...offer the best and constantly strive to make it better, that is always the approach to take.
@@Northstander slow speeds, loads of single track and the long haul carriages are getting outdated. They are replacing the long haul trains in a few years though. Quite excited for the new trains that will probably be announced this or next year.
Nice Trip Report! They used to announce the crossing of the polar circle, did they stop that? Whats also interesting: big parts of the line are fenced in to prevent accidents with Elk and reindeer. There used to be a rifle onboard the locomotives to be able to end the suffering of animals that were hit. but due to more strict gun laws the rifles disappeared
Ah the wonderful sound og GM two-stroke engines! The Norwegian locomotives are quite similar to the now retired Danish class ME locomotives except for the exterior design
Deployed there in 88 operation Northern Star I think.(it was a long time ago)It was the friendliest and warmest city I’ve ever been to. I will forever be grateful how well we were treated. VMFA 251(I was a Navy Corpsman assigned to the Marines) was my unit. Had a very expensive beer at a place called Bonaparte I think. Again we were treated so well it has kept Norway 🇳🇴 in my heart for over 35 years. Hope to return one more time. Thanks for posting.
As I understand it you are traveling North to Bodo. At 16:50 a train going in the opposite direction, South, is also going to Bodo. Does that train know of a shortcut? LOL
Hi, there. Thanks for the awesome content you put up for us. We see plenty of your trips through Europe and the US/Canada. How about some new adventure rail trips on some of the less trodden railroads? South Africa to Dar Es Salaam, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ethiopia to Djibouti, South East Asia, China, India, etc. They might not be as fancy as those European ones, but I think would make for some memorable adventure railing for you and your viewers. The world is bigger than just Europe and North America, brother. Give us more.
Went to Norway several years ago. I have a friend that lives in Bodø. We drove from Trondheim to Bodø. It was during the summer. We didn’t have a true midnight sun, but it got dusky for several hours. Weird thing if you never experienced it.
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I did this trip around 1981, I drove from Oslo to Bodo, stopping off at a few places en route. (Then on to Sweden back via Mo-I-Rana). The sceneary is eye opening, as we crossed the Artic Circle everythign (except the road) was covered in deep snow. Thrilling trip, midnight sun with no night darkness, would love to do it again, by train would be great option.
Oh so you traveled on a section of the Meraker Line too. I traveled on the entire Meraker line from Trondheim to Storlien, Sweden onboard a Class 93 DMU over the summer and thought Hell station was quite a funny name! ;D The views along the fjord was stunning!
They are electrifying the Meraker line at moment so I think unfortunately there are not train services available but in the near future there will be electric trains through to Sweden which is a nice alternative to normal routes Oslo-Stockholm or Narvik-Boden in the North.
Nordlandsbanen is one of the 2 railways linies I have't been on yet, the other is Rörosbanen. In Fauske you can take a bus to Narvik then take the Iron railway (Malmbanan) back south on the Swedish side. Btw you should take a trip on the Inlandsbanan (if you haven't done it yet) some summer.
The Stockholm-Luleå night train can also go even further north to Narvik in Norway. This is one of if not THE northernest train line in the world and is operated by Norwegian VY. This will definitely be the northernest train you’ve ever taken!
Yeah and great scenery leaving Narvik and then along the top of the fjord! Pity this line is not connected to the Norwegian system at Bodo. There were plans to go further than Bodo and the work was started but never got far. Maybe one day!
The Flirt class 76 is not a DMU, but a bi-modal DEMU. Parts of the rail network north of Trondheim is being electrified now, so they will run more and more electric and diesel only where necessary.
So basically in most of Scandinavia there is not too big a difference between first and other classes. It’s mostly to do with the available service rather than seating.
Great video! But again, as in so many modern trains, and despite being otherwise a comfortable and well designed train: Seats without window access (even in the 1. class). I find this outrageous, particulary if one considers the epic views! At least they could have used the windowless space for luggage storage or something like that.
If I can only do one rail journey, this is it. So many talk about the Oslo-Bergen rail trip, but this is the one that I'd want to do when I visit Norway one day. It's just such beautiful scenery. Reminds me of the U.S. Northwest. Elsewhere on UA-cam, the entire trip is shown, and it's quite an amazing watch.
I did Oslo-Bergen and back (one in day, one overnight), Oslo-Trondheim in day, and then this same Nordlands Line but on the night train not the day (hey in NZ we don''t have any night trains so...) I did the trips in early january so I got the winter scenery. I would say both Oslo-Bergen and Oslo-Trondheim scenery is slightly better than this one (my subjective view of course) mostly because the other two include the fantastic mountain plateaus. But really any of them are great! Also there is the Narvik (further up the coast) over to Swedish west coast and down to Stockholm service too but that is disconnected with the rest of Norwegian rail system ie Bodo is the end of the line, and onwards to Narvik is by bus or rental car (maybe domestic flight).
I am so looking forward to taking this train. You probably know that there are cabview videos produced by VY of the whole 10+ hour trip, four of them, one for each of the seasons. I've watched those videos repeatedly so it's nice to have a sense of what the interior of the train etc is like. Thank you!
Very nice video, however the idea of taking the route in the winter would basically mean a night trip: there are very few hours of daylight in the winter that far north, so not much of the scenery to see.
Why announcements 5 to 6 minutes before arrival? Rather more useful than "next stop Storrebro East" (please add accent as appropriate) or whatever just as you're coming to a stop, if you've got luggage to get together
Can you consider to please invest in a slightly less noisy suitcase? I would even skip the suitcase and go for a light backpack... then you will not need to have these noisy sounds "hijacking" every start of your video. ;-). Just a suggestion.
More outstanding landscape 😂👍👍 Like to be profoundly happy too !!! Maybe they made some special investigation and stats showed 5 to 6 mins, funny task for students Wrecked by kids? 😂😂
Great video; what a discovery for me! I knew nothing of these Italian heritage trains. I definitely must try them. Grazie! PS: try to stress these two words on the first syllable: PAdova - Adige.
Hell is a nice place to visit.. They have a genuine Gods expedition there. :D Norwegian trainlines are just amazingly beautiful to travel on. And reasonably priced as well.
The lunch car is overpriced by Norwegian standards. A lot of us just buy and pack our own lunch and bring it on board with us instead. Just a small protip.
I took the overnight night train in 1977, Trondheim to Bodo. There was a pyramid made of stones that marked the Arctic Circle, and the train passed it in the early morning.Is there no longer a marker for the Artic Ciircle, or did you just omit it from the video? Thanks.
I really enjoyed the quality of your video, congratulations. The beauty of the landscapes are simply stunning. It really makes you want to go on a trip to see Norway by train. Congratulations Bernard Babin, railway enthusiast Levis, Quebec, CANADA
This is the only way I would see northern Norway - not by train - but by your video. Way too cold for this Floridian. I'm not even planning to see southern Norway.
18:07 I think the scenery change has more to do with the altitude than with latitude. I remember crossing the Arctic circle in Norway on a bus many years ago. The bus stopped near the visitor/tourist center and the area around it looked just the way I imagined the Arctic before coming there - no trees, only some shrubs, rocks and patches of snow (it was late June). But going further north the road descends and you can see trees and grass again. I even saw lawns around homes in Alta and people enjoying sunny weather in their gardens (it was around +20C). But north of Alta pines and spruce disappear and only short birches can be seen. Some 50 kilometers south of Nordkapp begins typical tundra if I remember correctly. Of course a railway line doesn't change altitude as quickly as a road does.
It can get disgustingly hot in Nortern Norway. If you ever wonder which sucks the most, -35 or +35, the North will give you both and expect you to ask for more! :D
I wonder if anyone can help I really dislike the toilets with the buttons as I have had a bad experience with them and I suffer claustrophobia, are there any latch manual type of doors within this train or other trains in Scandinavia.
Hey I like your videos a lot and I too love trains a lot and one request can you please try Indian railways Rajdhani express it’s an AC express so you will love it so please try it thanks 🙏
I have never seen anyone do a review on nord, I remember I only went on it once on a really scenic ride across the hills and waterfalls, it was part of a cruise trip from Fred oslen, also I remember the vending and coffee machines on like a 20 min journey 😂 views are somewhat once in a life time 🤩
The B5 coaches are from the late 70s/early 80s. They originally had a traditional open layout like the open three series coaches, and Minden-Deutz bogies. Bombardier rebuilt them ten years ago with bogies similar to the UK Voyager/class222/class172. The interiors were redesigned to be identical to the seven series coaches at the same time. I went on this line in April 2017. The Di4 locos are absolute beasts (and need to be)- here is video I took in April- imagine what it must be like in winter! What a stunning railway! ua-cam.com/video/G_OBIuGXWt8/v-deo.html
We did the Hurtigruten sea return between Bergen and Kirkenes. On the return it was a Beaufort Gale 12. No risk of that. Another fantastic video. The only problem with Norway is the ridiculously expensive prices. 👍🏻🏴
@@yasukiwi Those prices will get worse as Norway is earning billions of U.S. Dollars (currently the strongest currency) as all fossil fuels are sold as huge windfall profits from it’s sale of gas and oil to Europe. Decades ago in 1987 a kitchen knife was cheaper than a sandwich in their Co-op supermarket which is a good place to buy the cheapest food in Scandinavia. Then people were subsided to inhabit the areas north of the Arctic Circle. Unfortunately that area has then had the highest incidence of violent crime and suicide related to alcohol and depression. Norway and Sweden’s political Parties introduced a type of Prohibition intended to bring widespread alcohol abuse under State control. As a consequence alcohol is prohibitively expensive. In Sweden it is solid in the State controlled outlets called Systemboglet in brown paper bags!. Only lager etcetera under 3%? can be purchased in supermarkets. As a result Swedes go on Booze Cruises to Finland or like Norwegians were to be seen drunk and worse for wear. How Sweden circumvents E.U. liquor sales is a mystery to myself. Unfortunately we in Britain inherited that ridiculous Viking habit of overindulgence to the regret and shame of some of us. Of course it might be related to our colder climate as opposed to the warmer wine areas. 👍🏻🏴🇫🇷 👍🏻🏴
@@Backwardlooking Yeah I saw the state liquor outlets in Sweden. I think Estonia is also a popular booze cruise for them too. I've been to Iceland a couple of times too (excellent country) and they also have the same state liquor outlet system as well. For a pretty small capital city, Reykyavik has a bit of a rep for getting rowdy on a Sat nite too with alcohol (although not only fault of Icelanders I heard).
@@yasukiwi Thanks. I omitted to mention that Denmark is a popular spot for especially young men from Norway and Sweden to get blind drunk. As regards their Governments if you treat your population as incapable of behaving sensibly that is the result. And as regards beyond the Arctic Circle Norway especially has a problem with illegal Moonshine stills that were widespread during America’s Prohibition. Organised Crime took-off there and now it is the same in Scandinavia with ruthless Balkan drug gangs.
Those scenes were filmed near the village of Finse on the Bergen line. There are no roads to get there, only the train. It's 1,222 meters or 4,000 feet up.
amazing that Norway have diesel locomotives for passenger transport in 2022 , a country that has one of the best charging infrastructure for electric cars par capita but has forgotten that electic raliroads is possible, how is it possible for a country with that much state owned funds to be 100 years behind Sweden in some part of the transportation infrastructure ?
Mostly the harsh winters being tough on electrification, the line’s length being over 700 km and also this line is already being electrified in the south. Not to mention, Sweden still has a lot of unelectrified lines.
This seems like a good route for a sleeper service as well. Especially in winter where it will be dark even during "daytime"
There is a night train on this route as well.
@@podr0znik1 Yes I took the night train route in Winter up to Bodo from Trondheim. Train came in about 20-30mins before departure so time to make oneself comfortable onboard. Was operated by same Di4 series. Of course no scenery for most of the trip but cool to see the snow coming down outside, and the quiet platforms at stations on the way during the night. Cosy feeling!
There is a bluish light for the last part of the trip so you see a bit of a fjord near Bodo at the end. The good thing about the night train is the arrival was at 9.15am and basically the length of the trip was perfect for the night train (ie enough time to really sleep and not too early arrival) compared to slightly shortish time of the Olso-Bergen night train. The scenery on the fjord near Bodo was also very nice. I am glad I later took a local service during the daylight hours.
The catanary will extend even further to storlien Sweden and to Trondheim Airport Because of the electrification project of the nordlandabanen and meråkerbanen to storlien swedeen
Un beau voyage en train suédois merci simply Railway c'était une belle vidéo
totalement d'accord avec votre commentaire, magnifiques paysages.
Another wonderful video! Thanks for doing this one. I've wanted to see this for a long time. This makes me want to take this trip. And yes, it does resemble Alaska quite a bit.
Well I can tell you about announcements. 5-6 minutes is usually the standard for long distance trains across Scandinavia as it allows people the right amount of time to package the stuff they've set up at their seat and be ready by the door in time to disembark. I mean the train won't wait if anyone is too slow to get off in time, thats their problem, not the train company's
I think the question isn't "why" but "why 5-6 minutes". :) The announcement "we will arrive in 5 minutes" would do the same trick. :)
@@carthtc3429 Its rough estimation buddy. Semantics.
@@drdewott9154 - yes, a rough estimation, which is absolutely unnecessarily longer then needed to be. :) Of course, in this case we are talking about a half second that will hurt no-one. But there are cases when more and more information is added this way and the announcements become almost useless in the end. :)
always waiting for your video stay always blessed
So nice have make an journey in Sweden?
There is a 4-part series of videos taken from the driver's cab on this train--one in winter, summer, fall and spring. Amazing to see the way the terrain changes. Check it out. They are on UA-cam
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7:32 what are some routes that the new trains are running on? I have an Interrail pass, really want to try them out?
They’re regional trains. They run Støren - Trondheim - Storlien, a few routes to Røros and Hamar as well as the diverted Trondheim-Oslo train via Røros.
I have one question. The train looks relatively empty. How do they break even?
passenger rail often doesn't run on profit but is partially subsidized from the government and partially also covered with the income made with freight traffic
Do you have plan to go to Asia??, If you, don't forget Indonesia, There is a new (Rebrand) train in Indonesia, The Hype Trip train. It's runs from Jakarta to Jogjakarta. The train is added some new stickers, a board game and new meals, designed for millenials.
That sound 13:25 🤤🤤🤤
Beautiful isn’t it!
@@HSTHoward Absolutely 😍
I like your trip reports. But I prefer videos with personal interaction. At least some voice over talking.
Did you know that NSB is short for a political party related to the Nazi's (Dutch)? So for me it is really weird to see those letters used as an abbreviation.
I tried to watch this, but the printed sentences were on top of each other, difficult to read your script so I decided not to watch, sorry about that.
10:04 reason for that is that since this is a long distance train it doesn't stop so much, so they tell in advance that train is coming so you can get ready (especially in winter it can be helpful if you need to get on your winter jacket and so on) - i like that feature since i used long distance train for a while (i lived close to a station on Sørlandsbanen until recently). But really nice video, this is the only train that i haven't taken yet!
For armchair travelers like myself, your videos are a godsend. Thanks for sharing your trips with us. I live in the midwest of the US and I love "feeling" like I am seeing the world!
Same here!
I'm in the UK and some of these clips have a feel of being right on my doorstep, certainly giving me thoughts about future travel plans...plenty of inspiration!
Me too, I live in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales Australia, the beautiful scenery reminded me of Canada. Love the train, it looked very modern, clean and comfortable. 🇦🇺
I live in southern Sweden and do the same thing. To my wife's consternation...
I have done the Arctic Express from Stockholm all the way to Narvik during winter. Beautiful, I spent most of the time looking out of the windows, all my train journeys are like that.
Thanks for filming northern Norway. I had no idea what to expect but your video shows how beautiful the landscape really is. (Also, wow, the toilet with that wall mural deserves a 5 star rating.)
Norway is such a amazing country. Incredible breathtaking scenery.
8:13: The landscape changed because you climbed above 'treeline'. Once you go above a certain elevation (depending on the local climate and latitude), no trees will grow there. You could see this on the mountains you passed earlier; the further north you go, the lower the treeline on the mountains gets.
That's right. Even between Tromso and Narvik there were plenty of trees depending on the elevation. I think the artic circle line area on the video is on a plateau?
@@yasukiwi Stockholm to Narvik!!!!!
@@yasukiwi The railway (and the road E6) crosses the arctic circle on a mountain, called Saltfjellet, but it's not a very steep mountain, at least not where the rail line and road is
Too bad you missed out on the new seats on Sj's new premium class. New recliner seats with excellent comfort on both Trondheim- Bodø and Trondheim- Oslo 😅
Glad you enjoyed your trip north though 😁
Trondheim S is currently undergoing a massive redesign, the old ugly station will be basically torn down and entirely replaced with something bigger and better. Also, gotta apologize for the poor quality of trains up here! Norway massively lacks behind the European mainland when it comes to railways, but we are working on the problem🥲
The quality of what was seen in this clip suggests you aren't getting much wrong at the moment, but there is of course always room for improvement...offer the best and constantly strive to make it better, that is always the approach to take.
@@Northstander slow speeds, loads of single track and the long haul carriages are getting outdated. They are replacing the long haul trains in a few years though. Quite excited for the new trains that will probably be announced this or next year.
thanks for an norwegian railroad video im norwegian and how was it taking the train to trondheim?
im a huge fan of you and vy
Bom dia simply uma viagem verdadeiramente bonita pela Planalto da montanha 🗻
Nice Trip Report! They used to announce the crossing of the polar circle, did they stop that? Whats also interesting: big parts of the line are fenced in to prevent accidents with Elk and reindeer. There used to be a rifle onboard the locomotives to be able to end the suffering of animals that were hit. but due to more strict gun laws the rifles disappeared
Ah the wonderful sound og GM two-stroke engines! The Norwegian locomotives are quite similar to the now retired Danish class ME locomotives except for the exterior design
Don't forget max speed: 140 vs. 175 km/h
Deployed there in 88 operation Northern Star I think.(it was a long time ago)It was the friendliest and warmest city I’ve ever been to. I will forever be grateful how well we were treated. VMFA 251(I was a Navy Corpsman assigned to the Marines) was my unit. Had a very expensive beer at a place called Bonaparte I think. Again we were treated so well it has kept Norway 🇳🇴 in my heart for over 35 years. Hope to return one more time.
Thanks for posting.
As I understand it you are traveling North to Bodo. At 16:50 a train going in the opposite direction, South, is also going to Bodo. Does that train know of a shortcut? LOL
450 miles in 10 hours, average speed 45 mph (70 KPH), hardly the TGV!
Superb video. Loved it. Please do come and visit India 🇮🇳.
A truely beautiful trip across the Salt Mountain Plateau
Hi, there. Thanks for the awesome content you put up for us. We see plenty of your trips through Europe and the US/Canada. How about some new adventure rail trips on some of the less trodden railroads? South Africa to Dar Es Salaam, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ethiopia to Djibouti, South East Asia, China, India, etc. They might not be as fancy as those European ones, but I think would make for some memorable adventure railing for you and your viewers. The world is bigger than just Europe and North America, brother. Give us more.
Went to Norway several years ago. I have a friend that lives in Bodø. We drove from Trondheim to Bodø. It was during the summer. We didn’t have a true midnight sun, but it got dusky for several hours. Weird thing if you never experienced it.
Wooewwww ❤ Amazing journey and beautiful train ..... My brother is in Oslo... Greetings from Indian railfan. Keep in touch always... Waiting for hearing from you
Thanks for filming my Train up home!
You should try the night train up to Narvik in Norway, from Stockholm. It’s exciting views and you go even more north.
He did it, but opposite side - from Lulea to Stockholm.
Its been my experience in Norway during the winter riding a train is a journey through a winter wonderland....
I did this trip around 1981, I drove from Oslo to Bodo, stopping off at a few places en route. (Then on to Sweden back via Mo-I-Rana). The sceneary is eye opening, as we crossed the Artic Circle everythign (except the road) was covered in deep snow. Thrilling trip, midnight sun with no night darkness, would love to do it again, by train would be great option.
Epic scenery! Love the exterior colors. Interior refurbishments well executed.
Thank you Thibault.😀😀💚
Oh so you traveled on a section of the Meraker Line too. I traveled on the entire Meraker line from Trondheim to Storlien, Sweden onboard a Class 93 DMU over the summer and thought Hell station was quite a funny name! ;D The views along the fjord was stunning!
They are electrifying the Meraker line at moment so I think unfortunately there are not train services available but in the near future there will be electric trains through to Sweden which is a nice alternative to normal routes Oslo-Stockholm or Narvik-Boden in the North.
Nordlandsbanen is one of the 2 railways linies I have't been on yet, the other is Rörosbanen. In Fauske you can take a bus to Narvik then take the Iron railway (Malmbanan) back south on the Swedish side. Btw you should take a trip on the Inlandsbanan (if you haven't done it yet) some summer.
The Stockholm-Luleå night train can also go even further north to Narvik in Norway. This is one of if not THE northernest train line in the world and is operated by Norwegian VY. This will definitely be the northernest train you’ve ever taken!
Yeah and great scenery leaving Narvik and then along the top of the fjord! Pity this line is not connected to the Norwegian system at Bodo. There were plans to go further than Bodo and the work was started but never got far. Maybe one day!
The Flirt class 76 is not a DMU, but a bi-modal DEMU. Parts of the rail network north of Trondheim is being electrified now, so they will run more and more electric and diesel only where necessary.
Or just BMU as Stadler calls it :)
So basically in most of Scandinavia there is not too big a difference between first and other classes. It’s mostly to do with the available service rather than seating.
Well in Swden - at least on SJ - first class usually has 1+2 seating. (Not on X40 and X55 but they are excetions)
I remember driving to the arctic circle and seeing the railtrack on what seems to be a arctic desert
Great video! But again, as in so many modern trains, and despite being otherwise a comfortable and well designed train: Seats without window access (even in the 1. class). I find this outrageous, particulary if one considers the epic views! At least they could have used the windowless space for luggage storage or something like that.
If I can only do one rail journey, this is it. So many talk about the Oslo-Bergen rail trip, but this is the one that I'd want to do when I visit Norway one day. It's just such beautiful scenery. Reminds me of the U.S. Northwest. Elsewhere on UA-cam, the entire trip is shown, and it's quite an amazing watch.
I did Oslo-Bergen and back (one in day, one overnight), Oslo-Trondheim in day, and then this same Nordlands Line but on the night train not the day (hey in NZ we don''t have any night trains so...) I did the trips in early january so I got the winter scenery. I would say both Oslo-Bergen and Oslo-Trondheim scenery is slightly better than this one (my subjective view of course) mostly because the other two include the fantastic mountain plateaus. But really any of them are great! Also there is the Narvik (further up the coast) over to Swedish west coast and down to Stockholm service too but that is disconnected with the rest of Norwegian rail system ie Bodo is the end of the line, and onwards to Narvik is by bus or rental car (maybe domestic flight).
I've been excited for this video ever since you released a short from this journey!
Your notes say the price of the ticket was E20. IS that correct? OR do you mean E200 ? ? Scenery is SPECTACULAR!! Nice vid!
yes you should take that train again during the winter!
I am so looking forward to taking this train. You probably know that there are cabview videos produced by VY of the whole 10+ hour trip, four of them, one for each of the seasons. I've watched those videos repeatedly so it's nice to have a sense of what the interior of the train etc is like. Thank you!
Very nice video, however the idea of taking the route in the winter would basically mean a night trip: there are very few hours of daylight in the winter that far north, so not much of the scenery to see.
Why announcements 5 to 6 minutes before arrival? Rather more useful than "next stop Storrebro East" (please add accent as appropriate) or whatever just as you're coming to a stop, if you've got luggage to get together
Can you consider to please invest in a slightly less noisy suitcase? I would even skip the suitcase and go for a light backpack... then you will not need to have these noisy sounds "hijacking" every start of your video. ;-). Just a suggestion.
Amazing vedeo amazing view 💓💓💓 norway 💖💖💖 train ride
Wow thnks...✌✌✌
I don't know why these train companies don't care about passenger comfort.😞
The type 76 is a BMU, not DMU.. They are bi-module having both Diesel and Electric engines..
More outstanding landscape 😂👍👍
Like to be profoundly happy too !!!
Maybe they made some special investigation and stats showed 5 to 6 mins, funny task for students
Wrecked by kids? 😂😂
7:31 The BM76 are not DMU's insed they are BMU (Bi-mode Multiple Unit) aka hybrid trains.
2 Things I wish to do before I croak. Visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia, and ride the Nordlandsbanen to Bodo in winter.
Type 76 is a type of hmu, it have pantographs in addition to the diesel electric unit, the weird middle section part
Great video; what a discovery for me! I knew nothing of these Italian heritage trains. I definitely must try them. Grazie!
PS: try to stress these two words on the first syllable:
PAdova - Adige.
Hell is a nice place to visit.. They have a genuine Gods expedition there. :D
Norwegian trainlines are just amazingly beautiful to travel on. And reasonably priced as well.
I took the Hurtegruten ferry from Kirkenes to Bergen. We stopped at Bodo and Trondheim. Beautiful, but different, scenery.
Is Bodo the end of tracks?
The lunch car is overpriced by Norwegian standards. A lot of us just buy and pack our own lunch and bring it on board with us instead. Just a small protip.
2:55 I thought double-decker freight trains didn't exist in Europe 🤯
They dont
Look again at the freight train in the background....
@@flopunkt3665 Maybe you should, because those are containers simply stacked on the ground
I took the overnight night train in 1977, Trondheim to Bodo. There was a pyramid made of stones that marked the Arctic Circle, and the train passed it in the early morning.Is there no longer a marker for the Artic Ciircle, or did you just omit it from the video? Thanks.
I really enjoyed the quality of your video, congratulations. The beauty of the landscapes are simply stunning. It really makes you want to go on a trip to see Norway by train.
Congratulations
Bernard Babin, railway enthusiast
Levis, Quebec, CANADA
This is the only way I would see northern Norway - not by train - but by your video. Way too cold for this Floridian. I'm not even planning to see southern Norway.
oh damm .. i really really loving ice mountain here, so pretty 💚 thanks for video guys ✌
I am getting a bit crazy because there are two different subtitles covering each other. Can you please fix it?
Thanks so much Thibault! Great as usual. I would have loved to tagged along on this trip! Very beautiful country.
So, you started out on the "train to Hell"??? How exactly IS Hell? Are there several levels going into it?
18:07 I think the scenery change has more to do with the altitude than with latitude. I remember crossing the Arctic circle in Norway on a bus many years ago. The bus stopped near the visitor/tourist center and the area around it looked just the way I imagined the Arctic before coming there - no trees, only some shrubs, rocks and patches of snow (it was late June). But going further north the road descends and you can see trees and grass again. I even saw lawns around homes in Alta and people enjoying sunny weather in their gardens (it was around +20C).
But north of Alta pines and spruce disappear and only short birches can be seen. Some 50 kilometers south of Nordkapp begins typical tundra if I remember correctly.
Of course a railway line doesn't change altitude as quickly as a road does.
It can get disgustingly hot in Nortern Norway. If you ever wonder which sucks the most, -35 or +35, the North will give you both and expect you to ask for more! :D
Since your seat is on the opposite side of the train, you could not see many of the signs on your right. Wrong decision..Am I wrong?
I wonder if anyone can help I really dislike the toilets with the buttons as I have had a bad experience with them and I suffer claustrophobia, are there any latch manual type of doors within this train or other trains in Scandinavia.
Hey I like your videos a lot and I too love trains a lot and one request can you please try Indian railways Rajdhani express it’s an AC express so you will love it so please try it thanks 🙏
Put the route name in description. From where to where. my Dads making me nuts.
I missed what time of year this was? How do they combat snow on the rail in the deep of winter? Does winter slow the train
The round building you see at 18:11 is the Arctic Circle Center.
Finger gesture in toilet area unprofessional. Deal breaker
As someone living near the equator, this feels like a magic land. Taking a trip on this route and on that Alaska railroad are my dream journeys.😍😍
I am enjoying watching from Kanagawa, Japan.
i will go crazy for 10 hours on the train lol.....
I have never seen anyone do a review on nord, I remember I only went on it once on a really scenic ride across the hills and waterfalls, it was part of a cruise trip from Fred oslen, also I remember the vending and coffee machines on like a 20 min journey 😂 views are somewhat once in a life time 🤩
there are quite a few channels which reviewed trains in northern Sweden, also those going even further north and over to Norway
The B5 coaches are from the late 70s/early 80s. They originally had a traditional open layout like the open three series coaches, and Minden-Deutz bogies. Bombardier rebuilt them ten years ago with bogies similar to the UK Voyager/class222/class172. The interiors were redesigned to be identical to the seven series coaches at the same time. I went on this line in April 2017. The Di4 locos are absolute beasts (and need to be)- here is video I took in April- imagine what it must be like in winter! What a stunning railway! ua-cam.com/video/G_OBIuGXWt8/v-deo.html
Rebuilt with Voyager bogies? 😝
@@AndreiTupolev Yes- with voyager bogies. I am trying to post a link to the info, but it keeps deleting my reply.
@@AndreiTupolev Lookup Bombardier Flexx Eco (the name of the bogies).
Maybe 5-6 minutes to allow you to sort out your carry on items
Put some great background music
2:30 Ah yes about time for more EMD sounds
We did the Hurtigruten sea return between Bergen and Kirkenes. On the return it was a Beaufort Gale 12. No risk of that. Another fantastic video. The only problem with Norway is the ridiculously expensive prices. 👍🏻🏴
Yeah thank goodness Norwegians love hotdogs. At least there was something cheapish to eat!
@@yasukiwi Those prices will get worse as Norway is earning billions of U.S. Dollars (currently the strongest currency) as all fossil fuels are sold as huge windfall profits from it’s sale of gas and oil to Europe.
Decades ago in 1987 a kitchen knife was cheaper than a sandwich in their Co-op supermarket which is a good place to buy the cheapest food in Scandinavia. Then people were subsided to inhabit the areas north of the Arctic Circle. Unfortunately that area has then had the highest incidence of violent crime and suicide related to alcohol and depression. Norway and Sweden’s political Parties introduced a type of Prohibition intended to bring widespread alcohol abuse under State control. As a consequence alcohol is prohibitively expensive. In Sweden it is solid in the State controlled outlets called Systemboglet in brown paper bags!. Only lager etcetera under 3%? can be purchased in supermarkets. As a result Swedes go on Booze Cruises to Finland or like Norwegians were to be seen drunk and worse for wear.
How Sweden circumvents E.U. liquor sales is a mystery to myself. Unfortunately we in Britain inherited that ridiculous Viking habit of overindulgence to the regret and shame of some of us. Of course it might be related to our colder climate as opposed to the warmer wine areas. 👍🏻🏴🇫🇷
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@@Backwardlooking Yeah I saw the state liquor outlets in Sweden. I think Estonia is also a popular booze cruise for them too. I've been to Iceland a couple of times too (excellent country) and they also have the same state liquor outlet system as well. For a pretty small capital city, Reykyavik has a bit of a rep for getting rowdy on a Sat nite too with alcohol (although not only fault of Icelanders I heard).
@@yasukiwi Thanks. I omitted to mention that Denmark is a popular spot for especially young men from Norway and Sweden to get blind drunk. As regards their Governments if you treat your population as incapable of behaving sensibly that is the result. And as regards beyond the Arctic Circle Norway especially has a problem with illegal Moonshine stills that were widespread during America’s Prohibition. Organised Crime took-off there and now it is the same in Scandinavia with ruthless Balkan drug gangs.
Was Bodo the filming location for the Hoth Ice Planet scenes in Empire Strikes Back?
Those scenes were filmed near the village of Finse on the Bergen line. There are no roads to get there, only the train. It's 1,222 meters or 4,000 feet up.
Great video !!
Do you go through liehammer
You should check a map, that city is far south of Trondheim.
Oslo-Trondheim
amazing that Norway have diesel locomotives for passenger transport in 2022 , a country that has one of the best charging infrastructure for electric cars par capita but has forgotten that electic raliroads is possible, how is it possible for a country with that much state owned funds to be 100 years behind Sweden in some part of the transportation infrastructure ?
Mostly the harsh winters being tough on electrification, the line’s length being over 700 km and also this line is already being electrified in the south.
Not to mention, Sweden still has a lot of unelectrified lines.
Only industrial food and drink
Norway has best scenery in the world 😊
It’s called norrland
is there wifi on this train?