I enjoy Dylan's railway adventures so much that this channel has now become a indispensable part of my Friday evening entertainment. Long may it continue!
A native of Košice here - at 10:15, Dylan talks about a change of locomotive. That is because the railway between Košice and Zvolen has not been electrified and hence a diesel locomotive is needed. I am no expert, but I believe this is mainly due to the sparse usage of the southern route, as most trains on the heading west use the northern route (which goes around the very scenic High Tatras). I decided to google a bit and in 2020, the Slovak Ministry of Transport said the reconstruction of the southern route was not a priority at that moment.
Sparse usage of the southern route (excluding the first half) is because of the government actively giving the middle finger to local trains (between Jesenské and Moldava n/ Bodvou) which I think is ridiculous for a country in the EU
10:07 Those "car-trains" are honestly such a great concept, it makes car travellers change to the train, what a great idea. Yes, why not review the Prague sleeper... and why not in a seat, I'd love to know your thoughts by the end of the journey! :)
Used to have those in the UK called MotorRail sadly now defunct. May be a good idea to re intoduce them to transport electric vehicles for holiday makers to travel those longer distances.
The view of the station at night takes me back to my intermittent travelling around Europe adventures of 2010 - 2017. There's something thrilling, slightly mysterious and maybe almost romantic about arriving at a largely deserted station in a foreign country, getting on a train to a new destination, wondering what you will find when you get there and who you may meet on the way. Work is getting in the way at the moment, not to mention the C-flu, but I dearly hope, when possible, to be able to do this sort of thing again. So many places to see, so little time in a single life... Take care, Dylan - I admire your work ethic and your way of life very much indeed. You'll have a massive fund of stories to tell when you are older, mate!
3:14 they were indeed built in the late 70s, with few ones made as late as 1985 originally for ČSD (Czechoslovak State Railways), kept under ŽSR after the breakup of Czechoslovakia. ŽSR isn't necessarily ZSSK, it's just that ŽSR was in charge of both infrastructure and transport up until 2005, when the ZSSK was created. Today, ŽSR is in charge of railway infrastructure and ZSSK is in charge of passenger transport. (There's also ZSSK Cargo, which handles freight trains.) _edit: we have 2 types of WLABee coaches in Slovakia, I have mistaken them for the newer series originally built for Russia. The information should now be correct._
Took one of these in 2018 from Košice to Bratislava. It was only £50 for a single cabin with breakfast included and it was absolutely amazing considering the price.
Reminded me of the sleeper compartments I used in the70s going to Scotland and Cornwall basic but comfortable. It looked as though you were the only passenger on the train! Good video.
Probably there are more passengers from Kosice. Presov is a small town near the Polish border. Although passengers travelling from Kosice to Bratislava tend to use the faster sleeper train Rychlik Zemplín from Humenné to Bratislava
You can see Dylan is so authentic, when we can see that he starts with his wireless headphones, meaning that he just finished spending (several hours/some time) listening to music in the street.
Off topic but a 5 years or so back I got an evening train from Budapest to Bratislava hl, nice journey until we got about 5 mins from our destination and the pantograph got ripped off the locomotive, massive flash, the whole thing banged along our carriage roof, and we screeched to a halt. 3 hours later we got towed to the station once they'd made the electricals safe. By this time a lot of locals had opened the doors and walked it. At the station everything had basically fused so no trains at all and knee deep in people. Can't wait to go back though I loved the country and its people :)
Wonderful train journey as usual. You ask our opinions but since I live where the trains a re so few I thing all of them are wonderul. As far as I remember the last time I travelled on s slepper train must have ben when I was 5 o six years of age. Thank you again for taking me all over tplaces. Yours ever. William Grant (Willie)
Great ride! There's a romance and a touch of mystique about railway stations at night, especially the smaller ones. Always reminds me of my travels on steam-hailed trains in South Africa in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Never slept better than in those old coaches!
So much nostalgia! I travelled in one of these sleepers between Copenhagen and East Berlin in the late 80's, where they were operated by Mitropa. The interior was almost completely identical except for the bed sheets. It annoys me to this day that I did not have a video camera to document that trip. Unlike yours though, it was not the most pleasent trip. First the ferry shunting on the Danish side, which almost knocked you out of bed. Then 3 hours later on the german side, you were woken up in the middle of the night by DDR border guards with machine guns who wanted to take as much time as possible going through your luggage. Luckily people today don't need to go through the same hassle as we did back then =D
There are used locomotives even from the 60's, tho mostly in cargo transport nowadays. In most of the cases it's not from a lack of funds but because they are still holding up and/or the maintance is cheaper than buying a new one.
@@nivardofloresperez1169 If you'd be interested even more there's a 1 hour video of one of the most used corridors in the Czech Republic leading to Poland and Slovakia. You can see modern trains, renovated trains from the 80's, 70's and also some freight trains from the 60's which used to haul passanger coaches in their prime years. The most common companies are ČD, ČD Cargo, ZSSK and RegioJet ua-cam.com/video/lGekOTmwQw0/v-deo.html
Love the simplicity of your reviews, good information for those thinking about the same journey, brilliant entertainment for those of us enjoying from our armchairs. Thank you.
Great video, thank you very much! You are opening my eyes to the wonders of sleeper travel in Europe. I had no idea there were so many services around.
This was a great sleeper train video. I, too, like the older trains. I feel like I am transported back to days gone by. It would be great to see a review of the sleeper/auto train to Praha! I would be interested to see if the meal service is different for the longer journey. Cheers!
I always watch and love your vids. Since you asked though, I have to say that the sleeper looked, pokey, tired and not very palatable. The decor of the corridors looked great.
Just a small remark: Š is pronounced as an English [sh], so it's [Preshov] and [Shkoda]. The same is true for Č [ch] Ž [zh] and CH [h as in heart or heat]. Czech Ř is pronounced as a very short [rzh].
"Ch" is not "h". "Ch" doesn't exist in english. Closest equivalents to Slovak "ch" are for example Russian and Greek "X" which are pronounced the same as Slovak "ch". When transliterating "ch" or "x" to english "kh" is often used as in "khan" . (for english speakers: "khan" is not pronounced as "kan" but as "xan" with that distinct khhhh throatly sound.
The sleeper trains are my favourite of Dylan’s reviews. I’ve never untaken a sleeper journey and it’s just great to live vicariously through the fearless traveller himself!
Very enjoyable and relaxing video. I wonder how the crew get into the cabin in the event of an emergency? Lovely old carriages, very good. Looks like they refurbished the WC room nicely but did not modernise the toilet that looks like it is the type that discharges onto the tracks and has little or no water in the bowl 9:31
two things.. the lower bedding was smaller than the upper berth. That lower bed wouldn' t fit me and upper berth I couldn't climb if I dare. 2nd, do cover that auto train you saw. Compare it with amtrak auto train in USA.
The other sleeping train is probably EuroNight "Slovakia" to Prague. There are also sleeping trains from Vienna to West Austria and Germany on which you can travel your car too (Autozüge). You could improve your Slovak pronounciation
Good advice on getting to the station, but I thought the design was more stark modernist rather than art deco. The compartments are clearly very dated - and missing a plug in the sink. The chain was there but nothing else. The top bunks appeared wider than the lower ones - or was that my imagination? Good prices though, and some nice shots as you hung out of the window.
it seems that the top bunk is indeed wider, as on the bottom one a good few centimeters are taken by the back rest used for daytime configuration. I've seen simmilar arrangement on couchettes here in Poland.
Well Ammendorf coaches will stay retro forever. Nevertheless I'm glad to see such a video in the "high-tech" times. Any intentions to ride Slovakia by suburban trains?
I really really hope I can catch this train this summer. I recently saw a train configuation chart though where it says that both sleeper carriages are now supposed to be air-conditioned, which I hope not, as I would like to have openable windows, like the one in the video! Thanks for the video btw :D
Hi Dylan how are you . this old carriage reminds me of the old Sydney express years ago this is before they upgraded the trains . these cars were comfortable allthough they rocked around abit . still it was good to see something old again take care buddy see ya
For those of us who do not speak czech here it is translated = Beauty super I'm glad you also ride the Slovak train you had a beautiful old bed coupe and you were pulled by the best locomotive !!!!!
Oh I traveled by this train! Btw it was terminating in Bratislava hlavna stanica decades before 6am and only recently they extended it to Nove Mesto to give more time to sleep. That station is secondary and there is no other reason as you can reach it quicker by trams.
The main reason is the cleaning facility and maintenance at the Bratislava Nové mesto station. A few years ago, as You mentioned, the train terminated at the main station, but got switched to the Nové mesto station as switching train after the loco run-around.
I like your videos, just a tiny linguistic detail - I appreciate the effort to pronounce the city names in slavic countries but you still have some work to do in that area. 😉👍
Thanks for such a great report of a great trip! It’s worth noting that Slovakia, with a population of just under 5.5 million and a “purchasing power parity” GDP of about $37K (70th in the world), has such superior railway stations and trains. For both Prešov (population about 87,000) and Bratislava (pop. about 475,000), their stations are far better than those of any city of comparable size in North America, or indeed, the Americas. They are clean, modern, and have numerous shops. Even the tunnels leading to the tracks are clean and well-lighted, NOT urine-stained from homeless populations! And the trains themselves, even the older ones, are likewise quite nice. The USA, in particular, should “stop pleading poverty” and clean up its local and national railway system!
Well this high level of quality is only found in major towns and junctions. And the system has seen a lot of neglect (especially during the early 2000s) but it’s slowly improving
Nice review, I like these sleeping trains :). I would love to go on one at some point in the future. Though as you quite rightly pointed out, train travel in the UK is ridiculously expensive!
Great trip, that's 7 days Croissant, looks like this snack sold worldwide, in My Country, some Premium Overnight Long Distance Bus give this as complementary on board snack for every passenger. Yes, you should try the Train with Auto Carrier on it
Great report Dylan, just one question - security on the train was ok? When you went for a wander did you feel nervous about leaving all your stuff in the compartment when you couldn’t lock it from the outside? I’ve heard some unfortunate stories about security on sleeper trains.
I would take my valuables with me, in my luggage I would just have clothes
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Atleast the Euronight Prague - Humenné has security guards and even after that I personally don't have to worry, because i got a thing called "klička". It is a railway tool used to lock windows, doors, panels for central coach control, etc. Now they are even starting to use keycards for the individual compartments, so with that, you can feel safer.
The cover and matching pillowcase surprised me. They seemed a little fancy to me since all your other overnight travel bedding have been white. Also, didn’t think you would fit the bed, it looked so narrow. Well, I’m glad you liked the room. Btw, $55 for overnight one way? That probably would have cost that much on Amtrak if I rode on the roof of the train. According to my research from Boston, MA to Chicago, IL one way, it would cost $402. Amtrak, on January 12, 2021 for one Roomette, one traveler was $99 and for two travelers $149. And as with most travel, the earlier you book, the better price you get. See you Monday, and sure if that car pulling train is different, let’s have a review.
I love your videos Dylan and thanks so much for posting. I love Slovakia and would love to take a sleeper there, but I must say that this journey and overall vibe made me feel sad somehow. It’s like the train that time (and other passengers) forgot. Is it really your best ever experience?
There are 3 differnt parts of this route. The first one is electrify so the first loco was an electric loco Škoda from the times of Czechoslovakia. The next one is non electrify so the second loco is diesel loco .... mostly the loco 750 "Okuliarnik" in Slovak or "Brejlovec" in Czech language. And the final part is electrify again.... That means third loco... Another electric Škoda form the times of Czechoslovakia.....
@@martinfratric5304 This is very strange. Why the route is designed via south track when the north one use the new locomotives and some parts of the track are upgraded to 160kmh speed.
@@peeticek1624 It´s simple. Because there lives people in the south too and they need some train connections too.. For sure the main trains go via northern route.
Best Sleeper Journey!? But you've taken the new Caledonian Sleeper! 🤔😉😅 To be fair, the old Caley sleeper was class... I was hoping to go interrailing again this year but sadly looks unlikely. Luckily we'll have these vids🙂
Dylan I would like to set you a challenge ? Would you consider flying let’s say to somewhere far like Prague and then returning home via rail however long that takes and documenting it all I would be prepared to be one of your sponsors and I’m sure if you put the idea out there there will be a few more ❤️
Greetings from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil! I really enjoyed this video, as always with great quality. However, if it were in Brazil I would not walk alone in a deserted place. Security is definitely not one of the most representative items in my country. Currently not even my wife and I leave the house with our cell phones, because they are the "objects of desire" of thieves due to the banking apps and the fact that they also sell cell phones for negligible values for the purchase of drugs and/or supply the illegal market for cell phones and their parts. Stolen cell phones are sold on the Brazilian streets by street vendors at daylight. For those who want to tour in Brazil, just do it with great care. Stay tuned with your cell phones and video cameras.
The night trip interestingly focused everything on the train itself since there was no scenery. I don't get having triple locks inside but no way to lock your room from outside. This means every time you leave your room, where all of your belongings are, it's open to anyone entering. I suppose the entire car being locked off cuts down on possible thieves. That said, it seemed like a comfortable trip.
Those sheets! They look as if they got them from a charity shop. Otherwise, it looked OK. The paper towels in the loo, were obviously missing. Did they provide towels in the compartment?
I have only been on a sleeper train once in china from Beijing to Hong kong it took 25 hours even though i did not book a compartment to myself i had a four berth just me but later the female attendant knocked on the door and asked if someone could join me i hoped for a chinese lady but got a old man who snored badly haha.
This happened to me too and on the same route - but I got a Japanese lady my own age (30). I gave her some of my (absurdly strong) dodgy Russian vodka and…put this way, the toilet door wasn’t the only thing banging loudly by the end of the trip. We have been married for 15 years now :)
@@typicalexpat4670 Ha ha great story i did marry a chinese girl in the end the old yellow fever got me. In england before i left i felt like cess pit but in china i felt like brad pitt.
I enjoy Dylan's railway adventures so much that this channel has now become a indispensable part of my Friday evening entertainment. Long may it continue!
Yes same love it, i have to book a railway journey next time im in Europe
@@Traveltheme706 educational and amusing - love the ref to the hand drier
A native of Košice here - at 10:15, Dylan talks about a change of locomotive. That is because the railway between Košice and Zvolen has not been electrified and hence a diesel locomotive is needed. I am no expert, but I believe this is mainly due to the sparse usage of the southern route, as most trains on the heading west use the northern route (which goes around the very scenic High Tatras). I decided to google a bit and in 2020, the Slovak Ministry of Transport said the reconstruction of the southern route was not a priority at that moment.
Sparse usage of the southern route (excluding the first half) is because of the government actively giving the middle finger to local trains (between Jesenské and Moldava n/ Bodvou) which I think is ridiculous for a country in the EU
I love that you now speak on the videos. I love your channel!
Thanks!
Yep I would like to see the other train going to Prague.
10:07 Those "car-trains" are honestly such a great concept, it makes car travellers change to the train, what a great idea.
Yes, why not review the Prague sleeper... and why not in a seat, I'd love to know your thoughts by the end of the journey! :)
Used to have those in the UK called MotorRail sadly now defunct. May be a good idea to re intoduce them to transport electric vehicles for holiday makers to travel those longer distances.
This has such a spy thriller vibe.
They are of Cold War vintage, only with Schengen there are fewer border guards demanding papers at 2am.
The view of the station at night takes me back to my intermittent travelling around Europe adventures of 2010 - 2017. There's something thrilling, slightly mysterious and maybe almost romantic about arriving at a largely deserted station in a foreign country, getting on a train to a new destination, wondering what you will find when you get there and who you may meet on the way. Work is getting in the way at the moment, not to mention the C-flu, but I dearly hope, when possible, to be able to do this sort of thing again. So many places to see, so little time in a single life... Take care, Dylan - I admire your work ethic and your way of life very much indeed. You'll have a massive fund of stories to tell when you are older, mate!
3:14 they were indeed built in the late 70s, with few ones made as late as 1985 originally for ČSD (Czechoslovak State Railways), kept under ŽSR after the breakup of Czechoslovakia. ŽSR isn't necessarily ZSSK, it's just that ŽSR was in charge of both infrastructure and transport up until 2005, when the ZSSK was created. Today, ŽSR is in charge of railway infrastructure and ZSSK is in charge of passenger transport. (There's also ZSSK Cargo, which handles freight trains.)
_edit: we have 2 types of WLABee coaches in Slovakia, I have mistaken them for the newer series originally built for Russia. The information should now be correct._
Took one of these in 2018 from Košice to Bratislava. It was only £50 for a single cabin with breakfast included and it was absolutely amazing considering the price.
Reminded me of the sleeper compartments I used in the70s going to Scotland and Cornwall basic but comfortable. It looked as though you were the only passenger on the train! Good video.
Probably there are more passengers from Kosice. Presov is a small town near the Polish border. Although passengers travelling from Kosice to Bratislava tend to use the faster sleeper train Rychlik Zemplín from Humenné to Bratislava
You can technically "lock" the compartment from the outside, you'll just need a 4-sided railway key, which is extremely easy to get. :D
You can see Dylan is so authentic, when we can see that he starts with his wireless headphones, meaning that he just finished spending (several hours/some time) listening to music in the street.
I really enjoy Dylan's adventures. The beautiful stations and 🚆. Can't wait to travel again.
Off topic but a 5 years or so back I got an evening train from Budapest to Bratislava hl, nice journey until we got about 5 mins from our destination and the pantograph got ripped off the locomotive, massive flash, the whole thing banged along our carriage roof, and we screeched to a halt. 3 hours later we got towed to the station once they'd made the electricals safe. By this time a lot of locals had opened the doors and walked it. At the station everything had basically fused so no trains at all and knee deep in people. Can't wait to go back though I loved the country and its people :)
Wonderful train journey as usual. You ask our opinions but since I live where the trains a re so few I thing all of them are wonderul. As far as I remember the last time I travelled on s slepper train must have ben when I was 5 o six years of age. Thank you again for taking me all over tplaces. Yours ever. William Grant (Willie)
Nothing beats a good sleeper train 💫 I also love it when you can open the windows like that - so dreamy
Great ride! There's a romance and a touch of mystique about railway stations at night, especially the smaller ones. Always reminds me of my travels on steam-hailed trains in South Africa in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Never slept better than in those old coaches!
So much nostalgia! I travelled in one of these sleepers between Copenhagen and East Berlin in the late 80's, where they were operated by Mitropa. The interior was almost completely identical except for the bed sheets. It annoys me to this day that I did not have a video camera to document that trip. Unlike yours though, it was not the most pleasent trip. First the ferry shunting on the Danish side, which almost knocked you out of bed. Then 3 hours later on the german side, you were woken up in the middle of the night by DDR border guards with machine guns who wanted to take as much time as possible going through your luggage. Luckily people today don't need to go through the same hassle as we did back then =D
I enjoy watching all your vids. even if I'm never liable to travel on half of them. Thks.
... 1975 locomotive and still working fine, that's cool. Good review Dylan, good for the narration...! 👍
There are used locomotives even from the 60's, tho mostly in cargo transport nowadays. In most of the cases it's not from a lack of funds but because they are still holding up and/or the maintance is cheaper than buying a new one.
@@pavelcerny9803 Magnificent use of resources, good.👍 Thanks for the comment
@@nivardofloresperez1169 If you'd be interested even more there's a 1 hour video of one of the most used corridors in the Czech Republic leading to Poland and Slovakia. You can see modern trains, renovated trains from the 80's, 70's and also some freight trains from the 60's which used to haul passanger coaches in their prime years. The most common companies are ČD, ČD Cargo, ZSSK and RegioJet
ua-cam.com/video/lGekOTmwQw0/v-deo.html
@@pavelcerny9803 Hey thanks for the info, I'll check it out in the meantime.
Love the simplicity of your reviews, good information for those thinking about the same journey, brilliant entertainment for those of us enjoying from our armchairs. Thank you.
Great video, thank you very much! You are opening my eyes to the wonders of sleeper travel in Europe. I had no idea there were so many services around.
This was a great sleeper train video. I, too, like the older trains. I feel like I am transported back to days gone by. It would be great to see a review of the sleeper/auto train to Praha! I would be interested to see if the meal service is different for the longer journey. Cheers!
"I needn't worry about having to share my cabin because there isn't another human being in a twelve mile radius."
Dylan, I really enjoy all of your reviews. Please keep up the good work!
I always watch and love your vids. Since you asked though, I have to say that the sleeper looked, pokey, tired and not very palatable. The decor of the corridors looked great.
Just a small remark: Š is pronounced as an English [sh], so it's [Preshov] and [Shkoda].
The same is true for Č [ch] Ž [zh] and CH [h as in heart or heat].
Czech Ř is pronounced as a very short [rzh].
"Ch" is not "h". "Ch" doesn't exist in english. Closest equivalents to Slovak "ch" are for example Russian and Greek "X" which are pronounced the same as Slovak "ch". When transliterating "ch" or "x" to english "kh" is often used as in "khan" . (for english speakers: "khan" is not pronounced as "kan" but as "xan" with that distinct khhhh throatly sound.
I enjoy seeing journeys on sleeper trains from any country, especially during summer and springtime when we get to see some scenery.
The sleeper trains are my favourite of Dylan’s reviews. I’ve never untaken a sleeper journey and it’s just great to live vicariously through the fearless traveller himself!
Perhaps you could take a sleeper trip?
Interesting reports. Now retired, I'd like to make a few of these myself. Looking forward to more.
Thank you🌼
Very enjoyable and relaxing video. I wonder how the crew get into the cabin in the event of an emergency? Lovely old carriages, very good. Looks like they refurbished the WC room nicely but did not modernise the toilet that looks like it is the type that discharges onto the tracks and has little or no water in the bowl 9:31
This kind of doors is also into sleepers of CFR Călători that you already reviewed.
A nice, slow ride.
two things.. the lower bedding was smaller than the upper berth. That lower bed wouldn' t fit me and upper berth I couldn't climb if I dare. 2nd, do cover that auto train you saw. Compare it with amtrak auto train in USA.
You are smashing it Lad. So much better this way.
Great report, I couldn’t help feeling the running sound of train would have kept me awake.
Not really, it is so monotonous it makes you sleep like lullaby
The other sleeping train is probably EuroNight "Slovakia" to Prague. There are also sleeping trains from Vienna to West Austria and Germany on which you can travel your car too (Autozüge).
You could improve your Slovak pronounciation
Good advice on getting to the station, but I thought the design was more stark modernist rather than art deco. The compartments are clearly very dated - and missing a plug in the sink. The chain was there but nothing else. The top bunks appeared wider than the lower ones - or was that my imagination? Good prices though, and some nice shots as you hung out of the window.
it seems that the top bunk is indeed wider, as on the bottom one a good few centimeters are taken by the back rest used for daytime configuration. I've seen simmilar arrangement on couchettes here in Poland.
Well Ammendorf coaches will stay retro forever. Nevertheless I'm glad to see such a video in the "high-tech" times. Any intentions to ride Slovakia by suburban trains?
I suspect the sponge in the amenity kit was meant to be for giving leather shoes a quick polish.
You should do a Pullman service on GWR
Great video as always. Thanks Dylan. Really retro. Love the loco at the end.
5:40 "Doors can be triple locked from inside"
People who grew up in the Soviet era: _That makes perfect sense_
I really really hope I can catch this train this summer. I recently saw a train configuation chart though where it says that both sleeper carriages are now supposed to be air-conditioned, which I hope not, as I would like to have openable windows, like the one in the video!
Thanks for the video btw :D
Hi Dylan how are you . this old carriage reminds me of the old Sydney express years ago this is before they upgraded the trains . these cars were comfortable allthough they rocked around abit . still it was good to see something old again take care buddy see ya
Brilliant video as usual Dylan 🙌 it does make you wonder about the crime with all that security and even locking the train coaches off wow 😮
Thanks!
Just love your sleeper reports Dylan, just wish this pandemic was over so normal travel could begin again
I would like to see the other train going to Prague. I always enjoy your videos they give me so many ideas for places to visit.
Love your videos
Really enjoyed the video x one of the best you’ve done
Krása super jsem rád že jezdíš i Slovenkým vlakem měl jsi krásné staré lůžkové kupé a táhla tě nejlepší lokomotiva !!!!!
For those of us who do not speak czech here it is translated = Beauty super I'm glad you also ride the Slovak train you had a beautiful old bed coupe and you were pulled by the best locomotive !!!!!
@@carlharris2808 Yes translated is good lokomotive 150 is super! 🚈
@@TrainSpotter_Vrsovicak ale toto je lokomotiva řady 350. But this is loco 350.
nice video. the auto tracks on the other train are a pretty useful invention actually.
Oh I traveled by this train! Btw it was terminating in Bratislava hlavna stanica decades before 6am and only recently they extended it to Nove Mesto to give more time to sleep. That station is secondary and there is no other reason as you can reach it quicker by trams.
The main reason is the cleaning facility and maintenance at the Bratislava Nové mesto station.
A few years ago, as You mentioned, the train terminated at the main station, but got switched to the Nové mesto station as switching train after the loco run-around.
I like your videos, just a tiny linguistic detail - I appreciate the effort to pronounce the city names in slavic countries but you still have some work to do in that area. 😉👍
Beautiful Scene , Very nice. explanation & information Thanks
Nice trip. Yes to the sleeper to Prague..
great video dylan mate
I finaly remembered who Dylan reminds me off - Kevin Turvey 😉
Same as what "trainlagged" said below.
That looked like a great train trip. To bad you couldn't sleep in for another hour or so...
Thanks for such a great report of a great trip! It’s worth noting that Slovakia, with a population of just under 5.5 million and a “purchasing power parity” GDP of about $37K (70th in the world), has such superior railway stations and trains. For both Prešov (population about 87,000) and Bratislava (pop. about 475,000), their stations are far better than those of any city of comparable size in North America, or indeed, the Americas. They are clean, modern, and have numerous shops. Even the tunnels leading to the tracks are clean and well-lighted, NOT urine-stained from homeless populations! And the trains themselves, even the older ones, are likewise quite nice. The USA, in particular, should “stop pleading poverty” and clean up its local and national railway system!
Well this high level of quality is only found in major towns and junctions. And the system has seen a lot of neglect (especially during the early 2000s) but it’s slowly improving
Enjoyed your trip report Dylan. But … no air con, plug socket inoperative , WC no hand dryer, and three locks on the door??? 🧐. So NOT happening! 🤣
The lack of proper WC is a dissapointment but i think many people use the sink in order to take a piss.
Correction: "Š" is pronounced like english "sh". So it's "Preshov", "Koshitse". "C" in Slovak is pronounced as "TS" like in "Tsunami or Tsushima".
Nice review, I like these sleeping trains :). I would love to go on one at some point in the future.
Though as you quite rightly pointed out, train travel in the UK is ridiculously expensive!
Thank you for the video, the train looks cool.
Great video again Dylan
Great trip, that's 7 days Croissant, looks like this snack sold worldwide, in My Country, some Premium Overnight Long Distance Bus give this as complementary on board snack for every passenger. Yes, you should try the Train with Auto Carrier on it
Nice video . Thanks
Great video !!
Hey Dylan awesome video dude
Great report Dylan, just one question - security on the train was ok? When you went for a wander did you feel nervous about leaving all your stuff in the compartment when you couldn’t lock it from the outside? I’ve heard some unfortunate stories about security on sleeper trains.
I would take my valuables with me, in my luggage I would just have clothes
Atleast the Euronight Prague - Humenné has security guards and even after that I personally don't have to worry, because i got a thing called "klička". It is a railway tool used to lock windows, doors, panels for central coach control, etc. Now they are even starting to use keycards for the individual compartments, so with that, you can feel safer.
It's pronounced "Pre-show" and "Kosh-itse". ;-) I'm surprised to see a video from you where you use your own voiceover. :-)
another nice video,,,
Nice one.
Oh wow, makes you wonder what sort of people they have over there if you need to triple-lock your door shut!
You'll find such people everywhere.
I would also opt for solo occupancy. It's worth the money to get a good night's sleep.
The cover and matching pillowcase surprised me. They seemed a little fancy to me since all your other overnight travel bedding have been white. Also, didn’t think you would fit the bed, it looked so narrow. Well, I’m glad you liked the room. Btw, $55 for overnight one way? That probably would have cost that much on Amtrak if I rode on the roof of the train. According to my research from Boston, MA to Chicago, IL one way, it would cost $402. Amtrak, on January 12, 2021 for one Roomette, one traveler was $99 and for two travelers $149. And as with most travel, the earlier you book, the better price you get. See you Monday, and sure if that car pulling train is different, let’s have a review.
That is 5x longer distance 😜 plus average salary in 2021 in usd is about 16k/year brutto which gives about 800€ or 960usd/month take home
Perhaps you could find some alternatives to “you will find.....”. It starts to grate after a while.
I love your videos Dylan and thanks so much for posting. I love Slovakia and would love to take a sleeper there, but I must say that this journey and overall vibe made me feel sad somehow. It’s like the train that time (and other passengers) forgot. Is it really your best ever experience?
They had to switch locomotives 3 twice for such a short journey? Amazing and perhaps a bit odd.
There are 3 differnt parts of this route.
The first one is electrify so the first loco was an electric loco Škoda from the times of Czechoslovakia.
The next one is non electrify so the second loco is diesel loco .... mostly the loco 750 "Okuliarnik" in Slovak or "Brejlovec" in Czech language.
And the final part is electrify again.... That means third loco... Another electric Škoda form the times of Czechoslovakia.....
@@martinfratric5304 This is very strange. Why the route is designed via south track when the north one use the new locomotives and some parts of the track are upgraded to 160kmh speed.
@@peeticek1624 It´s simple. Because there lives people in the south too and they need some train connections too..
For sure the main trains go via northern route.
@@peeticek1624 there is another sleeper on the northern route.
hungarians call them the "diver" loco (front windshield shaped like a diver) and the Gorilla loco
The way overnight train travel is meant to be.
A hello from Slovakia. Thanks for stopping by! People are god awful in here btw :|
Best Sleeper Journey!? But you've taken the new Caledonian Sleeper!
🤔😉😅
To be fair, the old Caley sleeper was class...
I was hoping to go interrailing again this year but sadly looks unlikely.
Luckily we'll have these vids🙂
Dylan I would like to set you a challenge ? Would you consider flying let’s say to somewhere far like Prague and then returning home via rail however long that takes and documenting it all I would be prepared to be one of your sponsors and I’m sure if you put the idea out there there will be a few more ❤️
I have done something similar that I'll be releasing a video on soon 😁
Greetings from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil! I really enjoyed this video, as always with great quality. However, if it were in Brazil I would not walk alone in a deserted place. Security is definitely not one of the most representative items in my country. Currently not even my wife and I leave the house with our cell phones, because they are the "objects of desire" of thieves due to the banking apps and the fact that they also sell cell phones for negligible values for the purchase of drugs and/or supply the illegal market for cell phones and their parts. Stolen cell phones are sold on the Brazilian streets by street vendors at daylight. For those who want to tour in Brazil, just do it with great care. Stay tuned with your cell phones and video cameras.
I would love to go on this train.
The night trip interestingly focused everything on the train itself since there was no scenery. I don't get having triple locks inside but no way to lock your room from outside. This means every time you leave your room, where all of your belongings are, it's open to anyone entering. I suppose the entire car being locked off cuts down on possible thieves. That said, it seemed like a comfortable trip.
Yes please with the car carrge
Boa viagem Dylans lindo trein gostei
portuguese translated = Good trip Dylans beautiful train I liked
Those sheets! They look as if they got them from a charity shop. Otherwise, it looked OK. The paper towels in the loo, were obviously missing. Did they provide towels in the compartment?
Guarantee it’s very cold where you are. And as it’s winter it gets very dark quite early.
Nice
I have only been on a sleeper train once in china from Beijing to Hong kong it took 25 hours even though i did not book a compartment to myself i had a four berth just me but later the female attendant knocked on the door and asked if someone could join me i hoped for a chinese lady but got a old man who snored badly haha.
This happened to me too and on the same route - but I got a Japanese lady my own age (30). I gave her some of my (absurdly strong) dodgy Russian vodka and…put this way, the toilet door wasn’t the only thing banging loudly by the end of the trip. We have been married for 15 years now :)
@@typicalexpat4670 wtf bro
@@typicalexpat4670 Ha ha great story i did marry a chinese girl in the end the old yellow fever got me. In england before i left i felt like cess pit but in china i felt like brad pitt.
great video
2:32 Small correction: that's track 7, not platform 7.
like ~super masterpiece! goodbye!- :)
That bed... I've seen wider fish fingers lol.
Also wonder how many people piss in those sinks
Old School ! :-)
It's a nice sleeper ! 👍
3:41 top right corner xD