FIRST CLASS ON SWEDEN'S X2000 FLAGSHIP TRAIN / GOTHENBURG TO STOCKHOLM REVIEW
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Hello and welcome back to Sweden!
Tonight we will be trying out SJ's flagship train, the X2000 in First Class. We'll be taking the most travelled route in the country, from Gothenburg to Stockholm to see how the national operator compares to FlixTrain and MTRX who both also run services on this route... I hope you enjoy the video!
Date of Filming: 3/10/21
Camera: GoPro Hero 7 Black
Operator: SJ (Swedish Railways)
Departure: Gothenburg, Sweden
Arrival: Stockholm, Sweden
Cost: First Class - 665 Swedish Krona (£52.36, €58.22, $63.04)
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I rode X2000 from Stockholm to Copenhagen in 2012 and had a great time talking shop with the crew. Back in the 90's I was a conductor on X2000 Amtrak had imported from Sweden to test on the Northeast Corridor. The ride was extremely bumpy and jerky on NEC tracks but smooth as silk on Swedish rails. Acela adopted X2000 tilt system that never worked properly without fouling adjacent tracks at full tilt so it was eventually disengaged.
Wow that's really cool Sam 😄
Sam it’s been a while. I know your fully retired but we run full tilt all the time been doing it for years on the Acela, even over metro north. The old girl is getting up there but she is still running hot. The X2000 will always be the best tilting train.
X2000 is becoming quite old and there are many much more modern trains operating in Sweden now. But when it comes to comfort x2000 is second to none. I absolutely love that train. Thanks for sharing.
True! I'll be trying MTRX soon 😃
I would say the suspension have become worse over time. Its not nearly as smooth as when the trains was new. Hope they fix that in the refurbish
I'm a train driver here in Sweden and although I'm not currently qualified to drive the X2 sets I've driven them during training a few times. Very impressive trains for their age, only complaint from the driver's point of view is the slightly restricted view from the cab (compared to a regular locomotive) and the poor acceleration. In my opinion they could do well with a power car in each end, but of course, that's a matter of cost.
The refurbished (or to be honest, refurbished for the 2nd time) interiors are simply outstanding, you have to try out one of the upgraded ones at some point! :)
Can you get me a cab ride? I'm back in Sweden soon 😃
We got a bit lost in Stockholm Central as the local train came in at a different part of the station to the train we were leaving on. luckily a friendly Swede spotted our white sticks and came to the rescue.
Thanks for showing this video in this trip to Stockholm, very impressive and I think excellent train service and very confortable way of traveling.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for sharing! Great video.
I changed trains at Gothenburg Station when traveling from Copenhagen to Oslo in 2012. I regret I didn't walk outside to photograph the impressive front facade.
Next time 🙂
Personally I think the Norwegian version, the BN73 have a more impressive front.
Great and interesting video. I like to watch it all the time too. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
Thank you 🤗
It’s amazing seeing the nice snacks Swedish trains have
Journeyed on the 1 Amtrak borrowed in the early '90s between WAS & NYP. Loved it.
Amazing 😁
Fantastic video!
Thank you very much!
Thanks for the video, enjoyed the ride.
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Will be doing in June and very impressed with what I’ve seen!
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I've travelled the X2000 quite extensively on several different routes, including ones that they don't run anymore. Another nice route to try is the overnight sleeper train from Stockholm to Malmö (or vice versa). Be sure you book 1st class. For that, you'll have to book far in advance as they are mostly prebooked by regular commuters.
Thanks for the info!
I’m really happy to see you visit my hometown Gothenburg in this video.😀
Me too, I'll be back soon also 🥰
Absolutely love goteborg and stockholm, wonderful cities!
Totally agree 👍🏻
I was in Göteborg for a couple of days ago and it was fantastic and a also took a ride with a tram
So fun
Great video.
Thanks!
Excellent video journal! Thank you. We'll be doing this journey soon, but in reverse direction!
Have fun!
very nice to see how it is outside the trainstation at the end of the video
Thank you very much!
I travelled also in 1st class on such a X2000; from Malmö to Gothenburg. Nice and very smooth ride.
Indeed it is!
despite my comments earlier i have to admit i enjoyed the video. all that part outside Stockholm den was still being built when we were there and we stayed on an old liner in the harbour.
Wow sounds amazing 🤩
Very informative and good graphic information.
Glad it was helpful!
Those seats look sooo comfy!!!
They absolutely are 😊
I did the Goteborg to Stockholm on the X2000 in 1994… and loved that train. I went all over Europe by train, but X2000 was definitely the most pleasant experience.
Unfortunately showing its age a bit now
Muito lindo trem prata show revisão de primeira classe no trem chave 🔑 X 200 da Suíça
As you mention all the X2000 trains are being upgraded with a new interior and a new control system. I recently traveled on one of the refurbished trains on this same route and liked it very much. The only thing I do not approve of is the fact that the seating in the bistro has been removed and replaced with more passenger seats. I enjoyed working at the bar stools looking out the wind when traveling on the older model. Hope you get the chance to try the new trains soon. Also, at 18:20 you can see a statue of Nils Ericson, the man who was responsible for the design and construction of the Swedish state-owned railway system.
Thanks for sharing 😊
Thats a good point. Thanks for sharing. I observed the same thing about the statue in Stockholm but also the fact that Gothenburg's bus terminal is called Nils Ericson Terminalen. Do you think there is a reason for Stockholm's station not named so?
The X2000 flagship train are stunning trains in Sweden. 😍
Yes they are! Have you tried one Andrew?
I rode X2000 in 2012 from Stockholm to Alvesta and also from Malmö to Stockholm in second class when i was on my interrail trip.
Fun fun fun 😀
The train is so beautiful thank you for sharing Hello from Vietnam🥰
Thanks for visiting 👋🏻
Gothenburg was great in August 1988 when I spent a free weekend there but that was before the X2000 existed.
However I did ride in a diesel-hauled 2-coach X2000 set at 160kmh in Australia for demonstration in 1996.
Wow that must have been an experience 😂
@@NonstopEurotrip It was. A 2nd Class car, cafe car & driving trailer, were shipped to Sydney for demonstration & assessment (and publicity for the state government). While the driving trailer was on display at the Royal Easter Show, the other 2 cars were hitched between 2 XPT locos (similar to British HST) in which the ABB tilt sensing hardware had been installed and used for press and staff trips between Sydney and Moss Vale.
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Great trip. Even though I watched X2000 train's video many times, I've just realised this train only has one Power/Engine Car with two driver's Cabin at both end of the train. Feels like Push Pull Loco Haulage Train, but this is considered as EMU.
Yes, you are right 🙂
I think it's usually considered an EMU because the locomotive isn't a "standard locomotive". It can't be used outside of the X2000s. So you can't strap the X2000 power car in front of a regular old train coach. However, the X2000s CAN be used in various formations. In fact, it is possible to run a train consisting only of a power car and a cab car! This is of course never used in passenger service, but it has been used for some test runs.
It's similar with the TGVs, those also have powercars instead of distributed traction, but they're still considered EMUs because the trains are used in a fixed formation.
Exactly
Nice to see the X2000s going strong back in the land of my ancestors! Meanwhile Amtrak's Acela Express fleet is starting to be retired. Had Amtrak been able to order off the shelf X2000s, they'd have been ready a lot sooner and lasted a lot longer!
Indeed!
Nice trip
It was!
I have traveled with the x2000 and that was on the route Copenhagen to Stockholm but only Alvesta to Stockholm as the route and also Öresundståg, Växjö-Alvesta
As I consider whether to get a First or Second class Eurail pass, your video is most helpful. First-class really is nice, much better than First Class on planes.When you mention costs, you might also give the 'reservation fees' for holders of Eurail and Interail pass holders.
Glad to help! The reservation fees are nearly always €3-8 euros, but yes I didn't mention it here, sorry!
I love the singe/solo seats in 1st class and the quiet atmosphere there, tho 2nd class is not bad i can get laud there some times.
Completely agree 👍🏻
X 2000 is an excellent train. I took it with my wife Copenhagen to Stockholm. Not all the journey was at high speed and, unusually for Sweden, the accessible toilet was in a state. Mind you it was probably clean when it left Stockholm as i'm not sure what the turn round time is in Copenhagen.
That's surprising for me too!
Super train and service! At Christmas I travelled first class on Cross Country from Manchester to Southampton. What a contrast - roughly the same length of journey at nearly three times the price you paid and wholly unacceptable refreshments. Those that run services in the UK should be sent on trains like this to see how it should be done!
Completely agree 😊
At last great pick of food on the Train
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They had a set of these X2000 tilt train carriages on test by NSW trainlink in the 1990s and unfortunately they were unsuccessful due to loading gauge issues and reliability issues from the terrible track conditions of NSW railways in Australia.
You could consider some train journeys in Australia with a focus or regular passenger trains rather than tourist trains. For example you could do Queensland Rail Rockhampton Tilt Train or the Sprit of Queensland. Or NSW trainlink XPT services
Maybe one day I'll make it down under 🙂
The tourist trains in Australia are still pretty great. I took one from Adelaide to Melbourne. Way better than flying.
Nice
So nice 👍🏻
Well familiar with Gothenburg and SJ. Would query your distances as the direct route is quoted as 455 km and known as the Western Main line. Not sure about the diversion you were on, but quite a few services travel by a longer route on a daily basis. Swedish rolling stock is built to a higher standard than most of the rest of Europe due to the extreme climatic conditions. Also the loading gauge is very generous and Swedish trains run on the left. The WML was electrified in 1926.
Still, I prefer Finnish trains 🙃
I don't know if you'd be interested in the Roslagsbanan, the narrow gauge line?. Might be a video idea while you're in Sweden or in a future visit?.
Thanks for the information ☺️ℹ️
@@NonstopEurotrip No problem!. 😁
Beautiful looking seats.....but of course Scandinavia is the master of seating design!
That's true!
Hey I love this. Thank you and subscribed. I’ll be traveling to Sweden from Philippines. Do you have few tips for first time traveller in Sweden? I’ll be using SJ from Gothenburg to Skovde. I’m afraid I might get on the wrong train. 😅
It's really easy, everything is in English. Top tip, book in advance for much cheaper tickets!
@@NonstopEurotrip yea like you said it's easy and booked in advance. but some are not in english like tragn or spar - had to google translate them just for peace of mind. overall, it was a fun experience traveling in Sweden. thanks for the tip again!
I travel this train at least twice a month but between malmö - sthlm
Göteborgs Central Station! I can't count how many times I've been to that station.
HOLY SHIT YOU HAVE THE EXACT SAME PFP AS I DO ON TWITCH
For me so far it has been like a coin toss, either the train reaches on time or 30 min to 1 hr delay. I love everything about SJ apart from their delays and dynamic pricing.
Dynamic pricing is so unfair - truly the unacceptable face of capitalism!
@@robertp.wainman4094 what does that pricing means
@@s125ish it's fares that increase with demand - as originated by the low cost airlines.
Dynamic pricing is used everywhere. Personally I love it because it allows you to get some cheap tickets when you plan ahead.
Wll, the best theme tune AND jazz at the start??? I'm in!
As ever 🙂
Would be useful if you would concentrate more on the cafe car. Show the menu and selections on offer.
Yay! Dylan didn't like it, but I love this train the best :-)
His opinions change like the direction of the wind.
11:28 the record train in 1993 was heavily modified. The top speed of the normal stock is 210km/h, but the legal top speed is 200km/h. Even with no limitation, with only one power head they would probobly not go faster than 230km/h or there about.
Indeed, yes.
@@NonstopEurotrip Its worth saying that even if the target speed was 275km/h, and the new record was 276km/h, effectively the test was a failure.
The idea was that the soft boggier would absorb the hunting-oscillation from the wheels. That kind of worked, but in steed the soft boggier start vibrating. While they did manage to hit the target speed, it was deamd that the vibrations was to bad to consider the test successful.
The the system was modified to Regina, but still they didn´t manage to hit the target in a reasonable way. Then they made the so called "green train" that hit a new record of 303km/h now with out the oscillation issue in 2008. The test was mostly successful, but it turned out the solution was to expensive. So they worked in a different direction with a lighter dampened version version 3 (was sold to the UK), and then cheaper to operate version 4. Version 4 was bought by competitor Siemens to implement in there ICE 4 trains. This is what allow ICE 4 to go 250+km/h with out neither damaging the rail nor oscillating
So the result of the 1993 X2000 record was basically the ICE 4 train
Question: are the announcements in Swedish as well as in English, or what?
Yep
I took both Malmo to Stockholm and Copenhagen to Gothenburg
Why is the 1st class empty? I've taken this train 10:24 many times, and it was always fully booked. I recommend seat reservation as soon as possible.
Last year, the 10:24 was cancelled due to track work, the 11:24 was 40 minutes late on departure and 70 minutes late on arrival, and I almost missed the ferry connection to Helsinki.
Guess i got lucky 😏
Tried on it Copenhagen-Malmo, Malmo-Copenhagen, Copenhagen-Alvesta, and Stockholm-Malmo(Direct back to Copenhagen fully booked). The train looks classic but the interior is outdated by a lot. The charger plug is not working in the Danish Territory. And sometimes the train could get you a little bit dizzy when tilting quickly. toilets are not guaranteed to be clean. But is a nice try on such a legacy train model.
From my experience, the refurbishment fixes most of these. Don’t know about the charger plug in Denmark issue as it doesn’t operate there yet, but more and more of the running services are getting used with the new refurbished sets.
@@olasola1013 No, X2000 run to Copenhagen from Stockholm as a direct service, check SJ timetable
12:30 Where did the food go? What kind of magic is this!
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We rode a similar train from Stockholm to Oslo and I was not impressed. On an 8 hour non-stop ride, there wasn't any decent food available, you had to bring your own. And the train rocked back and forth with no windows to open. It made me want to drive or fly the same route if I go again.
That's bad, there should be food available on all services!
you do have a nice voice so when we can have some more of it? Yeah picked the conversation with the staff ...
It's thoroughly impractical when I'm on the road all the time unfortunately 🙃
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You should try SJ Stockholm to Umea but don’t take Night train 🚊 😊
what, you mean like this.... ua-cam.com/video/EqCqBSeicUY/v-deo.html
@@NonstopEurotrip yeah definitely, I live North Sweden and I usually ride this one because it more comfortable and modern than night train.
Is it possible to turn the seats around so you always can sit in the forward direction ? (Like you can in Japan)
No, it's not really a thing in Europe
Have family in both Göteborg and Stockholm. Tried Flixtrain once. 😕 that was enough for me. Much prefer comfort of XJ2000 First Class 👍🏻. Always proud to see the two Pride flags 🏳️🌈 flying proudly in Göteborg. Meals enroute have been consistently great and onboard staff welcoming and friendly. 😊.
Thanks for sharing Rob 😊🇸🇪
I just want to know how it feels when riding train to one of the most popular fjords in Norway.
Welll you should go 😀
next time order some Köttbullar :)
I've had them before ☺️
I live in Västerås:)
If I’ve been to Gothenburg? Haha I live about 70km away from Gothenburg and much of my family on mum’s side are from Gothenburg. But despite living so close, I no longer visit the city very often, and when I do I normally drive due to poor accessibility at my local train station (I’m an ambulatory wheelchair user) and chronic pain that makes train travel rather painful. If I do take the train, it’s about 40 minutes to Gothenburg. When it comes to Gothenburg vs Stockholm, I much prefer Stockholm in many ways, though I wouldn’t want to live in either of the cities.
I have lived in both Malmö and Copenhagen before for some years, but then moved back to my peaceful little hometown little over 11 years ago now.
Big cities have their charm and convenience, but nothing beats the peacefulness and having everything nearby when living in a small town. In Malmö and Copenhagen I had to take a bus to get to a regular size grocery store (and not just a little corner shop), here in my town I have both the two bigger and the smaller grocery stores within 500 meters from home
X2000 was my choice of train when I went home over some weekends while living in Copenhagen or Malmö, I often picked first class on the train as it was actually often less expensive than second class on the same train. It’s by far the most comfortable trains in Sweden even though the tilting can be a bit much if you’re prone to motion sickness.
Since 2015 I’ve been going with MTRX when traveling to Stockholm though, but only because it’s much better price than SJ along with having almost on the minute the same travel time as X2000. MTRX is nowhere near as comfy seats though but oh well. SJ is just overpriced, which is sad… I’d often get both ways with MTRX for the same price or less as one way with SJ when I was traveling to Stockholm for meetings. Granted my tickets were paid for by the organization I was traveling for, but I still had to pay the tickets to begin with and then had that cost reimbursed to me by the organization, and I didn’t want to miss too much money during the time between the ticket purchase and the reimbursement (which would often be weeks)
I'll be trying MTRX soon. I also prefer Stockholm over Gothenburg 😁
I rode the X2000 between Lund and Södertälje (Route: Malmö to Stockholm)
Great trains eh 😎
Former Guangshen Railway X2000.
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I didn't know Sweden has a higher population than Switzerland. Although Sweden also has big corporations and it makes stuff like Wind turbines, Buses, Fighter jets, and telecom equipment, Switzerland's perception is that it does everything that a big country like France does. The Swiss bank is famous in developing countries due to its corrupt nature.
X2000 was severed in China and operating between Hong Kong and Guangzhou (Canton)
Really?!
Yeah, they had one for a time in China. Was supposed to be powercar no. 2044, but 44 is apparently considered bad luck in China, so it became 2088 instead.
When was this trip? September?
The date of travel is always in the description
How do you pre-order a meal?
When you book
The Vmax of the X2000 is actually 155mph / 250 km/h
Indeed.
@@RobertClaeson when it went to the US it went 155 Mph with one powercar
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Kors i taket , inga avbrott .
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ICT...is that Indian Central Time?
Indo china time. Thailand, Vietnam etc.
Fun fact: i accually lived in Västerås
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I did 1st class Malmo to Stockholm and Stockholm to Oslo. I wasn’t much impressed.
Why?
BUT ! You CAN'T buy tickets at the station manually ! It's a shame !
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Sweden exported to the world shops like IKEA, foods like meatballs and historical music bands like ABBA, but anything isn't affordable for a cheap price.
Welcome to the Swedish lifestyle, where the life basics cost way more expensive than in an average European country 🤑🤑🤑
We'll, it's not Norway or Switzerland expensive 🙃
@@NonstopEurotrip These countries have harder levels of dealing with the cost of life basics than in Sweden 🤑🤑🤑 💸💸💸
Co to za pociąg Szwecyjski????
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It's an X2000
Not a single one. Why keep maintaining these routes?
The busiest route in Scandinavia
Sponsorde by : OHIO
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This one has not been refurbished it seems.
Indeed.
Oh, sorry, 2nd class had a few. Rest my case.
First was 50% full, Second 80%
What? No pictures from Skövde? Huge disappointment!
I like the X2000 but I don't have anything to compare with really. Haven't tried MTR yet but my mother only use them nowadays. Great video again.
I'm trying them soon 😃
Je suis très intéressé par la distribution de jetons dans le secteur ferroviaire avec tous les écueils pour faire de ce projet une réussite. Les trains doivent être le lien entre les trois pays qui me sont liés par les trains rapides. Merci.
Again, I see a train without passengers….
Must be blind
What the hell is full-fat pepsi?
I forgot diet drinks don't exist in America 😜
What boring food you picked after telling us about the great mix, been in Sweden myself there local food is so cool
Reindeer 🦌🙃
@@NonstopEurotrip New Zealand meat taste great
are there so empty trains wow. In India all trains are wadded. 😂😂
Ikr 😆
I have been visiting Sweden fairly regularly for the last 40 years. Almost all Swedish public transport (train, bus tram bost) is very good - almost up to Swiss standards. However, unlike you, I have never been particularity impressed with the X2 tilting trains. In particular there are a lot of seats which do not align with windows! Frankly the Swiss ICN trains and even the British West Coast Main Line Pendolinos are better than the X2s.
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Oh My God - get rid of the intro. I'm going to watch the video. I don't want to watch parts of it twice. You just make me skip the first two minutes of all of your videos.
Unfortunately it seems to be working well. Since I've started doing the intro, my early retention figure has nearly doubled. It's only the first 15 seconds anyway. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Disgraceful as this is totally non-inclusive for blind rail enthusiasts. I won.t be s😮ubscribin
Have you heard of text to speech? My blind cousin enjoys my videos just fine.
@@NonstopEurotrip you are still forcing people to use access technology and not all visually. Impaired people use text to speech they like to use the vision they have.
I want to be the same as every other viewer of your videos. I want to just be able to switch it on and watch it and listen to it. If there is a reason why you are not able to do a VoiceOver that’s fine else please get a mic.
@@johnhaynes710 the reason is i'm always on the road so it would be very impractical, unfortunately. when i set up a permanent base, ill be sure to look for ways to improve!
@@NonstopEurotrip Ok I'll take that as a compromise good luck with the channel i'll keep an eye on it (no pun intended .. well perhaps there was...) so i'll subscribe to help you. cheers