Great video, thanks for posting. The train cars you were on are being retired very, very soon! The cars are from the failed UK to France overnight service "Night Star" and bought on the cheap by Via Rail a couple devades ago. The train that was across from you in Montreal is one of the new train sets just entering service this Fall.
Oh that’s interesting to know. I could tell it was an older train. Good I got to see it. Maybe next time I’ll be in a sparkly new one!! I do like travelling on trains in other countries. Thanks for the comment and glad you enjoyed it.
I lived in China for 5 yrs. They have an 80K network of 305 km/hr HSR. Tracks are smooth, only motion is forward with smooth braking and acceleration. Mayor of Quebec City is asking for TGV to TO-I think it should go further to Chicago. Reg. track has you moving in 6 directions simultaneously causing motion sickness.
@@gary_travels Damn the cost, full speed ahead! France is famous for the TGV! Brexit was dumb and has kept Britain poor. Those 44 tax cuts for the uber rich didn't help either. Vancouver's subway cost 6.5X more than bus but it's 100X better. It goes over and above traffic. Only a helicopter would be faster.
I’m English, and I don’t speak French very well, but if you watch some of my Montreal & Quebec videos you’ll see I did try a little bit and I bought my bus ticket to Montmorency entirely in French 😀 But also everyone spoke English and that’s just easy!
Great video, thanks for posting. The train cars you were on are being retired very, very soon! The cars are from the failed UK to France overnight service "Night Star" and bought on the cheap by Via Rail a couple devades ago.
The train that was across from you in Montreal is one of the new train sets just entering service this Fall.
Oh that’s interesting to know. I could tell it was an older train. Good I got to see it. Maybe next time I’ll be in a sparkly new one!!
I do like travelling on trains in other countries.
Thanks for the comment and glad you enjoyed it.
I lived in China for 5 yrs. They have an 80K network of 305 km/hr HSR. Tracks are smooth, only motion is forward with smooth braking and acceleration. Mayor of Quebec City is asking for TGV to TO-I think it should go further to Chicago. Reg. track has you moving in 6 directions simultaneously causing motion sickness.
Interesting - they were trying to build a high speed track here in the UK, but the cost overrun was so much it’s been scaled right back now
@@gary_travels Damn the cost, full speed ahead! France is famous for the TGV! Brexit was dumb and has kept Britain poor. Those 44 tax cuts for the uber rich didn't help either. Vancouver's subway cost 6.5X more than bus but it's 100X better. It goes over and above traffic. Only a helicopter would be faster.
Your in Quebec why you don’t speak French
I’m English, and I don’t speak French very well, but if you watch some of my Montreal & Quebec videos you’ll see I did try a little bit and I bought my bus ticket to Montmorency entirely in French 😀
But also everyone spoke English and that’s just easy!