That is a fun detail. However, the best places to do this with to really shame big cities with no trains is small villages near big cities on main railway lines... in countries with a lot of train traffic. For example, Rostoklaty, a village of 643 people near Prague, gets 121 trains a day on a workday. (If I'm counting correctly.) With some digging, one might possibly be able to find an even smaller village with a similar train frequency, but I think this is a pretty good example that's probably up there.
As you were struggling around day 1 of day 1, I thought you would never make it. Fortunately after 1 day you managed to get across the line. Impressive Journey (Thanks for the great videos!)
OMG Tim, I was trying to explain the essentials of this video to my daughter (who was on her computer at an adjacent desk), but couldn't stop laughing at the absolute absurdity of this whole premise!! A superlative Tim Traveler video!! LMAO
This explains why, on a train from Zurich to Innsbruck, I didn't notice much in the way of stations while crossing Liechtenstein. Good to have a mystery sorted out.
Mate. Your videos are so nice. My English teacher (40 years ago) would curse me for using 'nice' (there's ALWAYS a better word!) I don't think there is. And I don't think I can give you higher praise. Things are not nice all over the place, but you keep doing nice. I always know exactly what I'm getting when I click, and that's to end up learning and smiling. Keep on, keeping on being nice
Coming from the US, I can't imagine a town of 1000 people getting 22(!) trains every day. A town of 1000 people is lucky to have their own high school anymore.
In Switzerland there are equally as small or even smaller towns with as many and more trains stopping 😂 i know of a village of 160 people and 72 trains per day.
The least used station in my county Hampshire, Beaulieu Road Station (that Geoff did a video on a while back) has 5 cottages and a house (all originally built for the railway), 2 farms and a hotel. It gets 20 trains a day!
Why should every town of 1000 inhabitants have its own high school? That would be about 60 pupils for the whole school. And ... 8 teachers? Oh yea that's really a shame, next they won't built a university in every small village!
Really looking forward to the "little bonus video coming up"! When I heard of that monumental event which happenend in Vaduz, my first thought was: "I hope Tim was there and makes a video about it".
Fun Fact: Another company based in Lichtenstein is Intamin Amusement Rides, the worlds best Rollercoaster manufacturer. The company actually started of in Switzerland, but they moved to Liechtenzrein for better Tax benefits.
Not to forget: Neutrik. One of the worlds leaders if it comes to professional Audio/Video connectors. It is a small country, but there is more Than casinos, banks and mailbox companies.
@@Bepnm If I remember correctly, Liechtenstein is one of two european micronations that is NOT reliant on being a tax haven (the other being San Marino).
@@gerdforster883 Moreover, there are a swiss cantons, where the people pay even less taxes than in Lichtenstein. The canton of Zug was in the news this year because it paid back taxes to its citizens.
I knew you'd be visiting Liechtenstein eventually after seeing your video on the football match against San Marino. Funny actually, now you have officially spent more time travelling on the Liechtenstein rail network than most of its citizens, myself included - I have never used on of our trains. I come from the southern part and would just take a bus to nearby Sargans in Switzerland to catch a train. Our small train network was actually quite the topic of political discussion a few years back, when there were plans to expand the current single track to a dual-track as part of an overarching project to improve train connections between between Swiss and Austrian train network. The plan was to include the Liechtenstein section into an S-Bahn network with trains in up to 30 minute intervals promised. In the end a referendum was held with the majority-vote rejecting the plan, with the main argument brought up against it that Liechtenstein would have to carry the high costs associated with this expansion, with relatively little benefit to the population (as this track still only covers 3 of the 11 municipalities in the country), and some doubts whether Austrian or Swiss train providers would actually be willing to stop trains at these very small stations at such frequent intervals.
Thank you so much for this in-depth review of Liechtenstein's railway system! Given how good of a job that you have done, could you now do a review of their cruise ship offerings?
Bit disappointed you didn't lie down on any of the stations, but ok. Thank you so much for finally doing this. It's amazing how your dedication really outperforms any other UA-cam Channel. I'm sure that there's absolutely nobody in the whole wide world that has ever visited all stations in a country. But you did just that!
I love Liechtenstein and had a sneaking suspicion you would be visiting there at some point! The situations with the railways is a funny one. OBB were actually ready to plough a lot of money into Liechtenstein with the S-Bahn Liechtenstein projects and would have essentially double tracked the existing railway network and even have some long distance EC trains stopping in Nendeln but the project was rejected by referendum in 2020 and has since be shelved. Given how accessible Liechtenstein is by bus from both Switzerland and Austria and being well connected to the SBB network at Sargans plus Buchs SG and the OBB network at Feldkirch I don't think we'll ever see the situation change.
Thumbnail: FOUR stations? I was so sure there were three! 1:34 Ohhhh, I see. Whenever I’m at one of those tedious events where one has to share an unusual fact about oneself, I always trot out that I am a certified forklift operator. I learned on a Hilti! Great fun, this video. Full of unseasonal but nonetheless much-appreciated Easter eggs.
I can't believe it, 2 of my favorite UA-camrs are reporting from Liechtenstein. You and the Überallpenner. All the best for the holidays and a wonderful New Year.
Made my day to see you in Liechtenstein - and made me very nostalgic! Although I don't think I ever got on or off a train in Liechtenstein. I'd get of the train at Sargans (on the SBB Zurich-Chur line, south of Buchs) then get the 11 bus to Vaduz. Same bus goes to the bus station at Shaan-Vaduz, then on to Feldkirch... Liechtenstein's bus network is absolutely superb and beautifully organised, although I suppose it's a bit easier when there's less populace/countryside to worry about. I had to snigger a little bit about Switzerland being responsible for Liechtenstein's defence, given that they've accidentally invaded it and also set fire to it once or twice... Very much looking forward to the next vid! Even though I already know what happens...
Funny to see Hilti in a video about trains because the company is mainly known for their (meme-mutated) red VW Passat Wagons going down the Autobahn at supersonic speeds.
That was an enjoyable video. It really measures up to the epic adventures this channel is known for. Great Job. My county covers 2,383.5 Square Miles, OR 617,323.66 Hectares, and I routinely visit ever train Depot in my county, we have one.
@Becky_Cooling all the Stations in Luxemburg might be a fun Project and Tim already did basicly All the Stations in San Marino so we have to go one up in Size of Nations
Albania is an easy one. I don't know how it fares today but last time I checked it only had one passenger route (Durres-Fier), with only one train per direction every day.
I spat my coffee out at Geoff's face. Brilliant. Leichtenstein was a "must visit" when on my honeymoon to Switzerland 10 years ago. Take one of the "at leisure"days, train to Sargans - grab the Bus to (somewhere in) Austria and get out at Vaduz. Scenery is worth the visit on its own. Theres also a Postal Museum that was fascinating. Vaduz was on a route from somewhere north of Bodensee - across the lake, into Switzserland, Leichtenstein, Switzerland again before ending up in northern Italy. Not to mention there are some interesting odd sculptures.
it's a delight to see austrian trains get more recognition on youtube. i guess nendeln in the only station in lichtenstein. the other stops are just that. stops. not part of a station but merely platforms within block sections on the track between stations. no train can start or end there, there are no switches and not even any signals
For historic reasons, UK-style railway operation doesn't make the distinction between bahnhof ['station'] and haltestelle ['stop' or 'halt'] that Germanic-style operation does, so the terms don't translate very well into English. It can sometimes cause confusion between people from the different styles of operation.
@@atraindriver how does the english system work? that's very interesting they have no distinction there. i'm sure they stil differenciate between stations and open tracks. so are there just no stops between stations? does each stop automatically become its own station, signals and switches included, or does it work so differently, the logic i am familiar with can't be applied there at all?
@FoxBoi69 The system you are used to simply can't be used. If you think of a station which is a passing point on a single track, the Germanic system would historically have the movement controller in the station building with the points (switches) being operated by pointsmen working to the controller's instructions. The movement controller would have control of the signals at the station. In a similar British location, the 'pointsmen' are themselves the movement controllers and control the signals as well as the points. There is no station-based supervisor giving them instructions. At it's heart the difference comes from the Germanic system of control being based on single-track with passing loops. The British system is based on double-track, with no need for passing loops, which means the control point (a signal box) can be anywhere that is operationally convenient rather than at the passing loop. So, while there are block posts (signal boxes) and block sections ('open track' as you call it), they are not necessarily related to stations.
6:58 That OBB locomotive which passed through looks similar to the old ABB ALP-44 electric engines which ran on the US Northeast Corridor for Amtrak (national railway), New Jersey Transit (New York area), SEPTA (Philadelphia) and MARC (Baltimore-Washington).
That's no coincidence. The OBB 1044 was based on the styling of the earlier 1043, which was the same Swedish Rc locomotive that was the basis of the AEM-7 and ALP-44
If I'm not mistaken, the shelter you're waiting in at Forst-Hilti station is one of a classic series otherwise used mainly for bus stops in Switzerland (and more colorful, often in a 1970's orange), designed by architect Roland Rupert Hanselmann from Olten who was quite the visionary, also designing sphere-shaped houses which weren't quite as successful, you might want to research him 🙂
"...approaching the end of the greatest rail journeys made of all time (in Liechtenstein)" Reminds me of the line from the Mel Brooks film "To Be or Not to Be" - "world famous (in Poland)".
Oh my, now I'm homesick for Switzerland again. I drove past those mountains every time I went to Graubünden or up to San Bernardino and on to Bellinzona...
This episode hits a note with me. I have taught a number of students from from Liechtenstein and asked them how often they used the train to which the replied “we have a bus service operates every two hours or so in the capital” glad to see trains action in! And it seems the bus service has improved!
I suppose it's no surprise given the countries location between Austria and Switzerland but the view from every station was fabulous. I felt like 2 hours there would not be enough, I'd want to go for a walk in the mountains!
I am SOOOO excited, that you just visited the Strausseefähre in my hometown Strausberg and now you're cruisin through FL right around the corner of my actual new hometown of Feldkirch, Austria. Best wishes and Merry Christmas for you and your loved ones.
@@GarryMcGovern 1. Congrats. I run only when chased. (Not chaste. You don't have to run for that, especially when you weren't given the choice.) 2. I don't think Tim runs, except when he's late for the train. My money is still on a Soccer/European Football match.
The rules Geoff followed, I think you've heard of him, (and also Nick Badley and Jen who are taking rather longer to visit every UK station) was that for a station to count you had to arrive or leave the station on a train
Ah, but then Tim plays to different rules - remember the not-very-often-visited-station-in-France video, in which Tim had to hike for hours across barren countryside to arrive at the station in question?
And in the case of Nick Badley and JenOnTheMove, not leave the station on the same train service - you can either leave on a different train service, or arrive/leave using a different mode of transport such as a bus or walking from a different station.
Geoff only had to be on a train scheduled to stop at a particular station - he didn't have to get off or on (or in the case of request stops, stop at all).
As an American, I am genuinely impressed at the massive passenger rail infrastructure that they managed to forge. It surely was a monumental task to get that amount of stations to link together. Truly amazing work.
@@stmisbehavin662Technically not San Marino as their tiny heritage train (which Tim has covered!) isn’t wheelchair accessible as far as I can tell. Its a step up from the ground onto the carriage.
@Meg_A_Byte estonia is really not that super small. I think of it as rhe balric countries together is aboit the same size and population as finland or norway. Its not spot on but pretty close.
I used to have a certification to operate Hilti powder-actuated fastening tools (basically big nail guns that use .22 blanks to drive fasteners into concrete). I never actually used one, but the construction company I worked for one summer in college offered the course to everyone, and I figured what the hell. It got me out of the sun for an afternoon. :)
Most often .27cal rimfire, as lots of nations consider anything chambered in an actual firearm caliber a firearm in itself. Interesting to learn that he was a mechanical engineer supplying firearms to the Germans. (makes sense now) Back in the 1970's Hilti was also considered the leader in pneumatic nail guns
I used commute with this train! I worked at Hilti for the last 2 summers. I used to live in Buchs SG. When first moving to Switzerland, I stayed with my Austrian family in Hohenems for the first few weeks till we could move into our new apartment. So I would take this train alone every day from Feldkirch. A big change as I went from one week being driven around everywhere in the car dependent surburbia that is Cape Town, South Africa to being able to travel alone. This was when I was 10! Side content: the bus ticket issued by the national bus operater Liemobil that cover the zones of the train is valid on the train. All Liemobil zones (within Liechtenstein) are also Zones under the Swiss Ostwind zone network. The SBB app allows you to buy either (Liemobil zones are slightly cheaper, but if you have an onward local journey then you can get a combined ticket). A travelcard from the Austrian VVV that covers all VVV zones also covers Liechtenstein. The international complications start when you try to get from Nelden to any of the farther Austrian stops, because even though the bus lines follow the train, only the bus lines are included in the GA travel zone (covers all of CH+LI+a few border points). Also, if you get a ticket from ÖBB for this route, that train ticket isn't technically valid on any of the bus lines (despite what the ticket says!). Though I have never put that to the test with an inspector.
Ooh, that was a Bombardier TALENT* (first generation) train, that brought you from Forst-Hilti to Schaan-Vaduz! :O That's Bomarbdier's (now Alstom) competition model for e.g. the Stadler FLIRT**. * TAlbot LEichter Nahverkehrs-Triebwagen (Talbot light suburban railcar, as Wikipedia translates ist - Talbot, from Aachen, Germany, being the original manufacturer, that eventually got taken over by Bombardier) ** Flinker Leichter Intercity- und Regional-Triebzug (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train, originally: i for Innovative, rather than Intercity)
Stadler have obviously got the memo about the meaning of "flirt" in English. Subsequent trains are "KISS" and "WINK". Except the KISS trains aren't called that in Sweden, where "kiss" means something else!
I drove past Lichtenstein on the Swiss side all my life visiting family in St Moritz by coming on the highway from Zurich to Chur and onwards. Never actually made the effort to take a detour through there…though I always wondered what it’s like. Thanks for this glimpse Tim! 😊
As someone who's used the Liechtenstein bus network, I can confirm it is really good! Every bus ran on time and its timetabled to connect with buses on other routes. It's glorious
No Tim, I'll leave heroic trips like these to you. If we were all as heroic as you, why would we even watch this channel to begin with. We'd be out there being heroes, just like you!
It must be the first video on Liechtenstein that I see on UA-cam where the person didn't pronounce it "liktenstein". Thank you. The phonetic pendant in me is content.
Ah Liechtenstein. My high school had an exchange program there (I think it's still the only UK school to have one). We spent a, err, memorable day touring the Hilti drill factory. And another day falling down the ski slope in Malbun. (My host teenager lived in Mauren).
This seems a case of the journey far outweighing the destination...yet...I have yet to see Vaduz...yet. Thanks for the video. Very enjoyable as always.
fun fact: I did this exact same thing (albeit only visiting the three active stations) in August (and I plan to post a video pattern on my channel in about April, I have a huge backlog)
If you ever want an amazingly beautiful view, get yourself up to Triesenberg, south of Vaduz. The view looking across to Switzerland from the hotels there are well worth the drive up.
They want to double track the this line! Would allow the long distance RailJets to stop at Nelden as well. That one train doesn't obey Takt (doesn't fit into any clock-face schedule) and doesn't run on weekends. The double track would actually allow at least hourly service + weekend service. Trouble is: the Liechtenstein populous has voted the additional loan for the double track project down. So they have to find some alternative way to finance the project.
For the Swiss, especially in St. Gallen, Liechtenstein is like a Swiss canton. Although it has no place in the Federal Council, it is more or less the same. Border protection is already the responsibility of Swiss authority - when it comes to national defense, the situation is less clear. It is not officially regulated and there is neither conscription in Liechtenstein nor a contractually regulated military assistance pact. What does happen, however, are military border violations by the Swiss army - during exercises, of course. But as far as I can tell, this tends to cause both sides to smile rather than leading to diplomatic conflicts.
Reminds me of Ephraim Kishon: "I like to crack the joke that I invite my audience to Israel to show them the whole country, but what should we do in the afternoon? Usually, this gives me a lot of laughter. Not too long ago, I was performing it in Vaduz, but nobody even chuckled."
Hi Tim! My wife and I were just in Lichtenstein! It's possible we were there around the same time. We drove all the way from the UK for a big road trip across Switzerland and stopped off for the night. Can confirm the buses are excellent! They run in the mountains even when it's snowing. We parked at the football stadium and took the bus up to Malbun to avoid driving in the snow and being a silly statistic with our ill prepared British car. Fun fact, I am probably the only American who has spent Thanksgiving in Lichtenstein who got there by driving their British car from England lol - not exactly the most notable but whatever haha
Dammit, Tim! that’s my 2025 video series idea scuppered. 😅
Apparently there's an island somewhere off the south coast of England, I believe you've never visited?
@@nick-c I think it belongs to Mauritius now.
Come to Canada, Geoff!
You could still do a Swiss tour via train - guaranteed viewing.
Just putting it here: 'least used station of Liechtenstein'. Seems like something for you. And: abandoned stations of Liechtenstein.
Excellent. Now, could you do the same for the Vatican?
Don't tempt me ;)
What about San Marino?
If only there would still be trains running there.
Make a video off every duty free store in Andorra
Watching this straight after watching a Robin Clevett video, where he was using Hilti tools.
4:36 never ask a woman her age, a man his salary, or a German-speaking company what they were up to during the 40's
I love that Nendeln, population 1,000, has 22 more trains per day than Las Vegas, population 2 million.
Yes, but do they have the Loop?
Yeah, cars.
22 more than Phoenix (metro population 5 million). (Yes, I know there is a stop in Maricopa County).
@@AL5520lol a marvel of engineering! It’s like a tunnel… But slower… And no escape options!
That is a fun detail. However, the best places to do this with to really shame big cities with no trains is small villages near big cities on main railway lines... in countries with a lot of train traffic. For example, Rostoklaty, a village of 643 people near Prague, gets 121 trains a day on a workday. (If I'm counting correctly.) With some digging, one might possibly be able to find an even smaller village with a similar train frequency, but I think this is a pretty good example that's probably up there.
That Geoff Marshall stare
*chef's kiss
He looks like a Bond Villan
That's the last thing Vicki saw. 😢
@@CallieMasters5000 what happened to her? Did they break up?
0:38
As you were struggling around day 1 of day 1, I thought you would never make it. Fortunately after 1 day you managed to get across the line. Impressive Journey
(Thanks for the great videos!)
OMG Tim, I was trying to explain the essentials of this video to my daughter (who was on her computer at an adjacent desk), but couldn't stop laughing at the absolute absurdity of this whole premise!! A superlative Tim Traveler video!! LMAO
Always a genuine delight when one of your productions drops into my inbox.
All the best, Tim.
I have to agree with you!
You must be exhausted Tim, all that travel in one day. Have a good rest in Vaduz.
This explains why, on a train from Zurich to Innsbruck, I didn't notice much in the way of stations while crossing Liechtenstein. Good to have a mystery sorted out.
Mate. Your videos are so nice.
My English teacher (40 years ago) would curse me for using 'nice' (there's ALWAYS a better word!)
I don't think there is. And I don't think I can give you higher praise.
Things are not nice all over the place, but you keep doing nice.
I always know exactly what I'm getting when I click, and that's to end up learning and smiling.
Keep on, keeping on being nice
A nicer word?
My English teacher (even longer ago) said "nice" was supposed to be used in the context of something good to eat. So that was nice.
My English teacher would say that too, fifty years on and I'm still following that rule!
Nicely put.
@@roderickmain9697 oh hey, I was given the same weirdly-specific rule as well. I wonder where that originated...
Living in Vorarlberg "day 1" got me laughing. Well done again, Tim! 😂 And you nearly got me into beliving you have Hilti as a sponsor haha
Coming from the US, I can't imagine a town of 1000 people getting 22(!) trains every day. A town of 1000 people is lucky to have their own high school anymore.
In Switzerland there are equally as small or even smaller towns with as many and more trains stopping 😂 i know of a village of 160 people and 72 trains per day.
The least used station in my county Hampshire, Beaulieu Road Station (that Geoff did a video on a while back) has 5 cottages and a house (all originally built for the railway), 2 farms and a hotel. It gets 20 trains a day!
Why should every town of 1000 inhabitants have its own high school? That would be about 60 pupils for the whole school. And ... 8 teachers?
Oh yea that's really a shame, next they won't built a university in every small village!
@@Delibrodude wtf you didn't understand the comment
Really looking forward to the "little bonus video coming up"! When I heard of that monumental event which happenend in Vaduz, my first thought was: "I hope Tim was there and makes a video about it".
Forza Titani. The bonus video was the real reason for the trip. The train video was a bonus.
Nice to see Geoff making a cameo! I did wonder if you were going to quote the theme to All The Stations but you obviously didn't have enough time! :D
Fun Fact:
Another company based in Lichtenstein is Intamin Amusement Rides, the worlds best Rollercoaster manufacturer. The company actually started of in Switzerland, but they moved to Liechtenzrein for better Tax benefits.
Not to forget: Neutrik. One of the worlds leaders if it comes to professional Audio/Video connectors. It is a small country, but there is more Than casinos, banks and mailbox companies.
@@Bepnm If I remember correctly, Liechtenstein is one of two european micronations that is NOT reliant on being a tax haven (the other being San Marino).
@@gerdforster883 Moreover, there are a swiss cantons, where the people pay even less taxes than in Lichtenstein.
The canton of Zug was in the news this year because it paid back taxes to its citizens.
They should make a roller coaster that takes you between train stations. lol
@@gerdforster883"If I remember (...) being San Marino)."
Are Andorra and the Vatican state reliant on being tax havens? (Or SMOM, if you're willing to consider that as a "micronation".)
00:56 "In the far east of Liechtenstein" :-)
Some people call it Austria, some call it Liechtenstein East ...
Schaanwald is the Vladivostok of Liechtenstein.
@@uncipaws7643"Schaanwald is the Vladivostok of Liechtenstein."
So... Vladivostok has a railway station that's currently not in use?
3:02 *Need to play TransportTycoon intensifies*
With a Liechtenstein-suitable map size.
Liechtenstein seems to be one of the few countries you could play in 1:1 scale in Transport Tycoons first version :D
Best part is, Schaan-Vaduz station building is available in the NewStations GRF
I can't wait to see Part 2.
I knew you'd be visiting Liechtenstein eventually after seeing your video on the football match against San Marino. Funny actually, now you have officially spent more time travelling on the Liechtenstein rail network than most of its citizens, myself included - I have never used on of our trains. I come from the southern part and would just take a bus to nearby Sargans in Switzerland to catch a train.
Our small train network was actually quite the topic of political discussion a few years back, when there were plans to expand the current single track to a dual-track as part of an overarching project to improve train connections between between Swiss and Austrian train network. The plan was to include the Liechtenstein section into an S-Bahn network with trains in up to 30 minute intervals promised. In the end a referendum was held with the majority-vote rejecting the plan, with the main argument brought up against it that Liechtenstein would have to carry the high costs associated with this expansion, with relatively little benefit to the population (as this track still only covers 3 of the 11 municipalities in the country), and some doubts whether Austrian or Swiss train providers would actually be willing to stop trains at these very small stations at such frequent intervals.
Thank you so much for this in-depth review of Liechtenstein's railway system! Given how good of a job that you have done, could you now do a review of their cruise ship offerings?
Bit disappointed you didn't lie down on any of the stations, but ok. Thank you so much for finally doing this. It's amazing how your dedication really outperforms any other UA-cam Channel. I'm sure that there's absolutely nobody in the whole wide world that has ever visited all stations in a country. But you did just that!
Yes, especially to visit all the open and all the closed stations in the country.
@@bishwatntl Abandoned stations! There must be something Tim could do with that. Or even better: least used station in Liechtenstein.
😀👍
Very good as always, noted the subtle On The Buses theme tune too
Indeed.
I love Liechtenstein and had a sneaking suspicion you would be visiting there at some point! The situations with the railways is a funny one. OBB were actually ready to plough a lot of money into Liechtenstein with the S-Bahn Liechtenstein projects and would have essentially double tracked the existing railway network and even have some long distance EC trains stopping in Nendeln but the project was rejected by referendum in 2020 and has since be shelved. Given how accessible Liechtenstein is by bus from both Switzerland and Austria and being well connected to the SBB network at Sargans plus Buchs SG and the OBB network at Feldkirch I don't think we'll ever see the situation change.
That's amazing, I've just travelled along the entire Liechtenstein rail network, twice, last week. In fact it was probably me on the RailJet 😁
Very hard challenge, glad you made it though
This was almost as exciting as the exhausting climb to the Highest Point in Flevoland!
I had no idea that Hilti comes from Liechtenstein. These are not just powertools, these are extraordinary powertools !
Military grade 🙂
Thumbnail: FOUR stations? I was so sure there were three!
1:34 Ohhhh, I see.
Whenever I’m at one of those tedious events where one has to share an unusual fact about oneself, I always trot out that I am a certified forklift operator. I learned on a Hilti!
Great fun, this video. Full of unseasonal but nonetheless much-appreciated Easter eggs.
Oohhh, I think I know what the historic event you witnessed in Vaduz might have been. Very much looking forward to the video!
The "never a joy" supporters brigade is starting to experience a conspicuous amount of joy lately
@@LucaPasini2 "The "never a joy" supporters brigade"? What's that?
@@knrdvmmlbkkn It's the name of the fan club of a specific national football team, known for never winning. At least until this year.
@@LucaPasini2 "It's the name (...) until this year."
Oh, really? That's weird. Thank you.
I have been wondering why that video had not appeared. I should have trusted in the Tim.
An intrepid adventure. I imagine you will be invited to deliver a lecture on this expedition to the Royal Geographical Society.
I can't believe it, 2 of my favorite UA-camrs are reporting from Liechtenstein. You and the Überallpenner. All the best for the holidays and a wonderful New Year.
I always enjoy these videos. Thank you. Happy Holidays
Made my day to see you in Liechtenstein - and made me very nostalgic!
Although I don't think I ever got on or off a train in Liechtenstein. I'd get of the train at Sargans (on the SBB Zurich-Chur line, south of Buchs) then get the 11 bus to Vaduz. Same bus goes to the bus station at Shaan-Vaduz, then on to Feldkirch...
Liechtenstein's bus network is absolutely superb and beautifully organised, although I suppose it's a bit easier when there's less populace/countryside to worry about.
I had to snigger a little bit about Switzerland being responsible for Liechtenstein's defence, given that they've accidentally invaded it and also set fire to it once or twice...
Very much looking forward to the next vid! Even though I already know what happens...
06:18 Not the entire, as that would include the line from the Austrian border to Schaanwald and from Schaan to the Swiss border!
Funny to see Hilti in a video about trains because the company is mainly known for their (meme-mutated) red VW Passat Wagons going down the Autobahn at supersonic speeds.
That was an enjoyable video. It really measures up to the epic adventures this channel is known for. Great Job.
My county covers 2,383.5 Square Miles, OR 617,323.66 Hectares, and I routinely visit ever train Depot in my county, we have one.
Maybe "All the stations" Vatican City next? 😅
then "all the stations" Monaco!
@Becky_Cooling all the Stations in Luxemburg might be a fun Project and Tim already did basicly All the Stations in San Marino so we have to go one up in Size of Nations
Luxemburg! Now, that's a challenge!!😅
@Becky_CoolingI've done all the stations in Monaco. It was a tough expedition, though perhaps not quite on a par with Tim's.
Albania is an easy one. I don't know how it fares today but last time I checked it only had one passenger route (Durres-Fier), with only one train per direction every day.
The station access isn't just step free... during the weekends it's also train free!
I spat my coffee out at Geoff's face. Brilliant.
Leichtenstein was a "must visit" when on my honeymoon to Switzerland 10 years ago. Take one of the "at leisure"days, train to Sargans - grab the Bus to (somewhere in) Austria and get out at Vaduz. Scenery is worth the visit on its own. Theres also a Postal Museum that was fascinating. Vaduz was on a route from somewhere north of Bodensee - across the lake, into Switzserland, Leichtenstein, Switzerland again before ending up in northern Italy. Not to mention there are some interesting odd sculptures.
it's a delight to see austrian trains get more recognition on youtube.
i guess nendeln in the only station in lichtenstein. the other stops are just that. stops. not part of a station but merely platforms within block sections on the track between stations. no train can start or end there, there are no switches and not even any signals
For historic reasons, UK-style railway operation doesn't make the distinction between bahnhof ['station'] and haltestelle ['stop' or 'halt'] that Germanic-style operation does, so the terms don't translate very well into English. It can sometimes cause confusion between people from the different styles of operation.
@@atraindriver how does the english system work? that's very interesting they have no distinction there. i'm sure they stil differenciate between stations and open tracks. so are there just no stops between stations? does each stop automatically become its own station, signals and switches included, or does it work so differently, the logic i am familiar with can't be applied there at all?
@FoxBoi69 The system you are used to simply can't be used.
If you think of a station which is a passing point on a single track, the Germanic system would historically have the movement controller in the station building with the points (switches) being operated by pointsmen working to the controller's instructions. The movement controller would have control of the signals at the station.
In a similar British location, the 'pointsmen' are themselves the movement controllers and control the signals as well as the points. There is no station-based supervisor giving them instructions.
At it's heart the difference comes from the Germanic system of control being based on single-track with passing loops. The British system is based on double-track, with no need for passing loops, which means the control point (a signal box) can be anywhere that is operationally convenient rather than at the passing loop.
So, while there are block posts (signal boxes) and block sections ('open track' as you call it), they are not necessarily related to stations.
The train horns inserted into the Mission Impossible theme was sheer perfection!
*IVE ACTUALLY DONE THIS JOURNEY* in 1983 with a school trip across Europe on the train
I did it in the summer of 1971 - I had a Eurailpass. I still remember this leg of the trip!
Easter 1972 - Boulogne Harbour to Innsbruck
6:58 That OBB locomotive which passed through looks similar to the old ABB ALP-44 electric engines which ran on the US Northeast Corridor for Amtrak (national railway), New Jersey Transit (New York area), SEPTA (Philadelphia) and MARC (Baltimore-Washington).
That's no coincidence. The OBB 1044 was based on the styling of the earlier 1043, which was the same Swedish Rc locomotive that was the basis of the AEM-7 and ALP-44
If I'm not mistaken, the shelter you're waiting in at Forst-Hilti station is one of a classic series otherwise used mainly for bus stops in Switzerland (and more colorful, often in a 1970's orange), designed by architect Roland Rupert Hanselmann from Olten who was quite the visionary, also designing sphere-shaped houses which weren't quite as successful, you might want to research him 🙂
"...approaching the end of the greatest rail journeys made of all time (in Liechtenstein)" Reminds me of the line from the Mel Brooks film "To Be or Not to Be" - "world famous (in Poland)".
Oh my, now I'm homesick for Switzerland again. I drove past those mountains every time I went to Graubünden or up to San Bernardino and on to Bellinzona...
As always, thank you for including the accessibility information 😌
Been there - lovely place and the people are so friendly. Also been to Feldkirch
This episode hits a note with me. I have taught a number of students from from Liechtenstein and asked them how often they used the train to which the replied “we have a bus service operates every two hours or so in the capital” glad to see trains action in! And it seems the bus service has improved!
I suppose it's no surprise given the countries location between Austria and Switzerland but the view from every station was fabulous. I felt like 2 hours there would not be enough, I'd want to go for a walk in the mountains!
I still love the fact you use the Transport Tycoon main theme music often :)
Forst-Hilti. Oh come on, the Liechtenstein version of Forest Hill.
I am SOOOO excited, that you just visited the Strausseefähre in my hometown Strausberg and now you're cruisin through FL right around the corner of my actual new hometown of Feldkirch, Austria.
Best wishes and Merry Christmas for you and your loved ones.
I'm betting San Marino is playing in Vaduz. I mean, why else to go to Liechtenstein?
18th November 2024 - Liechtenstein 1 - 3 San Marino 👀
To run the Liechtenstein Marathon (which I did last year!). ;)
@@katrinabryce Nice to see our plucky, small-town heroes are keeping true to form.
@@GarryMcGovern 1. Congrats. I run only when chased. (Not chaste. You don't have to run for that, especially when you weren't given the choice.)
2. I don't think Tim runs, except when he's late for the train. My money is still on a Soccer/European Football match.
The rules Geoff followed, I think you've heard of him, (and also Nick Badley and Jen who are taking rather longer to visit every UK station) was that for a station to count you had to arrive or leave the station on a train
Ah, but then Tim plays to different rules - remember the not-very-often-visited-station-in-France video, in which Tim had to hike for hours across barren countryside to arrive at the station in question?
And in the case of Nick Badley and JenOnTheMove, not leave the station on the same train service - you can either leave on a different train service, or arrive/leave using a different mode of transport such as a bus or walking from a different station.
Geoff only had to be on a train scheduled to stop at a particular station - he didn't have to get off or on (or in the case of request stops, stop at all).
As an American, I am genuinely impressed at the massive passenger rail infrastructure that they managed to forge. It surely was a monumental task to get that amount of stations to link together. Truly amazing work.
Some ominous chanting at the end there
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4:15 quite the view, from the office.
You should do every station in Monaco next, although you should give yourself a sensible amount of time to complete it.
Spoiler alert: it's all in a tunnel.
Wow, I didn't new there was a country othern than Estonia with a 100% accessible rail network. Very cool.
Every railway station in San Marino and Andorra is also 100% accessible!
@@stmisbehavin662Technically not San Marino as their tiny heritage train (which Tim has covered!) isn’t wheelchair accessible as far as I can tell. Its a step up from the ground onto the carriage.
Greenland also have 100% step free access on the railroads. Well. Also iceland and Åland
I didn't know that Estonia has 100% accessible rail network. Shame it's so small.
@Meg_A_Byte estonia is really not that super small. I think of it as rhe balric countries together is aboit the same size and population as finland or norway. Its not spot on but pretty close.
All the Stations Liechtenstein. Finally, I've been waiting for this since 2017!!
This is so very interesting. Thank you! 😊
Awesome welcome back Tim!!
I used to have a certification to operate Hilti powder-actuated fastening tools (basically big nail guns that use .22 blanks to drive fasteners into concrete). I never actually used one, but the construction company I worked for one summer in college offered the course to everyone, and I figured what the hell. It got me out of the sun for an afternoon. :)
Most often .27cal rimfire, as lots of nations consider anything chambered in an actual firearm caliber a firearm in itself.
Interesting to learn that he was a mechanical engineer supplying firearms to the Germans. (makes sense now)
Back in the 1970's Hilti was also considered the leader in pneumatic nail guns
Hearing the On The Buses theme tune at 3.52. Made my day, that has.
I used commute with this train! I worked at Hilti for the last 2 summers. I used to live in Buchs SG. When first moving to Switzerland, I stayed with my Austrian family in Hohenems for the first few weeks till we could move into our new apartment. So I would take this train alone every day from Feldkirch. A big change as I went from one week being driven around everywhere in the car dependent surburbia that is Cape Town, South Africa to being able to travel alone. This was when I was 10!
Side content: the bus ticket issued by the national bus operater Liemobil that cover the zones of the train is valid on the train. All Liemobil zones (within Liechtenstein) are also Zones under the Swiss Ostwind zone network. The SBB app allows you to buy either (Liemobil zones are slightly cheaper, but if you have an onward local journey then you can get a combined ticket). A travelcard from the Austrian VVV that covers all VVV zones also covers Liechtenstein. The international complications start when you try to get from Nelden to any of the farther Austrian stops, because even though the bus lines follow the train, only the bus lines are included in the GA travel zone (covers all of CH+LI+a few border points). Also, if you get a ticket from ÖBB for this route, that train ticket isn't technically valid on any of the bus lines (despite what the ticket says!). Though I have never put that to the test with an inspector.
Three whole railway stations? Pure luxury. Try Monaco, Vatican City or Lesotho.
Ooh, that was a Bombardier TALENT* (first generation) train, that brought you from Forst-Hilti to Schaan-Vaduz! :O That's Bomarbdier's (now Alstom) competition model for e.g. the Stadler FLIRT**.
* TAlbot LEichter Nahverkehrs-Triebwagen (Talbot light suburban railcar, as Wikipedia translates ist - Talbot, from Aachen, Germany, being the original manufacturer, that eventually got taken over by Bombardier)
** Flinker Leichter Intercity- und Regional-Triebzug (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train, originally: i for Innovative, rather than Intercity)
Stadler have obviously got the memo about the meaning of "flirt" in English. Subsequent trains are "KISS" and "WINK". Except the KISS trains aren't called that in Sweden, where "kiss" means something else!
@@rjs_698 Yes, I guess it's more of a "backronym". And I think I heard about the Swedish term. Very unfortunate 😂
I drove past Lichtenstein on the Swiss side all my life visiting family in St Moritz by coming on the highway from Zurich to Chur and onwards. Never actually made the effort to take a detour through there…though I always wondered what it’s like. Thanks for this glimpse Tim! 😊
this is how I learn Hilti is based in Liechtenstein. they make good door levers and deadbolts.
As someone who's used the Liechtenstein bus network, I can confirm it is really good! Every bus ran on time and its timetabled to connect with buses on other routes. It's glorious
Next time your in Liechtenstein, check out the hofkellerei , great wines
No Tim, I'll leave heroic trips like these to you.
If we were all as heroic as you, why would we even watch this channel to begin with. We'd be out there being heroes, just like you!
no wait go back you forgot to eat a bag of skittles at every station
It must be the first video on Liechtenstein that I see on UA-cam where the person didn't pronounce it "liktenstein". Thank you. The phonetic pendant in me is content.
Ah Liechtenstein. My high school had an exchange program there (I think it's still the only UK school to have one). We spent a, err, memorable day touring the Hilti drill factory. And another day falling down the ski slope in Malbun. (My host teenager lived in Mauren).
This seems a case of the journey far outweighing the destination...yet...I have yet to see Vaduz...yet. Thanks for the video. Very enjoyable as always.
Brilliant as always. You'd think they'd build at branch line to Vaduz and the airport.... Oh wait, Liechtenstein doesn't have an airport!
But it do have a heliport.
fun fact: I did this exact same thing (albeit only visiting the three active stations) in August (and I plan to post a video pattern on my channel in about April, I have a huge backlog)
There is only one word to adequately describe this journey: epic.
If you ever want an amazingly beautiful view, get yourself up to Triesenberg, south of Vaduz. The view looking across to Switzerland from the hotels there are well worth the drive up.
Looking forward to your next video where you visit all the bus stops in Liechtenstein!
I'm sure he did it the same day :D
Looking forward to a video about all Highways in Liechtenstein.
Spoiler: they don't have any...
@@bina4567"Spoiler: they don't have any..."
That depends on what you mean by "highways"... It certainly has roads, although apparently not motorways (or what's called "freeways" in the USA).
They want to double track the this line! Would allow the long distance RailJets to stop at Nelden as well. That one train doesn't obey Takt (doesn't fit into any clock-face schedule) and doesn't run on weekends. The double track would actually allow at least hourly service + weekend service. Trouble is: the Liechtenstein populous has voted the additional loan for the double track project down. So they have to find some alternative way to finance the project.
0:39 hi Geoff!
Least used station?
Loved the train horns playing the Mission Impossible theme in the intro!
3:00.Love that use of the Transport Tycoon Deluxe intro tune! 😁❤
Another heroic Travel to "All the Stations!" 👍👍What will be next? Luxembourg? In 3 Parts? Very intresting: The "Hilti" Story!🤔
4:20 minutes in... seriously worried Tim might not even board a train at all.
4:35 Crisis averted
For the Swiss, especially in St. Gallen, Liechtenstein is like a Swiss canton. Although it has no place in the Federal Council, it is more or less the same.
Border protection is already the responsibility of Swiss authority - when it comes to national defense, the situation is less clear. It is not officially regulated and there is neither conscription in Liechtenstein nor a contractually regulated military assistance pact.
What does happen, however, are military border violations by the Swiss army - during exercises, of course. But as far as I can tell, this tends to cause both sides to smile rather than leading to diplomatic conflicts.
0:38 The "don't you dare copy my format" glare
You never went to the isle of... oh wait.
Oh dear, I know exactly what happened in Vaduz that night and I can't wait to see it in your video!
the other large company in liechtenstein is Neutrik, manufacturing all sorts of audio video connectors
"Day one" of a train journey.
Also, Liechtenstein, the country you can walk across in one day...
Wow, you really set yourself a challenge. Couldn't you have done All the Stations: Monaco first?! It's one and done.
Reminds me of Ephraim Kishon: "I like to crack the joke that I invite my audience to Israel to show them the whole country, but what should we do in the afternoon? Usually, this gives me a lot of laughter. Not too long ago, I was performing it in Vaduz, but nobody even chuckled."
Hi Tim! My wife and I were just in Lichtenstein! It's possible we were there around the same time. We drove all the way from the UK for a big road trip across Switzerland and stopped off for the night. Can confirm the buses are excellent! They run in the mountains even when it's snowing. We parked at the football stadium and took the bus up to Malbun to avoid driving in the snow and being a silly statistic with our ill prepared British car. Fun fact, I am probably the only American who has spent Thanksgiving in Lichtenstein who got there by driving their British car from England lol - not exactly the most notable but whatever haha
One of the greatest rail journeys of the world, a truly epic journey.
You actually went on a rail-replacement bus!