Warsaw to Vienna onboard PKP's sleeping car : Euronight Chopin review
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- Hi folks,
Today we are travelling between Warsaw, Poland to Vienna, Austria onboard a PKP sleeping car. At least this was the initial plan.... 🥴
Enjoy :)
- TRIP INFORMATION -
RECORDED IN JULY 2021
Railroad company: PKP and ÖBB
Train type : EP07 and several PKP coaches. The composition will change overnight.
From : Warsaw Gdańska to Vienna Hbf
Time : 12h00 (In theory lol)
Price : 139€ - 164$
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00:00 : Introduction
01:27 : Warsaw Gdańska
03:56 : Arrival of the train
04:44 : Boarding the train
05:23 : Fresh air
06:22 : Problems on the line
07:31 : On the tracks
08:26 : Diversion
09:18 : Krakow
09:30 : Departure with the EIP
10:30 : Katowice
10:59 : Sleeping car
11:18 : Review of the room
12:31 : Waking up in CZ
13:00 : Toilets/Bathroom time
14:11 : Breakfast
14:44 : Walk through of the train
17:55 : Arrival in Vienna
18:39 : Vienna HBF
19:21 : Conclusion / Departure of the train
The PKP sleeping cars are the only ones that my girlfriend found comfortable when we were travelling through Europe together. She is Japanese and always sleep on futon, so she loved the concrete beds lol
I am Polish and i very like hard beds 😀
Give this man some credit for finding a cat girl.
Having girlfriend is a bad idea
@@ginosko_ _japanese_ gf
Niedziela 23:30, rano do pracy, a ja oglądam jak chłop pociągiem jeździ 😂
Niedziela 21:00, rano do pracy, a ja oglądam jak chłop pociągiem jeździ tydzień po tobie 😂
Wtorek, godzina 16, dopiero z pracy wróciłem i oglądam jak chłop pociągiem jeździ.
@@Jozix ahahaha ahahahahahahahah kocham cie
Hahahaha 😂😂
Oglądam ja k chłop pociągiem jeździ i przypominam sobie jak we wrześniu jechałem pociągiem z Pizy do Krakowa przez Wiedeń (bo mi lot skasowali - strajk) i tak sobie myślę, że gość roszczeniowy jest. Ja miałem tylko ok. 1,5 h opóźnienia , bo od Zebrzydowic modernizowali trakcję i mój Chopin jechał ok. 30 km/h. ALE DOJECHAŁ!
Actually there have been even more engine changes. Due to destroyed catenary between Hodonín and Břeclav in the Czech republic caused by tornado at the end of June, trains between Hodonín and Břeclav are hauled by Brejlovec diesel loco. You can see some tornado effects - temporary blue roofs - after 14:00.
14:00 You probably didn't even noticed, that the train was hauled by diesel locomotive between Hodonín and Břeclav, because of catenary and track damage caused by destructive tornado, which also destroyed several villages in the area. Btw you should know, that tornado is extremely rare in this part of Europe
Tornadoes normally are only in North America and South America but due to global warming, tornadoes are now in some parts of Europe and Australia
@@MrStark-up6fi Even in the UK.
@@wendellwhite5797 that’s what I mean by some parts in Europe
Tornados are not “extremely rare” in this part of the world.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_tornadoes_and_tornado_outbreaks
People are dumb and never do research before speaking about a said subject, those are the people you can't trust at all.
Katowice- Vienna in 1981, they checked my luggage, I was ball of nerves. When we crossed Czechoslovakia-Austria border..it was a huge relive, went straight to refugee camp and than USA. Time changed, now you can go anywhere, anytime.
The days when the term "refugee" described an honest person, seriously in need of help ...
@@OmmerSyssel, what makes you think that they aren't honest now?
In 1981 (June), we drove to Vienna via Czechoslovakia. Then refugee camp was in Traiskirchen. After 3 months in a hostel in Kirchschlag, we ended up in the USA (in Detroit).
@@Neville60001 todays "refugees" are 20 something y/o healthy african or muslim males who wants free health care, social benefits , dont want to learn language or culture of new home, tends to have egoistic and medieval ways of thinking about women and his priorities.
Often muslims in germany have like 3-5 wifes and tens of children while german couples, if they managed to be with other for more than 3 years, are often have 1 children that is raised to be a leftiest cissy.
Eruope is doomed
I had similar situation years ago - TLK train got stuck in the heat of the summer, for 3 hours, no A/C of course, in the middle of nowhere. Some people left the train with a radio and made a tiny disco next to the track. One guy went to the nearest shop, bought some bottles of beer and been giving them for free (I got one!). We were also getting bottles of water from conductors - my neighbor and I went on a quest to the front of the train, to bring one bottle for an old lady who felt unwell due the heat.
It was a bit annoying at first, but it the end it's a really good memory. And the best beer I ever had!
Interesting thing - in time 14:00 to 14:11 you were passing through damaged Czech villages, which were hit by a tornado. It is why it looks so strange. An important note is that strong tornados are not common in Czechia, so it is like a historic disaster for Czechs.
Thanks for the info: I was wondering why so many houses had blue roofs!
Sad for the people there, anyway.
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@@chefchaudard3580 It is temporarily covered with tarps
Positive point also that you had ONLY 3 and a half hours delay. It was a big divertion and the old line to Krakow isn't nearly as straight as the CMK
I love warsaw. Probably the city in which I spent the most enjoyable times of my life. It's been way too long since I was there. Seeing you walk around at the start, the yellow red bus driving by, that already made this video for me. Thank you.
You always make a point of pointing out the positives. Bravo monsieur!
Greetings from next to the Atlantic Ocean in beautiful Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Love your videos. Miss traveling on European trains. Keep up the great work.
PKP doesn't allow the use of showers because of Covid. I travelled in standard compartment, and the communal shower was closed.
Yes, the very hard bed was what made that sleeping car "unimpressive" for me. And the fact you cannot make complete darkness in the compartment - there are those little lights on some buttons, right next to your head when you're sleeping. The ride comfort is also not the best, these cars could be quite shaky. Very disappointing, considering the fact they were built for an international connection to Brussels/Amsterdam originally and they are almost the same age as Siemens' Comfortline sleepers of NJ, which are far far superior. The positive sides though: the compartments on PKP sleepers are bigger and the shower compartment in Deluxe is much bigger than on NJ.
I think PKP handled the situation with train derailment very good actually. They arranged a replacement train to Katowice, on DB for example it would only be: "Zug fällt leider ersatzlos aus". Sadly, another problem came in form of a catenary issue.
The 3,5 h delay is not so bad actually. I had 7h delay on Nightjet from Zürich to Vienna, because of flooding we had to wait in Innsbruck for a loooong time...
I hold the Czech rail lines responsible for the shaking - once on the CMK it had completely stopped, but indeed it was not the quietest ride
Of course, but they still charged him for that...
In Poland we just buy everything that is the most cheapest in the first place... 🤷♂️
Ahh this hurts my heart, it is sad that you had the chain reaction of incidents. I enjoy all your videos and hope every trip you take is one of perfection because you deserve it.
You inspired me to spend my holidays like this. This is perfect. I love trains but in recent years I didn’t have many trip opportunities., so I thought - I still have friends from other cities that I only talk to via the Internet and it would be perfect to meet them again. So unless the world crashes down this is what I’m gonna do this summer. And the nostalgia bringing back memories about the trains I took years ago, the views of Poland in a summer sunset light. Ecstatic!
"Every trip or journey is an adventure" and this sure turned out to be an adventure. I look forward to being able to explore the trains in such places as Poland because it will be such an adventure.
Very Nice quality work. Excellent production value. I enjoy watching.
"Such places as Poland"? What is the hidden meaning of your comment? Are you a racist?
@@albertkowalski5629 I think he means such countries that were formally part of The USSR & this not readily accessible till the mid to late 90’s (& somewhat even until mid 2000’s) were seen as somewhat less welcoming of tourists…
I visited a lot of the former USSR Eastern Block Countries for 15Days with CostSaverTours Sept. / Oct. 2019 & I enjoyed it, but could still see hallmarks of the communist era I guess,
ya could say (hard to explain it thou.)
@@Dalts1985 Poland was not part of the Ussr, Poland was more open country there were ferries to Sweden or Denmark....
@@albertkowalski5629 come on don't make a drama, he probably means that Poland is a distant and exotic destination for him.
I don't understand why some people are so easily triggered, I lived in Poland for 1 year and I swear that you guys have a ridiculous view of patriotism that makes you offended all the time.
I was on the derailed train, the last 2 coaches (Only trough coaches from Vienna) derailed around 4:30 in the morning. The Straz were there within 10minutes and we were evacuated in busses after 1hour. 😉 But i still love PKP ☺️
That was a fun adventure! I would have been upset about the lack of my sleeping compartment from the start but very happy about the Polish breakdown picnic on the tracks, Too bad no bbq!
Fantastic journey, and fantastic footage out of the window. No wonder Poland is one of my favourite countries.
Thanks
Thanks
I live in poland but i still prefer England lol
Nice trip. U have a positive attitude. That’s the spirit to go. Stay safe. Travel safe. Love from India
Very amazing train ride. Keep up the good work.
Excellent video showing how to just roll with it. Part of travel. Thank you!
Fantastique! J'aime vos videos d'Amtrak, mais cette vidéo est super aussi. :)
Great video !!
The route on the map is incorrectly shown. The train goes first to Kraków, then to Katowice, and only then goes towards the Czech Republic.
Saludos desde buenos Aires Argentina veo siempre tus vídeos!
Although quite an adventure, good on PKP for getting you to Vienna despite the problems. Perhaps the shower not operational and no towels etc because they had to improvise - maybe the coach had not been to the depot for refilling water tanks and getting resupplied. Very interesting report - thanks!
Shower not operational because of covid.
Unfortunately it's true, Polish sleeping trains have horribly uncomfortable beds, it's like laying down on a concrete slab, not a bed. They used to be much better in the eighties and nineties when sleeping cars had true spring mattresses and were very comfy. After that PKP went for cheaper alternatives and yet they charge exorbitant ticket prices for sleeping compartments. It's simply not worth the money...
That's weird, when I took the train I did find the mattress to be hard but it wasn't painful - more like a futon.
Also, when I booked my train I only paid 50€, no idea why the trip was this expensive. Ah and the sleeper from Berlin also has different beds, they're much more comfortable but they're more like a couch
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It’s interesting that in Europe there are still compartment carriages. In the UK they were customary but have now vanished.
really awesome ❤️❤️❤️
You remembered to lock 🔒 your compartment door when you were doing the walk-through this time ;)
Amazing video keep it up 👍
I took the Chopin and Sobieski sleepers many times, even before Schengen took hold. It was a bit hard to sleep, I must admit. The daytime trip is quite attractive, too.
Two years ago I had the same situation with trains in the Netherlands when people were freed outside between standing trains which din't move for a longer time, so people could smoke weed and cigarrets so it's not only "Poland case"...
Like Trenitalia/Trenord
Great video ! :)
Always bring snacks and water!! I once took a tgv from Marseille to frankfurt and the credit card machine did not work and I had no cash - I was literally starving
Some trains, especially in Sweden only accepts cards..
@@MrPeddapee I hope it will be the same all over europe in the future. Paying by card is faster and more chill than paying by cash. Sweden is a really advanced country!
@@MrPeddapee so what if the card machines don't work ? You can't pay for anything !
@@maryburger1232 Actually a machine that accepts cash is more likely to malfunction because it has to handle notes and coins that can get stuck in the mechanism, while a card machine has no such risk. In Sweden, less then 10 % of all transactions are done by cash.
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I love to take these train trips. Thanks 👌👌
You hit it right on! A personal intro and out with written (well written) on screen info about the journey. Amazed there is no recompense for services not available or delayed - in the UK you would be entitled to a great deal of your money back.
I believe he is entitled to a refund for such a delay in the EU, but the train operator was being sneaky. Hopefully he can pursue his refund.
In Poland, too. Youn need to send a mail to the PKP client service office. You will get 50% refund.
Cute travel review😍😍😍
I watch ur videos almost regularly & I love all of these videos. A prominent reason for loving these videos is the way of describing by sub-titles. Btw, I m from India. I think u should come to India & travel this huge country by trains. U’ll love it.
As far as I can see you were diverted to the old Warsaw-Vienna line. I live on that line and there are many stories connected with it, with II WW and other times. It was quite important for the development of our village. (I can share some more info about it if you are interested - but on priv).
Excellent one 👌
You finally felt the real taste of Polish railway :D
the taste of chaos, delays and whatever else pkp has decided to mess up
You all are overreacting. I never had problems with PKP and it has one of the best foods in Europe.
@@albertkowalski5629 the food is great, I agree
In my opinion, PKP did very well when the entire line got off. Very often, the trip is cancelled in such situations. And here they figured it out, although they probably had to locate many trains somehow. The shower cannot be used due to covid.
20:05 une Taurus au départ, faut pas louper ça🤩
Wow train looks so comfy and luxurious! Whish you show more view
Nice trip report.😎👌 You flew to USA few months ago for new experience, but Polish Railways proved there're not worse in adventures😁😉.
In my opinion, PKP did very well when the entire line got off. Very often, the trip is canceled in such situations. And here they figured it out, although they probably had to locate many trains somehow. The shower cannot be used due to covid. It is similar on many trains in Europe.
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the seatcar at 16:00 is actually an old austrian seatcar, which have been sold off by the ÖBB, because they prefer to invest in Railjet. many have been sold off to other traincompanies, which overhauled them and changed the colours.
Sometimes you should try the Palermo Notarbartolo - Castelvetrano - Trapani line in Sicily. 6 hours to cover 143 km, a unique experience!
We had a similar situation in Spain in the 1980s. Stranded for 4 hours in the middle of nowhere. Everyone got outside and it turned into a big international picknick at the railroadside in a beautiful sunset. This kind of delays bring people together and make the best travel experiences 😊
Lol, as a Spaniard I'm not surprised... we fail miserably at everything, especially railways. Incidents like this still happen regularly, except that nowadays you wouldn't be allowed to exit the train and you would have to remain inside without AC/heating, electricity, food or even information. Add to it that the toilet would likely be clogged and the windows obstructed with graffiti.
I'm glad you enjoyed that one experience, but for those of us living here this kind of stuff is not enjoyable at all.
2:02 Great to see Gdanska station in your video too. I was there a year ago for a train to Gdansk, also diverted there, normally from another station. I bought ticket from the counter, communication in English in Poland was normally so tough I couldn't understand the lady behind counter when she spoke fluent English 😂
It actually happened to me in the UK, getting out of a train due to a CL failure.
Sadly, It lasted 6 hours and travel itself was horrendous. :(
You are half right with the train at 17:56. Its not bound to Vienna Hbf, its bound to Mödling (Lower Austria). The train drives trough Vienna Hbf, but on the underground platforms and on a completely different route.
Taken twice before the fall of the wall. Two hours in Breclav for passport control, visas etc. and at least half an hour where the railway intersected the mythical Iron Curtain.
I live in Poland and I can say that you were very lucky or maybe I'm unlucky but back to the topic you were very lucky because always when I want to travel by train my train gots cancelled ;-;
Yes your right on the fact that Polish timetables can be very unreliable. They sometimes don't don't update the international timetable. I think it's a shame. I haven't got a whole lot of train experience in Poland, maybe time to go there 🙃.
And what a experience during this trip!
Fun fact, I did a trip report in China with another train just like the EIP although I think the European versions are better.
The neo-fascists (and the Catholic Church) are too busy hating on the "undesirables" to actually run the country.
@@roger0929 Another fanatic. Even here you can find it.
@@roger0929 What the fuck are you talking about??
Meanwhile when I was in Kyoto the timetables weren't unreliable, but 1 that I came across was a bit hard to read, as it listed in chronological order the west-bound _Shinkansen_ services , but the order is based on when the train services depart their origin station (Tokyo), not when they arrive in Kyoto. & some services are express while others are local, so you have some of the former leave Tokyo later than the latter, but overtake them mid-way & thus reach Kyoto before them instead
nice episode
Indeed a special trip. But thats what i like on travel with trains: A adventure can awaits you ;)
Unlike the plane, no terrorists
@@MrStark-up6fi .Wrong.
Few years ago in a Thalys from Bruxelles to Paris, a terrorist has tried to kill a maximum of passengers with his kalashnikov. Fortunately two passengers succeded in disarming him before he has been able to shout.
He is in Jail in France for the rest of his life.
@@declissonolivier9376 oh, yeah I remember that. Fewer disruptions, I’ll just say that
Haha, in 12:35 you open shaders and my apartment building is outside :-D I actually watch the video to see some footage of our country :-)
And one more thing. You mention "Jan Kiepura". He was a Polish singer and... he used to spend his holidays as a child in my village. And one day, when he was famous, he was travelling the first Polish high-speed train called "Luxtorpeda". And it was of course on the Warsaw-Vienna line! And people knew about it and went to wave at him. And the "Luxtorpeda" stopped in our village, but not on the platform, cause it want too fast. And people greeted him. I made an audiobook with this story, told by one old guy from my village.
The walking on tracks ,coming down from a standing train and enjoying the moment, we do this every now and then in india :D , Incredible INDIA
They will soon be completely leveling the Warsaw Gdańsk station for a new one
Think I would have got lost & stranded during that station transfer. HARSH breakfast if you can even call it that. Travel safe 😎
Yes, I rode on it, when I rode from Gdańsk Oliwa to Krakow Glowny and inversely. This train is loud outside and quiet inside, and the ride on this train is expensive. WARNING!!! The conductor doesn't sell any tickets on this train.
y'all train reviewers are too chill, if something like this happened to me i'd be pissed lmao
@Simply_Railway please bear here that the car you went to Katowice was old 112At "Y" category car, where class 2 has 8 seats in compartment. But in Moravia you saw like 136A "Z1" category car, only 6 people in class 2 per compartment and far more space.
Is it your first visit in PL? I like your channel, interesting stuff and amazing views! Btw you're very handsome. Good luck
Looks like you needed an adventure :))
Bardzo dobra reklama PKP 😂
Episode 7 of Great Railway Journeys of the World, Changing Trains, showed the Chopin Express arriving Vienna Sudbahnhof from Moscow amid tight security. The Moscow-Vienna train also was mentioned during Poland's Solidarity union formation and official backlash from 1980.
I would enjoy watching this if it is available somewhere online
@@cephalopod7300 search Great Railway Journeys of the World. Try Great Railway Journeys Orient Express. Couple posting of this episode on UA-cam. One in 4 parts, one continuous.
Just checked, "Great Railway Journeys of the World Changing Trains." Wade through France and Switzerland before reaching Vienna.
At 14:00 minutes there is the village of Hrušky in CZ, which was affected by a tornado in June 2021.
Excellent 👍👍👍👍👍👍
I'm curious. Do you just travel back and forth in night trains for fun, or do you have to travel for your job and combine that with your hobby?
Maybe it's his job 🤔😂
EIP is not "high speed" due to speed limits on the tracks - it is quicker just because it doesn't stop so often on stations.
As for the shower: there have to be that notice, because one can not use public showers when c-19 circous is on (but it is only a notice - nobody has turned the water off and nobody really cares).
Hey, it's Poland. Wonderful people, wonderful country, but it's Poland. It is always an adventure!
If you like neo-fascism, then yes.
@@roger0929 There's more to Poland than its malevolent politicians, fortunately
Don't pay attention to Roger. Just another fanatic. They like to write toxic words wherever they can.
@@cephalopod7300 There is more to countries than their government.
You should test IC,EIC,EIP and a regional trains
AND TEST A KIBEL EN57
14:41 comment tu arrives à trouver la composition et des photos de la composition du train ?
19:14
your train wasnt cancelled because PKP isnt worried about any delays :)
Its good for us. I really, really don't like when carrier just cancel my connection.
L'essentiel est d'arriver à bon port. J'ai véçu ça en Juillet en rentrant de Prague, j'avais eu la chance de pouvoir manger un bout au Wagon restaurant Tchèque à plus de minuit entre Dresde et Berlin car la ligne était coupée au niveau de la frontière tchèque.
How are passengers notified when there is a station change?
*Oh, ... - a designated concierge comes, with a glass of champagne, wearing white uniform and white glows , bringing you good news .* ...... Reality ? - Who the fuck cares about you , overthere ? - If you missed your station , it is your fucking problem. Years ago, I overslept final station. I woke up in a wagon , 3 hours later , somewhere , on a railway siding, in between 50 train rails. a kilometer from the station . It happened to me in Szczecin - Poland.
If that had been in the UK you would have sat around on the stationary train for hours and have then been dumped at a station and then after more hanging about would have been stuck on a coach for the rest of the journey
Nice tha Ms for saying nice things I'm from Poland
Looked like coal on that freight train at the beginning unusual these days to carry it uncovered and without bottom drop hoppers.Walking on the tracks can be very dangerous best to avoid doing it.
Fantastic report trip. But shame PKP IC that sleeping-car was going from Katowice , not from Wsrsaw. And there was not info ( earlier ) Greetings 🚄🚄🚄
PKP does this all the time. When I travelled regularly on the Warsaw-Toruń route almost every time the type of carriages was downgraded, and seat numbers on the tickets did not match those on the train, causing endless passenger confusion. But no information from PKP. There was nowhere to put my bike (i paid for the bike ticket) and PKP don't care. When that happened on TGV, we were put in first-class and a special place for bikes was found.
@Simply Railway the NS would have cancelled the Nightjet if there was a problem
PKP ICC EIP looks like 👍🏻
(Wish we’ve something similar here in Aust. 🇦🇺)
(Instead we’ve got decrepit 40YO Shitheaps,
best we can compare with; is:
The QR Cairns TiltTrain…)
12:34 My mom also doesn't like any hard beds. She expected it when we were in Warsaw. The hotel, which we stayed, was close to Copernicus Science Center (did you visited it?, I have plans to visit it next sunday, as we are going to concert called "Warsawians are singing the (un)banned songs", which is held every year on August 1st. You can watch it on TV, on TVP1 (in case of Poland) or TVP Polonia (for outside of this country, it is available on the cable networks, not only in my country, Poland, but also in many european countries, these are: Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Spain, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, Ukraine, Hungary and UK, if you're in US, you should use Dish Network set). That's why I'm going to Warsaw on July 30 with my parents.
I think that in 14:01 you have witnessed the results of the tornado, that happened in Czech Republic in June 2021
Can't help comparing that's the trip from Tucson to Los Angeles is currently $39 and the whole thing would take no more than 3 hours.
3 hours of delay? it's not a bit problem in PKP. In 2013 I traveled from Elbląg to Katowice and delay was be 5 hour, because locomotive was broke down.
4:56 - that's weird! Never hear about something like that, but I only travel 2 different sleepers in UK and ofc Eurostar
Amazing Polish summer weather...I miss it so much :)
Minute 14:00 - village HRUSKY - one of the most damaged by tornado en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_South_Moravia_tornado
When 7:40 happens, the conductor is obligated to call railway police to let them give tickets to all those not in the coach. :D
Au-delà des désagréments, cette voiture-lit a été au rendez-vous et les services aussi (petit dej), ce qui dans pareil cas, n'est jamais joué d'avance. Elle semble pas mal aménagée avec la possibilité d'avoir un compartiment avec cabinet de toilette privé, ce que toutes les compagnies européennes n'offrent pas. Merci du partage. Et à vendredi prochain !
Table 48 of my July 1989 Thomas Cook European Timetable shows “Chopin” leaving Warszawa Centralna at 19:35, arriving at Wien Südbf at 07:20. So the current timetable is slower than 32 years ago. Back then, there were sleeper, couchette and seating carriages, plus through sleeping carriages from Moskva to Wien!
Oh wow, a whole 15 minutes slower; I'm sure the departure from Warzawa Gdankska has nothing to do with it!
At present, Chopin travels through Krakow, not only through Katowice
Wow. Sad. Back in the 80's I traveled a lot using PKP sleeping cars. No showers and bathrooms in rooms but beds were really comfortable. Although I like hard beds...so possible I'd be OK there. Maybe! :-) Good luck with next trip on PKP. On my recent train travels around Poland (before pandemic) I can not really complain about times or service. Delays happened because of weather or because there is a lot of work on upgrading tracks around Poland..so I just sit wait and still enjoy the view from the window!
If the Eu44 ES64U4 Had ATB EG/MG ETCS PZB LZB Sifa SHP installed it would have replaced the NS1600 locomotive at Arnhem all the way to Warsaw via Oberhausen-Duisburg-Dusseldorf Wuppertal-Hagen (Rhein Ruhr Osten route) Dortmund Helmstedt West Germany Leg The DDR (French RDA Republique Democratique Allemand) section is Marienborn Magdeburg East Berlin Frankfurt Am Oder where it enters Peoples Republic of Poland (VR Polen) Warsaw Frankfurt Am Oder line when Jan Kipura runs again. EU44 Poland is also called OBB1216
Have you been refunded for the delay?
Somewhat Ironically due to a traction damage you took a train from Warsaw to Vienna via actusl historic Warsaw-Vienna railway...
I feel you
Once I was by train to Krakow from Gdansk (where I live) and it was normal 6 hours pendolino, but then when I was coming back to Gdansk in a
Stadler Flirt maybe I don't remember
We got delayed 3 hours cause of a damaged pendolino or something similar and we arrived at almost midnight
While starting at fucking 10:47AM btw 12 fucking hours
Welcome to Poland baby. When I was on train station, ma'am announced:
"Train *I don't remember a number* is late 456 minutes."
I said to myself: "Oh my God"