First-Class Journey to Lapland: VR InterCity Ekstra Class Review

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  • Опубліковано 7 лис 2024

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  • @cestmoi1262
    @cestmoi1262 5 хвилин тому

    This reminded me of watching a silent movie from early last century. Just instead of piano playing we had some train noises, no other coomments.

  • @dv42
    @dv42 3 години тому +5

    Can confirm, the small elevators are for snack trolleys which are used on services without dining cars

  • @NormanAllen-ps9ju
    @NormanAllen-ps9ju 3 години тому +1

    A very fine video Monsieur Thybault !

  • @jameslittle4414
    @jameslittle4414 3 години тому +1

    I enjoyed this video and the winter weather; I too enjoy the cold and snow...not all the time, but certainly mid-November through early March. Keep up the awesome videos!

  • @scottyerkes1867
    @scottyerkes1867 Годину тому

    A fine video. First class! Nice seats. Good food. Beautiful scenery. I would enjoy a train journey in Finland's cold, snowy weather. Thanks Thibault 👌😀👍🚊❄️

  • @Nanonic001
    @Nanonic001 3 години тому +5

    These trains definitely pass the Geoff Marshall elbow test

  • @theobrattinga500
    @theobrattinga500 5 годин тому +4

    Great video !!

  • @joeterra.t
    @joeterra.t 5 годин тому +4

    I like that isolated phone area as well! Other trains, especially commuter trains, should have these but I just know it's a matter of time before people start using it to smoke or do other trashy things in it.

  • @AlexanderSkinnerVids
    @AlexanderSkinnerVids 4 години тому +3

    I’m a simple man: I see a lookalike to the Re 460, I click

  • @Comrade_Dyatolov
    @Comrade_Dyatolov 5 годин тому +2

    Awesome video

  • @pale80
    @pale80 3 години тому +2

    Correction. From Tampere to Kokkola it is single track and again from Ylivieska to Kemijärvi or to Kolari it is single track. Only between Helsinki - Tampere and between Kokkola - Ylivieska is double track.

  • @abdulsattar45463
    @abdulsattar45463 5 годин тому +2

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @РоманНагиев-у3в
    @РоманНагиев-у3в Годину тому

    👍🏻

  • @Abnerbandanovotempoinscrito1mi
    @Abnerbandanovotempoinscrito1mi 4 години тому +1

    Boa tarde simplys Boa viagem de trem ekstra ótimo sexta feira

  • @joeterra.t
    @joeterra.t 5 годин тому +5

    Might be interesting to add the price of a ticket without the interrail pass, as not everyone has one.

    • @jameslovestokyo
      @jameslovestokyo 2 години тому +1

      VR use demand-responsive pricing for their trains, so it depends on the time, day and number of bookings. But as a guide, Helsinki - Kemi starts at around €21 one way when booked in advance. The Friday before Christmas (perhaps the busiest travel day of the year) it costs about €80. The upgrade to Ekstra class starts at about €20.

  • @pasikallinen
    @pasikallinen 5 годин тому +3

    The bike storage in IC trains is not free; you need to add a bicycle (about 5€ per bike) to your ticket when buying it, or you won't be able to bring the bike on board.

  • @markkublomgren5934
    @markkublomgren5934 Годину тому

    Nice to see SR to check our regular InterCity product. Few pointers though: Should probably check EKO class toilet as well, chances of not-as-clean toilet increases a LOT, even more for late night train (speaking from experience). EKO seats are horrible, but then, i am heavy weight person...but then, nothing beats good old 'steel coaches' like we call them, or 'Plootu', the old Finnish passenger cars that are more or less recycled by now. I would not call our dining cars as DINING cars, they are just big cafe's on rails, also, the upper deck seats doesn't recline, something to do with law... And in the end, they are not that cheap, until one reserves the trip months in advance. Regular price would been closer to 100 euro. (EDIT: fast reservevation took the price very close to 100 euro, two weeks advance it was 80 euro)

  • @thejourneyplanner9037
    @thejourneyplanner9037 3 години тому

    I took this trip in August from Rovanieni to Helsinki, the train was great, but the scenery was not as impressive as I expected. It was flat for the most part.

  • @2xtreem4u
    @2xtreem4u 2 години тому

    i have relatives in Kemi that i haven't seen for years

  • @joeterra.t
    @joeterra.t 5 годин тому +3

    Train looks clean but too bad it was so heavily delayed. 😢 I hope they don't make that a habit...

  • @Backwardlooking
    @Backwardlooking 4 години тому +5

    Never mind the seat pitch, the price is incredibly cheap compared to rip-off Britain.

  • @sjokomelk
    @sjokomelk 50 хвилин тому

    I am guessing that the little phone area used to be a phone booth with a pay phone back in the day.

    • @redneck96100
      @redneck96100 43 хвилини тому +1

      They have always been for using your own mobile phone, since the mobile phone market was booming when these train cars were first introduced.

  • @Shuttletrain
    @Shuttletrain 4 години тому

    How warm was the consist? Did you wear a coat to bed?

  • @Murray_SPb
    @Murray_SPb Годину тому

    Thanks for the video! We once traveled on the Allegro high-speed train from St. Petersburg to Helsinki. It was very convenient! But then the kind Finns stole this train from the passengers. It was a joint business of Russian Railways and Finnish VR

    • @laju
      @laju 57 хвилин тому +1

      The company that owns/owned Allegro rolling stock (Karelian Trains) is registered in Finland and was owned half-half by VR and RŽD. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the border closing for passengers, RŽD stopped paying for the upkeep of the trains, thus breaking the contract signed by them. As per the conditions of the contract, VR legally acquired the trains fully to themselves. You can't "steal" anything if the other partner stops fulfilling the obligations stated in the contract between the partners.

    • @Murray_SPb
      @Murray_SPb 11 хвилин тому

      @laju We have different information. VR unilaterally stopped transportation under the pretext that Putin started a war with Ukraine. As for closing the borders, this is also Finland's initiative. The Finns have deceived Russians twice by selling them visas. The first time was with Covid. The second time was when Putin started the war in Ukraine. In general, it is dangerous for the Finns to follow the Ukrainian scenario. The United States also promised them a lot across the ocean. We see the result. And huge Russia with an extremely dangerous dictator is right next door. A smart politician will wait out Putin's time. And a stupid politician will anger the bear and poke him with a stick. It's a pity that the Finns have forgotten their wise president Kekkonen

  • @RVail623
    @RVail623 3 години тому

    Any chance of getting such a large train car running on Amtrak? Other than the switch from extra-wide Finnish/Russian track gauge to standard gauge used in the U.S.. Amtrak should at least consider re-engineering their entire country-wide route network to allow for such double-decker train cars to run coast to coast, (including Auto Train cars) on the NE Corridor, from Maine to Boston to NYC to Florida.

    • @jameslovestokyo
      @jameslovestokyo 2 години тому

      There are too many tunnels and low bridges in the NE Corridor (mainly in and out of Manhattan) for double decker trains. That's why the Superliners are never used north of Washington DC.

    • @RVail623
      @RVail623 Годину тому

      @@jameslovestokyo Expensive? Yes, but not impossible. Maybe not immediately, with "Amtrak Joe" leaving office. But eventually?: needs to happen. Hopefully, the new Hudson River Tunnels are being designed with double-decker train car compatibility in mind. Even if they won't be handling such train cars for another 20 years or more.

    • @Flying_Skier
      @Flying_Skier Годину тому

      In addition to the height restrictions, superliners are also a foot narrower than the finnish loading gauge allows, which means that they would have to re-build basically every single mile of track (as well as stations, signals, bridges, and other infrastructure) these would run on to allow for them to pass other trains and just generally fit. Basically, they have more important stuff to worry about than rebuilding 20,000+ miles of track, most of which they don't own.

    • @RVail623
      @RVail623 37 хвилин тому

      @@Flying_Skier Super Liner sized cars in outside dimensions, but interiors similar to the Finnish, and made in the U.S.. Tunnel & underpasses would be their own separate issue for the U.S. Congress to contend with.

    • @cestmoi1262
      @cestmoi1262 10 хвилин тому

      @RVail623 Money is no object. Just ask the Dems and you will remember that everytime you go to buy your groceries.

  • @tranmere292
    @tranmere292 59 хвилин тому

    Such huge trains. I presume that is the Russian legacy. At least they did some good things!

  • @Nanonic001
    @Nanonic001 3 години тому

    It's all RailCowGirl's fault

    • @swisspeach67
      @swisspeach67 54 хвилини тому

      I think she drives in Norway, not in Finland

  • @TuomasLeone
    @TuomasLeone 2 години тому

    I'd be wary of taking the window facing dining seats if you're on a long haul trip. I found it to be quite uncomfortable with almost no leg room when facing the window. I'd rather a regular seat than this.

    • @teme82
      @teme82 Годину тому

      To be far the seat rotates 360 degrees with 45 degrees locking positions so there is a way to get more legroom. Hence they are my go-to seat if the train is IC

  • @philippenaluna2312
    @philippenaluna2312 3 години тому

    I'm slightly puzzled that you had to pay €24± on top of your InterRail ticket. Any idea why that was? Otherwise and interesting trip. Merci beaucoup, Thibault.

    • @jameslovestokyo
      @jameslovestokyo 2 години тому

      Ekstra class commands a surcharge on top of any ticket, including Interrail.

  • @vince2mtp874
    @vince2mtp874 5 годин тому

    Je conduis des trains chaque jour mais cette chaîne est à la seule à me donner envie de passer du temps dans des trains et voyager encore et toujours 😂 Super vidéo encore une fois et je le répète mais la mise en place des sous titres est un vrai plus pour les gens comme moi qui baragouinent tant bien que mal la langue de tonton Shakespeare😂

  • @My_viev
    @My_viev 2 години тому

    Pls speak in English. The CC covers half of the video. Very irritating to watch with CC.