ZSSK Review! What to expect from trains in Slovakia!
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- A trip aboard the Slovakian national operator, ZSSK, from Košice to Bratislava in first class!
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Date of Travel: 7 September 2020
Class of Travel: 1st Class
Rolling Stock: Simens Vectron/ Various Coaches
Cost of Ticket: €23.40 (£21.40, $27.21)*
Origin: Košice, Slovakia
Destination: Bratislava Hlavná Stanica, Slovakia
*Currency conversions correct as of 25/09/2020
Menu (only available in Slovak): www.zssk.sk/wp...
As a Slovak, I wish I've seen this video earlier...
It's very nice to see a foreigner come in and actually like our trains, there is still a ton of space for improvement, such as modernizing main railway lines, but that will take ages.
Between Košice and Žilina, the scenery is great! Much better than on the other half, but it does come with a cost of being slower.
The train you picked is not an InterCity train, it's a basic fast train which goes each 2 hours from both ends, IC trains are far quicker, but don't go as often.
Žilina - Považská Bystrica and Púchov - Bratislava-Rača run at 160km/h.
Great video! I'd love to see more from you.
Thanks! Such an amazing country. I'm referring to intercity as a train that goes from one city to another over a long distance (not actual IC.) Can't wait to come back and try some more of your trains out 😁
@@DylansTravelReports You will have to wait until Corona is over since IC dont travel these days.
@@filipsepesi5944 IC trains kinda do operate, IC 45 goes once a day between Wien hbf and Kosice which obviously is not comparable to the many IC trains that used to run
Ahoj! I'm a West-European (just like Dylan) but I've travelled quite a lot (and keep travelling) through Central Europe, which is arguably my favourite part of the continent (I've even learnt some Hungarian and Czech). This includes several trips to Solvakia, with the latest one just last month. Honestly, I believe the railways in Central Europe to be ok. They're not super modern or super fast, they're a bit basic but there's no reason for Westerners to patronize you. You have kept a sense what could be called public service, with regular trains to small towns that would'nt even be served at all in Western Europe and your railway companies, including ZSSK, widely offer services such as carrying bicycles on board, renting bicycles even in small stations etc. All kinds of services that have come to be (dis)regarded as "old-fashioned" and hence dropped in the West.
Boy, you do get around. I like the way you leave up the sub-titles long enough to read, a lot of sites think everyone is a speed reader. love the video.
Thanks 😁
Á! Slovensky vlak! Phú iz vinite, ja ne hovorým po slovensky. Any slovensky, any cesky prosim! Ja sem madarsky, á hovorým po angelsky, taliánsky, á nemecky.
“...a comfortable and scenic journey.” Well said! The first class accommodations certainly looked comfortable and the ticket price was very reasonable. That scenery was dramatically lovely, among the nicest I’ve seen in your videos. Looks like I need to visit Slovakia after travel restrictions end. Thanks once again for an informative, pleasant introduction to a train service. 🍂🍁
Glad you enjoyed the ride 😁
I have the same impression. I was briefly in Bratislava years ago shortly after the split, and at the time I felt that Slovakia was trying hard to catch up with the rest of Europe. This report suggests that they may succeed.
@@Bobrogers99 it's great to travel by train in slovakia on routes such as bratislava to the main ski and hiking area of poprad. The trains do it in 3:40, without the stress on the routes, comfortably, cheaply and usually even faster than with a car.
The views are really nice, a little bit hindered by the weather on the video. The train goes along the Váh river valley for much of the journey and it is literred by castles, much like the Trenčín one shown. A lot of them are situated right above the rails, so you get a nice look. The best part would be the High Tatras though, which were unfortunately covered by clouds this time, but do check some Google pictures of them!
It would be interesting to see you tralelling by suburban trains in Slovakia or Czech Repiblic.
Yes!!
Oh man, I'd love to do that. Maybe next time I'm there as there sure are some cool looking ones!
@@DylansTravelReports Yeah, from Košice to Cheb only by local trains
@@honza-0178 prepare for a lot of city elefant and regionova trains
unfortunately many of the small local trains (called motorka - motor train, or čangov where I came from - because it did not have a separate loco) were cancelled over a decade ago. I remember growing up in the south west Slovakia, about 50km from Bratislava, back then many cities and villages were connected by these local mini railways. I always liked riding the trains rather then a bus. Thank you for the video! Brings back memories :) Best of luck
The price difference between 1st and 2nd class is only nominally those 5euro - as majority of the passengers ride there for free (students under 25, seniors over 62).
Zero-fare transport:
- Students under 26 years of age - EU citizens
- Students under 26 years of age at Univesities in Slovakia without limitation by EU citizenship or residence
- Seniors over 62 years of age without limitation by EU citizenship or residence
Passengers entitled to zero-fare transport services are required to register at ZSSK ticket desks (children under 6 years of age are exception, they do not need any registration).
I love the peacefulness of your videos. No idle narration or license-free music, just ambient sounds. Very relaxing!
Question: what would be your dream, money-no-object rail journey?
Thanks! Probably to go from the UK to Japan by rail and (where required) boat and spend about 3 months doing it.
@@DylansTravelReports that is my idea of heaven too.
@@DylansTravelReports That sounds like a really cool trip. I guess you could circumvent the planet then by carrying on from Japan.
Very reasonable price I must admit the scenery is spectacular...really enjoyed that.
Glad you enjoyed 😁
Brilliant video mate, thanks 🇨🇦
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for showing the bicycle spaces🚴♀️👍
How much I miss Slovakia as always getting the train from Kosice to Presov for many years now as fly London to Kosice. Kosice Station had a refurb I think 5 years now as it needed it. The journey you made normally I get Presov-Kysak-Poprad Tatry in the summer months for a day trip. ZSSK does the job and I like how they name one of the trains after a famous Slovak bar called Horalky. Before direct flights to Slovakia I used to go from Blava to Kysak-Presov and back in 1998 it was about 220 crowns around 3.10. great journey and Slovaks are such hospitable and friendly people. Amazing beauty of the slovak forests, mountains and hills through this journey. if you ever go back jump on the Kosice-Presov train and get the Green train it shows it's age and makes the most crazy screech sound when stopping but built and made to last it must be over 50 years old.
Another great video I love the way you write the sub titles very well done with word choice
Thanks 😁
Great review and travelling! 🔝✌🚅
Thanks 😁
Nice video, nice scenery and a nice train :)
And a good price as well, especially for first class. If you compare this 400 km trip to a trip from Groningen to Vlissingen in The Netherlands (about as far you can go by train in one go), which is about 360 km, Slovakia is a lot cheaper. A second class trip would cost 27 euro in NL, first class for the same trip is 44 euros...
Nice video, as always! The same ZSSK Ampeer coaches are also composited in EC Metropolitan trains on route Budapest to Prague, I these coaches :-) Greetings from Prague! :-)
Thanks! I think they're quite popular coaches and why not as they're also pretty good!
Nice to see such affordable public transportation, here in the States we only wish we had trains like this...
This trip had a lot of surprises. People often look at Slavakia as a dirty conutry with their economy very low. I was very impressed with all the simple amenities of the train. I enjoyed it! 😁
People have to consider that the V4 countries (Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary and Poland) were all developed countries before the Soviets came in in 1968 and destroyed their economies. Today, there are still big gaps in a direct comparison to mighty Germany or Austria but when compared to Finland, Italy or Spain, the are slowly getting there. 👍
@@jmsmilfajt I just found out that the average Slovak earns about 1.300 euros per month (source Wikipedia). That's not very far from Italian medium wage 🙂
Hello Dylan! Im new on your Channel (Im from Slovakia) and if you want to see all classes in Slovakia there are few types:
This train you took was highest comfort (1st class)
For the next time you can take train from Bratislava hl. st. to Prievidza (2nd class)
And then if you want to see countryside trains you might take train from Prievidza to Horná Štubňa.
Looking forward to trying some more out 😁
5:40 is long for a trip from Kosice to Bratislava, you must of went IR instead of IC. IC used to do in 4:50, and that was before many sections were upgraded to 160km/h standard, They are always adding upgraded line. If you stopped at Vinohrady that means you took the slow train.
Another excellent report, thank you ! I hope you travelled on to Vienna by the OBB, who offer an excellent service using their Hercules diesel locos and City Shuttle stock in push-pull formation - at least that was the stock they used when I was there 10 years ago !
Thanks! That's exactly what I did 😁
Slav landscape is really beautiful!!! 😯😦😦
Not Slav, Slovak. And I think we could still put more of an effort into taking good care of our landscapes and nature in general. There's a lot of greedy business interests among nouveau riche types who have more money than common sense. Though I think Slovakia is one of the better preserved European countries. (We still have a lot to learn from the likes of Finland, though.)
Thanks, Dylan! I really like when you show us the station, and there you showed us the inside and the outside very well. Well done for that. As for the rest, everything is excellent, as usual. I like long trains like that, with a mix of different styles, it's more "fun". I love the way you film and especially edit the videos. Well done. We are always impatient for your next videos, which I watch several times. And months after.
Thanks! I agree, some variety in rolling stock certainly makes for a more interesting trip.
Shame for the weather, this line offers some gorgeous views of Tatra Mountains.
great video on zssk train between kosice and bratislava i like the red and blue seating on the train and also the dining car is that mountain scenery the carpathians?
The mountains of Slovakia are part of the Carpathians. Their highest part are the High Tatras, which the train passes. Unfortunately the film doesn't show that.
Hey, the trains that you use there’s not really an IC Train. It’s more like a Fast Train. The intercity service from ZSSK is it extra service that goes 2 times a day each direction and don’t stop at so many stations.
Hi Dylan. I find your uploads fascinating. To be honest I am not a train enthusiast, although I enjoy train travel. But for me you do not have to be a train buff to enjoy these vids. You take me to places that I will probably never go too. Seeing sights and insights into peoples everyday lives that you can only see from land travel. There are one or two bucket list items added. Amtrak and The Indian Pacific in Australia combined with an ashes tour is top of the list. Have you ever considered the trans Siberian? and how have you done these vids? Have you done one big tour of Europe? Or are you always on the go? Anyway many thanks for the videos.
I can relate as I just find travelling by train really relaxing. I would love to do the Trans-Siberian. My European trips this summer were filmed over the course of 3 trips.
10:55 you could have shown the actual compartments of the Bmz coach, it's really beautiful, something we call the ,,Čičmanský vzor" after a little village called ,,Čičmany", where people used to draw these on their houses. Other than that, very good video, keep it up!
Thank you so much for showing us these trips. In America we cannot get out to other countries so with the help of your videos I feel like I’m out visiting and exploring once again.
Thanks! Glad you're able to travel vicariously through these videos!
Great bicycle storage options and signage at a very reasonable price, thanks Dylan.
Very good video! It's interesting to see how former Eastern Bloc countries are doing...looks like Slovakia is up to speed with the rest of the EU 🙂. Good trains, and most of all....good scenery!
Greetings from Italy.
Thanks 😁
(Czecho)Slovakia's never been a "soviet" country.... What do they teach you at schools over there? 🤔
"Communist" means Communist and "Soviet" means Soviet. Those two are not synonyms.
Was Cuba, Vietnam, China, Laos, Poland or East Germany a Soviet country? I don't think so... They are/were Communist though. The only Soviet country (apart from short-lived 1919 Bavarian/Hungarian/Slovak and Finish Soviet republics) was the USSR (and it's constituent republics). Now you know 👍
Sovereignty of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, (also East Germany) etc. it was only theoretical. Our governments had to listen to Moscow. If not, they sent assassins in tanks (1956, 1968) and reinstated slavers and assassins.
(Not only) East Germany had a knife on its neck thanks to the Soviet army and the KGB (including its agent Vladimir Putin), which we did not get rid of until 1991-1993.
@@JackAddams I know it very well 😉
Along the price and scenery, this trip worth to try someday! even the wifi onboard the train faster than my wifi in my home 😂
I recommend this route, from the Austrian and Slovenia Alps. From Salzburg-- Villah - Jesenice (Slovenia), Ljubljana - Zagreb (Croatia). Amazing views.
I'm hoping to do that one at some point 😁
Old coaches (especially from 80's to 90's) always have comfortable seats. That police car passing on platform.
I was surprised by the signage and announcements in English!
Australian English to boot
@@geoffrysbarro that's Gavin from New Zealand
It's really improved lately. Used to be a mess, but it's getting fairly consistent. Even Bratislava public transit now includes English signage and announcements for nearby sights, ZSSK has English announcements on all long-distance services.
The English announcements and signage have been common since at least the mid-2000s. And even in the very early 2000s, trains at frequented tourist spots (e.g. the Tatra Electric Railway in the Tatras) had English and other foreign language announcements in addition to Slovak.
@@geoffrysbarro It was done by a Kiwi, not an Aussie. :-) Gavin Shoebridge, he used to live and work here, primarily at the foreign language broadcasting of Slovak Radio.
Good service at a fair price. I also heard the overhead announcements were also provided in English as well...👍
It is funny how terribly some stations sound in english xD
Wonderful afforable train ride and nice views of countryside trains looke good they are loan years old
I saw typos train looked good train is two years old since being built in 2018
So the difference in price for first class is mostly for the seating itself, which looked very comfortable, those seats are somewhat dated looking but the older ones were the most comfortable. The train itself was fine although as you noted some cars dated from the 70's and 80's. Thanks for the shot of the engine which I noted was the newest car on the train, loved the shot of the engine in motion from the first car, not all trains allow this shot. The scenery was something I guess I didn't expect, it looked like rural Canada and made me think this is a country worth visiting.
Yes definitely worth giving Slovakia a visit. Thanks for watching 😁
About the carriages, a lot of ZSSK stock is older made, but on prestigious routes such as Bratislava-Košice through Žilina , they are all refurbished. The original carriages are mainly used on suburban trains, "working people" trains and regions with worse economic situations.
The main problem with Slovak railroads is the infrastructure, which desperately needs upgrades, but the funds are lacking.
again i hate to complain but I stayed in Zilina ,which is a beautiful city ,I got a single ticket back to Bratislava .It cost 7 euros .Unbelievable .In the UK that ticket would have been about £90
Nice video and enjoyed a journey a lot.I always wait for Mondays and Fridays when you pload the vlogs.Stay healthy and God Bless you.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed! See you Monday 😁
Great video, was there no Brown Windsor Soup available? :)
Thanks! There honestly might have been but I couldn't read the menu in the café car as it's all in Slovak.
Hey man, I love yours videos, I like to "travel" with you, so nice 😉
Thanks! 😃
@@DylansTravelReports You're welcome 😉
Wow! Havent just you arrived that morning by RegioJet from Prague?
Yes
Hi Dylan, keep it up with your train tours, its a real world tour for me which i could not possibly do .. try out the gotthard Express tour soon. Cheers Arun.
Thanks! Hopefully will at some point 😁
This trainset looks nice, with a choice of seating for every taste, bright colours, and ... plenty of doors.
Thank you so much for the fascinating travels and the overview of European railway transport
Thanks for watching 😁
2:57
You cut it so that the announcer said " Entry on the train and station is only permitted with mouth and nose"
😂
Interesting report, nice Slovakian countryside..!!
What lovely scenery! Your lunch made me hungry. ;) Thanks, as always, for the video, Dylan. Thoroughly enjoyed it. You're almost at 50k subscribers!
Glad you enjoyed it! 😁
Great video as always Dylan! I did find the location of the electric plug sockets to be in a weird spot. You’d think they’d be closer to the ground.
Thanks! Make sure to pack a long cable lol!
Thanks your videos. I only now discovered them and like them a lot. Maybe one small feedback about the use of “low price” or “expensive”. I’m sure you are aware that income levels are super different across Europe. If you use relative terms like this it is possibly a little exclusive for people from low income countries who are hopefully also your audience.
Thanks! I generally tend to base the use of low-price or expensive relative to what is roughly average for the level of service provided. It would be almost impossible to make an exact science out of it though.
Another great video to help me relax after work. That station seemed like a shopping mall rather than somewhere you get a train. Stay safe on your travels..
Thanks! Glad I could help you unwind 😁
The way you are opening doors one by one..... It feels like playing temple run...😂😂😂😂.... By the way awesome vlog... Keep it up bro👍👍
Thanks!
I like it when you get the names of the local sights and stations right (correct spelling). Some other travel vloggers are less precise.
How come Košice has such a fantastic modern light airy station when the main Hlavna station in Bratislava is such a slum? A most depressing gateway to what is a very attractive city. Incidentally the train you travelled on looked a lot better than the one I came on from Vienna but I think it was actually OBB stock and of course a much shorter journey.
Well, we are ofter wondering ourselves. First, it's worth mentioning that all railway stations are state owned/managed - hence a municipality has zero say and power to change anything. Košice railway station was built in 1960s in a modernist architectural style and it was updated just quite recently (some 10 years ago) thru a conversion into a mall/station. Bratislava Central station, on the other hand combines a late 19th century part with a 1980s section. It never undegone an upgrade - due to many "reasons": attempted public-private partnership project (failed and resulted in a lenghty lawsuit), several conflicting feasibility studies (proposals for moving the actual station elsewhere - west/eastwards, converting another station in BA into a Central one, etc.) and also due to purely political problems (an average, i.e. rural, Slovak hates the idea of the state investing in a "greedy" Bratislava). Yes, that's the way we do things around here... 😅
Surprised by the open coach seating , still some compartments, and modern too.
I loved the video. There is nothing more than relaxing and enjoying the countryside.
Glad you enjoyed!
The scenery looked amazing. €5.50 for a bowl of what looked like canned soup and Pepsi seems pricey compared to what you got on the Czech train.
But, Dylan, another enjoyable video. I thank you 😊
Glad you enjoyed 😁
Dylan youve done it again great vidio buddy cheers
May be you should travel by Indian railways someday
It will never be a high comfort journey
But it will be a great experience
Sounds like it'd be an interesting experience.
Have you ever thought of travelling on the Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express?
Yes, hopefully one for after covid.
@@DylansTravelReports Thoroughly enjoying the vids! Subbed and I hope you will be able to experience the Siberian! I'm sure it'll be many videos. Best of luck and thanks!
Thanks for reminding me of the awful English announcement of station names, also you were quite lucky that your train was on time. Some years ago a 30 minute delay was pretty common. Anyway if you have any questions about our trains ask away.
For a second there I though you forgot to show us the locomotive lol. Great video as always.
Thanks! I couldn't miss something as impressive as a Vectron!
hi dylan, love your channel i'm moving to the isle of cumbrae in 2021 and in future after the pandemic i'm going to travel as many cal mac ferries as i can
Thanks! Sounds like a plan!
I'm seeing you always wave in toilet mirror😁
Every end of video, for sure a femal pax in video frame❤️
Well done on reviewing 19-70 Ampeer ! They ordered another batch 7 x 1st class cars with renewed interiors, the seating looks almost identical to the new DB ICE standards. Currently deployed on internal services through Slovakia. It looks something like this : e.dennikn.sk/minuta/1936777
I like that the interior, though simple, it is clean, confortable and worth the class surcharge. Unfortunately for CFR Calatori in Romania, the 1st class "standards" decreased, due to low-cost materials and cheapest options used in 1st class modernisations / projects. The seats have the exact width like the 2nd class ones (check 19-76 Ameet for reference as the latest scam) - moreoever, the 1st class surcharge is +50% of the usual 2nd class ticket. Most of the people I've talked to want the prices adjusted to attract more passengers in 1st class provided this service is available, because the seating capacity in 2nd class is limited, and passengers are put in the situation of booking 1st class for a seat onboard, or consider other means of transport...
Nice! Thanks for the info!
9:40 Too much Slivovica 😆
Always a treat to see stuff like this in the pandemic.
Une bonne vidéo en tout cas le train l'air confortable
Merci!
Every time I see a railway station they remind me of shopping malls,
Very good journey. You travelled almost the entire length of the country and for first class the price was a real bargain.
Nice video ! Thank you for sharing Dylan...👌
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
That WI FI was great with BT in Londo I was lucky to get 4.0! Nice train !
1:19 -Eeeeewweww! Burger Smoothies?!?
lmaooo, the windows have different types of food written all over it for u to see what u can get there - there's no such thing as a burger smoothie, trust me
Great and interesting report :) Thanks for sharing it with us!
Glad you enjoyed 😁
Well, they are now in process of phasing out old suburbans diesel trains next time to you come you will see the new boring ones 🤣.
To see beautiful slovak women is included in price 😉
Your some "tour" like "seat tour" are quite annoying. There's no surprise that leg space, litter bin, pocket, plug and personal lights are as are because the are UIC STANDARD in many, many countries...
But generally, the services and customer support provided by ZSSK are terrible. I just wanted to let you know that suggestions for improvement are not taken at all - (my previous experience).
from London Paddington to Reading ,about 50 km ,about the same distance from Trnava to Bratislava cost £19.80 ,that is 24.58 euros .I could not even get a seat .Slovakian railways are the best
Another great video by Dylan
Thanks 😁
that station looks like it was inspired by american shopping malls of the 60s and 70s
There are 2 routes between Bratislava and Kosice. You took the north one - it's the nicer one. A few years ago, I took that train. It had brought me straight into the 80's. The jingle noise of the carriages, I'd rather not mention the toilets, 1st class looked like a 3rd class. 2nd class looked like you don't want to experience. I did not have any high expectations, as I went there biking and previously been pleased travelling by a 1st class, but this time I was more than disappointed. Because I definitely did not get a first class experience. Just the scenery in Slovakia made that up to me, as that is beautiful
as a slovak, I have never travelled in first class on this train before, but have traveled in seccond class in both the compartments and open seating. You should also check out the newer regional trains like the europanter (electric) and mj861 (diesel). And anyone else traveling on this line, be sure to listen out for the anouncements of poprad-tatry, as you will see the high tatrass mountains!
sorry to moan again but it cost £19.80 to travel to Stansted airport ,distance of 48 miles to get a fight of 1000 miles to Slovakia for 8 euros, fucking crazy man
I would definately prefer a second class compartment against a first class saloon coach.
These trains are going to get busy. I have family members evacuated from Ukraine nearby in Easter Slovakia and about to embark on this journey. Thanks for the video!
Station Kosice: Reconstruction of the station to its current form began in August 2011 and was completed in 2016.
Thank you for another great trip!
You're welcome 😁
Your train seems to be combination recent builds from the late 2000s then second half of the train are Czechoslovakian era railway Carriages. In the United States it's common to see some 1970s era amfleets coupled to a 2012-2018 Viewliner sleeping car on long distance trains that operate to or from the Northeast Corridor.
Same here in Britain. Up until a couple of years ago, most intercity trains were built in the 1970s and 80s (and they are amazing!)
Hello
It's all very well mentioning the scenery but it didn't look as though you had much of a window where you were sitting!
The color scheme reminds me of Czech Railways although that's blue
I was quite pleasantly surprised at how clean and comfortable the Slovakian train appeared. However, I would not have been best pleased at paying first class to land a non-facing direction of travel seat adjacent to a pillar. SNORT! That said, you did rather well with your window views even if you had to twist some 120 degrees to achieve them. Full marks for persistence on that! Cheers from the picky senior Aussie traveller.
Tbh, it is quite common to have a rear facing seat and I'm used to it but I get it is a pain for some people.
If you'd like a blast from the past you should do a report on Germany's MRB (Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn) service between Leipzig and Chemnitz. Because of a lack of rolling stock they currently (and for the time being) use hilariousely outdated ancient east german DR materiel, hauled/pushed by a diesel engine. The use of these cars has prompted reactions ranging from amusement among enthusiasts to annoyance and anger among pretty much everyone else. Make sure to check it out. You will probably regret it. 😅
On the bright side it will also give you the chance to have a look at beautiful Leipzig Hbf, one of the largest stations in europe. 😊
Sounds like fun! Leipzig Hbf is certainly one of my favourite stations in Europe.
I lived in Trnava and used to travel to Bratislava by rail .It cost 2.55 euros .the uk that is ten times more !!!!!!
oh the irony of being a Slovak citizen and never being in Kosice so a foreigner shows you Kosice railway station.
Thanks Dylan, your very informative, which is good for it takes the unknown out of traveling by train . Hopefully your followers, like me will get to travel some of the routes you've done. Stay safe 😷 and thank you.
Thanks!
€23 for a nearly 6 hour journey in first class...gotta love Eastern Europe! Any more future planned trips "behind the curtain"? Hungary, Ukraine, Romania, Croatia, Bulgaria? Excellent video per usual!
Unfortunately not due to covid restrictions but I am keen on giving them a visit!
The producer rarely manages to get a forward-facing seat. I know that having half the seats facing each way is a fairly standard practice in most of the developed World, but I can tell you from experience Americans really do not like to ride backwards, and also I've noticed that there are a lot of seats on these trains that either have very little or no usable window area, which would be maddening for anyone who took the train for the scenic journey. You do a nice job in presenting these reports.
Thanks! Tbh, a rear facing sea does not bother me that much as I guess I'm just used to it.
Thank you once again for an interesting video.Everything looked comfortable
and up to date.I look forward to the next of your video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
14:50 safely ... literally train catches on fire but because of the virus its pretty nice