Hahaha...you stop in my home town of SIMERIA...and i want to give you and update this railway station is now being renovated and all the infrastructure to speed arround 160km/h....and i saw all your videos on rail because also i am a fan of railway....i like your videos and hoppefully you will come back with a new video from full renovated station of Simeria!!!Wish you all the best
I am a new fan of this site. I am from the Czech Republic, I am 60 years old. I took the train route from Budapest to Bucharest in the 70s, with my parents, mama and papa. Hello All friends!
Beautiful scenery through the Carpathian mountains , what an amazing trip . I really hope one day I will do it as well . Romania is indeed a beautiful country .
Bringing back good memories. I fell in love with Romania after going on this train. I will go back there soon. Will probably fly to Bucharest this time but I am tempted with the sleeper train from Bucharest to Chisinau.
@@samtrak1204 As said in the video, the sleeper cars aswell as the dining cars are totally rundown and neglected. A fellow traveler told me that the train staff entered her room in the middle of the night, luckily she was awake. Also I think there is still a problem with Roma-Sinti gypsies breaking into your room and stealing from you and apparently the romanian train staff doesn't care at all.
Excellent video, I enjoyed every moment of it. I love my country but I really wish for it to have better infrastructure and quality of service in the future. Cheers !
În mod sigur acest clip este postat cu o oarecare candoare.Realizatorul nu a punctat defel lipsurile sau slaba calitate a infrastructurii feroviare. Acestea(lipsurile)se subînţeleg doar urmărind clipul fără comentariu.Este inadmisibil ca in 2019 România să aibe cea mai slabă reţea feroviară. Acesta este trenul fantomă.E rușinos că CFR ul încă mai are in lucru trenuri goale.Cât despre viteză......s-o lăsăm pentru secolul următor!Vreau să-l felicit pe cel care a realizat materialul video.O imagine face cât o mie de cuvinte,nu-i așa??
Adevărat, doar Astra Trans Carpatic la noi in Romania ofera comfort pe bani putini (mai putini ca la CFR) si confort mai mare ca la cfr. Problemele sunt locomotivele si vagoanele CFR si INFRASTRUCTURA.
Adevar graiesti.....suntem deplorabili.....Doc7 a fost foarte cumsecade si nu ne-a facut de rusine. dar CFR ul este la pamant. Dezastru. Un prieten de-al meu din Slovenia a fost la noi si mi-a zis sincer ca ii prea multa mizerie in Romania si oameni foarte reci
I was travelled between Brasov-Sinaia-Bucharest on the same line in January 2019, just two months before this video, it was snowy time, the view was incredible. Although the CFR's cars are quite old, but the tickets were cheap and really easy to bought. In general, it was an enjoyable journey.
Nice video. I clicked on the video because I visited Romania, in 91? The scars from the fall of Ceaușescu, were still evident. I was on a business trip - waste of time really - but I found the people to be lovely and Bucharest, still had its charm - the boulevards and the architecture. It was a curious trip.😁
I just love rail travel and it's on my bucket list to do an overnight train through Europe don't care which one but vids like this can help me choose, the thought of overnight travel just rocks me to sleep and I keep telling my wife it's not too expensive if you factor in the price of the journey plus you're not paying for a hotel room for that night and you've got a full day in the city you arrive in,great vid
Jeez mate I can only assume you are in the USA if it is a bucket list thing, I did it a few times back in the 90s in Austria and Italy, it isn't at all expensive and as you say you aren't paying for a hotel room. I can recommend it, iit's really nice being rocked to sleep too and I like the whole thing of having meals or breakfast either served in your cabin/couchette, or taking them in the restaurant car. I suppose if you're in the states doing this in Europe seems very romantic, just as we in Europe look upon driving the route 66 as a kind of once-in-a-lifetime adventure. You know what they say; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. I'd also recommend the Shosoloza Meyl train running from Pretoria to Cape Town in South Africa, I got on at Johannesburg but it was still 26 hours through some epic places like Kimberley and across the Karoo mountain/desert area prior to reaching Cape Town. I remember an ostrich standing by the side of the line in the Karoo, looking at us as we pulled out of some station or other, but otherwise it isn't like you see giraffes and elephants lol it is after all not the Serengeti but South Africa which has been densely populated and tamed for centuries now. I wasn't in Premier which is like the Orient Express, but in First which is like what you see on a standard overnighter in Europe. Bearing in mind that third class is uncomfortable wooden benches in wagons without compartments it was still pretty comfortable
Thanks for that video. It brougth back memories. I rode the "Orient Express" with original Wagon Lits sleeper car, many times in the 1970s from Vienna to Brasov. Sometimes even with steam engines pulling it. By that time it was the last remainder of the old pre-war Orient Express, still starting in Paris, split in Switzerland, the northern fork ending in Bucharest, the southern,, over Venice still went throuogh to Istanbul.
Fascinating. Thanks for a great video with informative annotations. Back in 2013, I first got the taste of train travel round (mainland) Europe as I had to get a train from Vienna (Meidling - Hbf wasn't completed then) to Graz; direct flights to graz from the UK had stopped. When I was at Vienna Hbf a year or so later, I saw a train roll on from Moscow as well as trains to Budapest, Prague, Munich and Hamburg... which whetted my appetite. Dec 2017 I did Budapest => Bratislava => Vienna => Graz, stopping 2-3 days in each place and sampling the Christmas markets. Dec. 2018, I flew to Munich then did... Munich => Salzburg => Graz => Vienna => Bratislava => Budapest... then flew to Bucharest then too the train to Constanta. I walked to the People's Palace, opposite where the Christmas market was situated, from my hotel (about 20 mins or so) and then when it was time to travel, walked from my hotel (Capitol Hotel) to Gara de Nord. I wish I had videod all of that as it could have made interesting footage for TH-cam ! Oh well, next time.
Hey!Thank you for this video.The thing is that Romanians travel a lot by bus or regional trains.Sometimes buses can be extremely cheap compared to train tickets.I also went once from Cluj to Bucharest with this kind of train and while the chairs area on second class was crowded,in the sleeping car,no so much.For Romanians,sleeping car is quite expensive raported to their money.
A very well-chosen route (3B+1W) and absolutely well-worth for the money paid for such an unforgettable railway travel👍🇦🇹🇭🇺🇷🇴👍 Having visited Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest and Braşov before, I've always dreamed of such a rail travel that links these beautiful cities entirely😃so thank you for preparing this video, which proved me that my dream is not an impossible one😊👍👍👍👍👍😊
I did not know anything about this trip until watching your video and wow, it was wonderful! I felt like traveling together with a very detailed guide on the train. I also loved the livery of CFR’s AVA200. You must be a railway enthusiast. Thanks so much for the neatly review!
Excellent video !! since the time I wanted to see a video like this for this train! Small correction at 37:27 it's not a Z6100 EMU, it's a BB25500 Class with two coupons of RIB / RIO. But you're right the material belonged to the SNCF before. 😉 Greetings from France ! 😁
I used this train when travelling to Romania for the first time. We boarded in Budapest and got off in Sighișoara. It was also my first experience of travelling on board a EuroNight train.
i love these videos so real and informative I feel like I am travelling great to have discovered in these times when it is not possible for me to travel in Europe
I've never taken this train though I have the Budapest Bucharest train the "Ister" and that meal looks very familiar. Thanks for another great video Doc.
Great job! I visited Romania in 2015 and experienced several IC, IR and regional trains, but not this one, unfortunately. Loved the country. Cheers from Portugal.
Outstanding! Liked very much! Traveling by train may be slower than by an airplane but it gives you the taste of discovering the countries you pass through. A very fascinating way to move. Thank you for sharing and for the details you gave along the whole journey.
I like the whole "hammer of Theseus" quality this train has. Swapping out coaches, locomotives, etc.but somehow it's still the same train. It also kind of feels like Amtrak, if more American trains were electrified. Slow, fairly dated, but the scenery is spectacular.
@@tonyofarrell2775 Exactly, the countryside can be enjoyed. As for Amtrak, it is only relevant in the Northeast because the US as vast airport infrastructure for rapid transit. Amtrak in other areas is only for adventurous travel. I’ve used the Acela often from Washington to Manhattan and the Albany to Manhattan along with the Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco. Two totally different experiences.
Interesting to see Romania again after much traveling here in tbe past. However I went from Budapest via Oradea and Cluj on my journey to Brasov. Last time in Gara Nord was in 2005. Subscribed
Great trip going from Austria to romania. I really like the sleeper cars and Romania railways has much potential for the future perhaps some rail infrastructure and station upgrades is needed. I enjoyed the scenery change from fields to carpaithian moutains and the exploration of bucharest and also showing moutaintops at the end. So much food at the business dinner 😋. Your videos are very detailed from where the trains/locomotives were built to historical facts it is very interesting
Great video, but one important detail: Timis river can we see from train window between stations Arad-Deva-Alba Iulia. But by riding through Predeal pass we can see from the train windor Prahova river. I had opportunites to travel from Bratislava to Burgas by train in 2001 and 2004. I remember very well on steep rocky mountains between Brasov and Ploiesti, better before and after Sinaia.
@@StarLight10. I appologize, of course Mures, hungarian Maros river. Riding to Porta Orientalis pass, there can we see Timis river and after we drive through it (POP) Danube river. Shame on me.
They are pretty good in keeping to the schedule. I did Vienna - Constanta several times as a youngster in the mid 1970s, which was a scheduled 24 hours, but we never made it under 30 ...
@@filipstravels5327 Sure. There was a regular train every week going at least from Vienna to Constanta (actually i believe it already started out in Zürich) called the 'Wiener Walzer" (Vienna Waltz). I did this three times in the mid seventies for a summer vacation at the black sea. Very adventurous. When going through Translylvania (hungarian minorities) the shades were pulled down and locked, so you could not see anything. And once we were pulled between Budapest and Bukarest by two steam engines. Over the mountains you had the impression you need to get out and help pushing. It was great and i would hate to miss this experience.
The Eastern Bloc countries (esp. Romania and Bulgaria) were interested in Western hard currency; so it was possible to visit these countries with a Western passport
Beautiful trip! If only the regional inland trains would be half as clean as this one! We (living in Germany) travelled 2018 from Targu-Mures to Bucharest, the seatings were the same as before 20 years or so, but at least clean. But the toilets were a horror, I didn't drink anything almost until arriving in Bucharest to avoid them :-(
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Great thanks for sharing this nice video ! Also interesting comments about history . Seems low number of passangers make low invest and mainenance possible . But even much better than driving myself . Kind regards !
Thank you for this video and especially for all the information provided. You have documented well and I appreciate the work you have done. From everything you saw I hope you made a bit of a good impression and we are waiting for you in ROMANIA with the international train ISTANBUL 🇹🇷 SOFIA🇧🇬 BUCHAREST🇷🇴 CONSTANTA🏖 to see the Black Sea, but to come in summer. Thank you and all the best with new videos. 🤗🙏
Great Video. I have a Trip Idea for you. Until end of August there are nostalgia sleeper trains from budapest to Split Croatia and Koper slovenia. I was there and its beautiful! Try the Split train from BP.Keleti. 18:54 departure and arrives at 9 o clock in the morning. And the last 1 hour before Split your train goes up in the mountains and you can see the sea. Wow
I took this train last week. I slept in a 4 bed couchette. In my opinion these compartments are more comfortable, because there is more space and you can open the windows all the way.
traveling across the carpathian mountains by train is probably one of best things you can do in this half of Europe if u have time.Not very big mountains but the Carpathian mountains chain seen by train is gold. a painter would find enough to work for a decade.
@@cutarecutarescu hi ,I am from Ireland,long time ago I read an article about the "Merry Cemetery" in Sanputa ,and I just had to go there ,I love brasov.and maramures ,but I have a friend from Cluj ,so thats where I go to the most ,Cluj is a very busy city ,but I like the cafes ,the parks in Cluj are very clean and near the city centre.I've travelled from Dublin Ireland to Cluj by bus ,its a 40 hour journey but I love it ,a lot better than flying. Now there's direct flights from Dublin to Cluj ( blue air) so thats how I travel now.But I want to go on the train to Brasov ,but I miss that bus! Take care.
@@tonyofarrell2775 awesome! Cluj is the most modern city in romania (maybe Oradea and Timisoara are the same), great university there, great hub for IT startups, etc, then Brasov has the ski resort and mountains near it. so nice to see foreigners loving romania. i've been in UK (scotland) for 6 months - i like the neatness of everything (small towns and villages)!!! i assume ireland is somewhat like Scotland. I drank Guinness with an old scot there who told me that scots and Irish people are united against the 'oppressive and arrogant england' :) Nice man! He also said that real men drink stout, lager is for pussies (it has that pee like color) :)))
@@lifeandcomedy1354 This is one of the professional videos I've ever watched!💖👍Nevertheless, there are some innacuracies in your documentary; Thus, with regard to your affirmation at 27:03(”It seems that no one has touched the line since electrification in the 1950s”) I strongly specify as a good connoiseur(having a good knowledge on the electrification of Romanian Railways' network) that electrification of the Brașov to Teiuș railway was completed in September 1981! 😅🙂🙁Romania's 1st standard gauge electrified railway line (Brașov - București Nord) was operational in February 1969.🙁🙁 With regard to your writting at 33:15 ”Brașov has 500K inhabitans at was called Orașul Stalin until 1960” please read carefully this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brașov. The Predeal Southern Ramp was modernized between 2009 and 2011 and it has been opened in September 2011. Did you use the tripod on Prahova Valley? Are you either a German or an Austrian person?
Was the air conditioning not working? As you had the window open all he way. Anyway I love these AVA200 sleeping cars. Looks like they run very smoothly, and the compartments (together with the Deluxe ones) look bigger and more comfortable than on Nightjet Comfortline sleepers.
Ni Colas Having visited this part of Europe, I can easily say that the landscapes in Hungary, Romania and Ukraine is actually pictoresque and I has the most pleasant visual travel experience along the roads in different years and in different seasons in these countries😃🇭🇺🇷🇴🇺🇦😃
Have never seen so many attach/detach car operations on a single journey. Guessing by the "slam-slam" sound the car makes as it moves ( 35:40 ), in Romania they end both rail sections at the same place like toy trains, rather than staggered to get "clickety-clack" which is (IMHO) much more soothing to the nerves. OTOH down the other side was wonderful; assuming welded.
well that is the consequence of 30 yrs of mismanagement, underinvestment, and almost a deliberate policy of neglecting the railways. it might seem odd to foreigners but before 1989 the situation was better, ridership was much greater and at least we could compare ourselves with neighbouring countries. now when i see the the russian railways they are just so much better than us. anyway the scenery is worth such a ride .
ÖBB1116 is a better option for the train because the Romanian locomotive can be replaced at Arad station in Romania with the ÖBB1116 going Arad Budapest Wien Hbf. In the Evening the same ÖBB1116 will run to Aachen Hbf Schnellfahrstrecke Köln-Aachen with the Duisburg-Oberhausen-Arnhem Utrecht Amsterdam coaches detached at Köln Hbf or Duisburg Hbf if the Aachen section is not running towards Brussels
Its a pity that Brasov Station hides the beauty of Brasov as its a great place to visit, I prefer winter there as a little less touristy but late Spring through mid Autumn, always a popular spot. I like the climb on the train out of Brasov up through Predeal and Sinaia. One thing about stock in Romania, may not be pretty on the outside sometimes, but comfy inside and nearly always punctual.
I invite you to make this journey again with train 347 Dacia. From Curtici to Simeria is opened the new 160Kmh railway line and all railway stations are new.
Enjoyed your video ,as it's a trip I hope to take ,you say toilets in sleeping car are dirty? Can't understand this ,as I've always foud Romanians to be very clean and tidy.I've travelled from Ireland to Cluj- Napoca by bus (Tarsin) several times for 230.00 Euro return.good valu ,but am hoping to travel by train to Brasov from Vienna I guss. Any advice anyone?
Hahaha...you stop in my home town of SIMERIA...and i want to give you and update this railway station is now being renovated and all the infrastructure to speed arround 160km/h....and i saw all your videos on rail because also i am a fan of railway....i like your videos and hoppefully you will come back with a new video from full renovated station of Simeria!!!Wish you all the best
I am a new fan of this site. I am from the Czech Republic, I am 60 years old. I took the train route from Budapest to Bucharest in the 70s, with my parents, mama and papa. Hello All friends!
Beautiful scenery through the Carpathian mountains , what an amazing trip . I really hope one day I will do it as well . Romania is indeed a beautiful country .
Bringing back good memories. I fell in love with Romania after going on this train. I will go back there soon. Will probably fly to Bucharest this time but I am tempted with the sleeper train from Bucharest to Chisinau.
I did that recently, from Bucharest to Chisinau with the "Prietenia" train and it was not a nice experience.
@@roverwanderer3422 Could you write more about it? Why was it not good?
Bad idea! You will spend 2 hours at the border! 😄
@@roverwanderer3422 Please tell us about your un-nice experience.
@@samtrak1204 As said in the video, the sleeper cars aswell as the dining cars are totally rundown and neglected. A fellow traveler told me that the train staff entered her room in the middle of the night, luckily she was awake. Also I think there is still a problem with Roma-Sinti gypsies breaking into your room and stealing from you and apparently the romanian train staff doesn't care at all.
Excellent video, I enjoyed every moment of it. I love my country but I really wish for it to have better infrastructure and quality of service in the future. Cheers !
În mod sigur acest clip este postat cu o oarecare candoare.Realizatorul nu a punctat defel lipsurile sau slaba calitate a infrastructurii feroviare. Acestea(lipsurile)se subînţeleg doar urmărind clipul fără comentariu.Este inadmisibil ca in 2019 România să aibe cea mai slabă reţea feroviară. Acesta este trenul fantomă.E rușinos că CFR ul încă mai are in lucru trenuri goale.Cât despre viteză......s-o lăsăm pentru secolul următor!Vreau să-l felicit pe cel care a realizat materialul video.O imagine face cât o mie de cuvinte,nu-i așa??
Is roman si yo
Adevărat, doar Astra Trans Carpatic la noi in Romania ofera comfort pe bani putini (mai putini ca la CFR) si confort mai mare ca la cfr. Problemele sunt locomotivele si vagoanele CFR si INFRASTRUCTURA.
Adevar graiesti.....suntem deplorabili.....Doc7 a fost foarte cumsecade si nu ne-a facut de rusine. dar CFR ul este la pamant. Dezastru. Un prieten de-al meu din Slovenia a fost la noi si mi-a zis sincer ca ii prea multa mizerie in Romania si oameni foarte reci
Asta i farmecul în România aicea vezi ce nu vezi în Europa
Oameni reci??? Probabil de tine zicea, nu l-ai incalzit cum trebuie...:):)
I was travelled between Brasov-Sinaia-Bucharest on the same line in January 2019, just two months before this video, it was snowy time, the view was incredible. Although the CFR's cars are quite old, but the tickets were cheap and really easy to bought. In general, it was an enjoyable journey.
Nice video. I clicked on the video because I visited Romania, in 91?
The scars from the fall of Ceaușescu, were still evident.
I was on a business trip - waste of time really - but I found the people to be lovely and Bucharest, still had its charm - the boulevards and the architecture.
It was a curious trip.😁
Greetings from Czechia. Nice trip. I've been on this route several times... From Brasov to Ploeisti is the rail roud fantastic :-)
I just love rail travel and it's on my bucket list to do an overnight train through Europe don't care which one but vids like this can help me choose, the thought of overnight travel just rocks me to sleep and I keep telling my wife it's not too expensive if you factor in the price of the journey plus you're not paying for a hotel room for that night and you've got a full day in the city you arrive in,great vid
Jeez mate I can only assume you are in the USA if it is a bucket list thing, I did it a few times back in the 90s in Austria and Italy, it isn't at all expensive and as you say you aren't paying for a hotel room. I can recommend it, iit's really nice being rocked to sleep too and I like the whole thing of having meals or breakfast either served in your cabin/couchette, or taking them in the restaurant car. I suppose if you're in the states doing this in Europe seems very romantic, just as we in Europe look upon driving the route 66 as a kind of once-in-a-lifetime adventure. You know what they say; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
I'd also recommend the Shosoloza Meyl train running from Pretoria to Cape Town in South Africa, I got on at Johannesburg but it was still 26 hours through some epic places like Kimberley and across the Karoo mountain/desert area prior to reaching Cape Town. I remember an ostrich standing by the side of the line in the Karoo, looking at us as we pulled out of some station or other, but otherwise it isn't like you see giraffes and elephants lol it is after all not the Serengeti but South Africa which has been densely populated and tamed for centuries now. I wasn't in Premier which is like the Orient Express, but in First which is like what you see on a standard overnighter in Europe. Bearing in mind that third class is uncomfortable wooden benches in wagons without compartments it was still pretty comfortable
This video is really amazing. It showed me Austria, Hungary and Romanian landscapes. Mind blowing journey👌
Thanks for that video. It brougth back memories. I rode the "Orient Express" with original Wagon Lits sleeper car, many times in the 1970s from Vienna to Brasov. Sometimes even with steam engines pulling it. By that time it was the last remainder of the old pre-war Orient Express, still starting in Paris, split in Switzerland, the northern fork ending in Bucharest, the southern,, over Venice still went throuogh to Istanbul.
Lucky you
Fascinating. Thanks for a great video with informative annotations.
Back in 2013, I first got the taste of train travel round (mainland) Europe as I had to get a train from Vienna (Meidling - Hbf wasn't completed then) to Graz; direct flights to graz from the UK had stopped.
When I was at Vienna Hbf a year or so later, I saw a train roll on from Moscow as well as trains to Budapest, Prague, Munich and Hamburg... which whetted my appetite.
Dec 2017 I did Budapest => Bratislava => Vienna => Graz, stopping 2-3 days in each place and sampling the Christmas markets.
Dec. 2018, I flew to Munich then did...
Munich => Salzburg => Graz => Vienna => Bratislava => Budapest... then flew to Bucharest then too the train to Constanta.
I walked to the People's Palace, opposite where the Christmas market was situated, from my hotel (about 20 mins or so) and then when it was time to travel, walked from my hotel (Capitol Hotel) to Gara de Nord.
I wish I had videod all of that as it could have made interesting footage for TH-cam !
Oh well, next time.
Hey!Thank you for this video.The thing is that Romanians travel a lot by bus or regional trains.Sometimes buses can be extremely cheap compared to train tickets.I also went once from Cluj to Bucharest with this kind of train and while the chairs area on second class was crowded,in the sleeping car,no so much.For Romanians,sleeping car is quite expensive raported to their money.
Aba yup! We Romanians love buses and coaches not trains.
@@bandvitromaniaios1307 Tare va place mafia microbuzelor, și mirosul vomei, transpirației pe timp de vară, pai va meritați soarta!
We travel by personal car because the train experience is quite bad.
@@ghicicines asta daca stai cu ochii lipiți de televizor
@@CalinFRam mers cu trenul si e jalnic.
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A very well-chosen route (3B+1W) and absolutely well-worth for the money paid for such an unforgettable railway travel👍🇦🇹🇭🇺🇷🇴👍
Having visited Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest and Braşov before, I've always dreamed of such a rail travel that links these beautiful cities entirely😃so thank you for preparing this video, which proved me that my dream is not an impossible one😊👍👍👍👍👍😊
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Thanks for this video mate! I'll surely make a Transylvanian trip like this. Every minute was awesome! Cheers from Hungary!
Suntem o familie din București, intenționăm să mergem cu trenul la Viena, mulțumim foarte mult pentru acest video! Felicitări ❤
ati mers pana la urma? cum a fost?
@@CalinFR încă nu am reușit să planificam
I did not know anything about this trip until watching your video and wow, it was wonderful! I felt like traveling together with a very detailed guide on the train. I also loved the livery of CFR’s AVA200. You must be a railway enthusiast. Thanks so much for the neatly review!
Muy buen video! Disfruté cada minuto. Saludos desde Escobar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.-
Excellent video !! since the time I wanted to see a video like this for this train! Small correction at 37:27 it's not a Z6100 EMU, it's a BB25500 Class with two coupons of RIB / RIO. But you're right the material belonged to the SNCF before. 😉
Greetings from France ! 😁
I used this train when travelling to Romania for the first time. We boarded in Budapest and got off in Sighișoara. It was also my first experience of travelling on board a EuroNight train.
i love these videos so real and informative I feel like I am travelling great to have discovered in these times when it is not possible for me to travel in Europe
Cool video! Nu am mai fost prin Romania Bucuresti din 1994
IT TAKE ME BACK 1990 WHEN I WAS THERE IN BUCUREST WITH MY FRIENDS FOR A MONTH ..LOVELY COUNTRY AND GREAT PEOPLE...EXCELLENT VIDEO THINKS 4 SHEARNG.
I've never taken this train though I have the Budapest Bucharest train the "Ister" and that meal looks very familiar. Thanks for another great video Doc.
Great job! I visited Romania in 2015 and experienced several IC, IR and regional trains, but not this one, unfortunately. Loved the country. Cheers from Portugal.
I want to get on this train! It's wonderful travel!
Amazing view from the plane of the Fagaras Mountains at the end!
Brilliant filming, editing, and music. Great job, again, just like all of your other videos.
Like your video very much. Some of the rail lines are almost as poor as some in the United States, but others are much better.
Yet another superb video!
Another fantastic movie. You take interesting trips and record great movies.
Amazing video, and D347 on my list. Many thanks !
Outstanding! Liked very much! Traveling by train may be slower than by an airplane but it gives you the taste of discovering the countries you pass through. A very fascinating way to move. Thank you for sharing and for the details you gave along the whole journey.
My family would travel often to Bucharest from Vienna in the 1920s' and 30s'. Food is good in Bucharest.
Follow in their steps:the food is still good :))
Food's good at Budapest too.
จอมพลอากาศเอกเฉลิมเกียรติพลวัฒนางกูลชรโยธินอดีตรัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์อดีตรัฐมนตรีช่วยว่าการกระทรวงคมนาคมอดีตผู้บัญชาการทหารอากาศไทย
อดีตจอมพลอากาศเอกแห่งกองบัญชาการกองทัพอากาศไทย
oy vey I bet they would
I like the whole "hammer of Theseus" quality this train has. Swapping out coaches, locomotives, etc.but somehow it's still the same train. It also kind of feels like Amtrak, if more American trains were electrified. Slow, fairly dated, but the scenery is spectacular.
Whats the hurry ,enjoy the journey
@@tonyofarrell2775 Exactly, the countryside can be enjoyed. As for Amtrak, it is only relevant in the Northeast because the US as vast airport infrastructure for rapid transit. Amtrak in other areas is only for adventurous travel. I’ve used the Acela often from Washington to Manhattan and the Albany to Manhattan along with the Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco. Two totally different experiences.
Interesting to see Romania again after much traveling here in tbe past. However I went from Budapest via Oradea and Cluj on my journey to Brasov. Last time in Gara Nord was in 2005. Subscribed
Great trip going from Austria to romania. I really like the sleeper cars and Romania railways has much potential for the future perhaps some rail infrastructure and station upgrades is needed. I enjoyed the scenery change from fields to carpaithian moutains and the exploration of bucharest and also showing moutaintops at the end. So much food at the business dinner 😋. Your videos are very detailed from where the trains/locomotives were built to historical facts it is very interesting
10:29 the art on the locomotive is very nice
The message: When I grow up, I will be a railwaymen!
I like the one at 16:58, hungarian locomotive with Matyas Kiraly art on it, so beautiful :)
Great train travel video as usual !
Great video, but one important detail: Timis river can we see from train window between stations Arad-Deva-Alba Iulia. But by riding through Predeal pass we can see from the train windor Prahova river. I had opportunites to travel from Bratislava to Burgas by train in 2001 and 2004. I remember very well on steep rocky mountains between Brasov and Ploiesti, better before and after Sinaia.
Between Arad - Deva - Alba you can see from train window only Mures River , not Timis. I live in Arad. I have also a YT channel with trains...
@@StarLight10. I appologize, of course Mures, hungarian Maros river. Riding to Porta Orientalis pass, there can we see Timis river and after we drive through it (POP) Danube river. Shame on me.
Thank you for this very nice video! I traveled the line several times in the early 90s. Your video makes me feel like doing it again.
What a beautiful mountains.
Helooo from Romania!!!
Very good men!!
Very interesting and informative video. Bravo.
They are pretty good in keeping to the schedule. I did Vienna - Constanta several times as a youngster in the mid 1970s, which was a scheduled 24 hours, but we never made it under 30 ...
were you able to travel from Austria to Romania when it was under communism? was it possible to do that?
@@filipstravels5327 Sure. There was a regular train every week going at least from Vienna to Constanta (actually i believe it already started out in Zürich) called the 'Wiener Walzer" (Vienna Waltz). I did this three times in the mid seventies for a summer vacation at the black sea. Very adventurous. When going through Translylvania (hungarian minorities) the shades were pulled down and locked, so you could not see anything. And once we were pulled between Budapest and Bukarest by two steam engines. Over the mountains you had the impression you need to get out and help pushing. It was great and i would hate to miss this experience.
The Eastern Bloc countries (esp. Romania and Bulgaria) were interested in Western hard currency; so it was possible to visit these countries with a Western passport
Excellent video on a superb journey 👍👍👍
An amazing trip to take thoroughly enjoyed watching this video
Beautiful trip! If only the regional inland trains would be half as clean as this one! We (living in Germany) travelled 2018 from Targu-Mures to Bucharest, the seatings were the same as before 20 years or so, but at least clean. But the toilets were a horror, I didn't drink anything almost until arriving in Bucharest to avoid them :-(
Man, I really loved this video, thanks for making it!
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I enjoyed the ride with you in my imagination.I like your patience 👍(Explains about your total journey)and videography 😍🤝🤝.
Very good Video , excellent ! Like ! Greetings from Brașov
-Ovidiu S. 11.2021-
Great thanks for sharing this nice video !
Also interesting comments about history .
Seems low number of passangers make low invest and mainenance possible .
But even much better than driving myself .
Kind regards !
People are stupid.
Trains are more ecological than any other means of transportation.
Thank you for this video and especially for all the information provided. You have documented well and I appreciate the work you have done.
From everything you saw I hope you made a bit of a good impression and we are waiting for you in ROMANIA with the international train
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SOFIA🇧🇬
BUCHAREST🇷🇴
CONSTANTA🏖 to see the Black Sea, but to come in summer. Thank you and all the best with new videos. 🤗🙏
2 years ago I have uploaded a video about the Bucharest - Istanbul train
Great, I love Romania👍🤗
Great Video. I have a Trip Idea for you. Until end of August there are nostalgia sleeper trains from budapest to Split Croatia and Koper slovenia. I was there and its beautiful! Try the Split train from BP.Keleti. 18:54 departure and arrives at 9 o clock in the morning. And the last 1 hour before Split your train goes up in the mountains and you can see the sea. Wow
Very,very interesting video!Greetings from Israel!
Superb video! You've really done your research!
I took this train last week. I slept in a 4 bed couchette. In my opinion these compartments are more comfortable, because there is more space and you can open the windows all the way.
traveling across the carpathian mountains by train is probably one of best things you can do in this half of Europe if u have time.Not very big mountains but the Carpathian mountains chain seen by train is gold. a painter would find enough to work for a decade.
Thank-you, I found this video very enlightening!
Do you know Romania so well? The info was spot on! I live in Brasov. :)
Constantin Gabor hello from Australia mate!
You are lucky to live in Brasov ,I have visited there twice now.Romania ten times
@@tonyofarrell2775 where are u from? what brought u here?
@@cutarecutarescu hi ,I am from Ireland,long time ago I read an article about the "Merry Cemetery" in Sanputa ,and I just had to go there ,I love brasov.and maramures ,but I have a friend from Cluj ,so thats where I go to the most ,Cluj is a very busy city ,but I like the cafes ,the parks in Cluj are very clean and near the city centre.I've travelled from Dublin Ireland to Cluj by bus ,its a 40 hour journey but I love it ,a lot better than flying. Now there's direct flights from Dublin to Cluj ( blue air) so thats how I travel now.But I want to go on the train to Brasov ,but I miss that bus! Take care.
@@tonyofarrell2775 awesome! Cluj is the most modern city in romania (maybe Oradea and Timisoara are the same), great university there, great hub for IT startups, etc, then Brasov has the ski resort and mountains near it. so nice to see foreigners loving romania. i've been in UK (scotland) for 6 months - i like the neatness of everything (small towns and villages)!!! i assume ireland is somewhat like Scotland. I drank Guinness with an old scot there who told me that scots and Irish people are united against the 'oppressive and arrogant england' :) Nice man! He also said that real men drink stout, lager is for pussies (it has that pee like color) :)))
Thank you to you!💖
Great work!👍
25:06 - that’s because CFR doesn’t sell tickets for the sleeping car and the couchette in Romania, only for international traffic
NICE VIDEO I AM INDIA MY NAME MOHAMMAD ARIF TRAIN IS VERY GOOD AND INTERIOR DECORATE VERY GOOD
Yours video is incredible
This is only international train not a EuroNight train.
By the way, greate video!
Greetings from Brașov (it is on this route)!
Tudor
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@@lifeandcomedy1354 This is one of the professional videos I've ever watched!💖👍Nevertheless, there are some innacuracies in your documentary; Thus, with regard to your affirmation at 27:03(”It seems that no one has touched the line since electrification in the 1950s”) I strongly specify as a good connoiseur(having a good knowledge on the electrification of Romanian Railways' network) that electrification of the Brașov to Teiuș railway was completed in September 1981! 😅🙂🙁Romania's 1st standard gauge electrified railway line (Brașov - București Nord) was operational in February 1969.🙁🙁 With regard to your writting at 33:15 ”Brașov has 500K inhabitans at was called Orașul Stalin until 1960” please read carefully this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brașov. The Predeal Southern Ramp was modernized between 2009 and 2011 and it has been opened in September 2011. Did you use the tripod on Prahova Valley? Are you either a German or an Austrian person?
@Cosmin106 Mare dreptate ai!
Schönes Video bin selber vor kurzem damit gefahren. Leider musste man in Budapest umsteigen. Essen im DZug war sehr sehr lecker und günstig
Was the air conditioning not working? As you had the window open all he way.
Anyway I love these AVA200 sleeping cars. Looks like they run very smoothly, and the compartments (together with the Deluxe ones) look bigger and more comfortable than on Nightjet Comfortline sleepers.
Beautiful cabin great job n very classic
Lowcost airlines will kill such night trains. But Romanian landscapes are picturesque and Budapest Keleti is delightful. Greetings from Ukraine.
Ni Colas Having visited this part of Europe, I can easily say that the landscapes in Hungary, Romania and Ukraine is actually pictoresque and I has the most pleasant visual travel experience along the roads in different years and in different seasons in these countries😃🇭🇺🇷🇴🇺🇦😃
Super nice video I liked this video like
Amazing and professional! Merci beaucoup.
Have never seen so many attach/detach car operations on a single journey.
Guessing by the "slam-slam" sound the car makes as it moves ( 35:40 ), in Romania they end both rail sections at the same place like toy trains, rather than staggered to get "clickety-clack" which is (IMHO) much more soothing to the nerves. OTOH down the other side was wonderful; assuming welded.
Great video! Very Very Very nice)!
Greetings from Curtici! 😀
Greetings from Deva!
Bonjour......très beau films et tres intéressant se reportage.....bravos avec mes compliments. ....bonne continuation a toi. .👍😊🙋
Good job on the video
well that is the consequence of 30 yrs of mismanagement, underinvestment, and almost a deliberate policy of neglecting the railways. it might seem odd to foreigners but before 1989 the situation was better, ridership was much greater and at least we could compare ourselves with neighbouring countries. now when i see the the russian railways they are just so much better than us. anyway the scenery is worth such a ride .
In viitor cred că ne vom reindrepta atenția spre infrastructura feroviară. O vad că o cheie pentru redresarea țării.
Great video!!!
Very good captures! Have you ever visited Budapest?
PROPRIO UN BEL VIDEO E ANCHE UN BEL TRENO.
Bravo! Prezzo distanza
ÖBB1116 is a better option for the train because the Romanian locomotive can be replaced at Arad station in Romania with the ÖBB1116 going Arad Budapest Wien Hbf. In the Evening the same ÖBB1116 will run to Aachen Hbf Schnellfahrstrecke Köln-Aachen with the Duisburg-Oberhausen-Arnhem Utrecht Amsterdam coaches detached at Köln Hbf or Duisburg Hbf if the Aachen section is not running towards Brussels
Very beautiful vdo..touring vd you.
Great trip!
Wow! Great and like!
Its a pity that Brasov Station hides the beauty of Brasov as its a great place to visit, I prefer winter there as a little less touristy but late Spring through mid Autumn, always a popular spot. I like the climb on the train out of Brasov up through Predeal and Sinaia. One thing about stock in Romania, may not be pretty on the outside sometimes, but comfy inside and nearly always punctual.
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the upper part of the window can be opened a little bit, right?
That's excellent.
That looks amazing. Great!
I invite you to make this journey again with train 347 Dacia. From Curtici to Simeria is opened the new 160Kmh railway line and all railway stations are new.
Well not quite. Maybe you mean from simeria to Sighișoara
What a fantastic video! I'm maybe taking it from Budapest to Brasov later this week. Do you think the sleeping car is the best way to go?
excelent informative presentation
Enjoyed your video ,as it's a trip I hope to take ,you say toilets in sleeping car are dirty? Can't understand this ,as I've always foud Romanians to be very clean and tidy.I've travelled from Ireland to Cluj- Napoca by bus (Tarsin) several times for 230.00 Euro return.good valu ,but am hoping to travel by train to Brasov from Vienna I guss. Any advice anyone?
Very nice video.
Congratulations for your movie!
Veľmi prekrásne natočené video . Perfektné , super .