2:41 that's the older version of the Alstom Coradia platform (named "Minuetto" in the Trenitalia configuration), built from 2003 onwards. For this reason they show serious signs of external wear you mentioned 👌🏻
Much thanks for this and other wonderful videos. Sorry, please explain. Given their nearly 20 year age, I didn’t see much visual evidence of external wear. What specifically have you noted? Just curious. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing this journey! I appreciate that you think that Sicily has a good railway coverage, with regular services... it is not what we Sicilians think though ahah especially when it comes to the duration of the train rides, far too long in many lines.
I agree they may not be the fastest, but then from my point of view I get to enjoy the views for longer. It's definitely a better system than most similar sized islands ☺️🇮🇹
Railway Service in Sicily SUCKS and I am being polite, the Italian government has utterly forgotten the island and the infrastructures are in serious peril from total collapse
@@alfredvinciguerra532 siete una regione a statuto speciale da 70 anni. Avete ampia libertà su tutto, praticamente come uno stato indipendente. Evidentemente la vostra classe dirigente locale non fa bene il suo lavoro, per usare un eufemismo. La vostra assemblea regionale è la più costosa, sprecona e privilegiata d'Italia. Pensate bene a chi votate e smettetela col vittimismo.
@@alfredvinciguerra532 Mica vero. Anche le opere di carattere nazionale non sono immuni dalle dinamiche locali. Vedi la storia infinita della Salerno-Reggio Calabria...
Thank you very much, nonstop eurotrip! So, I might as well tell you right now, this is one of my favorite videos from your channel. You showed everything very well: the entrance to the station, the station, the train, the arrival. I have known Palermo station since I just saw the most beautiful video of Dylan. Very well filmed. I really like this station and I find that there is no shortage of shops because there is food. (burst out laughing). I immediately noticed the fast food restaurant. (You make me hungry, you). That's wonderful. I loved the particular configuration of the train, everything. You're seriously short of subscribers, whether it's for Dylan's channel or for yourself. On the other hand, I spoke to mom about the Patreon, but it's hard to convince her to give the money there, because there is nothing in return. She said to me: "wait until he opens a teespring store, we'll see later." I already have 3 T-shirts and a mug of Dylan and I still plan to buy when I want. It's planned. You're missing a teespring store, I'll be one of your first buyers, if not the first. I invite all viewers on your channel to subscribe to Dylan's channel as well. Otherwise, a little question that I allow myself to repeat: would you like to live near an active volcano? Houses don't have to be expensive.
Hey Louis! I'm actually surprised how well this video is doing! My subscribers are staring to build up now, at least it's going the right way! Well you do get to see the videos a week early even with the £1/€1 patreon 😎😎😎 but don't worry about that, I'm happy just to be making videos still to make people happy! I will look into teespring tho but don't know what I'd do 😅. It was a great trip this week even tho the train wasn't the best, the window views made up for it! And no I definitely wouldn't want to live near an active volcano lol 🌋 Stay safe man! 👍🏻😁
@@NonstopEurotrip "I'm happy just to be making videos still to make people happy!" Good thing, you make me happy. You make us happy. Like the chains of Dylan and Pete. But for Teespring, you really have to think about it. You have to imagine a beautiful design, which looks like you, with beautiful colors, that we see that it is train, and that you put emotion into it, and voila !!! I'm sure you'll get there. To say that I have known you from the start, I am one of your very first subscribers. Sweet videos, I watch my favorites from your nonstop eurotrip channel many times. Take care of yourself.
I see the local artists have been hard at work on one of the locos😂😂 maybe the climate contributes to the weathered exteriors you were mentioning. Great video.
Nice video! The reason because they seems a bit "old" (as you said at 2:40) is why you've to know that the Alstom Coradia series includes several trains. The one you've travelled with is called "Minuetto" (ALe 501/ALe 502). That's the oldest train of the Coradia series, and this explains the reason why they can look old. I hope I helped you ;)
Very amused by everybody - including the train officials - getting on through a door clearly marked "Exit only"! And stunning scenery - I should love to visit Sicily sometime, if we are ever allowed to travel again.
Haha yeah! I found the entry/exit system was rarely followed, even less so when the train was at its start point, as it was that day. Sicily is well worth a visit! 😊😎🇮🇹
Reminds me of LNER in England who for a few months last year were stating on their website that all the carriages on their trains had a one way system for entry/exit. I travel with them 5 days a week and never saw any sign of this
2:20 it's wrong, this is ALe501/502 (there is also the DMU ALn501/502) aka "Minuetto" built from 2003 with XMPR livrery (white, blue and green) and now they are with the grey livrery, they can have only 3 cars. There are similar train called "Jazz" ETR425, 525 or 625 built from 2014. Both trains are biult by Alstom Ferroviaria (ex FIAT Ferroviaria) in Savigliano. Any way very good report as always!
Hi, loved this trip as it reminds me of many Italian holidays and also Sicily. Hope you get the chance to go up to the top of Etna as I did about 6 years ago. Amazing experience. Also have an ambition to visit Enna, which has a rail station but is situated on top of a hill nearby. and Agrigento is worth a visit too. Liked you Circumvesuviana trip to Pompeii, and , as I suggested to Dylan, you could enjoy the whole line to Sorrento and stay a while. Thanks , hoping we can get out more in the summer. Take care.
Yes I definitely will be doing the Circumetnea soon and will probably spend a week there again later this year, hopefully 🤞🏻I'm definitely hoping for more from the summer too 😅
Amazing video as always :) You have rightly noticed that the sicilian railway network is quite extensive for the size of the island. Most of the tracks date back to 1800 (very old) and were used for the transport of sulfur. In 1860 Caltanissetta (you passed by there) was the sulfur capital of the world, with an enormous industrial strength. The industry then went into decline in 1960 and therefore many train lines were closed. In fact, especially in the central areas, rail traffic is very scarce. The whole sicilian railway system is a total disaster, because Italy has no longer strengthened the sicilian system and has abandoned it completely. In fact, although Palermo and Catania are among the largest cities in the nation, they do not have a high-speed connection like in northern Italy. If you are in Sicily and you want to go from Trapani to Syracuse by train (two cities in the same region), it takes almost 16 hours: crazy! This reflects the age-old discrimination of the Italian state against Sicily (which is treated as a sort of internal colony): zero attention and zero investments :( Great video by the way :) (Maybe one day you can try the Trapani - Siracusa lol).
siete una regione a statuto speciale da 70 anni. Avete ampia libertà su tutto, praticamente come uno stato indipendente. Evidentemente la vostra classe dirigente locale non fa bene il suo lavoro, per usare un eufemismo. La vostra assemblea regionale è la più costosa, sprecona e privilegiata d'Italia. Pensate bene a chi votate e smettetela col vittimismo.
E ti pareva che non arrivava il demente di turno. Le grandi opere pubbliche sono di competenza nazionale, non della regione, e lo statuto autonomista (per giunta mai applicato per volontà dello stato italiano) non c'entra nulla. Studia. Inoltre, la spesa pubblica al Sud Italia è ormai quasi NULLA dal 1993 (la quasi totalità di ogni investimento viene destinata al nord Italia), la maggior parte delle amministrazioni pubbliche sono al di sotto dell'organico necessario (ci sono più assunti al nord, paradossalmente). Non sai un cazzo perché evidentemente ti informi su Topolino. Io sono stufo di polemizzare con gente come te, con questo atteggiamento paternalista e coloniale, che parla solo per stereotipi e senza sapere nulla, basandosi solo su quattro fatti di cronaca. Di quali soldi parli? Vuoi sapere chi ha il record di evasione fiscale in Italia? La Lombardia, seguita da Emilia Romagna e Veneto. In realtà potrei rispondere su altro, ma non mi va più di fare muri di testo. Chi si vuole informare si informa, ma non da "Libero", possibilmente, o dall'altra carta straccia prodotta dall'editoria milanese.
@@mktgp1454 Sì, ma se vi arrivano i fondi e se li mangiano tutti i vostri politicanti non serve a nulla. Purtroppo gli interventi strutturali, anche importanti di livello nazionale, non sono immuni dalle dinamiche locali. La storia infinita della Salerno-Reggio Calabria ti dice niente? Fammi chiarire che non c'è nesssun tipo di astio o rancore nel mio pensiero (diversamente dal tuo, che trasuda odio e rancore verso il resto del paese. Grazie). Non sono assolutamente leghista o schifezze analoghe. Quelli sono solo dei decerebrati considerati zotici idioti anche qui al Nord. Io sono del Nord e sono orgogliosamente ITALIANO. Certo che poi quando uno di qui sente delle dinamiche politico-mafiose dilaganti in certe aree del sud, quando sente parlare di processioni con santi e madonne con tanto di inchino sotto casa del mafioso, o di interi rioni che bloccano a insulti la polizia per difendere i boss della zona, o di persone dalla dubbia onestà e dalle conoscenze pericolose che fanno il pieno di voti alle elezioni locali (e non), capirai che uno del centro-nord non ci vede più dalla rabbia. Se poi tu arrivi qui pure a prendertela con il resto del paese, che non ti ha fatto nulla di male, la frittata è fatta. Dovremmo venirci incontro e sconfiggere il dilagante crimine mafioso in tutto il paese, invece di imbastire dannose polemiche in una guerra tra poveri che fa solo l'interesse del malaffare e della politica collusa con esso. Un saluto, spero che il mio discorso sia servito a qualcosa. PS: la prossima volta però "demente" lo dici a quello che vedi nello specchio e a tutti i tuoi amici e conoscenti che vendono il voto e la dignità al mafiosetto di turno. Il paese non può più sopportare questo degrado. Studiare, studio sicuramente e molto volentieri. Non si smette mai di imparare. Ma studia anche tu, anche le buone maniere. Devono averti bocciato all'asilo quando si insegnavano il rispetto e la civiltà.
Ho capito, sei un ragazzetto del liceo, perché se sei adulto vuol dire che hai vissuto fuori dal mondo negli ultimi 20 anni. Tu stai a guardare la processione con la Madonnina fatta da qualche delinquente e ti metti a fare il "civile scandivano", mentre vicino casa tua, i tuoi civilissimi politici si fottono una quantità infinita di miliardi per la BRE-BE-MI (che forse non sai nemmeno cos'è) e per le stesse ferrovie ad alta velocità pagate a più del doppio per singolo chilometro rispetto alla vicina Francia. Ci sarebbe anche l'insabbiamento dei LEP (livelli essenziali delle prestazioni) da parte del nordico ministro Giorgetti (ma sono sicuro che non sai di cosa parlo), o dei fondi per lo sviluppo del sud azzerati e usati per compensare l'abolizione dell'ICI e per pagare le multe delle quote latte della Lega. In realtà ci sarebbe anche lo scandalo Mose, altra vagonata di miliardi buttati nel cesso, o dell'Expo di Milano (dove hanno arrestato una marea di persone), per non parlare del fatto che il famoso debito pubblico italiano di cui tanto si parla è stato prodotto quasi totalmente nel nord dell'Italia ma le conseguenze le pagano tutti. Hai ragione, non è accettabile questo degrado: come quello dello scandalo della sanità lombarda delle tangenti, o delle banche fallite in Veneto e Toscana perché amministrate da incapaci o corrotti. Tu parli dei "fenomeni mafiosi del sud Italia" però non sai che i partiti nazionali italiani si servono di alcuni personaggi siciliani per manovrare i voti e spartirsi la torta. O pensi che le dinamiche meridionali siano slegate dal resto del paese? In Lombardia è nato il primo partito d'Italia fondato coi soldi della mafia. Mafioso è chi pratica la mafia e per aversi mafia bisogna essere almeno in due quando si parla di affari. Evidentemente, in parecchie zone del nord Italia sono affascinati dalla mafia, visto che ci fanno affari da sempre. Ma l'ipocrisia è talmente ampia che i giornali ormai fanno finta di non vederlo (fortunatamente ci sono ancora i tribunali). E io, insieme a milioni di altre persone oneste che sgobbano, mi devo sentir fare la predica, quando se vado all'estero mi dicono "bunga bunga" per insultarmi, anche se io non ho niente a che spartire col porco pedofilo pregiudicato di Milano. Se tu dici di amare l'Italia, inizia a non fare le prediche agli altri e osservare meglio cosa accade dalle tue parti, che già Bonaccini, Fontana e Zaia stanno cercando di fottere anche i soldi del Recovery Fund che l'Europa ha stanziato in 209 mld usando popolazione/reddito/disoccupazione come criterio, destinando il 70% al sud (quota che la classe politica del nord vuole RUBARE dicendolo pure a reti unificate).
Well, since I last went to Sicily they have improved the service. In 2017 I had to travel back from Palermo to Malta and the first train to Catania on that Sunday would mean for me to miss the coach from Catania to Pozzallo and, ultimately, the ferry, so I had to take a bus. And back then in 2017 the train service between Palermo and Catania was much slower
Everyone told you about the different type of train, but that happens. What I want to add is that those train spend all their life under the Sicilian sun, so they get "ruined" earlier
@@NonstopEurotrip Yes, that landscape looks like somewhere in the Southern Spanish Plateau, that is separated from the Northern Spanish Plateau by the Central Mountains, that are just North of Madrid. Or maybe it looks like somewhere in Southeastern Spain, concretely somewhere in the province of Granada
That's the place where "grano duro" grows, essential ingredient of good pasta, and sicilians also bake exquisite grano duro bread which is yellowish and very tasty. By the way, you should take the scenic ride from Catania to Caltanisseta via Siracusa and Ragusa.
Just a little tip: I think the best time to visit Sicily is may: warm but not hot temperatures and everything is flowering (however no oranges which are gone by then).
Great video on the train from Palermo to catania that AC well needed for the very hot Italian summers and also how did you feel being so close to an active volcano
There is a more stunning railways which goes all round Etna, from Catania to Riposto. It is not manage by Trenitalia but by a sicilian company. It cover really wonderful places
@@NonstopEurotrip He he... you bet man. Hey, BTW I know today's railroads do not have such a great Whistle, just like the Steam Trains or Diesel from the past did, but maybe, just maybe, it would be interesting to make a short video about the current whistles used in modern railroads.
Sicily is definitely on my 'to do' list. Primarily because I want to go on the train ferry. What are the towns like outside Palermo? Are any specifically worth a visit for a night or 2?
you can easily spend 2 weeks in Sicily and still have a lot to see ;) Palermo, Catania, Siracusa, Noto, Modica, Ragusa Ibla, Caltagirone, Agrigento, Selinunte, Taormina and the list can go on and on ;)
I've ridden on the Palermo - Messina line a couple of time, with almost every piece of rolling stock since the early 2000s, only got on the Palermo-Catania once or twice. The train you took is the oldest EMU now serving Regionals and Fast Regionals, it has been here since 2004 or 2009, and it is called the "Minuetto" (designated as ALe501). Now there are newer trains, the "successor" of the Minuetto is the "Jazz", which also operates on the Palermo Suburban line (connecting Palermo to its airport, Punta Raisi). Aesthetically it's pretty similar to the Minuetto, but has 5 coaches instead of 3 and has a different interior (it lacks the longitudinal seats and has less foldable seating). Since 2019 the brand new "Pop" trains arrived, which (from my understanding) should "finally" replace the Minuettos, which are sadly in a pretty bad state. Those EMUs are exactly what you would expect from a new unit, awesome big windows, airplane-style seating and A/C There is also old loco-hauled stock operating faster services, which is not as comfortable as the EMUs, but you might like it if you miss the good'ol days of opening windows and such. Just a recommendation, if you ever happen to go towards Palermo always seat of the right to face the sea, vice versa if you leave Palermo (particularly towards Messina) seat on left, as the whole line is basically on the sea side.
2:41 that's the older version of the Alstom Coradia platform (named "Minuetto" in the Trenitalia configuration), built from 2003 onwards. For this reason they show serious signs of external wear you mentioned 👌🏻
yes, that's the reason
Deliberate mistake 🙄😅
@@NonstopEurotrip absolutely! You don't have to worry ;)
@@NonstopEurotrip don't worry, nice video as always 🔝
Much thanks for this and other wonderful videos. Sorry, please explain. Given their nearly 20 year age, I didn’t see much visual evidence of external wear. What specifically have you noted? Just curious. Thanks.
I think that this is the older version of the train, built from 2004 onwards. The new ones have newer interiors
Well spotted 🤣
Thanks for sharing this journey! I appreciate that you think that Sicily has a good railway coverage, with regular services... it is not what we Sicilians think though ahah especially when it comes to the duration of the train rides, far too long in many lines.
I agree they may not be the fastest, but then from my point of view I get to enjoy the views for longer. It's definitely a better system than most similar sized islands ☺️🇮🇹
Railway Service in Sicily SUCKS and I am being polite, the Italian government has utterly forgotten the island and the infrastructures are in serious peril from total collapse
@@alfredvinciguerra532 siete una regione a statuto speciale da 70 anni. Avete ampia libertà su tutto, praticamente come uno stato indipendente. Evidentemente la vostra classe dirigente locale non fa bene il suo lavoro, per usare un eufemismo. La vostra assemblea regionale è la più costosa, sprecona e privilegiata d'Italia. Pensate bene a chi votate e smettetela col vittimismo.
@@andreraphael6727 Si ma le infrastrutture sono responsabilità del governo di Roma questo lo sanno anche i bambini
@@alfredvinciguerra532 Mica vero. Anche le opere di carattere nazionale non sono immuni dalle dinamiche locali. Vedi la storia infinita della Salerno-Reggio Calabria...
Beautiful trains 😍😍😍😍 Lots of love from Spain 🇪🇸 ❤️🇮🇹❤️🇬🇧
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Thank you very much, nonstop eurotrip! So, I might as well tell you right now, this is one of my favorite videos from your channel. You showed everything very well: the entrance to the station, the station, the train, the arrival. I have known Palermo station since I just saw the most beautiful video of Dylan. Very well filmed. I really like this station and I find that there is no shortage of shops because there is food. (burst out laughing). I immediately noticed the fast food restaurant. (You make me hungry, you). That's wonderful. I loved the particular configuration of the train, everything. You're seriously short of subscribers, whether it's for Dylan's channel or for yourself. On the other hand, I spoke to mom about the Patreon, but it's hard to convince her to give the money there, because there is nothing in return. She said to me: "wait until he opens a teespring store, we'll see later." I already have 3 T-shirts and a mug of Dylan and I still plan to buy when I want. It's planned. You're missing a teespring store, I'll be one of your first buyers, if not the first. I invite all viewers on your channel to subscribe to Dylan's channel as well. Otherwise, a little question that I allow myself to repeat: would you like to live near an active volcano? Houses don't have to be expensive.
Hey Louis! I'm actually surprised how well this video is doing! My subscribers are staring to build up now, at least it's going the right way! Well you do get to see the videos a week early even with the £1/€1 patreon 😎😎😎 but don't worry about that, I'm happy just to be making videos still to make people happy! I will look into teespring tho but don't know what I'd do 😅. It was a great trip this week even tho the train wasn't the best, the window views made up for it! And no I definitely wouldn't want to live near an active volcano lol 🌋 Stay safe man! 👍🏻😁
@@NonstopEurotrip "I'm happy just to be making videos still to make people happy!" Good thing, you make me happy. You make us happy. Like the chains of Dylan and Pete. But for Teespring, you really have to think about it. You have to imagine a beautiful design, which looks like you, with beautiful colors, that we see that it is train, and that you put emotion into it, and voila !!! I'm sure you'll get there. To say that I have known you from the start, I am one of your very first subscribers. Sweet videos, I watch my favorites from your nonstop eurotrip channel many times. Take care of yourself.
I see the local artists have been hard at work on one of the locos😂😂 maybe the climate contributes to the weathered exteriors you were mentioning. Great video.
Yeah the artists 🤬 glad you enjoyed the video 😁
Amazing video ! Exactly what i was looking for as i am planning a trip to sicily and checking out the trains
You're very welcome ☺️
Nice video! The reason because they seems a bit "old" (as you said at 2:40) is why you've to know that the Alstom Coradia series includes several trains.
The one you've travelled with is called "Minuetto" (ALe 501/ALe 502). That's the oldest train of the Coradia series, and this explains the reason why they can look old. I hope I helped you ;)
They have an excuse for looking a bit worn then 😂 glad you liked the video 🇮🇹😎
@@NonstopEurotrip AHAHHAHA
Marvelous view of the outside of the train. It looks a little bit like some part of the region of Andalucia in Spain.
Yes, it does! 😁
Very amused by everybody - including the train officials - getting on through a door clearly marked "Exit only"! And stunning scenery - I should love to visit Sicily sometime, if we are ever allowed to travel again.
Haha yeah! I found the entry/exit system was rarely followed, even less so when the train was at its start point, as it was that day. Sicily is well worth a visit! 😊😎🇮🇹
Reminds me of LNER in England who for a few months last year were stating on their website that all the carriages on their trains had a one way system for entry/exit. I travel with them 5 days a week and never saw any sign of this
2:20 it's wrong, this is ALe501/502 (there is also the DMU ALn501/502) aka "Minuetto" built from 2003 with XMPR livrery (white, blue and green) and now they are with the grey livrery, they can have only 3 cars. There are similar train called "Jazz" ETR425, 525 or 625 built from 2014. Both trains are biult by Alstom Ferroviaria (ex FIAT Ferroviaria) in Savigliano. Any way very good report as always!
Thanks for the information, I knew something didn't stack up 🤣🇮🇹
@@NonstopEurotrip you are a idjot? because ever happy? you 've 14 YEARS?
@@NonstopEurotrip because in north Africa? in Sicilia
@@valerianocuomo996 ???
Great video like always!!! Thanks for sharing
You're very welcome ☺️
Lovely trip. Thanks for uploading.
Glad you liked it! 👍🏻
Hi, loved this trip as it reminds me of many Italian holidays and also Sicily. Hope you get the chance to go up to the top of Etna as I did about 6 years ago. Amazing experience. Also have an ambition to visit Enna, which has a rail station but is situated on top of a hill nearby. and Agrigento is worth a visit too. Liked you Circumvesuviana trip to Pompeii, and , as I suggested to Dylan, you could enjoy the whole line to Sorrento and stay a while. Thanks , hoping we can get out more in the summer. Take care.
Yes I definitely will be doing the Circumetnea soon and will probably spend a week there again later this year, hopefully 🤞🏻I'm definitely hoping for more from the summer too 😅
Thank you for an enjoyable trip!
You're welcome 😁
Amazing video as always :)
You have rightly noticed that the sicilian railway network is quite extensive for the size of the island. Most of the tracks date back to 1800 (very old) and were used for the transport of sulfur. In 1860 Caltanissetta (you passed by there) was the sulfur capital of the world, with an enormous industrial strength. The industry then went into decline in 1960 and therefore many train lines were closed. In fact, especially in the central areas, rail traffic is very scarce. The whole sicilian railway system is a total disaster, because Italy has no longer strengthened the sicilian system and has abandoned it completely. In fact, although Palermo and Catania are among the largest cities in the nation, they do not have a high-speed connection like in northern Italy. If you are in Sicily and you want to go from Trapani to Syracuse by train (two cities in the same region), it takes almost 16 hours: crazy! This reflects the age-old discrimination of the Italian state against Sicily (which is treated as a sort of internal colony): zero attention and zero investments :(
Great video by the way :)
(Maybe one day you can try the Trapani - Siracusa lol).
Yes, there's lots more I like to do on Sicily, I'll hopefully be back soon 🇮🇹😃
siete una regione a statuto speciale da 70 anni. Avete ampia libertà su tutto, praticamente come uno stato indipendente. Evidentemente la vostra classe dirigente locale non fa bene il suo lavoro, per usare un eufemismo. La vostra assemblea regionale è la più costosa, sprecona e privilegiata d'Italia. Pensate bene a chi votate e smettetela col vittimismo.
E ti pareva che non arrivava il demente di turno. Le grandi opere pubbliche sono di competenza nazionale, non della regione, e lo statuto autonomista (per giunta mai applicato per volontà dello stato italiano) non c'entra nulla. Studia.
Inoltre, la spesa pubblica al Sud Italia è ormai quasi NULLA dal 1993 (la quasi totalità di ogni investimento viene destinata al nord Italia), la maggior parte delle amministrazioni pubbliche sono al di sotto dell'organico necessario (ci sono più assunti al nord, paradossalmente). Non sai un cazzo perché evidentemente ti informi su Topolino. Io sono stufo di polemizzare con gente come te, con questo atteggiamento paternalista e coloniale, che parla solo per stereotipi e senza sapere nulla, basandosi solo su quattro fatti di cronaca. Di quali soldi parli? Vuoi sapere chi ha il record di evasione fiscale in Italia? La Lombardia, seguita da Emilia Romagna e Veneto. In realtà potrei rispondere su altro, ma non mi va più di fare muri di testo. Chi si vuole informare si informa, ma non da "Libero", possibilmente, o dall'altra carta straccia prodotta dall'editoria milanese.
@@mktgp1454 Sì, ma se vi arrivano i fondi e se li mangiano tutti i vostri politicanti non serve a nulla. Purtroppo gli interventi strutturali, anche importanti di livello nazionale, non sono immuni dalle dinamiche locali. La storia infinita della Salerno-Reggio Calabria ti dice niente? Fammi chiarire che non c'è nesssun tipo di astio o rancore nel mio pensiero (diversamente dal tuo, che trasuda odio e rancore verso il resto del paese. Grazie). Non sono assolutamente leghista o schifezze analoghe. Quelli sono solo dei decerebrati considerati zotici idioti anche qui al Nord. Io sono del Nord e sono orgogliosamente ITALIANO. Certo che poi quando uno di qui sente delle dinamiche politico-mafiose dilaganti in certe aree del sud, quando sente parlare di processioni con santi e madonne con tanto di inchino sotto casa del mafioso, o di interi rioni che bloccano a insulti la polizia per difendere i boss della zona, o di persone dalla dubbia onestà e dalle conoscenze pericolose che fanno il pieno di voti alle elezioni locali (e non), capirai che uno del centro-nord non ci vede più dalla rabbia. Se poi tu arrivi qui pure a prendertela con il resto del paese, che non ti ha fatto nulla di male, la frittata è fatta. Dovremmo venirci incontro e sconfiggere il dilagante crimine mafioso in tutto il paese, invece di imbastire dannose polemiche in una guerra tra poveri che fa solo l'interesse del malaffare e della politica collusa con esso. Un saluto, spero che il mio discorso sia servito a qualcosa. PS: la prossima volta però "demente" lo dici a quello che vedi nello specchio e a tutti i tuoi amici e conoscenti che vendono il voto e la dignità al mafiosetto di turno. Il paese non può più sopportare questo degrado. Studiare, studio sicuramente e molto volentieri. Non si smette mai di imparare. Ma studia anche tu, anche le buone maniere. Devono averti bocciato all'asilo quando si insegnavano il rispetto e la civiltà.
Ho capito, sei un ragazzetto del liceo, perché se sei adulto vuol dire che hai vissuto fuori dal mondo negli ultimi 20 anni. Tu stai a guardare la processione con la Madonnina fatta da qualche delinquente e ti metti a fare il "civile scandivano", mentre vicino casa tua, i tuoi civilissimi politici si fottono una quantità infinita di miliardi per la BRE-BE-MI (che forse non sai nemmeno cos'è) e per le stesse ferrovie ad alta velocità pagate a più del doppio per singolo chilometro rispetto alla vicina Francia. Ci sarebbe anche l'insabbiamento dei LEP (livelli essenziali delle prestazioni) da parte del nordico ministro Giorgetti (ma sono sicuro che non sai di cosa parlo), o dei fondi per lo sviluppo del sud azzerati e usati per compensare l'abolizione dell'ICI e per pagare le multe delle quote latte della Lega. In realtà ci sarebbe anche lo scandalo Mose, altra vagonata di miliardi buttati nel cesso, o dell'Expo di Milano (dove hanno arrestato una marea di persone), per non parlare del fatto che il famoso debito pubblico italiano di cui tanto si parla è stato prodotto quasi totalmente nel nord dell'Italia ma le conseguenze le pagano tutti. Hai ragione, non è accettabile questo degrado: come quello dello scandalo della sanità lombarda delle tangenti, o delle banche fallite in Veneto e Toscana perché amministrate da incapaci o corrotti. Tu parli dei "fenomeni mafiosi del sud Italia" però non sai che i partiti nazionali italiani si servono di alcuni personaggi siciliani per manovrare i voti e spartirsi la torta. O pensi che le dinamiche meridionali siano slegate dal resto del paese? In Lombardia è nato il primo partito d'Italia fondato coi soldi della mafia. Mafioso è chi pratica la mafia e per aversi mafia bisogna essere almeno in due quando si parla di affari. Evidentemente, in parecchie zone del nord Italia sono affascinati dalla mafia, visto che ci fanno affari da sempre. Ma l'ipocrisia è talmente ampia che i giornali ormai fanno finta di non vederlo (fortunatamente ci sono ancora i tribunali). E io, insieme a milioni di altre persone oneste che sgobbano, mi devo sentir fare la predica, quando se vado all'estero mi dicono "bunga bunga" per insultarmi, anche se io non ho niente a che spartire col porco pedofilo pregiudicato di Milano. Se tu dici di amare l'Italia, inizia a non fare le prediche agli altri e osservare meglio cosa accade dalle tue parti, che già Bonaccini, Fontana e Zaia stanno cercando di fottere anche i soldi del Recovery Fund che l'Europa ha stanziato in 209 mld usando popolazione/reddito/disoccupazione come criterio, destinando il 70% al sud (quota che la classe politica del nord vuole RUBARE dicendolo pure a reti unificate).
Well, since I last went to Sicily they have improved the service. In 2017 I had to travel back from Palermo to Malta and the first train to Catania on that Sunday would mean for me to miss the coach from Catania to Pozzallo and, ultimately, the ferry, so I had to take a bus.
And back then in 2017 the train service between Palermo and Catania was much slower
This is good then! There's so much more I want to see on Sicily, great place! 🇮🇹
@@NonstopEurotrip the problems are the railway services south of Siracusa.
Great video! Thank you very much!
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Great trip report!!
Thanks! 😁
Excellent video!
Thank you! 😁
Everyone told you about the different type of train, but that happens. What I want to add is that those train spend all their life under the Sicilian sun, so they get "ruined" earlier
Yes that's true, I guess! 🌞
10:19 It looks like somewhere in the Iberian Peninsula's plateau
12:28 Video's final score: 9.2
Thanks Pedro! I agree there are similarities with southern Spain's landscapes 👍🏻😊🇮🇹
@@NonstopEurotrip Yes, that landscape looks like somewhere in the Southern Spanish Plateau, that is separated from the Northern Spanish Plateau by the Central Mountains, that are just North of Madrid.
Or maybe it looks like somewhere in Southeastern Spain, concretely somewhere in the province of Granada
@@pedrorubiotejero_aka_prt yeah that's what I was thinking ☺️
That's the place where "grano duro" grows, essential ingredient of good pasta, and sicilians also bake exquisite grano duro bread which is yellowish and very tasty. By the way, you should take the scenic ride from Catania to Caltanisseta via Siracusa and Ragusa.
Hello! A lot of neice views!! Thanks😃
Glad you liked it! 😁
Just a little tip: I think the best time to visit Sicily is may: warm but not hot temperatures and everything is flowering (however no oranges which are gone by then).
What about September or October
@@s125ish Could also be nice, but the days become shorter.
Doubtful I can go this may 😭
Yea June and july have temperatures upto 50⁰
@@user-df3ty8ei2u 50? Thats above the record.
Thankyou for the video. What time of year was this?
The date of filming is always in the description 👍🏻
Great video !!
Thanks! 👍🏻
9.20 "In the words of Dylan's Travel Reports...." but no Dylan style mirror wave? :) Joking aside another great upload.
I believe the wave is copyrighted 😅
@@NonstopEurotrip Lol, I see you speak fluent BS just like myself!
Great video on the train from Palermo to catania that AC well needed for the very hot Italian summers and also how did you feel being so close to an active volcano
Yeah definitely Dan, it was baking hot! Glad you liked it! I'm ok as long as the volcano isn't actually erupting right then 🌋😂
@@NonstopEurotrip no problem and yes etna very active to this day
external conditions are due to sea air that fades colours
True, yeah ☺️🇮🇹
There is a more stunning railways which goes all round Etna, from Catania to Riposto. It is not manage by Trenitalia but by a sicilian company. It cover really wonderful places
I've been on it 😁
Nice video. Thanks 👍
Thank you! 😄
would be great if the date of travel was in your videos?
It's always in the description
He he he... minute 9:25 Yes... Dylan would say something like that. Cool train, interesting trip.
Lol 😇 thanks for watching 😁
@@NonstopEurotrip He he... you bet man. Hey, BTW I know today's railroads do not have such a great Whistle, just like the Steam Trains or Diesel from the past did, but maybe, just maybe, it would be interesting to make a short video about the current whistles used in modern railroads.
What would you say I the best high speed train, the best regional train, and the best internet city train
Highspeed - Frecciarossa 1000
Intercity - ÖBB Railjet
Regional - ÖBB Cityjet
Sicily is definitely on my 'to do' list. Primarily because I want to go on the train ferry. What are the towns like outside Palermo? Are any specifically worth a visit for a night or 2?
you can easily spend 2 weeks in Sicily and still have a lot to see ;) Palermo, Catania, Siracusa, Noto, Modica, Ragusa Ibla, Caltagirone, Agrigento, Selinunte, Taormina and the list can go on and on ;)
@@daddo10 But where is Vagata? :-)
oops! I meant Vigata.
@@daddo10 You're quite right. And springtime is best.
I agree, there's so much more to see and do. If I had to recommend one place it'd have to be Ortigia island in Siracusa 😎🇮🇹👍🏻
Nice scenery along the way 👍🏻. Thank you for sharing! Nonstopeurotrip. ... what is your first name? That way when I make a comment, I can use it 👍🏻
You're welcome as ever. And it's Max 👍🏻☺️
Nice video!
Thanks! 👍🏻😄
9:25 I wonder about French toilet standards, I think the water tap does not work good and the toilet seat looks a bit dirty in my opinion 😅
Italian? 🤷🏻♂️🇮🇹
Yea.. remember we are in sicily, the region with the worst trains in italy, you really cannot expect much
2:50 lol even the train staff enters the train at the door marked with "exit".
Ikr 🤣 but there wasn't anyone exiting as it was the start of the service 👍🏻
Nice! 👍
Thanks! 👍🏻
I've ridden on the Palermo - Messina line a couple of time, with almost every piece of rolling stock since the early 2000s, only got on the Palermo-Catania once or twice.
The train you took is the oldest EMU now serving Regionals and Fast Regionals, it has been here since 2004 or 2009, and it is called the "Minuetto" (designated as ALe501).
Now there are newer trains, the "successor" of the Minuetto is the "Jazz", which also operates on the Palermo Suburban line (connecting Palermo to its airport, Punta Raisi). Aesthetically it's pretty similar to the Minuetto, but has 5 coaches instead of 3 and has a different interior (it lacks the longitudinal seats and has less foldable seating).
Since 2019 the brand new "Pop" trains arrived, which (from my understanding) should "finally" replace the Minuettos, which are sadly in a pretty bad state.
Those EMUs are exactly what you would expect from a new unit, awesome big windows, airplane-style seating and A/C
There is also old loco-hauled stock operating faster services, which is not as comfortable as the EMUs, but you might like it if you miss the good'ol days of opening windows and such.
Just a recommendation, if you ever happen to go towards Palermo always seat of the right to face the sea, vice versa if you leave Palermo (particularly towards Messina) seat on left, as the whole line is basically on the sea side.
Good information! Thanks for that comment and yes I agree with everything you say 😊🇮🇹😎
Ez Sicily az Indiai óceán?
Nooooooo 🤣
@@NonstopEurotrip joke hahaha🤣
on hungarian language
@@tyukorrow I don't speak it lol 🤷🏻♂️😂
@@NonstopEurotrip I know😀
Unfortunately this line is out for service for the next two months. Shame.
Oh no that's sad! 😭
This is a Minuetto...not a Coradia Meridian!
Deliberate mistake 🙄😅
@@NonstopEurotrip don't worry, it's ok! Good video!
Sicily is the region of ITALY with most problem economic's purtroppo 😔
It's still a lovely place to visit though!