Great video. I had heard of it back in 1985 as an 8 year old - telling my age here as i went on a camping holiday in Canet Plage near Perpignan. I did not go on it back then but in 2018, I returned to the area for a short break - i travelled on the 'le petit train jaune' in summer of 2018 from Ur-Les-Escaldes to Villefranche-de-Conflent. What a spectacular journey. I had to signal the train to stop and the conductor came round for me to make payment. I loved how captured the beauty and engineering feats of the line. I always enjoy your videos. This has got to be one of my favourite rail journeys. I was on the old school train like you. There was hardly any graffiti on it and shocked to see the amount on the train you were on.
I travelled this route, probably in the 1980's, with my wife, as part of a rail tour around France, with a quick detour to Geneva. It was arranged by a travel company whose name I forget and I hadn't heard of Le Petit Train Jaune beforehand. We rode in an open carriage, a bit chilly, but we thought it well worth it for the unrestricted 360deg views - and it was bright sunshine - the best part of the whole tour.
My childhood train. So many awesome memories. So proud to see it on your videos. Fun fact: a bit like the "french high speed stations" some of those stations are quite far from the town centre. Font Romeu is a 4km walk/taxi journey from the station. Also the new stadler trains were a huge scandal when they arrived as they couldn't drive as fast as the older trains. And they're quite hated by us locals.
Thank you so much! The new trains haven't got the romance of the old ones! I suppose with regards to the stations being far away, I guess they've got to work with the terrain as much as they can! 😁
@@scottyerkes1867 hey no worries. I'm not sure really but i've just read something about third rail being better to carry power than catenary. But i don't know if it's the reason
@@jbcaycay8035 thank you for responding. I appreciate your input. Our subways are third rail powered as well as the two suburban high speed lines. Most of our commuter network is overhead wire. Amtrak(our national railroad) uses overhesd wires from Boston to Washington and to Harrisburg PA. Thanks again.
@@scottyerkes1867 Probably for weather considerations and icing. Given the altitude and harsh winter conditions, overhead lines would be more prone to icing with a fairly low traffic. A third rail is usually easier to heat and the contact shoe can more easily scrape ice from the 3rd rail than a pantograph arch can scrape ice from a catenary line. And open air carriages with an overhead line is probably a big no no. But that's just me guessing.
Yes, I took this fantastic little train in 1982 when returning from Andorra. It was a warm summer's late afternoon and those open carriages looked so tempting - but I spotted an ominous dark cloud lurking in the distance so took a seat in an enclosed carriage instead, however a large group of schoolchildren couldn't resist travelling in the open air. Once underway the sky grew ever darker - and then with an enormous clap of thunder the heavens opened for most of the rest of the journey - guess it was still an adventure for those poor soaked kids!
Never heard of the "petit train jaune", although I'm quite familiar with the areas around Toulouse, Carcassonne and their Pyrenean hinterland. Thanks for this great report!
Thank you for taking the time to record your trip, and share it. We've been living in beautiful Andorra some time, but until now have not heard of the yellow little train. Definetly going to try to figure out a good route to take from Andorra to Perpignon with the family over a weekend when it gets a bit warmer. Inspiring video, thanks again and stay awesome!
My uncle and grand father were conductors in that train. Several, as a child, I used to be in the cabin with my uncle..thanks for the vid, reminds me lot of memories..
I enjoyed the video very much. Thanks. I live in this region of France and have often driven in the Odeillo, Bourg Madame and Mont Louis area. The scenery is stunning. The curious Spanish exclave of Llivia deserves attention. It is completely surrounded by France, but unmistakably SPAIN. When the weather cools down from our current high 30s C, I'll think about doing a tour in the Pyrenees. Andorra is only a 2 hour run, and it's a good starting point for exploring this frontier area around the Andorra, France and the Catalonian region - not forgetting Llivia, of course.
That region of France is absolutely drop dead gorgeous!! I’ve been through that region, but sadly my family were in too much of a hurry to stop for me to take the Little Yellow Train!!
OMG, Max, what gorgeous scenery for just €5! I’m with you … I’d sit in the enclosed carriage … away from the sun beating down on me. And, as you pointed out, the windows open so there’s really no obstructions to worry about. Thank you for taking me along. I really look forward to traveling again but just not comfortable with it yet even though I’m fully vaccinated since February. Keep up the fantastic work 👍🏻
I have been so many times to Catalonia yet never travelled on this lovely tourist rain, usually driving into the mountains. Nonetheless, I can certainly vouch for the stunning scenery. Great video.
Thank you for this video, it was very interesting and I had never heard of this train. I will certainly watch your channel from now on. Also, a few years ago I was visiting people in Kagoshima, on the southern island of Kumamoto, and I saw some trains/tracks in very scenic landscapes. I always hope to return there someday and check out the trains, hope you can make it. Thanks again for the "Little Yellow Train."
An interesting train for sure with amazing views. If you want to try another train with good views I'd recommend having a ride on the Arosa Line between Arosa and Chur.
Je connais très bien ce petit train jaune. Je l'ai pris plusieurs fois quand j'étais petite avec ma grand-mère. Je suis originaire de Perpignan et j'adorais faire ce trajet. Ce qui me faisait le plus peur c'est quand on passait sur le pont suspendu. Magnifique souvenir d'enfance.
One of my favourite trip reports of yours so much scenery moutains forests valleys fields and some rural villages the countryside really is much better than the cities and the old narrow guage train. Imagine sitting in the open carriage you get full experience but such an amazing video and I do hope you do more tourist trains in the future
We took the train from Bolquère to Villefranche and back some years ago. We went down in one of the open calèches, but had to travel back - standing - in a closed carriage. Superb experience: thank you for the reminder!
A beautiful train in a beautiful setting that is Cerdanya/Cerdagne, a place I passed through during a trip to Barcelona. Shame I didn't have the time to explore the pyrenees as well
Great video as always. We have travelled just once on this train and it was spectacular. Haven't yet done the whole route, just the section between Bolquere -Villefranche and back. Can certainly recommend it. Thanks for giving me such lovely memories.
I loved the video. I made the journey in September 2017 and at that time the rolling stock had no graffiti. It makes me very angry to see it. SNCF should do more to improve the security of the marshalling yards and the culprits should me made to remove the paint as part of community service. I especially liked the fact that you mentioned Llivía and the three track gauges at La Tour Caroul Enveitg. Well done!!!
unfortunately, in France we have huge graffiti issues. Coincidentally this service is a TER Occitanie (LiO) which is the region which suffers of it most.
Glad you enjoyed it! The graffiti is sad yeah, so sad... I do like to do my research and am fascinated with all the intricacies of the stations and network! The triple gauge thing is cool isn't it! 😎
I knew Le Petit Train Jaune was incredible, but those views are just mind-blowing! I can't believe SNCF have a queuing system at the start station for a train which is a TER. Normally, it's first come first serve on these services... Also I do believe the old trains circulate as well in the winter months (along with the new trains). It's sad that this line is menaced of disappearing from the French rail network, I hope I will get to ride it one day! Great video as always :)
I can't belive you've never been on it, yet! haha... I was a bit annoyed to have to board last even though I was there early, but I can't complain at €5 really can I and I still got a good seat! 😁
i went on that train along time ago when i was on hoilday in france its a fantastic train journey i sat in the open carriage what a view the suspension bridge. since riding this train i had also got interested in the third rail systerm.
Have you ever planned to do a trip report from La Tour de Carol to Barcelona? There's Rodalies de Catalunya (Renfe's commuter trains but there are transferred to the Catalunyan government) trains for that route 9:35 and 11:35 : What an amazing views! #Thebesttrainwindowviews 20:32 Video's final score: 7.7
Just 7.7? Oh no 😭 I hadn't planned to do Latour to Barcelona but I suppose I could next time I'm down there! Not very interesting trains though are they? 😅
I did that a couple of years ago. They’re not very interesting trains no but it served my purpose of getting to Barcelona Sants after arriving on the sleeper from Paris to Latour de Carol in the morning. The scenery is nice but nothing as impressive as on this route.
@@NonstopEurotrip nope I use them regularly and they are not very interesting hahaha (no power oulets, no nothing... well... a toilet, some seats and beautiful scenary through the route, but that's pretty much what you should expectc😂
Have you ever traveled on the US narrow gauge trains? I've done the East Broad Top, the Cumbres & Toltec, the Silverton, and the White Pass, all were fun. I also rode the Edaville RR that was a tourist operation using old Maine narrow gauge (2 ft) the other were 3 ft gauge). the Swiss have a lot of metre gauge trains and quite a few even smaller. The American lines were generally built about 30 year before this line and thru much more rugged territory, praise for the real men who built them. These lines opened up territory to passengers and commerce before the truck and car was available. When I first read about them i thought they were a joke, but they did a lot of work and they feel much more on a human scale.
Excellent video. Have done the line a long time ago and it hasn’t changed much which is a positive. I came up from Toulouse, which is a very pleasant journey in itself and much recommended. The timetable in force then enabled a break at Mont Louis. The village is a fair walk up a steep hill. After exploring Mont Louis caught another train down to Villefranche from where the standard gauge line runs to Perpignan as covered in one of your recent videos. No partial bus substitution then!
I believe the rail replacement will be finishing soon, which is good. It was even a bus from Latour to Toulouse when I was there. When I do it again I'll have to get off mid way and do some exploring 🙂👍🏻
Amazing ride, never heard of it before, really enjoyed the experience, deffo on my list now. Please do more tourist railways. ( Hope the station stops allowed for a comfort break !! ).
I'm glad to have brought it to your attention then! 😁 Possible toilet stops if having to wait for an oncoming train or speaking nicely to the conductor LOL
Hi, great video of a great railway line. I did the journey with my son 10 years ago. We left the car at Villefranche-Vernet les Bains station, took the morning train all the way to Latour de Carol, and returned by bus for 1€ over the scenic route above the Cerdagne on D618. As we were the only passenger on the bus, the driver even stopped wherever we wanted to take photos, also from the furnace from the main road and at the highest point of the road. Back in Villefranche, we took the road back towards Andorra, to follow the railway line from the road and take photos of the astonishing line from above and beneath. This roundtrip (Perpignan-) Villefranche-Latour de Carol and back can still be made in one day today. Best regards, Peter
Just curious....what is your name? I prefer to interact by name?? My subscription began because one of your videos popped up. I watched one and went on to the next. It looked interesting so I decided to subscribe. Google asks its subscribers to indicate interests. And I'm still curious why this tourist train chose third rail power. Most of Switzerland's mountain railways are overhead wire powered
love it. I noticed graffiti on departing train before yours pulled in, likewise decorated. Perpignan triggered Sur Le Pont d'Avignon, On y danse, Tous/Toute en Rond.
We went on this train yesterday (27 February 2022), the last day of winter fares (€5 per person) to Font-Romeu and back, from Villefranche/Vernets-les-bains. It was really fabulous, and thank you for the recommendation. The service is now once again closed for a couple of months for engineering work s
@@NonstopEurotrip Not really. There was a bit of snow beside the tracks at one place, but not a great deal. Not very warm, but bright blue skies and trees in blossom, if not yet in leaf.
trips like these especially narrow gauge can be found in Portugal, look up the vouga line it stretches into the mountains of coastal Portugal and it’s a really cool journey. you have to give it a review since the line is old, talks of closing it and I’ve noticed hardly any videos on it.
Hi, I do not know if you have done the ride on the only one rack and pinion train line in Spain, which is called "Cremallera de Nuria", you can reach this line starting from Barcelona Sants and take the line going to Puigcerda, then your stop is Ribes Enllaç, in this station, you can take this train. it jumps to Vall de Nuria, there you can visit the Monastery and the sky resort placed there, a nice lake close to and there's also a good restaurant. This line runs all the year even when it snows, I highly recommend this trip, amazing views !!
I have always wanted to ride this. Can one take a train to Latour-de-Carol from Toulouse and make it a day outing? Also, is the connection now intact again to Barcelona? As i recall RENFE was not coming all the way to LTdC a year or so ago.
Thanks I enjoyed the clip. I have purchased an advanced ticket at the discounted special rate of 5 euros and paid 10 euros for a return trip and will be travelling this Tuesday 10th August 2021. I hope that I manage to get a seat in the open top carriage. Merci d'avoir pris le temps de produire, d'éditer et de télécharger ce joli clip vidéo informatif
Thank you, nonstop eurotrip! This is the first video I see after my computer has been repaired. What a joy to see you again. Insufficient set. 4:19 No, it's France, not Spain. 14:20 Weren't you lectured for taking so many risks? You are too critical. In this case, I would have preferred to take the ventilated wagon than the closed one. I didn't know this train existed before, and I don't really like the ride because of the deficit. What a lack of profitability for this train! Don't forget to read my other comments on the videos I missed on your channel, they will surely be more upbeat, take a good look at them, I'm writing it up as I go.
The problem with these kinds of trains is that they charge more for the lines you really need. To serve these stations, a bus is sufficient. My English is bad. I use google translation. Sorry for the mistakes.
Welcome back Louis! Glad to see your comments again 😃 4.20 It WAS Spain.. I was very careful when filming outside the coach and I'm surprised you didn't know about it! Only some advanced tickets are cheap but I would have been happy to pay full price! 🇫🇷👋🏻😁
@@NonstopEurotrip I'm happy to see you again, nonstop eurotrip! But I don't have much time right now, so sorry for the delays in my messages. And no, I didn't know that line at all. In fact, I had never heard of it. Like what, we learn every day. My comment was, of course, ironic. You know I love Disneyland, have the annual passport, and can't wait to go. Well, it's not these small prices paid by tourists that will increase my safe! It's a financial pit; yeah yeah. Plus, no tourist traps, nothing. We need more money in the pockets !!! Thanks to you. (google traduction).
Due to the damage caused by the new Stadler train sets to the tracks, they are no longer operated. The historical railstock from 1909 operates daily all year long :-) The central bogey of the Z150 railstock (the new Stadler) concentrates almost all the weigh of the train set, this causes too much effort on the tracks.
P.S. After my stay in Vernet les Bains I took the TER train from Villefranche to Perpignan for €1.00. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the rail service was suspended for a short stretch around Prades about two years ago because of a major accident. It is sad to see the full service is still not operating.
Yes, there was a level crossing accident apparently, someone was telling me on last week's video. I believe the full stretch is reopening again soon though.
Stunning scenery, beautifully video, thank you. Disgusted by all the graffiti. Sadly, the idiots with spray cans know that SNCF will not have armed security staff on duty all night, just in case.
Well of course the train looks vintage, it's from the 1910s! though obviously refurbished in the 1950/60s and later again in the 1980s. Hence the current look, a mixture of 1910s, 1950s and 1980s.
You should try the C9 Madrid Train (Cercedilla - Los Cotos) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-9_(Cercan%C3%ADas_Madrid) 1,150 m (3,770 ft) to 1,819 m (5,968 ft) above sea level
Graffitis have become such a curse! It is no longer an art or a beautiful sight to see! Wonder why and how this continues.. Once some sick tourists had visited my native island, Sri Lanka and destroyed one or two cars of two trains with those ugly graffitis! Good thing was that those lunatics were charged by the local authority! Btw, thank you for the video..Enjoyed it!
Tourist? I'd attach my own sleeping and food car and live on it 5 months a year. I never got to wander the Pyranees, but have deep love for them. My new Glagolithic keyboard doesn't do diacritical marks.
There is quite some variation in narrow gauge tracks. This is what Wikipedia has to say about it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow-gauge_railway. Not very practical in my opinion but in general understandable considering the circumstances.
Other touristic trains in France : * "Mont Blanc Express between St gervais Le fayet -Chamonix-Vallorcines and Martigny in Switzerland. * Chemin de fer de la baie de Somme CFBS (Steam trains) : Le Crotoy-Noyelles-St valery sur Somme-(and Cayeux Sur Mer during summer). *"Le Tire Bouchon" during summer between Auray and Quiberon with it's iconic station, Isthme, with a beach at each side. (Morbihan / Britanny). *Chemins de fer de Provence from Nice to Digne Les Bains (South Alps). *Chemins de fer Corses (Corsica), Bastia/Ajaccio/Calvi with the famous coastline and its beach stops during summer between Calvi and L' île Rousse).
Great views looking out, but I find graffiti completely unacceptable. I don't know what penalties (if any?) they have in France for people who vandalise private property like this, but forget fines, the best way to hit them would be community service cleaning graffiti off trains from the same operator. At night. All night.
If it was good quality graffiti, and say railway or travel themed, I'd have a bit of tolerance. But it's garbage and it really is a scourge in France. Britain thankfully has very little now. I love creative expression, but this is mindless vandalism.
Sadly, the train has become multicoloured because of the graffiti problem. And to think that the whole beauty of this train is being spoiled by lunatics with spray guns!!
Out of interest guys... Let me know if you'd heard of this train, before you watched this video ⬇️ Comment below ⬇️
Yes, I have heard of it by some Catalan trainspotters
Great video. I had heard of it back in 1985 as an 8 year old - telling my age here as i went on a camping holiday in Canet Plage near Perpignan. I did not go on it back then but in 2018, I returned to the area for a short break - i travelled on the 'le petit train jaune' in summer of 2018 from Ur-Les-Escaldes to Villefranche-de-Conflent. What a spectacular journey. I had to signal the train to stop and the conductor came round for me to make payment. I loved how captured the beauty and engineering feats of the line. I always enjoy your videos. This has got to be one of my favourite rail journeys. I was on the old school train like you. There was hardly any graffiti on it and shocked to see the amount on the train you were on.
Vaguely, although I wasn't quite sure where it ran.
Excellent! Yeah it's a shame about the graffiti 😭
I travelled this route, probably in the 1980's, with my wife, as part of a rail tour around France, with a quick detour to Geneva. It was arranged by a travel company whose name I forget and I hadn't heard of Le Petit Train Jaune beforehand. We rode in an open carriage, a bit chilly, but we thought it well worth it for the unrestricted 360deg views - and it was bright sunshine - the best part of the whole tour.
That suspension bridge is something else! Worth the trip on its own.
Not bad for €5 eh 😅
Wow. I haven’t seen these trains for maybe 35 years. Holiday memories come flooding back. Just wonderful. Thank you.
You're very welcome Matt ☺️
My childhood train. So many awesome memories. So proud to see it on your videos.
Fun fact: a bit like the "french high speed stations" some of those stations are quite far from the town centre. Font Romeu is a 4km walk/taxi journey from the station.
Also the new stadler trains were a huge scandal when they arrived as they couldn't drive as fast as the older trains. And they're quite hated by us locals.
Thank you so much! The new trains haven't got the romance of the old ones! I suppose with regards to the stations being far away, I guess they've got to work with the terrain as much as they can! 😁
Hello Jb. Pardon my curiosity but I'm wondering why third rail power was chosen instead of overhead wire
@@scottyerkes1867 hey no worries. I'm not sure really but i've just read something about third rail being better to carry power than catenary. But i don't know if it's the reason
@@jbcaycay8035 thank you for responding. I appreciate your input. Our subways are third rail powered as well as the two suburban high speed lines. Most of our commuter network is overhead wire.
Amtrak(our national railroad) uses overhesd wires from Boston to Washington and to Harrisburg PA.
Thanks again.
@@scottyerkes1867 Probably for weather considerations and icing. Given the altitude and harsh winter conditions, overhead lines would be more prone to icing with a fairly low traffic.
A third rail is usually easier to heat and the contact shoe can more easily scrape ice from the 3rd rail than a pantograph arch can scrape ice from a catenary line.
And open air carriages with an overhead line is probably a big no no.
But that's just me guessing.
Great video as always and loved watching all those picturesque sceneries!
Glad you enjoyed it mate 😊
Yes, I took this fantastic little train in 1982 when returning from Andorra. It was a warm summer's late afternoon and those open carriages looked so tempting - but I spotted an ominous dark cloud lurking in the distance so took a seat in an enclosed carriage instead, however a large group of schoolchildren couldn't resist travelling in the open air. Once underway the sky grew ever darker - and then with an enormous clap of thunder the heavens opened for most of the rest of the journey - guess it was still an adventure for those poor soaked kids!
Haha sounds like you made the right choice! Andorra is lovely isn't it 😎
Never heard of the "petit train jaune", although I'm quite familiar with the areas around Toulouse, Carcassonne and their Pyrenean hinterland. Thanks for this great report!
You're welcome 👍🏻
I travelled this route in August 1992, from Villefranche to Font Romeu and back. Spectacular. Memorable. Thank you.
You're welcome 🤗
Stunning views, gorgeous train and amazing video. This is a gem. Thanks for posting.
You're welcome 😄
Thank you for taking the time to record your trip, and share it. We've been living in beautiful Andorra some time, but until now have not heard of the yellow little train. Definetly going to try to figure out a good route to take from Andorra to Perpignon with the family over a weekend when it gets a bit warmer. Inspiring video, thanks again and stay awesome!
Glad you enjoyed it!
My uncle and grand father were conductors in that train. Several, as a child, I used to be in the cabin with my uncle..thanks for the vid, reminds me lot of memories..
You're very welcome 😁
I enjoyed the video very much. Thanks.
I live in this region of France and have often driven in the Odeillo, Bourg Madame and Mont Louis area. The scenery is stunning. The curious Spanish exclave of Llivia deserves attention. It is completely surrounded by France, but unmistakably SPAIN. When the weather cools down from our current high 30s C, I'll think about doing a tour in the Pyrenees. Andorra is only a 2 hour run, and it's a good starting point for exploring this frontier area around the Andorra, France and the Catalonian region - not forgetting Llivia, of course.
Un super voyage dans un décor Pyrénéens que j'ai eu l'occasion de découvrir, à recommander
That region of France is absolutely drop dead gorgeous!! I’ve been through that region, but sadly my family were in too much of a hurry to stop for me to take the Little Yellow Train!!
That's sad, you'll have to come back ☺️
@@NonstopEurotrip Sadly it won’t be possible. I no longer hold a passport to get to France, or anywhere else apart from Britain.
OMG, Max, what gorgeous scenery for just €5! I’m with you … I’d sit in the enclosed carriage … away from the sun beating down on me. And, as you pointed out, the windows open so there’s really no obstructions to worry about. Thank you for taking me along. I really look forward to traveling again but just not comfortable with it yet even though I’m fully vaccinated since February. Keep up the fantastic work 👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed the trip Rob. 100% agree about the coach choice, of course 😁👌🏻 take care 🙏🏻
So relaxing, well filmed and well edited, thank you :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have been so many times to Catalonia yet never travelled on this lovely tourist rain, usually driving into the mountains. Nonetheless, I can certainly vouch for the stunning scenery. Great video.
It's definitely worth a ride 😄
Thank you for this video, it was very interesting and I had never heard of this train. I will certainly watch your channel from now on. Also, a few years ago I was visiting people in Kagoshima, on the southern island of Kumamoto, and I saw some trains/tracks in very scenic landscapes. I always hope to return there someday and check out the trains, hope you can make it. Thanks again for the "Little Yellow Train."
Excellent! There's plenty more interesting stuff to come very soon ☺️
An interesting train for sure with amazing views. If you want to try another train with good views I'd recommend having a ride on the Arosa Line between Arosa and Chur.
Thank you! Arosa-Chur is definitely on my to-do list 😁🇨🇭
Je connais très bien ce petit train jaune. Je l'ai pris plusieurs fois quand j'étais petite avec ma grand-mère. Je suis originaire de Perpignan et j'adorais faire ce trajet. Ce qui me faisait le plus peur c'est quand on passait sur le pont suspendu. Magnifique souvenir d'enfance.
Merci beaucoup 🙌🏻
One of my favourite trip reports of yours so much scenery moutains forests valleys fields and some rural villages the countryside really is much better than the cities and the old narrow guage train. Imagine sitting in the open carriage you get full experience but such an amazing video and I do hope you do more tourist trains in the future
Thanks Dan! It's probably my best non high-speed train trip so far 👌🏻😃
@@NonstopEurotrip this should have much more views to be honest one of the best trip reports you have made
How lovely - really cheered me up, thank you. Hadn`t heard of it previously.
Glad you enjoyed it ☺️
What a nice trip. Have been lots of time in the pyrenees but got not a clou of this yellow train. Thanks.
Glad you liked it!! 😎😁
You should go to the Isle of Man, the railways there are great.
Somewhere I'd never considered, but definitely will look into it! 😎
We took the train from Bolquère to Villefranche and back some years ago. We went down in one of the open calèches, but had to travel back - standing - in a closed carriage. Superb experience: thank you for the reminder!
Awesome! I wasn't going to do the while route, but the timings worked out for Toulouse 😌
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing. Added to my bucket list 😉👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it ☺️
Nice to see another metric gauge service in France. Still put to a shame our mostly hunted down for good ones here in Portugal.
I filmed Linha do Vouga when I was in Portugal 🇵🇹🙂
@@NonstopEurotrip nice! The last of our once hundreds and hundreds of km long Metric gauge network... Tua line still awaiting for reopening, though.
That will be great! A video will be coming from Vouga, but not sure when, I have so many to edit 😂
What an awesome journey, another one to go on the bucket list!
One of my favourites to date!
A beautiful train in a beautiful setting that is Cerdanya/Cerdagne, a place I passed through during a trip to Barcelona. Shame I didn't have the time to explore the pyrenees as well
Great video as always. We have travelled just once on this train and it was spectacular. Haven't yet done the whole route, just the section between Bolquere -Villefranche and back. Can certainly recommend it. Thanks for giving me such lovely memories.
I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻😁
I loved the video. I made the journey in September 2017 and at that time the rolling stock had no graffiti. It makes me very angry to see it. SNCF should do more to improve the security of the marshalling yards and the culprits should me made to remove the paint as part of community service. I especially liked the fact that you mentioned Llivía and the three track gauges at La Tour Caroul Enveitg. Well done!!!
unfortunately, in France we have huge graffiti issues. Coincidentally this service is a TER Occitanie (LiO) which is the region which suffers of it most.
@@trainlagged That's sad to hear. I'm surprised it takes place in such an area of low population.
Glad you enjoyed it! The graffiti is sad yeah, so sad... I do like to do my research and am fascinated with all the intricacies of the stations and network! The triple gauge thing is cool isn't it! 😎
Isn't is Languedoc-Roussillion??
@@NonstopEurotrip Not any more. The region is called Occitanie with its capital located in Toulouse.
amazing, had just commented on the semmeringbahn and you show this wonderful journey, Definately on my to do list
Not a bad trip is it ✌🏻
I knew Le Petit Train Jaune was incredible, but those views are just mind-blowing!
I can't believe SNCF have a queuing system at the start station for a train which is a TER. Normally, it's first come first serve on these services...
Also I do believe the old trains circulate as well in the winter months (along with the new trains).
It's sad that this line is menaced of disappearing from the French rail network, I hope I will get to ride it one day! Great video as always :)
I can't belive you've never been on it, yet! haha... I was a bit annoyed to have to board last even though I was there early, but I can't complain at €5 really can I and I still got a good seat! 😁
i went on that train along time ago when i was on hoilday in france its a fantastic train journey i sat in the open carriage what a view the suspension bridge. since riding this train i had also got interested in the third rail systerm.
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Yes, I have heard about this train, in fact I did the ride many times, superb views and amazing ride mainly if you seat on the open vagons.
Excellent 😊
@@NonstopEurotrip A big thank you for your wonderful reviews, from Barcelona.
De nada amigo 🙏🏻
Superb trip and a great video - thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
What an amazing little train. I’m putting it on the list of things to see once this virus allows travel again.
You won't regret it ☺️
Have you ever planned to do a trip report from La Tour de Carol to Barcelona? There's Rodalies de Catalunya (Renfe's commuter trains but there are transferred to the Catalunyan government) trains for that route
9:35 and 11:35 : What an amazing views! #Thebesttrainwindowviews
20:32 Video's final score: 7.7
Just 7.7? Oh no 😭 I hadn't planned to do Latour to Barcelona but I suppose I could next time I'm down there! Not very interesting trains though are they? 😅
I did that a couple of years ago. They’re not very interesting trains no but it served my purpose of getting to Barcelona Sants after arriving on the sleeper from Paris to Latour de Carol in the morning. The scenery is nice but nothing as impressive as on this route.
@@NonstopEurotrip nope I use them regularly and they are not very interesting hahaha (no power oulets, no nothing... well... a toilet, some seats and beautiful scenary through the route, but that's pretty much what you should expectc😂
Fantastic video , thanks for sharing it with us 🇨🇦
You're very welcome 🙂
Have you ever traveled on the US narrow gauge trains? I've done the East Broad Top, the Cumbres & Toltec, the Silverton, and the White Pass, all were fun. I also rode the Edaville RR that was a tourist operation using old Maine narrow gauge (2 ft) the other were 3 ft gauge). the Swiss have a lot of metre gauge trains and quite a few even smaller. The American lines were generally built about 30 year before this line and thru much more rugged territory, praise for the real men who built them. These lines opened up territory to passengers and commerce before the truck and car was available. When I first read about them i thought they were a joke, but they did a lot of work and they feel much more on a human scale.
Never been on a train in the US 🤷🏻♂️
Very interesting video. I enjoy all of your wonderful train trips. Thank for sharing.
Thank you so much 😁😎
Excellent video. Have done the line a long time ago and it hasn’t changed much which is a positive. I came up from Toulouse, which is a very pleasant journey in itself and much recommended. The timetable in force then enabled a break at Mont Louis. The village is a fair walk up a steep hill. After exploring Mont Louis caught another train down to Villefranche from where the standard gauge line runs to Perpignan as covered in one of your recent videos. No partial bus substitution then!
I believe the rail replacement will be finishing soon, which is good. It was even a bus from Latour to Toulouse when I was there. When I do it again I'll have to get off mid way and do some exploring 🙂👍🏻
Nice travel and nice video. If I can advise you on the Montenvers train, from Chamonix to the Mer de Glace
Ah lovely! Thanks 👍🏻☺️
Amazing ride, never heard of it before, really enjoyed the experience, deffo on my list now. Please do more tourist railways. ( Hope the station stops allowed for a comfort break !! ).
I'm glad to have brought it to your attention then! 😁 Possible toilet stops if having to wait for an oncoming train or speaking nicely to the conductor LOL
I really enjoyed the video! The scenery looks beautiful! No better way to enjoy it than by train. Looking forward to your next upload :-)
I couldn't agree with you more 😁
On my bucket list. I have family in Barcelona but so far have not managed a ride on the little Yellow Train.
You won't regret it 😁
Hi, great video of a great railway line.
I did the journey with my son 10 years ago. We left the car at Villefranche-Vernet les Bains station, took the morning train all the way to Latour de Carol, and returned by bus for 1€ over the scenic route above the Cerdagne on D618. As we were the only passenger on the bus, the driver even stopped wherever we wanted to take photos, also from the furnace from the main road and at the highest point of the road. Back in Villefranche, we took the road back towards Andorra, to follow the railway line from the road and take photos of the astonishing line from above and beneath.
This roundtrip (Perpignan-) Villefranche-Latour de Carol and back can still be made in one day today.
Best regards, Peter
Wow sound brilliant!!! I doubt it's changed much over the years 😅
Congrats for your full comments ! Nice video.
Thank you! Cheers!
Impressive scenery & a great video of something I had no idea existed... thx TH-cam algorithym!
Yay go the TH-cam algorithm! Check out my other videos too ☺️
Love the spectacular scenery!! Curious that third rail was chosen for power instead of overhead wire.😀😀😀♥️♥️
Are you watching my whole back catalogue Scott 😂
@@NonstopEurotrip I don't know. What ever comes up.
Just curious....what is your name? I prefer to interact by name?? My subscription began because one of your videos popped up. I watched one and went on to the next. It looked interesting so I decided to subscribe. Google asks its subscribers to indicate interests.
And I'm still curious why this tourist train chose third rail power. Most of Switzerland's mountain railways are overhead wire powered
@@scottyerkes1867 well I'm glad you're enjoying them ☺️ I'm unsure why they choose 3rd rail tbh... And my name is Max 👍🏻
@@NonstopEurotrip thank you Max for responding. And And I really am a train buff. My Dad was also.
Excelente transporte bellas imágenes buen recorrido desde el salvador
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😱 WOW!
FANTASTIC Trip Report!👏👍
Thanks a lot! 😎
Stunning wiew and good video!Can you do the rewiew of the Italian Local train "pop"?😄😘🇮🇹
Yes I'd like to- what would be a good route to do? I have reviewed the French version already though 😊
@@NonstopEurotrip A route to do is from Genova Nervi to Genova Voltri in Ligury.Is quite scenic and the station is next to sea!
Amazing journey! Love the Pyrenees. Have you ridden to the Jungfraujoch? That's my favourite mountain railway.
Thanks! I haven't yet, but I definitely plan to, hopefully this year 😊
Been on it, brilliant SNCF are struggling to keep it going. Travelled before seeing video
It really is!
Still on my list to-do! Have you done the little train from Nice to Tende, brilliant day out!
I haven't! But someone else recommended it to me too so I'll be sure to next time I'm in the south of France 😃😎
love it. I noticed graffiti on departing train before yours pulled in, likewise decorated. Perpignan triggered Sur Le Pont d'Avignon, On y danse, Tous/Toute en Rond.
Terrible isn't it
Thanks for sharing, I had never heard of that train before.
You're very welcome! 👌🏻
We went on this train yesterday (27 February 2022), the last day of winter fares (€5 per person) to Font-Romeu and back, from Villefranche/Vernets-les-bains. It was really fabulous, and thank you for the recommendation. The service is now once again closed for a couple of months for engineering work s
Ah excellent Annabel! Was it snowy? ☃️
@@NonstopEurotrip Not really. There was a bit of snow beside the tracks at one place, but not a great deal. Not very warm, but bright blue skies and trees in blossom, if not yet in leaf.
@@AnnabelSmyth glad you had a nice time 👍🏻☺️
trips like these especially narrow gauge can be found in Portugal, look up the vouga line it stretches into the mountains of coastal Portugal and it’s a really cool journey. you have to give it a review since the line is old, talks of closing it and I’ve noticed hardly any videos on it.
I've done it already! Including the taxi ride in the middle section that is shut 😂 video to come in the new few months 👍🏻😎
Hi, I do not know if you have done the ride on the only one rack and pinion train line in Spain, which is called "Cremallera de Nuria", you can reach this line starting from Barcelona Sants and take the line going to Puigcerda, then your stop is Ribes Enllaç, in this station, you can take this train. it jumps to Vall de Nuria, there you can visit the Monastery and the sky resort placed there, a nice lake close to and there's also a good restaurant. This line runs all the year even when it snows, I highly recommend this trip, amazing views !!
I haven't yet, but I am aware of it 😄
@@NonstopEurotrip Do not forget Tren dels Llacs, departing from Lleida main station to Pobla de Sguer. Amazing trip and shocking landscapes.
@@josepbenet3694 so much to do next year 😄
I have always wanted to ride this. Can one take a train to Latour-de-Carol from Toulouse and make it a day outing? Also, is the connection now intact again to Barcelona? As i recall RENFE was not coming all the way to LTdC a year or so ago.
AFAIK you can do both, but best to check the timetables as there may be strike or trackworks!
@@NonstopEurotrip my March reservations on SNCF were all annulled because of the strikes. I learned all about Flixbus and BlahBlah car as a result.
Thank you for that trip 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it ☺️👍🏻🇨🇵
@@NonstopEurotrip We have lived 75 minutes drive from Perpignan for 32 years and it's STILL on the "to-do" list. 😳
Best hurry up then ☺️
Video's Score: 9/10 Beautiful views and cute little train it’s just a shame that people don’t respect some trains 😔
Only 7/10, it's definitely one of my top 5 trips 😁
@@NonstopEurotrip I rated it higher it was just because of the spray paint but the pictures online 🤩
@@liamlikesmsm Thanks 🤩
“Dylan sent me.” 😆👍🏼
He's very kind ☺️
Cool. Try some tourist narrow guage railways in Poland.
Ooh I'd love too!
@@NonstopEurotrip Or not tourist, but regular 3 guage trak 1435/1000 mm Pleszew- Pleszew Miasto.
Great video !!
Thank you!!!
If still operating - you need to do the Copper Canyon train in Mexico.
I'd love too!
Thanks I enjoyed the clip. I have purchased an advanced ticket at the discounted special rate of 5 euros and paid 10 euros for a return trip and will be travelling this Tuesday 10th August 2021. I hope that I manage to get a seat in the open top carriage. Merci d'avoir pris le temps de produire, d'éditer et de télécharger ce joli clip vidéo informatif
Excellent! I'm glad I inspired you to make this trip, you won't regret it! 👍🏻🤗
I suspect that the squeaking noise is flange squeal. It happens on a lot of narrow gauge railways over here too!!
Where's 'here'?
@@NonstopEurotrip The United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Thank you, nonstop eurotrip! This is the first video I see after my computer has been repaired. What a joy to see you again. Insufficient set.
4:19 No, it's France, not Spain. 14:20 Weren't you lectured for taking so many risks? You are too critical. In this case, I would have preferred to take the ventilated wagon than the closed one. I didn't know this train existed before, and I don't really like the ride because of the deficit. What a lack of profitability for this train! Don't forget to read my other comments on the videos I missed on your channel, they will surely be more upbeat, take a good look at them, I'm writing it up as I go.
The problem with these kinds of trains is that they charge more for the lines you really need. To serve these stations, a bus is sufficient. My English is bad. I use google translation. Sorry for the mistakes.
Welcome back Louis! Glad to see your comments again 😃 4.20 It WAS Spain.. I was very careful when filming outside the coach and I'm surprised you didn't know about it! Only some advanced tickets are cheap but I would have been happy to pay full price! 🇫🇷👋🏻😁
@@NonstopEurotrip I'm happy to see you again, nonstop eurotrip! But I don't have much time right now, so sorry for the delays in my messages. And no, I didn't know that line at all. In fact, I had never heard of it. Like what, we learn every day. My comment was, of course, ironic. You know I love Disneyland, have the annual passport, and can't wait to go. Well, it's not these small prices paid by tourists that will increase my safe! It's a financial pit; yeah yeah. Plus, no tourist traps, nothing. We need more money in the pockets !!! Thanks to you. (google traduction).
I love your vídeos
Thank you 🙏🏻😊
Due to the damage caused by the new Stadler train sets to the tracks, they are no longer operated. The historical railstock from 1909 operates daily all year long :-)
The central bogey of the Z150 railstock (the new Stadler) concentrates almost all the weigh of the train set, this causes too much effort on the tracks.
That's interesting! I do prefer the old trains 😀
Fabulous!
Thank you! ☺️
Excellent
Thanks!
Stunning view but some small towns looks creepy and haunted to me.
Thank you 🙏🏻
P.S. After my stay in Vernet les Bains I took the TER train from Villefranche to Perpignan for €1.00. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the rail service was suspended for a short stretch around Prades about two years ago because of a major accident. It is sad to see the full service is still not operating.
Yes, there was a level crossing accident apparently, someone was telling me on last week's video. I believe the full stretch is reopening again soon though.
@@NonstopEurotrip This is excellent news as is the sterling effort being made to link Pau again with Canfranc, the third Trans-Pyrenees route.
Completely agree!!
Fantastique!
love it
Thanks! 👍🏻
Stunning scenery, beautifully video, thank you. Disgusted by all the graffiti. Sadly, the idiots with spray cans know that SNCF will not have armed security staff on duty all night, just in case.
Completely agree Peter 👍🏻
I think I have heard of this train before good video though.
Thank you very much 👍🏻
@@NonstopEurotrip That’s ok I enjoy watching your videos anyway.
Well of course the train looks vintage, it's from the 1910s! though obviously refurbished in the 1950/60s and later again in the 1980s. Hence the current look, a mixture of 1910s, 1950s and 1980s.
Of course 😂
You should try the C9 Madrid Train (Cercedilla - Los Cotos) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-9_(Cercan%C3%ADas_Madrid) 1,150 m (3,770 ft) to 1,819 m (5,968 ft) above sea level
I actually meant to this year but never got around to it, thanks for reminding me 😊
Graffitis have become such a curse! It is no longer an art or a beautiful sight to see! Wonder why and how this continues.. Once some sick tourists had visited my native island, Sri Lanka and destroyed one or two cars of two trains with those ugly graffitis!
Good thing was that those lunatics were charged by the local authority!
Btw, thank you for the video..Enjoyed it!
Thank you 🙏🏻 And yes I definitely agree about the graffiti 😭
Tourist? I'd attach my own sleeping and food car and live on it 5 months a year. I never got to wander the Pyranees, but have deep love for them. My new Glagolithic keyboard doesn't do diacritical marks.
😂😂😂
Correction : 1000mm is metre gauge not narrow gauge
Narrow gauge is defined as any track with a gauge of less than 1435mm standard gauge.
@@NonstopEurotrip Hmm maybe it's different in Europe
There is quite some variation in narrow gauge tracks. This is what Wikipedia has to say about it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow-gauge_railway. Not very practical in my opinion but in general understandable considering the circumstances.
i wouldn't recommend the outer cabins, as I saw them rocking alot. otherwise the scenery was superb.
Fair enough!
Other touristic trains in France :
* "Mont Blanc Express between St gervais Le fayet -Chamonix-Vallorcines and Martigny in Switzerland.
* Chemin de fer de la baie de Somme CFBS (Steam trains) : Le Crotoy-Noyelles-St valery sur Somme-(and Cayeux Sur Mer during summer).
*"Le Tire Bouchon" during summer between Auray and Quiberon with it's iconic station, Isthme, with a beach at each side. (Morbihan / Britanny).
*Chemins de fer de Provence from Nice to Digne Les Bains (South Alps).
*Chemins de fer Corses (Corsica), Bastia/Ajaccio/Calvi with the famous coastline and its beach stops during summer between Calvi and L' île Rousse).
Oh wow thank you for this amazing list 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Wheel squeal is awful. But I would like to make this trip.
Yeah it's definitely worth it 😊
Loved the trip, the train and the way you filmed it. But the graffiti is disgraceful!
I know tell me about it! 🤬
Blame it on the financial success of galleries and auctioneers selling Basquiat and Banksy.
Great views looking out, but I find graffiti completely unacceptable. I don't know what penalties (if any?) they have in France for people who vandalise private property like this, but forget fines, the best way to hit them would be community service cleaning graffiti off trains from the same operator. At night. All night.
Yeah I totally agree with you! 🤬 At least you can't see it as much from the inside so you can enjoy the ride ☺️
waiting for the day nonstop eurotrip makes peace with graffiti artists and stops discrediting their art…
I can appreciate it, just not on trains or other people's property.
Sad to see there's even graffiti on this train too!
Very sad isn't it 🥺
If it was good quality graffiti, and say railway or travel themed, I'd have a bit of tolerance. But it's garbage and it really is a scourge in France. Britain thankfully has very little now. I love creative expression, but this is mindless vandalism.
I don't think any graffiti on a train should be tolerated 😏
Sadly, the train has become multicoloured because of the graffiti problem. And to think that the whole beauty of this train is being spoiled by lunatics with spray guns!!
I know! Annoying right! 🤬
@@NonstopEurotrip Absolutely infuriating!! In such gorgeous locations, how COULD people do such a thing?!!