Follow this magical summertime train trip though the Swiss and Italian Alps on high speed rail between Zurich and Milan. This STUNNING journey can be had for as little as 43 Euro in second class and 70 Euro in first class... it has been a while since I posted a train video, so I hope you enjoy this one! Missed my video to the Scillies? You can watch that splendid little trip here: th-cam.com/video/na9DkXYffQ8/w-d-xo.html Merch store: teespring.com/stores/wingin-it-3 Follow my trips LIVE on Twitter: @paul_winginit ¦ twitter.com/paul_winginit Follow my progress on Instagram: paul_winginit ¦ instagram.com/paul_winginit My website: www.winginit.me
No, it’s not wrong, it’s what I paid. Here’s one for £64, which is 70 Euro. www.thetrainline.com/book/ticket-options?journeySearchType=single&origin=b40151723f94c6a7942a3ca97d69bb02&destination=93a2f3b0bf29f51b55c314c10ac8019f&outwardDate=2021-10-13T06%3A00%3A00&outwardDateType=departAfter&selectedTab=train&selectExactTime=true&lang=en&dpiCookieId=CKG1WS9BMKU7PZN76V3EPIFNR&selectedOutward=7ZBO6ScU1z0%3D%3Aw5RwNqWS0cM%3D%3AFirst
Fantastic video! The name Zug comes from the latin word tugium which means Zug in German, Zug as the noun of ziehen, which means to pull. Of course, the word is also related to train, because the locomotive pulls the waggons. But here, the town is situated on a lake and so, Zug means since long ago Fischzug, draught of fish. The fisherman pulls the fishing net out if the lake. I hope, my explication was a little bit understandable, unfortunately, my English is not so good.
Sorry but there's a small, but important error here: Zug doesn't come from latin tugium, it has the same root as Latin tugium. But they developed independently from each other, starting from the same origin.
@@redwillrise From my understanding, "zug" does mean to pull, such as a horse pulling a wagon or a fisherman pulling a net out of the water, which is related to the town because both those things were common in the town therefore named same name before trains existed. And then later, "zug" also did come to also mean an engine pulling a train down the tracks. And to my knowledge, "Zug" and "tug", the English word for pull, did both stem from Latin tugium, but then yes they did develop independently from each other
@@alvexok5523 No, that's where you are wrong: "to tug", but also the German verb "ziehen" oder the noun "Zug" aren't derived from Latin "tugium", they're rather cousins so to speak - they all ultimately derive from the Indo-European root "*deuk-" from which both the Latin amd Germanic forms would emerge, independently of each other. Germanic languages don't descend from Latin, but Germanic languages and Latin are both descendants of an earlier common ancestor.
@@redwillrise Oh. Well, that was just what I had read before, but I suppose that the writers of that source were mistaken by thinking that since "zug" and "tug" both mean to pull, then both words must be derived from "tugium". It's probably been a common error to jump to that conclusion, but I now do see your point on the relation to the German term "ziehen" and how German and Latin forms developed independently of each other, and I do recall having read about that now that you've mentioned it
Agreed. I LOVE traveling by train in Europe. I LOATHE traveling by train in America. They're slow and have way too many accidents, as evidenced by the Amtrak train derailment this past weekend.
I agree, and trains are amazing. However, you do have to remember that America is twice as big and half as populated at Europe, so the density is 4x less than Europe which makes the economics trickier. That said, regional rail in the north east, Florida south coast, califor a coast, etc should definitely be better than they are
@@anthonydpearson I REALLY wish people would stop using that excuse. We can have city pairs that can be connected. We can have rail corridors that are just like the northeast corridor. There are certain places in this country which are heavily populated that can benefit from high speed railways. That is evidenced by the endless traffic jams that take place all over many of our interstate highways. So no, I don't ascribe to that idea that the U.S. is half as populated as Europe and therefore, shouldn't have high speed rail.
@@TheRailwayDrone I apologize - I agree 100% with you. Like I said, there’s definitely areas where it makes sense - the general rule is that if the train ride is
To make this quick trip in winter is a great way to see the difference in climate on either side of the Alps. It's never been so cheap, fast and comfortable. In February, Zurich can be gloomy and snowy while Lugano and Milan bask in a California climate. The train whisks through, in 15 minutes, a tunnel that took 20 years to build.
I am Swiss. Thanks for this cool video about the railway and the trip to Milan! I love the main station in Zurich!!! Very nice video my friend! Best regards from Switzerland :)
I have been on this route many many times, often on the legendary TEE trains. (And many times by car too.) When I lived in Zürich. But before the base tunnel. It was many years ago and I have forgotten how stunning Switzerland looks.
This was wonderful, Paul. I love Switzerland and I cannot fault the railways there - you could spend years just going round their amazing public transport system of trains, cable cars, mountain railways, post buses, lake ferries etc…
No one does public transport quite like the Swiss - all with co-ordinated timetables, where everything works in that quietly efficient way so very typical of the Country. Switzerland epitomises a 'laid back' life!
As Switzerland is not only a railway nation, it`s also a premium bicycle destination. So you can put your bike on nearly every train. Only on long distance trains you need a reservation from friday to sunday. Bike transport on international trains always needs a reservation.
Wonderful video, I love that journey! Just a small note: all trains regardless of whether they are Trenitalia or SBB CFF FFS are operated jointly by the two operators. The staff change at border stations: Trenitalia staff board in Chiasso and Domodossola for trains to Italy and SBB CFF FFS staff board at the same border stations for trains directed to Switzerland.
@@singham1708 no it does not. There is no complimentary food or drink service in second nor first class and the same company runs the restaurant/bar car. It is the exactly same train sets, some owned by FSI Trenitalia and others by SBB CFF FFS but in Italy it is FSI Trenitalia staff running the service and in Switzerland SBB CFF FFS staff (the only staff that works throughout the journey is the catering staff but they are not employed by the rail operators).
I totally agree with your comment Paul "I would pay just about anything to eat on a train". I've always been of the same mindset. It just completes the journey. Amazing video by the way. That scenery is gorgeous ❤️
Since I can afford it, count me in ;) But my very first time in a Swiss dining car on EC8 (along the Rhine), I had to settle for a cappuccino, which, at close to €5 already at the time, was pretty expensive as it is. I still enjoyed the heck out of it, so no regrets!
15:40 - Its not just "disabled" access that is improved by low-floor trains - its helpful for a large number of people besides those with mobility challenges like people pushing prams, with luggage, those who have issues with stairs, etc.
I've enjoyed your flights everywhere for years but seeing the land on your train trips and your ferry trips becomes more preferable. As trains become faster, more comfortable and many times quicker than flights and all the issues involved, I look forward to your non-flight journeys in all continents. It is useful when you show improved airports around the world and better airplanes. Keep traveling.
No surprise that the Swiss train arrives on time. In addition to the beauty, there is so much to admire about the Swiss, and Lugano is my favorite area. Imagine living here, and being surrounded by this beauty daily, and 3 different major languages, and 4 cultural influences to enjoy! Unless you were in a hurry, the train beats flying every time- not the least of which, is enjoy great Swiss food and scenery at 200 km/hr. Thanks, Paul!
I'm not sure its faster to go by plane anyway. By the time you get to the airport, check in, board, offload the other end and get back out it can take hours - way more if its delayed as they often are. Train stations tend to be much easier to get to and have none of the check in, boarding and so on delays. I've been to some airports where the bus from the car park is every half an hour and takes that half an hour going around all the carparks before heading to arrivals. I've also never had a 3 hour wait from check in for a train.
@@siraff4461 : Agreed! I reckon a very valid route comparison including total net fares, total distance covered by transport entities and net time taken from start to stop journey’s end is one that begins and ends at city centre pick up points which give a much fairer assessment of rail travel. The basic fundamentals are what you pay for what you get and what you get is what the carrier has to provide ie land or air coverage in discounted by shortest time they’re able to do it in to wit distance discounted by fare times time taken ie travelling passenger forfeits his time and his fares for which he receives carriage over distance. The carrier’s gain is fares for which it expends carriage over distance and time also. Here time factors cancel each other out the longer time taken the relative greater the charge for both parties. Not so for tourist journeys where the longer journey meaning greater pleasure to the tourist for greater cost, to greater earnings against relatively greater expense borne by the carrier.
And not much chance of high speed trains in Australia. Our Prospector train from Perth to Kalgoorlie averages about 90 km/h including stops. The train itself could travel at 200 km/h but the railway line would need to be upgraded for that.
Great video. I did that route by train in 2017, travelling on to Turin from Milan. It brought back some nice memories of the journey and the great scenery en route.
HI paul - great video as always. So Zug is either a train, but also the moment of pulling - like in English you have the word for a pulley /hoist- German for Flaschenzug. And here is they meant, the way to pull fish from a net :-)
"Zug" is the noun of something which is pulled along. As well as train, it means a draught, a military platoon and taking a puff on a cigarette. It's an interesting word!
Two corrections: - Most through trains stop in the underground platforms in Zurich so that they don’t have to reverse - The GBT is still the longest (and deepest) railway tunnel in the world and also the longest tunnel in Europe
Furthermore trains are operated jointly by SBB CFF FFS and FSI Trenitalia, each in their own country regardless of which company owns the train set. The staff change in Chiasso and Domodossola (apart from the catering personnel which is employed by another organisation).
Milano Centrale is perhaps the greatest rail hub in Europe! If you're ever there and have to kill some time before a night train, try the restaurant "Torriano 25" named for its address. Just a short walk from the station, great food and atmosphere!
I miss Zürich so much, I always loved going to the Hauptbahnhof grabbing a coffee and watching the trains enter and depart before I had to go downstairs to catch my regional train.
So happy you took a train trip through Switzerland. It is a country that has long been on my bucket list, but sadly I don't think I'll ever get there. So thank you for allowing me to experience the country through your videos. And, I learned to love rail travel when I lived in Southern Italy for two years as a child.
One Rail trip In Europe I really want to do! Only in reverse, I want to start at the bottom of Italy and work my way up to Switzerland. The route of the 'Von Ryan's Express' Thank You Paul for sharing!
This clip remind me on my childhood travel from southern Swiss to Zurich. The guide leader asked us which route you'd choose between St.Gothard and San Bernardino.
Great Video! It reminds me when I traveled with a friend from Zurich to Rome with trains in 2001. And thanks for taking a special look at the control center from 1966. My father was SBB employee and worked in the building as one of the supervisors for incoming and outgoing trains. The control center does not work any more as it is named. The whole train trafic in east Switzerland including Zurich main station is now controlled by a control center at Zurich Airport in Kloten. The building at Zurich main station services only as relais station today.
Did a train through Switzerland about 40 years ago. Loved it! If ever Oz gets out from lockdown, and we can fly again, l shall put trains back onto my list. Thank you for the reminder of how great they are. Stay safe.
The opening of the Ceneri base tunnel between Bellinzona und Lugano in December 2020 further reduced the journey time between Zürich and Milano by 15 minutes or so.
Yep, plus the completion of the rebuilding of the railway between Zug and Arth-Goldau (rather than continuing to do a diversionary route and turnaround at Rotkreuz).
I traveled to Zurich in the late 1980's and was blown away as an American by the wealth. efficiency and technology. The beauty of the spaces and landscapes...lots of water and mountain views as in Seattle where I was from. Every taxi was a newer Mercedes and it seemed like every other store was a jewelry or high end watch store. It was expensive and had vending machines that sold almost everything from food to clothing...I don't think we have anything to match even today.....hope it is still some semblance to what it was...look forward to getting to visiting again. Don't get me started on Milan...Madonn'
Wealth, efficiency and technology is a great summary but don't forget cleanliness. A good exemple of rail technology & efficiency is Lausanne driverless M2 metro. After adjustment for inflation, cost was $109 million/km. Using less efficient classical signals, New York Second Ave phase 2 extension should carry twice as many riders but is projected to cost $6300 million. That is $2625 million/km, 24 times as much as in Lausanne but significant cost overruns are likely.
The Gotthard Basistunnel ( base tunnel) is, with its 57km, still the longest railway Tunnel in the world. After completition the Austrian Brenner Basistunnel ( which actually consists of two separate tunnels) will officially be the longest tunnel in the word. However that is not one railway tunnel but two, of which one was pre existing.
I done this route Back in 2019 from Milan with some friends friends on an interrail trip we had to pay a Suplimet I think it was €10 each a few days earlier we got the Slow train from Bern to Domodossola we hand nearly an hour until our next train so we went into town and found a lovely Cafe and had an early lunch befor continuing our journey to Milano and the next day we got the train to Lake Como (Town) later I found out Como has two Stations! I hope to do another interrail soon top western Italian cost.
Great train video Paul! But I must say, those food prices from 10:55 were truly eye watering... Thanks for forewarning us, should we ever desire to take such a train journey through Switzerland.. I’ll be bringing my own food.
It's good to see you finally coming back to covering Train trips once again! The airline trips are not usually anywhere near as interesting. Except for the scenery, if you have been on one airline in coach class you have usually been on them all. Having travelled "sardine class" many a time, I find little difference between most air flights. With Business class on airlines running 3 times or more then coach class, not many can afford to travel business or first class. I hope you continue covering more Train trips in the future. My wife also greatly likes those as well!
Hmm! Having leggero salad and watching those views seemed priceless 👌😉, loved those picturesque areas around the countryside, between Italy and Switzerland
Hi Paul, I really enjoy watching your blogs, this one from Zurich to Milan was excellent and very well presented, I look forward to many more great quality blogs from you in the future!
The through trains at Zürich don't reverse. There are loads of platforms dedicated for this under the main conccourse (e.g., platforms 31-34 and 41-44)
If you are interested in the „Kontrollstelle“ in Zurich, then you might also be interested in the „Zentrallstellwerk“ in Basel. It is one of the first buildings planed and consctructed by the architects Herzog & De Meuron, who later became famous with countless buildings worldwide like „the nest“ for the Peking Summer Olympics, but also for controversial projects like the Opera in Hamburg - BEAUTIFUL, but three times over budget …
As an Italian is always a pleasure see your review about an Italian product. Anyway you where also lucky to find the restaurant coach open: until recent they were closed for the Pandemic (although the prices were very Swiss for an Italian train 😂). I hope you will also have the possibility to try the Frecciarossa and Italo
I travel by Amtrak between San Diego, Los Angeles & Oxnard, CA. It beats driving & riding on buses. Flying is a hassle & drudgery when flying domestically in the United States. I enjoy looking at the scenery when I travel by train & also read when it’s night before I go to sleep on the train.
Follow this magical summertime train trip though the Swiss and Italian Alps on high speed rail between Zurich and Milan. This STUNNING journey can be had for as little as 43 Euro in second class and 70 Euro in first class... it has been a while since I posted a train video, so I hope you enjoy this one!
Missed my video to the Scillies? You can watch that splendid little trip here: th-cam.com/video/na9DkXYffQ8/w-d-xo.html
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Is there a difference between First class & Executive class? Or didnt the train have Executive class?
This train doesn’t have Executive Class. That’s only on Frecciarossa trains.
1st class 70€? Paid 100 from Verona to Torino 2 years ago. Your price is wrong.
No, it’s not wrong, it’s what I paid. Here’s one for £64, which is 70 Euro. www.thetrainline.com/book/ticket-options?journeySearchType=single&origin=b40151723f94c6a7942a3ca97d69bb02&destination=93a2f3b0bf29f51b55c314c10ac8019f&outwardDate=2021-10-13T06%3A00%3A00&outwardDateType=departAfter&selectedTab=train&selectExactTime=true&lang=en&dpiCookieId=CKG1WS9BMKU7PZN76V3EPIFNR&selectedOutward=7ZBO6ScU1z0%3D%3Aw5RwNqWS0cM%3D%3AFirst
Fantastic video! The name Zug comes from the latin word tugium which means Zug in German, Zug as the noun of ziehen, which means to pull. Of course, the word is also related to train, because the locomotive pulls the waggons. But here, the town is situated on a lake and so, Zug means since long ago Fischzug, draught of fish. The fisherman pulls the fishing net out if the lake. I hope, my explication was a little bit understandable, unfortunately, my English is not so good.
Thanks a lot for this info. Cheers.
Sorry but there's a small, but important error here: Zug doesn't come from latin tugium, it has the same root as Latin tugium. But they developed independently from each other, starting from the same origin.
@@redwillrise From my understanding, "zug" does mean to pull, such as a horse pulling a wagon or a fisherman pulling a net out of the water, which is related to the town because both those things were common in the town therefore named same name before trains existed. And then later, "zug" also did come to also mean an engine pulling a train down the tracks. And to my knowledge, "Zug" and "tug", the English word for pull, did both stem from Latin tugium, but then yes they did develop independently from each other
@@alvexok5523 No, that's where you are wrong: "to tug", but also the German verb "ziehen" oder the noun "Zug" aren't derived from Latin "tugium", they're rather cousins so to speak - they all ultimately derive from the Indo-European root "*deuk-" from which both the Latin amd Germanic forms would emerge, independently of each other. Germanic languages don't descend from Latin, but Germanic languages and Latin are both descendants of an earlier common ancestor.
@@redwillrise Oh. Well, that was just what I had read before, but I suppose that the writers of that source were mistaken by thinking that since "zug" and "tug" both mean to pull, then both words must be derived from "tugium". It's probably been a common error to jump to that conclusion, but I now do see your point on the relation to the German term "ziehen" and how German and Latin forms developed independently of each other, and I do recall having read about that now that you've mentioned it
If I lived in Europe, I would take the train everywhere. It is so much more relaxing than flying. I wish we had more trains here in America.
As an european i can say that it's the best thing about the continent for sure
Agreed. I LOVE traveling by train in Europe. I LOATHE traveling by train in America. They're slow and have way too many accidents, as evidenced by the Amtrak train derailment this past weekend.
I agree, and trains are amazing. However, you do have to remember that America is twice as big and half as populated at Europe, so the density is 4x less than Europe which makes the economics trickier. That said, regional rail in the north east, Florida south coast, califor a coast, etc should definitely be better than they are
@@anthonydpearson I REALLY wish people would stop using that excuse. We can have city pairs that can be connected. We can have rail corridors that are just like the northeast corridor. There are certain places in this country which are heavily populated that can benefit from high speed railways. That is evidenced by the endless traffic jams that take place all over many of our interstate highways. So no, I don't ascribe to that idea that the U.S. is half as populated as Europe and therefore, shouldn't have high speed rail.
@@TheRailwayDrone I apologize - I agree 100% with you. Like I said, there’s definitely areas where it makes sense - the general rule is that if the train ride is
To make this quick trip in winter is a great way to see the difference in climate on either side of the Alps. It's never been so cheap, fast and comfortable. In February, Zurich can be gloomy and snowy while Lugano and Milan bask in a California climate.
The train whisks through, in 15 minutes, a tunnel that took 20 years to build.
I am Swiss. Thanks for this cool video about the railway and the trip to Milan! I love the main station in Zurich!!! Very nice video my friend! Best regards from Switzerland :)
- high speed train
- first class
- Gorgeous scenery
- record-breaking tunnel
sounds like a masterpiece of a journey to me
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I have been on this route many many times, often on the legendary TEE trains. (And many times by car too.) When I lived in Zürich. But before the base tunnel. It was many years ago and I have forgotten how stunning Switzerland looks.
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trains in europe are a far cry from what they were 20 plus years ago. Efficient, comfortable, chic. Bravo
Loved my time living and working in Zurich, and I miss using the trains especially the trip out to Konstaz
This was wonderful, Paul. I love Switzerland and I cannot fault the railways there - you could spend years just going round their amazing public transport system of trains, cable cars, mountain railways, post buses, lake ferries etc…
I have lots of plans to do exactly that this autumn....watch this space!
@@Paul_Lucas - if you need a wingman… 😀😆
No one does public transport quite like the Swiss - all with co-ordinated timetables, where everything works in that quietly efficient way so very typical of the Country.
Switzerland epitomises a 'laid back' life!
@@robertp.wainman4094 - it’s probably the only country I’d consider living in if I lived abroad
@@MrGreatplum We're on the same page - me too!
Switzerland is the most beautiful country in the world 😍😍
Visit Liechtenstein.
As Switzerland is not only a railway nation, it`s also a premium bicycle destination. So you can put your bike on nearly every train. Only on long distance trains you need a reservation from friday to sunday. Bike transport on international trains always needs a reservation.
Awesome video, I am Peruvian actually I live in Switzerland It is a Beautiful country, the best around the world, Congratulations
Very beautiful train...italians know what they do!!
Wonderful video, I love that journey! Just a small note: all trains regardless of whether they are Trenitalia or SBB CFF FFS are operated jointly by the two operators. The staff change at border stations: Trenitalia staff board in Chiasso and Domodossola for trains to Italy and SBB CFF FFS staff board at the same border stations for trains directed to Switzerland.
But I suppose the services offered, especially in 1st class differs between the two operators.
@@singham1708 no it does not. There is no complimentary food or drink service in second nor first class and the same company runs the restaurant/bar car. It is the exactly same train sets, some owned by FSI Trenitalia and others by SBB CFF FFS but in Italy it is FSI Trenitalia staff running the service and in Switzerland SBB CFF FFS staff (the only staff that works throughout the journey is the catering staff but they are not employed by the rail operators).
@@sevs17 Thank you
@@singham1708 you are very welcome!
Hey. 🙋🏼♂️ I‘m from Zürich. And I like trains so much. 😍
I totally agree with your comment Paul "I would pay just about anything to eat on a train".
I've always been of the same mindset. It just completes the journey.
Amazing video by the way. That scenery is gorgeous ❤️
Since I can afford it, count me in ;) But my very first time in a Swiss dining car on EC8 (along the Rhine), I had to settle for a cappuccino, which, at close to €5 already at the time, was pretty expensive as it is. I still enjoyed the heck out of it, so no regrets!
15:40 - Its not just "disabled" access that is improved by low-floor trains - its helpful for a large number of people besides those with mobility challenges like people pushing prams, with luggage, those who have issues with stairs, etc.
the low Platforms don't help with accessibility
16:04 Paul really wanted a shot of that Aldi 🤣
I've enjoyed your flights everywhere for years but seeing the land on your train trips and your ferry trips becomes more preferable. As trains become faster, more comfortable and many times quicker than flights and all the issues involved, I look forward to your non-flight journeys in all continents. It is useful when you show improved airports around the world and better airplanes. Keep traveling.
Paul, I so envy you and this wonderful job/passion you have for all things travel. Your videos are always so entertaining.
That's amazing! 3 hours?! I took this trip back in 2012 and it took over 5 hours using the old tunnel.
Lovely video! I can highly recommend that you take the train via the old Gotthard route/tunnel. The vistas are stunning.
I'll go you one better ! Drive over the top through the pass. If you don't drive yourself, take a Swiss PostBus.
The name Zug (of the city and canton) comes from "ziehen": Pulling in the fishing nets on Zugersee, the lake next to the city. It was a fishing place.
No surprise that the Swiss train arrives on time. In addition to the beauty, there is so much to admire about the Swiss, and Lugano is my favorite area. Imagine living here, and being surrounded by this beauty daily, and 3 different major languages, and 4 cultural influences to enjoy! Unless you were in a hurry, the train beats flying every time- not the least of which, is enjoy great Swiss food and scenery at 200 km/hr. Thanks, Paul!
But the train and the food on board were Italian...
Since the first minute you are told it is an italian train 😃🤯
I'm not sure its faster to go by plane anyway. By the time you get to the airport, check in, board, offload the other end and get back out it can take hours - way more if its delayed as they often are.
Train stations tend to be much easier to get to and have none of the check in, boarding and so on delays.
I've been to some airports where the bus from the car park is every half an hour and takes that half an hour going around all the carparks before heading to arrivals.
I've also never had a 3 hour wait from check in for a train.
@@siraff4461 : Agreed! I reckon a very valid route comparison including total net fares, total distance covered by transport entities and net time taken from start to stop journey’s end is one that begins and ends at city centre pick up points which give a much fairer assessment of rail travel. The basic fundamentals are what you pay for what you get and what you get is what the carrier has to provide ie land or air coverage in discounted by shortest time they’re able to do it in to wit distance discounted by fare times time taken ie travelling passenger forfeits his time and his fares for which he receives carriage over distance. The carrier’s gain is fares for which it expends carriage over distance and time also. Here time factors cancel each other out the longer time taken the relative greater the charge for both parties. Not so for tourist journeys where the longer journey meaning greater pleasure to the tourist for greater cost, to greater earnings against relatively greater expense borne by the carrier.
italian zone is equally gorgeus. Italian Alps are gorgeus.
Love the travels with you ,I'm watching from Portland, Victoria, Australia.
And not much chance of high speed trains in Australia. Our Prospector train from Perth to Kalgoorlie averages about 90 km/h including stops. The train itself could travel at 200 km/h but the railway line would need to be upgraded for that.
WOW, I have no words to express this, but thank you, Paul, for sharing this beautiful video and its astonishing scenery.
You are very welcome! Thanks.
excited to watch it
Beautifully edited and lovely music! A joy to watch! It captures the serenity of Switzerland well!
What a beautiful train ride. Thanks for sharing Paul
Bravissimo, complimenti per i tuoi bellissimi e informativi video. Grazie
Zurich have a nice train station
Beautiful trip report Paul, doing this trip by train from Zurich to Milan us definitely on the top of my list of traveling plans!!!
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Great video. I did that route by train in 2017, travelling on to Turin from Milan. It brought back some nice memories of the journey and the great scenery en route.
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Muy bueno y pensar que ustedes sufrieron las dos guerras snebarho como properaron
HI paul - great video as always. So Zug is either a train, but also the moment of pulling - like in English you have the word for a pulley /hoist- German for Flaschenzug. And here is they meant, the way to pull fish from a net :-)
"Zug" is the noun of something which is pulled along. As well as train, it means a draught, a military platoon and taking a puff on a cigarette. It's an interesting word!
There are even some more meanings: a move in a game (i.e. as in chess), a mountain range or ridge ...
And the word is also used in vertical movement... a lift is an Aufzug.. (Up pull)
@@chrismahler7823 Yes, like the Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak.
@@chrismahler7823 It's a really, really cool word! Thank you.
@@strafrag1 the "Zug" in Zugspitze denotes an avalanche, actually
After 2 years, I miss Zurich already
Two corrections:
- Most through trains stop in the underground platforms in Zurich so that they don’t have to reverse
- The GBT is still the longest (and deepest) railway tunnel in the world and also the longest tunnel in Europe
Furthermore trains are operated jointly by SBB CFF FFS and FSI Trenitalia, each in their own country regardless of which company owns the train set. The staff change in Chiasso and Domodossola (apart from the catering personnel which is employed by another organisation).
Thanks. Your videos have really helped keep me sane during the pandemic.
Thanks Susan! I'm glad they helped.
I miss Milan so much! What a lovely city!
always happy to go with you albeit virtually. Stay safe and healthy and enjoy your journeys
Milano Centrale is perhaps the greatest rail hub in Europe! If you're ever there and have to kill some time before a night train, try the restaurant "Torriano 25" named for its address. Just a short walk from the station, great food and atmosphere!
Excelente vídeo, lindas paisagens. Obrigado por compartilhar e saudações de São Paulo - Brasil.
I miss Zürich so much, I always loved going to the Hauptbahnhof grabbing a coffee and watching the trains enter and depart before I had to go downstairs to catch my regional train.
So happy you took a train trip through Switzerland. It is a country that has long been on my bucket list, but sadly I don't think I'll ever get there. So thank you for allowing me to experience the country through your videos. And, I learned to love rail travel when I lived in Southern Italy for two years as a child.
8:53 my home :-)
the name Zug can be translated to "pull". In the case of the city of Zug it refers the pulling in of fish nets.
One Rail trip In Europe I really want to do! Only in reverse, I want to start at the bottom of Italy and work my way up to Switzerland. The route of the 'Von Ryan's Express'
Thank You Paul for sharing!
This clip remind me on my childhood travel from southern Swiss to Zurich. The guide leader asked us which route you'd choose between St.Gothard and San Bernardino.
Wonderful armchair stuff Paul!!!!! Keep 'em coming!!!!!!!
Great Video! It reminds me when I traveled with a friend from Zurich to Rome with trains in 2001. And thanks for taking a special look at the control center from 1966. My father was SBB employee and worked in the building as one of the supervisors for incoming and outgoing trains. The control center does not work any more as it is named. The whole train trafic in east Switzerland including Zurich main station is now controlled by a control center at Zurich Airport in Kloten. The building at Zurich main station services only as relais station today.
Did a train through Switzerland about 40 years ago. Loved it! If ever Oz gets out from lockdown, and we can fly again, l shall put trains back onto my list. Thank you for the reminder of how great they are. Stay safe.
The opening of the Ceneri base tunnel between Bellinzona und Lugano in December 2020 further reduced the journey time between Zürich and Milano by 15 minutes or so.
Yep, plus the completion of the rebuilding of the railway between Zug and Arth-Goldau (rather than continuing to do a diversionary route and turnaround at Rotkreuz).
Switzerland is absolutely stunning
Its like am travelling across the country.Relaxing video.Thanks
I traveled to Zurich in the late 1980's and was blown away as an American by the wealth. efficiency and technology. The beauty of the spaces and landscapes...lots of water and mountain views as in Seattle where I was from. Every taxi was a newer Mercedes and it seemed like every other store was a jewelry or high end watch store. It was expensive and had vending machines that sold almost everything from food to clothing...I don't think we have anything to match even today.....hope it is still some semblance to what it was...look forward to getting to visiting again. Don't get me started on Milan...Madonn'
Wealth, efficiency and technology is a great summary but don't forget cleanliness. A good exemple of rail technology & efficiency is Lausanne driverless M2 metro. After adjustment for inflation, cost was $109 million/km. Using less efficient classical signals, New York Second Ave phase 2 extension should carry twice as many riders but is projected to cost $6300 million. That is $2625 million/km, 24 times as much as in Lausanne but significant cost overruns are likely.
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I am going to take this train next time I am in Europe. Both are my favourite destinations.
Swiss trains are definitely the best in the world, especially when the train is Italian and the food is Italian too! 😀
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The Gotthard Basistunnel ( base tunnel) is, with its 57km, still the longest railway Tunnel in the world.
After completition the Austrian Brenner Basistunnel ( which actually consists of two separate tunnels) will officially be the longest tunnel in the word. However that is not one railway tunnel but two, of which one was pre existing.
I done this route Back in 2019 from Milan with some friends friends on an interrail trip we had to pay a Suplimet I think it was €10 each a few days earlier we got the Slow train from Bern to Domodossola we hand nearly an hour until our next train so we went into town and found a lovely Cafe and had an early lunch befor continuing our journey to Milano and the next day we got the train to Lake Como (Town) later I found out Como has two Stations! I hope to do another interrail soon top western Italian cost.
Thanks brother u have shown me which called out of dreams
I've made this train trip from Lugano to Milan via Chiasso of course in May. Thanks for the nostalgia.
Thanks for subtitles 😊
Magnificent video. Thank you for sharing your experiences… Looking forward to future videos.
Great train video Paul! But I must say, those food prices from 10:55 were truly eye watering...
Thanks for forewarning us, should we ever desire to take such a train journey through Switzerland.. I’ll be bringing my own food.
thank you so much! i am blessed to live in such beautiful coutry!
Me too.
A first class review of a first class journey
Hope you enjoyed it Steve! Thanks!
You guys should do a collaboration. Two of my favourite TH-camrs!
Train looks nice, hard to believe Trenitalia also run the C2C lines!!
It's good to see you finally coming back to covering Train trips once again! The airline trips are not usually anywhere near as interesting. Except for the scenery, if you have been on one airline in coach class you have usually been on them all. Having travelled "sardine class" many a time, I find little difference between most air flights. With Business class on airlines running 3 times or more then coach class, not many can afford to travel business or first class. I hope you continue covering more Train trips in the future. My wife also greatly likes those as well!
Thank you very much!
Breathtaking landscapes
Hmm! Having leggero salad and watching those views seemed priceless 👌😉, loved those picturesque areas around the countryside, between Italy and Switzerland
What a delightful Video. Thanks for posting
Im from Indonesia. I like Europe, i like train n your video. Good
Thank you.Sir for sharing ti's video amazing beautiful scenery
I really like the iron work in the Milan train shed.....reminds me of the old Reading terminal in Philadelphia PA.
The kid singing ao 10:59 while you're looking at the menu is so cute!
Wow that is extremely stunning scenery. I have to do that trip at sometime.
Train design is great and journey is beautiful. Thanks
Very comprehensive, good voice , Englishman’s travel documentary. Neat as the country traveling through ,
What a wonderful part of the world for train travel!
Best part of train journeys.... are the views outside.
Hi Paul, I really enjoy watching your blogs, this one from Zurich to Milan was excellent and very well presented, I look forward to many more great quality blogs from you in the future!
Nice vlog! Great presentation. Greetings from Plano, Texas, United States.
Beautiful 👍👍
Thanks Paul ~
Wonderful train journey with beautiful natural views between Zurich Milan trip , video make also excellently.
This video is truly excellent . Carry on .
Looks like a great journey to take! That scenery 👍🏻
This was so relaxing to watch. I love train travel
Love my Switzerland. Thanks for the video.
The through trains at Zürich don't reverse. There are loads of platforms dedicated for this under the main conccourse (e.g., platforms 31-34 and 41-44)
True, but these, particularly the long-distance ones, are really quite new.
I travelled from Zurich to Milan and back to Zurich via bus .The journey was spectacular
If you are interested in the „Kontrollstelle“ in Zurich, then you might also be interested in the „Zentrallstellwerk“ in Basel. It is one of the first buildings planed and consctructed by the architects Herzog & De Meuron, who later became famous with countless buildings worldwide like „the nest“ for the Peking Summer Olympics, but also for controversial projects like the Opera in Hamburg - BEAUTIFUL, but three times over budget …
Great vlog, love the train videos always interesting. 🙂
Always a pleasure to travel with you... from home....
Keep it coming!! Love your content!!!
I followed your excellent programs. They are very useful and informative. I, too, enjoy dining on moving vehicles; trains, planes or ships. Thank you!
Thanks Paul; love your train trips🌞
As an Italian is always a pleasure see your review about an Italian product.
Anyway you where also lucky to find the restaurant coach open: until recent they were closed for the Pandemic (although the prices were very Swiss for an Italian train 😂).
I hope you will also have the possibility to try the Frecciarossa and Italo
I travel by Amtrak between San Diego, Los Angeles & Oxnard, CA. It beats driving & riding on buses. Flying is a hassle & drudgery when flying domestically in the United States. I enjoy looking at the scenery when I travel by train & also read when it’s night before I go to sleep on the train.