@@doc7austin The former IR-carriage that was board bistro of the IC Amsterdam-Berlin technically had Aircon, though you were better off just opening the windows when it warmed up.
Great video. 17:09 Brennerpass... The Brennerbasistunnel, longest underground railway connection in the world, will be finshed 2032 or so. They started building it 2008. Maybe you can do a video in the inaugural train😃
Nice! I see that both sleeper cars are still absent from the consist. I rode ES452/3 a couple of weeks ago and had to downgrade to a couchette both ways. Both cars have technical faults at the moment, not sure what exactly. There was only one on my Brussels - Prague leg, and none at all on the return. My ES452 had 14 cars, and the last four were empty and un-numbered for the whole trip. On the way out on ES453 I was in the third car behind the locomotive. Somewhere on the journey, they added four more cars in front of me and I woke up seventh from the loco! No idea where or why. A full dinner on the train would have been icing on the cake. Hopefully they can refurbish the rest of the train to the standard of the diner... and repair the sleepers. They are ancient though.
No sleeping cars (at least not this time), no fresh food, a long delay even before the actual departure, a broken light - but the VIP managers receiving fancy catering? It all seems sort of improvised, although the food looked ok. I am afraid this connection is not going to last for long 😢...
Well, they are kind of new, and sleeping trains hasn't been built new for ages, so they kinda have to buy old ones. Let's see if they try to improve these
They have 2 sleeping cars which run often but depends on demand and availability of it, European Sleeper doesn't own any of the rolling stock, all of it is leased from other operators (Wagon Service, Euro-Express, Train Rental Intl. Gmbh, etc.), they're the ones who decide whether they give their wagons to other operators. European Sleeper started last year and remember, It's all publicly funded. So therefore you can already expect that It's not on the NightJet quality (although NightJet is going for worse anyway, lol.).
3:22 - I bet most if not all sleeping cars are out for repairs. I had a return journey in their sleeping car few months back and it had various issues, including those little windows not closing, toilet issues etc. For the return part I got downgraded to couchette. Even got some money back, even though it's more expensive to get a private couchette. Not sure I've seen a sleeper car since. Few weeks ago I booked a seat in a seater car and ended up in couchette car anyway (without any covers or pillows). I don't remember seeing the silver sleeper car in the set that day either. In some ways they run an interesting operation, but, I find it useful so I hope it stays. I just wish they could get a new Nightjet set or something like that.
Der Bistro-Wagen wirkt etwas improvisiert, so wie der Rest des ganzen Zuges. Eine bunt zusammengewürfelte Garnitur, wobei insbesondere die abgewirtschafteten weinroten "Euro Express"-Wagen an sog. "Säuferzüge" erinnern. Aber wenn der Preis stimmt und nicht der Weg das Ziel ist... Danke für diese Eindrücke.
As a Start-Up, it is: first earn money, so we can invest. The coming of the Dining-car is proof of that investment. Renting cars is a better way to start than building new ones, hoping people will use your service. Most today's users are not that keen on dining or fancy bedding. A seat to sit is enough. And delays are part of the adventure. For a more direct trainride Praque - Berlin or Berlin - Amsterdam, there are altenatives with much more comfort and service. And therefore with a higher price.
@@doc7austin ganz ehrlich, lieber so, als wenn man buchstäblich auf der Strecke bleibt, so wie in deinem einen Nightjet-Video nach Italien. Deswegen schrieb ich ja, dass es ok ist, wenn nicht der Weg das Ziel ist. Als jemand, der noch den City Night Line aus seinen besseren Tagen kennt, würde ich gerne bevorzugen, wieder auf diese Art mit einem Nachtzug reisen zu können.
The station board at Dresden 13:21 showed the correct route through the Netherlands: NOT via Amsterdam but via Utrecht - Breda - Roosendaal due to works on the Rotterdam - Roosendaal direct route. Strange that the car had problems as it has been refurbished not long before at the workshop of the Bentheimer Eisenbahn at Nordhorn. It used to be part of the Amsterdam - Berlin serivce by NS and DB, stopped in december 2023. In that train, there is nothing to by anymore. (they say, there is, but the trolley is often stored due to lack of personal)
*And due to works between Bad Bentheim and Deventer as well*. Otherwise, they could still run the 'normal' route via Bad Bentheim - Amersfoort - Utrecht as opposed to the current route (via Emmerich - Arnhem to Utrecht)
Every train only offers reheated food on board, you are too limited in size to design a kitchen in there (you cant make the wagons too wide) while still having space to seat diners and allowing people to walk to carriages on both sides. Also the logistics of keeping fresh ingredients on board are a nightmare. And generally you are limited in length as well due to platform size, so you only want to sacrifice one car for dining space and not two.
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That looks like a very nice journey, dining car is very welcome from European Sleeper, hope it is a success, thanks Doc.
yes; i hope european sleeper will keep the dining car running;
Nice review.
Many thanks for sharing. 🤩
I missed the IC1 Dining Cars. So good TRI bought at least one and they are back on track :)
Di these InterRegio dining cars even have AC ?
@@doc7austin The former IR-carriage that was board bistro of the IC Amsterdam-Berlin technically had Aircon, though you were better off just opening the windows when it warmed up.
I’d much rather meet you than avoid you or at least see you in your videos once and awhile. 😃✌️
it is actually a hidden message
Booked a whole seating car, how nice :D
no, i just sat in a free compartment that i found; the conductors didnt care
“So if you want to avoid me, go ahead and book it.” That was funny! Another great video, thanks!
yeah, i was serious about that
@@doc7austin Why?
pm me
It's as shame you are not on the inaugural train to Venice. Would have loved to meet you!
another time - just message me
Great video. 17:09 Brennerpass... The Brennerbasistunnel, longest underground railway connection in the world, will be finshed 2032 or so. They started building it 2008. Maybe you can do a video in the inaugural train😃
as i said in my video: i wont be on the brussels-venice inaugural train
Nice! I see that both sleeper cars are still absent from the consist. I rode ES452/3 a couple of weeks ago and had to downgrade to a couchette both ways. Both cars have technical faults at the moment, not sure what exactly. There was only one on my Brussels - Prague leg, and none at all on the return. My ES452 had 14 cars, and the last four were empty and un-numbered for the whole trip.
On the way out on ES453 I was in the third car behind the locomotive. Somewhere on the journey, they added four more cars in front of me and I woke up seventh from the loco! No idea where or why.
A full dinner on the train would have been icing on the cake. Hopefully they can refurbish the rest of the train to the standard of the diner... and repair the sleepers. They are ancient though.
It would be great but there aren't WR cars available in 2024
@@bernardbouzon5499 We have full Bord-Restaurant 88-96 WRmz cars rotting in Romania, all 12 of them also second-hand from Germany (ex-WRbumz 139)...
@mureseanu976 Are there any real Romanian dining cars operating in Romania anymore ?
@@doc7austin Only 10x WRlee 89-76 Bistro cars, that have their overhaul paid through European Resilience funds.
@mureseanu976 european resilience funds - what is this ?
No sleeping cars (at least not this time), no fresh food, a long delay even before the actual departure, a broken light - but the VIP managers receiving fancy catering? It all seems sort of improvised, although the food looked ok. I am afraid this connection is not going to last for long 😢...
Well, they are kind of new, and sleeping trains hasn't been built new for ages, so they kinda have to buy old ones. Let's see if they try to improve these
They have 2 sleeping cars which run often but depends on demand and availability of it, European Sleeper doesn't own any of the rolling stock, all of it is leased from other operators (Wagon Service, Euro-Express, Train Rental Intl. Gmbh, etc.), they're the ones who decide whether they give their wagons to other operators.
European Sleeper started last year and remember, It's all publicly funded. So therefore you can already expect that It's not on the NightJet quality (although NightJet is going for worse anyway, lol.).
yes, but its true; the vip guests have really received that more premium catering.
I have seen the European Sleeper three times, and I noticed that the sleeping car is missing, is there a reason why?
yes; dont book the sleeping car in the first place.
3:22 - I bet most if not all sleeping cars are out for repairs. I had a return journey in their sleeping car few months back and it had various issues, including those little windows not closing, toilet issues etc. For the return part I got downgraded to couchette. Even got some money back, even though it's more expensive to get a private couchette. Not sure I've seen a sleeper car since.
Few weeks ago I booked a seat in a seater car and ended up in couchette car anyway (without any covers or pillows). I don't remember seeing the silver sleeper car in the set that day either.
In some ways they run an interesting operation, but, I find it useful so I hope it stays. I just wish they could get a new Nightjet set or something like that.
not sure if i ever saw any seating cars on this train this year at all
Der Bistro-Wagen wirkt etwas improvisiert, so wie der Rest des ganzen Zuges. Eine bunt zusammengewürfelte Garnitur, wobei insbesondere die abgewirtschafteten weinroten "Euro Express"-Wagen an sog. "Säuferzüge" erinnern. Aber wenn der Preis stimmt und nicht der Weg das Ziel ist... Danke für diese Eindrücke.
As a Start-Up, it is: first earn money, so we can invest. The coming of the Dining-car is proof of that investment. Renting cars is a better way to start than building new ones, hoping people will use your service. Most today's users are not that keen on dining or fancy bedding. A seat to sit is enough. And delays are part of the adventure. For a more direct trainride Praque - Berlin or Berlin - Amsterdam, there are altenatives with much more comfort and service. And therefore with a higher price.
European Sleeper is very good in improvising - in contrast to the cancellation culture at ÖBB Nightjet
@@doc7austin ganz ehrlich, lieber so, als wenn man buchstäblich auf der Strecke bleibt, so wie in deinem einen Nightjet-Video nach Italien. Deswegen schrieb ich ja, dass es ok ist, wenn nicht der Weg das Ziel ist. Als jemand, der noch den City Night Line aus seinen besseren Tagen kennt, würde ich gerne bevorzugen, wieder auf diese Art mit einem Nachtzug reisen zu können.
@B10Flipster European Sleeper ist, was das Verkehren ihres Zuges betrifft, wesentlich zuverlässiger als ÖBB Nightjet
buon appetito
The station board at Dresden 13:21 showed the correct route through the Netherlands: NOT via Amsterdam but via Utrecht - Breda - Roosendaal due to works on the Rotterdam - Roosendaal direct route.
Strange that the car had problems as it has been refurbished not long before at the workshop of the Bentheimer Eisenbahn at Nordhorn. It used to be part of the Amsterdam - Berlin serivce by NS and DB, stopped in december 2023. In that train, there is nothing to by anymore. (they say, there is, but the trolley is often stored due to lack of personal)
*And due to works between Bad Bentheim and Deventer as well*. Otherwise, they could still run the 'normal' route via Bad Bentheim - Amersfoort - Utrecht as opposed to the current route (via Emmerich - Arnhem to Utrecht)
@SvdB1124 yeah; going via Emmerich seems like a pretty big diversion
well, its not the dining car of the Orient Express, but this is something! prefer a private sleeper coupe with shower/etc.
ja, european sleeper is more a budget version of the orient express
I hope the dining service survives.
i dont think that european sleeper is going to earn any money with that dining car
They offer Afflingem 0.0, a good n/a beer!
The food looked edible but nothing more.
Do tyey serve breakfast in dining car in morning? did you take a look at the menu?
a small breakfast box is included in the sleeping car fare - if the sleeping car is indeed operating;
Apparently sleeping car is often missing
yes; and thats why i do not recommend to book the sleeping car type at all with european sleeper
I would be expecting way more than reheated food for AU$ 51 for a meal on a train !
ja, i agree with you
Every train only offers reheated food on board, you are too limited in size to design a kitchen in there (you cant make the wagons too wide) while still having space to seat diners and allowing people to walk to carriages on both sides. Also the logistics of keeping fresh ingredients on board are a nightmare.
And generally you are limited in length as well due to platform size, so you only want to sacrifice one car for dining space and not two.
Dining car looks very nice but prices seem a bit high! So, with no fresh food, everything hot is microwaved?? Yuk!!
yeah; it is only convenience food (tv dinner)
@@doc7austinI get it. Traditional dining cars are expensive to operate money losers but this is better than nothing.👊🏾👴🏾✌🏾
@samtrak1204 exactly; european sleeper is making an effort to provide some dining car; i appreciate that
Does anyone know the name of the intro song used in this video?
it is from 1980s ukrainian tv
@@doc7austin where i can get the full song?
Reminds me of the song "Als ich fortging" from "Karussell". th-cam.com/video/_5Nfo_F_kdU/w-d-xo.html
I so knew it. I was thinking: What the hell, that's like from some 1980s Soviet film.
@@doc7austin What's the name of it? I'd like to listen to it whole. :)
ICE Hamburg to Interlaken Ost pls
ICE is boring in my eyes
Please make the viedos of Italian sleeper train
there are videos about italian night trains on my channel
Where is itilian
Pete Brandy is spotted)
wow ! what a coincidence :-)
Beer with dessert?
yeah; i usually dont drink alcohol
But it was pilsner Urquell !
Better than nothing, food should be fresh though. This car looks like it's from DB - probably TRI bought it from them.
this dining car does not feature a fully-fledged kitchen, where you could cook fresh meals
Not a Schnitzel really!
you are right - some kind of meat which was reheated on the train
@@doc7austin Holandský řízek? (ground meat with cheese "French" fried - as schnitzel).
I lost my phone charger once on one of these trains...so if anyone found one in carraige 8, you're welcome
Where did you find a power socket on this train ?
@@doc7austin In the couchette car there are some under the table/over the window
in the cranky white/red coloured couchette cars ?
@@doc7austin yes
Make sure it is compatible with my phone
This train is to dirty the canceled the Sleeping-Car for give a realy dirty Couchette and the money did not come back it's a shame ...
Why did you do a good review when this train is to dirty and lie to the guests and don't respect the European travel legislation ...?