Yes, really interesting! Glad to see I’m not the only one who falls into Wikipedia rabbit holes and ends up looking at the locomotive that’s pulling the train I’m on!! Two Rikus - I hope you get along nicely and don’t argue too much!! Have a great trip and thanks for sharing it with us!
Right. Riku I need to tell you about the PKP Class EU06's and Class EP07's. In the early 60's PKP needed general purpose electrics that they couldn't get from their usual sources. So English Electric in the UK offered to build some for PKP, so they asked the powers that be if they could source these engines from a supposed enemy, at the time. The answer was yes, and English Electric built the EU06, based on the Class 83 (which actually wasn't very good in British Rail service!), swapping out the electrical systems from 25,000 volts AC to 3,000 volts DC. They served manfully for many years, pulling passenger train and fast freight. And then PKP built some of their own, first known as the EU07's, doing the same work as the EU06's and based very strongly on the orginal design. Later, the EU07's were converted to passenger use only and became the EP07's. The EU06's are long gone from PKP service, but the EP07's are pretty much still in service. Both the EU06's and the EP07's were/are known as the "Angliks" - the Englishmen!
Nice, hope you enjoyed the ride. You should try the Irish intercity trains, the one to Cork and the one to Belfast although at the time of writing this comment the Belfast service only goes as far as Portadown due to Grand Central Preparation Works.
What a coincidence! I was on an InterCity train to Warsaw too 2 weeks ago! 😂 You're lucky that your train was a loco and my one was an class ED160, a newer train and first class was not like these compartments, it was like the seating layout like in London's rail trains. And my train had a top speed of 160 km/h So these "big counties" you're talking about are as we know called 'województwa' or in English 'voivodeships'. 2 zł is around 40p And the last part was great 😄 I hope you're having a great time in Poland, we still have a few days left and I'll miss Poland because I only visit my family here once a year. 😢
You know, loco hauled trains are expensive to maintain. That's why the rest of Western Europe is moving away from those in favor of Multiple Units, which are much cheaper to maintain. I believe the only reason we still have lots ot loco hauled trains here in Poland is because people can't shut up about them. You know, compartmentless trains can be comfortable to travel in too, but not for everybody I guess. Hopefully the 50 Double Decker Electric Multiple Units which PKP Intercity plans on purchasing will be a good investment. They planned at first on buying 38 Push&pull sets, but upon realizing how expensive that would be, they scrapped this alltogether and went for EMUs instead.
@@RoadRailAviation hold on. This doesn't seem right. I read a few articles and they say that the person in charge of PKP Intercity once again changed his mind and will order Push&pull sets once again. This is confusing. There were no warnings towards it and I was completely sure they'll be getting double decker EMUs.
@@JaNieWie Wait what, that can't be true, the most common train I saw on PKP InterCity was EMUs and not Diesel locomotives, that really makes no sense to stop buying EMUs and continue with the locos!
@@RoadRailAviation PKP Intercity has about 86 EMUs total (32 from Stadler (FLIRT ED160), 34 from Pesa (Dart ED161 and Bydgostia ED74) and Alstom (EMU250 Pendolino). A few months ago they even signed a contract for 35 dual powered Multiple Units from Newag. Majority of the trains is still hauled by locos and will probably remain like that for time being.
I took the exact same route at the beginning of August. I got the 17:41 to Warszawa Gdańska and got car from there. I also tried a TLK (Twoje Linie Kolejowe) train going back to my grandparents place (in Poland) from Gdańsk. Totally different to the EIC (Express Intercity train I was on going there). The TLK train had no internet, it was crowded and I was lucky to have a seat because there were also standing tickets sold. The train was over 30 minutes late and because quite a bit of passengers had to make the same connection as me in Warsaw East, they held the IC train for me and the other passengers which had to make that connection. If we missed it then we would’ve had to wait for over an hour for another train going there and that train was a TLK. The IC train was a Pesa Dart and was comfortable and had AC (which the TLK didn’t have. All in all these are the Polish train operators ranked by me (Based on Experience) 1. Express Intercity (EIC) - I had a good experience with them and the prices weren’t like EIP 2. Intercity (IC) - Nice comfortable but sometimes stops at some useless stations. 3. Express Intercity Premium (EIP) - Tickets are pricey, but to get a seat on the pendolino that’s what you have to pay. Also their route network is limited. 4. Twoje Linie Kolejowe (TLK) - Pretty bad, they sell standing seats, trains are usually packed (on some routes), no internet or AC on some trains (I think). 5. PolRegio - Depends on where you live. You can either get new trains or old trains such as the old EN57 trains. Stops at every station but it’s slow and boring. I understand if you need to get to a specific place like Łopatki or Klementowice but if you want to connect between big cities it’s quite useless when you can get IC (I haven’t included specific voivodeship railways because I haven’t been on all of them and it would take a long time to write. This all took a long time to write)
About Regio trains, I just want to say, that by next year, Polregio will start receiving new Electric Multiple Units from four manufacturers. There'll be 200 of those (60 two-carriage variants and 140 three-carriage). They're made by Pesa, Newag, Stadler and FPS Cegielski and should replace these EN57 units, which to be honest, look more like metro trains. I don't get the love for these, apart from nostalgia. About EIC and EIP, I'm feeling like there is some misunderstanding here. Express Intercity Premium trains are supposed to be trains with the highest priority, stopping at the least amount of stations and having the highest level of on board services, and then yet you see some stopping at multiple statiosn between large cities, compared to EIC trains. I think this should be adjusted: - EIP trains shouldn't stop at: Ciechanów, Działdowo, Iława Główna, Malbork, Tczew, Włoszczowa Północ, Zawiercie and Brzeg. These stations would instead be handed over to EIC services, - Also, ED250 should have the only three compartments in the train restructurized to being fitted for Business Class, instead of being for families only. I mean, EIC trains have Business class, but EIP doesn't have these. It doesn't make sense.
Really enjoyed this, I love seeing different parts of the world :> Also question; could you maybe add English subtitles for when you’re talking polish?
I didn't know that an Intercity Train Traction Motor sounds like that! This was a great video! I loved the scenery, the polish language, and the train's interior! I really liked the ending too! There's gonna be a new bus route on TFL coming in service on the 31'st of August running between Golders Green and Stamford Hill. Do you think you'll be here in time for it?
You can buy a ticket online, it's probably yet more cheaper .I've been living in London for 19 years but I come from Dolny Śląsk.There is a lot of to discover in there.Good polish mate
I travelled on PKP Intercity's ED250 Pendolino from Warsaw to Krakow. I was very impressed with my experience, especially because complimentary water bottles were handed to every passenger. The train was also very fast, with speeds of up to 125mph or 200km/h.
Currently a large portion of this route is being upgraded to 250 km/h (155 mph) and due to this, the speed on large part is currently lowered down to 160 km/h (99 mph). You know, ETCS is disabled and being upgraded from Level 1 to Level 2.
@@skullgeezer7174yeah, that's true. The jounrey times are going to be decreased down to 2 hours in that direction. Only catch, is that it's been going for well over a decade and the finish date is still uncertain, but based on the current state of upgrading process, I think we're finally approaching the day the modernization ends.
@@JaNieWie The line between Białystok and Warsaw may probably get upgraded in the future to accommodate Rail Baltica. As I’m currently living in Lithuania 🇱🇹, I’m very excited to see when the new high speed rail comes into operation
@@skullgeezer7174 soon trains will be able to reach 160 km/h on the entire route. However, once ETCS Level 2 gets installed, that speed is going to rise to 200 km/h. This is all due to Rail Baltica project currently going on. I am waiting for the day it finishes too.
Ok, let me be honest, you substantially overpayed. So you were travelling on an EIC (Express Intercity), and you payed 208zl for tickets with a family discount, if you would have taken a standard intercity train (IC), it would of taken only 35 minutes longer, and costed 138zl, additionally, considering you have been in poland for 3 weeks, you could have booked the ticket on IC (not EIC) three days prior, and would have payed only 98zl. Hope this helps for your next trip to poland! Also I highly recommend going to Toruń, a very nice city in poland, and its only an hour and a half by train from poznan by intercity. Also, GBP is just PLN/5 so 5 zloty is 1 pound
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Yes, really interesting!
Glad to see I’m not the only one who falls into Wikipedia rabbit holes and ends up looking at the locomotive that’s pulling the train I’m on!!
Two Rikus - I hope you get along nicely and don’t argue too much!!
Have a great trip and thanks for sharing it with us!
Right. Riku I need to tell you about the PKP Class EU06's and Class EP07's. In the early 60's PKP needed general purpose electrics that they couldn't get from their usual sources. So English Electric in the UK offered to build some for PKP, so they asked the powers that be if they could source these engines from a supposed enemy, at the time. The answer was yes, and English Electric built the EU06, based on the Class 83 (which actually wasn't very good in British Rail service!), swapping out the electrical systems from 25,000 volts AC to 3,000 volts DC. They served manfully for many years, pulling passenger train and fast freight. And then PKP built some of their own, first known as the EU07's, doing the same work as the EU06's and based very strongly on the orginal design. Later, the EU07's were converted to passenger use only and became the EP07's. The EU06's are long gone from PKP service, but the EP07's are pretty much still in service. Both the EU06's and the EP07's were/are known as the "Angliks" - the Englishmen!
Wow, they were actually called “anglik”s, that’s so interesting
Thanks for sharing your info :)
I really need to stop missing Riku’s uploads.😊
Fun fact: The region/voivodeship that Warsaw is in is called the Mazowieckie/Masovian voivodeship.
7:55 Nice converstation😂
9:47 LOL
Nice, hope you enjoyed the ride.
You should try the Irish intercity trains, the one to Cork and the one to Belfast although at the time of writing this comment the Belfast service only goes as far as Portadown due to Grand Central Preparation Works.
Hope you enjoyed riding the intercity train in Poland.
What a coincidence! I was on an InterCity train to Warsaw too 2 weeks ago! 😂
You're lucky that your train was a loco and my one was an class ED160, a newer train and first class was not like these compartments, it was like the seating layout like in London's rail trains. And my train had a top speed of 160 km/h
So these "big counties" you're talking about are as we know called 'województwa' or in English 'voivodeships'.
2 zł is around 40p
And the last part was great 😄
I hope you're having a great time in Poland, we still have a few days left and I'll miss Poland because I only visit my family here once a year. 😢
You know, loco hauled trains are expensive to maintain. That's why the rest of Western Europe is moving away from those in favor of Multiple Units, which are much cheaper to maintain. I believe the only reason we still have lots ot loco hauled trains here in Poland is because people can't shut up about them. You know, compartmentless trains can be comfortable to travel in too, but not for everybody I guess.
Hopefully the 50 Double Decker Electric Multiple Units which PKP Intercity plans on purchasing will be a good investment. They planned at first on buying 38 Push&pull sets, but upon realizing how expensive that would be, they scrapped this alltogether and went for EMUs instead.
@@JaNieWie Yeah, I see less and less locomotives and more EMUs, I'm guessing they also do that to make journeys faster, quieter and less bumpy.
@@RoadRailAviation hold on. This doesn't seem right. I read a few articles and they say that the person in charge of PKP Intercity once again changed his mind and will order Push&pull sets once again. This is confusing. There were no warnings towards it and I was completely sure they'll be getting double decker EMUs.
@@JaNieWie Wait what, that can't be true, the most common train I saw on PKP InterCity was EMUs and not Diesel locomotives, that really makes no sense to stop buying EMUs and continue with the locos!
@@RoadRailAviation PKP Intercity has about 86 EMUs total (32 from Stadler (FLIRT ED160), 34 from Pesa (Dart ED161 and Bydgostia ED74) and Alstom (EMU250 Pendolino). A few months ago they even signed a contract for 35 dual powered Multiple Units from Newag. Majority of the trains is still hauled by locos and will probably remain like that for time being.
I took the exact same route at the beginning of August. I got the 17:41 to Warszawa Gdańska and got car from there. I also tried a TLK (Twoje Linie Kolejowe) train going back to my grandparents place (in Poland) from Gdańsk. Totally different to the EIC (Express Intercity train I was on going there). The TLK train had no internet, it was crowded and I was lucky to have a seat because there were also standing tickets sold. The train was over 30 minutes late and because quite a bit of passengers had to make the same connection as me in Warsaw East, they held the IC train for me and the other passengers which had to make that connection. If we missed it then we would’ve had to wait for over an hour for another train going there and that train was a TLK. The IC train was a Pesa Dart and was comfortable and had AC (which the TLK didn’t have.
All in all these are the Polish train operators ranked by me (Based on Experience)
1. Express Intercity (EIC) - I had a good experience with them and the prices weren’t like EIP
2. Intercity (IC) - Nice comfortable but sometimes stops at some useless stations.
3. Express Intercity Premium (EIP) - Tickets are pricey, but to get a seat on the pendolino that’s what you have to pay. Also their route network is limited.
4. Twoje Linie Kolejowe (TLK) - Pretty bad, they sell standing seats, trains are usually packed (on some routes), no internet or AC on some trains (I think).
5. PolRegio - Depends on where you live. You can either get new trains or old trains such as the old EN57 trains. Stops at every station but it’s slow and boring. I understand if you need to get to a specific place like Łopatki or Klementowice but if you want to connect between big cities it’s quite useless when you can get IC
(I haven’t included specific voivodeship railways because I haven’t been on all of them and it would take a long time to write. This all took a long time to write)
About Regio trains, I just want to say, that by next year, Polregio will start receiving new Electric Multiple Units from four manufacturers. There'll be 200 of those (60 two-carriage variants and 140 three-carriage). They're made by Pesa, Newag, Stadler and FPS Cegielski and should replace these EN57 units, which to be honest, look more like metro trains. I don't get the love for these, apart from nostalgia.
About EIC and EIP, I'm feeling like there is some misunderstanding here. Express Intercity Premium trains are supposed to be trains with the highest priority, stopping at the least amount of stations and having the highest level of on board services, and then yet you see some stopping at multiple statiosn between large cities, compared to EIC trains. I think this should be adjusted:
- EIP trains shouldn't stop at: Ciechanów, Działdowo, Iława Główna, Malbork, Tczew, Włoszczowa Północ, Zawiercie and Brzeg. These stations would instead be handed over to EIC services,
- Also, ED250 should have the only three compartments in the train restructurized to being fitted for Business Class, instead of being for families only. I mean, EIC trains have Business class, but EIP doesn't have these. It doesn't make sense.
im polish and ive tooken this train before. it was a good experience
have a good time in poland
looks really cool !🎉
I guess your next video will be on the 310. Are you gonna go on it on the first day?
great video as always
Riku I think it is quite interesting that the platforms are numbered separately from the tracks. Perhaps you could find out more about this.
Twój polski jest świetny I have to admit
Really enjoyed this, I love seeing different parts of the world :>
Also question; could you maybe add English subtitles for when you’re talking polish?
I didn't know that an Intercity Train Traction Motor sounds like that! This was a great video! I loved the scenery, the polish language, and the train's interior! I really liked the ending too! There's gonna be a new bus route on TFL coming in service on the 31'st of August running between Golders Green and Stamford Hill. Do you think you'll be here in time for it?
I watched your video and it was apsoultly spectacular so i cant when your recording yoir next video!Bth,why were there two of u at the end?
Great video
You can buy a ticket online, it's probably yet more cheaper .I've been living in London for 19 years but I come from Dolny Śląsk.There is a lot of to discover in there.Good polish mate
Seems your having fun with the editing software
Can u go on the sl8 the best buses
oh sugar
Nice one! Also can you please visit Gdynia
I travelled on PKP Intercity's ED250 Pendolino from Warsaw to Krakow. I was very impressed with my experience, especially because complimentary water bottles were handed to every passenger. The train was also very fast, with speeds of up to 125mph or 200km/h.
Currently a large portion of this route is being upgraded to 250 km/h (155 mph) and due to this, the speed on large part is currently lowered down to 160 km/h (99 mph). You know, ETCS is disabled and being upgraded from Level 1 to Level 2.
@@JaNieWie Wow, that’s a very exciting new development! This should cut journey times by up to 20%
@@skullgeezer7174yeah, that's true. The jounrey times are going to be decreased down to 2 hours in that direction. Only catch, is that it's been going for well over a decade and the finish date is still uncertain, but based on the current state of upgrading process, I think we're finally approaching the day the modernization ends.
@@JaNieWie The line between Białystok and Warsaw may probably get upgraded in the future to accommodate Rail Baltica. As I’m currently living in Lithuania 🇱🇹, I’m very excited to see when the new high speed rail comes into operation
@@skullgeezer7174 soon trains will be able to reach 160 km/h on the entire route. However, once ETCS Level 2 gets installed, that speed is going to rise to 200 km/h. This is all due to Rail Baltica project currently going on. I am waiting for the day it finishes too.
Lolipops on a train! Very civilised!
Hope u enjoyed the scenery
Hope u enjoyed And W video!!!! 😊
Hope the rest of journey goes well!!
Ok, let me be honest, you substantially overpayed. So you were travelling on an EIC (Express Intercity), and you payed 208zl for tickets with a family discount, if you would have taken a standard intercity train (IC), it would of taken only 35 minutes longer, and costed 138zl, additionally, considering you have been in poland for 3 weeks, you could have booked the ticket on IC (not EIC) three days prior, and would have payed only 98zl. Hope this helps for your next trip to poland! Also I highly recommend going to Toruń, a very nice city in poland, and its only an hour and a half by train from poznan by intercity.
Also, GBP is just PLN/5 so 5 zloty is 1 pound
7:55
Riku can speak polish??? 🇵🇱
yeah
@@rikufryderyk that’s cool
Why did you do the middle finger in the cab?