I love these old trains :) I'm a bit sad that they are replacing them!
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; more and more are being replaced by the CR200J electric multiple unit trainset
@jfmezei
8 ай бұрын
A big change to see a "full" resraurant car compared to all the empty one on Russian and other trains you have documented. (buit later in video you mention that many sat there without ordering anything). Preparing food on-board is a rare thing these days. In Canada, during heydays of rail travel, Canadian Pacific's The Canadian (Montréal-Vancouver) would pickup fresh fish in Thunderbay (lake Superior) and have it prepared and cooked on board. What is left of our rail system just has manufacturered food in the few dining cars left. Not fresh eggs for breakfast, just frozen scrambled eggs. So seeing Chinese dining car still cooking meals is amazing.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; in europe and north america you will mostly only find convenience food aboard the restaurant cars
@samtrak1204
8 ай бұрын
The platforms are clean and polished.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
well, this is china after all
@iany2448
8 ай бұрын
With booming of takeout business, I understand it is now possible to order takeout in city ahead and order is delivered to platform when train arrives. This offers greater variety and choices, and possibly pares down railway own dining car offerings.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
but is all the food - you can order from takeout businesses - really safe to eat ?
I would always enjoy a meal on the dining car! It's the kinda magical atmosphere I'm fond of, so indispensable to a train trip IMO.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; i also like dining cars, except the ones of deutsche bahn
@natraj_j
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for your videos. I always look forward to watching them. I watched your Part 1 video and loved it.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes, thank you for the feedback
@alexzhang1897
8 ай бұрын
As a Chinese I think the food served on the train is expensive and terrible🤣. I choose to buy it in advance and take it on the train or order takeout on the high-speed rail
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; you saw the other passengers in my compartment - they ate their own food, which they had brought on board
@brucewilliams8714
8 ай бұрын
This brings back memories of 1994, to Zhongwei. The "western style" toilet was locked, so had to use the squat toilet. Quite a feat considering it was a straight-through outlet to the track! And a very chilly updraught. Much subtlety was vital. Agree about the dining car, fantastic food. We had to surrender our tickets to the car attendant for the duration of the trip; returned just before arrival. A good feature was the replenishments of the hot-water flask, to make tea.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; the toilets (both western and asian) were all in working order)
@Trains686
8 ай бұрын
I like your videos keep up the good work🎉🎉🎉
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
sure thanks
@TripsonBudget
8 ай бұрын
Off the beaten path. Really waited for this 2nd part.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; I wanted to escape the paths of mass tourism; china's inner mongolia and ningxia region offer that
@GuojunSONG
8 ай бұрын
SNCF jingle in ZhongWei 😅 thank you for the video
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; that jingle was one of my two easter eggs, which i have hidden in this video
@gaborbalkanyi3490
8 ай бұрын
Found the second one, which was a DB announcement of a troubled train to ... perhaps Koblenz. All too familiar :D @@doc7austin Thanks for the vid!
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; major delay announcement by deutsche bahn
@duiliuceng
8 ай бұрын
You Didn't even sleep. And stand on the platform 1 hour under -2 degree. How much Passion you have for train.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
hahaha; yes; thats why i have written that i felt exhausted making videos on chinese trains
@joey3291
8 ай бұрын
That's a good value for the price, you got a lot of chicken, and it looks delicious...
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; you wouldnt find this kind of chicken meal in central europe
@upulpriyanthagunasekara4387
8 ай бұрын
U r the best traveller .❤
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
well, doing a lot of video recording along my way
@brucewilliams8714
5 ай бұрын
Many memories here. I noticed you didn't show the train toilet, just the wash basins. On our train to Zhongwei, in 1994, the "Western WC" was locked, and we had to use the squat toilet. Quite a challenge on a swaying train. We were based at Zhongwei to film trains in the surrounding areas. Thank you for this.
@doc7austin
5 ай бұрын
well, I do not publish video content of dirty toilets on my channel
@jfmezei
8 ай бұрын
You ask the question of Nightjet vs Chinese railways: Nightjet isn't really a long distance servicem it is just a motel on wheels for one night travel, no restaurant, no lounge, no socializing. The chinese train in this video has dining car, and it appears the people are much more lively on the train. Though I still remember one of your videos aboard a PKP train where your breakfast in dining car made me really hungry.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; very few night trains in europe also carry a restaurant car; however, the sleeping car attendants may lock the aleeping car so that the restaurant car is not accesible
@Tinovr6
8 ай бұрын
I think i heared the Lanzhou station announcer talk about an overnight train to Berlin ueber Koblenz? :D
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes, i have hidden two easter eggs in this video - in order to see if people are carefully watching this video
@K-sp
8 ай бұрын
Interesting announcement at 18:07 😄
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
do you mean the german-language announcement ?
@K-sp
8 ай бұрын
@@doc7austin yes, where does that come from?
@ohneEisen
8 ай бұрын
Immer diese bösartigen Seitenhiebe auf die DBAG? Da bin ich dafür!
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
ein bisschen Heimweh auf Deutschland und die DB AG ist ja ok - auch in der tiefen chinesischen Provinz
@yuqin405
8 ай бұрын
I like your sense of humour. 😂
@guestonearth1274
7 ай бұрын
Most safe country in the world
@doc7austin
7 ай бұрын
i agree with you
@calvinang1
8 ай бұрын
Your train journey has the nostalgia of Paul Theroux - Riding the Iron Rooster published in the 1980’s. Great book by the way. Thx for such an insightful video and safe journey
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes, i have really enjoyed this night train trip
@panzer3279
8 ай бұрын
Amazing video! How's the train suspension and ride quality compared to a European sleeper trains (like Nightjet)? And the Indian Tejas train you made a video about?
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
this was an older ruanwoche soft sleeper car - the ride quality was not the best; but, on newer soft sleeper cars the ride quality is perfect
@user-ve6vu2fv3z
8 ай бұрын
视频拍摄当天的Z275本物机车是“雷锋号”,HXD3D-0035
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
oki
@sheilaathay2034
8 ай бұрын
❤🎉
@Anonymous-dy2zu
8 ай бұрын
Don't they operate day sleeper passenger trains? Ther rolling stocks look amazing btw.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; there are some high-spees trains with sleeper cars, which operate only during the day
@travelvideos
8 ай бұрын
I have never eaten on the train in China. The best is to buy food in supermarket before trip or use cup noodles. But I like to sit in dinning car without buying anything, because it is more spacious.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
well, I believe that cup noodles are not very healthy; in this dining car the meals have been freshly cooked
@ikmijzelf179
8 ай бұрын
Its good to hear some proper German announcements at 18.05. I assume the long distance train Beijing to Berlin?
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
this was actually a delay announcement due to a technical problem
@yangdaoy
2 ай бұрын
Do you have a travel channel?
@mistersurogat
8 ай бұрын
very modern train
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
well, most cars were new, but not my soft aleeper car
@DanielYau318
8 ай бұрын
@@doc7austinyep, your one should be running more than 20 years.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
but i think the car was still well-maintained
@bombaytaxidriver
8 ай бұрын
Why is there an announcement in German @ 18.06-18.25 when in Lanzhou?
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; 40 minute delay announcement due to a technical fault
@alexanderivkin7086
5 ай бұрын
@@doc7austin🤣🤣🤣🤣 Every train that runs too late in China must be announced in German, so that the chinese can feel our third-world-country vibe.
@cestmoi1262
8 ай бұрын
How does the announcement (@ 18:10) in German fit into this China railroad station. Note: the train is 40 (?) minutes late. Typical.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
its an easter egg; i always place some of them into my videos
@samtrak1204
8 ай бұрын
Can a single passenger occupy a compartment for additional fare?
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
no, this is not possible in china
@jellyzRL
7 ай бұрын
Bourgeoisie decadence will not be tolerated 😤
@全新的感觉
6 ай бұрын
@@doc7austin Technically, yes!You can use the identities of three other friends to buy three more tickets and inform the conductor that you need to stay in a same box. Money bag hurts.😁
@maxwang7937
5 ай бұрын
No. Even the best deluxe suite option on some trains are twin compartments, so you need at least 2 people travelling together.
@andienguyen-theworldandi6483
3 ай бұрын
At 16:00 min, I can clearly hear someone boring 😂. Will take many trains on my silk road trip this Oct. How you all think about food on the train? Should order foods there or bring own foods?
@hahahaeee9104
6 күн бұрын
better bring yourself some food,since the food sold on the train is more expensive than the local market,although having dishes made on the train is enjoyable.
@samtrak1204
8 ай бұрын
Was that a dining car with the tables and purple seats? It was on a moving train filmed from the platform.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; this was our dining car
@XerxesLangrana
8 ай бұрын
Is it difficult for foreigners to travel in China, or can anyone travel anywhere they like?
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
hmmm; most foreigners need a visa; and for tibet foreigners also require a special permit; practically speaking, its not possible to travel anywhere
@guestonearth1274
7 ай бұрын
No problem , everywhere from cities to corner villages
@adityagarthe7184
7 ай бұрын
dude i have seen it multiple times why do you include fake announcement sounds , like in this one @ 13:25 you played the sncf announcement sound
@doc7austin
7 ай бұрын
yes, these easter eggs were meant as a joke
@adityagarthe7184
7 ай бұрын
i guess, lol @@doc7austin
@samtrak1204
8 ай бұрын
Do the blinding bright lights stay on all night in the hard seat cars? I'm blinded just looking at them on my computer. Poor passengers.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; unfortunately; hard seat cars are not a comfortable way to travel during the night
@sellier-bellot22
8 ай бұрын
The Chinese are building railways like crazy ???😆😆
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
crazy; they are still expanding their network at a rapid pace
@basstrip73
8 ай бұрын
Yes. They've built 40k kilometres of high speed rail lines in 20 years. Contrast to UK where HS2 from London to Edinburgh (about 1000km) was scheduled to take 20 years to build before the whole project was scrapped late last year by the current UK government. The west can't build anything anymore, the only thing it spends public money on is bailing out failed banks and businesses and weapons and war (e.g. Ukraine). The European rail system is a sad joke compared to what it was even 15 years ago. Multi-hour delays, overcrowded tracks and equipment failures are all common now.
@alexanderivkin7086
5 ай бұрын
@@basstrip73China now has more high speed rail than the rest of the world combined. This is also the fact for: Coal consumption, concrete production. The plan is to build 70.000km of high speed rail. I only see one problem: If you build infrastructure for currently 1,4 billion people, it´s not clever to see how your population will die out 50% until 2080. Who will use this stuff?
@hahahaeee9104
6 күн бұрын
@@alexanderivkin7086 but you have to say that the density of railway networks in some small european countries is much higher than china, like Belgium and netherland, shouldn't china deserve it?
@hahahaeee9104
6 күн бұрын
@@doc7austin Compared to the first two decades of the 21st century, the speed of railway construction has dropped significantly, and the government has set stricter standards to limit the level of railways, such as speed and mileage. This has led to many civil engineering companies being unable to find projects to participate in domestically, so they choose to explore overseas markets.
@panzer3279
8 ай бұрын
Why was the gate closed at Lanzhou? Couldn't understand the reason.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
there is a metal door between the platform and the passenger underpass; this was closed; some yelling from my side and they opened it
@yuqin405
8 ай бұрын
Nothing is simply simple 😅😅😅
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; simple and china dont go well along with each other
@samtrak1204
8 ай бұрын
Is that someone snoring in the background?
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yes; there is a lot of snoaring of my fellow compartment pax; it is authentic and real
@samtrak1204
8 ай бұрын
@@doc7austin
@Islandicus
8 ай бұрын
Yes, that is what happens when you eat a boiled frog late at night.
@ZZGZBF
8 ай бұрын
Can you find male over age 40 without snoring? 😂😂😂 It is common worldwide.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
@ZZGZBF yes, good point
@kkbrainff6986
8 ай бұрын
😢very familiar report sound in 13:25.why it is the same in france gare
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
it was an easter egg, that I was hiding in this video
@karmesindryade
8 ай бұрын
I would prefer a compartment like the ones in the 1974 Agatha Christie movie "Murder on the Orient Express". I need pure luxury 😎
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
well, china is a communist country; the best you can get is a deluxe 2 person sleeping compartment with an ensuite bathroom (without shower)
@robinsonshawqx
8 ай бұрын
The Altay (Aletai) Train (Y965/967) might be of interest. There's quite a few upscale ammenities options up there. Still not as luxurious as Japanese offerings, but it's a good start
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
what is the route of this train ?
@robinsonshawqx
8 ай бұрын
@@doc7austin From Urumqi to Altay/Fuyun County. It's a ski express sort of thing. Last time I checked, there's a piano in the dining car and apparently it was a pretty joyful ride.
@robinsonshawqx
8 ай бұрын
@@doc7austin But apparently the dining car is in for some repairs this snow season, so might as well come back next year!
@user-ys4og2vv8k
5 ай бұрын
I noticed that Chinese trains (at least from the outside) are much cleaner than European ones...
@doc7austin
5 ай бұрын
yes; much better cleaning and maintenance
@shaozhihao
5 ай бұрын
中国的车厢有专门的洗车场对外面进行机器清洗,不知道欧洲是人工清洁还是机器自动清洁?不知道频率是多少
@marcinklimas2670
8 ай бұрын
I prefer classic ex, or still comunist sleepers, like ex CCCR, China, Poland, Slovakia, ex Yugoslavia, North Korea, Romania, etc. Nightjet is ok, but so modern.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
trains in India have sleeping cars, as well - but it feels much different
@markuskaminski8945
8 ай бұрын
18:07 German language????
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
yeah; it was an easter egg
@guestonearth1274
7 ай бұрын
😀 Gansu Province is one of 3 poorest provinces in China
@doc7austin
7 ай бұрын
but i felt ok there
@johnmehaffey9953
8 ай бұрын
Oh dear all that snoring and chatter in the background, that sounds like the trip from hell for me, I prefer peace and quiet
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
chinese trains are not the best place to seek for peace and quiet
@Hoo88846
6 ай бұрын
You can say the same about Japanese and American trains,
@cestmoi1262
8 ай бұрын
You point out all the wind turbines. None of them were turning thus not producing electricity. Reminds me of the plywood tanks that were produced during WWII to fool the enemy of the true military strength.
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
ah good point; i didnt notice that ))
@cestmoi1262
8 ай бұрын
@@doc7austinLeave it to your viewers. We check everything. LOL!
@doc7austin
8 ай бұрын
@cestmoi1262 yes, yea; I am noticing that.
@GS-pg5qz
8 ай бұрын
Maybe it wasn't windy enough.
@cestmoi1262
8 ай бұрын
@@GS-pg5qz Well then, what good are they! Hope you have plenty of candles in reserve and wood for a bonfire. Think beyond the length of your nose.
@petervan7372
2 ай бұрын
u prefer laowai or guilao? 6:53 even the worst food in china tastes better than the food at state banquet in europe
@sixsierra
Ай бұрын
Eating freshly made food on train is a real modern luxury these days. I’m a Chinese guy and I know the traditional dining experience is so much undervalued there. Also, no you don’t expect to have food safety issue, as the dining car is backed up by the railway bureau.
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