There is no excuse for people to leave their trash, it shows disrespect and laziness. I really enjoy your videos. The scenery is beautiful. Can't get over how blue the Mediterranean sea is, so beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day.
@francisdoss8642
2 жыл бұрын
How true Valerie...I always think 'we' (whoever in the world...!) can call ourselves 'Developed' only (figuratively speaking...) when we leave the wash-basins and toilets clean for the next person...What say...😊
@mbmhmd1
2 жыл бұрын
Dumb people leave their trash
@brokkrep
2 жыл бұрын
This is something, that really bothers me about France. Garbage everywhere, especially bottles and bags out of plastic.
@waynecopple385
2 жыл бұрын
The lack of cooperation between the French and the Spanish in regards to international rail travel is ridiculous. This, at a time when the EU is supposed to be reducing obstacles for international train service. Too bad someone can't knock their thick heads together.
@AL5520
2 жыл бұрын
The EU is working to do that but it's not that simple, and big companies lile RENFE, SNCF or DB are not the main problem (although they do try to prevent or reduce competition). Different countries developed different systems which creates an incompatibility problem. The most noticeable is the gauge. Spain's regular network *and Portugal's) uses Iberian gauge of 1,668 mm, France and many other countries use the standard gauge of 1,435 mm (which is what Spain uses for high speed lines), former Soviet Union countries and Finland use 1,520 mm (in Finland it's 1,524 mm but it's close enough to be interchangeable) but that's not the main problem. They also use different electrification systems and different signaling which makes it hard to offer international rail travel (that requires many times to change locomotive in each country). They are working to change this by opening local rail lines to competition with open access (even in France there is no a high speed competitor to SNCF from Paris to Milan operated by Italo), by helping countries change, at least on main lines, to standard gauge with the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). As mentioned, in Spain the high speed network is standard and they started building the Rail Baltica project connecting Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with Poland with standard gauge and to Finland (by ferry for now, a tunnel in the future) as part of the Baltic-Adriatic Corridor. For signaling they've created the European Train Control System (ETCS) that is, slowly, being implemented around Europe (mostly on high speed lines in the first stages) and in other countries like Mexico, India, Australia, China, Israel (nationwide - It's a small country with a small network) and even in Canada (in the future upgrade to the Toronto region GO Transit service). Electrification is the hardest. New line are usually built with the de-facto standard of 25 kV AC but not by all. There are trains capable of using two, or more, standards but they are more expensive.
@javierjimenezmartinez5613
2 жыл бұрын
It is France who is putting barriers for that cooperation. And it has been France who stopped cooperating with Spain.
@chabissit
2 жыл бұрын
To be honest it's not just the long distance trains from Cerbere being discontinued, most of them having been night trains. I think there's not a single night train in Spain anymore, when they had been the backbone of long distance (national) travelling, for example, in Barcelona. I can't see this times coming back, a night train will be an unaffordable luxury for a railroad operator.
@LucaE191
2 жыл бұрын
@@AL5520 just a correction, the competitor to the TGVs on the Paris - Milan is Trenitalia not Italo as it is a competitor on the high speed lines in Italy.
@uncinarynin
2 жыл бұрын
@@chabissit That's particularly sad when considering the Trenhotel were a fine offer from the passenger's perspective. Including the Elipsos on international routes. Now there's talk about some routes from central Europe to Spain but it remains to be seen what comes out of that.
@MrWebbster1997
2 жыл бұрын
It’s an excellent train to use if on interrail and want to avoid high tgv cost of reservations
@kikeelvira9822
2 жыл бұрын
Facts, i finished the interrail a week ago, and we use that train for the same reason that you said
@osasunaitor
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed! Most people who travel with Interrail or just backpacking trips towards the Iberian Pensinsula use this line and the Portbou station to connect with Spain, I know a few cases too. The TGV are for wealthy tourists.
@hermenegildoc3933
2 жыл бұрын
@@osasunaitor now u can use AVE for 7 euro
@osasunaitor
2 жыл бұрын
@@hermenegildoc3933 that's Avlo
@opengeek
2 жыл бұрын
@@hermenegildoc3933 on a really Morning or nightly schedule and can't being as much luggage you can on a regional, or MD. Avlos may work for one weekend trios but not sure for Interrail depending on what you're bringing with you.
@franciscobermejo1779
2 жыл бұрын
I think ADIF is becoming annoying because SNCF are being quite annoying to Renfe so they can delay competition from Renfe and other operators as much as possible...
@osasunaitor
2 жыл бұрын
You are right. SNCF is too protective of their own market, they refuse to let anyone else operate inside their territory.
@entroenbanda
2 жыл бұрын
Moreover, ADIF is only asking the same as SNCF did some time ago, enough Spanish knowledge for drivers coming to Spain. I think it's just fair.
@buzzukfiftythree
2 жыл бұрын
Great video Thibault, thanks. We've not travelled down this line but have explored the area and visited Portbou and Cerbere stations in the past. I agree, it's a shame that the advent of the TGVs from Perpignan to Barcelona have had such a negative impact on the provision of trains on this line. I'm sure that if there were more trains people would use them as the scenery in that area of France is magnificent. As in Britain over the past 50 years or so, so many beautiful routes have been closed that would, with some investment, now attract a lot of passengers now. The success of so many heritage lines proves it.
@bertvandepoel
2 жыл бұрын
Your last point is very relevant here. It's so difficult to get to Spain by rail. I've been trying to do my academic conferences in Italy and Spain by rail instead of plane, but it's just a lot more expensive and takes over a day to get from Brussels to Spain/Italy (e.g. Padua or Santiago de Compostella). Even to Rome, Madrid and Barcelona, rail travel takes a long time and is expensive. The connections between Italy and Spain are also slow. This way, trains can't beat air planes, and I find that quite silly!
@mariusdufour9186
2 жыл бұрын
Connections between France and Italy are going to get a lot better once the new Turin-Lyon line and base tunnel are opened. I do agree that even with this, there is a lack of longer distance high speed services, which means that you waste time changing trains if you want to do something like Brussels-Barcelona. Of course, with current infrastructure, the fastest you could get a high speed train from Brussels to Barcelona is about 7,5 to 8 hours. Montpellier to Perpignan is a major bottleneck with nothing even resembling high speed rail in sight, a bypass that goes north of Montpellier could make it even better. A HSL between Bordeaux and Burgos would really speed up connections to Madrid and everything east of it. A new line from Paris, through Clermont Ferrand, Toulouse and then connecting with Huesca and Zaragosa would be even shorter in theory (it looks great on a map), but that would require an ungodly amount of tunnels and viaducts to get through the highest part of the Pyrennees at a decent speed. Another way for high speed rail to compete with airlines over longer distances could be in the shape of high speed night trains. Basically you take some of the older high speed trains that are being phased out of mainline service, you gut them and you fill them with couchettes and reclining seats. Then you have these trains do night runs over distances that take between 7 hours and 10 hours for a high speed train. You could get on the TGV in the evening in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, or Brussels, and then you can wake up in Spain, or Italy for that matter. In an East-West direction you could go London to Brussels to Berlin, or South-East to Munich and Vienna. Once they finish the new tunnel to Copenhagen, you could also go north into Sweden to Stockholm and Malmö. We're starting to get enough of a network that this could work. That way you get out of the train well rested and have your entire day ahead of you, saving on a hotel night. The big question is to which extent it would be possible to schedule maintenance of high speed lines around both a filled day schedule and a bunch of night trains.
@bertvandepoel
2 жыл бұрын
@@mariusdufour9186 I agree. There's lots of good prospects with the new lines and tunnels, and it's very true that a line from Bordeaux would make a ton of sense. I fear however with the common delays on these kinds of projects, it's still going to be a while before we actually get competitive railway alternatives for popular flights. But my fingers are crossed for sure! Thanks for all the details too. I'm sure many other viewers will enjoy reading your comment, just as I did :)
@mariusdufour9186
2 жыл бұрын
@@bertvandepoel Sadly, the French government and the SNCF don't see the so-called 'Atlantic connection as a priority as they are very much focused on domestic high speed travel. They are already dragging their feet on the line to Perpignan and they have quite a few domestic lines in the pipeline. It's a small miracle the Turin-Lyon connection is actually getting built. European funding for high speed rail projects only covers a fraction of the build cost (varies depending on how wealthy the country is and how important the commission deems the project to be etc., it has never exceeded a third of the initial cost estimates for any single project as far as I know) and does not increase in case of cost overruns, so the financial burden of construction and the final decision on what to build when still falls very much on the national states and their, mostly state-owned, rail infrastructure companies, especially in wealthier nations where the European support represents a smaller part of the budget anyway.
@bertvandepoel
2 жыл бұрын
@@mariusdufour9186 I do expect that as part of climate commitment that the European Commission will have to intervene at some point and make more money available. Potentially after the Parliament forces it to set at a clearer policy and plan for international high speed rail. But things are moving at a glacial pace. I guess it's something for us all to lobby for!
@mariusdufour9186
2 жыл бұрын
@@bertvandepoel The thing is that High speed lines take a long time to plan and build, about 15-20 years on average, and that's excluding projects that need a one-off extreme solution like a ridiculously long base tunnel, the channel tunnel or some very challenging rail-bridge. In the end the issue is not money but priorities. There are only so many people with the expertise to design (and build) high speed rail, expanding this pool takes time, more if you plan to orient new engineering graduates into the field, less if you retrain experienced construction engineers from other fields like highways. In any case, the amount we can design or build in a given timeframe is limited. What to build and in what order needs to be laid out long in advance so resources can be allocated most efficiently. (it wouldn't be the first time a project is cancelled after years of design work or even after the start of construction) A true continental long term plan with long term financial backing also incentivises the industry to invest in capacity for the long term, be it expanding factories, attracting and training more engineers, buying additional equipment etc. A capacity which we might also export in the future (and in the present look at Alstom & SNCF in Morocco, RENFE in Saudi Arabia and Texas etc.) to help other countries build out their high speed rail networks. Rail Baltica, the new Fehmarn Tunnel, and the Lyon Turin line are all steps in the right direction, but they should be part of a realistic European project with a clear vision of what the future European high speed rail network should look like, a clear order of priorities, and estimated timescales. Right now, we have national HSR projects, and from time to time, a bilateral agreement to build a cross-border connection.
@nauudb
2 жыл бұрын
I'm wondering what a comment like "and probably immigrants" next to "unfortunately" is doing in such a video to be honest. I felt it was very inappropriate considering the dire circumstances of most migrant people... Good video otherwise.
@GlucoseFructoseSCW
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed, thanks for pointing this out. A little saddened to see this portrayed so negatively in the video.
@rogeriomonteiro760
2 жыл бұрын
If you ride a train, you shall have a ticket or at least in unstaffed stations ask the conducter for one. So there is no excuse for everyone, including migrant people.
@nauudb
2 жыл бұрын
@@rogeriomonteiro760 Good principle but very insensitive and ignorant of people's realities.
@rogeriomonteiro760
2 жыл бұрын
@@nauudb If I do not have money I shall not disrepect the rules. Neither If I am rich. It is always a burden for the police to have to expell the people in those situations and the people get a bad reputation that cold be avoidable. To make things worse the police has to record the situation and indentify those persons, what makes things worse. Remeber as we say in my country: the hell is always full off good intentions.
@nauudb
2 жыл бұрын
@@rogeriomonteiro760 So how do you avoid the situation ? How can migrant people without traveling documents do it anyway ? Or maybe they shouldn't break the arbitrary rules of immigration ?
@icyndaquilhd7953
2 жыл бұрын
Also in Italy most of the train connections with France are cut. Until some years ago we had Thellò the italo-french international train used especially between Nice,Marseille and Genoa and Milan. Now we have only regional trains on the sea path that connects Ventimiglia to Nice,Avignon and Grasse,the other connection with France are with the Frecciarossa high speed train between Milan and Paris,but other than that,the sea line is not on Trenitalia and SNCF anymore,like Renfe and SNCF. Yeah "European Union". In the 2000's it existed the train connection between Paris and Florence and Rome,miss that train so much,it was so useful.
@flopunkt3665
2 жыл бұрын
I had planned to use Thello in early 2020. Then I had to cancel for obvious reasons. Does that mean that Thello didn't survive the lockdowns and travel restrictions? 😓
@icyndaquilhd7953
2 жыл бұрын
@@flopunkt3665 as far as i remember yes,that was a reason but there are many more reasons that i don't know much because I have not delved into the subject,i only know some of the problems that caused the total cut of these trains,its sad but I hope they will start to reconnect the french and italian sea and who knows,maybe after the Frecciarossa Milan-Paris they will connect again Florence and Rome with Paris!!
@xotan
2 жыл бұрын
I live near Carcassonne. If I wished to travel by train to Rome, I would first have to go north to Lyon to pick up a train from Paris which would bring me to my chosen destination. The distance on the northward leg is getting on for 500 km (300 miles), which is simply ridiculous. The coastal line via Nice, Menton, Ventimiglia, Genoa is so infrequent and slow that it is faster to use the link via Lyon. Also it involves changes of train - note the plural. To fly, I would have to go to Toulouse and use its airport which is a journey of over 100km (60 miles) in the opposite direction, i.e. away from Rome. My preference is to use a train when I can, but I am stymied, Formerly I used to be able to take a train from Carcassonne via Narbonne to Barcelona, which from Narbonne operated as a high speed service. Now however, if I wished to use that route I have to change at Narbonne.
@danielrota7491
2 жыл бұрын
daniel rota I stopped travelling with SNCF 12 years ago during a 4 months winter trip in western Europe. Why TGV are a nightmare continually changing trains to short connections times and missed trains hrs wait in frigid stations without waiting rooms waiting room. waiting till the last minute in the polar concourse, until a few minutes before the departure when the platform, is finally posted. You need to be super physicals shape to compete in the boarding rush. Paris railways stations WC were usually dirty and hard to find. SNCF nor the station staff had neither interest nor regards nor the least politeness for ignorant (of their system) like me, and my last trip: Lille, Cambrai, Paris (Nord), Paris(Est), Koln, Dortmund & finally Berlin. six connections, one missed Paris TGV 2hrs late 22hs versus previous schedule 16hrs (2years earlier) with one 2hr connection Paris Nord to Paris Est and very fast Paris Berlin first class night trains. So now in France (four times since) I rent a car the French highways are very good well built and maintained. It easy to avoid unnecessary big cities Paris among them) and driving is much better for my blood pressure. Even if like trains and loved trans Europe Express To me travelling has to be pleasant and convenient and without stress. Now with deregulation and foreign companies travelling in France the attitude will change. one good tip avoid travelling in France (except Riviera & Provence) during winter it very humid cold I have never been so cold in my lifetime not even in northern Canada were I spent many winters in the Yukon and the north West and Nunavu territoriest
@arokh72
2 жыл бұрын
I've seen a lot of these rail videos, in Europe, and it still amazes me how close European cities are. I live in Australia, and a regional rail trip is much further than 36km, heck 36km and you're still in Sydney, with plenty of distance to go.
@mollari2261
2 жыл бұрын
USA has the same problem once you leave the Northeast. Part of why rail fell out of favor in the Jet Age and following the creation of the Interstate highway system.
@jslasher1
Жыл бұрын
Menindee NSW, where I live, is 109km from Broken Hill, the next stop. That’s considered ‘next door’, so to speak.
@crowmob-yo6ry
2 ай бұрын
Reminds me of the NS regular-speed regional train I once took from Amsterdam to Mechelen. The train itself was clearly at least 40 years old, which would be fine if it weren't filthy inside. For a country with the world's best cycling infrastructure, the Netherlands needs to step up its game with buying modern intercity train carriages and cleaning them regularly.
@donquixote2553
2 жыл бұрын
I first travelled from the UK to Spain [North of Barça] by train in 1988. Those who've done it will no doubt have fond memories those days. The Talgo from Montpellier to Girona [my drop off] always ended up as a party in the bar... proper days! First time through the gauge changing thingy was an experience too. You say about the lack of interaction between Renfe and Sncf...believe me it was a whole lot worse 30 years ago!
@johnkeepin7527
2 жыл бұрын
Back in the early 1980s, I did travel between Paris & Madrid & vv on one of those, They were sleeping car sets, so no memory of the actual gauge change process! Gauge changes between China/Mongolia, and Belarus/Poland that I came across were more dramatic, with complete bogie changes done while one was on the train. The Russian carriage ran through from Moscow to Brussels Midi.
@enricomonti156
2 жыл бұрын
Such a shame to see a train so dirty. And also to see the ending of that gauge workshop
@annov7500
2 жыл бұрын
Thankx for video. I didn't this route from Carcassonne, Narbonne, Perpignan, Banyuls-sur-Mer and it's fantastic:)
@uncinarynin
2 жыл бұрын
I love the coastline there. I remember being pushed through the gauge changer on the old Catalan-Talgo back in 1991. A train I was truly impressed about and that I will forever connect to the south French and Spanish lines along the coast. It's a pity the AGC which aren't that old are already in such a run-down state; they deserve more regular cleaning and a renewal of the seat fabrics. ÖBB 4023/4024, which are of similar age, are already through their refurbishment, which gave them passenger information screens, wi-fi, new seat covers, improved headrests and some entirely renewed seats.
@mollari2261
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, as an American, glad to know Amtrak isn't the only one lowering the bar for passenger rail service.
@markvogel5872
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe the reason the train was so dirty was because of the type of person riding it......
@scottyerkes1867
2 жыл бұрын
No excuses for such dirty trains. Pleasant scenery and big windows. Thank you Thibault 😀😀💚💚
@allanralston7014
2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised at your level of criticism, its a good train that will shortly be refurbished, the graffiti should have got the train taken out of service admittedly, but if you want to see disgusting trains in the true sense of the word come to Northern England where 40 year old diesels provide a stopping service between Liverpool and Manchester, two of our largest cities
@bandvitromania9642
2 жыл бұрын
You want the dirtiest trains in Mainland Europe? Try some Romanian trains on rural service
@AnatolyDyatolov
2 жыл бұрын
Serbian trains are awful, just to confirm
@bandvitromania9642
2 жыл бұрын
@@AnatolyDyatolov except the new "highspeed" ones?
@AndreiTupolev
2 жыл бұрын
Ah, the classic "my trains are always more rubbish than yours". Are we talking about Class 150s or 319s?
@AnatolyDyatolov
2 жыл бұрын
@@bandvitromania9642 yea, except those bc their actually half decent
@larshelmin
2 жыл бұрын
I like this type of TER trains, the layout of them are nice. The seats are more comfy than a 1st class ICE4 seat :) . Somehow the state of this train sadly seem to reflect the low priority SNCF has on this line.
@giuseppealessandromariafin9434
2 жыл бұрын
Having visited France I can say I found public transport dirty and crowded. With the exception of some new trains operating in the Ile-de-France (Lines L and J, if I remember correctly) the RER system and regional trains were always old trains that needed an urgent cleaning (i won't mention the ridiculous conditions of the metro lines and stations in Paris, not even good enough to get a 5/10). Air conditioning often off and no baggage storage available. I tried the TGV and it is on a completely different condition, SNCF really needs to apply the same maintenance that reserves to the TGV services to every other lines and trains. It is really a pity for a beautiful country like France.
@alexdfx8055
2 жыл бұрын
As french, I'm ashamed of the SNCF...
@francisdoss8642
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Thibault, great to see the areas of Spain and France: had a number of friends from Spain and France, living in Auroville...Cheers mate...from an exceptionally wet Bangalore...🌧☔🌧
@judefernandez827
2 жыл бұрын
Good for you
@219enri1
2 жыл бұрын
I don't see it so well in the video that the train was so dirty, except for the dirty seat covers. But what is very bad in France is the poor maintenance of the railway facilities and stations. Weeds everywhere, peeling paint on the buildings, bleak and poor. Most of the staff are unmotivated. It's a pity, train journeys in France are no fun.
@FWDijk
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this review! Last week we vere travelling by interrail along the same route. Our train was cleaner though much more crowded.
@mdioxd9200
2 жыл бұрын
Would absolutely love to see you try the RER B or RER D during the summer 👀 Truly an amazing experience :D
@antoniovitellaro
2 жыл бұрын
Few weeks ago i was in cerbere at a friend's house, and had to go back to italy, through Barcellona (since it was the closest airport and by train it would have taken me like 13hrs). I ended up asking my friend's grandma to drive me to portbou since there were so few trains from cerbere, and at such not convenient times. I mean, if i compare it to the hourly trains we have from Milan to chiasso (swiss), plus the intercity tu zurich....this service is preatty damn poor
@lioneldemun6033
2 жыл бұрын
...sad thing you speak with SNCF operatives/ employees they think they offer the best service in the world!
@antoniovitellaro
2 жыл бұрын
@@lioneldemun6033 🤦♂️
@marcporti4960
2 жыл бұрын
Great Video! but just a small correction: in Cerbère, there is only one Iberian gauge track in the station, which is the closest to the main building, the other one is standard gauge as the rest. keep the good work!
@brugudel
2 жыл бұрын
I just travelled between Brussels and Hendaye by train with my family. Never again. Horrible service, bad international connections, and giving up a d getting family to drive 2h to Hendaye because crossing the border is horrible. Add delays, missed connexion, bad service. Being environmentally conscious and train lover is very hard in parts of Europe. And expensive AF
@martian9999
2 жыл бұрын
which borders caused you difficulties? Hendaye is in France, so I don't understand the problem. Google says it takes around 75 minutes to get from San Sebastian to Bayonne; is that incorrect?
@apollosaturn5
2 жыл бұрын
The stains on those seats are visible ass sweat marks.
@yagi3925
2 жыл бұрын
Merci pour ce reportage, Simply Railway: intéressant et bien référencé comme à l'habitude. Quand j'ai vu le titre de la vidéo, j'ai d'abord pensé qu'il s'agissait du trajet Barcelone-Toulouse via la Tour de Carol mais je vois qu'il s'agit d'autre chose. Intéressant, ce Port Bou-Cerbère. N.B.: je voudrais juste signaler que le titre de la vidéo serait plutôt "SNCF's filthy train". L'adjectif "disgusting" a souvent un sens figuré, celui de dégoûtant au sens moral. En voyant le titre de la vidéo, je me suis demandé ce que ce train pouvait bien avoir de moralement choquant, puis j'ai compris qu'il était dégoûtant au sens physique. J'espère que vous ne m'en voudrez pas pour cette remarque, qui se veut méliorative.
@joemeyers3127
2 жыл бұрын
The entrance to that station was creepy. Reminds me of some of the long subway tunnels I’ve learned to avoid in New York City.
@CityWhisperer
2 жыл бұрын
Don’t really get why he says it’s the only entrance, when at 1:45 you can clearly see a couple of doors that leave you directly on the street.
@AndreiTupolev
2 жыл бұрын
No graffiti though, which I must say surprised me
@brigittemartinez1983
2 жыл бұрын
C'est le train que nous avons et nous en sommes fiers si c'est sale ce ne sont pas les autochtones qui en sont responsables mais plutôt les gens de passage sinon à part tes commentaires nuls tu as bien filmé le paysage
@WendysCove
2 жыл бұрын
I agree, they should clean the train. But grt video. Nice to see some of France.
@Kaizerzydeco1
2 жыл бұрын
Canada’s VIA Rail Trains are also often dirty but are also much, much older.
@3506Dodge
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, they want all international travel to be on their TGV. They are much more profitable for SNCF.
@dominikr8428
2 жыл бұрын
Regional trains in the south of France are horrible! Poorly kept and so expensive. And the prices change all the time. I don't get it - usually regional trains have fixed prices and that's it, in TER it's like a lottery.
@jontownsend8090
2 жыл бұрын
The poor connections between Spain and France are sad. It's all about politics. There is no place for a politician on the railway. People power can change this situation. In the 21 century, it's an embarrassment.
@cedricklyon
2 жыл бұрын
Our SNCF regional trains are dirty. That's true :(
@Myogramme
2 жыл бұрын
If you think this is disgusting then don't ever travel on SNCF's RER D line, or you'd be very very surprised
@anthonywarrener1881
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a really good video. I have used that route several times and agree with all that you say. The AGCs are excellent trains, and once fully refurbished should be really good again ! Not sure about the new all red LIO livery, which is starting to appear in Toulouse !
@sensaxaar
2 жыл бұрын
l'annonce sonore me pertube... "bienvenue à bord de ce ... train?"😂😅
@MainInternetUser
2 жыл бұрын
They really put the dirtiest trains on this line
@markt1387
2 жыл бұрын
Port Bou looks like a really charmless and dull station
@BMiklos
2 жыл бұрын
I took a train from Toulouse to Latour de Carol yesterday, it was much more pleasant. The Spanish side is now reconstructing tracks until Ripoll, so I had to take two replacement buses (one through the border and one to Ripoll). Shame that neither the trains nor the buses are adjusted to the French side and the trains (run every 3h...) leave 10 minutes before the French train arrives (which also runs infrequently). Hopefully, speeds will be higher after the reconstruction and the schedules will be adjusted. It's much nicer than the Portbou one.
@Martin-on2pp
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video! About the bikes, they were dutch. Quite expensive bikes too. One question about the bikes area. Can you spot this place at the outside? Is there a sign? In the Netherlands that is allways the case.
@mattc9998
2 жыл бұрын
I went on an IC Brussels once and it was pretty awful. Bins overflowing with cans, dirty seats, dim lighting, graffiti all over the exterior of the train. Also very slow.
@marcosjavieralemangarcia8859
2 жыл бұрын
Marcos Javier Alemán García 0 seconds ago SCNF could finish their services in Portbou, this will help a lot of people to go cheap and convenient to Girona or even Barcelona, it is a win win for both companies....
@geerd1
2 жыл бұрын
In a video of only 11 minutes I wouldn’t do the effort of putting time stamps in it 😉
@robinhedley6535
2 жыл бұрын
well ... did the exact same thing ... came from barcelona and there wasnt even a trian departing ... the whole day
@trainsbreath6517
2 жыл бұрын
Super😍
@daisy_blossom
Жыл бұрын
I live in Toulouse and i always see trains coming from Port Bou. They probably restore this line from a year.
@aucunoui8610
2 жыл бұрын
How do you got the configuration picture of the train? I would like so much to know how
@dougschlitz8123
2 жыл бұрын
I guess people shouldn’t complain about Amtrak then !
@attenzioneallontanarsidall7940
2 жыл бұрын
we are waiting for you again in Italy to try the new regional trains ROCK, POP, CARAVAGGIO, BLUES etc ..
@AndreiTupolev
2 жыл бұрын
Bienvenue en France.. and the first thing you see is a DB loco!
@rubenvanvessem7221
2 жыл бұрын
Not to brag or anything, but if you think this train is disgusting, you should definitely take a dutch train (intercities are the worst). The dirtiest trains I've encountered are the double-deckers between Rotterdam-Dordrecht-Roosendaal and the classic "koplopers" between Rotterdam and Utrecht, it's almost like riding the subway, but it costs way too much and there's even graffiti inside the train. One time my feet were stuck to the ground when I walked in a carriage because someone spilled have a can of beer inside the train (such a waste).
@wawax-productions
2 жыл бұрын
I like AGC trains a lot. Especially the former 1st class seats 😍
@pappuchak8605
Жыл бұрын
I really struggled to understand SNCF rail booking system. I have booked 3 tickets from Paris to Geneva for coming 27th May. I have been issued ticket with two reference numbers. The first one takes me from Gare de Lyon to Lyon part Dieu and the 2nd part of the journey is from LPD to geneva. Now in tickets of 2nd part only my name and DOB is reflecting in all 3 tickets. I am unable to understand if this is the system or something went wrong. Their customer service could not be connected. Anybody any idea? Also the entire ticket issued in French, so as an Indian its a little inconvenient for me.
@georgebattrick2365
2 жыл бұрын
So you are saying that Spanish trains go through to Cerbère and French trains go through to Portbou, and there are tracks of both gauges between the two stations?
@davidwebb4904
2 жыл бұрын
Im doing this route next week. Perfect heads up.
@whyy9951
2 жыл бұрын
meanwhile as an American: wow that’s such a clean train
@JM-lw3nx
2 жыл бұрын
I do think "disgusting" was a bit of an exaggeration.
@gerarddorle7141
2 жыл бұрын
Normal. Les locaux sont les premiers concernés.
@luisstransport
2 жыл бұрын
Great trip report
@jeromebano1125
2 жыл бұрын
@ Nice one.
@Abnerbandanovotempoinscrito1mi
2 жыл бұрын
Lindo trem simply boa viagem ai bom dia
@iconicshrubbery
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: LIO in Spanish means "mess".
@manmeetsinghmahajan6183
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing.
@thatpilatesguy
2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if others countries will follow Italy and allow some competition from private companies?
2 жыл бұрын
How did you buy the ticket?
@StarshineBomber
2 жыл бұрын
Donc, service de nettoyage en France mais pas en Espagne, merci L'ADIF? Genre c'est pas de la faute à la SNCF si le train est laissé sans nettoyage après arrivée hein. Accuser la SNCF de rien faire, prendre le train du côté où il sera pas nettoyer parce que L'ADIF ne veux pas faire le boulot, et s'occupe déjà pas bien de la gare de Portbou (Pas de machine ni SNCF Ni Renfe Ni Rodalies) Au bout d'un moment ça va 5 minutes de chier sur la SNCF parce que le train est pas nettoyer, parce que le train a les sièges qui sont usé parce que c'est un AGC qui à 20 ans, parce que le train il couine (Même mon ICE pour Stuttgart il m'a couiné à l'oreille pendant 4 heures hein) C'est la nature des trains nouvelle génération, les Z59000 couinent, les Franciliens couinent, tout les RER couinent, mais a part ça, c'est juste ce AGC qui couine qui est la pire chose de l'univers apparemment. Oui la coopération SNCF/ADIF/RENFE est dure, mais c'est pas en enflammant la SNCF que ça va changer les choses. Les incivilités comme des déchets oublié ça arrive, faut juste remarteler qu'il faut tout jeter en partant du train. Les trains Rodalies sont pas toujours nettoyé même au terminus parce qu'ils cherchent à couper les coûts partout, et voilà le résultat.
@lioneldemun6033
2 жыл бұрын
Ok camarade a vos ordres camarade Seguin
@Seba03111976
2 жыл бұрын
I would say the train is more very used rather than dirty. It is ok for a low rank train. If you want to see disgusting trains take a regional train in Romania. Here only the higher rank trains are close to decency.
@carlosjuarez6405
2 жыл бұрын
Long time ago since the magnific and excellent service of elipsos train …. These was and eficient connection
@JohnTaylor-bf6ll
2 жыл бұрын
"Where the Pyrenees dive." "Where the Pyrenees are diving" - la traduction est " les Pyrenées sont en train de plonger!! It doesnt really make sense in English. But that is how you translate" être en train" in English.
@dennisud
2 жыл бұрын
Ye,s after cleaning it up I would have had a problem with that train on a region line here.
@superj8502
2 жыл бұрын
You should take a ride on the Taranto-Reggio Calabria intercity train. It's the only long distance diesel powered train left in italy and possibly the worst train in the whole country.
@291281
2 жыл бұрын
Excelente
@HumbertoMesa
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the ride 🇺🇾
@Fahreun
2 жыл бұрын
SNCF is a french company, what did you except, from a FRENCH company?
@acde9355
2 жыл бұрын
The train and stations are not pretty tidy.
@CityWhisperer
2 жыл бұрын
8:25 How did you manage to cross that roadblock jeez
@johnburke1317
2 жыл бұрын
Very nice video 📹 👍
@jeromebano1125
2 жыл бұрын
I take your point hence if they are border controls they are violating the rules of the schenen agreement, of course if you was crossing info Switzerland that would be normal as Switzerland is not part be of EU I suppose its either probably to do with Migration or Covid.
@hcm5467
2 жыл бұрын
Border control are not in violation of the Schengen agreement.
@jeromebano1125
2 жыл бұрын
@@hcm5467 Well some people might they are if you think about there is no border control between Norway & Sweden though Norway is not part of the eu.
@hcm5467
2 жыл бұрын
@@jeromebano1125 Norway is not part of the eu but is part of the schengen scheme therefore there is no need of border control between Norway and Sweden
@guillaumedarbin2433
2 жыл бұрын
Yikes!!!
@fakerating
2 жыл бұрын
If you take a taxi, Uber or bus from around Portbou for about 12 miles, to Figures Vilifant (high speed station), OR take a local train from Portbou to Figures main station, then about 1 mile away is the Figures Vilafant high speed station, you can catch the high speed AVE or TGV into France in luxury and comfort.
@hannofranz7973
2 жыл бұрын
M'agradaría molt fer un viatje en el tren. La sensación de cruzar una frontera de la cual el hombre ha decidido que este es un territorio y la otra parte otro. C'est toujours fou et curieux en même temps. Bien, je m'adapte. Si es Catalunya, França o la Catalunya francesa. Pues, algiuén ha decidido que la frontera está allí y encima las vías diferentes.
@lioneldemun6033
2 жыл бұрын
Cataluña Española
@Sayitlikitiz101
2 жыл бұрын
A little plastic trash and a broken dryer, when everything else looks rather clean and in working condition, seems a little harsh for me when called "disgusting". I understand how cleanliness can be overlooked on a short trip with a quick turnaround operation time. There obviously was a janitor working, we saw him when you entered the train, he must have not cleaned your section yet, also the whole coach is being refurbish, no? Patience my young padawan! ☯
@pissluffarskov
2 жыл бұрын
not as bad as the suburban trains in Milan
@mikeymutual5489
2 жыл бұрын
So this train wasn't actually in disrepair or all that dirty. I'm not sure what you expect in that part of the world. But thanks for the dishonest clickbait anyway.
@Benjamin.Jamin.
2 жыл бұрын
France has an undeserved reputation because of TGV. Get off the main routes and France's railways are awful. Low frequency, the ICs are always full. The local trains unreliable and dirty.
@touchofgrey5372
2 жыл бұрын
Inflation catches up with everyone. No passengers, no revenue! Looking at the hills you're passing by, I'd say give it 10 - 20 years and Spain will turn into a huge desert! Shame, because it could be reversed by planting drought resistant Acacia trees. Thanks for the upload.
@osasunaitor
2 жыл бұрын
Acacia trees?? A huge desert??? Do you even know what you are talking about? My god... The Mediterranean climate, and especially in southernmost countries like Spain and Greece, is always dry in summer. What you see here is a normal summer landscape in Spain, perhaps a bit drier than usual because this is being an exceptionally hot summer in most of Europe. Acacia trees are not a native species of Europe and we aren't gonna modify our ecosystems to plant them, please abstain from commenting about stuff you clearly don't understand lol.
@touchofgrey5372
2 жыл бұрын
"...perhaps a bit dryer than usual because this is being an exceptionally hot summer in most of Europe...Well, well, well! In fact it is YOU who knows nothing about your OWN country! When I said you COULD plant drought resistant trees Acacia trees,. by no means did I suggest that those are the only kind of trees you should plant! Native plants to Spain would do just fine: fig, pomegranate, jujube, almond, pistachio etc... But, there is only one way to see whether or not I am correct. That is to wait and see how long your "exceptionally hot summer" will last! (climate change) So long, Douche bag!
@kat3325
2 жыл бұрын
By standards of Stockholm subway, this train is pristinely clean to me 🤣
@samtrak1204
2 жыл бұрын
If you think that train is disgusting you apparently haven't ridden many Amtrak trains over the years. Before refurbishments a few years ago the seats and carpets were so disgusting I took pictures and sent them to Amtrak president with a plea to clean or install new carpet. I got a non-committal reply and nothing changed until many years later. The train you're riding looks sparkling brand new by comparison. (Samuel Augustus Jennings, retired Amtrak Conductor)
@HSTHoward
2 жыл бұрын
You can’t blame SNCF entirely for the rubbish left behind by passengers.
@LudeauvieK
2 жыл бұрын
4:10 proves that French trains are dirty?
@suharyantohadir9970
2 жыл бұрын
Please try to take the Indonesian/javanese train.
@jslasher1
Жыл бұрын
Why the graffiti? It should have been removed. Doesn’t anyone at SNCF have any pride in their equipment?
@JohnTaylor-bf6ll
2 жыл бұрын
Your video is a great eye-opener. No tickets means "no money". Probably no passport either!!!! A great help to the French those people will be. And many will no-doubt continue to UK where the British will pay their bills.
@paulblichmann2791
2 жыл бұрын
Is Spain even a first world country? It's just Mexico v1.0 right?
@JJ-hv8rg
2 жыл бұрын
Did you really expect to have shops and everything in Portbou when there's almost no one in that station?😂 😂 Such a waste of money. I've seen other big train stations closing its shops because they're not profitable
@harounslacker
2 жыл бұрын
it feels a bit like he's expecting orient express type service on a 9€ journey
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