its sad to the see the speed of the train. The "tucumano" in 1939 did the exact same journey in 11 hours, stopping at Rosario and La Banda. With A/C (A luxury at the time) and first class cuisine. In many ways we have devolved in the last decades but comparing with the trains just ten years ago its an improvement
@PatricioGarcia1973
2 жыл бұрын
In the 90s it took nearly 20 hours. Sometimes the train went by at walking speed due to the state of the tracks….
@souvikrc4499
2 жыл бұрын
Goes to show how much Argentina's rail network decayed, especially during the 80s and 90s.
@gab_v250
2 жыл бұрын
that's what motorisation means
@nachdenkenderbenutzer1260
2 жыл бұрын
@@gab_v250 In Deutschland würde man sagen, wir danken unserer grünen Regierungspartei.
@AshokKumar-sy4bv
2 жыл бұрын
See this video for taking a feeling of Indian train journey - kzitem.info/news/bejne/p3uqv6F5oGSYZ2U
@ChrisH-1952
2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this. To see the 'real' Argentinian train experience is a real treat. So many TV travel shows miss out the bits at the beginning and end of the journey telling us how you get there and travel on in the middle of the night! I look forward to more from this fascinating country,
@lizb853
2 жыл бұрын
This brought back a lot if memories. I lived in Argentina for two years in the early 70's. So as far as I can tell, NOT a lot appears to have changed, since MY time out there.
@ezeavila
2 жыл бұрын
I hope you have enjoyed the trip and you are enjoying Argentina, we have our things but it makes me very happy (and I don't think I'm the only one) that you have chosen our country to brand new South America ❤️🇦🇷
@martypatric1101
2 жыл бұрын
Yes me too, i have enjoyed this video from Argentina railways. Never visit your beautifull country Argentina yet from the city of Paramaribo where i am living. I was glad to hear that the Argentina ministerio exteriores have plans to re open the embajada de Argentina here in Paramaribo, which the Argentina government closed in 2018 due to financial problems in the country . Greetings from Marty here in Paramaribo
@MARIARUIZ-hv4mn
2 жыл бұрын
Son carcachas
@MARIARUIZ-hv4mn
2 жыл бұрын
Es lo que hay
@MrLaizard
2 жыл бұрын
@@MARIARUIZ-hv4mn tenes una ensalada mental importante, son formaciones relativamente nuevas y son comparables a luchp de lo que circula en lineas europeas con trenes de prestaciones normales, el problema es la traccion y el estado de la infraestructura de via en Argentina luego de decadas y decadas de desguace liberalconservador
@juancasidis4387
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrLaizard ensalada por do quier. , jajajaa a nivel europeo estandar dice
@mariaagustinagomezalessio7284
2 жыл бұрын
I can´t believe you made it to south america, specifically my country! hope you enjoyed it! I really feel it was such an adventure for you! :)
@siana8888
2 жыл бұрын
Cuando era niño en los 70s viajaba con mi mama de Tucuman a Bs. As. El tren se llamaba Estrella del Norte y salia a las 19:00 hs. De Tuc Estacion Central Ferrocarril Mitre y llegaba a Bs.As. Est. Retiro a las 13:00 hs mas o menos, el viaje demoraba 17:00hs. Aproximadamente, aunque siempre habia algun imprevisto y se retrasaba un poquito mas pero despues de 45 años es una locura que demore 32:00 hs. y son las mismas vias y el mismo recorrido, saludos desde Tucuman Argentina!!
@peterjohnson1012
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Very informative and a terrific sleeper review. Thanks for putting this together and I'm really looking forward to the next part of your journey!
@pablogispert8276
2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Argentina!!!!
@TravelswithVandSteve
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a fantastic train ride! The room looked nice, and the staff sound amazing. Strange rocks are thrown at the trains. What a great way to see the country!
@MrLaizard
2 жыл бұрын
Stone hurling iat running trains is sport of the average local idiots which are mass actually and has nothing to do with cultural or social backgorund
@scottyerkes1867
2 жыл бұрын
A truly memorable venturr!! Beautiful scenery and fantastic sunset Thank you Thibault for sharing😀😀♥️♥️
@dennisud
2 жыл бұрын
If you continue in South America, you travel a Chilean Railway! My Birthplace!🚆 South American Empanadas are basically meat pies within some baked bread! Central Americans usually fry them, but down there they bake them! YUUUUMMMM! Reminds me so much of Chile except there are Mountian ranges throughout the Country!
@Paladun100
2 жыл бұрын
This is not the grandest train in the world but its simple , clean and seems VERY friendly staff
@chrismv102
2 жыл бұрын
Great to see. A real throw back experience.
@luciaguerra4767
2 жыл бұрын
Hello dear, I'm argentine and live in Buenos Aires Province. I've enjoyed your video very much. Fortunately, after many years of abandoned trains, a couple of years they are being repaired and we have long distance services . I hope to travel them thruogth some day. Thankyou for your kind video, best regards!!
@joaopedroanziliero2094
Жыл бұрын
man, really nice to see you in South America! Since you've gone to Argentina, you could try the brazilian longest railway trip from Parauapebas (in the amazon rainforest) to San Luís, a 18h trip! that's a really wild trip!
@10Sparrow
Жыл бұрын
This journey and equipments remind me of old days of Indian railways
@raphaelkling7536
2 жыл бұрын
this is why train travel is the most comfortable way of travelling. Imagine all the things you would have missed when taking an airplane...
@martypatric1101
2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with you while taken this train trip with Argentina railways, you see and enjoy the countryside of this enormous big country south of Urugauy and Brazil
@MrLaizard
2 жыл бұрын
@@martypatric1101 Actually it is also North of Uruguay
@johnnorris8567
2 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for this review. I appreciate your traveling in South America. Glad to be away from Europe and North America. Hope your travels are smooth.
@AyanabhaGhosh
2 жыл бұрын
So informative and amazing video dear friend! Subscribed your channel ✌🏼😃 Greetings from India 🇮🇳
@ronpinto9588
2 жыл бұрын
Just in case, my name has nothing to do with the Argentinian town depicted. In the 80s I travelled between Buenos Aires and Mendoza by train, an almost as long a journey. The service was as nice as you described, but the equipment was not. I thought you were very kind and diplomatic describing/evaluating the equipment, particularly coming from the land of the TGV, and from Europe in general, where I used many trains, including the Train Hotel between Madrid and Paris. Finally, after spending one month in Buenos Aires at work, I found the people to be very kind, very gentle. I also spent time with some people from Rio Negro and found that the people from the Argentina`s provinces are amazingly cordial, friendly, and open.
@cheeseblog
Жыл бұрын
Love your reports! Don’t even try others anymore. Big 😊!
@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS
2 жыл бұрын
most enjoyable. thank you
@Abnerbandanovotempoinscrito1mi
2 жыл бұрын
Boa viagem simply gostei 👍 boa noite ai boenos aires show lindo 🚆 🚉 🛤 trem
@rishk1
2 жыл бұрын
You should check out India's Golden Chariot which runs in South India
@IamCubyGD
2 жыл бұрын
greetings from Argentina!
@lostertoaster9304
2 жыл бұрын
Very good Video! I didnt know that Argentinia has sleeper trains!
@MrLaizard
2 жыл бұрын
Argentina used to own of the biggest rail networks of the whole wide World and that also with the highest standards, its services were superb, this depicted here is just the shadow of it after decades and decades of privatizations and neocon ransacking
@estebangarcia6092
2 жыл бұрын
What a surprise to have you here, I hope you go to the cloud train in Salta, greetings and enjoy Argentina!
@parigino48
2 жыл бұрын
Tu as de la chance d’avoir pu faire ce voyage, Thibault. A une époque de ma vie (1984-2002) je suis allé plusieurs fois en Argentine pour affaires et aussi pour le plaisir, mais à cette époque-là les trains de voyageurs ne circulaient plus, seul un train de jour lentissime allait à Rosario. Mes relations argentines m’ont fait jurer de ne pas prendre ce train. J’ai dû me contenter de visiter les gares spectaculaires (mais très mal entretenues) de Retiro-Mitre et de Constitución, de trajets sur le très joli et pittoresque 𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑡𝑒 (métro) de Buenos Aires, ainsi que d’un voyage sur le « Tren de la Costa » (un tramway, en fait) de Retiro-Mitre à l’avenida Maipú (Olivos), avec changement de train et de compagnie à l’avenida Maipú, à destination de Tigre, et retour. C’était mieux que rien ! Dire qu’avant ce triste sire de Juan Perón on pouvait aller presque partout en train, y compris prendre les transandins de Buenos Aires à Santiago du Chili ou à La Paz. Dans le téléfilm de la NBC 𝐸𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑎 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑜́𝑛 (1981) l’actrice Libertad Lamarque, rivale honnie d’Evita, est cueillie par la police secrète argentine et forcée d’embarquer dans le train de Buenos Aires à Santiago du Chili. Je ne suis jamais parvenu à vérifier l’authenticité de cette anecdote.
@williamthawley9251
2 жыл бұрын
homemade empanadas are the best, even in bethlehem, pa
@kevanhubbard9673
2 жыл бұрын
Couchette's generally have more than 2 beds in and the least I've seen in Europe is 3 on the stock used by the old Yugoslavian JZ system and these where still been used by the JZ successor railways up to about 2010.I did one of those from Zagreb to Belgrade in about 2008 I think.Regarding rocks thrown at trains that happened to me in Tunisia going from Tunis to a place I can't remember but the rocks hit the metal sides and not the windows.Had it happen with buses too.Plus a powerful air rifle once!
@EmeraldCrimsonShadowPeach2K5
2 жыл бұрын
I had no idea there were trains in Argentina, but they look awesome! I especially think it's pretty cool how they sell you snacks and stuff on the platforms. I live in the USA, and I've never seen that anywhere other than the NYC Subway. BTW, remember when you did a trip report on the LIRR? Well, I live on Long Island, so I ride the LIRR all the time! I'm still waiting to see you do a trip report on the M7s on the LIRR or Metro-North. I would love to see a trip report on the M9s on the LIRR as well. And if you're able to do a trip report on Metro-North's M3s before they retire, that would also be awesome. Anyways, I enjoyed this video, and I look forward to seeing what trip report you will do next.
@RC534
2 жыл бұрын
Actually, have a look at he review of Amtrak's Sunset Limited on this channel. At about 25 minutes into the video the 'famous Burito Lady' comes by 😄
@illegalproductconsumer702
2 жыл бұрын
Lmao get me out of here
@EmeraldCrimsonShadowPeach2K5
2 жыл бұрын
@@RC534 I actually have seen that video, and I don't remember seeing a "burrito lady". I'll have to watch that video again to get a better look. Thanks for telling me, though.
@Abuelena
2 жыл бұрын
The first railway line in Argentina was inaugurated in 1857. The first subway, in Buenos Aires, in 1913.
@EmeraldCrimsonShadowPeach2K5
2 жыл бұрын
@@Abuelena Thanks for the information. If I get the chance, I will definitely do some research on the trains and subways in Argentina. I live in the USA, so I'm used to learning about trains in that country.
@timosha21
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a tram and I approve this video! Ding ding!
@rigstoriches6194
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful train ride!
@AlejandraCastillo-rh1hr
2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to my country Argentina and my province Santa Fe
@LofthouseCLOUD
2 жыл бұрын
tbanks for the video
@manuelfriol2860
2 жыл бұрын
El mejor país del mundo papá!!! el tren ni idea
@jochenlin8085
2 жыл бұрын
You are going everywhere! Please come to Asia, we also have many interesting trains. Looking forward to it :)
@juanpindonga8500
2 жыл бұрын
22 miles of average speed, it's lightning!
@mec_473
2 жыл бұрын
"Be careful, the train can become fully booked months in advance." Thats literally the same thing happening with indonesian luxury sleeper trains.
@Anyula
2 жыл бұрын
Impresionante la cortina del tren bala. 😂
@almeggs3247
2 жыл бұрын
For me the SLOWER THE TRAINS SPEED THE BETTER! Aging a sleeper of course!
@sharathb
2 жыл бұрын
from Kerala, India ❤
@itscool2397
2 жыл бұрын
I know what a feeling with ac journey because I'm AC technician with Indian railways
@johnsonapioras8697
2 жыл бұрын
Dont let them rip you off. 1 euro is around $240, and 1 dollar around $200
@GreenBrett
8 ай бұрын
Hello, how did you book the tickets? And how far in advance did you book the tickets? We are having an issue booking the tickets online.
The train wagons look like ex DR stock from East Germany.
@aungmyintoo4635
2 жыл бұрын
15:37 ok, this is a Shinkansen bullet train ride 😁
@jimmcmahon152
2 жыл бұрын
I think your comment about it looking like Oklahoma is SPOT on!
@stevenmontoya9950
2 жыл бұрын
I caught in one of the announcements that drinking maté wasn't allowed. I wonder why that is, given it's not alcohol or anything.
@k0k0m02008
2 жыл бұрын
Due to not wanting people remaining at the same place for long periods of time. Drinking mate is usually a social thing where you share it with friends typically with biscuits and talk. They want to avoid people crowding
@luiscarracedo7793
2 жыл бұрын
It's because COVID
@astrofabio68
2 жыл бұрын
its not allowed in the dining coach, maybe in the seats is permitted
@dougkoontz1752
2 жыл бұрын
Please tell us what you did went when you arrived? Return back by the same train. Take a bus or plane onward to where?
@marceloagrusa4027
2 жыл бұрын
La verdad es para pedir disculpas por el estado y el tiempo que lleva hacer este recorrido, no creo que el personal de trenes argentinos, te haya contado las verdades de como vaciaron los trenes y que gran parte del problema son los sindicatos, se tarda más ahora que en 1930 vergüenza dan,
@pabloturiellimagadis3590
2 жыл бұрын
The main cause, is the state of the rails.
@k59phantienminh49
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing trip! I hope you can take a train in Vietnam and make a video about it.
@nikhatparween5536
2 жыл бұрын
Hi #simplyrailway come to india 🇮🇳.
@patrickhundley1203
2 жыл бұрын
The coaches look so dated from the outside but the inside actually seemed really nice.
@paulkenneally789
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. It really is important to get your reservation and take plenty of food and drinks. Argentine train network is totally bankrupt,the short-lived Tren - binacional prime example. Don’t expect to get there on time or for the equipment to work,gringos, don’t even contemplate anything but private cabin. The experience will be wonderful!!!,Japanese railway’s it isn’t. This video was honest... get your tickets!!!!
@AlejoEremita
2 жыл бұрын
I've been trying to get tickets for this route for a while, but they sell out so quickly. There's a rumour that, since tickets are so cheap, long distance bus companies just buy them all out so they don't loose customers. I don't know how much of truth there's in it but it's quite plausible for this crazy country.
@pabloturiellimagadis3590
2 жыл бұрын
Sixty years ago, the journey that now takes 36 hours, used to take 18 hours. Regrettable. Argentina backed down. I am argentinian.
@patriciogarnica5263
2 жыл бұрын
Why dou you need to skip the line if you have a ticket and also you have to wait to the other passengers to start the trip? Who do you think you are?
@rickmogi
2 жыл бұрын
Do you intend to visit Brazil and the only two passenger trains in the country?
@MarceloBenoit-trenes
2 жыл бұрын
Two LONG DISTANCE passenger trains. As there are a lot of suburban ones.
@MatiasBFD
2 жыл бұрын
Hello! Two things. 1.- The rail network you took is Mitre, not San Martín. San Martín goes to San Juan and Mendoza. 2.- Are you related to Simply Aviation?
@cravisko
2 жыл бұрын
The train departs from the San Martin line terminus and he mentions that the Mitre one is under refurbishment
@luiscarracedo7793
2 жыл бұрын
@@cravisko yes, acces, rails, signals, and all platforms' coverage
@k0k0m02008
2 жыл бұрын
Some additional comments: 1) Trains in Argentina usually had three classes (even four on some particular consists): Pullman (named after the luxurious carriages built by the American manufacturer), First and Tourist. Tourist has been removed from some services but in others still remain. 2) Train traveling in Argentina is the cheapest means of transportation and most people do not make the full length of the journey but travel within intermediate stops instead, seldom served by bus also 3) The train does not finalise its trip, momentarily, in Tucuman but in Cevil Pozo due to the bridge over the Sali river being under reparations after a severe flood almost washed it away a couple of years ago 4) Welding of the rails is something quite new so you will still hear "track track track" almost all of the time 5) Rock throwing is a nasty "hobby", that's been lingering for decades all across the country and next to impossible to erradicate 6) Toilet in appropriate conditions is something you won't find easily. Truth is customer service on that aspect is minimum
@jarjarbinks3193
2 жыл бұрын
We Indians have the rock-throwing menace and the 5 ft 6-inch broad gauge in common with Argentina!
@eliotcassin4272
2 жыл бұрын
No, no es imposible. Basta con tomar nota y cuando pase el siguiente tren intervenir y aplicar una sanción ejemplar. No es ninguna ciencia. Sólo una sana voluntad política.
@estebita_lato
2 жыл бұрын
Argentina has have a very poor political management over the decades, so the average person has very little to none culture or respect for the others, due to the lack of education, deterioration of available jobs, low health coverage and poor nutrition. So you will commonly see things like broken stuff, and the matter with the rocks, ahh..stay away from windows when coming into Rosario Sur station, that area is a shooting alley
@lucimaria-x3b
2 жыл бұрын
Esos vagones fueron construidos en China.
@lucimaria-x3b
2 жыл бұрын
@@estebita_lato El mejor ferrocarril fue el de la época de Peron.
@Ladygrey072
2 жыл бұрын
I am argentinian and the people from trenes argentinos were really nice the time I travelled long distance, so it wasnt just because you were foreign!
@QueenofVHS
2 жыл бұрын
I suffer from very terrible anxiety (to the point where my stomach hurts and I feel very very sick) and these videos help calm me down when I'm having my worst anxiety attack. Thank you for making these, they're great for my anxiety!
@k0k0m02008
2 жыл бұрын
A couple of comments to better understand the Argentine railway environment and situation. The line was originally built in the late XIX century (broad gauge, similar to Indian one) by British company, nationalized in 1948. In the early 90's the Federal government decided to transfer the passenger services to the provinces otherwise they were going to shut them down due to being not profitable. At the same time the infrastructure and freight operations were transferred for a 30-year term to new private operators. These operators did almost next to nothing to preserve the infrastructure leading to an almost general decay, with quasi non existent preventive upkeep. As a consequence speed was drastically reduced and fewer trains than before are running due to signalling being made via walkie-talkie in many cases (old semaphores were abandoned). In the past 10 years the Federal government decided, considering the appalling overall state of the lines, to jump back and started to invest on infrastructure (the line Buenos Aires-Rosario was donde from scratch again) and rolling stock (mostly Chinese being Argentina on default and with limited financing capabilities to access renowned suppliers otherwise). Contrary to most of the rest of the world, Passenger trains can only run (up to now at least) whenever the freight operator leaves an empty slot, and accomodate its speeds accordingly. That is why you see this awful timetables. It is expected that once concessions finalise, during 2022-23 most of them, the Federal government will prioritise Passenger services once again. Finally, the ridiculously low prices are a consequence of the pathetic service provided. The motto is "the service is so bad we can not charge more" and under this situation the train. nowadays, in Argentina is seen as the means of transportation of the lower segment of the population who cannot afford the coach or plane and must endure, therefore, this unreliable, unsafe and not timely service. Hope it helped!
@luiscarracedo7793
2 жыл бұрын
Un addition this same trip un the 80s was done un 14 hours
@k0k0m02008
2 жыл бұрын
@@luiscarracedo7793 correct! The decay in the maintenance and signalling has led to a decrease on average speed accordingly
@LiquidShivaz
2 жыл бұрын
@@luiscarracedo7793 that’s sad. I think trains really could be sustainable in a world with rising fuel prices
@luiscarracedo7793
2 жыл бұрын
@@LiquidShivaz yes Is really sad. In the 80s this service was the daily Independence Express (for the independence declaration from Spain in 1816 in Tucumán) with restaurant service, a cinema coach, you could get your own car, less stops and 14 hours journey. And also have another option the Estrella del Norte (North Star) leaving few hours later with more stops and less services. And many other services connecting the main cities like Córdoba, Mendoza, Iguazú falls, or Bariloche with the same level of services. One of the most famous was one of the express to Bariloche called Arrayanes that takes 25 hours for a 1700 km journey with sleeping car, restaurant, cinema and also a disco coach! Going to skiing
@gpan62
2 жыл бұрын
I understand from a friend of mine who studied business that it's typical all over the world for governments to privatize railways, the railway companies to run the rails into the ground, then for the governments to nationalize the railways again, fix the rails, and privatize them again. 😵💫
@ASAviation
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing how similar the train experiences are between Argentina and Pakistan. You have locals selling food at the stations, Chinese-built rolling stock, and similar looking sleeper compartments across both nations!
@MarceloBenoit-trenes
2 жыл бұрын
And 1676 mm gauge too!
@Naamenrugnummerbekend
2 жыл бұрын
Armoede
@MrLaizard
2 жыл бұрын
And average Argies usually are very keen of Pakistanis, we love your history and cultural diversity
@AumAkhilAum
2 жыл бұрын
And stoning
@manuelbalcorta1399
2 жыл бұрын
If you are from Pakistan, I love the variety of cats that you have. I expect to go to Karachi shortly.
@eyestoenvy
2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful country and people.
@Tommy-05
2 жыл бұрын
Oh thanks.....
@josephwiesenfeld
2 жыл бұрын
The anxiety that goes through me when you have your phone outside the window........
@ramakrishnandoraiswamy1614
2 жыл бұрын
Villages and fields looks very similar to that of India
@abhijeetm29
Жыл бұрын
And the rail gauge is Indian too. 1676mm
@xiufanwu4040
2 жыл бұрын
I was about to say the design of the sleeper train looks really like typical Chinese sleepers (except they only host two people in a compartment) then I saw you mention it's Chinese built. It feels exactly like trains in China, and not having water in the rooms / having separate hand washing areas are old designs that we still see today here.
@Clippercarduser
2 жыл бұрын
It looks like a 25G with a 高軟 configuration
@大豚路快速
2 жыл бұрын
This train is so Chinese that there's fangbianmian noodles scent in my brain already😂
@allanritz5323
2 жыл бұрын
Back in 1989, on a group trip from Bogota to Rio, 70 days, we took a pair of overnight train trips in Argentina. Mendoza to Buenos Aires, and then Buenos Aires to the Paraguay border (Corrientes I think). Both were in coach class. It was an experience, but we were young, had lots of wine so had a good time.
@rezaalan3991
2 жыл бұрын
What an amazing trip. Train in South America is definitely out of radars, especially the Passenger train. Because when I read about Transportation in South America in general are between Road Transportation and Flying. The livery looks cool btw, and the vibe when stopping at station is very local.
@charlesbaran1106
2 жыл бұрын
Unbelievably low fare for two nights in a sleeping car! What a nice experience, stopping at the small towns. Thanks for sharing this journey - a world of difference from a TGV!
@youshouldknowthis4847
2 жыл бұрын
Traveling by TGV costs you 30 euros for 110 kilometers and the wagons go empty and operate in deficit because ordinary people today can no longer afford them, and traveling on this beautiful train with this beautiful experience through a beautiful country costs you only 2.5 euros for 110 kilometers and allows anyone to travel.
@venkshenoi371
2 жыл бұрын
takes too long for a 700mile journey.
@youshouldknowthis4847
2 жыл бұрын
@@venkshenoi371 no es primer mundo capo, no es un país con déficit presupuestarios de billones de dólares permitidos por sus aportantes para que lo gasten en lujos, es un país que trata de salir de los problemas y hace lo que puede. Está más que bien.
@edgardoluciocrocetta2437
2 жыл бұрын
@@youshouldknowthis4847 No trata de salir en absoluto. Se hunde indefinidamente. Todos lo sabemos aquí... / He doesn't try to get out at all. It sinks indefinitely. We all know here...
@incarteminerYT
2 жыл бұрын
@@youshouldknowthis4847 These trains still lose massive amounts of money and provide for a substandard service quality. Trains in war torn Ukraine reach 160 km/h and despite dating back from 1980 they are in a better condition than the ones shown on this video. Argentina will be a third world country forever, because instead of being outraged by the fact that there’s such a bad rail transport system people keep justifying everything and naturalizing such destructive behavior as rock throwing.
@sureshbhatia9408
2 жыл бұрын
Argentine railways can learn a lot from the Indian Railways as the needs and problems of both the systems are some what the same. However the Indian Railways have modernised a lot in the last 25years or so but still there is scope for more improvement.
@Luis_Stereo
2 жыл бұрын
Argentina went from being one of the countries with the greatest railway activity... to this. We have an incredible railway past, in my city (Rosario) most of the old buildings belonged to railway offices or locomotive workshops and all that, if you remove a bit of pavement from the streets, you will surely find the old rails. We have a rich past in trains, we were a world potence. And well... now we have a train that takes 8 hours to travel 300km. The only ones that still exist in abundance are cargo services because they carry cereals and grains to the ports, but as for passenger services, it seems that only now are they being activated again town by town and city by city, but even that they restore all the sections of rails... it's going to be a good time. What is annoying is that people from other countries are surprised because we have passenger trains... we are not cavemen or aboriginals... we have cities as modern as any other in Europe or the USA. Remember that the majority of the Argentine population comes from Europe, we were the first Latin American country to have subways and other services at the beginning of the 20th century and before too. Watch some videos about the cities and places in Argentina to get to know a little better what our country is like, after all, we are the eighth largest country in the world, so there are many different regions in the same republic. Good video going all that way. Greetings from Rosario
@manuelbalcorta1399
2 жыл бұрын
This happens due to the Peronist governments and the stupidity of the people that usually votes them.
@tonymark4237
2 жыл бұрын
8° país con las vías férreas más largas
@norbertodipasquale1125
2 жыл бұрын
Sigo aqui porque se me corto y no se como borrar lo ya escrito. Respecto a lo que dije sobre la informacion es hacer conocer que la Argentina, mi querido pais, tenia un desarrollo ferroviario superado por muy pocos paises en es mundo (creo que serian 5 o 6 a lo sumo). El total era de alrededor de los 50.000 Km. de 4 trochas: la mas extensa la de 1.767 (mas o menos), la segunda de 1,000 (mas desarrollada en el norte del pais), la tercera la de 1,500 rollo ferroviario me referia a que
@norbertodipasquale1125
2 жыл бұрын
Otra vez se me corto. Sigo : la de 1.500 (creo que la mas habitual en el mundo) se desarrollo en nuestra mesopotamia (territorio comprendido entre los rios Parana y Uruguay). y finalmente la trocha de 0.750 de muy poco desarrollo. Yo tengo 83 años y he llegado a viajar a Tucuman (que es trayecto mencionado) es alrededor de 24 horas y en coche dormitorios de 4 camas o coches pullman y con comedores que eran de primera categoria. ..... Y despues tristemente se llego a lo actual. Otro comentario: Trenes salian desde Buenos Aires hacia el norte (trocha de 1.000) y llegaba a La Paz en Bolivia (alrededor de 2.000 km.) y hacia el sur (trocha 1.767) hasta S.C.de Bariloche (alrededor de 1.650 km.) PERDONENME MI ORGULLO DE VIEJO ARGENTINO POR LOS FERROCARRILES . MI PADRE Y MUCHOS ERAN FERROVIARIOS.
@martypatric1101
2 жыл бұрын
Hallo sir, it was a pleasure watching this nice video of your trip on the Argentino Railways. From Beunos aires central station to a city north east of Argentina, about 1150 km distance which is a big distance for sure. This Argentina train is quite nice and very clean from the inside and its sleeping compartments. Nice to see the dinning and food cabin and experience you see the country side through the windows of this enormous huge country south of Uruguay and Brazil. Enjoy your video and hope to see your next trip in Argentina republica. Watching this video from Paramaribo Suriname greetings Marty
@MrLaizard
2 жыл бұрын
The is no Central Buenos AIres, there are three huge terminals (Retiro, COnstitucion and Once), one middle-sized (Lacroze) and a small one (the one and only one named after the Capital City)
@venkshenoi371
2 жыл бұрын
1150km or 720miles is relatively short.
@SeverityOne
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting, to say the least. South America has always fascinated me, even though I've never been there. They're Americans, but the kind that play proper football (as you already mentioned). Not like their northern neighbours, who dress up in funny clothes and carry an egg around. The service may be simple, but more than adequate for the price - from a European point of view, that is. I moved from one very rich country (Netherlands, La Naranja Mecanica) to a not-quite-as-rich country (Malta). You tend to look differently at things when you get different perspectives. Things you miss when you're a tourist, and that's probably also why the Argentinians commenting on this video have less of a romantic view about travelling by train. Chances are poor I'll ever make it to South America - my wife and I are getting too old, and the time of grand adventures lies behind us - so I really appreciate videos like these. I got along great with the couple of South Americans I've met, and it looks like you did, too. (Mind, I'm not saying that all South Americans are the same. But coming from Europe, I know that people from different countries can be very different, and yet very similar.)
@del.see.oh.89
2 жыл бұрын
Latin America and the US are nothing alike.
@maximipe
2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, we jokingly call it handegg. And hey, may not be may place to say but take that chance to visit when you can, if only for a short while, I say it's better than to live with the regret of the what if
@brucehain
2 жыл бұрын
Argentinos have trains running in their veins. The whole civilization there is laid out rail-centrically, it is so fascinating and about the greatest rail heritage in the world. While I was following it on KZitem last year there was a new line opened or extended like once a month, and work going on all the time. It'll be a wonder if a single state entity can manage all that growing all the time. Unlike the US it's been a shorter time since the collapse of rail in Argentina. People still remember some of the more practical aspects about trains, whereas we've forgotten and been deliberately misled. It all depends on being sandwiched between the Chinese willingness to help (too much?) and hopefully reasonableness of the government overseeing all this. I think they're doing it right. (One sign is every seat is taken whereas in Europe and US you see trains running around empty. All are subsidized so it doesn't matter.) Great trains we'd like to see: I got a super scenario for high speed Buenos Aires-to-Rosario, whence the line splits at a new underground station in the eastern CBD and the branches proceed to the two famous old stations neither of which is currently used. (It's as if planned.) Then on in diverging directions. (I wish we'd seen the Tucuman station and it's potentially speedy approach. Super - though I've only seen it from Goggle Earth. Argentina's greatest potential for tons of trains, as long as they don't do to them what they did to us - and others - and them once already.) Then the BIG ONE: Trans-con Montevideo, Sacramento, Once Sta Buenos Aires - several populous places along the broad gauge to near Mendosa. (I think I added a modernized leg through San Louis.) Then the crossing of the Andes in the belief the best route is near the old one (It's definitely shorter than that other one.) and - Santiago. One of the greatest trains in the world it would be. Like Berlin-Rome. NY-Chicago. LA-San Francisco - but not the way they're doin' it.
@vernaburns1629
2 жыл бұрын
I'm from Oklahoma and most of us who reside here consider it to be the Southwest. The scenery does remind me of central Oklahoma.
@osasunaitor
2 жыл бұрын
I love the livery of Argentine Trains, it gives a modern and clean touch to their trains. Sad to hear about stone throwers though, apparently these scumbags are the equivalent of graffiti vandals in my country :( People whose only hobby is to destroy trains, what a sad world we live in...
@MrLaizard
2 жыл бұрын
There are also plenty of graffiti scumbags in Argentina but they prefer to attack the commuter lines rather than the long distance ones
@osasunaitor
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrLaizard that's weird, I've seen lots of videos of trains in BA and they always look super clean
@hainam8614
2 жыл бұрын
Wow I love the horn sound :D; Wow the average speed in here is much slower than in vietnam, in here the speed is lower or equal 50km/h
@Trainviking
2 жыл бұрын
Looks Chinese made, the lamp and the ladder for the upper bed are typical for Chinese trains. What Latin America needs is more trains, a lot more trains.
@lucimaria-x3b
2 жыл бұрын
Están construidos en China.
@matttheash1974
2 жыл бұрын
it's so cool to see you around LATAM! hoping to see more videos around here and great video as always man! cheers from Chile
@notmyname327
2 жыл бұрын
What? You were in Argentina? Nice! I've never taken the train to Tucumán, but I've gone to Córdoba in one of the camarotes, and to Bahia Blanca on the "pullman" car. I'd love to travel more in sleeper trains but there aren't that many and it's difficult to get tickets for the rooms. For those trying to buy them, they usually "open up" the sale of the tickets the first few days of the month, say you want to travel in May, you should go to the website in early April to see when the tickets become available. If you want a camarote you need to buy it the same day they go on sale. I'll comment again when I finish watching the video, I have to go now. Oh, did they tell you why they are leaving from the temporary station? It's awful, and the recently renewed Retiro station is so beautiful! I've also seen Constitución (where the trains to the South leave) and it is also beautiful.
@ignaciojuarez8363
2 жыл бұрын
Retiro Mitre station is having it's rails renewed and the jobs are due to end in 2024. Retiro San Martin will be remodeled as a long distance terminal and Retiro Mitre will be the terminal of commuter train both from Mitre and San Martin Line
@FabricioRenovato
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Thibault! I´m following the channel for a while and it´s my first comment here! As a south american myself, from Brazil, I can only imagine how amazing and also peculiar this trip was to you. Argentina, like Brazil, is a poor country, and it´s very common to see really poor communities during our trips in this part of the world. But unlike Brazil, Argentina relies a lot on trains between cities, while here trains are basically for commuting. In the last decade, to create faster connections between cities that were hosts of the World Cup 2014, there were plans for high speed trains (or trem bala, bullet trains, as we usually call here), but the cost was prohibitive at that time. There are some projects of intercity trains in the some states here, but things are rolling very slowly here. I hope you enjoyed your stay in Argentina! Buenos Aires is a stunning city! Your videos are great!
@CaioSFela
2 жыл бұрын
south america has always had problems with passenger trains, in brazil only 2 long distance trains, and in bolivia 2 too if I'm not mistaken
@Luis_Stereo
2 жыл бұрын
Que pésimo servicio que tenemos... encima querés comprar un pasaje ya sea para dentro de un mes o doce meses y siempre te dice que no hay asientos... pésimo lamentablemente
@syedadeelhussain2691
2 жыл бұрын
The Argentina Economy has declared bankruptcy at least nine times, if my memory serves me right, and they have also experimented with different currencies. But, the nation has a $10000+ per capita income. Ofcourse compared to South Asia, seems to be more developed.
@79Maninder
2 жыл бұрын
It's my dream to visit Argentina and i love train journeys. Thanks for this wonderful tour, I enjoyed it a lot and wanna travel through this train
@Argentus2009
2 жыл бұрын
The longest train is Buenos Aires-Bariloche, 1850 km. Nowadays, works Buenos Aires- Bahía Blanca and Viedma- Bariloche. Out of work Viedma- Bahía Blanca, 240 km.
@niCop411
2 жыл бұрын
Argentina is such a beautiful country, full of extraordinary and welcoming people. Greetings from Argentina
@DAVID1986.
Жыл бұрын
And racists too!!!
@niCop411
Жыл бұрын
@@DAVID1986. Explain yourself
@DAVID1986.
Жыл бұрын
@@niCop411 What!!!!
@TomGrahamsa
2 жыл бұрын
Great video. I have been to Argentina several times. Only took short trains. This looks interesting. I hope to visit again soon.
@doge.a.cat2002
2 жыл бұрын
I think Argentina, Cuba, Ecuador, and maybe Panama and Uruguay are the last few Latin American countries with fully connected, national passenger rail networks. I think there's Venezuela too but that country's broke nowadays sadly😭
@commonodiaman3434
2 жыл бұрын
Please do try Indian Railways...The World's largest railway services
@colinpeacock7648
2 жыл бұрын
Yes you are right there Indian Railways do have the largest railway network in the world. Reaching and spreading out across the entire country
@gonzalomartinez6415
2 жыл бұрын
Falto la parte de la bienvenida ceremonial a piedrazos en rosario
@alemikelj
2 жыл бұрын
In the 1970s, the average time for this service was 15 hours. There are already aprox 300 km of renewed tracks but new automatic level crossing systems are still in construction in order to increase the average speed and reduce time travel. Of course, there is no track renewal project yet for the remaining 800 km.
@nikki_forte
2 жыл бұрын
Te felicito hermano por vicitar mi pais y ver nuestros trenes😎 yo vivo a una hora de la estacion de tren de retiro
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