I enjoyed talking shop and trading war stories with SJ crew as we whisked along from Stockholm to Copenhagen in 2012. In fact I rode in the bistro car for the entire 5 hour trip! We learned Amtrak and SJ are more similar than different and I shared my experience working the X2000 in the early 90's when Amtrak was testing different European models on the Northeast Corridor before ordering high speed trains. On American rails, the X2000 rode very rough with violent side sways which threw passengers and crew all over the place while the Swedish ride was superb.
Absolutely wonderful video...and it makes me sick. We tested the X2000 almost 30 years ago in the United States but instead went with a low bidder that is now in the process of being replaced. Meanwhile the X2000's have been rebuilt, replacing the original GTOs with IGBTs, and will be in service perhaps until the middle of next decade.
Welcome to Gothenburg, I know it well. Excellent tram system. Good video Dylan. Your 2 stops are the only places of any size on that line. Some trains are non-stop. Your fare was pretty reasonable. In many ways Sweden not so expensive as most people assume. Now Norway……
Hello Dylan. You could get a 24h pass for a cost of 165 kr ($17, €15, £12.50), or a 72h pass for 330 kr ($34, €30, £25), depending on your stay in Stockholm. If just passing through, a single ticket is a better option, and the most common one is, as another viewer mentioned, the one for 39 kr to be used instantly. There is one for 54 kr, that has a end use date, if you are unsure when you'll travel. All tickets are valid on metro, bus, boat, commutertrain or tram, if I'm not entirely wrong.
Thanks for awesome video. It reminded me how I loved traveling by SJX2000 back in 2008 when being on the study exchange in Linkoping. I found them very comfortable and loved the wooden interior.
Fun fact about the X2000: one set ran for many years between Hong Kong and Guangzhou and one set (I believe the same set) was sent to the United States as a high speed technology demonstrator.
Not the same set. X2013 was the one in the U.S (theres still an Amtrak "memorial" plate above the drivers door). The one that went to China was the 44th and last one they built, rebranded X2088 due to the chinese not liking the number 4. It did have some differences, such as double instead of single AC-units on every car. The chinese had taken it out of service, so SJ bought the set in 2012 and re-imported it to Sweden. Those cars have now been converted to same interior and technical specifications as the rest of the Swedish fleet and are in use today.
Man, I haven't been on an X2000 since its American tour in 1993. I was nearly 11 years old, and it was one of two high-speed sets being considered for basing the Acela on.
Lovely video, thanks. I lived in Sweden in the 70s, both Gothenburg and Stockholm. I absolutely loved it and your video brought back happy memories. Thank you.
Looks like a great trip. I love being on a warm train watching frozen landscapes slip by. I have heard that Sweden has capped rail fares since they banned internal flights, yet another thing we could learn from in the UK
I agree !! 👍 I don't like being out in cold ! But ,I love running inside of a warm cafe ,or restaurant from the outside's cold weather !! And having a cuppa & watching the winter views from inside !! Lol I am not a Brit ,though ! Lol. Japanese. I live in L.A. ...how's everything going there in U.K.!? It must be very cold there ,surprisingly it's colder this year here in L.A.,but the worst was '07 winter ,unbelievably cold !! I hope covid things aren't affecting you guys too much ! I am willing/ planning to travel there with mom the next summer !!! I am getting frustrated by all the new regulations. We ,Japanese got no issues with wearing masks & taking all the precautions ,that's nothing to us !! But ,green passport & all are a bit way too much !! They don't do that for chickenpox, even !! Sorry for complaining. I apologize !! Lol. Washing you a merry x'mas ,happy holidays & A GREAT NEW YEAR 2022 ,a year of the TIGER 🐅 my favourite animal !!! 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🎄🎁🎉🍾🥂🚈💞
Nope, domestic flights aren't banned, and fares aren't capped. But the trains are good competitors (sometimes very good) with airlines for traveling in the southernmost, populated, part of the country. There are a couple of different train companies, with different fares and comfort levels. SJ, who runs this train, uses adaptive pricing, just like all domestic airlines. So depending on day and time, and on how long in advance you are booking, you might find both airline tickets that are more and less expensive than train tickets.
Thank you for posting! Agreed that a one-way ticket on the subway or the commuter trains can be a tad pricy. But the default fare today is SEK 38. That translates to roughly GBP 3, USD 4, or EUR 4. Also, SJ has dynamic pricing which means that you can pay both more and less than you did for a ticket on this stretch.
@@eoinmcgregor3102 75 minutes, but yes. You can travel both back and forth. The same price in Berlin for all zones - a Single Ticket ABC - is € 3,60. Roughly the same.
I'd say it's pretty cheap. I pay 250SEK per day to get to work. Although, I work in Gothenburg and live outside Alingsås so I have roughly 70km, one way, and I have to take my car.
The metro in Stockholm uses a system where you can just scan your debit card with the chip. It's not 50 kr either! I think it's like 36 kr for travel for 75 minutes. I have no idea why Dylan paid 50 kr.
@@s125ish Not if you're an EU citizen. Also, you can get a card that you fill up like the Oyster card on the London Underground. I have had friends from the UK visit and they never pay 50 kr.
@@s125ish It used to be the case for countries that didn't use the euro. I would be happy to be corrected of course. I could be wrong. :) The point still stands, Dylan paid more than necessary. You can even download an app.
The ticket is also good for the whole Stockholm county! When the 75 minutes has passed you cannot change but allowed to remain on the vehicle you're on!
The Stockholm subway is an adventure in itself: Uniquely art-furbished stations, and three layers deep, because of the prevalence of canals between the parts of the city.
Great review! Fun fact: In 1995, the New South Wales railway operator in Australia, Countrylink, trialled three X2000 tilt train cars and an engine from Swedish State Railways (SJ) for testing and public service trials to determine their suitability for use in New South Wales and for interstate services. After a statewide tour in March, they were used to run the Sydney to Canberra Capital Connect service from 23 April until 18 June 1995 with modified XPT (Basically an Australian HST train which are still in service today after 39 years of service!) power cars XP2000 and XP2009.
This is looking beautiful from the very 1st scene !!! 😍 Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to Dylan & everyone watching this channel !! A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022 ! A year of the TIGER 🐅 😍👍👍 WOW !! BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS on the ceiling of this station !!! Very dramatic & different !!! LOVE IT !! Actually ,that must had been very difficult to decorate !! Thank you for showing that to us !! A very nice VIP lounge for train's !! You're right!! WOW !!! I LOVE THIS VIDEO ~!!! Thank you do much !! 👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🎄🎁💕💞
As already mentioned by others: all X2000 train sets are about to be extensively upgraded with new interior etc. The first upgraded train has just entered regular service, and all X2000 train sets will be upgraded in around 3-4 years according to SJ. The upgrade is however delayed by several years already. In other news, SJ recently announced that they will invest in a completely new fleet of high speed trains that can do up to 250 kph, to enter service around 2026. Today no trains in Sweden operate at over 200 kph but some train lines are built for 250 kph and some others are considered for upgrades to facilitate higher speeds. The planning of a completely new high speed rail network is yet another story.
This was a nice Christmas treat. Watching this Christmas Day, seeing the snow and relishing the idea of -15 degrees, whilst I sit here at around 30 degrees :)
I've heard of this train. I saw it in a video of New Haven Union Station in Connecticut from 1992. I live in the USA, but I hope to visit Sweden one day and check this train out. Anyways, I enjoy your travel reports, I hope you have a nice Christmas, and I look forward to seeing your videos in 2022.
Lovely video! The scenery looks very much like Canada in the winter. The station in Stockholm is very impressive and charming and I love the silver colour of the train. I think you said that you have taken videos of travel further north and I hope you have travelled further south from Stockholm as that would be a great trip. Best wishes for the holidays and for 2022!
im in hospital & found ur channel, i LOVE watching your videos thanks for sharing them! i wanted to take the XJ to Gothenburg on a daytrip but it was just too far & exhausting to me so i made a BA reward flight out of it instead. Stockholm station & airports (2019!) are so beautiful in Christmas seasons decorations!
I have taken the trip from Stockholm to Copenhagen several times on both the SJ X2000 and on the competitor, Snälltåget. I prefer Snälltåget. Not for comfort but for the old-fashioned style of the carriage and in particular the restaurant carriage. You get to sit down at a real table with a real white cloth, a little lamp, and your get to eat with real cutlery.
3 hours from Stockholm to Gothenburg? The distance is almost exactly 300 miles, i.e. an average speed of 100 miles/hour. That's brilliant, especially for a pendolino. The German ICEs, which are "genuine" high-speed trains, often have an average commercial speed that's hardly above 100 km/h (65 miles/hour).
@@dosvidanyagaming4123 Yes, it's Swedish design and manufacturing but it depends how you understand "pendolino". To me, this word refers to any kind of tilting train, not necessarily to the Italian type - that's why I called the X2000 a pendolino. The "dispute" is about what the word "pendolino" exactly refers to but we agree that the X2000 is Swedish designed and manufactured. Alright 🙂
@@dosvidanyagaming4123In fact, original "Pendolinos", "fully Italian designed and built tiling trains", developed in 1970s, were much faster than X2000. Anyway, average speed depends on infrastructure and on number of stops much more than on rolling stock performance.
You literally fell from the sky with this movie, in June I will be on exactly the same train. Now I know what to expect and I will have a little less nerves :).
This was very holiday like ,x'mas appropriate video !!! Dylan,you picked the right train / station for a x'mas eve .!! And the snow covered sceneries from the windows added the touch more !! This made me feel like tme slipping back to my youth !! This train was more nostalgic to me somehow as it was really clean like Japanese trains !? This video made me feel like travelling again soon !!! Thank you so much !!! You are getting better / better !! 👍👍👍😃❄🌨🎄🎁🎉🍾🥂🎈🚈🚉💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💕💞
Nice review. They have just recently addressed the dated interior of the X2000, with refurbished trains sporting an updated interior, better signage/info displays, Wi-Fi, new seats and better bistro car. I think all train sets will be updated but at this time there are only some done. Good to know. There are also X3000 trains dating from the 2000s that are similar to the x2000 but not due for an update yet.
Precisely! The first upgraded train has just entered regular service, and all X2000 train sets will be upgraded in around 3-4 years according to SJ. The upgrade is however delayed by several years already.
Hasse, I heard they were going with ”transparent glass” in the windows this time, meaning cellular signals were to pss through more easily. Do you perhaps know if this is true for the X2000 update or only for upcoming trains?
@@bjornonline The X2000 upgrade will have those radio transparent windows. They have upgraded all tech and interiors in the trains, keeping only the shell and tilting system.
It's was the flagship of Swedish railways for a long time but it was replaced a decade ago by the X3000. The X2000 essentially became a hand-me-down to be used in Malmö and Gothenburg for passenger congestion relief.
This is a common misunderstanding. First of all there are no train called X3000, It´s called SJ3000, And it´s not a replacement for X2000. X2000 is still the flagship and has always been, SJ3000 is a complement for shorter trips with many stops and has lower speed. It´s mostly used for trips Stockholm - Dalarna and Stockholm - Sundsvall/Umeå beacause it has ETCS. The comfort of X2000 can´t be compared with SJ3000 wich is more of a regional train than a long distance.
Very nice video. As a Swede I’m proud of the Swedish Railway and SJ. The ticket prices are really good, the earlier you buy your ticket, the cheaper it is. Tickets start at around 200SEK. Compared to flying to Gothenburg, the train is very cheap and still gets you to your destination just as fast (if you account for the time it takes you to get to and from the airport). As you said the X2000 are being refurbished and upgraded and the first of these trains is already running on the Stockholm- Gothenburg line. Make sure to travel on it! Some more interesting information is that SJ just signed a deal with Bombardier for some +20 new high speed trains capable of 250km/h which will be the fastest train in Sweden. These trains are scheduled for 2026. They will not replace the X2000 but run side by side. Last but not least Sweden is in the planing stage for completely new high speed corridors between Stockholm-Gothenburg and Stockholm-Malmö which will increase capacity, enable higher speeds, up to 250km/h (today 200km/h) and therefor cut travel time. Thanks for a great video on our great, but old railway system. Take care!
As someone who has spent the better part of 5 years commuting daily by train, traveling some 1000 km per week, pride and Swedish railways are, regrettably, two things that I seldomly associate. Swedish long distance trains are among the least punctual in all of europe and the largest contributor to the delays are problems with the infrastructure. The railway network have suffered from a lack of investment and inadequate maintenance for decades during a time when passenger rail traffic has increased drastically. As a result, several sections are running at max capacity (such as parts of the route between Stockholm and Gothenburg) and there are frequent problems with broken switches, signals and the electrical supply, etc. This is something that is acknowledged by most of the political parties, government agencies and operators alike (with SJ often complaining about the poor state of the railway infrastructure) and most agree that improvements are necessary. Personally I want to be able to feel proud about our national railways, but being proud about something that is, frankly, subpar is just going to hinder progress. I prefer that we complain and criticise until sufficient improvements will make it right to actually be proud.
Often the flights are way cheaper though. Was about to travel to Malmö a few months ago. A train would have cost me thousands of kronor, a flight was only a couple of hundred.
I took a regional train to Vasteras while in Sweden just before the pandemic and the difference in price between 1st and 2nd class was also very minimal - I think around 25 SEK each way - which you can barely buy a cup of coffee for. Assuming you're going at a time where the lounge is open, this difference is 100000% worth paying. You can't even use the washroom in the station without paying, but the bathroom in the lounge is free! Bear in mind that the seats are identical in 1st and 2nd on some shorter distance trains (eg the double decker trains), with the only difference being that 1st class has assigned seating and 2nd does not. I had thought of coming back in 2nd class but decided to also pay the extra for 1st despite there being no lounge in Vasteras. I'm glad I did because the 6 car train that was supposed to bring me back got reduced to 3 cars, and 2nd class was packed standing room only, whereas in 1st everyone had a seat.
Adaptive pricing? I don't know, actually. Västerås is not a town I've visited many times. On other routes, sometimes you find 1st class tickets that are less expensive than 2nd class tickets, if you can wait for a train running one or a few hours later. I mean, 1st class departure at eight o'clock may be cheaper than 2nd class att five o'clock.
China bought a X2000 in 1998 to serve between Guangzhou and Hong Kong, it used to be the fastest train in China. It got replaced by CRH-1A in 2007. The train returned to Sweden in 2012, a trailer car went to Swedish railway museum, power car and other trailer cars went back to service in 2020.
And a late Merry Christmas to Dylan! Many years ago (last Century, in fact - February to June 1995) New South Wales dabbled with trialling a few carriages from this fleet on the Sydney - Canberra route. While I didn't travel on the service, I was able to see through the carriages at the Maintenance Centre and was very impressed. Your journey has reminded me of the experience and, while this is an unrefurbished set, I immediately recognised features I had seen. Unfortunately, as is the case with so many experiments in Australia, no capital investment was made on this brand of equipment and the three carriages returned to Sweden. Thank you for sharing your experience of a week or two ago in the winter wonderland of Sweden. The Christmas decorations at Stockholm Central Station were a great introduction to your coverage. Take care and see you again later this week. Happy New Year!
January 28, 2010 I was hit by an X2000 just north of Stockholm Central Station in an area called Tomteboda. I was fixing a switch on the track that had frozen. Due to incorrect communication, they let a train continue on the track we were working on and I was hit. I was lucky and survived with minor back injuries
Hallo, Dylan! Thank you very much now and for all. It's very beautiful now and all. I like so much and I apreciate and I respect you. God bless you! Merry Christmas, Dylan!And a good and beautiful 2022 year to have! 😀🤗🙃😗
3:46 In the other end of the main hall, a spacious corridor leads to even more shops and restaurants, as well as the yellow Arlanda Express (train to the airport).
looks like this was your coldest trip yet! a very good Christmas eve/day and boxing day video! I look forward to see your post boxing day video on Monday!
Great video! This train looks very nice and comfortable, especially the seats. I like the wood used in the interior, it looks cozy. Have a nice Christmas :-) Greetings from Prague!
Very glad you've done this trip report. Perhaps in the future you could review a refurbed set and give your thoughts between the two. While I sadly have not yet travelled on these units, I'm very much sure my aunt and her family have most likely done so. In case if you ever wondered, here's a video on a refurbed unit: ruclips.net/video/nN2X6H2K-ZM/видео.html Wonder what the next video will be.
Merry Christmas Dylan. Nice Swedish winter video. The train was very nice. The first class ticket is what I would have bought thanks to you. The dining area and food looked interesting. The Stockholm central station is definitely a station I want to visit. I plan to do a Scandinavian Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark trip in tge future. Good to see you're taking my advice branching out. 😊 (kidding) Overall, a very good video. Enjoy your holiday.
hey dylan mate merry christmas and a happy new year from me louisthetravelspotter i really enjoyed the review i love the design of the train i love the interia and the cab is amazing too
They seem to now have English announcements in the train. I was in Sweden a few years ago and rode from Stockholm to Malmo. Announcements and displays were only in Swedish much to the disappointment of some Chinese passengers. I told them that on domestic routes in Europe, only the local languages are used. Which was a good thing as it helped give me some vocabulary.
Traveled yesterday with SJ and the driver did announce route details in English as well. I think the attendant did not, when talking about bistro offering etc.
The staff has a big autonomy in how much information they convey. I think they have some basics they must convey. Some staff are more talkative then others, both in Swedish and English..
I recently travelled in 2nd Class, with a ticket price of 785 SEK (booked 2 days ago) the dynamic pricings really hurts when you have to plan a journey suddenly and have 2-4 days in hand
Did I spot a L U F C scaff where you were sitting ??🤔 I thought your home town was Huddersfield. Anyway, enjoyed that trip, thank you. Merry Christmas everyone.🤧😁
This train's ceiling prints are very classy !! Wow ! Very detailed more than any other trains in general !! Very impressive !!! Swedish people are clean & huge nature lovers ,very active ,love sports & being outdoors ! Very clean & very very nice train !!! Even the 2nd class cars !! I love this train the best maybe so far !!! A tough call as they are all individually unique !! Thank you so much for this ,Dylan !!! This is so SUPER nice !!!👍👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🎄🎁🚈🚉🎉🍾🥂🎈💕
Before they built the new commuter starion, you could walk under one roof to get from the metro/commuter train to the long distance trains! That's one thing that was definitely better before.
Interesting, wonder who scoffed all the chocolate, hey? 12:21 As a regular train commuter I can assure the basket with chocolate never runs out all the years I have been traveling.
Very nice trains they seem quite modern indeed I think are they are not as fast as other high speed trains although they can tilt as well I notice that Sweden is still expensive for most things.
i am happy to tell you that the audio system on the train is still in use you can listen to the swedish national radio in swedish sveriges radio and the radio will cut wehn it is a announcement on the pa system
I enjoyed talking shop and trading war stories with SJ crew as we whisked along from Stockholm to Copenhagen in 2012. In fact I rode in the bistro car for the entire 5 hour trip! We learned Amtrak and SJ are more similar than different and I shared my experience working the X2000 in the early 90's when Amtrak was testing different European models on the Northeast Corridor before ordering high speed trains. On American rails, the X2000 rode very rough with violent side sways which threw passengers and crew all over the place while the Swedish ride was superb.
Very nice! Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Absolutely wonderful video...and it makes me sick. We tested the X2000 almost 30 years ago in the United States but instead went with a low bidder that is now in the process of being replaced. Meanwhile the X2000's have been rebuilt, replacing the original GTOs with IGBTs, and will be in service perhaps until the middle of next decade.
Welcome to Gothenburg, I know it well. Excellent tram system. Good video Dylan. Your 2 stops are the only places of any size on that line. Some trains are non-stop. Your fare was pretty reasonable. In many ways Sweden not so expensive as most people assume. Now Norway……
Oh boy be ready I followed his twitter and he went there too
Hello Dylan.
You could get a 24h pass for a cost of 165 kr ($17, €15, £12.50), or a 72h pass for 330 kr ($34, €30, £25), depending on your stay in Stockholm. If just passing through, a single ticket is a better option, and the most common one is, as another viewer mentioned, the one for 39 kr to be used instantly. There is one for 54 kr, that has a end use date, if you are unsure when you'll travel. All tickets are valid on metro, bus, boat, commutertrain or tram, if I'm not entirely wrong.
Thanks for awesome video. It reminded me how I loved traveling by SJX2000 back in 2008 when being on the study exchange in Linkoping. I found them very comfortable and loved the wooden interior.
Fun fact about the X2000: one set ran for many years between Hong Kong and Guangzhou and one set (I believe the same set) was sent to the United States as a high speed technology demonstrator.
Not the same set. X2013 was the one in the U.S (theres still an Amtrak "memorial" plate above the drivers door). The one that went to China was the 44th and last one they built, rebranded X2088 due to the chinese not liking the number 4. It did have some differences, such as double instead of single AC-units on every car. The chinese had taken it out of service, so SJ bought the set in 2012 and re-imported it to Sweden. Those cars have now been converted to same interior and technical specifications as the rest of the Swedish fleet and are in use today.
Definitely a 'first class' experience. Many thanks for sharing. What a lovely country.
Man, I haven't been on an X2000 since its American tour in 1993. I was nearly 11 years old, and it was one of two high-speed sets being considered for basing the Acela on.
Lovely video, thanks. I lived in Sweden in the 70s, both Gothenburg and Stockholm. I absolutely loved it and your video brought back happy memories. Thank you.
Thanks 😁
Fantastic and as they say in Sweden; God Jul, Hyvä Joulua och Buerie Jåvle!
Looks like a great trip. I love being on a warm train watching frozen landscapes slip by. I have heard that Sweden has capped rail fares since they banned internal flights, yet another thing we could learn from in the UK
I agree !! 👍 I don't like being out in cold ! But ,I love running inside of a warm cafe ,or restaurant from the outside's cold weather !! And having a cuppa & watching the winter views from inside !! Lol I am not a Brit ,though ! Lol. Japanese. I live in L.A. ...how's everything going there in U.K.!? It must be very cold there ,surprisingly it's colder this year here in L.A.,but the worst was '07 winter ,unbelievably cold !! I hope covid things aren't affecting you guys too much ! I am willing/ planning to travel there with mom the next summer !!! I am getting frustrated by all the new regulations. We ,Japanese got no issues with wearing masks & taking all the precautions ,that's nothing to us !! But ,green passport & all are a bit way too much !! They don't do that for chickenpox, even !! Sorry for complaining. I apologize !! Lol. Washing you a merry x'mas ,happy holidays & A GREAT NEW YEAR 2022 ,a year of the TIGER 🐅 my favourite animal !!! 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🎄🎁🎉🍾🥂🚈💞
internal flights are not banned
Nope, domestic flights aren't banned, and fares aren't capped.
But the trains are good competitors (sometimes very good) with airlines for traveling in the southernmost, populated, part of the country. There are a couple of different train companies, with different fares and comfort levels.
SJ, who runs this train, uses adaptive pricing, just like all domestic airlines. So depending on day and time, and on how long in advance you are booking, you might find both airline tickets that are more and less expensive than train tickets.
Thanks, sorry to have got this wrong yes I misheard. That makes sense
@@dazzlingdaz187 I certainly wish domestic flights were banned 😭
This week's question for Dylan: which is the trip you've taken that has most made you feel "I wish this could've been longer"?
Your dylan didn’t reply 😅
@@bobbyus Yet 😉
@@andysedgley hey man it’s been 10 months he didn’t reply yet.
@@TeamSenke Tell me about it 🙄
@@andysedgley aww that cat in your PFP IS SO CUTE 🥰
Thank you for posting! Agreed that a one-way ticket on the subway or the commuter trains can be a tad pricy. But the default fare today is SEK 38. That translates to roughly GBP 3, USD 4, or EUR 4. Also, SJ has dynamic pricing which means that you can pay both more and less than you did for a ticket on this stretch.
its also not a 1 way ticket, its a ticket that gives like 90 mins of travel time so you can get a lot out of it..
@@eoinmcgregor3102 75 minutes, but yes. You can travel both back and forth. The same price in Berlin for all zones - a Single Ticket ABC - is € 3,60. Roughly the same.
I'd say it's pretty cheap. I pay 250SEK per day to get to work. Although, I work in Gothenburg and live outside Alingsås so I have roughly 70km, one way, and I have to take my car.
The metro in Stockholm uses a system where you can just scan your debit card with the chip. It's not 50 kr either! I think it's like 36 kr for travel for 75 minutes. I have no idea why Dylan paid 50 kr.
Only issue with a foreign bank card is getting charged a fee
@@s125ish Not if you're an EU citizen.
Also, you can get a card that you fill up like the Oyster card on the London Underground.
I have had friends from the UK visit and they never pay 50 kr.
@@starvictory7079 are you sure , when UK was part of the EU I got charged every time I used my card
@@s125ish It used to be the case for countries that didn't use the euro.
I would be happy to be corrected of course. I could be wrong. :)
The point still stands, Dylan paid more than necessary. You can even download an app.
The ticket is also good for the whole Stockholm county! When the 75 minutes has passed you cannot change but allowed to remain on the vehicle you're on!
The SL ticket price is 39 SEK which grant you access to the whole network for 75 minutes (a few exceptions such as Arlanda exist).
The Stockholm subway is an adventure in itself: Uniquely art-furbished stations, and three layers deep, because of the prevalence of canals between the parts of the city.
Great review! Fun fact:
In 1995, the New South Wales railway operator in Australia, Countrylink, trialled three X2000 tilt train cars and an engine from Swedish State Railways (SJ) for testing and public service trials to determine their suitability for use in New South Wales and for interstate services. After a statewide tour in March, they were used to run the Sydney to Canberra Capital Connect service from 23 April until 18 June 1995 with modified XPT (Basically an Australian HST train which are still in service today after 39 years of service!) power cars XP2000 and XP2009.
Love it. Nice trip. Thank you, and Merry Christmas, Dylan! 😊✌️☃️☃️🤶🤶🤶❄️❄️❄️❄️
That was a lovely ride through Sweden. I certainly will add it to my list.
I agree & wishing I could ,too someday !! 👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🎄🎁🚈💞
Great video! The attention to detail you put in is appreciated:)
This is looking beautiful from the very 1st scene !!! 😍 Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to Dylan & everyone watching this channel !! A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022 ! A year of the TIGER 🐅 😍👍👍 WOW !! BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS on the ceiling of this station !!! Very dramatic & different !!! LOVE IT !! Actually ,that must had been very difficult to decorate !! Thank you for showing that to us !! A very nice VIP lounge for train's !! You're right!! WOW !!! I LOVE THIS VIDEO ~!!! Thank you do much !! 👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🎄🎁💕💞
"Schnabb-tog x2000" This is my new way of saying that word. Thanks.
As already mentioned by others: all X2000 train sets are about to be extensively upgraded with new interior etc. The first upgraded train has just entered regular service, and all X2000 train sets will be upgraded in around 3-4 years according to SJ. The upgrade is however delayed by several years already.
In other news, SJ recently announced that they will invest in a completely new fleet of high speed trains that can do up to 250 kph, to enter service around 2026. Today no trains in Sweden operate at over 200 kph but some train lines are built for 250 kph and some others are considered for upgrades to facilitate higher speeds. The planning of a completely new high speed rail network is yet another story.
This was a nice Christmas treat. Watching this Christmas Day, seeing the snow and relishing the idea of -15 degrees, whilst I sit here at around 30 degrees :)
I've heard of this train. I saw it in a video of New Haven Union Station in Connecticut from 1992. I live in the USA, but I hope to visit Sweden one day and check this train out.
Anyways, I enjoy your travel reports, I hope you have a nice Christmas, and I look forward to seeing your videos in 2022.
Lovely video! The scenery looks very much like Canada in the winter.
The station in Stockholm is very impressive and charming and I love the silver colour of the train.
I think you said that you have taken videos of travel further north and I hope you have travelled further south from Stockholm as that would be a great trip.
Best wishes for the holidays and for 2022!
Oh yes ~ Canada !! 🇨🇦 That must be so true !! Lol. Canada is beautiful 😍 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🎄🎁🚈🎉🍾🥂💞
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO you ! 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🎄🎁🚈🎉🍾🥂❄🌨💞
Another great video, marred only by the brief view of the Leeds UTD. scarf!
im in hospital & found ur channel, i LOVE watching your videos thanks for sharing them! i wanted to take the XJ to Gothenburg on a daytrip but it was just too far & exhausting to me so i made a BA reward flight out of it instead. Stockholm station & airports (2019!) are so beautiful in Christmas seasons decorations!
Thanks for the great video with detailed narration. Looking forward for your video on Narvik trip
I have taken the trip from Stockholm to Copenhagen several times on both the SJ X2000 and on the competitor, Snälltåget. I prefer Snälltåget. Not for comfort but for the old-fashioned style of the carriage and in particular the restaurant carriage. You get to sit down at a real table with a real white cloth, a little lamp, and your get to eat with real cutlery.
3 hours from Stockholm to Gothenburg? The distance is almost exactly 300 miles, i.e. an average speed of 100 miles/hour. That's brilliant, especially for a pendolino. The German ICEs, which are "genuine" high-speed trains, often have an average commercial speed that's hardly above 100 km/h (65 miles/hour).
Because it isn't a Pendolino. It's a tilting train, but it's fully Swedish designed and built.
@@dosvidanyagaming4123 Yes, it's Swedish design and manufacturing but it depends how you understand "pendolino". To me, this word refers to any kind of tilting train, not necessarily to the Italian type - that's why I called the X2000 a pendolino. The "dispute" is about what the word "pendolino" exactly refers to but we agree that the X2000 is Swedish designed and manufactured. Alright 🙂
@@dosvidanyagaming4123In fact, original "Pendolinos", "fully Italian designed and built tiling trains", developed in 1970s, were much faster than X2000. Anyway, average speed depends on infrastructure and on number of stops much more than on rolling stock performance.
You literally fell from the sky with this movie, in June I will be on exactly the same train. Now I know what to expect and I will have a little less nerves :).
This was very holiday like ,x'mas appropriate video !!! Dylan,you picked the right train / station for a x'mas eve .!! And the snow covered sceneries from the windows added the touch more !! This made me feel like tme slipping back to my youth !! This train was more nostalgic to me somehow as it was really clean like Japanese trains !? This video made me feel like travelling again soon !!! Thank you so much !!! You are getting better / better !! 👍👍👍😃❄🌨🎄🎁🎉🍾🥂🎈🚈🚉💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💕💞
Nice review. They have just recently addressed the dated interior of the X2000, with refurbished trains sporting an updated interior, better signage/info displays, Wi-Fi, new seats and better bistro car. I think all train sets will be updated but at this time there are only some done. Good to know. There are also X3000 trains dating from the 2000s that are similar to the x2000 but not due for an update yet.
Precisely! The first upgraded train has just entered regular service, and all X2000 train sets will be upgraded in around 3-4 years according to SJ. The upgrade is however delayed by several years already.
Hasse, I heard they were going with ”transparent glass” in the windows this time, meaning cellular signals were to pss through more easily. Do you perhaps know if this is true for the X2000 update or only for upcoming trains?
@@bjornonline The X2000 upgrade will have those radio transparent windows. They have upgraded all tech and interiors in the trains, keeping only the shell and tilting system.
Another excellent commentary, Dylan wisely avoids banal comments which ruins some videos. Valuable information is always provided,
Perfect video to watch at Christmastime! Thank you. 🎄
It's was the flagship of Swedish railways for a long time but it was replaced a decade ago by the X3000. The X2000 essentially became a hand-me-down to be used in Malmö and Gothenburg for passenger congestion relief.
This is a common misunderstanding. First of all there are no train called X3000, It´s called SJ3000, And it´s not a replacement for X2000. X2000 is still the flagship and has always been, SJ3000 is a complement for shorter trips with many stops and has lower speed. It´s mostly used for trips Stockholm - Dalarna and Stockholm - Sundsvall/Umeå beacause it has ETCS. The comfort of X2000 can´t be compared with SJ3000 wich is more of a regional train than a long distance.
Very nice video. As a Swede I’m proud of the Swedish Railway and SJ. The ticket prices are really good, the earlier you buy your ticket, the cheaper it is. Tickets start at around 200SEK. Compared to flying to Gothenburg, the train is very cheap and still gets you to your destination just as fast (if you account for the time it takes you to get to and from the airport). As you said the X2000 are being refurbished and upgraded and the first of these trains is already running on the Stockholm- Gothenburg line. Make sure to travel on it! Some more interesting information is that SJ just signed a deal with Bombardier for some +20 new high speed trains capable of 250km/h which will be the fastest train in Sweden. These trains are scheduled for 2026. They will not replace the X2000 but run side by side. Last but not least Sweden is in the planing stage for completely new high speed corridors between Stockholm-Gothenburg and Stockholm-Malmö which will increase capacity, enable higher speeds, up to 250km/h (today 200km/h) and therefor cut travel time. Thanks for a great video on our great, but old railway system. Take care!
As someone who has spent the better part of 5 years commuting daily by train, traveling some 1000 km per week, pride and Swedish railways are, regrettably, two things that I seldomly associate.
Swedish long distance trains are among the least punctual in all of europe and the largest contributor to the delays are problems with the infrastructure. The railway network have suffered from a lack of investment and inadequate maintenance for decades during a time when passenger rail traffic has increased drastically. As a result, several sections are running at max capacity (such as parts of the route between Stockholm and Gothenburg) and there are frequent problems with broken switches, signals and the electrical supply, etc.
This is something that is acknowledged by most of the political parties, government agencies and operators alike (with SJ often complaining about the poor state of the railway infrastructure) and most agree that improvements are necessary.
Personally I want to be able to feel proud about our national railways, but being proud about something that is, frankly, subpar is just going to hinder progress. I prefer that we complain and criticise until sufficient improvements will make it right to actually be proud.
Often the flights are way cheaper though. Was about to travel to Malmö a few months ago. A train would have cost me thousands of kronor, a flight was only a couple of hundred.
I took a regional train to Vasteras while in Sweden just before the pandemic and the difference in price between 1st and 2nd class was also very minimal - I think around 25 SEK each way - which you can barely buy a cup of coffee for.
Assuming you're going at a time where the lounge is open, this difference is 100000% worth paying. You can't even use the washroom in the station without paying, but the bathroom in the lounge is free! Bear in mind that the seats are identical in 1st and 2nd on some shorter distance trains (eg the double decker trains), with the only difference being that 1st class has assigned seating and 2nd does not.
I had thought of coming back in 2nd class but decided to also pay the extra for 1st despite there being no lounge in Vasteras. I'm glad I did because the 6 car train that was supposed to bring me back got reduced to 3 cars, and 2nd class was packed standing room only, whereas in 1st everyone had a seat.
Good call both ways!
Adaptive pricing?
I don't know, actually.
Västerås is not a town I've visited many times.
On other routes, sometimes you find 1st class tickets that are less expensive than 2nd class tickets, if you can wait for a train running one or a few hours later.
I mean, 1st class departure at eight o'clock may be cheaper than 2nd class att five o'clock.
Great trip report
Happy Christmas! Thank you for your videos over the past couple of years, which have contributed to keeping me sane in lockdown!
China bought a X2000 in 1998 to serve between Guangzhou and Hong Kong, it used to be the fastest train in China. It got replaced by CRH-1A in 2007. The train returned to Sweden in 2012, a trailer car went to Swedish railway museum, power car and other trailer cars went back to service in 2020.
My home country!
Thanks for doing a trip report on these epic trains!
My home country, too! Dylan finally did a Swedish trip report!
And a late Merry Christmas to Dylan! Many years ago (last Century, in fact - February to June 1995) New South Wales dabbled with trialling a few carriages from this fleet on the Sydney - Canberra route. While I didn't travel on the service, I was able to see through the carriages at the Maintenance Centre and was very impressed. Your journey has reminded me of the experience and, while this is an unrefurbished set, I immediately recognised features I had seen. Unfortunately, as is the case with so many experiments in Australia, no capital investment was made on this brand of equipment and the three carriages returned to Sweden.
Thank you for sharing your experience of a week or two ago in the winter wonderland of Sweden. The Christmas decorations at Stockholm Central Station were a great introduction to your coverage. Take care and see you again later this week. Happy New Year!
Thanks! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too.
Recommend taking the trip Karlstad-Torsby next time you are in Sweden. The so called Frykdalsbanan is the most scenic railway route in Sweden.
As always, many thanks for the menus. Cheers!
January 28, 2010 I was hit by an X2000 just north of Stockholm Central Station in an area called Tomteboda. I was fixing a switch on the track that had frozen. Due to incorrect communication, they let a train continue on the track we were working on and I was hit. I was lucky and survived with minor back injuries
Oh gosh, I'm glad to hear you are okay.
Hallo, Dylan! Thank you very much now and for all. It's very beautiful now and all. I like so much and I apreciate and I respect you. God bless you! Merry Christmas, Dylan!And a good and beautiful 2022 year to have! 😀🤗🙃😗
Sweden is a country I still need to visit! Happy Holidays Dylan and a Merry Christmas to you! 🙏✌️💪☃️🎄🍻
Excellent trip report! Worth noting if you travel 1st class on morning X2000 trains breakfast is included and served at your seat.
Thanks for the video! Seems like a really nice train 👍
Excellent video beautifully presented with super subject matter.
Thanks Dylan and a very happy christmas and succesful 2022 to you
Cheers, Bob
I waited on this review today i love the X2000 trains they are quick and efficient
I sure enjoyed the snowy Sweden. Also Merry Christmas Dylan.
3:46 In the other end of the main hall, a spacious corridor leads to even more shops and restaurants, as well as the yellow Arlanda Express (train to the airport).
The price seems very reasonable for a three hour ride. As usual a very informative and well put together video. Awsome job!
I agree 👍 💯 This vlog comes on the top of my list of my faves !!! 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🎄🎁🚈🎉🍾🥂💞
But for the same price you can have a sleeper bed and travel much further in (for example) Slovakia 😁
@Andy Sedgley you are aware Slovakia and Sweden have completely different economy?
looks like this was your coldest trip yet! a very good Christmas eve/day and boxing day video! I look forward to see your post boxing day video on Monday!
At 9:27 you have some absolutely epic sun dogs! Gorgeous views! I hope to visit Sweden one day :)
Great video! This train looks very nice and comfortable, especially the seats. I like the wood used in the interior, it looks cozy. Have a nice Christmas :-) Greetings from Prague!
Very glad you've done this trip report. Perhaps in the future you could review a refurbed set and give your thoughts between the two. While I sadly have not yet travelled on these units, I'm very much sure my aunt and her family have most likely done so.
In case if you ever wondered, here's a video on a refurbed unit: ruclips.net/video/nN2X6H2K-ZM/видео.html
Wonder what the next video will be.
Thanks for another trip ... Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Dylan. Nice Swedish winter video. The train was very nice. The first class ticket is what I would have bought thanks to you. The dining area and food looked interesting. The Stockholm central station is definitely a station I want to visit. I plan to do a Scandinavian Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark trip in tge future. Good to see you're taking my advice branching out. 😊 (kidding) Overall, a very good video. Enjoy your holiday.
Great to see as I have lots of family in Sweden
Thank you for sharing. Looks like a fun trip
The entertainment system hasn't worked for many years. I recommend streaming from the WiFi on board. The WIFI can be really good or quite bad.
I'm loving the menorahs in the first class lounge!
Not a menorah, they are Advent lights. Every Swedish house has at least one of them. :) they light up dark December through Christmas.
Another excellent trip report.
That was quite and enjoyable trip ! The station was really nice looking...The trains are not looking to bad.
Merry Christmas Dylan...:):):)
I wish you a wonderful Christmas, Dylan! 🎄 🎅
Great vid, Dylan! Do love an X2000... That the lounge's tardis at 3:09 ...? Happy Christmas to you & your family!
🎄Merry Christmas 🤶 and a Happy New Year Dylan 🎄
Excellent video again Dylan.Merry xmas.
hey dylan mate merry christmas and a happy new year from me louisthetravelspotter i really enjoyed the review i love the design of the train i love the interia and the cab is amazing too
They seem to now have English announcements in the train. I was in Sweden a few years ago and rode from Stockholm to Malmo. Announcements and displays were only in Swedish much to the disappointment of some Chinese passengers. I told them that on domestic routes in Europe, only the local languages are used. Which was a good thing as it helped give me some vocabulary.
Traveled yesterday with SJ and the driver did announce route details in English as well. I think the attendant did not, when talking about bistro offering etc.
The staff has a big autonomy in how much information they convey. I think they have some basics they must convey. Some staff are more talkative then others, both in Swedish and English..
Quite nice trains I have to say. Plus Merry Christmas. ☺️
I recently travelled in 2nd Class, with a ticket price of 785 SEK (booked 2 days ago) the dynamic pricings really hurts when you have to plan a journey suddenly and have 2-4 days in hand
Did I spot a L U F C scaff where you were sitting ??🤔 I thought your home town was Huddersfield. Anyway, enjoyed that trip, thank you.
Merry Christmas everyone.🤧😁
Trivia: X2000 was once exported for Hong Kong to Guangzhou intercity through train service in the early 2000s.
You can tell that it was built in the 80s. Comfortable seats unlike today's modern, rock hard, ergonomic(?) seats.
This train's ceiling prints are very classy !! Wow ! Very detailed more than any other trains in general !! Very impressive !!! Swedish people are clean & huge nature lovers ,very active ,love sports & being outdoors ! Very clean & very very nice train !!! Even the 2nd class cars !! I love this train the best maybe so far !!! A tough call as they are all individually unique !! Thank you so much for this ,Dylan !!! This is so SUPER nice !!!👍👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🎄🎁🚈🚉🎉🍾🥂🎈💕
Great video !!
The SL ticket is 38SEK for 75min which is about 4 Euros
Before they built the new commuter starion, you could walk under one roof to get from the metro/commuter train to the long distance trains! That's one thing that was definitely better before.
You still can
Great video looking good 👍👍👍👍
Well Done, Lad. Nollaig Chridheil to you and all your kin. Slàinte.
Mòran taing agus Bliadhna Mhath Ùr dhut.
An extensive modernisation programm is on their way. Both the Interior and the outside are refitted by Stadler/ABB.
Interesting, wonder who scoffed all the chocolate, hey? 12:21 As a regular train commuter I can assure the basket with chocolate never runs out all the years I have been traveling.
Enjoyed the video. It looked very cold though.
Very nice trains they seem quite modern indeed I think are they are not as fast as other high speed trains although they can tilt as well I notice that Sweden is still expensive for most things.
Your the best keep the good work up
You should try the “new” refurbished X2000 that just started running (like 1-2 months ago). Haven’t tried them myself yet but they look really nice!
I prefer the subtitles. Interrupting the surrounding noises with the voice disrupts the feeling of as being there.
Nice video 😀
Thanks
i don't know why, but i liked this video :)
50kr for a one way ticket? What? It's 38kr for Adults, 25kr for Students and teenagers and people older than 65..
Japp. Konstigt.
Merry Christmas Dylan.
Happy Holiday's Dylan
i am happy to tell you that the audio system on the train is still in use you can listen to the swedish national radio in swedish sveriges radio and the radio will cut wehn it is a announcement on the pa system
Thanks for the info!
The bumpiness depends on track and varies with seasons in my experience.
During winter the tracks tend to shorten due to the cold and during summer they expand slightly. Not by much but sometimes enough to notice.
Super Dylan.....👍👌