The lok is the 1216 (Taurus 3) able to operate in Austria and Germany but also under the 3kv of the Czech catenary; The 1116 is able to operate in Austria and Germany (also a lot of other places even Romania) but not Czech Republic. You can distinguish between the 2 because the 1216 has 4 pantographs and 4 doors (and is slightly longer and has bigger headlights, with the third light on top of the cab) and the 1116 just has 2 or 3 pantographs and 2 doors closer to the center of the loco (and the 3rd light is lower)
Another way to tell apart 1116 from 1216 is the traction motor sound if it's an alto sax sound then you have 1116 1016 DB BR182 MRCE BR182. Not present OBB 1216 DB BR183. 1216 Taurus 3 is also equipped for 1.5kv DC Netherlands which means it can possibly run Hollandstrecke Duisburg Utrecht via Oberhausen & Arnhem.
The "Vindobona" I know is serviced by ex-GDR's "SVT 175" or "SVT 18.16" - a nice train with 2 driving cars with a 1.000hp diesel engine in each of them and some passenger cars between them, even a restaurant car... This train was able to get to a top speed of 160 km/h. It's nice to know ÖBB revived the spirit of this train in one of their Railjet connections.
Please note: The Mountains you called Ore Mountains/Erzgebirge are truly called Saxony-Bohemian Swizerland/ Sächsisch-böhmische Schweiz/ Elbsandsteingebirge and are not belong to the Erzgebirge!
The tickets for business are quite expensive but I guess it's worth it for the experience, I might book rjx business to vienna just to try it out. For the tickets I would suggest buying it from whoever is operating the train, in this case OBB. It is ussually the cheapest option from what ive found.
yout have to try vienna franz josef bahnhof ceske velenice by cityjet and ceske velenice praha by rychlik ...5h20 and a very interesting alternative to the breclav ppardubice line ..very good video!
The schedule is very tight, in a few hours the train was able to catch up with only one minute of delay. Although 800 km in 9 hours is not very fast. In Russia, it is often possible to catch up with a delay of 30 minutes in 1-2 hours). Such stretched schedules...
Yes the schedule is very stretched because of the track works on the main line between Prague and Brno, therefore all trains are taking a diversion via Havlickuv Brod, which is a much slower line
This train is not reservation compulsory (the same is true for most trains in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic); A ticket (whether second or first class) does not include a reservation; If you want to have a guaranteed seat in any class, you need to buy a reservation; With regards to the split ticketing; You buy 2 tickets (split in Breclav) and then one reservation (Business Class upgrade) Vienna-Berlin
Yes because the main freight and shunting yard of vienna is situated behind the mainstation so freighttrains regularily use the mainstation to get there.
@@kappafaktor5501 You mean Vbf Wien Kledering. If you have a virtual railfan camera there you might find a DB BR363 204 261 294 working alongside the OBB 1064
Took this from Prague to Berlin the other day, was quite surprised that it only stopped at Holesovice (i guess to prevent a direction switch?) and it was quite empty (though this could be covid related and because there's two czech regional trains to Usti nad Labem right before it). In my opinion the 2nd class seats are not that good for a really long journey, no recline, quite low, and not that much feet space. Would definitely recommend people to take one of the higher classes if they can afford to and are travelling all the way from Austria to Germany. It's hard to argue with that amazing quality of onboard food and that great ride quality though. What did surprise me was that, as in your video, the locomotive was in red-black ÖBB colors! Wonder why they didn't repaint it into CD colors, maybe it's not CD-owned anyways and just takes its locomotives randomly from the ÖBB fleet?
there is no such train from Prague to Berlin that stops at only one place. (praha-holesovice) These kind of trains always stop at Usti and Labem hln, Decin hln, bad schandau etc.
All taurus locos with railjets in CD livery are leased by ÖBB. So they change locos when they need to, because they dont care about livery. They care about the type. On these trains to Berlin only 1216 locos can be used. Other ones will not be able to ride to Prague because of different current in trolleys.
@@burkhardschlenkrich1870 I don’t think that has anything to do with it, all passenger trains that would pass through Praha Holesovice stop there. And btw the rail line (praha-) Kolin- Havlickuv Brod- Brno is located somewhere completely else than the station of Praha Holesovice.
This video is very helpful. My husband and I are planning a trip in October and to take this train. I checked the separate tickets on the Czech site and it's actually a bit more expensive to buy the tickets that way. (about AUD40 more). Did you say that you can sit in Business Class for not extra cost?
13:02 KURIM not KARIM 😆, 13:28 The Tsinov... no no, TISNOV. Now the route through the Ceska Trebova is reconstructed and at least another year it will run through Vysočina / Havlickuv Brod. therefore, the driving time to Prague is longer, however, I have the impression that very heavy traffic on the detour route also adds delays. it's not so painful yet but sometimes it would want 50 / 60fps filming, not all scenes are completely ok at 30fps.
Sehr schön.....konnte die Strecke Prag-Berlin jetzt leider schon 2x wegen Travel Restrictions nicht fahren (1x GDL Streik in Deutschland + 1x Corona Shutdown in der Slovakei) 😭 Aller guten Dinge sind DREI 😎
@@doc7austin I use Sphaghetti Bolognese, Lasagne or Sphaghetti Carbonara for microwave from the supermarket frequently. This looks 3 times better, and is three times cheaper than what you got.
@@ringo7561 There is a difference in between eating THIS for Euro 9,10, or returning it to the kitchen. For this "Bolognese", I would have done the return part. This looks worse than something from a kitchen in the middle of nowhere.
@@doc7austin A train catering service offering a microwaved meal looking like that Bolognese? Almost 10 Euro? Sorry, I would be kicked out of my catering business to serve junk like this. And I´m not even Italian.
Der sächsische Akzent der deutschen Zugbegleiterin ist gering. Sie ist gut für alle deutsch-sprechenden Fahrgäste zu verstehen. Auch für Wiener, Berliner, Bayern, Schwaben, Deutsch-Schweizer, Kölner und Ostfriesen.......
SOOOOOO many mistakes in the Czech town names and river names - really bad job my friend!!! (not meaning the unique Czech alphabet letters - I am fine with the word in basic alphabet from a non-Czech guy - but I am not fine with the whole wrong words itself!!!)
An I the only one that finds Vienna Main station ugly, featureless with no character and like a shopping mall? I mean I expected given its history for Vienna to have some magnificent stone 19th century beautiful station. I’m sure the current one works well but it’s just an office complex with a station stuck underneath.
The historic railway stations were heavily damaged in WW2 and demolished a few years later. the old Südbahnhof, predecessor of the current Hauptbahnhof, was built in typical post-war architecture. Like the other Vienna stations, it was a terminus station. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, a modern through station became essential for Vienna. So the new main station was built on the site of the Südbahnhof. Opinions can certainly be divided about the architecture. But it is clean, well-maintained and ensures smooth rail traffic in and through Austria. And that is probably what counts
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Your videos are always wonderful.
Great train ride, really enjoyed it. Thanks for letting me come along.
Très belle et intéressante vidéo sur ce Railjet entre Berlin et Prague. Très beau train et très belles images extérieur . 👍
my friend Doc, you have achieved an extraordinary quality of reports from your travels, thank you for sharing them with us
Czech name of the Elbe river is actually Labe, Labem is only used in names of the places near river - like Ústí nad Labem (Ústí upon Labe)
Interesting use of Slavic instrumental case (-om, -im, -em) to indicate place location.
In Serbian would be 'Ušće Labe' ili 'Ušće nad Labom'.
Great Video from one of the best trains in the World👍👍👍👍.
Best Regards Air Mo
8:49 it is 1838 in stead of 1938 and at 13:04 it is Kuřim in stead of Karim
They extend the Vindobona to Berlin with Railjet wow. Nice.
Great trip.
beautiful video, thanks for sharing
Great video. I had the oportunity to travel on Vindobona train from Prague to Vienna in business class and I have enjoyed it.
Incredible video thank you
great business class train/trip, great scenery
Amazing… Both your video and the product!
The lok is the 1216 (Taurus 3) able to operate in Austria and Germany but also under the 3kv of the Czech catenary;
The 1116 is able to operate in Austria and Germany (also a lot of other places even Romania) but not Czech Republic.
You can distinguish between the 2 because the 1216 has 4 pantographs and 4 doors (and is slightly longer and has bigger headlights, with the third light on top of the cab) and the 1116 just has 2 or 3 pantographs and 2 doors closer to the center of the loco (and the 3rd light is lower)
1116 is able to operate in Czech Republic but only under 25kV AC. They regularily run regional trains to České Budějovice
Another way to tell apart 1116 from 1216 is the traction motor sound if it's an alto sax sound then you have 1116 1016 DB BR182 MRCE BR182. Not present OBB 1216 DB BR183. 1216 Taurus 3 is also equipped for 1.5kv DC Netherlands which means it can possibly run Hollandstrecke Duisburg Utrecht via Oberhausen & Arnhem.
vennia beautiful city in lockdown
Thanks for sharing ,amazing travel .please still waiting for part 3 of the Pearl of the Caucasus ,Vielin Danke
Nice!
Business class looking much nicer and more comfortable than first class 😎👍
Beautiful views in Czech Republic 👌🚉
very nice👍👌😀
Labe not Labem, 1838 not 1938, but anyway nice vid!
Thank you for video
Locomotive is actually a 1216.
I love it🙂
I live in Austria and the ÖBB is cheap and good
The "Vindobona" I know is serviced by ex-GDR's "SVT 175" or "SVT 18.16" - a nice train with 2 driving cars with a 1.000hp diesel engine in each of them and some passenger cars between them, even a restaurant car... This train was able to get to a top speed of 160 km/h. It's nice to know ÖBB revived the spirit of this train in one of their Railjet connections.
Please note: The Mountains you called Ore Mountains/Erzgebirge are truly called Saxony-Bohemian Swizerland/ Sächsisch-böhmische Schweiz/ Elbsandsteingebirge and are not belong to the Erzgebirge!
Exactly! Good point 👍
Česko-saské Švýcarsko in Czech language. Very beautiful part of Europe.
Went from Venice to Wien and then to Zürich with Railjet first class this summer. Business class was empty then.
1216, not 1116! :)
The tickets for business are quite expensive but I guess it's worth it for the experience, I might book rjx business to vienna just to try it out. For the tickets I would suggest buying it from whoever is operating the train, in this case OBB. It is ussually the cheapest option from what ive found.
The name of river is not Labem, but Labe in Czech language.
Beautiful Scene , Very nice.
So important to understand BUSINESS CLASS (2 across) is higher than First Class (3 across).
yep; its an exception with ÖBB
urca la bepa avevo perso questo interessante,come di consueto,video e qui rimedio
yout have to try vienna franz josef bahnhof ceske velenice by cityjet and ceske velenice praha by rychlik ...5h20 and a very interesting alternative to the breclav ppardubice line ..very good video!
@ 08.45 don't you mean 1838 and not 1938?
This train will be pushed with a 1216 Locomotive.
The schedule is very tight, in a few hours the train was able to catch up with only one minute of delay. Although 800 km in 9 hours is not very fast.
In Russia, it is often possible to catch up with a delay of 30 minutes in 1-2 hours). Such stretched schedules...
Yes the schedule is very stretched because of the track works on the main line between Prague and Brno, therefore all trains are taking a diversion via Havlickuv Brod, which is a much slower line
cool HDR. What do you record on?
nice nice
How do you know which one is the train you have to board?
Business class looks quite pleasant. I can remember when air travel was as pleasant or more so. Now? Air travel is horrible.
Great video! Question. You say it is cheaper to split the tickets. But what are te consequences for the seat? Changing seat halfway? Or not?
This train is not reservation compulsory (the same is true for most trains in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic); A ticket (whether second or first class) does not include a reservation; If you want to have a guaranteed seat in any class, you need to buy a reservation; With regards to the split ticketing; You buy 2 tickets (split in Breclav) and then one reservation (Business Class upgrade) Vienna-Berlin
@@doc7austin Thank you!
Don‘t the trains call in Prag Hlavni Nadrazi?
no these trains bypass praha hlavni nadrazi
When will the Part 3 of the Black Sea or Caucasus journey to be shown?
Once again white subtitles on light background = unreadable.
where did you get a lot of money?
Never to be confused with RegioJet.
3:00 this is normal on Wien Hauptbahnhof cargo train drive??
well, i guess; there are dedicated cargo/through tracks through the station
Yes because the main freight and shunting yard of vienna is situated behind the mainstation so freighttrains regularily use the mainstation to get there.
@@kappafaktor5501 You mean Vbf Wien Kledering. If you have a virtual railfan camera there you might find a DB BR363 204 261 294 working alongside the OBB 1064
@@EpicThe112 Please tell me more about the place i work at...
Took this from Prague to Berlin the other day, was quite surprised that it only stopped at Holesovice (i guess to prevent a direction switch?) and it was quite empty (though this could be covid related and because there's two czech regional trains to Usti nad Labem right before it). In my opinion the 2nd class seats are not that good for a really long journey, no recline, quite low, and not that much feet space. Would definitely recommend people to take one of the higher classes if they can afford to and are travelling all the way from Austria to Germany. It's hard to argue with that amazing quality of onboard food and that great ride quality though.
What did surprise me was that, as in your video, the locomotive was in red-black ÖBB colors! Wonder why they didn't repaint it into CD colors, maybe it's not CD-owned anyways and just takes its locomotives randomly from the ÖBB fleet?
there is no such train from Prague to Berlin that stops at only one place. (praha-holesovice) These kind of trains always stop at Usti and Labem hln, Decin hln, bad schandau etc.
All taurus locos with railjets in CD livery are leased by ÖBB. So they change locos when they need to, because they dont care about livery. They care about the type. On these trains to Berlin only 1216 locos can be used. Other ones will not be able to ride to Prague because of different current in trolleys.
The Stop just at Praha- Holesovice is because they did some Maintenace Works on the Praha- Brno- Route this Summer
@@burkhardschlenkrich1870 I don’t think that has anything to do with it, all passenger trains that would pass through Praha Holesovice stop there. And btw the rail line (praha-) Kolin- Havlickuv Brod- Brno is located somewhere completely else than the station of Praha Holesovice.
They don't call at Prague main station because of time economy concerns since Highlands detour route is taking +2 hours of travel time
This video is very helpful. My husband and I are planning a trip in October and to take this train. I checked the separate tickets on the Czech site and it's actually a bit more expensive to buy the tickets that way. (about AUD40 more). Did you say that you can sit in Business Class for not extra cost?
on czech, hungarian and austrian territory you must pay a surcharge of eur 15 for a business class reservation
13:02 KURIM not KARIM 😆, 13:28 The Tsinov... no no, TISNOV. Now the route through the Ceska Trebova is reconstructed and at least another year it will run through Vysočina / Havlickuv Brod. therefore, the driving time to Prague is longer, however, I have the impression that very heavy traffic on the detour route also adds delays. it's not so painful yet but sometimes it would want 50 / 60fps filming, not all scenes are completely ok at 30fps.
Why not extend it to Hamburg?
it would arrive too late; or depart too early
@@doc7austin Hamburg was used to be the destination when it was an Eurocity
I suppose they think there’s plenty enough trains between the 2 cities not to warrant the through train
Sehr schön.....konnte die Strecke Prag-Berlin jetzt leider schon 2x wegen Travel Restrictions nicht fahren (1x GDL Streik in Deutschland + 1x Corona Shutdown in der Slovakei) 😭
Aller guten Dinge sind DREI 😎
El Salvador necesita cambiar el sistema de transporte público urbano masivo en la capital saludos cordiales desde El Salvador
12:08 This 9,10 Euro Spaghetti Bolognese is the most outrageous and embarrassing meal I ever saw....
its a microwaved meal on a train - nothing much to expect here
@@doc7austin I use Sphaghetti Bolognese, Lasagne or Sphaghetti Carbonara for microwave from the supermarket frequently.
This looks 3 times better, and is three times cheaper than what you got.
Looks ok to me, I would have ate it..great video by the way. Thank you for posting!!! Love your videos
@@ringo7561 There is a difference in between eating THIS for Euro 9,10, or returning it to the kitchen. For this "Bolognese", I would have done the return part. This looks worse than something from a kitchen in the middle of nowhere.
@@doc7austin A train catering service offering a microwaved meal looking like that Bolognese? Almost 10 Euro?
Sorry, I would be kicked out of my catering business to serve junk like this. And I´m not even Italian.
Der sächsische Akzent der deutschen Zugbegleiterin ist gering. Sie ist gut für alle deutsch-sprechenden Fahrgäste zu verstehen. Auch für Wiener, Berliner, Bayern, Schwaben, Deutsch-Schweizer, Kölner und Ostfriesen.......
Sein Hinweis war echt daneben. Gruß aus Dresden
@@MonkeyDRuffy82 Gruß aus Franken (Nordbayern).
And why the Russian language sounds in the background, it seems from the speakers ...
no; the sound comes from a russian passenger
Тому що тарасик до панив працюваты йихав.
Why Russians are usually so loud? They are like Americans, everybody "must" notice that they are travelling...
Beautiful train...except for that hideous green glass. What was OBB thinking? Nasty looking...
Vienna - Berlin:
By plane: 1 hr
By train: 9.5 hrs
Vindobonaexpress
yes: Vindobona is the historic name of Vienna
Bring OBB to Canada. Rail travel is so bad.
Von wien nach prag geht mann doch zufuss!!diese paar meter
Just put a video online, this type of announcements for a certain timeslot is VERY irritating.
What? Turn off notifications.
SOOOOOO many mistakes in the Czech town names and river names - really bad job my friend!!!
(not meaning the unique Czech alphabet letters - I am fine with the word in basic alphabet from a non-Czech guy - but I am not fine with the whole wrong words itself!!!)
An I the only one that finds Vienna Main station ugly, featureless with no character and like a shopping mall? I mean I expected given its history for Vienna to have some magnificent stone 19th century beautiful station. I’m sure the current one works well but it’s just an office complex with a station stuck underneath.
The historic railway stations were heavily damaged in WW2 and demolished a few years later. the old Südbahnhof, predecessor of the current Hauptbahnhof, was built in typical post-war architecture. Like the other Vienna stations, it was a terminus station. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, a modern through station became essential for Vienna. So the new main station was built on the site of the Südbahnhof. Opinions can certainly be divided about the architecture. But it is clean, well-maintained and ensures smooth rail traffic in and through Austria. And that is probably what counts
@@iceprincess3981 Interestingly, the same "historical" project will be implemented in Hungary within 10 years.