That is a fun detail. However, the best places to do this with to really shame big cities with no trains is small villages near big cities on main railway lines... in countries with a lot of train traffic. For example, Rostoklaty, a village of 643 people near Prague, gets 121 trains a day on a workday. (If I'm counting correctly.) With some digging, one might possibly be able to find an even smaller village with a similar train frequency, but I think this is a pretty good example that's probably up there.
Mate. Your videos are so nice. My English teacher (40 years ago) would curse me for using 'nice' (there's ALWAYS a better word!) I don't think there is. And I don't think I can give you higher praise. Things are not nice all over the place, but you keep doing nice. I always know exactly what I'm getting when I click, and that's to end up learning and smiling. Keep on, keeping on being nice
This explains why, on a train from Zurich to Innsbruck, I didn't notice much in the way of stations while crossing Liechtenstein. Good to have a mystery sorted out.
Really looking forward to the "little bonus video coming up"! When I heard of that monumental event which happenend in Vaduz, my first thought was: "I hope Tim was there and makes a video about it".
As you were struggling around day 1 of day 1, I thought you would never make it. Fortunately after 1 day you managed to get across the line. Impressive Journey (Thanks for the great videos!)
Coming from the US, I can't imagine a town of 1000 people getting 22(!) trains every day. A town of 1000 people is lucky to have their own high school anymore.
In Switzerland there are equally as small or even smaller towns with as many and more trains stopping 😂 i know of a village of 160 people and 72 trains per day.
Fun Fact: Another company based in Lichtenstein is Intamin Amusement Rides, the worlds best Rollercoaster manufacturer. The company actually started of in Switzerland, but they moved to Liechtenzrein for better Tax benefits.
Not to forget: Neutrik. One of the worlds leaders if it comes to professional Audio/Video connectors. It is a small country, but there is more Than casinos, banks and mailbox companies.
@@Bepnm If I remember correctly, Liechtenstein is one of two european micronations that is NOT reliant on being a tax haven (the other being San Marino).
@@gerdforster883 Moreover, there are a swiss cantons, where the people pay even less taxes than in Lichtenstein. The canton of Zug was in the news this year because it paid back taxes to its citizens.
Bit disappointed you didn't lie down on any of the stations, but ok. Thank you so much for finally doing this. It's amazing how your dedication really outperforms any other RUclips Channel. I'm sure that there's absolutely nobody in the whole wide world that has ever visited all stations in a country. But you did just that!
Thumbnail: FOUR stations? I was so sure there were three! 1:34 Ohhhh, I see. Whenever I’m at one of those tedious events where one has to share an unusual fact about oneself, I always trot out that I am a certified forklift operator. I learned on a Hilti! Great fun, this video. Full of unseasonal but nonetheless much-appreciated Easter eggs.
I can't believe it, 2 of my favorite RUclipsrs are reporting from Liechtenstein. You and the Überallpenner. All the best for the holidays and a wonderful New Year.
@Becky_Cooling all the Stations in Luxemburg might be a fun Project and Tim already did basicly All the Stations in San Marino so we have to go one up in Size of Nations
Albania is an easy one. I don't know how it fares today but last time I checked it only had one passenger route (Durres-Fier), with only one train per direction every day.
it's a delight to see austrian trains get more recognition on youtube. i guess nendeln in the only station in lichtenstein. the other stops are just that. stops. not part of a station but merely platforms within blocksections on the track between stations. no train can start or end there, there are no switches and not even any signals
The rules Geoff followed, I think you've heard of him, (and also Nick Badley and Jen who are taking rather longer to visit every UK station) was that for a station to count you had to arrive or leave the station on a train
Ah, but then Tim plays to different rules - remember the not-very-often-visited-station-in-France video, in which Tim had to hike for hours across barren countryside to arrive at the station in question?
And in the case of Nick Badley and JenOnTheMove, not leave the station on the same train service - you can either leave on a different train service, or arrive/leave using a different mode of transport such as a bus or walking from a different station.
That was an enjoyable video. It really measures up to the epic adventures this channel is known for. Great Job. My county covers 2,383.5 Square Miles, OR 617,323.66 Hectares, and I routinely visit ever train Depot in my county, we have one.
Made my day to see you in Liechtenstein - and made me very nostalgic! Although I don't think I ever got on or off a train in Liechtenstein. I'd get of the train at Sargans (on the SBB Zurich-Chur line, south of Buchs) then get the 11 bus to Vaduz. Same bus goes to the bus station at Shaan-Vaduz, then on to Feldkirch... Liechtenstein's bus network is absolutely superb and beautifully organised, although I suppose it's a bit easier when there's less populace/countryside to worry about. I had to snigger a little bit about Switzerland being responsible for Liechtenstein's defence, given that they've accidentally invaded it and also set fire to it once or twice... Very much looking forward to the next vid! Even though I already know what happens...
Ooh, that was a Bombardier TALENT* (first generation) train, that brought you from Forst-Hilti to Schaan-Vaduz! :O That's Bomarbdier's (now Alstom) competition model for e.g. the Stadler FLIRT**. * TAlbot LEichter Nahverkehrs-Triebwagen (Talbot light suburban railcar, as Wikipedia translates ist - Talbot, from Aachen, Germany, being the original manufacturer, that eventually got taken over by Bombardier) ** Flinker Leichter Intercity- und Regional-Triebzug (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train, originally: i for Innovative, rather than Intercity)
I spat my coffee out at Geoff's face. Brilliant. Leichtenstein was a "must visit" when on my honeymoon to Switzerland 10 years ago. Take one of the "at leisure"days, train to Sargans - grab the Bus to (somewhere in) Austria and get out at Vaduz. Scenery is worth the visit on its own. Theres also a Postal Museum that was fascinating. Vaduz was on a route from somewhere north of Bodensee - across the lake, into Switzserland, Leichtenstein, Switzerland again before ending up in northern Italy. Not to mention there are some interesting odd sculptures.
It must be the first video on Liechtenstein that I see on RUclips where the person didn't pronounce it "liktenstein". Thank you. The phonetic pendant in me is content.
@@stmisbehavin662Technically not San Marino as their tiny heritage train (which Tim has covered!) isn’t wheelchair accessible as far as I can tell. Its a step up from the ground onto the carriage.
@Meg_A_Byte estonia is really not that super small. I think of it as rhe balric countries together is aboit the same size and population as finland or norway. Its not spot on but pretty close.
fun fact: I did this exact same thing (albeit only visiting the three active stations) in August (and I plan to post a video pattern on my channel in about April, I have a huge backlog)
@@GarryMcGovern 1. Congrats. I run only when chased. (Not chaste. You don't have to run for that, especially when you weren't given the choice.) 2. I don't think Tim runs, except when he's late for the train. My money is still on a Soccer/European Football match.
Funny to see Hilti in a video about trains because the company is mainly known for their (meme-mutated) red VW Passat Wagons going down the Autobahn at supersonic speeds.
Thank you so much for this in-depth review of Liechtenstein's railway system! Given how good of a job that you have done, could you now do a review of their cruise ship offerings?
I knew you'd be visiting Liechtenstein eventually after seeing your video on the football match against San Marino. Funny actually, now you have officially spent more time travelling on the Liechtenstein rail network than most of its citizens, myself included - I have never used on of our trains. I come from the southern part and would just take a bus to nearby Sargans in Switzerland to catch a train. Our small train network was actually quite the topic of political discussion a few years back, when there were plans to expand the current single track to a dual-track as part of an overarching project to improve train connections between between Swiss and Austrian train network. The plan was to include the Liechtenstein section into an S-Bahn network with trains in up to 30 minute intervals promised. In the end a referendum was held with the majority-vote rejecting the plan, with the main argument brought up against it that Liechtenstein would have to carry the high costs associated with this expansion, with relatively little benefit to the population (as this track still only covers 3 of the 11 municipalities in the country), and some doubts whether Austrian or Swiss train providers would actually be willing to stop trains at these very small stations at such frequent intervals.
I suppose it's no surprise given the countries location between Austria and Switzerland but the view from every station was fabulous. I felt like 2 hours there would not be enough, I'd want to go for a walk in the mountains!
As an American, I am genuinely impressed at the massive passenger rail infrastructure that they managed to forge. It surely was a monumental task to get that amount of stations to link together. Truly amazing work.
I used to have a certification to operate Hilti powder-actuated fastening tools (basically big nail guns that use .22 blanks to drive fasteners into concrete). I never actually used one, but the construction company I worked for one summer in college offered the course to everyone, and I figured what the hell. It got me out of the sun for an afternoon. :)
Most often .27cal rimfire, as lots of nations consider anything chambered in an actual firearm caliber a firearm in itself. Interesting to learn that he was a mechanical engineer supplying firearms to the Germans. (makes sense now) Back in the 1970's Hilti was also considered the leader in pneumatic nail guns
For the Swiss, especially in St. Gallen, Liechtenstein is like a Swiss canton. Although it has no place in the Federal Council, it is more or less the same. Border protection is already the responsibility of Swiss authority - when it comes to national defense, the situation is less clear. It is not officially regulated and there is neither conscription in Liechtenstein nor a contractually regulated military assistance pact. What does happen, however, are military border violations by the Swiss army - during exercises, of course. But as far as I can tell, this tends to cause both sides to smile rather than leading to diplomatic conflicts.
"...approaching the end of the greatest rail journeys made of all time (in Liechtenstein)" Reminds me of the line from the Mel Brooks film "To Be or Not to Be" - "world famous (in Poland)".
I've only ever been right though Liechtenstein on a train and didn't get off,well i couldn't as it didn't stop!I have entered Liechtenstein by foot and bus.If i recall a lot of freight trains go through Liechtenstein.
Oh my, now I'm homesick for Switzerland again. I drove past those mountains every time I went to Graubünden or up to San Bernardino and on to Bellinzona...
He would have to climb from Vaduz at 445 m all the way up to the Grauspitz Mountain, wich has an elevation of 2599 m. That woulf be a hell of a climb 😂
I used commute with this train! I worked at Hilti for the last 2 summers. I used to live in Buchs SG. When first moving to Switzerland, I stayed with my Austrian family in Hohenems for the first few weeks till we could move into our new apartment. So I would take this train alone every day from Feldkirch. A big change as I went from one week being driven around everywhere in the car dependent surburbia that is Cape Town, South Africa to being able to travel alone. This was when I was 10! Side content: the bus ticket issued by the national bus operater Liemobil that cover the zones of the train is valid on the train. All Liemobil zones (within Liechtenstein) are also Zones under the Swiss Ostwind zone network. The SBB app allows you to buy either (Liemobil zones are slightly cheaper, but if you have an onward local journey then you can get a combined ticket). A travelcard from the Austrian VVV that covers all VVV zones also covers Liechtenstein. The international complications start when you try to get from Nelden to any of the farther Austrian stops, because even though the bus lines follow the train, only the bus lines are included in the GA travel zone (covers all of CH+LI+a few border points). Also, if you get a ticket from ÖBB for this route, that train ticket isn't technically valid on any of the bus lines (despite what the ticket says!). Though I have never put that to the test with an inspector.
I have taken this line numerous times in railjet and nightjet trains but without stopping. I also once went through Liechtenstein by bus. I must admit though I never really visited the country other than going through it.
Oh and btw did you know in the Netherlands, in the city of Nijmegen, there was once in the 90s an idea to built a cablecar-network across the river, and was almost funded and built? Interesting right ? ;)
I don't know if it ever was that 'close', from what I am gathering there was a tiny majority in the city council for this project, and the responsible (and very pro cable-car) counselor didn't want to proceed such a large project on such a small margin.
If you ever want an amazingly beautiful view, get yourself up to Triesenberg, south of Vaduz. The view looking across to Switzerland from the hotels there are well worth the drive up.
There are still two tiny stretches of rail in Lichtenstein you haven't covered. The one from Österreich into Lichtenstein, and the one from Lichtenstein into Schweiz. There must be at least a few kilometers of rail you haven't travelled yet! 🙂 And you call this travelling all of the rail network in Lichtenstein?!? Well, you call it visiting every single train station in Lichtenstein, but that leaves out the tracks. Also, I learned now that I googled how to spell Lichtenstein, that it is actually spelt Liechtenstein. I was going to make a snide remark about your poor spelling, and it turned out it was me who didn't spell it right...
I loved the video. It would have been even more amusing if you had visited all four stations without ever having set foot on a train. That's where I thought it was headed.
I hope you give a more detailed walk through of the stations. Many of us use those walk throughs to aid in our travels! A person could get lost in those large monstrosities. One wrong turn and poof you're in another station.😁
I’d disagree. the mountains in Liechtenstein form the border with Austria. they are on the Eastern side. The western side which forms the border with Switzerland is the River Rhine.
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Dammit, Tim! that’s my 2025 video series idea scuppered. 😅
Apparently there's an island somewhere off the south coast of England, I believe you've never visited?
@@nick-c I think it belongs to Mauritius now.
Come to Canada, Geoff!
You could still do a Swiss tour via train - guaranteed viewing.
Just putting it here: 'least used station of Liechtenstein'. Seems like something for you. And: abandoned stations of Liechtenstein.
That Geoff Marshall stare
*chef's kiss
He looks like a Bond Villan
That's the last thing Vicki saw. 😢
@@CallieMasters5000 what happened to here? Did they break up?
Excellent. Now, could you do the same for the Vatican?
Don't tempt me ;)
What about San Marino?
If only there would still be trains running there.
Make a video off every duty free store in Andorra
Watching this straight after watching a Robin Clevett video, where he was using Hilti tools.
I love that Nendeln, population 1,000, has 22 more trains per day than Las Vegas, population 2 million.
Yes, but do they have the Loop?
Yeah, cars.
22 more than Phoenix (metro population 5 million). (Yes, I know there is a stop in Maricopa County).
@@AL5520lol a marvel of engineering! It’s like a tunnel… But slower… And no escape options!
That is a fun detail. However, the best places to do this with to really shame big cities with no trains is small villages near big cities on main railway lines... in countries with a lot of train traffic. For example, Rostoklaty, a village of 643 people near Prague, gets 121 trains a day on a workday. (If I'm counting correctly.) With some digging, one might possibly be able to find an even smaller village with a similar train frequency, but I think this is a pretty good example that's probably up there.
Always a genuine delight when one of your productions drops into my inbox.
All the best, Tim.
You must be exhausted Tim, all that travel in one day. Have a good rest in Vaduz.
Mate. Your videos are so nice.
My English teacher (40 years ago) would curse me for using 'nice' (there's ALWAYS a better word!)
I don't think there is. And I don't think I can give you higher praise.
Things are not nice all over the place, but you keep doing nice.
I always know exactly what I'm getting when I click, and that's to end up learning and smiling.
Keep on, keeping on being nice
A nicer word?
My English teacher (even longer ago) said "nice" was supposed to be used in the context of something good to eat. So that was nice.
My English teacher would say that too, fifty years on and I'm still following that rule!
This explains why, on a train from Zurich to Innsbruck, I didn't notice much in the way of stations while crossing Liechtenstein. Good to have a mystery sorted out.
Really looking forward to the "little bonus video coming up"! When I heard of that monumental event which happenend in Vaduz, my first thought was: "I hope Tim was there and makes a video about it".
Forza Titani. The bonus video was the real reason for the trip. The train video was a bonus.
As you were struggling around day 1 of day 1, I thought you would never make it. Fortunately after 1 day you managed to get across the line. Impressive Journey
(Thanks for the great videos!)
Nice to see Geoff making a cameo! I did wonder if you were going to quote the theme to All The Stations but you obviously didn't have enough time! :D
Coming from the US, I can't imagine a town of 1000 people getting 22(!) trains every day. A town of 1000 people is lucky to have their own high school anymore.
In Switzerland there are equally as small or even smaller towns with as many and more trains stopping 😂 i know of a village of 160 people and 72 trains per day.
Living in Vorarlberg "day 1" got me laughing. Well done again, Tim! 😂 And you nearly got me into beliving you have Hilti as a sponsor haha
00:56 "In the far east of Liechtenstein" :-)
Some people call it Austria, some call it Liechtenstein East ...
Schaanwald is the Vladivostok of Liechtenstein.
@@uncipaws7643"Schaanwald is the Vladivostok of Liechtenstein."
So... Vladivostok has a railway station that's currently not in use?
Fun Fact:
Another company based in Lichtenstein is Intamin Amusement Rides, the worlds best Rollercoaster manufacturer. The company actually started of in Switzerland, but they moved to Liechtenzrein for better Tax benefits.
Not to forget: Neutrik. One of the worlds leaders if it comes to professional Audio/Video connectors. It is a small country, but there is more Than casinos, banks and mailbox companies.
@@Bepnm If I remember correctly, Liechtenstein is one of two european micronations that is NOT reliant on being a tax haven (the other being San Marino).
@@gerdforster883 Moreover, there are a swiss cantons, where the people pay even less taxes than in Lichtenstein.
The canton of Zug was in the news this year because it paid back taxes to its citizens.
They should make a roller coaster that takes you between train stations. lol
@@gerdforster883"If I remember (...) being San Marino)."
Are Andorra and the Vatican state reliant on being tax havens? (Or SMOM, if you're willing to consider that as a "micronation".)
Bit disappointed you didn't lie down on any of the stations, but ok. Thank you so much for finally doing this. It's amazing how your dedication really outperforms any other RUclips Channel. I'm sure that there's absolutely nobody in the whole wide world that has ever visited all stations in a country. But you did just that!
Yes, especially to visit all the open and all the closed stations in the country.
@@bishwatntl Abandoned stations! There must be something Tim could do with that. Or even better: least used station in Liechtenstein.
Thumbnail: FOUR stations? I was so sure there were three!
1:34 Ohhhh, I see.
Whenever I’m at one of those tedious events where one has to share an unusual fact about oneself, I always trot out that I am a certified forklift operator. I learned on a Hilti!
Great fun, this video. Full of unseasonal but nonetheless much-appreciated Easter eggs.
Very good as always, noted the subtle On The Buses theme tune too
Very hard challenge, glad you made it though
Oohhh, I think I know what the historic event you witnessed in Vaduz might have been. Very much looking forward to the video!
The "never a joy" supporters brigade is starting to experience a conspicuous amount of joy lately
@@LucaPasini2 "The "never a joy" supporters brigade"? What's that?
@@LucaPasini2 "The "never a joy" supporters brigade"? What's that?
3:02 *Need to play TransportTycoon intensifies*
With a Liechtenstein-suitable map size.
I can't wait to see Part 2.
*IVE ACTUALLY DONE THIS JOURNEY* in 1983 with a school trip across Europe on the train
I did it in the summer of 1971 - I had a Eurailpass. I still remember this leg of the trip!
Easter 1972 - Boulogne Harbour to Innsbruck
I can't believe it, 2 of my favorite RUclipsrs are reporting from Liechtenstein. You and the Überallpenner. All the best for the holidays and a wonderful New Year.
Maybe "All the stations" Vatican City next? 😅
then "all the stations" Monaco!
@Becky_Cooling all the Stations in Luxemburg might be a fun Project and Tim already did basicly All the Stations in San Marino so we have to go one up in Size of Nations
Luxemburg! Now, that's a challenge!!😅
@Becky_CoolingI've done all the stations in Monaco. It was a tough expedition, though perhaps not quite on a par with Tim's.
Albania is an easy one. I don't know how it fares today but last time I checked it only had one passenger route (Durres-Fier), with only one train per direction every day.
it's a delight to see austrian trains get more recognition on youtube.
i guess nendeln in the only station in lichtenstein. the other stops are just that. stops. not part of a station but merely platforms within blocksections on the track between stations. no train can start or end there, there are no switches and not even any signals
That's amazing, I've just travelled along the entire Liechtenstein rail network, twice, last week. In fact it was probably me on the RailJet 😁
I always enjoy these videos. Thank you. Happy Holidays
The rules Geoff followed, I think you've heard of him, (and also Nick Badley and Jen who are taking rather longer to visit every UK station) was that for a station to count you had to arrive or leave the station on a train
Ah, but then Tim plays to different rules - remember the not-very-often-visited-station-in-France video, in which Tim had to hike for hours across barren countryside to arrive at the station in question?
And in the case of Nick Badley and JenOnTheMove, not leave the station on the same train service - you can either leave on a different train service, or arrive/leave using a different mode of transport such as a bus or walking from a different station.
That was an enjoyable video. It really measures up to the epic adventures this channel is known for. Great Job.
My county covers 2,383.5 Square Miles, OR 617,323.66 Hectares, and I routinely visit ever train Depot in my county, we have one.
4:15 quite the view, from the office.
Made my day to see you in Liechtenstein - and made me very nostalgic!
Although I don't think I ever got on or off a train in Liechtenstein. I'd get of the train at Sargans (on the SBB Zurich-Chur line, south of Buchs) then get the 11 bus to Vaduz. Same bus goes to the bus station at Shaan-Vaduz, then on to Feldkirch...
Liechtenstein's bus network is absolutely superb and beautifully organised, although I suppose it's a bit easier when there's less populace/countryside to worry about.
I had to snigger a little bit about Switzerland being responsible for Liechtenstein's defence, given that they've accidentally invaded it and also set fire to it once or twice...
Very much looking forward to the next vid! Even though I already know what happens...
Hearing the On The Buses theme tune at 3.52. Made my day, that has.
An intrepid adventure. I imagine you will be invited to deliver a lecture on this expedition to the Royal Geographical Society.
Ooh, that was a Bombardier TALENT* (first generation) train, that brought you from Forst-Hilti to Schaan-Vaduz! :O That's Bomarbdier's (now Alstom) competition model for e.g. the Stadler FLIRT**.
* TAlbot LEichter Nahverkehrs-Triebwagen (Talbot light suburban railcar, as Wikipedia translates ist - Talbot, from Aachen, Germany, being the original manufacturer, that eventually got taken over by Bombardier)
** Flinker Leichter Intercity- und Regional-Triebzug (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train, originally: i for Innovative, rather than Intercity)
I spat my coffee out at Geoff's face. Brilliant.
Leichtenstein was a "must visit" when on my honeymoon to Switzerland 10 years ago. Take one of the "at leisure"days, train to Sargans - grab the Bus to (somewhere in) Austria and get out at Vaduz. Scenery is worth the visit on its own. Theres also a Postal Museum that was fascinating. Vaduz was on a route from somewhere north of Bodensee - across the lake, into Switzserland, Leichtenstein, Switzerland again before ending up in northern Italy. Not to mention there are some interesting odd sculptures.
It must be the first video on Liechtenstein that I see on RUclips where the person didn't pronounce it "liktenstein". Thank you. The phonetic pendant in me is content.
Some ominous chanting at the end there
🇸🇲🇸🇲🇸🇲
You should do every station in Monaco next, although you should give yourself a sensible amount of time to complete it.
Spoiler alert: it's all in a tunnel.
no wait go back you forgot to eat a bag of skittles at every station
The station access isn't just step free... during the weekends it's also train free!
Wow, I didn't new there was a country othern than Estonia with a 100% accessible rail network. Very cool.
Every railway station in San Marino and Andorra is also 100% accessible!
@@stmisbehavin662Technically not San Marino as their tiny heritage train (which Tim has covered!) isn’t wheelchair accessible as far as I can tell. Its a step up from the ground onto the carriage.
Greenland also have 100% step free access on the railroads. Well. Also iceland and Åland
I didn't know that Estonia has 100% accessible rail network. Shame it's so small.
@Meg_A_Byte estonia is really not that super small. I think of it as rhe balric countries together is aboit the same size and population as finland or norway. Its not spot on but pretty close.
fun fact: I did this exact same thing (albeit only visiting the three active stations) in August (and I plan to post a video pattern on my channel in about April, I have a huge backlog)
I'm betting San Marino is playing in Vaduz. I mean, why else to go to Liechtenstein?
18th November 2024 - Liechtenstein 1 - 3 San Marino 👀
To run the Liechtenstein Marathon (which I did last year!). ;)
@@katrinabryce Nice to see our plucky, small-town heroes are keeping true to form.
@@GarryMcGovern 1. Congrats. I run only when chased. (Not chaste. You don't have to run for that, especially when you weren't given the choice.)
2. I don't think Tim runs, except when he's late for the train. My money is still on a Soccer/European Football match.
Three whole railway stations? Pure luxury. Try Monaco, Vatican City or Lesotho.
You never went to the isle of... oh wait.
So I guess the next video will be the Liechtenstein-San Marino match.
Funny to see Hilti in a video about trains because the company is mainly known for their (meme-mutated) red VW Passat Wagons going down the Autobahn at supersonic speeds.
Thank you so much for this in-depth review of Liechtenstein's railway system! Given how good of a job that you have done, could you now do a review of their cruise ship offerings?
I knew you'd be visiting Liechtenstein eventually after seeing your video on the football match against San Marino. Funny actually, now you have officially spent more time travelling on the Liechtenstein rail network than most of its citizens, myself included - I have never used on of our trains. I come from the southern part and would just take a bus to nearby Sargans in Switzerland to catch a train.
Our small train network was actually quite the topic of political discussion a few years back, when there were plans to expand the current single track to a dual-track as part of an overarching project to improve train connections between between Swiss and Austrian train network. The plan was to include the Liechtenstein section into an S-Bahn network with trains in up to 30 minute intervals promised. In the end a referendum was held with the majority-vote rejecting the plan, with the main argument brought up against it that Liechtenstein would have to carry the high costs associated with this expansion, with relatively little benefit to the population (as this track still only covers 3 of the 11 municipalities in the country), and some doubts whether Austrian or Swiss train providers would actually be willing to stop trains at these very small stations at such frequent intervals.
You actually went on a rail-replacement bus!
Oh dear, I know exactly what happened in Vaduz that night and I can't wait to see it in your video!
The train horns inserted into the Mission Impossible theme was sheer perfection!
I suppose it's no surprise given the countries location between Austria and Switzerland but the view from every station was fabulous. I felt like 2 hours there would not be enough, I'd want to go for a walk in the mountains!
Brilliant as always. You'd think they'd build at branch line to Vaduz and the airport.... Oh wait, Liechtenstein doesn't have an airport!
As an American, I am genuinely impressed at the massive passenger rail infrastructure that they managed to forge. It surely was a monumental task to get that amount of stations to link together. Truly amazing work.
Looking forward to your next video where you visit all the bus stops in Liechtenstein!
I'm sure he did it the same day :D
Looking forward to a video about all Highways in Liechtenstein.
Spoiler: they don't have any...
I used to have a certification to operate Hilti powder-actuated fastening tools (basically big nail guns that use .22 blanks to drive fasteners into concrete). I never actually used one, but the construction company I worked for one summer in college offered the course to everyone, and I figured what the hell. It got me out of the sun for an afternoon. :)
Most often .27cal rimfire, as lots of nations consider anything chambered in an actual firearm caliber a firearm in itself.
Interesting to learn that he was a mechanical engineer supplying firearms to the Germans. (makes sense now)
Back in the 1970's Hilti was also considered the leader in pneumatic nail guns
For the Swiss, especially in St. Gallen, Liechtenstein is like a Swiss canton. Although it has no place in the Federal Council, it is more or less the same.
Border protection is already the responsibility of Swiss authority - when it comes to national defense, the situation is less clear. It is not officially regulated and there is neither conscription in Liechtenstein nor a contractually regulated military assistance pact.
What does happen, however, are military border violations by the Swiss army - during exercises, of course. But as far as I can tell, this tends to cause both sides to smile rather than leading to diplomatic conflicts.
Appreciate the transport tycoon music. Always fills me with nostalgia.
Forst-Hilti. Oh come on, the Liechtenstein version of Forest Hill.
"...approaching the end of the greatest rail journeys made of all time (in Liechtenstein)" Reminds me of the line from the Mel Brooks film "To Be or Not to Be" - "world famous (in Poland)".
Next time your in Liechtenstein, check out the hofkellerei , great wines
this is how I learn Hilti is based in Liechtenstein. they make good door levers and deadbolts.
4:20 minutes in... seriously worried Tim might not even board a train at all.
4:35 Crisis averted
Another Brilliant Video, Thank You!!
Wow, you really set yourself a challenge. Couldn't you have done All the Stations: Monaco first?! It's one and done.
I've only ever been right though Liechtenstein on a train and didn't get off,well i couldn't as it didn't stop!I have entered Liechtenstein by foot and bus.If i recall a lot of freight trains go through Liechtenstein.
The last time I’ve been this early…. Who am I kidding, I’ve never been this early for a Tim video.
Oh my, now I'm homesick for Switzerland again. I drove past those mountains every time I went to Graubünden or up to San Bernardino and on to Bellinzona...
06:18 Not the entire, as that would include the line from the Austrian border to Schaanwald and from Schaan to the Swiss border!
So next video is about climbing the highest mountain of Liechtenstein? Right?
He would have to climb from Vaduz at 445 m all the way up to the Grauspitz Mountain, wich has an elevation of 2599 m. That woulf be a hell of a climb 😂
@@georgobergfell - but he has claimed the highest peaks in Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark - at least!
Been there - lovely place and the people are so friendly. Also been to Feldkirch
I used commute with this train! I worked at Hilti for the last 2 summers. I used to live in Buchs SG. When first moving to Switzerland, I stayed with my Austrian family in Hohenems for the first few weeks till we could move into our new apartment. So I would take this train alone every day from Feldkirch. A big change as I went from one week being driven around everywhere in the car dependent surburbia that is Cape Town, South Africa to being able to travel alone. This was when I was 10!
Side content: the bus ticket issued by the national bus operater Liemobil that cover the zones of the train is valid on the train. All Liemobil zones (within Liechtenstein) are also Zones under the Swiss Ostwind zone network. The SBB app allows you to buy either (Liemobil zones are slightly cheaper, but if you have an onward local journey then you can get a combined ticket). A travelcard from the Austrian VVV that covers all VVV zones also covers Liechtenstein. The international complications start when you try to get from Nelden to any of the farther Austrian stops, because even though the bus lines follow the train, only the bus lines are included in the GA travel zone (covers all of CH+LI+a few border points). Also, if you get a ticket from ÖBB for this route, that train ticket isn't technically valid on any of the bus lines (despite what the ticket says!). Though I have never put that to the test with an inspector.
I still love the fact you use the Transport Tycoon main theme music often :)
When I read the title on my notification I laughed so hard my wife was concerned. 😂😂
There is only one word to adequately describe this journey: epic.
Okay, opening up with the theme from Mission Impossible is definitely a way to start things off on a good foot!
I had no idea that Hilti comes from Liechtenstein. These are not just powertools, these are extraordinary powertools !
0:39 hi Geoff!
Least used station?
"Every Station..." sounds more like what Tim would say anyway.
Nice touch with the Transport Tycoon music, in the month of it's 30 anniversary 🎉🚂
I have taken this line numerous times in railjet and nightjet trains but without stopping. I also once went through Liechtenstein by bus. I must admit though I never really visited the country other than going through it.
Oh and btw did you know in the Netherlands, in the city of Nijmegen, there was once in the 90s an idea to built a cablecar-network across the river, and was almost funded and built? Interesting right ? ;)
I don't know if it ever was that 'close', from what I am gathering there was a tiny majority in the city council for this project, and the responsible (and very pro cable-car) counselor didn't want to proceed such a large project on such a small margin.
@@Tuning3434 they had the idea in Gent (belgium) too , just the idea
"Day one" of a train journey.
Also, Liechtenstein, the country you can walk across in one day...
Today's 'Halloooo' is enthusiastic, but all on day one.
Oh god, hearing TTD music while seeing traffic go over a level crossing and approaching train just made me visualise a horrible crash.
Compared to some of the stations across the border in Austria, Liechtenstein's stations are . . . um . . . . actually stations.
If you ever want an amazingly beautiful view, get yourself up to Triesenberg, south of Vaduz. The view looking across to Switzerland from the hotels there are well worth the drive up.
Wait. This is how I learn that Hilti is not a german brand?!
Production is also in Germany but Liechtenstein is a tax haven... go figure 😂
There are still two tiny stretches of rail in Lichtenstein you haven't covered. The one from Österreich into Lichtenstein, and the one from Lichtenstein into Schweiz. There must be at least a few kilometers of rail you haven't travelled yet! 🙂 And you call this travelling all of the rail network in Lichtenstein?!? Well, you call it visiting every single train station in Lichtenstein, but that leaves out the tracks.
Also, I learned now that I googled how to spell Lichtenstein, that it is actually spelt Liechtenstein. I was going to make a snide remark about your poor spelling, and it turned out it was me who didn't spell it right...
You should check out Androrra's train station and see what that's all about.
Another heroic Travel to "All the Stations!" 👍👍What will be next? Luxembourg? In 3 Parts? Very intresting: The "Hilti" Story!🤔
I loved the video. It would have been even more amusing if you had visited all four stations without ever having set foot on a train. That's where I thought it was headed.
The video title alone made me laugh. Fantastic!
All together now: 🎼All the stations, all of them! All the stations, all of them!
I love microstates! I hope you visit Andorra next!
I hope you give a more detailed walk through of the stations. Many of us use those walk throughs to aid in our travels! A person could get lost in those large monstrosities. One wrong turn and poof you're in another station.😁
Note: The mountains of the scenery are already in Switzerland.
All of them?
@wendyamsterdam8482 Well a couple may be forming the border.
I’d disagree. the mountains in Liechtenstein form the border with Austria. they are on the Eastern side. The western side which forms the border with Switzerland is the River Rhine.
Transport Tycoon tune in the background is much appreciated!