@@arshan948 I'm french too and I take the tgv twice a week, and I don't like the fact that they are few spaces for the lugages and few doors for many people when it's time to go out
Thanks Thibault, good report. I travelled that route five years ago from Madrid to Valencia, then up the east coast to Vinaros on the Alvia train. It was August and, true enough, the train was fully booked, so yes, your are correct, it can be very busy. Part of the experience was to go through the wheel gauge changing shed at Valencia so that we could continue on the classic line. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience. I love Spain and the Spanish people, so full of life!
Valencia - Joaquín Sorolla is a station intended to be temporal, made to last some years (decades?) until a new tunnel gets built for connecting the Madrid-Valencia HSL line and the Mediterranean HSL line under the Valencia Nord station. That's why it's "steril", it's in fact demountable.
Spanish railways are actually quite underrated. For instance, many people know about the ICE train of Germany or TGV train of France, but not as many know about the high speed network in Spain, now connecting almost all major cities. Unfortunately, our politicians have often used high speed rail lines as a way to get their crony private contractor friends (and themselves) rich or to get their pictures taken in front of a new flashy high-speed line inauguration or for the introduction of a new train. But we can still be proud of todays network, the big challenge now is simply to make good use of it! The government should therefore consider taxing national plane flight tickets and intercity coach companies and invest that extra money in making AVE (and Renfe tickets in general) more competitive. They could also introduce Italian style competition to bring down prices on AVE routes. However, they also need to invest a lot more in the rest of the rail network, which has been abandoned in the last 20 years. Nonetheless, Spanish trains are not bad when it comes to value for money, at least compared with services in Italy, France, the UK or even Germany. For instance, the "Cercanías" services of Madrid and Barcelona, are better than most commuter services in the UK, France or Italy, certainly when compared with price. However, there is a lot of room for improvement. If funding were correctly allocated and politicians less self-interested, Spanish Railways could easily become one of the top 5 in Europe!
El ave en España es carísimo, son unos 150€ ida y vuelta Barcelona-Madrid en 2a clase y por persona. De toda la red de alta velocidad, la única línea que se amortiza por si sola es la anteriormente mencionada (BCN-MAD). La infraestructura es demasiado grande para el poco tráfico que hay. Me refiero que esta infrautilizada (y no hay nada que hacer si no hay más gente que quiera viajar). Etc. Como proyecto y producto final es muy buena la Alta Velocidad Española, pero es deficiente y podría ser más asequible para el gran público.
@@adrianibso Por eso digo que hay que bajar los precios. Los trenes de bajo-precio, un impuesto al avión (para los vuelos pertinentes) o la privatización parcial del servicio (pero siguiendo el modelo italiano) podrían ser soluciones. Al final, es sobre todo una cuestión de voluntad política, porque hay muchas posibilidades...
As for competition to Renfe ...note that SNCF will compete with Ouigo in December 2020. And Talgo will become better known in the UK because it will build a new factory in Scotland (near Stirling).
Really like that tray table for the first class, and the cafe car looks spacious, they used the space quite well. Thanks for sharing another great video
Valencia's AVE station (Joaquín Sorolla) is a temporary station, which might explain why it seems sterile. Not sure if they plan to move AVE services to Nord, but in any case the station is not permanent.
Juan Fernández Saco Joaquín Sorolla is indeed a temporary station. All services are planned to be moved to the new underground Valéncia-Parc Central station that’s located just beside the current one, once it’s built.
That explains why I didn't recognize the entrance in Valencia. I lived right outside the station during one quarter in college in 2012. I could sit on the balcony and watch every train come and go. I must go back. The people were wonderful and I loved the city.
Security check at HS stations in Spain are much more 'loose' than in an airport. And much faster to walk through. Once, I boarded an Ave with a sword from Toledo, which was warped with present paper but everyone knew it was a friking sword 🤣
I think train tickets in Spain are a fraction of what they're in the UK, so people shouldn't complaint too much about the trains. And, usually the people in Spain are a lot warmer and friendlier than they are in the UK.
In Spain doesn't have a train culture. We think like americans: train is for poor people. We are a "richest" poor people, from 1600's (sorry for my English)
@@teleopinions1367 ok. Lo que quería decir es que en España no hay cultura del tren como si la hay en otros países de Europa, donde cuando la gente tiene que viajar en lo primero que piensa es en el ferrocarril. Aquí el coche prima por encima de todo, y aquel que no tiene coche o no lo usa habitualmente para desplazarse es visto como un anormal
Maravilloso el AVE, en 2 horas estás en Madrid ATOCHA, centro, genial, acabo de comprar 4 billetes para puente de Octubre, ida y vuelta 120 euros, Alicante ‐ Madrid
Be aware that the High-Speed trains go from a different station in Valencia. Close enough by free shuttlebus but don't make the mistake of thinking it is the same station.
Viendo otros videos sobre trenes de Europa España es uno de los mejores en servicio, rapidez, higiene , comodidad y atención. Watching other videos about Europe trains Spanish seems the best in service, speed, clean, comfort and staff attention
Is this train more comfortable to ride compared to traditional european trains? I had an experience with Strizh - russian version of Talgo250, seemed better than regular seating car to me.
I'm glad that you've visited Valencia Joaquin Sorolla. I am from Valencia and I hope that you saw a little bit of my city but one question. The trip report from Barcelona to Valencia where it is? Because you arrived from Barcelona via train before riding to Madrid. Hugs and greetings 👋😃
I really do not get the "small" comment about the train. It's lower, that's true, but it's actually wider not narrower than regular HSTs. It looks like this was your 1st time on a Talgo train and you were a bit shocked as their unique technology is different from what you are used to.
Aquamarine Kev yes in China even on subways and metros you have security lines... really a pain when you have to go through that every morning commute. But then again the government there is crazy paranoid.
I'm conflicted over the AVE. I've ridden it myself, from Alicante to Madrid and back, and it was brilliant - smooth, fast and comfortable. It's an objectively brilliant service. But the train was more than half-empty, we had stops at empty ghost stations in the middle of nowhere (Vilena Alta in particular sticks in my memory) and you could tell its introduction had heralded a heavy contraction in investment in the old Iberian gauge line that it followed the course of. There were a fair few eerie-looking, half-abandoned stations along the route, in stark contrast to the shiny, but almost completely empty, new ones we stopped at. An enjoyable trip, but one that never sat right in the back of my mind given what I saw during it. Your video of your ride from Portbou to Girona certainly brought back some memories of that trip for me, albeit from the other side - graffiti-covered, empty trains, intermediate stations in terrible condition (assuming they were even still open for business) and a reluctant acceptance that local and regional services must face the consequences of the politically-driven AVE project. The same has happened in many peripheral regions of France too with their TGV network growth, but the impact has been uniquely profound in Spain, which for all the political will in the world remains a heavily regionalised country where there is little economic necessity for most people to ever need to regularly travel between regions. The AVE is a nice thing to have, but only a handful of Spaniards actually NEED it. It's no secret that AVE is a heavy loss-maker for the Spanish government, and ridership remains anaemic at best. While I can only applaud the engineering genius that went into its continued growth, the reality is that it will never be profitable, and local communities are having their quality of service butchered to make way for it, assuming they're lucky enough for it to survive at all. I'd go as far as to say the AVE project is as serious a social malaise in Spain as the Beeching Cuts were in the UK in the 1960s.
Many of your points are valid and all big investments should be followed by a close assessment on the revenue. There are many things to criticise about the AVE network. In my opinion, the most important one is the way they prioritised non-essential lines to essential ones. However, few remarks: it is true that Spain lacked investment in commuter and regional services, but there is an undeniable truth: long distance train in Spain was simply non existent. Whilst traditional tracks in France, Germany and the UK have good tracings and allow for speeds of 140 to even 200 km/h, traditional routes in Spain had an average speed of between 60 and 110 km/h. Madrid Barcelona was achieved in some good 9 hours, whereas Valencia-Madrid (by far our best traditional line) was accomplished in around 6 hours. It was beyond discussion that if Spain was to develop a competent long-distance train service, it had to be done from scratch. If someone tells you that old lines could have been transformed, don’t trust them too much. In some cases, that’s exactly what has been done (Barceona-Valencia or Zaragoza-Teruel) but there is simply no way to magically transform a trace full of curves and loops into a smooth line. To many foreigners, it does seem like it’s a non-justified luxury, but think about it this way: there was simply no way to travel by train in Spain in the 90s. In fact, there is general consensus that, if Spain hadn’t started the AVE programme, long distance services would simply not exist nowadays. On the other hand, AVE has been a surprisingly cheap network to build. In England, HS2 is expected to cost around £70bn, although many claim the total cost will be closer to 100bn, just for one line. The total cost of the whole Ave network is €50bn, say £40bn. Yes: a whole network for half the price of a single line. The reasons for that are diverse and mainly related to density of population and risk management, but the important thing is: Spain has managed to build a competent network for a rather competitive price. At this moment, the infrastructure is still underused, but Spaniards are not yet used to move by train, since for us train is still a modern, rather expensive and luxurious way to travel. This infrastructure needs to be looked as something that we will use in the centuries to come. I also think now is about time to stop investing in the AVE and start improving the commuter services, which have been abandoned for a long time by the authorities. Privatisation will also improve the usage of the lines, and that’s a very crucial step.
Spain has the best and largest network of high-speed trains in the world only second to China. That is a fact. Spain also has the largest network of highways in Europe. Number 1.
Jaja, no le destruyas la imagen tan bonita de España que tiene por dios... Aunque sinceramente, Media Distancia tampoco está tan mal teniendo en cuenta lo que pagas. Has visto los precios de Inglaterra? La verdad es que nos quejamos mucho del ferrocarril aquí en España y es verdad que se tiene que invertir mucho más en las lineas no de alta velocidad (mercancías, media-distancia, cercanías etc.). Pero aún así, la situación en Francia, Inglaterra, Italia etc. tampoco me parece mucho mejor, incluso diría que es peor en muchos casos...
@@metrofilmsespana3880 Por lo general parece que los MD van pintados con graffitis de fábrica 😂😂. Mejor que no se destruya la imagen hasta que a los políticos y autoridades les de por hacer algo al respecto 😅
@@CityWhisperer Los MD van pintarrajeados de graffiti porque en algunos casos, especialmente en el norte, hace AÑOS que la empresa dejó de limpiarlos. Y porque vivimos en un país de borregos donde el vandalismo está permitido y queda siempre impune. Esta es la verdadera cara del ferrocarril españa, aunque gente como @MetroFilms España quiera ocultarlo. Como maquinista de renfe, paso vergüenza a diario por el abandono y la dejadez que impera. Y puestos a mencionar los AVE, tan bonitos y tan rápidos como dicen por ahí, ¿por qué no hablamos del millonario despilfarro y los chanchullos políticos que han supuesto?
The ones that are gauge Changer capable are actually capable of operating reduce power on French 1.5kv dc lines 1.435m because it's only half power of Spanish 3kv dc broad gauge conventional line 1.668m
British trains ARE horrendously small. They use standard gauge but they loading gauge (size of tunnels and clearance around tracks) is basically the smallest in the world, to the point that many narrow gauge rail networks have larger loading gauges than the UK.
The trains are very nice but they are a little bit uncomfortable. Like, the suspension could be better. I find the 1992's 101 series more confortable than the 102/112 in this regard. On the other hand, the sits are very confortable and the train is very easy to board. Overall it's a very enjoyable experience.
2:09 Tu as bien raison... C’est une super d’accessibilité par rapport aux rames TGV Réseau Tricourant. C’est pour ça on veut en France les Talgo et ils doivent partir tous a la casse les vieux wagons pourris de réseau tricourant et vivement les Talgo S112 pour la France...
The interior somehow looks like CRH trains... By the way, hope you will have the chance to ride on Chinese trains... This channel is not exclusive to Europe!
中華人民共和國統一工作部 yes, the Chinese trains are a copy of the European high speed trains, as you can imagine since if I remember correctly Spain started its high speed network around 30 years ago? The Chinese trains are a little bit more noisy due to the use of cheaper materials, but still very comfortable and beneficial for a huge country as China is.
@@m.m.7514 Spains high speed started in 1992 with the server between the capital of spain (Madrid) and the capital of the south-region of spain(sevilla) that was that year's internacional expo place and a fun fact is that Spain has the 2º widest High speed railway in the world after china
Le TGV français et tres lourd jamais a dépassé le 330..ils sont fait de essais avec la machine tout seule aui.? Mais le le train non ? Alors que en Espagne le talgo AVE il a déjà fait de pointes a 350 km entre Madrid et Valladolid.. !!! Ça fait déjà plusieurs années ?
@@zoehelkin Because very little English is spoken in Spain, as everybody knows. Spanish is also an international language and most Spaniards simply do not need English in their life. In general, do not expect much English to be spoken in the European Latín countries (Spain , Italy and France, mainly). The only exception is Portugal.
It's not a big deal really. You can just not look at it, it doesn't take much space. Most of other companies use it to show the route and remaining time, Renfe uses it to display a movie, so you will quite probably always find one in long distance trains no matter where you are.
The best train in Europe to me. Very beautiful interior, short cars with not to many people and a lot of space for luggages.. Perfect, I love Talgo
I prefer TGV (i am french and i agree that renfe and the spanish are very efficient) but sorry the front of the train is looking like a sh*t
@@arshan948 I'm french too and I take the tgv twice a week, and I don't like the fact that they are few spaces for the lugages and few doors for many people when it's time to go out
@@arshan948 Like you.
Thanks Thibault, good report. I travelled that route five years ago from Madrid to Valencia, then up the east coast to Vinaros on the Alvia train. It was August and, true enough, the train was fully booked, so yes, your are correct, it can be very busy. Part of the experience was to go through the wheel gauge changing shed at Valencia so that we could continue on the classic line. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience. I love Spain and the Spanish people, so full of life!
Beautiful Spain.
Valencia - Joaquín Sorolla is a station intended to be temporal, made to last some years (decades?) until a new tunnel gets built for connecting the Madrid-Valencia HSL line and the Mediterranean HSL line under the Valencia Nord station. That's why it's "steril", it's in fact demountable.
Spanish railways are actually quite underrated. For instance, many people know about the ICE train of Germany or TGV train of France, but not as many know about the high speed network in Spain, now connecting almost all major cities. Unfortunately, our politicians have often used high speed rail lines as a way to get their crony private contractor friends (and themselves) rich or to get their pictures taken in front of a new flashy high-speed line inauguration or for the introduction of a new train. But we can still be proud of todays network, the big challenge now is simply to make good use of it! The government should therefore consider taxing national plane flight tickets and intercity coach companies and invest that extra money in making AVE (and Renfe tickets in general) more competitive. They could also introduce Italian style competition to bring down prices on AVE routes. However, they also need to invest a lot more in the rest of the rail network, which has been abandoned in the last 20 years. Nonetheless, Spanish trains are not bad when it comes to value for money, at least compared with services in Italy, France, the UK or even Germany. For instance, the "Cercanías" services of Madrid and Barcelona, are better than most commuter services in the UK, France or Italy, certainly when compared with price. However, there is a lot of room for improvement. If funding were correctly allocated and politicians less self-interested, Spanish Railways could easily become one of the top 5 in Europe!
El ave en España es carísimo, son unos 150€ ida y vuelta Barcelona-Madrid en 2a clase y por persona.
De toda la red de alta velocidad, la única línea que se amortiza por si sola es la anteriormente mencionada (BCN-MAD).
La infraestructura es demasiado grande para el poco tráfico que hay. Me refiero que esta infrautilizada (y no hay nada que hacer si no hay más gente que quiera viajar).
Etc.
Como proyecto y producto final es muy buena la Alta Velocidad Española, pero es deficiente y podría ser más asequible para el gran público.
@@adrianibso Por eso digo que hay que bajar los precios. Los trenes de bajo-precio, un impuesto al avión (para los vuelos pertinentes) o la privatización parcial del servicio (pero siguiendo el modelo italiano) podrían ser soluciones. Al final, es sobre todo una cuestión de voluntad política, porque hay muchas posibilidades...
Pues han subido los precios.
Y aunque hagan un Avlo de bajo coste, si por otro lado los suben pues estamos en las mismas...
As for competition to Renfe ...note that SNCF will compete with Ouigo in December 2020. And Talgo will become better known in the UK because it will build a new factory in Scotland (near Stirling).
@@alexmcwhirter6602 Well, only if they win the HS2 bid.
I really like that the coaches are low. Not only accessibility but overall it's more comfortable to board that train than to have to climb steps.
Flying in an AVE train from Valencia to Madrid at 300km/h is such an experience.
My favourite AVE train, the S112
Spain has some of the best trains in Europe, and I believe it now has the second-largest high-speed network in the world after only China.
Japan's network is bigger than Spain's right?
@@jensboomgaard Not at all, as said Lovestallion Spain is the second largest in the world
@@jensboomgaard nope, Spain’s HSR network is indeed the second largest in the world, about 1000km larger than Japan’s.
When I was little I always called this train the platypus 🤣 great video!
THANK YOU FOR MAKING A VIDEO FOR SPANISH TRAINS. Merci beaucuoup
muy buen sistema de seguridad, como en el aeropuerto, bien hecho
Después del los atentados del 11 de marzo de 2004 en Madrid hay que prevenir que ocurra otra vez
Really like that tray table for the first class, and the cafe car looks spacious, they used the space quite well. Thanks for sharing another great video
That train is so different I like talgo s filosofy so much
If you travel Preferente, the ticket includes a full meal service, wine and other drinks, coffee, newspapers all served at your seat.
Funny how a "trip reporter" forgets to mention such important information about the service onboard. not very serious if you ask me.
really enjoyed the post... love travelling to Madrid on the AVE
Awesome video!! You have explained all the things very well, even the train's nickname. Nice!
Greetings from Valencia 😃
Valencia's AVE station (Joaquín Sorolla) is a temporary station, which might explain why it seems sterile. Not sure if they plan to move AVE services to Nord, but in any case the station is not permanent.
They can't run AVE into Nord as it's currently all Iberian gauge track hence why they built JS with standard gauge...?
Juan Fernández Saco Joaquín Sorolla is indeed a temporary station. All services are planned to be moved to the new underground Valéncia-Parc Central station that’s located just beside the current one, once it’s built.
That explains why I didn't recognize the entrance in Valencia. I lived right outside the station during one quarter in college in 2012. I could sit on the balcony and watch every train come and go. I must go back. The people were wonderful and I loved the city.
I'm from Spain 😍
Could you please let the subtitles stay on a little bit longer
you must not watch a lot of subbed anime
@@DrPepper776 lol
pause the video , read and then continue
@@DrPepper776 especially when a tsundere character talk fast, as a weeb I'm used to that
I live in valencia and I had the privilege of travel through the line 4 times. And I m still excited like the first time
Great video, keep them coming, I enjoy watching your trips, thanks
FYI Joaquin Sorolla is a temporary station. Also, I hope you enjoyed your stay at Valencia
Cool trip report. I’ve done this journey and loved it too. 👍
Security check at HS stations in Spain are much more 'loose' than in an airport. And much faster to walk through.
Once, I boarded an Ave with a sword from Toledo, which was warped with present paper but everyone knew it was a friking sword 🤣
Es un tren, calala, no un avión. Ayyyyyy
I think train tickets in Spain are a fraction of what they're in the UK, so people shouldn't complaint too much about the trains. And, usually the people in Spain are a lot warmer and friendlier than they are in the UK.
In Spain doesn't have a train culture. We think like americans: train is for poor people. We are a "richest" poor people, from 1600's (sorry for my English)
@@ivannipaidea970 - No te entendí bien. Puedes escribir en castellano o portugués. Entiendo los dos. Saludos.
@@teleopinions1367 ¿Vives en España o eres español?
@@ivannipaidea970 - No, soy Americano. Vivo en California.
@@teleopinions1367 ok. Lo que quería decir es que en España no hay cultura del tren como si la hay en otros países de Europa, donde cuando la gente tiene que viajar en lo primero que piensa es en el ferrocarril. Aquí el coche prima por encima de todo, y aquel que no tiene coche o no lo usa habitualmente para desplazarse es visto como un anormal
Fantastic bullet train wow
Maravilloso el AVE, en 2 horas estás en Madrid ATOCHA, centro, genial, acabo de comprar 4 billetes para puente de Octubre, ida y vuelta 120 euros, Alicante ‐ Madrid
Be aware that the High-Speed trains go from a different station in Valencia. Close enough by free shuttlebus but don't make the mistake of thinking it is the same station.
What a bloody SEXY video and beautifulllll train 😍😍😍😍😍
I live on Valencia in Spain yay!!!! :DDDD
Viendo otros videos sobre trenes de Europa España es uno de los mejores en servicio, rapidez, higiene , comodidad y atención. Watching other videos about Europe trains Spanish seems the best in service, speed, clean, comfort and staff attention
Thanks for the video
Nice views
2:28 as a Londoner this is too true
Nice trip looks very nice
Is this train more comfortable to ride compared to traditional european trains? I had an experience with Strizh - russian version of Talgo250, seemed better than regular seating car to me.
Well done. Merci!!!
How much for the one way ticket? And how many hours from Valencia to Madrid?
I'm glad that you've visited Valencia Joaquin Sorolla. I am from Valencia and I hope that you saw a little bit of my city but one question. The trip report from Barcelona to Valencia where it is? Because you arrived from Barcelona via train before riding to Madrid. Hugs and greetings 👋😃
Patience... 😃
4:19 That's the 'business people' coach for sure. Everyone on the laptop and mobile phone lol.
Another great video!
Can you move from Turista to First if is empty
Very nice !
Thank you for sharing !!! :):):)
Me encantó ❤
I really do not get the "small" comment about the train. It's lower, that's true, but it's actually wider not narrower than regular HSTs. It looks like this was your 1st time on a Talgo train and you were a bit shocked as their unique technology is different from what you are used to.
Bom video excelente parabéns
좋은 정보 감사합니다
On the high speed trains in China there's also security, along with the other types of trains there, even on the metro.
Ooh i didnt know that
Also hi kev
Aquamarine Kev I remembered that
Aquamarine Kev yes in China even on subways and metros you have security lines... really a pain when you have to go through that every morning commute. But then again the government there is crazy paranoid.
I'm conflicted over the AVE. I've ridden it myself, from Alicante to Madrid and back, and it was brilliant - smooth, fast and comfortable. It's an objectively brilliant service. But the train was more than half-empty, we had stops at empty ghost stations in the middle of nowhere (Vilena Alta in particular sticks in my memory) and you could tell its introduction had heralded a heavy contraction in investment in the old Iberian gauge line that it followed the course of. There were a fair few eerie-looking, half-abandoned stations along the route, in stark contrast to the shiny, but almost completely empty, new ones we stopped at. An enjoyable trip, but one that never sat right in the back of my mind given what I saw during it.
Your video of your ride from Portbou to Girona certainly brought back some memories of that trip for me, albeit from the other side - graffiti-covered, empty trains, intermediate stations in terrible condition (assuming they were even still open for business) and a reluctant acceptance that local and regional services must face the consequences of the politically-driven AVE project. The same has happened in many peripheral regions of France too with their TGV network growth, but the impact has been uniquely profound in Spain, which for all the political will in the world remains a heavily regionalised country where there is little economic necessity for most people to ever need to regularly travel between regions. The AVE is a nice thing to have, but only a handful of Spaniards actually NEED it.
It's no secret that AVE is a heavy loss-maker for the Spanish government, and ridership remains anaemic at best. While I can only applaud the engineering genius that went into its continued growth, the reality is that it will never be profitable, and local communities are having their quality of service butchered to make way for it, assuming they're lucky enough for it to survive at all. I'd go as far as to say the AVE project is as serious a social malaise in Spain as the Beeching Cuts were in the UK in the 1960s.
Many of your points are valid and all big investments should be followed by a close assessment on the revenue. There are many things to criticise about the AVE network. In my opinion, the most important one is the way they prioritised non-essential lines to essential ones. However, few remarks: it is true that Spain lacked investment in commuter and regional services, but there is an undeniable truth: long distance train in Spain was simply non existent. Whilst traditional tracks in France, Germany and the UK have good tracings and allow for speeds of 140 to even 200 km/h, traditional routes in Spain had an average speed of between 60 and 110 km/h. Madrid Barcelona was achieved in some good 9 hours, whereas Valencia-Madrid (by far our best traditional line) was accomplished in around 6 hours. It was beyond discussion that if Spain was to develop a competent long-distance train service, it had to be done from scratch. If someone tells you that old lines could have been transformed, don’t trust them too much. In some cases, that’s exactly what has been done (Barceona-Valencia or Zaragoza-Teruel) but there is simply no way to magically transform a trace full of curves and loops into a smooth line. To many foreigners, it does seem like it’s a non-justified luxury, but think about it this way: there was simply no way to travel by train in Spain in the 90s. In fact, there is general consensus that, if Spain hadn’t started the AVE programme, long distance services would simply not exist nowadays. On the other hand, AVE has been a surprisingly cheap network to build. In England, HS2 is expected to cost around £70bn, although many claim the total cost will be closer to 100bn, just for one line. The total cost of the whole Ave network is €50bn, say £40bn. Yes: a whole network for half the price of a single line. The reasons for that are diverse and mainly related to density of population and risk management, but the important thing is: Spain has managed to build a competent network for a rather competitive price. At this moment, the infrastructure is still underused, but Spaniards are not yet used to move by train, since for us train is still a modern, rather expensive and luxurious way to travel. This infrastructure needs to be looked as something that we will use in the centuries to come. I also think now is about time to stop investing in the AVE and start improving the commuter services, which have been abandoned for a long time by the authorities. Privatisation will also improve the usage of the lines, and that’s a very crucial step.
Take regional exprés to Alcázar de San Juan from estación del Norte, its a wonderful train
Can you try The EuroCity train between Hamburg and Copenhagen? Denmark to Germany
A U R I C U L A R E S
Who else likes the sound of luggage tires. I do
Spain has the best and largest network of high-speed trains in the world only second to China. That is a fact. Spain also has the largest network of highways in Europe. Number 1.
Perfect video
Isn't even a Talgo larger loading gauge and dimensions than the UK standard?
Hey great channel, congrats! I am just curious, why do you mention this train is tiny compared to others HST?
Thanks ;)
This what the ave train looks like at 1:21
very good what video can you make on the Granada line?
👍🏻👍🏻
Please take a Media Distancia train to Extremadura😂
Jaja, no le destruyas la imagen tan bonita de España que tiene por dios... Aunque sinceramente, Media Distancia tampoco está tan mal teniendo en cuenta lo que pagas. Has visto los precios de Inglaterra? La verdad es que nos quejamos mucho del ferrocarril aquí en España y es verdad que se tiene que invertir mucho más en las lineas no de alta velocidad (mercancías, media-distancia, cercanías etc.). Pero aún así, la situación en Francia, Inglaterra, Italia etc. tampoco me parece mucho mejor, incluso diría que es peor en muchos casos...
@@metrofilmsespana3880 Por lo general parece que los MD van pintados con graffitis de fábrica 😂😂. Mejor que no se destruya la imagen hasta que a los políticos y autoridades les de por hacer algo al respecto 😅
Por Dios no
@@CityWhisperer Los MD van pintarrajeados de graffiti porque en algunos casos, especialmente en el norte, hace AÑOS que la empresa dejó de limpiarlos. Y porque vivimos en un país de borregos donde el vandalismo está permitido y queda siempre impune. Esta es la verdadera cara del ferrocarril españa, aunque gente como @MetroFilms España quiera ocultarlo. Como maquinista de renfe, paso vergüenza a diario por el abandono y la dejadez que impera.
Y puestos a mencionar los AVE, tan bonitos y tan rápidos como dicen por ahí, ¿por qué no hablamos del millonario despilfarro y los chanchullos políticos que han supuesto?
Jajajajajajajajaja qué bueno
Please make video about polish night train
This unit can't change de gauge, the units that can change are: ut-130 and more trains alvia...
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The ones that are gauge Changer capable are actually capable of operating reduce power on French 1.5kv dc lines 1.435m because it's only half power of Spanish 3kv dc broad gauge conventional line 1.668m
Love these videos. My favorite one is still the VR train in Finland.
Merci Thibault. Très bon trip report. Dommage que tu es allé trop vite dans le défilé de tes sous-titres, sinon c'est parfait👍, cool.
What is the max. Speed on this line in normal operation? Is it really 330 or 300 like on the barcelona-madrid line?
This line can accept speeds of 350 Km/h but operates at 300Km/h like de Madrid-Barcelona one.
Great video! Have you noticed you were boarding the train right behind Bill Gates? ;))
No, price of cafeteria is not cheap. At least in my city a coffee cost around less than 2€
British trains ARE horrendously small. They use standard gauge but they loading gauge (size of tunnels and clearance around tracks) is basically the smallest in the world, to the point that many narrow gauge rail networks have larger loading gauges than the UK.
Talgo trains are not conventional. I would have liked if that point had been made and also what was the ride quality like ?
The trains are very nice but they are a little bit uncomfortable. Like, the suspension could be better. I find the 1992's 101 series more confortable than the 102/112 in this regard. On the other hand, the sits are very confortable and the train is very easy to board. Overall it's a very enjoyable experience.
Hey Dovetail do us all a favor and make this route happen. I’ve seen enough English routes thank you very much
10000000% agreed
Do they actually do 330 km. Didn't think anywhere outside of France do 330km ph🇮🇪🇮🇪
make video on the vande bharat express of india please
Was it 6 hours? Seems too long.
Less than 2 hours
1h53 min. Took the same service about a year and a half ago. Direct services shorten to 1h 39 min or so.
can you make a video on an Italian regional train?
Regionale Veloce, Pisa > Florence:
ruclips.net/video/NEKEH-Mq3BE/видео.html
Wait ainute,bombardier builds trains too?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!
Keep uploading them.
Well if you think that valencia is overequiped then you haven't seen Malaga yet.
2:09 Tu as bien raison... C’est une super d’accessibilité par rapport aux rames TGV Réseau Tricourant. C’est pour ça on veut en France les Talgo et ils doivent partir tous a la casse les vieux wagons pourris de réseau tricourant et vivement les Talgo S112 pour la France...
Dónde está @lorymoney?
and I thought that only the french and the germans bild high speed trains - never heard of Talgo
The interior somehow looks like CRH trains... By the way, hope you will have the chance to ride on Chinese trains... This channel is not exclusive to Europe!
中華人民共和國統一工作部 yes, the Chinese trains are a copy of the European high speed trains, as you can imagine since if I remember correctly Spain started its high speed network around 30 years ago? The Chinese trains are a little bit more noisy due to the use of cheaper materials, but still very comfortable and beneficial for a huge country as China is.
@@m.m.7514 Spains high speed started in 1992 with the server between the capital of spain (Madrid) and the capital of the south-region of spain(sevilla) that was that year's internacional expo place
and a fun fact is that Spain has the 2º widest High speed railway in the world after china
Sympa à regarder cette vidéo
Mais je préfère quand même nos TGV 😏
Il roule à quelle vitesse sur les lignes à grande vitesse ce train ?
300 km/h
@@oscarconnecticut1460 320 km/hr to be precise
@@robertodelacamara6442 Ok, thank you for the clarification
L'Espagne est quand même le pays avec le plus de voies rapides d'europe, seul la Chine fait mieux dans le monde ! donc respect quand même !
Le TGV français et tres lourd jamais a dépassé le 330..ils sont fait de essais avec la machine tout seule aui.? Mais le le train non ? Alors que en Espagne le talgo AVE il a déjà fait de pointes a 350 km entre Madrid et Valladolid.. !!! Ça fait déjà plusieurs années ?
How much English is spoken for announcements opr by the train crew?
Very little, as you would expect.
@@robertodelacamara6442 why would that be expected?
@@zoehelkin Por que los todos los hispanohablantes le estamos dando la vuelta a utilizar inglés como lengua internacional...
@@luiseduardo586 what
@@zoehelkin Because very little English is spoken in Spain, as everybody knows. Spanish is also an international language and most Spaniards simply do not need English in their life. In general, do not expect much English to be spoken in the European Latín countries (Spain , Italy and France, mainly). The only exception is Portugal.
Can you do a trip report in a euromed s-130
Indian 🚄 so... Hhhh
It has no steps to access the train, perfect disabled travelers,old people etc.
You seem to be in a real hurry to get to your destination.... But please spare some time to the subtitles... Otherwise, just speak!!
That trains front looks like a futuristic cargo truck
algun mexicano por aqui que hable español por aqui ??? es que todo mundo habla ingles y necesitamos mas españoles
The front of that train looks like Pinocchio
In Spain we call it "pato" (duck)
Whas this train model involved by the train crash in Spain in 2013?
erik te kamp No, that was a talgo 250 model
@@fishguy3101 thnx
Faltó decir cuanto dura el viaje.
5:38 it’s loud the handdryer
Please media distancia Ávila Madrid
This station is "temporary", that's why it's so soulless
I would be annoyed by the movie monitor above.
It's not a big deal really. You can just not look at it, it doesn't take much space. Most of other companies use it to show the route and remaining time, Renfe uses it to display a movie, so you will quite probably always find one in long distance trains no matter where you are.
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