The famous English landscape painter William Turner was so impressed at his journey by the romantic beauty of the middle Rhine Valley that he invented castles on his paintings. - Cheers, Heinz
Another excellent, clearly-voiced video, Dylan. As a deaf viewer, I am grateful that you continue to provide "proper", not auto generated, subtitles that help where I might miss an unfamiliar place name or a technical detail. Thank you!
AC not working... classic Deutsche Bahn. Never gets old. It actually tells you something that DB even has a specific red streamer at the ready which specifically says "Klimaanlage defekt" which they use to seal off the seats... that's how often this happens. XD Btw., at 13:05 you're crossing by the Loreley, which is a big slate rock and very well known in Germany due to the myth of a young maiden there luring shippers to their death with her beautiful songs. As to your question at the end of the vid: I love the Rhine valley route, but I'm from Ingolstadt and utility and speed are bigger priorities for me - I've family in Cologne, and it's just much easier and faster to take the direct train from Ingolstadt to Cologne - barely 4.5 hours, and 3 of those are between Ingolstadt and Frankfurt. If I'd take the scenic route instead of the high speed line between Frankfurt-Flughafen and Bonn, I'd probably need 6+ hours...
Arriving in Essen? hoho. When living in Frankfurt I took this trip loads up and down the Rhein. The trip to Trier from Koblenz up the Mosel to Trier (thence to LUX) is lovely too. Well done. Nice voiceovers with the booboo at the end!
I'm enjoying the voiceover trips. I'd choose the slower, more scenic train if there was no reason for speed. That was a nice transition from afternoon to night. I lived in Bonn at one time and agree that the Rhineland is one of the most scenic parts of Europe.
Hey, Dylan! How's it going? Well, bloke, it's an amazing video, I appreciate the conventional way to travel in Germany!! It's a shame that Brazil called off practically all long distance train routes, today just having two in all whole country... Next year, I'll travel around the Europe by train, and seeing your videos (not just your videos, but Superalbs, Non Stop, Thibault by Simply Railway, and so forth), I'm able to have a glimpse about how to proceed in certain situation and how my future trip could be. I really enjoy the voiceover video, how you notice, I use it to practise the listening skills, and day by day, I see that I'm doing up on my fluency in English, I pretty get the entire narration. One more time, Congratulations for the awesome video! Success for you, ever!! Cheers from São Paulo, Brazil.
12:58 Look up the "Rheingold". It doesn't exist anymore, sadly, apart from some historic trips, but it used to be a prestigious pre-IC train meant to show off the beauty of the Rhine Valley, they even had a "dome car" with elevated seating that had glass all around (except for the floor)
You are right Max…I travelled on that trans European Express from ‘62 until I bought my first car in ‘72. The Rheinpfeil/Rheingold from Hoek van Holland to Munich.
Another great video about DB railways. Reminds me of a journey I did from Leipzig to Munich: lo & behold, AC not working and whole 1st class coach closed, with a scramble to find a seat on a packed train. Sat in the buffet car all the way.. Not much vorsprung durch technik on show that day..
That's German design for you. No frills but very solid. Don't think they've finished the station ceilings! Great narration again, Dylan. Made me laugh with the door. Wish I could speak so clearly without a million retakes!
I travelled across Germany dozens of times in the 90s,i always bought a 1st class rail rover, trains are so much more comfortable, than lner or gwr in the UK which I will never use again. Great video love the voice over.
The medieval villages set amongst the hillside vineyards along the Rhine makes for an extremely pleasant ride. Nice to be able to focus on the scenery that you provide, rather than try to read the comments before the scene disappears! Your proper English accent is a good replacement for such. Good job.
Really enjoyed this one. My brother used to live in Bonn and I have many a fond memory of catching early morning trains from Bonn to FRA airport via the Rhine River route. Such pretty sunrises..
I like the voiceover as well! Nice train review and the scenery in Germany is always exceeding expectations so I’m sure it was a treat! I’m glad DB closed off the train carriage with no AC. Had a similar experience myself from Karlsruhe to Stuttgart and helpful staff so it made my journey much easier and more pleasant. Uk trains could definitely learn a lot as you said! Thanks for the review, looking forward to more!! 😊👍
I have been loving your videos for months. After a bit of a break I am back and find we now hear your voice! Dont worry there is nothing the matter with your voice, nut wierdly I liked the ambient sounds only! And the wave in the loo mirror! Perhaps I just dont like change, but Im sure you value all feedback. LOVE THE VIDEOS
8:29 is just a flooded, former sandpit. The river Rhine is 2 or 3 km to the West and the train won't see it until the southern outskirts of Bonn. And the bistro car was a former InterRegio one without AC anyways.
As always Dylan, a great video, and I am liking these now with your voiceover, it add texture to the video. A lovely line to travel on, and done this a few times, so it was nice to see it again. Well put together, Thanks Dylan
5:46 this dial does not control the volume of the announcements. Thiess dials are only used when you are on a train which has on board music playing. Announcements will always play with a predefined volume.
The buffet cars do not have AC built in (so no AC failure in that case), hence there are sliding windows. But many train enthusiasts like those carriages, because of the good views and the experience of holding your head out into the breeze through an open window ;)
Another wonderful journey from your summer 2020 travels. The layout of these classic carriages is really welcoming. The compartments are so well lit and cheery. Unlike the sombre atmosphere of the so called art-deco era. I'm glad you showed the journey along the banks of the Rhine, something I would love to experience, although time, other priorities and finance may well be against me. This is the wonderful thing about RUclips and presenters like you. You are able to share your joyful experiences with anyone who cares to select your channel. Thanks again for this journey experience and please stay safe and well. Cheers from Michael downunder in locked down Melbourne.
@@moestrei It was also the seat of the government (chancellery AND all the ministries AND for convenience, the headquarters of the state run postal service). I don't like Bonn... but don't try to snatch its main claim to fame (except for being home to Beethoven...)
Booked to travel on one of these from Munich to Salzburg in November. Chose the IC over the regional train as my partner has never travelled in a compartment (although we'll only be in a second class one in coach 8), and I always prefer them to open seating, especially coming from Scotland where we don't have compartment trains. Great video!
I'm old with poor eyesight wherefore a very slow reader. Thank you so much for the voiceover. I wait in high anticipation starting on Wednesday for Friday's trip.
Another great video. As a tourist, I'd always take the slower train to see more of the country... and for the same reason never take sleeper trains, despite them being slower
Excellent video. Very nice shots on the Rhine River, which I travelled by car in another lifetime. BTW, I much prefer your voice commentary than the written one. Carry on travellin'! ;-)
Attention: don't never say t about both cites Cologne and Düsseldorf they are great, because their enmity as to which city is the better. An absolute danger to life and limb is when you praise the beer of the Düsseldorfer (Alt) in Cologne and the beer of the Cologne (Kölsch) in Düsseldorf. As a Bavarian, I think both beers are borderline, which I don't say in public in either city. - Cheers, Heinz
I like how you started in Essen, since I know that city from its inclusion on the Hauptstrecke Rhein-Ruhr route in Train Sim World 2. You can also drive the DB BR101 on that route. Unfortunately HRR is a very short route, as all you get is the Duisburg to Bochum section with the DB BR422 and BR425 units.
A very informative video, well made with an audio commentary which I prefer. I never fail to enjoy these videos just to "nit pick" I prefer the English spelling of travelling to traveling ( US).
It must be my English ancestry that causes me to always spell it “travelling” (even as I type it tries to remove the second “l”.) That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
Excellent video Dylan... I can't believe you didn't eat anything on your trip? I always like to see what the food service is like...??? Thank you for sharing this video...:):):)
You have an excellent voice and delivery for the commentary, Dylan. If I had the time I think I'd take the slower train for the scenery. Your research for these videos is very thorough and the information you provide is very interesting.
I have completed your journey in reverse. My uncle lives in Essen and I have been visiting Essen for many years. In the Hauptbahnhof concourse you should have popped into Nordsee and got yourself a salmon or fish fillet bread roll for your journey. I can endorse their products. Nice video too. Slower train along the Rhine so you don't miss any sights.
I would chose the slower train. Nice to hear your voice, Dylan. I would have bpught food from McDonald's at the train station. Something made me hungry when I saw it. 😁
On the BR 101 (we usually call her one hundred one): DB has some 101s (4 locos), that were certified for 220km/h those are operating the 2 former Metropolitain Coaching Stock (now revamped and operating as ICE trains but still hauled/pushed by their 101s). The Coaching Stock of the Metropolitain sets (former Tz930 and Tz931) is the fastest conventional coaching stock on DB... Metropolitain was supposed to be a executive style set operating in 2 sets from one from Hamburg Main Station to Cologne Main Station and the other doing the same journey in reverse at arround the same time... doing the trip in 3h 30mins todays operation for the same DB is 3h 40mins on Spinter trains (that are often hauling the MET trains) and 4h 50min for regular routes... As it was an executive product MET sets used to only carry first class coaches... With them being reintruduced as ICE their seating even in second class is above the usual ICE seating... Metropolitain was discontinued arround 16 years ago... That being said 160 is the speed limit for regular signal based train security systems (PZB).. for more than 160km/h every train must be booked into to either LZB or ETCS signaling. LZB/ETCS fails the speed will be reduced to 160km/h as [16] x10 is the highest signaled speed allowed in all signaling systems within DB.
The Highspeed certified 101 aré 101 130-3 101 131-3 101 124-6 101 126-6 with the latter 2 being replacements for the original ex. Metropolitain locos...
German native speaker here and born in Bonn: He did his 'Beethoven' ok for a non-Germanic person. BTW his birth house is a nice little museum worth visiting 10 mins walk from the station.
Jeeze, real life essen looks good, i love that station on train sim world because it can be quite busy which it should be at that size, but tsw usually fail to capture the realism so it can be quite quiet but yh
you should mention that the ICEs do not take the same beautiful route as the snail trains. BTW much better with the voiceover then with the subtitles 👍
Hooray! Dylan is doing voice commentary again instead of text. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. We can concentrate on the video presentations whilst listening to what you have to say instead of stop. read. stop. read. 😉. Lovely scenery. Does the high speed ICE follow the same route? If it did, then I don’t see the point of slower. For me, if not in a hurry I’ll take scenic but not at the expense of comfort 🧐
It doesn’t. The ICE runs on the dedicated high-speed line between Cologne and Frankfurt where it can reach 300 kph and it might use more direct trackage further south too, although I’m not so sure there.
I did Frankfurt Cologne trip quite a few times. Once only with the ICE and all other trips with the much more scenic and gemütlich (there is no equivalent english word for it) IC. Love sitting in the bistro car with nibblies and some wine or beer watching the river, vineyards, the many castles and the famous Loreley (which you seemed to have missed?). While DB seems to have technical issues rather often, staff is always friendly and helpful. They are not that easy to find but the specials (€29.90) are excellent value for the money. Edit: Voiceover ftw.
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The famous English landscape painter William Turner was so impressed at his journey by the romantic beauty of the middle Rhine Valley that he invented castles on his paintings. - Cheers, Heinz
p.s.: At least one of the fictional castles was later real built to look like Turner's painting.
Another excellent, clearly-voiced video, Dylan. As a deaf viewer, I am grateful that you continue to provide "proper", not auto generated, subtitles that help where I might miss an unfamiliar place name or a technical detail. Thank you!
AC not working... classic Deutsche Bahn. Never gets old. It actually tells you something that DB even has a specific red streamer at the ready which specifically says "Klimaanlage defekt" which they use to seal off the seats... that's how often this happens. XD
Btw., at 13:05 you're crossing by the Loreley, which is a big slate rock and very well known in Germany due to the myth of a young maiden there luring shippers to their death with her beautiful songs.
As to your question at the end of the vid: I love the Rhine valley route, but I'm from Ingolstadt and utility and speed are bigger priorities for me - I've family in Cologne, and it's just much easier and faster to take the direct train from Ingolstadt to Cologne - barely 4.5 hours, and 3 of those are between Ingolstadt and Frankfurt. If I'd take the scenic route instead of the high speed line between Frankfurt-Flughafen and Bonn, I'd probably need 6+ hours...
Lucky to even have aircon in the first place
Arriving in Essen? hoho.
When living in Frankfurt I took this trip loads up and down the Rhein. The trip to Trier from Koblenz up the Mosel to Trier (thence to LUX) is lovely too.
Well done. Nice voiceovers with the booboo at the end!
Soon you'll be getting that silver plaque from youtube for over 100,000 subscribers. Good work Dylan!
Thanks!
I'm enjoying the voiceover trips. I'd choose the slower, more scenic train if there was no reason for speed. That was a nice transition from afternoon to night. I lived in Bonn at one time and agree that the Rhineland is one of the most scenic parts of Europe.
A still famous train was named after the Rhineland.
The Rheingold who ran from Hoek van Holland to Basel along the Rhine river.
I was at University in Bonn in the 1980s and have friends in Stuttgart, so this journey was a regular of mine....
Great memories...Danke...
Hey, Dylan! How's it going?
Well, bloke, it's an amazing video, I appreciate the conventional way to travel in Germany!! It's a shame that Brazil called off practically all long distance train routes, today just having two in all whole country...
Next year, I'll travel around the Europe by train, and seeing your videos (not just your videos, but Superalbs, Non Stop, Thibault by Simply Railway, and so forth), I'm able to have a glimpse about how to proceed in certain situation and how my future trip could be.
I really enjoy the voiceover video, how you notice, I use it to practise the listening skills, and day by day, I see that I'm doing up on my fluency in English, I pretty get the entire narration.
One more time, Congratulations for the awesome video! Success for you, ever!!
Cheers from São Paulo, Brazil.
Thanks Wesley 😁
Love your narration Dylan. So informative 👏
It's nice to hear your voice. Always great content. Thank you for sharing. Safe travels.
As always, so good to hear your mellifluous tones.
This brings back many lovely memories for me. Thank you so much for presenting it.
12:58
Look up the "Rheingold". It doesn't exist anymore, sadly, apart from some historic trips, but it used to be a prestigious pre-IC train meant to show off the beauty of the Rhine Valley, they even had a "dome car" with elevated seating that had glass all around (except for the floor)
You are right Max…I travelled on that trans European Express from ‘62 until I bought my first car in ‘72. The Rheinpfeil/Rheingold from Hoek van Holland to Munich.
Rheingold says Thanks!
The so-called "AKE Rheingold" actually runs quite often, but sadly a lot of the time they don't use the dome car.
Another great video about DB railways. Reminds me of a journey I did from Leipzig to Munich: lo & behold, AC not working and whole 1st class coach closed, with a scramble to find a seat on a packed train. Sat in the buffet car all the way.. Not much vorsprung durch technik on show that day..
An excellent video, thank you for allowing me to enjoy the exceptional Views even at night, i enjoyed this video very much
the spoken commentary is just so much better - now I can enjoy the surroundings instead of having to read the subtitles
Great to have the commentary and sit back and enjoy the video. As you say, magnificent scenery.
Awesome train, fantastic video, 100% enjoyable just listening to the description. Great job Man, congrats.
Thank you very much!
A scenic train with great food and comfortable seats. Kids in a different train carriage. That's my ideal for train travel.
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That's German design for you. No frills but very solid. Don't think they've finished the station ceilings!
Great narration again, Dylan. Made me laugh with the door.
Wish I could speak so clearly without a million retakes!
Thanks!
Going down the Rhine from Koblenz is sooooo awesome! Did it last year in an ICE3 and it was stunning!
I travelled across Germany dozens of times in the 90s,i always bought a 1st class rail rover, trains are so much more comfortable, than lner or gwr in the UK which I will never use again. Great video love the voice over.
why is his voice so calming
you're getting really good with your voiceovers, I'm really enjoying them! 😄
Glad you like them!
The medieval villages set amongst the hillside vineyards along the Rhine makes for an extremely pleasant ride. Nice to be able to focus on the scenery that you provide, rather than try to read the comments before the scene disappears! Your proper English accent is a good replacement for such. Good job.
Can you do a journey from Oslo (Norway) to Bergen (Norway). The scenery is stunning 🤩
Hopefully at some point 😀
Lovely start to my day this morning thanks Dylan!
Really enjoyed this one. My brother used to live in Bonn and I have many a fond memory of catching early morning trains from Bonn to FRA airport via the Rhine River route. Such pretty sunrises..
I like the voiceover as well! Nice train review and the scenery in Germany is always exceeding expectations so I’m sure it was a treat!
I’m glad DB closed off the train carriage with no AC. Had a similar experience myself from Karlsruhe to Stuttgart and helpful staff so it made my journey much easier and more pleasant. Uk trains could definitely learn a lot as you said!
Thanks for the review, looking forward to more!! 😊👍
Like the voice-over. You have a really pleasant voice.
I have been loving your videos for months. After a bit of a break I am back and find we now hear your voice!
Dont worry there is nothing the matter with your voice, nut wierdly I liked the ambient sounds only! And the wave in the loo mirror! Perhaps I just dont like change, but Im sure you value all feedback. LOVE THE VIDEOS
Thanks for another trip !!! ... good job
8:29 is just a flooded, former sandpit. The river Rhine is 2 or 3 km to the West and the train won't see it until the southern outskirts of Bonn.
And the bistro car was a former InterRegio one without AC anyways.
As always Dylan, a great video, and I am liking these now with your voiceover, it add texture to the video. A lovely line to travel on, and done this a few times, so it was nice to see it again. Well put together, Thanks Dylan
5:46 this dial does not control the volume of the announcements. Thiess dials are only used when you are on a train which has on board music playing. Announcements will always play with a predefined volume.
Another lovely ride through Germany. Thanks.
The buffet cars do not have AC built in (so no AC failure in that case), hence there are sliding windows. But many train enthusiasts like those carriages, because of the good views and the experience of holding your head out into the breeze through an open window ;)
That is not correct. The bistro car is of the type ARkimmbz288 and they are all air-conditioned (if not out of order).
If you’re going to Luxemburg you must do the rail journey along the Mosel from Koblenz.
Another wonderful journey from your summer 2020 travels. The layout of these classic carriages is really welcoming. The compartments are so well lit and cheery. Unlike the sombre atmosphere of the so called art-deco era. I'm glad you showed the journey along the banks of the Rhine, something I would love to experience, although time, other priorities and finance may well be against me. This is the wonderful thing about RUclips and presenters like you. You are able to share your joyful experiences with anyone who cares to select your channel. Thanks again for this journey experience and please stay safe and well. Cheers from Michael downunder in locked down Melbourne.
Bonn was also the capital of West Germany before the reunification
And Düsseldorf is Germany's answer to Dijon in the famous-mustard department.
Bonn was the sewt of the parliament only, not the capital.
And IIRC it still has some central government institutions
@@moestrei It was also the seat of the government (chancellery AND all the ministries AND for convenience, the headquarters of the state run postal service).
I don't like Bonn... but don't try to snatch its main claim to fame (except for being home to Beethoven...)
A whole compartment only for you? Lucky guy 😉.
A nice 5 hour ride with some beautiful german landscape.
Thanks for sharing ☺️
Great journey. Depend on the condition, I like all of them.
Slower and scenic for sure. Lovely trip.
Good for travel is the slowly train. Perfect to see and enjoy. Love that voiceover in video.
Another great narrated video Dylan. Very well done. Please take good care and safe always!
At 8:30 this is not the Rhine river but a lake named “Kiesgrubensee Gremberghoven”. It’s a former gravel pit.
Just what I needed after work 😅
Glad you enjoyed 😁
A nice journey journey indeed I remember we took one of these trains from Nurnberg to Cologne in 2007 it was nice.
A++ video,thanks for sharing. Steve
Glad you enjoyed Steve 😁
very enjoyable. thank you
Booked to travel on one of these from Munich to Salzburg in November. Chose the IC over the regional train as my partner has never travelled in a compartment (although we'll only be in a second class one in coach 8), and I always prefer them to open seating, especially coming from Scotland where we don't have compartment trains. Great video!
Lovely scenery for sure! Great video Dylan. 🍸
Great video Dylan! Really enjoyed it :)
I'm old with poor eyesight wherefore a very slow reader. Thank you so much for the voiceover. I wait in high anticipation starting on Wednesday for Friday's trip.
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
It’s great to hear your voice! So much better than the subtitles. Great video, and very interesting!
Thanks! Interesting tidbits!
I really enjoy your narrated journeys. Excellent research too! I always look forward to your Friday videos.
Glad you like them!
I kinda want to see what Düsseldorf is like during Japan Day.
Also, another amazing video as usual.
Düsseldorf is home to the largest Japanese community wprldwide outside of Japan. In contrast to Turks and Arabs, this one is not unpleasant.
Another great video. As a tourist, I'd always take the slower train to see more of the country... and for the same reason never take sleeper trains, despite them being slower
Amazing video Dylan a++ video
Thanks!
Interesting trivia on Duisberg. Thanks again for the narrated vid!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was impressed and astonished How does train had a good compartment and how it was very comfortable but I know a lot of comfortable trains in Europe
Excellent video, Dylan. The voice over is very well done.
Amen!
Thanks!
Excellent video. Very nice shots on the Rhine River, which I travelled by car in another lifetime. BTW, I much prefer your voice commentary than the written one. Carry on travellin'! ;-)
Slow and scenic for me every time! 😊
USA ?
So glad can visit Germany again. And trips planned from Nuremberg etc. Love that station.
Not yet I'm afraid.
Agreed, loco hauled plus compartment is brilliant. Use both IC and ICE trains when in Germany. Enjoyed this video very much.
Wow awesome 👍👍👍
Great video !!
100% nicer with the voiceover. Great video.
Thanks!
next year I am planning to do London to Munich by train, a journey I have wanted to do for a long time
Love this.
this trip reminds me of the IC train i took from wuntsdorf to koln a couple months ago!
Have ridden between Dusseldorf/Cologne & back again a few times before Covid, great simple trip between two great German cities. 👍
Attention: don't never say t about both cites Cologne and Düsseldorf they are great, because their enmity as to which city is the better. An absolute danger to life and limb is when you praise the beer of the Düsseldorfer (Alt) in Cologne and the beer of the Cologne (Kölsch) in Düsseldorf. As a Bavarian, I think both beers are borderline, which I don't say in public in either city. - Cheers, Heinz
I like how you started in Essen, since I know that city from its inclusion on the Hauptstrecke Rhein-Ruhr route in Train Sim World 2. You can also drive the DB BR101 on that route.
Unfortunately HRR is a very short route, as all you get is the Duisburg to Bochum section with the DB BR422 and BR425 units.
I'm confused, I thought your arrival destination was stuttgart, not back in essen? 😂😕
A very informative video, well made with an audio commentary which I prefer. I never fail to enjoy these videos just to "nit pick" I prefer the English spelling of travelling to traveling ( US).
It must be my English ancestry that causes me to always spell it “travelling” (even as I type it tries to remove the second “l”.) That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
Excellent video Dylan... I can't believe you didn't eat anything on your trip? I always like to see what the food service is like...???
Thank you for sharing this video...:):):)
You have an excellent voice and delivery for the commentary, Dylan.
If I had the time I think I'd take the slower train for the scenery.
Your research for these videos is very thorough and the information you provide is very interesting.
Don’t the slower trains make more stops than ICE
I have completed your journey in reverse. My uncle lives in Essen and I have been visiting Essen for many years. In the Hauptbahnhof concourse you should have popped into Nordsee and got yourself a salmon or fish fillet bread roll for your journey. I can endorse their products. Nice video too. Slower train along the Rhine so you don't miss any sights.
Hi Dylan. I love the narration on your vlogs. It's a nice change. Just wanted you to know.
Well done! Please keep documenting loco hauld long distance trains
Nice train
I would chose the slower train. Nice to hear your voice, Dylan. I would have bpught food from McDonald's at the train station. Something made me hungry when I saw it. 😁
That compartment you was in is similar to the old British Rail compartment carriages
Hi Dylan, love your videos, always look forward to Friday, didn't we leave from Essen?
On the BR 101 (we usually call her one hundred one):
DB has some 101s (4 locos), that were certified for 220km/h those are operating the 2 former Metropolitain Coaching Stock (now revamped and operating as ICE trains but still hauled/pushed by their 101s). The Coaching Stock of the Metropolitain sets (former Tz930 and Tz931) is the fastest conventional coaching stock on DB...
Metropolitain was supposed to be a executive style set operating in 2 sets from one from Hamburg Main Station to Cologne Main Station and the other doing the same journey in reverse at arround the same time... doing the trip in 3h 30mins todays operation for the same DB is 3h 40mins on Spinter trains (that are often hauling the MET trains) and 4h 50min for regular routes... As it was an executive product MET sets used to only carry first class coaches... With them being reintruduced as ICE their seating even in second class is above the usual ICE seating...
Metropolitain was discontinued arround 16 years ago...
That being said 160 is the speed limit for regular signal based train security systems (PZB).. for more than 160km/h every train must be booked into to either LZB or ETCS signaling. LZB/ETCS fails the speed will be reduced to 160km/h as [16] x10 is the highest signaled speed allowed in all signaling systems within DB.
The Highspeed certified 101 aré
101 130-3
101 131-3
101 124-6
101 126-6
with the latter 2 being replacements for the original ex. Metropolitain locos...
Please do more UK reports with voiced narration like this. Would recommend you try Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo with South Western Railway.
Boring as hell with crap trains. Dont force yourself.
LOL, unusual way of pronouncing Beethoven. Usually people pronounce it as `Bate - Hoven`. Guess im just being picky. Love your vids by the way Dylan.
Technically it's "shtut-gart" also but I only know due to German family.
German native speaker here and born in Bonn: He did his 'Beethoven' ok for a non-Germanic person. BTW his birth house is a nice little museum worth visiting 10 mins walk from the station.
Thanks mate, you da troof
Jeeze, real life essen looks good, i love that station on train sim world because it can be quite busy which it should be at that size, but tsw usually fail to capture the realism so it can be quite quiet but yh
Nice video, note: the more uplift tickets price is due to the fact that there is no ticket subsidy for long-distance trains in Germany.
you should mention that the ICEs do not take the same beautiful route as the snail trains. BTW much better with the voiceover then with the subtitles 👍
Wait a minute! This train is in Train Sim World 2!
Hooray! Dylan is doing voice commentary again instead of text. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. We can concentrate on the video presentations whilst listening to what you have to say instead of stop. read. stop. read. 😉. Lovely scenery. Does the high speed ICE follow the same route? If it did, then I don’t see the point of slower. For me, if not in a hurry I’ll take scenic but not at the expense of comfort 🧐
It doesn’t. The ICE runs on the dedicated high-speed line between Cologne and Frankfurt where it can reach 300 kph and it might use more direct trackage further south too, although I’m not so sure there.
I did Frankfurt Cologne trip quite a few times. Once only with the ICE and all other trips with the much more scenic and gemütlich (there is no equivalent english word for it) IC. Love sitting in the bistro car with nibblies and some wine or beer watching the river, vineyards, the many castles and the famous Loreley (which you seemed to have missed?). While DB seems to have technical issues rather often, staff is always friendly and helpful. They are not that easy to find but the specials (€29.90) are excellent value for the money. Edit: Voiceover ftw.
13:18 ist das nicht die Lorelei?
@@jamesrobinson9194 Ja, aber es wird nicht erwähnt. Yes, but he doesn't mention it.
@@moestrei schade. Ich bin einmal Lorelei hochgestiegen.
Nice vedio . Thanks
That "water feature" at the beginning looks a lot like a plumbing fail.
Much like our fountain in Hiddersfield 😂
You should give the Brocken railway a go. Still run by steam trains in the stunning Harz mountains 🏔😎
Fun fact: Bonn was actually West-Germanys capital between 1949 till the 1990s, due to the split between West and East Germany.