If you have a First class ticket on a train in Sweden, you can actually show your ticket at some hotels to get a free breakfast buffet. In central Stockholm it’s the SCANDIC Continental hotel. That’s handy when the SJ lounge is closed.
I love your laugh, Ashley. And it's great that you are both unafraid to show your mistakes and moments of discovery. I haven't traveled on my own in foreign countries, so your adventures give me some confidence that I can do it.
Very interesting to see your take on train travel in Sweden... I myself actually drive trains in Sweden, though only cargo trains. Ironically I too get extremely nauseated when trying to sleep on a train so I understand exactly how you felt. (I do not get sick when driving the train... apparently sitting facing forward and looking out through huge windows works for me.) Will keep watching your summer adventure...
We rode the same kind of cabin on the same line and it's very important you have your head on the side of the door rather than the side of the window. The track is indeed very rocky and jerky at times and if your center of mass is on the side of the window, you get thrown around way more than if you are laying closer to the center line of the train. We tried the window side first and it was horrible and we slid around like crazy. Then we turned around and it was totally okay and comfortable.
Boden has five forts blasted into the hilltops around it and is Sweden's largest Army garrison. Though it's not as big as it used to be and the forts are closed or museums by now, but they are great examples of the kind of forts you saw in WW1.
I get what you mean about the wifi thing, but keep in mind that the night train coaches are mostly from the 70's and 80's(some were actually built in the 40's!), so it's not exactly brand new tech. Most of the regular passenger trains do have wifi however, no matter if it's an Express train or a train like the ones you rode. On the trains that are coaches pulled by locomotives each carriage has it's own wifi since they get arranged differently all the time, so you can actually figure out if you've been on a train coach before if your phone has been connected to that wifi before
You two are such troopers! I love the content of your videos, and the information you relay to us in good times and in adversity is always cheerful and respectful❤️ keep up the great work! Thanks so much!🤗
Hose in bathroom is a dryer for clothes, shoes, etc since it snows a lot up North. I feel a bit motion sickness from boats, peppermint tea helps a lot for me. Maybe it will work for Ashley :)
If you get motion sickness just pop into the nearest "Apoteket" and get some Calma. It's motion sickness chewing gum. It takes effect after 15-30 minutes and lasts for 3-6 hours.
I would take the toilet over Wi-Fi, but then again I don’t make my living doing videos for RUclips :-) Thank you for the great content and inspiration to travel
I haven't traveled by train since I moved from the UK to the USA many years ago. I feel it is great way to see the countryside and miss that mode of travel. I see some train vacations in my future!!
Excellent vlog! That train looked cool. Sorry Ashley felt so sick, that was rough. I bet she was glad to get off the train! Thanks for sharing your travels.
3:16 - English sentence structure is sooo close to Swedish (Scandinavian) sometimes :) _Never have I been served breakfast on overnight train before!_ _Aldrig har jag blivit serverad frukost på nattåg förr!_
SJ sleeper trains are trains from the 80s so there isn't really WiFi on most of the trains operated by RC 6 trains The trains are in deep need for modernization which has been applied to some trains SJ have been focusing on the modernization of their high speed X2000 trains Which is kind of stupid considering that the RC 6 is the back bone of their route network and services many small towns which are not served by air
Well not really, basically all coaches pulled by Rc6 locos were refurbished around the year 2000, so they are not in that big need of a modernisation. Instead they should actually start thinking about replacement quite soon, since the Rc6 locomotives were built in the 70's and the coaches they pull in the 80's. SJ has also started installing wifi on most coaches that are pulled by Rc6 locos (B7, A7, B11, A11 and so on).
If you had more time in Boden you could have visited the one of the five pre ww1 forts that's blasted into the hilltops around the town in the beginning of the 20th century. The one that's open as a museum is called "Rödbergsfortet" and was operational until 1998.
Sending lots of support and positive vibes your way on your journeys. I know how much this nordic trip meant to Josh and it has been a pleasure watching this series with you both! skål/skál/skaal depending where you are. Cheers!!!
It's nice to follow your adventures in Sweden. Regarding Wi-Fi, it's included in first class coaches (limited traffic tho), but I not have taken a first class sleeper train to the north so it must be different. Regarding the breakfast, it's the typical first class breakfast that is served on SJ, also on non sleeper trains. I'm sure you would have gotten free refill on the coffee as well if you had asked. I hope you have not reached Norway yet. Because if there is one piece of advice I would like to share, it would be that you stack up on snacks and stuff to eat before entering Norway. The prices are way higher in Norway than in Sweden. So much that Norwegians who live near the border do weekly/monthly shopping trips to Sweden to buy food and such. Have fun!
Probably older train cars with no WI-FI equipment. Here in Finland also the WI-FI was hit and miss as WI-FI wasn't installed older train cars. The train had wifi, but the WI-FI gear was only in the newer "intercity" train cars, while the older "express" cars both sleeper and coach didn't have WI-FI. So it was a game of "are they running intercity sleepers or express sleepers today". However the older express cars have been replaced from service, so now there is pretty much universal WI-FI on VR trains. The sleeper seems older, with older incandescent lights, 80's style knobs etc. So it is probably so old WI-FI wasn't a thing at the time of making and retro fitting the gear would probably be a hassle on a car not at all designed with the WI-FI in mind.
@@onomatopoetisk They posted in a previous episode they are going to Norway, hence my heads up. The fjordscapes are beautiful, but the prices are not. Damned oil inflated economy. :)
Hi guys. Thanks for the video, very useful as we are doing the reverse trip next January. Hopefully to see the Northern Lights. Take care both Love from Wales 🏴
"There is a place on earth where the sun never smiles. That place is called Boden where i never want to return." It rhymes in Swedish and is a well known saying for everyone who's done their military service in Boden. The Town is the largest Swedish garrison town, today it's far from it's glory days when all combat arms had a regiment in the town. In the late 19th century it was decided to build a ring of fortresses around Boden to defend northern Sweden after industrialization and railroads had made it's natural resources accessible. Five main forts where built and the last decommissioned on the new year 1997/98 by firing it's guns for the last time. Today that fort is a museum called "Rödbergsfortet".
The non wi-fi situation was not a surprise to me really. I rarely use wi-fi since the new EU law made it cost the same as in your home country to use data roaming (which in my case is 60gb/month included in my fee). It is a bummer for non EU-citizens ofc though!
You poor thing. My brother also gets terrible motion sickness so always made sure to request forward facing seats when we booked any travel tickets. We also did a 12 hour train ride in Finland (Rovaniemi to Helsinki) and it was ok sitting in normal seats.
Girl friend I am right there with you on the motion sickness. If you have never had it you have no idea how bad someone feels. I always eat crackers and that helps a lot. Love this series.
I really recommend just buying some motion sickness medicine if you get sick just from train rides. But yeah, I get the same, I allways have to sit the same way the train is traveling or if I'm in a cabin just close the curtains so no scenery is shown.
Ash showing her penchant for being a trooper and forging ahead through her illness once again :) Assume you guys found a space for the luggage. Showering must've been interesting :) But as you said you didn't have to go far to find one! Cool choo choo :)
Melatonin is useful for fixing jet lag/different time zones. A teaspoon of vinegar or apple cider vinegar will get rid of nausea & heart burn. Yes, you will shudder & make a face but it does the trick!
1st class sleeping compartment, fish soup at kajas fisk, vasa museum - what a coincidence that i will do all this in a few weeks - but the other way around starting in Stockholm.
I like how you pronounce Kiruna the right way.. (edit: Well Josh did anyway!) Not Kiruuuna like most other americans I've watched.. (when they hike Kungsleden). Also almost all SJ trains have wifi.. And definitely the night trains should have it in first class. You must have missed it or been unlucky to find one without it.
She actually pronounced it with an american I and not a swedish I. The proper pronounciation would be something like Kee-ru-na. Some SJ trains don't actually have any Wifi at all on them. The old ones that is 🙂 But the newer ones you get a certain amount of wifi to use. Atleast on the regional trains i would take by SJ.
Awesome video! We did the opposite journey (Stockholm to Kiruna) a couple of years ago as our first overnight train EVER and loved it, we didn't go first class though, it looks amazing!
During Winter and the high season this train uses two engines. In the high season because it's the longest train in Sweden and during the winter so the passengers won't freeze to death before help arrives in case one of the engines fail to provide heating
Almost all other trains in Sweden; High Speed, Inter City, Regional to Local have got WiFi on them. The sleeper train is one of the very few not to have wifi :)
Have you tried sea band wrist bands, I get car sick, air sick, plane sick, boat sick and they were great if you start them a few mins before you get into a situation that is bumpy. They worked for morning sickness for me too. I feel bad for you, it sucks being nauseated.
Come to the UK and take either the Caledonian Sleeper or the Cornish Riviera Sleeper, the new rolling stock has double beds in first class along with en-suite facilities and breakfast is served to you in the berth or you can take it in the dining car. You don't have to leave the train on arrival, the vacate time is on the ticket so no need to rush breakfast. They are not cheap but good value when compared to flight plus hotel and no airport security hassle. They also have family berths, two interconnected berths, available.
@@maxjeggo8014 Yes not all of the new trains are in service yet, but according to reviews the ride of the new trains is not as good. Did you travel First or standard class? One has to research to see if the service one is booked on is new or old stock, it is listed on the booking page when booking the reservation.
We paid for first class, but they refunded me a 3rd of cost becouse they had problems wiv new carriages and sent them all back for repairs. It was still a good trip just bit more squashed lol
Great video guys was exactly same as my journey to scotland last week. Its so similar to UK trains, my rollerbags kept rolling around as there was no where to put them, and was soo small, my other half is 6ft3 so was bit of a squeeze, but fun trip lol xx
I usedto ride this train a lot as i did my military service in Boden. We didn't' have sleeper cars though we where riding in the Couchettes where you are 6 persons in each cabin and there is no shower and you have to make your bed yourself. U think the night trains are the one's with the largest number of classes in Sweden. Sleeper 1:st Class 1-2 bunks with own toilet and shower Sleeper 2nd class 1-3 bunks with basin but the toilet/shower in the corridor Couchette 1-6 bunks with toilet in the corridor. Seat 2:nd class
I'm wondering if your sleeping car was a little old, perhaps pre-dating the wheeled-bag age. A normal suitcase would have probably fitted under your berth. Also, the door key was pretty old technology. Many trains do have wifi in Sweden - unfortunately not yours. Great video. I really enjoyed it.
Planes, Trains, Everything. Yeah I think most sleeping cars in Sweden are a bit old. I have thought of going on a sleeper car up North (I live in Southern Sweden) but the price for that basic standard doesn’t feel like it’s quite worth it, honestly. I think it’s been a while since they invested in sleeper cars. There have even been discussions about shutting down the sleeper cars lines up North recently, but they have been ”saved”.
That rail map is wrong. Since the Bothnia line opened the trains have run along the coast up to Umeå (or down from in your case). This cut two hours of travel time
Swedish trains use a wider profile (3,4 meters) than European trains which is why they are more spacious. Even so an even larger profile was enacted but that's only used by freight trains at the moment (3,6 meters).
Did you miss that during the ride you changed train in Sundsvall? They split the train there an merges it with another train who travels to Göteborg (Gothenburg)... I happen between 23.55 to 01.45 in the night.
Hey it soooo coool to travel every part of world and experiencing every think.. It's awesome.. I also wona travel like you people but a little later like after completing my studies.. It inspired me alot keep it up its really so good!
Whuuhh! I was at the edge of my seat the whole time after seeing the ladders in your cabin.. do these mmercans figure out what those are for, but JB got it 😄 btw finnish train wifi vs. swedish, 6-0 😎
Boden is an interesting place! It was where the majority of people from the middle part of Sweden did their military service. Bodens fästning, Bodens Fortress, was a huge military array of bunkers to defend against The Russian. There's an old saying about Boden from the enlisted: "Det finns en plats på jorden, där solen aldrig ler, den platsen heter Boden, dit vill jag aldrig mer". "There is a place on earth, where the sun never shines, that place is called Boden, there i never want to go again" (It rhymes in english haha)
It's mixed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SJ_AB is the largest and oldest operator. There are a few other operators now also and since they started in the last 10-15 years all their trains are new. Don't think there are any "modern" sleeper trains though, probably not worth the investment.
I think most of the trains up north are older because they are reliable in the cold conditions, the more south you go, the newer and better the trains get! Also, I think almost all trains have wifi except for that one I guess, most commuter trains and high-speed trains have it at least:)
Americans aren’t used to riding backwards on trains - your issue is not unusual...you might get a Dramamine patch for future travels. Some of the upper bunks come with sleep belts...
very nice cabins there very similar to our Indian pacific train from Sydney to Perth in Australia. did you try to put the bags up were the pillows were , ive seen lot of people do that. thankyou for the walk through it was great .
Weird with no wifi on the train, more south it might be more common. For a while I've seen it in my region. Says the station is beautiful, but doesn't record it properly. XD
I would probably go and sit a while in one of those unoccupied compartments (11:44) rather than having to stand and feeling motion sick in the first class one.
Very great video 👍👍🚊 But our SJ Double Decker trains and the X3000 (fast trains) have Wi-Fi. But these old trains don't have it. The Double Deckers normally run between Uppsala and Linköping (via Stockholm), and the 3000:s between Umeå and Stockholm. I also hope you take a ride with Stockholm's Subway :D
SL TÅG FILMER när jag googlade nu var det inte dubbeldäckaren som hette x3000 och det även så att jag är säker att den åker Göteborg till Sthlm men ibland med olika äldre tåg.
You two compliment each other sooo well! Cutest couple ever!
The new trains always have wifi :) the older trains, usually the night trains, dont have wifi :)
sant/true
Jag vet, de äldre tågen behöver Wifi då de åker längst. I know, the older trains need wifi as they travel the furthest.
If you have a First class ticket on a train in Sweden, you can actually show your ticket at some hotels to get a free breakfast buffet. In central Stockholm it’s the SCANDIC Continental hotel. That’s handy when the SJ lounge is closed.
I love your laugh, Ashley. And it's great that you are both unafraid to show your mistakes and moments of discovery. I haven't traveled on my own in foreign countries, so your adventures give me some confidence that I can do it.
Very interesting to see your take on train travel in Sweden... I myself actually drive trains in Sweden, though only cargo trains. Ironically I too get extremely nauseated when trying to sleep on a train so I understand exactly how you felt. (I do not get sick when driving the train... apparently sitting facing forward and looking out through huge windows works for me.)
Will keep watching your summer adventure...
We rode the same kind of cabin on the same line and it's very important you have your head on the side of the door rather than the side of the window. The track is indeed very rocky and jerky at times and if your center of mass is on the side of the window, you get thrown around way more than if you are laying closer to the center line of the train. We tried the window side first and it was horrible and we slid around like crazy. Then we turned around and it was totally okay and comfortable.
Boden has five forts blasted into the hilltops around it and is Sweden's largest Army garrison.
Though it's not as big as it used to be and the forts are closed or museums by now, but they are great examples of the kind of forts you saw in WW1.
I get what you mean about the wifi thing, but keep in mind that the night train coaches are mostly from the 70's and 80's(some were actually built in the 40's!), so it's not exactly brand new tech. Most of the regular passenger trains do have wifi however, no matter if it's an Express train or a train like the ones you rode. On the trains that are coaches pulled by locomotives each carriage has it's own wifi since they get arranged differently all the time, so you can actually figure out if you've been on a train coach before if your phone has been connected to that wifi before
You two are such troopers! I love the content of your videos, and the information you relay to us in good times and in adversity is always cheerful and respectful❤️ keep up the great work! Thanks so much!🤗
This is the first video I see from this channel. I kept watching because this chick is so crazy funny and energetic. I love these types
Hose in bathroom is a dryer for clothes, shoes, etc since it snows a lot up North. I feel a bit motion sickness from boats, peppermint tea helps a lot for me. Maybe it will work for Ashley :)
If you get motion sickness just pop into the nearest "Apoteket" and get some Calma. It's motion sickness chewing gum. It takes effect after 15-30 minutes and lasts for 3-6 hours.
I would take the toilet over Wi-Fi, but then again I don’t make my living doing videos for RUclips :-)
Thank you for the great content and inspiration to travel
I haven't traveled by train since I moved from the UK to the USA many years ago. I feel it is great way to see the countryside and miss that mode of travel. I see some train vacations in my future!!
Excellent vlog! That train looked cool. Sorry Ashley felt so sick, that was rough. I bet she was glad to get off the train! Thanks for sharing your travels.
3:16 - English sentence structure is sooo close to Swedish (Scandinavian) sometimes :)
_Never have I been served breakfast on overnight train before!_
_Aldrig har jag blivit serverad frukost på nattåg förr!_
Ooooooh Ashley, I feel for you! Feeling nauseated in a small enclosed space that you can't leave...you're a trooper!
SJ sleeper trains are trains from the 80s so there isn't really WiFi on most of the trains operated by RC 6 trains
The trains are in deep need for modernization which has been applied to some trains
SJ have been focusing on the modernization of their high speed X2000 trains
Which is kind of stupid considering that the RC 6 is the back bone of their route network and services many small towns which are not served by air
Well not really, basically all coaches pulled by Rc6 locos were refurbished around the year 2000, so they are not in that big need of a modernisation. Instead they should actually start thinking about replacement quite soon, since the Rc6 locomotives were built in the 70's and the coaches they pull in the 80's. SJ has also started installing wifi on most coaches that are pulled by Rc6 locos (B7, A7, B11, A11 and so on).
@@profil7 The Rc6's themselves are still working perfectly fine, I don't think they need replacement. But the carriages, definitely
Great video guys loved Ashley's unique noise she made when you first went into the cabin on the sleeper train so cute
You suitcases are supposed to be where the pillows are :P
I'M FROM SWEDEN :) AND I LIKE THIS TRAIN
Great video, fun to follow. But hey, you didn't realize that the shelf were the pillows were also is meant for luggage?
If you had more time in Boden you could have visited the one of the five pre ww1 forts that's blasted into the hilltops around the town in the beginning of the 20th century.
The one that's open as a museum is called "Rödbergsfortet" and was operational until 1998.
You should bottle and sell Ashley's cheerfulness.
I was thinking the same, she's got a permanent smile on her face.
Awesome video....Big like from Romania
Sending lots of support and positive vibes your way on your journeys. I know how much this nordic trip meant to Josh and it has been a pleasure watching this series with you both! skål/skál/skaal depending where you are. Cheers!!!
It's nice to follow your adventures in Sweden. Regarding Wi-Fi, it's included in first class coaches (limited traffic tho), but I not have taken a first class sleeper train to the north so it must be different. Regarding the breakfast, it's the typical first class breakfast that is served on SJ, also on non sleeper trains. I'm sure you would have gotten free refill on the coffee as well if you had asked.
I hope you have not reached Norway yet. Because if there is one piece of advice I would like to share, it would be that you stack up on snacks and stuff to eat before entering Norway. The prices are way higher in Norway than in Sweden. So much that Norwegians who live near the border do weekly/monthly shopping trips to Sweden to buy food and such. Have fun!
Probably older train cars with no WI-FI equipment. Here in Finland also the WI-FI was hit and miss as WI-FI wasn't installed older train cars. The train had wifi, but the WI-FI gear was only in the newer "intercity" train cars, while the older "express" cars both sleeper and coach didn't have WI-FI. So it was a game of "are they running intercity sleepers or express sleepers today". However the older express cars have been replaced from service, so now there is pretty much universal WI-FI on VR trains.
The sleeper seems older, with older incandescent lights, 80's style knobs etc. So it is probably so old WI-FI wasn't a thing at the time of making and retro fitting the gear would probably be a hassle on a car not at all designed with the WI-FI in mind.
springbay1 Ooh I hope they’re going to Norway! Stunning scenery awaits on the Bergen Line! 🤩
@@onomatopoetisk They posted in a previous episode they are going to Norway, hence my heads up. The fjordscapes are beautiful, but the prices are not. Damned oil inflated economy. :)
Hi guys. Thanks for the video, very useful as we are doing the reverse trip next January. Hopefully to see the Northern Lights. Take care both Love from Wales 🏴
Ayy that'll be great! Enjoy
"There is a place on earth where the sun never smiles.
That place is called Boden where i never want to return."
It rhymes in Swedish and is a well known saying for everyone who's done their military service in Boden.
The Town is the largest Swedish garrison town, today it's far from it's glory days when all combat arms had a regiment in the town.
In the late 19th century it was decided to build a ring of fortresses around Boden to defend northern Sweden after industrialization and railroads had made it's natural resources accessible.
Five main forts where built and the last decommissioned on the new year 1997/98 by firing it's guns for the last time.
Today that fort is a museum called "Rödbergsfortet".
Watching this in bed before I sleep. Yayyy
Enjoy! Sleep well. 🥰
The non wi-fi situation was not a surprise to me really. I rarely use wi-fi since the new EU law made it cost the same as in your home country to use data roaming (which in my case is 60gb/month included in my fee). It is a bummer for non EU-citizens ofc though!
Very interesting to see the cabins. I was cracking up with pulling down bunk and the ladder.😂😂
You poor thing. My brother also gets terrible motion sickness so always made sure to request forward facing seats when we booked any travel tickets.
We also did a 12 hour train ride in Finland (Rovaniemi to Helsinki) and it was ok sitting in normal seats.
That dining car makes Amtrak look like a paupers train.
Girl friend I am right there with you on the motion sickness. If you have never had it you have no idea how bad someone feels. I always eat crackers and that helps a lot. Love this series.
I really recommend just buying some motion sickness medicine if you get sick just from train rides. But yeah, I get the same, I allways have to sit the same way the train is traveling or if I'm in a cabin just close the curtains so no scenery is shown.
Where the pillows were is where you are meant to put your luggage. You take the pillows down and put the luggage up.
You both speak well and I'm happy to say you have a gift for vlogging where some people dont...enjoy have fun👍
Ash showing her penchant for being a trooper and forging ahead through her illness once again :) Assume you guys found a space for the luggage. Showering must've been interesting :) But as you said you didn't have to go far to find one! Cool choo choo :)
Hi! The wagon your where sleeping in will most likely have Wi-fi soon. Thats because the sleeper’s and couchette’s used by SJ will be refurbished.
Melatonin is useful for fixing jet lag/different time zones. A teaspoon of vinegar or apple cider vinegar will get rid of nausea & heart burn. Yes, you will shudder & make a face but it does the trick!
Hey Guys! I'm catching up and loving the new series! Thank you!
Thw best enterteiment is looking out of the windows.
The train leans over as it turns, you are not the only that get sick😳
1st class sleeping compartment, fish soup at kajas fisk, vasa museum - what a coincidence that i will do all this in a few weeks - but the other way around starting in Stockholm.
Välkomna till Stockholm !!
Loved the adventure !
If you ever have the chance, come and visit Boden! I'm up for giving you a tour since it's my hometown!
This still looks fun
I like how you pronounce Kiruna the right way.. (edit: Well Josh did anyway!) Not Kiruuuna like most other americans I've watched.. (when they hike Kungsleden).
Also almost all SJ trains have wifi.. And definitely the night trains should have it in first class. You must have missed it or been unlucky to find one without it.
She actually pronounced it with an american I and not a swedish I. The proper pronounciation would be something like Kee-ru-na. Some SJ trains don't actually have any Wifi at all on them. The old ones that is 🙂 But the newer ones you get a certain amount of wifi to use. Atleast on the regional trains i would take by SJ.
Awesome video! We did the opposite journey (Stockholm to Kiruna) a couple of years ago as our first overnight train EVER and loved it, we didn't go first class though, it looks amazing!
Aww thats such a special trip. I'm glad you enjoyed!
During Winter and the high season this train uses two engines.
In the high season because it's the longest train in Sweden and during the winter so the passengers won't freeze to death before help arrives in case one of the engines fail to provide heating
Almost all other trains in Sweden; High Speed, Inter City, Regional to Local have got WiFi on them. The sleeper train is one of the very few not to have wifi :)
Have you tried sea band wrist bands, I get car sick, air sick, plane sick, boat sick and they were great if you start them a few mins before you get into a situation that is bumpy. They worked for morning sickness for me too. I feel bad for you, it sucks being nauseated.
Come to the UK and take either the Caledonian Sleeper or the Cornish Riviera Sleeper, the new rolling stock has double beds in first class along with en-suite facilities and breakfast is served to you in the berth or you can take it in the dining car. You don't have to leave the train on arrival, the vacate time is on the ticket so no need to rush breakfast. They are not cheap but good value when compared to flight plus hotel and no airport security hassle. They also have family berths, two interconnected berths, available.
Ive just done the caladonian sleeper, and the new trains have been delayed so currently exaxtly same as swedish journey 😁😁
@@maxjeggo8014 Yes not all of the new trains are in service yet, but according to reviews the ride of the new trains is not as good. Did you travel First or standard class? One has to research to see if the service one is booked on is new or old stock, it is listed on the booking page when booking the reservation.
We paid for first class, but they refunded me a 3rd of cost becouse they had problems wiv new carriages and sent them all back for repairs. It was still a good trip just bit more squashed lol
@@maxjeggo8014 Hopefully to improve the poor ride quality that has caused complaints.
Great video guys was exactly same as my journey to scotland last week. Its so similar to UK trains, my rollerbags kept rolling around as there was no where to put them, and was soo small, my other half is 6ft3 so was bit of a squeeze, but fun trip lol xx
Aww, poor Ashley! I feel the exact same with motion; gotta have fresh, cool air and face forward or else it's game over.
I usedto ride this train a lot as i did my military service in Boden.
We didn't' have sleeper cars though we where riding in the Couchettes where you are 6 persons in each cabin and there is no shower and you have to make your bed yourself.
U think the night trains are the one's with the largest number of classes in Sweden.
Sleeper 1:st Class 1-2 bunks with own toilet and shower
Sleeper 2nd class 1-3 bunks with basin but the toilet/shower in the corridor
Couchette 1-6 bunks with toilet in the corridor.
Seat 2:nd class
I'm wondering if your sleeping car was a little old, perhaps pre-dating the wheeled-bag age. A normal suitcase would have probably fitted under your berth. Also, the door key was pretty old technology. Many trains do have wifi in Sweden - unfortunately not yours. Great video. I really enjoyed it.
Planes, Trains, Everything. Yeah I think most sleeping cars in Sweden are a bit old. I have thought of going on a sleeper car up North (I live in Southern Sweden) but the price for that basic standard doesn’t feel like it’s quite worth it, honestly. I think it’s been a while since they invested in sleeper cars. There have even been discussions about shutting down the sleeper cars lines up North recently, but they have been ”saved”.
You can do video about how different or similar Swedish Ikea restaurant looks :D
That rail map is wrong. Since the Bothnia line opened the trains have run along the coast up to Umeå (or down from in your case). This cut two hours of travel time
Still loving the Nordic summer series! They are little movies!
Swedish trains use a wider profile (3,4 meters) than European trains which is why they are more spacious.
Even so an even larger profile was enacted but that's only used by freight trains at the moment (3,6 meters).
1:03 super clean?! you have not seen the local trains and the rest of sweden though
Very healthy breakfast. You should travel with gravol. It's that motion sickness pill that will also help you sleep.
Did you miss that during the ride you changed train in Sundsvall? They split the train there an merges it with another train who travels to Göteborg (Gothenburg)... I happen between 23.55 to 01.45 in the night.
And that's how hostel started.... Kidding, have a good time!
Thank you Josh your hair looks better with te braid.Safe travels..
Hey it soooo coool to travel every part of world and experiencing every think.. It's awesome.. I also wona travel like you people but a little later like after completing my studies.. It inspired me alot keep it up its really so good!
Love all of your vlogs💜 you have the best life! I am sure it's not easy at times, but we live vicariously through both of you 👍💗💜💕💮
Whuuhh! I was at the edge of my seat the whole time after seeing the ladders in your cabin.. do these mmercans figure out what those are for, but JB got it 😄 btw finnish train wifi vs. swedish, 6-0 😎
Most trains do have WiFi in Sweden. Not sure why these don't. Perhaps because these overnight trains are usually older trains.
Boden is an interesting place! It was where the majority of people from the middle part of Sweden did their military service. Bodens fästning, Bodens Fortress, was a huge military array of bunkers to defend against The Russian. There's an old saying about Boden from the enlisted: "Det finns en plats på jorden, där solen aldrig ler, den platsen heter Boden, dit vill jag aldrig mer". "There is a place on earth, where the sun never shines, that place is called Boden, there i never want to go again" (It rhymes in english haha)
it rhymes in Swedish*
The green button was to get attention from the crew onboard. If you push it they will come and help you with whatever you might need help with.
Are all the train in Sweden this old? In Finland we have much newer trains... That keycard is like from the 80's
I definitely noticed that the trains we were on in Finland were a bit newer. Not sure if all the trains are like this.
It's mixed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SJ_AB is the largest and oldest operator. There are a few other operators now also and since they started in the last 10-15 years all their trains are new. Don't think there are any "modern" sleeper trains though, probably not worth the investment.
I think most of the trains up north are older because they are reliable in the cold conditions, the more south you go, the newer and better the trains get! Also, I think almost all trains have wifi except for that one I guess, most commuter trains and high-speed trains have it at least:)
@@johanelmdahl6317 I agree with this.
@Fredrik SJ will start to upgrade their night trains soon.
Americans aren’t used to riding backwards on trains - your issue is not unusual...you might get a Dramamine patch for future travels.
Some of the upper bunks come with sleep belts...
Schweizer cafe next. Do not forget for National museum.
sorry to hear you didn't feel well on the train Ashley....i can empathize.....would feel claustrophobic in such a small space.
Motion sickness sister here. It's rough. I have the ear patches and seabands. I've pretty much thrown up in all my friends' cars and boats.
very nice cabins there very similar to our Indian pacific train from Sydney to Perth in Australia. did you try to put the bags up were the pillows were , ive seen lot of people do that. thankyou for the walk through it was great .
All the new trains got Wi-Fi, but not all the older one got it yet
Ashley, I would recommend you to take motion sickness medicine, it really helps me a lot! Also ginger helps me!
Where do you get dinner on the overnight train?
the bed closest to the ground dont shake so much...
Nice and welcome
Weird with no wifi on the train, more south it might be more common. For a while I've seen it in my region.
Says the station is beautiful, but doesn't record it properly. XD
On American trains with sleeper cars you get meals included
I would probably go and sit a while in one of those unoccupied compartments (11:44) rather than having to stand and feeling motion sick in the first class one.
Wowwwwwwwww you are a wonderful couple in the world
Don't forget to visit gothenburg (Göteborg) 😉
Good damm you are young. Back in the 80s I sleept on the floor in first class.
Hi! I live in sweden and take The train everyday to work. On that train there is free wifi!
Yeah I think we just got unlucky! :p
Josh, which app are you using to translate with your Phone camera? very handy! Hope Ash feels better!! great vlog again guys!
Just the Google translate app. 😘
did the bags go where the pillows were ??
Hey you guys 😃
I like the name. It's earworm. Way Away.
i live in sweden its my country
Important question: Who had the coffee and who had the tea on the train? :)
Nice
det heter nattåg/its called sleeping train
Very great video 👍👍🚊
But our SJ Double Decker trains and the X3000 (fast trains) have Wi-Fi. But these old trains don't have it. The Double Deckers normally run between Uppsala and Linköping (via Stockholm), and the 3000:s between Umeå and Stockholm. I also hope you take a ride with Stockholm's Subway :D
De åker väll också Göteborg - Hallsberg - Västerås - Stockholm och typ Karlstad Göteborg? Jag åkte med ett här om dagen.
@@_ebba Jo, det gör de nog också. Är inte helt hundra, men jag tror det.
SL TÅG FILMER när jag googlade nu var det inte dubbeldäckaren som hette x3000 och det även så att jag är säker att den åker Göteborg till Sthlm men ibland med olika äldre tåg.
@@_ebba Ja just det. Jag hade glömt bort det.