Fun fact, TLK trains are not really cheaper than at least IC category trains (especially after the fairly recent Intercity price reform, basing them on the demand, not on buying in advance), but they still exist, because many routes don't offer any alternative and don't demand higher standards. So is the case with railway line no 203 "Ostbahn" between Krzyż and Tczew. Or they're just there so the service on popular lines is constant, but they lack the rolling stock to upgrade it

ticket prices in poland are generally pretty low across the board. you can expect to pay about the same price for a ride in one of these old soviet carriages as for one in a new dart/flirt. except for pendolino, if you wanna go these 40 km/h faster you gotta pay 4-5x the regular ticket price. but you do get a water bottle so i suppose that makes it just about worth it.

Everything looks so clean. Even the locomotive sparkles 😊

"And should you have too many beers from the cafe while you wait for your train" Selling alcohol is banned in railway station buildings in Poland :\

I am really happy that you enjoyed it! I love this train as well. If you like such vibes I also reccomend you traveling with TLK Flisak train from Gdynia Główna to Katowice (incredible route through local lines of northern Poland) and TLK Biebrza train from Warszawa to Gdynia Główna (great route around north eastern Poland).

I enjoyed seeing it very much this time as well. Thank you for delivering a wonderful video. Also, thank you for explaining the toilet in detail. I'm looking forward to the next delivery.

Polish train exteriors and windows always look so clean and polished whereas Amtrak train exteriors are usually dirty.

Another great video. I have been to Kostrzyn. When DB close the mainline to Frankfurt Oder, when they do engineering works, some Berlin to Warsawa trains get diverted via the Ostbahn to Kostrzyn before travelling to Rzepin and regaining the original route. I rode such trains with DB 232 and DB 234 diesel locos, and PKP 370 electric locos. Regards from London England.

Great video! You should come check out the trains in Scotland, and see the amazing views offered on some of the lines.

Great video! And I really appreciate how you try to pronounce Polish names correctly

TLK is the class of train where, for a cheaper ricket price, you get a museum experience 😂 But as youce said, despite the lack of AC and old toilets, it does work.

Great reportage. Congratulations

Thank you for another excellent video. Keepem koming!

I love these trains especially TLK Flisak, I had a ride on it last year it was a blast

This is actually quite nice compared to EN series that hasn't been modernized. I haven't seen them since I took the train to Zakopane and I hope no one else ever does.

Traveled to Poland for the 2012 Euro, had a blast just riding the trains alone!

When you showed us toilet i was very surprised, i remember travelling by train very often a couple of years ago, all the way from southern Poland to Gdańsk, back then, the toilets were incredibly dirty, and the smell in the toilet could be withstanded by someone with hazmat suit 😅. Good to see that our trains improved

I'm also looking forwards to taking a TLK when I'm in Poland next year. Just the concept itself is really cool

The current PKP standard is to order second class with 6 seats per compartment. Any railcar with 8 seats per compartment was last renovated pre-2005, and now only appears on TLK class trains.

Facts: 1:31 Yea you can buy ticket 1 month before planned departure and you should do it in IC and TLK trains if you want to have a seat or when you are with a family 3:00 good luck with opening these doors in winter 3:10 Moment when 1st class car is a 2nd class is when it's summer. On Vacation I saw many TLK with 1st class as 2nd class.

this is a shunting locomotive

Wow, fantastic price!

Good old-fashioned lavvies, the track-gangers turn the other way when a train goes past 🙂

Przydałaby się elektryfikacja linii kolejowej nr 203 i miejmy nadzieję, że wkrótce będzie zrealizowana aby poprawić połączenia kolejowe w tych regionach przez które biegnie Ostbahn.

WHATS THE INTRO SONG CALLED..

Amtrak should watch your videos and learn from these European train companies ❤ Was there any bathroom reviews or i just missed it?

These trains are the best

Przyjazd na stacje łąg (Godzina 19:39)XD.

i spent 7 hours on one of these except it had an 8 seat compartment, so squeezed. From Gdynia to lodz. The 7 hours was hell considering it went like 30 mph the whole way making so many stops, but i guess thats what you get when you pay for a cheap ticket

Great video! Unfortunately, sorry to dissapoint you, but Łąg is not pronounced Lag but 'Wong" in Polish :D

TLK trains are great if you're lucky. They are notorious for their delays, bad smell in the summer, dirty toilets, terrible co-passengers - if you travel often you'll meet that from time to time. EIP are much better, but the only problem is that they are present only in the biggest cities, and to some people their price is prohibitive.

Excellent video; thanks. My favourite country for trains/Mój ulubiony kraj dla kolei...

I use Polish railways and try to avoid TLK whenever possible. They're just worse compared to the IC ones with a price that's very much comparable. TLK also makes much more stops along the route which makes it unpleasant on longer journeys. Also, if I'm not mistaken PKP said they will stop the TLK services in the next few years.

Ahhhhh here it comes LAG. 05:00

5:02 😂😂😂

7:29 and now the 1st willbe last one and last one will be 1st one

Pretty loco.

The Ostbahn railway line was once one of the main trunk lines in Prussia. Already before the First World War, steam trains from Berlin to Königsberg and Gdańsk ran there with the V120, reaching an average speed of 97-100 km/h between the Tczew-Chojnice-Piła stations. The line has a very good geometric profile. v160 would be easy to get there. Unfortunately, after many years, the line is now of secondary importance and the fact that this V90 train runs there is embarrassing.

I have surprise for you: your carriage was additional (they had only 1st class so declassed it by sheets on outside doors), it ride mostly on sunday, rest of week this train have 2 cars! But if we look how less inhabited is the "borderland" between Pomerania and Wielkopolska it's not so strange

I don't even know how to correct your Łąg pronunciation... just never mind. "Uoang" I guess? :D I had to make a double take on the lag joke "whait what... oh it see".

You forgot Gdańsk Oliwa on map.

TLK really has the same price as IC usually…

"Łąg" should be pronounced like "Wong" with a nasal sound in the middle :)

Try to say Trzcianka xD

Old and slow ... Considering much of the line would allow 100 to 120 km/h (Tczew to Gdansk even faster) I wonder why they couldn't upgrade the diesel locomotive to higher speeds. 90 km/h appears very slow for an intercity train. The fastest diesel locomotives in Poland are the 10 SU160 (Pesa Gama) for 140 km/h. They also had SU45 and SU46 for 120 km/h (from the 1960s/70s) but they were all retired in recent years. PKP-IC ordered 17 dual power locomotives from Pesa (to be delivered 2025) so perhaps these will speed up the trains on non-electrified lines a bit. Apparently electrification between Kostrzyn and Piła is being worked on so this would be a good line for a dual power train. Then again it's not just the locomotives. The line from Piła to Tczew is mostly straight and flat but only allows 100 km/h. As you show the signalling systems are ancient so that's probably what needs to be upgraded (and new welded track laid).

yea! Lag! (Kashubian: Łãg, German: Long, 1942-45 Schönhain) Population 1,135 Laggers!

Ha, love that gamers joke

Part of the famous Prussian Ostbahn between Berlin and Königsberg!

Poland's worst trains you say? Not at all. There are way worse trains in Poland. TLK trains are more or less IC trains. They just stop more often, run on smaller lines sometimes and may offer slightly older coaches (but not always). But they cost the same and run with more or less the same stock. There are still trains that run with 1950's stock that are worn down and aren't kept clean that well. Btw, on normal weekdays TLK58110/85110 "Bory Tucholskie" runs with only 2 carriages ;)

Cheapest trains are Polregio...

Oh no .... it's the same that you are happy with the absolute minimum ...

Well, Łąg would be pronounced more like Ughaughh, lol Ł and ą letters are completely different than L and a :)

All polish trains are better than English trains.

What i say is strictly personal. Do not spread. Read todays comments on Pak Railgrapy n c the Makkah Madina 40 mts video - 7 months ago. I am very scared of this country n its ppl. They go out of their way to create problems for me. Pls respect my privacy.

The train service was started not by the Poles or Germany but by the Kingdom of Prussia (the Prussian Eastern Railway.)! that's a long time ago! a roundhouse survives from this era ---- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okr%C4%85glak_roundhouse_in_Pi%C5%82a the station itself survives from the era of King Frederick Wilhelm IV Piła is a Polish word meaning "saw". This was a typical name denoting a village of woodcutters belonging to a local noble. The German name Schneidemühl means "sawmill"

Polands train may not look like good but they are actually much better! Higly reccomend trying From Poznań główny. here u can see alot of polish trians to go on next! such as ED160 , ED72 , EN57 EDR32 , SU22 , SU33 , SU 44 , SM 42 , SM 33 , SM 44