Through the High Tatras on the Tatra Electric Railway for just €4

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Through the High Tatras on the Tatra Electric Railway for just €4

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The Tatra Electric Railway has been taking people up into the mountains for over 100 years so it was definitely time I gave it a go. This metre-gauge railway runs up from Poprad into the mountains and it also has a sister rack railway that climbs very quickly up from Štrba.
Join me on a sunny day in January when I try out all the routes, and unexpectedly meet a lot of quite assertive old people...
Departure: Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia
Destination: Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia
Distance: 35 km (22 miles) of adhesion lines and 4.8 km (3 miles) of rack railway.
Duration: All day!
Cost: 24hr rover ticket €4,00 / £3.50
Date of Travel: January 2023
Operator: ZSSK, Železničná spoločnost Slovensko
Motive power:
ZSSK Class 425 2-car EMU. Built: ŽOS Vrútky (2001-2002)
ZSSK Class 495 2-car EMU. Built: Stadler (2021)
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Пікірлер: 58

@miroslavmaslej7425 9 күн бұрын

High Tatras ❤ Mirko From Poprad -Tatry

@JohnnyHooverTravels 9 күн бұрын

@@miroslavmaslej7425 thank you 😁 Thanks so much for watching 👍

@miroslavmaslej7425 9 күн бұрын

Skalnaté pleso and Lomnický štít is the Best places.

@JohnnyHooverTravels 9 күн бұрын

@@miroslavmaslej7425 thanks for that. Someone was just asking me where the places were, so this is very good timing! 👍

@cryzcryz2345 Жыл бұрын

Chech Republic and Slovakia are beautiful country for holiday but I prefer another seasons then winter 😆 Amazing views and movie Johnny!

@JohnnyHooverTravels Жыл бұрын

I think I prefer it hot and sunny in general too, but the Tatras look so amazing in the snow, I was happy to wear a hat and coat and get out there!

@cryzcryz2345 Жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyHooverTravels I envy you 🤗

@Decision-lr7vo Жыл бұрын

A Band of Babushkas...How alliterative! Excellent work an another spectacular video, Thank you!

@JohnnyHooverTravels Жыл бұрын

Haha! Thank you for watching and commenting too. Always appreciated 👍

@Deviiiiviviiv Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your sharing.. and have a big heart for sharing ..

@JohnnyHooverTravels Жыл бұрын

And thank you for watching 👍

@nuinmarnuinmar5321 Жыл бұрын

Loved it! That station was so fab - and nice to see trains running in the snow (wink wink!)

@JohnnyHooverTravels Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, Poprad is lovely. And snow... well... I'm off to visit my daughter in the French Alps next week, so there's probably more snow coming soon! She's going to get me snowboarding too. 🏂

@DannoC-cj4sf Жыл бұрын

Good morning (in Missouri, anyway), Johnny. Great video. More educational information for planning our September trip. I especially like the Star War (Clone Wars?) reference. See ya! Dan

@JohnnyHooverTravels Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Dan. Hope you too have a great trip in September 👍

@ChrisH-1952 Жыл бұрын

Another great memory, but oh, how so much has changed with the rolling stock in 28 years. I found this really interesting and very few reviews of this lovely compact network venture all the way to Tatranska Lomnica. Thanks.

@JohnnyHooverTravels Жыл бұрын

My absolute pleasure. I had a wicked day out in the snow. I'd be pretty keen to see it all again in the summer too! Those new trains are really nice and a big improvement on the older ones that are still in service. I'm guessing the ones you rode were an even older generation. Thanks again for watching and commenting. I have a couple more trips from Slovakia that I've not yet edited up. So maybe those will strike a chord with you too!

@ampersand. Жыл бұрын

Just found your delightful channel yesterday and subscribed. That snowy journey was magical, and your photography really draws one in. Perhaps that was a granny rugby team getting on the train :D

@JohnnyHooverTravels Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words. I had a great time making the journey and the video, so I'm so pleased you enjoyed watching it. Haha yes! Maybe the Slovakian national over 65s women's rugby! If I ever own a nightclub, I'm putting them on the door...

@colinriley123 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video. I haven't said before but I also enjoy the intro sequence you now employ. I don't always share your enthusiasms-- apart from trains and beer --- but its good to hear you express them. Its one of the things that sets your videos apart. Personally I am not so keen on snow and trees. Also a great glimpse of Slovakian life and, I agree with you about the station architecture.

@JohnnyHooverTravels Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching the snow and trees regardless. Your dedication has been noted 😆 Seriously though, thank you as ever not just for kind words but some very helpful feedback. Good news! Next week I'm back on the ECML with no snow and only a few trees here and there. Bad news! I leave tomorrow to visit my daughter in the French Alps... ...although there's a fair chance there won't be any trains running...

@melvynbuckton6881 Жыл бұрын

Super video thanks!

@JohnnyHooverTravels Жыл бұрын

Thanks. One of my fave rides even if it doesn't get all the views! Thanks for ticking off another. Well done! 👍👍

@iancrawford1140 Жыл бұрын

very good keep them coming.

@JohnnyHooverTravels Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian. You keep watching 'em, and I'll keep making 'em! 😃

@jamesprivet 3 ай бұрын

Nice review thank you. Very well done.

@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for saying so, and thanks too for watching 👍

@My-nl6sg 3 ай бұрын

I was reading about Slovakia's Modernist architecture as I stumbled upon Poprad-Tatra station, and then I found your video. Lovely showcase of the railway, and its nice to see you also appreciate the artistic details in the interiors. The book I am reading had some older photos of the station pre-renovation, and unfortunately quite a bit of the station's original ceiling designs and exterior finishes had been lost during the works, but the new station seems to provide better service too!

@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for that and for enjoying the architecture too 😃 And of course, thank you so much for watching 👍

@NetroYT 9 ай бұрын

love this video! thanks

@JohnnyHooverTravels 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. I loved making it! 👍

@Jotkah26 6 ай бұрын

Train was packed

@JohnnyHooverTravels 6 ай бұрын

I hope that there wasn't quite so much pushing and shoving as I got! Thank you for watching 👍

@Jotkah26 6 ай бұрын

Been there last week

@JohnnyHooverTravels 6 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

@PtrkHrnk 10 ай бұрын

1:34 Even Slovaks still do confuse the two - that's logo of ŽSR, the infrastructure manager. ZSSK, the railway company, has simpler stylised logo as seen at 2:43. And ZSSK's corporate colour is orange, despite trains being painted red.

@JohnnyHooverTravels 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for pointing that out. Yes, that was a daft mistake. I should have known as it is the same in the Czech republic, where I've visited many times before. Doh! thanks very much for watching and correcting my error. Much appreciated 👍

@JAnx01 8 ай бұрын

15:15 - I'm laughing my ass off 🤣

@JohnnyHooverTravels 8 ай бұрын

Bit of a scrum...

@cristimirza201 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video.I just discovered the chanel. Good work! I have one question: Do you know, there are some tickets for one week? On trains? I can t find anything about it! Thanks!

@JohnnyHooverTravels Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, the Tatra railway has a selection of tickets that cover different numbers of days. They are available at all staffed ticket offices on the route and probably from the on-train staff.

@janlehen2279 Жыл бұрын

There is no staff onboard, apart from the driver. You can buy the 4 euro day ticket from the driver while the train is stopped, if everything else fails. There are random inspections with 50 euro fine if you don't have a valid ticket.

@davidization 9 ай бұрын

Hi, thanks for the nice video! I am going there in January 2024, it's my FIRST winter travel, so I am a little bit nervous lol... I have a question: what time do u recommend to start going out and going around like what u did in the video, and what time should I get ready to go back to Poprad before it is too dark?

@JohnnyHooverTravels 9 ай бұрын

I would say to get out as soon as it is light. All those people on the trains arrive during the morning. So if I had the time again I would get out of Poprad just as soon as I can. As you saw from the video it gets very busy on those little trains! I wouldn't worry about it getting dark. The trains run until pretty late, so one thing to do would be to enjoy the sunset up in the Tatras (but close to the railway!) and then catch a train back down to Poprad a little after all the day trippers have left. Most of the decent-sized towns have places to eat and drink as they are ski destinations in their own right. Hope that helps. Thank you so much for watching 👍

@davidization 9 ай бұрын

@@JohnnyHooverTravels Thanks for the information !!!

@OrechTV 3 ай бұрын

13:50 Well.. I think these are even from the time of our feudal elites from times of monarchy :D

@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 ай бұрын

Haha. Good point! Thanks for watching 👍

@legendwarrior85 8 ай бұрын

Best video on the trip. I am planning this sometime. Was this completed in 1 day?

@JohnnyHooverTravels 8 ай бұрын

Yes, just one day. But I think you could usefully take longer and spend more time at stops on the way. Thanks for the kind words 👍

@PtrkHrnk 10 ай бұрын

10:14 no doubt that was snow statue of Tatra Marmot

@JohnnyHooverTravels 10 ай бұрын

haha yes. It possibly was... 🤣

@sassen30 5 ай бұрын

Is Interrail Vaild on this !

@JohnnyHooverTravels 5 ай бұрын

I'm not rightly sure. but the rover ticket is so cheap, if you were spending a day riding these little trains it wouldn't be worth wasting a day of Interrail validity (unless you have a continuous pass). Thanks for watching 👍