TRIP REPORT | Prague to Budapest in Couchette | EuroNight Metropol Sleeper train

TRIP REPORT | Prague to Budapest in Couchette | EuroNight Metropol Sleeper train | Czech Railways

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Күн бұрын

I travelled from Prague to Budapest aboard Euronight Metropol sleeper train. This service is operated by České dráhy. For this journey I tried a couchette accommodation. On this route are in operation Bcmz couchettes built by Jenbacher Werke in 1981. These couchettes are now under observation due to suspicion of a design fault at the request of RegioJet, which also operated these cars.
UPDATE INFO:
- Currently there's only one couchette car operated between Prague and Budapest (instead of 2 cars).
- ČD couchettes passed stress tests in July and met the conditions.
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DETAILS:
Railway company: ČD
Train number: IC 577 / EN 477 Metropol
Category: Night train
Route: Praha hl.n. - Budapest Nyugati
Duration: 10h26m
Date: June 2024
Class: Couchette car (2nd class)
Coach / Berth: 363 / 32
Train type: Loco hauled train
Train composition:
Prague to Budapest portion: 2x Bcmz834 couchette car, 1x WLABmee823 sleeping car
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0:00 Praha hl.n. station
2:19 Train arrival
4:13 Connecting with InterCity train
5:10 Compartment tour
8:30 Journey info
9:47 Amenities
12:18 Bathroom
13:42 Train tour
17:29 Dining car
18:42 Shunting at Breclav
20:02 Good night
20:31 Morning
21:19 Breakfast
22:33 Summary
25:10 EN Metropol preview

Пікірлер: 77

@Alexander_2525 17 күн бұрын

Both amazing cities, Praha and Budapest 😍

@PeteBrandy 17 күн бұрын

I agree :-)

@TrainConductorTimCZ 10 күн бұрын

Díky za další skvělé video. 👍

@PeteBrandy 10 күн бұрын

Díky za zhlédnutí :-)

@Simonsvlaky 17 күн бұрын

Hlavní nádraží při západu slunce❤

@PeteBrandy 17 күн бұрын

Ano, a fotky co jsem udělal jsou ještě hezčí :-)

@janpf0624 17 күн бұрын

To by se mohla udělat videokoláž fotek (možná, když máš jich více a též z jiných míst - nevím, to jen nápad....)

@8erboys 16 күн бұрын

A opět jako vždy chvála Péťa nezklamal 👍

@pascalnemecek1502 17 күн бұрын

Děkujeme za toto nové krásné video Trip Report mezi Prahou 🇨🇿 a Budapeští. Přátelský pozdrav z Dives Cabourg v Praze 👋👍📽️🤩

@PeteBrandy 17 күн бұрын

Salut Pascal! Merci beaucoup :-) Greetings from Prague :-)

@oebb-us5nc 17 күн бұрын

Coach No. 372 is 1st Class Section of the IC Train to Breclav. You probably mean No. 362 for the couchette car.

@PeteBrandy 17 күн бұрын

Thanks, fixed .. I have a template for descriptions and since I mostly travel in 1st class, I have car 372 written there by default :-D

@allebello6785 16 күн бұрын

Wonderful video ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@kevinellis8869 16 күн бұрын

Thank you for another comprehensive trip report, amazed the dining car is open so late.

@PeteBrandy 16 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! It's a great benefit to have dining car which is open so late :-)

@trainsandmodelshungary 16 күн бұрын

Superb video yet again! 😍

@PeteBrandy 16 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! :-)

@marijanivanmihelic5741 14 күн бұрын

Great video! ;))

@PeteBrandy 14 күн бұрын

Thank you :-)

@_sotous_ 17 күн бұрын

Pěkný video 👍

@PeteBrandy 17 күн бұрын

Díky moc!

@Kuba1o 17 күн бұрын

Tyjo, moc hezké vozy a super video 🤩!

@PeteBrandy 17 күн бұрын

Mockrát díky :-) Ty lehátkové vozy myslím loni prošly rekonstrukcí.

@paulalex7664 17 күн бұрын

Extraordinary video. I also travelled on this route, from Budapest to Prague and back, but with EuroCity Metropolitan. And the experience was great. I also travelled this year from Budapest to München by ÖBB Railjet, and i'm planning to go to Zürich next year, of course by EuroNight Kálmán Imre. Central Europe has the best trains, with very good conditions and also good services. Many likes and subscribes! Greetings from Romania

@PeteBrandy 17 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! I tried all ways between Prague and Budapest, Metropolitan is also good :-) Greetings from Prague :-)

@CalinFR 11 күн бұрын

Ai folosit vagonul restaurant pe Metropolitan?

@paulalex7664 11 күн бұрын

@@CalinFR speak English. Because the youtuber does not speak Romanian

@CalinFR 11 күн бұрын

@@paulalex7664 I'm good friends with Pete and he said it's ok for us to babble in our own native tongue :))

@paulalex7664 11 күн бұрын

@@CalinFR sorry, I didn't know. My mistake

@ShunShufen 17 күн бұрын

Looks great! Love the dining car on the Czech trains since the prices are reasonable and it's a swanky way to get fed. Haven't had a single problem free trip with the Hungarian trains though. Absolute disaster and the Hungarian passengers were absolutely awful too.

@PeteBrandy 17 күн бұрын

Czech dining cars offer high-quality services and are popular. I also want to try the Hungarian dining car in the future, the last time I traveled on the MÁV-START long-distance train there was no dining car.

@leventedavid8649 14 күн бұрын

@@PeteBrandyTake the Hungária EC, there is dining car. It runs betwen Budapest-Nyugati and Hamburg-Altona. It also stops at Prauge.

@PeteBrandy 14 күн бұрын

@@leventedavid8649 I plan it

@CalinFR 11 күн бұрын

@@PeteBrandy you'll be pleasantly surprised of the goodies Utaselatto offers. Prices are great too, especially on the Szamos/Tisza, Dacia and Corona trains.

@hosenkofferjon565 15 күн бұрын

Pete, what was the price you have paid for this travel in a sleeping train from Praha to Budapest? and where have you booked youre travel? over CD or Hungarian Train

@zoltansimorka91 17 күн бұрын

Which attractions will you visit in Budapest? I recommend the Railway History Park at Tatai Road.

@PeteBrandy 17 күн бұрын

Maybe next time, I was only 4 hours in Budapest :-D

@CalinFR 11 күн бұрын

In a 4 berth configuration, the right thing to do, would have been the middle beds to be lifted into position at their upper site and the top ones folded up completely. I've traveled on many couchettes in Europe and the staff simply ignores that configuration. If it's a 4, they simply still use the 6 configuration, leaving upper passengers with no headroom on top and less bed space on the bottom. Kinda sucks

@icebroswii.8162 17 күн бұрын

Sadly Regiojet took all austrian couchettes from Service because of the Accident. Honestly, i dont think the Cars were to blame from their Construction. Old Cars just didnt have Crash Norms.

@PeteBrandy 17 күн бұрын

I think it's about maintenance, I also don't believe it would be a construction fault. Otherwise, ČD cars are in much better condition, a year and a half ago I traveled in the same RegioJet couchette car and it was in much worse condition.

@Pidalin 17 күн бұрын

@@PeteBrandy they same sleeping cars were going to Croatia and it was really a museum on wheels

@martinytcz1762 15 күн бұрын

@@PeteBrandy Nebýt toho vagónu kterej se takhle zlomil u ÖBB (jakožto 4. od lokomotivy, kde se zbytku nic nestalo), tak bych i souhlasil, údržba u RJ je nic moc. Uvidíme, jak se k tomu vyjádří ERA.

@icebroswii.8162 14 күн бұрын

@@PeteBrandy Could be, ÖBB modernized the CD ones, (for example Air Condition) so they could be in better condition

@borispankovcin9359 16 күн бұрын

Poslednú dobu jazdím v týchto vozňoch dosť často a musím uznať, že tá modernizácia je skvelá. Len škoda, že nepoužívajú konfiguráciu pre 4 lehátka. Stredné a horné lehátko sú upevnené na mechanizme ktorým by sa mali dať posunúť tak aby boli tesne na sebe, vznikli by tak 4 miesta kde dolný aj horný pasažier by mali o dosť viac priestoru a bolo by to oveľa komfortnejšie. Zvyknem cestovať hlavne hore, kvôli väčšiemu súkromiu a vzhľadom k zahnutej streche by som toto fakt ocenil. Chápem, že s tým je nejaká práca, ale stevardi sú predsa vo vozňoch aj tak dopredu aby ich pripravili pre daný počet cestujúcich. Keď tam tá možnosť z technickej stránky je, príde mi to jednoducho ako lenivosť to nepoužívať, škoda.

@PeteBrandy 14 күн бұрын

Nevím proč je ve 4-místném uspořádání prostřední lehátko jen vyklopené šikmo nahoru .. ale co jsem se díval, tak mi přišlo že ten mechanismus je maličko rozdílný oproti původním ÖBB vozům, ptal jsem se i stevarda a říkal, že takto to má bý ve variantě T4.. ale zkusím to zjistit, samotného mě to zajímá :-)

@samtrak1204 17 күн бұрын

That's an amazing big menu. How many people are in the dining car crew?

@PeteBrandy 17 күн бұрын

Depends on type od the carriage, there is usually a 3-person crew in this type of dining car..

@janpf0624 16 күн бұрын

Zajímavé oběhy souprav a vozů. 👍 A raději Ti budu psát česky (nebo slovensky), nechci tady mít někoho, kdo není v obraze, štěkat do mýho komentu. 😁 Můj maďarskej kámoš byl rád za všechny informace o rotacích souprav, mnohdy tady se bavíme o věcech, co můžou býti k dobru ostatním, a tady vstupujou trollové....

@PeteBrandy 16 күн бұрын

To je pravda

@Schweizerleague 16 күн бұрын

if you wanna use just 2nd class, you have to use this train only as IC that ends in Břeclav and you have to wait to 5 morning to use another 2nd class that come from another country, if i understand it right :D ČD joke again.

@wrestlcub 16 күн бұрын

So... if you book a berth and lock it from the inside before anyone else arrives, does this make it a private compartment?

@PeteBrandy 16 күн бұрын

No. A private compartment is when no one else buys a berth in the same compartment .. On less occupied trains, this is possible if you know in which car the system automatically assigning reservations and then you just need to go to the ticket office to purchase a reservation and request a specific bed in the other (less occupied) car.

@samtrak1204 17 күн бұрын

I hate blinding bright lights in coaches.

@samtrak1204 17 күн бұрын

What is the ridership on this train that looks almost empty. You lucked out and got a room to yourself?

@PeteBrandy 17 күн бұрын

The seated carriages were quite crowded (especially the open plan ones), which can also be seen in the video. The sleeping car was sold out, the other couchette car next to mine was almost full, only my car was almost empty because it was an additional car, which was then full on the way back from Budapest.

@trainspotter_sk 12 күн бұрын

Is the restaurant fully opened during the section to Brno/Breclav? Do they actually cook you meals at 11pm?

@PeteBrandy 12 күн бұрын

Yes, all the way between Praha and Břeclav. I was there after 11 pm and the kitchen was opened.

@trainspotter_sk 12 күн бұрын

@@PeteBrandy Great!

@abus3562 17 күн бұрын

Interesting video, am curious, you usually book a room for a single person, why did you book the couchette and how did you know that you would not be sharing? I would assume that the dining car does little business during the night but does some sales in the morning. All in all a nice trip. Thanks.

@PeteBrandy 16 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! I usually travel in a sleeper car, where it is possible to reserve an entire compartment, but this is not possible with couchette cars. Having a compartment for yourself in a couchette car is possible if you know in which car the system automatically assigning reservations and then you just need to go to the ticket office to purchase a reservation and request a specific bed in the other (less occupied) car. And I also knew in advance that they will add one extra couchette car that week that only went full in the opposite direction :-D

@CalinFR 11 күн бұрын

@@PeteBrandysmart move

@hosenkofferjon565 16 күн бұрын

😉😉😉😉😉🙋‍♂👋👋👋👋

@samtrak1204 17 күн бұрын

How was the ride quality?

@PeteBrandy 17 күн бұрын

I think good, because this couchette has good bogies.

@zoltansimorka91 17 күн бұрын

Welcome to Hungary. Vítejte na Maďarsku.

@PeteBrandy 17 күн бұрын

Köszönöm, thank you :-)