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Crossing Borders: A Night on the New Russian Built First Class Sleeper Train from Armenia to Georgia 

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Hello and welcome to Yerevan, Armenia. Armenia is a landlocked country located in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. It shares borders with Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Iran to the south, and Turkey to the west. The capital and the largest city of Armenia is Yerevan.
Tonight I’m going to catch a cross border train from Yerevan to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. I have never been on an international train before, I don’t know what to expect, but I think it’s gonna be an interesting ride! Let’s go!
This video was filmed from 20-21 November 2022
From Yerevan Station in Armenia to Tbilisi Station in Georgia
Train: 372
Distance: approx. 371 km (300 mi)
Travel time: 10h5m
Seat: Carriage 2, bed 7,8
Class: спальный вагон (Spalny Vagon - First class 2-bed sleeper)
00:00 Yerevan, Armenia
01:36 Yerevan Railway Station
03:02 First look of the train
03:31 The Soviet era locomotive (VL10)
04:05 Boarding
04:33 Купейный (Second class)
05:32 Плацкартный (Third class)
06:25 First Class facilities + shower
08:17 спальный вагон (First class)
10:33 First Class amenities
11:53 Bed in First Class
12:58 Gyumri
13:33 Exiting Armenia at Ayrum
14:43 Crossing into Georgia
15:09 Georgian customs
16:07 Arriving Tbilisi Summary
17:17 Tbilisi Station
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@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
One mistake in this video: 01:10 Yerevan metro is only the 6th oldest metro system in the Soviet Union outside of Russia, not the first. The oldest are in Kiev, followed by Tbilisi, Baku, Kharkiv, Tashkent then Yerevan. I would like to apologies for providing incorrect information that was not properly fact-checked and I’ll take the necessary steps to ensure that such an error does not occur again in the future.
@seanC3i
@seanC3i Год назад
I think you mean Kyiv.
@ruski17
@ruski17 Год назад
@@seanC3i No pretty sure he meant Kiev.
@type_a
@type_a Год назад
Other mistakes: 10:16 This button is calling for your car conductor for your service 10:24 This button is for emergency opening of your cabin door
@zakelwe
@zakelwe 11 месяцев назад
No problem Rory, a man who never makes a mistake at work is a man who never works as the old addage goes. Really enjoyed this video.
@katem2411
@katem2411 Год назад
Thanks for the video - it was interesting to see trains in this part of the world. I appreciate the level of detail you give. The soap fragments are horrifying, though 😆
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Thank you! And yeah I agree it put me off too 😅
@johanrebel
@johanrebel Год назад
How wonderful! A "sleeper" train with not one but two border checks in the dead of night. Good luck getting a good night's sleep on that service.
@kevinneale
@kevinneale Год назад
Great video as always, love your content and positivity
@halitosis75
@halitosis75 Год назад
Brilliant video Rory. Loved it. More than happy to do this journey one day ❤
@lesliemckay2835
@lesliemckay2835 Год назад
As always, a very interesting video. Thanks.
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Thank you 😊
@peterpitrakkou3335
@peterpitrakkou3335 Год назад
Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful journey Rory.
@jamesking1952
@jamesking1952 Год назад
Another great video. Keep up the good work!
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Thank you 😊
@codeeater0
@codeeater0 Год назад
Well done with your channel mate 👍
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Thank you 😊
@halitosis75
@halitosis75 Год назад
Wow Rory this will be good. Thanks mate ❤
@francesward1570
@francesward1570 Год назад
Loved this video Rory. Thank you. Regards from Australia
@roberte5057
@roberte5057 Год назад
Professional as usual.
@tedhaver9613
@tedhaver9613 7 месяцев назад
Nice video!!
@dreemwalka
@dreemwalka Год назад
oh man ive missed your vids thanks for being back
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Thank you 😊
@zanelindsay1267
@zanelindsay1267 Год назад
Thank you for sharing this interesting adventure. I don't expect I will ever do that trip myself!
@ballsrocketry5179
@ballsrocketry5179 Год назад
What an amazing trip. The language carrier must have made this really difficult as well as making the border crossing a bit of a nerve-shredding experience. Great video Rory!!
@jane-BKK
@jane-BKK Год назад
What a professional filmer you are....
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Thank you 😊
@maxmaxx888
@maxmaxx888 Год назад
Great job mate.
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Thank you 😊
@nergregga
@nergregga Год назад
I like how positive you always are, even when I wouldn't exactly call the cabin "state of the art."
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Thank you! I was comparing it with the long distance trains in Australia which made this train look pretty state of the art 😅
@rowaystarco
@rowaystarco Год назад
@@RoryDing State of the art russian "quality" 🙃 Will probably have a bunch of quality issues down the line.
@postgradsibstud9321
@postgradsibstud9321 Год назад
​@@rowaystarco no. I use such cars frequently and there were no problems with quality.
@GreenBaldrick
@GreenBaldrick 7 месяцев назад
@@rowaystarco what would YOU know about Russian trains and their "quality"? All modern Russian trains are excellent, by far the best in all the Eastern Europe and CIS region.
@andyh5666
@andyh5666 11 месяцев назад
Thanks for the memories, Rory. As an 18yo aussie, my dad took me round the world 86/87. The three cities we visited in the then Soviet Union were Moscow, Yerevan and Tblisi. Nice one.
@colinvannbohemen11
@colinvannbohemen11 Год назад
How wonderful to watch another outstanding episode of your travels Rory. your work is exceptional, and I look forward to many more yet.
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Thank you ☺️
@stykboy
@stykboy Год назад
Awesome Rory! My wife and I did this trip in early February this year. Cool to see you take the exact same train. We did it in reverse coming from Tbilisi.
@hannahfagan5242
@hannahfagan5242 Год назад
obsessed with your videos
@DanTheCaptain
@DanTheCaptain Год назад
Very informative video! This is very helpful as I’m planning on visiting Armenia, Georgia and maybe Azerbaijan next year!
@Mal_S
@Mal_S Год назад
Hey Rory love your videos, If you haven't already you should consider doing the Steam Ranger train from Mount Barker SA to Victor Harbor. Would love to see that one
@maureen8966
@maureen8966 Год назад
Hi Rory thank you very much for the very interesting video you must have had a wonderful experience travelling to all the different countries, hope you enjoyed it. It was a shame they didn't have any food on board for such a long train ride. Like you said eat before you go or take some things with you. Take care
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Thank you 😊 Yes it is a bit of a shame I’m glad that they at least provided some biscuits 😅
@an8id62
@an8id62 Год назад
You made very adequate points throughout your video. Thank you for taking the time to provide such insights to an interesting train ride. It's a shame that you were able to get a decent length of sleep due to various interruptions. It'll be interesting to hear your review of the train ride from Switzerland to the little city of Baveno along Lake Maggiore with a changeover in Domodossola. The ride from Domodossola train station was particularly daunting though interesting. What airlines did you take flying into Yerevan and out from Tblisi?
@carolmccorry3053
@carolmccorry3053 Год назад
Wow boy they sure do things differently
@alexmcwhirter6611
@alexmcwhirter6611 Год назад
Thanks for taking the trouble to make this video Rory. Another interesting one for you to try would be Bucharest to Chisinau (Moldova) ... there's an overnight train at present (complete with inconvenient border stops). One to consider for the future.
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
I will put that on my radar Thank you for the suggestion 😊
@jeffreytam1514
@jeffreytam1514 Год назад
What an intriguing cross-border train journey. Years ago, I could only travel from Armenia to Georgia via car as I didn't realise there was a train service available. It took around 5-6 hrs at daytime, which I think it's more convenient than going via train. Yes, people there are still very conservative. Taking pics & videos on Metro & trains are considered a taboo.😊
@Aprilsraven629
@Aprilsraven629 Год назад
Thank you for sharing, it was interesting and I wonder what the scenery would be like during the day time...I like the 3rd class sleeping option much more comfortable than a chair or floor....and what do you do in the places we would like to know
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
I heard the scenery on this route is very beautiful so I think it’s better to travel on this train during the summer months when daylight is longer
@kathleenharsha6504
@kathleenharsha6504 Год назад
The used soap bits in the shower were gross but, then, how many people would bother showering on a single overnight trip. A longer trip would certainly be a problem. An enjoyable video as always.
@GontaBahn2024
@GontaBahn2024 9 дней назад
Nice
@kellyheppleston7157
@kellyheppleston7157 Год назад
Excellent and concise as usual. If you edited this video during your trip you will miss some details and theres no need to apologise Rory. Keep up you excellent work mate.
@aussiejohn5835
@aussiejohn5835 Год назад
Hi Rory, I enjoyed this journey with you very much but I don't think it looked very comfortable at all. The table folded up against the window blocks the view and having no blanket would cause me to shiver 😂. No food available on such a long journey is cause for starvation. I know it's a night journey and a nice warm shower would normally be very enticing but the small pieces of "Used soap" supplied in the shower stall has me worrying about how many previous occupants have dropped those tiny little bits of soap, causing the sun to shine each time someone bent down to pick them up 😂. A real "crack up" that would be 😂. Great video Rory and I look forward to your next one. ( there is a next one, you're not a detainee in a Georgian Prison are you)?
@realistromantic
@realistromantic Год назад
just for your information: the table in most trains is removable. And I think the second sheet should be considered as a blanket. But I am totally agree that the service can be much higher )) I have not traveled by train in Russia for almost 5 years, but there were lots of trains which were even worse than this one
@AN-cw6yg
@AN-cw6yg Год назад
Thanks for sharing. I have plans make this trip next year. At least I will be with people that speak Armenian and Russian as my language skills in those languages are woefully lacking. 🤣 Happy travels!!
@YASTravelsEatsWell
@YASTravelsEatsWell Год назад
Nice trip in this off the beaten track area! For $133 it wasn't cheap for your compartment . The way the schedule is set it's a shame you can't really get any sleep! Oh well it's the ex-CCCP
@stanislavkostarnov2157
@stanislavkostarnov2157 10 месяцев назад
I think there used to be a much later train between the two cities... in that way, you arrived to the border in the early morning (like 6ish), and could board your train early, so as to get more sleep; this was then replaced for a time by a medium speed sleeper (like the one you saw going to Batumi) which made the journey in the day time in like 6 hours with an additional hour for the boarder crossing... this system was however canceled as they were being charged fairly high rates for using Armenian track, & it proved non-economical to run at the time.
@michaelhall8586
@michaelhall8586 Год назад
I’ve always wanted to see Georgia
@fontende
@fontende Год назад
You must, them with Armenia is the last christians on Caucasus which from all sides surrounded by total muslim cultures and it's a root of all conflicts. But there's very high poverty even compared to russians, all former soviet colonies lost all resources by self isolation, it's very similar to Africa independence from Europe processes. Same with Central Asia, 20 millions jobless. There's no points of any growth for hundreds years. Use this train while it lasts, if it's solely operated and financed by Russia=Armenia don't have any railroads already, if russian economy degrades more from sanctions - there will be no trains at all, which is 50/50 chance.
@LEMMYLEMON
@LEMMYLEMON Год назад
Another amazing video Rory! I have always wanted to visit this part of the world! You should definitely consider doing some videos in Central Asia in the future (Countries like Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan)
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Thank you! I have thought about filming trains in these central Asian countries, however the authorities there don’t seem to allow people to take videos of their public transport/official buildings, so I hesitated. 😐 This is from the smart traveller website about Uzbekistan for example: “It's illegal to take photos of government or military buildings and public transport sites.” I encountered this problem in Yerevan actually I was told not to film the train station and the trains, some footages in this video was filmed secretly.
@LEMMYLEMON
@LEMMYLEMON Год назад
@@RoryDing oh ok. It’s all good. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for going such lengths to make these videos for us :D
@ramzanninety-five3639
@ramzanninety-five3639 Год назад
1:10 - it is actually incorrect. By the time Yerevan metro opened, both neighbouring Caucasian countries already had a metro system of their own (one in Tblilsi and one in Baku). The first Soviet metro outside of Russia, or the RSFSR as it was known back then, was Kiev metro in the UkSSR
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Hi!! Thank you for correcting me! I did not properly fact-check this information when I wrote the script. I will make sure such an error does not occur again in the future.
@doggy5
@doggy5 Год назад
I don't know if India and South Africa are in your plans. But I hope one day you can compare the Palace on Wheels and the Maharajas' Express in India, and the Blue Train and Rovos Rail in South Africa.
@Hattonbank
@Hattonbank 10 месяцев назад
The train service from Tblisi to Baku is still suspended
@dzikar
@dzikar Год назад
Жаль проводник английский не знал, надо было его попросить что бы включили телевидение. Экономят. И автомат с едой поэтому пропал, поэтому покупать так же у проводника всё. :)
@doggy5
@doggy5 Год назад
Speaking of international trains, but about trying the train from China to Laos next? International trains just started running from Kunming to Vientiane not too long ago.
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Thank you for the suggestion! But I currently have no plan to travel to China if I do one day I’ll think about doing this route. 😊
@edgarclark6541
@edgarclark6541 Год назад
Tashkent metro started operate at 1977
@heathertruskinger6214
@heathertruskinger6214 Год назад
Hi Rory. A decent train for that part of the world. Good to see clean rooms and toilets, but that soap in the shower.... 🤢 Love the architecture in the stations , too.
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
That is true Considering how clean the rest of the train is I wonder why didn’t they just clean up the soap too!!
@avinashbhogun
@avinashbhogun Год назад
Beautiful. I hope to do this trip one day. 🎉
@sergeyshishkin1794
@sergeyshishkin1794 Год назад
очень удивило 2 вещи,это точто на Ж/Д Вокзале Еревана надписи дублируются на Русском языке,ну и конечно как то не очень понравилась расписная графити ЭР-2
@wongcyrus524
@wongcyrus524 Год назад
May i know when do you buy the ticket before departure ? I want to have a first class as well but i am afraid it will be easily sold out since there are only 18 beds
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
I think the easiest way is still to purchase online on their official website. Which is this one 😊 www.railway.am I bought it 30 days in advance
@wongcyrus524
@wongcyrus524 Год назад
@@RoryDing Thanks for your reply, I have tried to use the website, but it is not user-friendly , I dont know what to choose in the system
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
I used their Russian version to book, English is confusing, And used google translate. First class is спальный ваго (CB)
@wongcyrus524
@wongcyrus524 Год назад
@@RoryDing thanks for your recommendation! After purchasing , Do you recieve any email or codes ? do you need to go to the station to get the ticket ?
@wongcyrus524
@wongcyrus524 Год назад
@@RoryDing I am sorry but I have one more Question, what do you type in the 'document Series' in the profile ? I just type in Ordinary and it shows Ord, but my passport number is correct, is it okay ?
@seanC3i
@seanC3i Год назад
Not gonna lie, that customs/border crossing between 3 and 5 AM would be a big turn off for me.
@hossdelgado2
@hossdelgado2 Год назад
Loved the video! It was hard to read the prices because of the font that you used.
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Thank you for your feedback, I’ll try to make it easier to read in my future videos 😊
@scottietheshark
@scottietheshark 4 месяца назад
As someone who has never left Australia or New Zealand, it is so weird to see international travel on a train! Also I don’t know if these countries would appreciate these trains being under the thumb of Russia 🤔
@jackchapo2011
@jackchapo2011 Год назад
Rory you content is always informative and interesting to watch. However I find this video with references to Russia and their continuing commercial presence quite offensive and inappropriate.
@MrMaksar
@MrMaksar Год назад
A psychiatrist will help you
@jackchapo2011
@jackchapo2011 Год назад
​@@MrMaksar touchè
@marcinklimas2670
@marcinklimas2670 Год назад
Oldest metros are in Kiev, and Baku.
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Hi!! Thank you for correcting me! I did not properly fact-check this information when I wrote the script. I will make sure such an error does not occur again in the future.
@sergey_Berezkin
@sergey_Berezkin Год назад
В Москве
@marcinklimas2670
@marcinklimas2670 Год назад
@@sergey_Berezkin Oldest, not the oldest. The oldest is in Moskwa.
@sergey_Berezkin
@sergey_Berezkin Год назад
@@marcinklimas2670 в Москве
@ralfjanser4733
@ralfjanser4733 Год назад
does it have a closet? If yes, from where have the russians stolen this one?
@georgef7754
@georgef7754 Год назад
Inteesting customs procedure. What passport do you travel on?
@user-sf6tp2je7s
@user-sf6tp2je7s Год назад
ВЛ10 тянет пассажирский поезд? Ого. Он же мощный и предназначен для грузовой тяги. Набор ступеней тяги у него не плавный. Удивили вы меня конечно....
@sporemania2274
@sporemania2274 Год назад
Необязательно, он и пассажирский по совместительству, в советские и в 90е 2000е и примерно до 2012 они пасли пассажирские составы от Туапсе до Адлера, пока не появились новочеркассцы 2ЭС4К. На Западной украине, на постоянных участках тоже вл10 вез пассажирские составы.
@user-sf6tp2je7s
@user-sf6tp2je7s Год назад
@@sporemania2274 возможно, но для этого такие десятки сильно модернизировать надо, пассажирская тяга, она подразумевает много нюансов, да и расход мощности локомотива будет впустую, как света от лампы накаливания.
@richardl7006
@richardl7006 Год назад
凌晨居然把客人叫下车去,这服务得改进鸭
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
恩也许如果可以早上从亚美尼亚发车晚上到格鲁吉亚会比这个晚上出发早上到的更合理一点
@MitchellBPYao
@MitchellBPYao Год назад
They were looking at him because he was chinese
@elcasho
@elcasho Год назад
Well done branching out to some unusual train journeys! No tomato sauce on your biscuits? /sarcasm
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Hmm only if they had a restaurant car Then I may be able to ask for some 😀😂
@patrickwong4824
@patrickwong4824 Год назад
Seeing those little pieces of soap in a shared shower kind of grossed me out.
@heathertruskinger6214
@heathertruskinger6214 Год назад
Me ,too. It put me off my dinner !
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
True They could’ve cleaned them up!
@jfmezei
@jfmezei Год назад
strange that RZD would still own the rail service in Armenia. (even the livery is similar to RZD’s) . The sleeping cars looks like made by Transmashholding (LikelyTiverWorks factory). was partly owned by Alstom until Ukraine war.
@hahulin7052
@hahulin7052 Год назад
Ничего странного в том, что РЖД владеет.
@jfmezei
@jfmezei Год назад
@@hahulin7052 When countries regained independance from USSR in 1991, they usually gained onwership of all infrastructrure in their territory, including railways, so it is odd that Armenia would have allowed what is now RZD to retain control over the railway.
@fontende
@fontende Год назад
Nothing strange, similar to African trains operated by french companies until money flows. Every former colonies in very high poverty because cutting all resources and new ones you must get not free from metropolis like in the past but by foreign currency on worldwide market prices. Armenia & Georgia very poor even compared to russians income, all former soviet colonies lost all resources by self isolation, it's very similar to Africa independence from Europe processes. Same with Central Asia, 20 millions jobless. There's no points of any growth for hundreds years in population(aging majority as everywhere, no young), in scarce resource base and with aggressive nationalism to everyone which is social illness (absurdity on the example of Georgia, Stalin and head of Gulag was native Georgians but today country hate Russia for some protests oppression during Gorbachev, where was killed some dosen people compared to Stalins 10-50 millions mostly russians). Use this train while it lasts, if it's solely operated and financed by Russia=Armenia don't have any railroads already, if russian economy degrades more from sanctions - there will be no trains at all, which is 50/50 chance. It's operating by very complicated negotiations but russian railroads solely depends on state budget, avoided important reforms, in this year russian state budget are with deficit, Armenia economically can't afford railroads, there's not many tourists, not feasible.
@fontende
@fontende Год назад
​​@@jfmezei infrastructure never paid off, never and nowhere! Some experts say all current Internet still not paid off all expenses into constant upgrades it requires and rnd bills. It's always economical passive, not active. You can have a short time of profits from fresh investments but with aging it's constant losses which only growing exponentially. Infrastructure required incredible investments, do I need to say about full absence of fast trains in USA? These countries received very old infrastructure not upgraded for decade (at best repaired) because of economic stagnation in late USSR with even food supply problems. They don't have any points for growth anywhere, Georgia even direct competitor for European wine makers because they produce more and cheaper, so they are forbidden from western markets by default. What produces Armenia, mostly nothing, they exporting into Russia canned food but very expensive even to russian samples. Only Azerbaijan and Tajikistan from all soviet colonies got some growth because of notorious oil and gas reserves on their territories which makes flow of foreign currency, but most of them was stolen by local corrupted elites, you won't find good public transport there. Because of western sanctions it's no secret this countries see a potential, a very valuable open window of opportunities by tricking euro- bureaucrats, maybe once in a lifetime, avoiding an embargo was super profitable in all human history. Current embargo is ridiculous just by the size of border by half of planet Earth, it's temporary.
@hahulin7052
@hahulin7052 Год назад
@@jfmezei Экономика Армении не потянет содержание железной дороги.
@hj8272
@hj8272 7 месяцев назад
Do they allow goats and donkeys in those 'First Class Sleepers'?
@littlemiss_76
@littlemiss_76 Год назад
You are very brave to travel anywhere near Russia these days but its very interesting just the same.
@areguapiri
@areguapiri Год назад
Don't believe the pure nonsense you see daily on tv.
@paulwheeler4283
@paulwheeler4283 Год назад
Compared to Western national and international modern trains this still looks like they tried to polish a turd with somewhat modern tech still vast improvements needed
@user-mv2uu4gi3z
@user-mv2uu4gi3z Год назад
лапти, а где перевод на русский?
@ajjuney
@ajjuney Год назад
The soap scraps - ewwww.
@HM-ss4jd
@HM-ss4jd Год назад
This guy is so rich, must have a lot of family money gifted to him for travel and relaxing all the time.
@astoa100
@astoa100 Год назад
Причём здесь Россия и РЖД? Если это Армения и Грузия.
@samveltarverdyan9156
@samveltarverdyan9156 9 месяцев назад
при том, что 15 лет назад РЖД взяли в концессионное управление Армянскую железную дорогу. Создали стопроцентную дочернюю компанию - Южно-Кавказская железная дорога (ЮКЖД).
@matthewsmatters
@matthewsmatters Год назад
Russia should build trains, not tanks. Trains can build peaceful bridges. Long live Ukraine 🇺🇦
@rakykhudher7369
@rakykhudher7369 Год назад
Visit iraq please
@kelvinalston9349
@kelvinalston9349 Год назад
Calling the cabin and facilities 1st class is a bit of a joke when comparing rail travel in other countries.
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
The term 'first class' can function as both an adjective and a noun. In this context, it simply distinguishes itself from 'second class.' And it is important to consider that Armenia is just a developing country. Thank you for sharing your input. 🙂
@ELEKTRARE
@ELEKTRARE Год назад
What is your purpose to go there really ??? Nothing interesting I guess lol 😂
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Purpose is to film this video 😊😃
@stephengneri2136
@stephengneri2136 Год назад
any participation with anything russian is quite offensive.
@hahulin7052
@hahulin7052 Год назад
Ты идиот? Оскорбительно читать твой тупой комментарий, русофоб!
@jackchapo2011
@jackchapo2011 Год назад
Agreed
@mihailraskin2912
@mihailraskin2912 Год назад
That's actually racist
@americanexploring7440
@americanexploring7440 8 месяцев назад
Nobody should be hired if they don't speak English. This is coming.
@gongdazhao7424
@gongdazhao7424 Год назад
Sooo boring, bye
@Bruski68.
@Bruski68. Год назад
Modern facilities in your first class cabin? what freaking modern facilities, a T.V and WiFi, that didn't work, or maybe you mean the card key that you didn't receive, how could you enjoy any modern facilities when none of them worked, not to mention a non existent vending machine for food and drinks on the train. Do you really think that little of your viewers, that you just lie to them, or have you been paid for this review, this is my review the trip was pathetic with all the money paid for a so called first class cabin, with no facilities, except privacy that was extra expense, definately a rip off from start to finish.
@nergregga
@nergregga Год назад
It's called being diplomatic and not holding poorer, developing countries to the same standard as rich ones. To be fair this train was in much better condition than other trains he has been on.
@FreeandEasyEnglish
@FreeandEasyEnglish Год назад
This train is state of the art compared to Australian long distance rail. Cheaper too.
@RoryDing
@RoryDing Год назад
Thank you for your comment I would say the train itself is new and modern, unfortunately the Armenian railways did not make the train live up to its potential. 😊
@danvalentine2997
@danvalentine2997 Год назад
Relax Bruce, he’s just trying to be positive about his travels. 🙄
@hahulin7052
@hahulin7052 Год назад
Расскажи как у тебя в стране идеально с жд транспортом, давай!
@user-md4pw9yr8f
@user-md4pw9yr8f Год назад
Two faults: not armenia but Ermenistan, not georgia but Georgian federal district of russia
@simplychannel6557
@simplychannel6557 Год назад
Not Azerbaijan, but Northern province of Iran
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