Would you ride Slovenia’s CRAZY tilting high-speed train? 

The only one he really messed up was Ptuj. That one took me a bit to realise which town he meant

The speech is probably computer generated.

pretty good but not on point

fun fact, in Slovakia we also have "Slovenské železnice"

Not only modernisation but also a new track should ve built ower Žalec and Zreče, that rout would ebable straighter tracks and higher soeeds. Not ti mentiin that the stupborn reluctance of SŽ to change the electrufication standard is golding us back.

@@Languslangus the italian legacy 3KV DC one?

@@gab_v250 yes

So frustrating. Going by car only takes half the time.

Is there some discussion about a new railway in this direction? Something in the style of Koralmbahn, for both passenger and freight transit and some new regional stations for semi-fast trains, that could be ideal in Slovenia.

Thanks! That sounds really good, I will be back. :)

Don't be too optimistic. I'm now nearing the age of 70 and one of my first memories as a kid (more than 60 years ago) is the talking that the new train station would be built in Ljubljana. I won't believe it until I see it. As to the delays, they are constant as there are always works on the line going on, but they are patching kilometer by kilometer with no visible results after the works on one section done (the speeds remain more or less the same). They should shave off some of the sharpest corners, but that would require rerouting of some sections, which would be a good idea as Slovenia can't afford dedicated HS lines. And though Pendolino runs considerably faster than the other trains, presently it can not compete with driving (even with dense traffic you easily make it in 1h15 by car). Of course, they are a bit tired now and should be refurbished, but I'm afraid that the new seats would be less comfortable as it usually happens with refurbishment.

@@SuperalbsTravels make sure to post about being in slovenia as a lot of us (me too) will come to see you :)

​@@maxart3392a zivis ti pod Skalo, da ne vids gromozanskih lukn okol zeleznce

Hahaha 🤣🇸🇮

Is it BI-Mode or Pantograph only?

@@metropolitantrainspotting1993 Electric only

Maybe because Graz was originally Slovenian? ;)

Slovenian is a very hard language to learn and this guy is doing a great job.

He tries to pronounce as natively as possible. I commend him for his effort

his pronounciation is very good for a non native speaker, though its still very noticably off-sounding to a native speaker (like myself), but i still think he did a very good job as i know how weird the slovene words can be

Me too! 😅

Slovenia has some good lines with good scenery though it seems👀

Nice country, but the food is horrible.

​@@Zwei-Rosenwhat the hell did you eat??

slovenia is SHIT!

Yes, it used to be called Marburg an der Drau in the 19th century.

At least in Austria it's still quite common to use the German names. It's probably more likely that they they think of the Slovenian "Marburg" and not the Hesse one.

Which reminds me - quite unrelated - of why the French like Graz: "C'est une ville de Graz sur la rivière de la Mur."

​@@rolandbol7350, maybe because of Illirian provinces?

they were pushing it but was soon adjusted for safety considering risks of snow/landslides on the track..

I bet that was an amazing experience, truly a different era!

Gomulka

Thx for the info on the wine train. Didn't know about it. And that is one of my most favorite wine regions in Europe.

Bohinj railvay was finished 1906, not during the Ww1

Fun fact : Back in 1998 before the train was bought, the producer want to show Slovinian railway officials how fast the train with its tilting capabilitiy can be in a twistiy railway near the Sava river Some say that it was like in a roller coaster, 1/3 of officials vomited , then the speed was severely limited 😂

@@MK-bv6wn That sounds amazing!

Ah yes, I've seen those powder soap dispensers too! 😅

Yes! :)

Yay! 😊

@@SuperalbsTravels you shud try czech pendolino

@@kralkoritnacekbob Hopefully one day :)

Sounds good, it's a lovely little country.

@@SuperalbsTravels It's a pity you had a connection onwards rather than stopping over in Maribor for a day. I stayed there for a couple of days in October last year. Yes I took quite a few pics and vids of trains coming into/departing from the station over that bridge, and going across the bridge 😀 I actually did your trip in the opposite direction taking the EC Emona that was at the platform when your pendolino was arriving in. My journey was also delayed due to the same works (There's a lot of rail upgrade works going in Slovenia - I also experienced it going south of Ljubljana towards Divaca going towards Trieste and Istrian peninsular in Croatia). Also last year there were record rains that damaged the rail line and resulted in delays between Ljubljana and Maribor. I think that's the main reason for your early delay. Slovenia is a great country - fantastic scenery and people. I hope you do the other lines - Ljubljana to Jesenice; the scenic Jesenice Line from there to Nova Gorica (another one often following a pretty topaz blue river) and the line Ljubljana to Pula in Croatia at the south coast of Istrian peninsular. Pula's very nice with it's Roman ruins and coloseum. The other thing with this last route is that traditionally it's used probably the oldest pax rolling stock in Slovenia (and unusually for Slovenia in a green livery) for EC Istria that runs seasonally in Summer. These are due to be replaced within the next couple of years so it would be cool for you to ride them and do a trip report before they disappear. Only thing is there's a lot of track work on the line down towards the Croatian Istrian border. Maybe you saw one of these old green trains at Ljubljana Station?

Absolutely, I did film the pantograph but it didn't fit into the video unfortunately.

The pantograph is basically the italian type 52/90 that was the one commonly used by FS at the end of 90's/beginning of 2000's, changed a few years later with the more modern 52/92 type. The ETR310 is based on the ETR460 built just a few years before that had as well the same pantograph. The contact strip was changed during the years as the current one is different from the italian, but at the beginning i think they were the same (I saw videos and some pictures of SZ310 from early 2000s and I couldn't see if the old strip was identical to the italian or just similar, but looks the same)

It really is incredible! :)

Go! Even as far as NZ is away from Europe, I have been 4 times. It's a real gem and you get both the alps experience with some beautiful lakes (Bled and Bohinj etc), and coastal Adriatic experience down in Piran etc. Ljubljana is a cool little capital as well. Definitely one of my most fav countries.

Yes! I love that fact. 😂

I love how confusing our languages can be. Thank god "pivo" means the same thing in both languages :)

@@matija7727 That's the most important word!

It does not help that both names mean the same thing. The flags are similar and be confusing to those who aren't familiar as well

Well to many illiterate and ignorant people on the planet!

Nothing.

Lucky for some! 👀

My journey in was on fresh-air stock too, but the weather was still grim.

@@SuperalbsTravels mind you it was from Zagreb

Very interesting yet short history. 😅

@@SuperalbsTravels Go check them out! :) And while you're at it, cross the pond to experience our new VIA Rail trainsets operating between Quebec City and Windsor, Ontario.

Central Asia video coming fairly soon 👀

@@SuperalbsTravels Please the long journeys

21 hours long enough? :)

@@SuperalbsTravels Yes, lovely enough! 😄

​@@SuperalbsTravelsdid you travel on optima express 35 hours journey from Turkie to Austria?

Thank you! :)

Slovenia, not Slowyenia.

Thank you! :)

Wait, is the current Divača - Koper line scheduled for closure after the opening of the new one?

@@gab_v250 Yeah it is the most likely and the most popular option. There’s many safety issues with the current alignment, a very steep grade aside, the line was actually responsible for causing a couple of smaller forest fires in the area. That being said it will only happen when the second track on the new alignment is ready, which will be later, given that it was initially a one track alignment. They might keep a part of the line to run the services to Pula

@@justsamoo3480 oh, I see. I thought Croatia could've built a line from Rijeka to Pula, to avoid being isolated...

Yes the Bohinj railway, and the lake itself are wonderful. It's also got the funniest border crossing I have ever done - Walking across the Nova Gorica Stn carpark to the bus stop at the other side of the carpark, which in doing so crosses from Slovenia into Italy! Yes I went from Ljubljana to Pula in October last year. So many works. my long day journey was train, then rail replacement bus, then another bit by train to Divača then rail replacement minivan to Croatian border station then finally local Croatian train to Pula! Not quite the journey I had originally hoped for! That line in Istria is pretty nice too with some wonderful little stations and great views over the valleys etc from them high up on the ridge.

Make sure you have some cash. I ran out of time at Maribor to load up and then found restaurant car on Emona was strictly cash only 😭*(Big fail for my taking Emona especially as I took it over taking the pendolino when I went to Ljubljana just because of its dining car doh!) Talking associated business, at Maribor Stn, and more so at Ljubljana Stn and the Railway Museum there, there are SZ railfan goods available to purchase including a SZ Flirt EMU tote bag 😀 I got myself a few things. *I think Europeans are more used to still carry cash, NZers hardly have any cash in their wallets or purses these days.

@@simonc5624 that depends on the country, in Sweden and Norway you can pay almost everything by card

That would be a cool trip! :)

@@SuperalbsTravels Think so, too. I'll keep it in mind for my next vacation in September. When it's not so hot anymore. 😊

I must visit more cities in this area, thanks for the recommendation!

@@SuperalbsTravels Yip, Maribor, the lakes Bled, and Bohinj, and Piran on the Adriatic coast (train to Koper and bus to Piran) are all fantastic. Pula down at the end of the Istrian Line in Croatia which can be reached by rail from Ljubljana and traditionally has had a direct Summer seasonal EC service is also well worth doing. You need to be spending more time on the rails in Slovenia!

Glad you enjoyed! :)

Thanks pal :)

Thanks! 👍

Austria has an ancient steam locomotive "Steinbrück" named for this town.

The Pendolino is easily the most famous example for tilting trains. The Acela doesn‘t even have tilt on all cars, only on the unpowered passenger cars.

For some reason, I wasn't holding the camera still, so I've tried to correct it. It's better than it was before! 😂

I thought I was dizzy and I held tight onto my chair.... Lmao

@@SuperalbsTravels Made for quite the trippy effect!

Haha it's too short! 🤣

I'll see what I can do, thanks for the idea! :)

Hahaha true 😂