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Travelling around the world by train, showcasing the best of what railways have to offer! I make videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SuperalbsTravels?sub_confirmation=1

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Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 4m

NEW VIDEO! We're taking a look at one of Bulgaria's communist era carriages, taking a First Class journey from Varna to Plovdiv, two of the country's largest cities. Would you want to ride this vintage train? 👀

WATCH: youtu.be/zJeAyJB6bH0

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 3d

Don't cost much time to get into bed and sleep!

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, absolutely.

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe an Edinburgh-Paris sleeper train?

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 5d

Great question. I regret not riding the UK's long-distance trains as much, back when they were actually good. It's almost all terrible now, such a huge loss.

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 8d

Ah, thanks! 😁

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 13d

Not my experience on the former, it was pretty bad. The latter is many years ago.

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 13d

I'm not aware of any track in the world where Talgo stock performs well, which is concerning.

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 13d

S102 rides significantly worse than its contemporaries, and is subject to harsh lateral hunting and noticeable bumps.

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 13d

It happens to the best of us.

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 13d

The sacrifices made to achieve level-boarding on (for example) the Talgo Avril is simply not a reasonable price to pay.

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 13d

The last thing we need is Talgo-style coaches.

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 13d

I think it's a choice. It doesn't have to be as bad as it is.

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 13d

Not sure how good I am at driving trains! 😅

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 13d

Yeah, it really does. The UK has uniquely unpleasant train interiors. ☹️

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 13d

It was really great!

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 13d

Noooo! 😃

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 13d

Standard 11 compartment carriage, travelled many hundreds of hours in them.

But the lack of window to the corridor? That's just not nice... 🤔

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 13d

People do this all the time... 🙄

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 16d

Good morning from Kraków Główny, where the PKP Intercity sleeper train arrives 1 minute early.

What a great service! 🥰

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 16d

First ride on a PKP Intercity sleeper car, I'm riding from Lębork to Kraków in a triple room - this 9.5hr overnight ride cost me just €40, not bad for a comfy bed with friendly staff! 😍

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 16d

An evening on the trains around the Trójmiasto, awaiting my ride out of here... 🇵🇱

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 17d

Big thanks to ENT Slovakia for inviting me into the cab on their train as far as Gdańsk Główny, it was an experience I'll remember for a long time! 😍

Looking forward to 2026, where I will definitely try and travel on this train for a nostalgic overnight trip through Europe...

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 17d

After visiting TRAKO, I stumbled across this very interesting train in Sopot Wyścigi!

This is an ENT (www.ent-rail.com) charter train to Bratislava, using this stunning sleeper car formerly found on the Prague to Moscow route - such a beautiful carriage that I hope to ride one day. 😍

Superalbs @superalbs.bsky.social · 17d

Testing the rail seats of the future at TRAKO 2025 in Gdańsk - there are some very comfortable products here that I can't wait to see on trains around Europe soon... 👀