I caught the NEW Eurostar train to Germany! (Sort of...)

the train being delayed in germany is such an authentic experience

I wish some day there could be direct services from London to place as far Lyon, Oslo, Madrid or even Warsaw

Shoutout to Erps-Kwerps !

PBA stands for Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam and PBKA stands for Paris-Brussels-Cologne (Köln)-Amsterdam. The difference is that the PBKA trains can also work with German track voltage and safety systems in addition to the French, Belgian and Dutch ones.

3:29 Just to be completely correct, this is a _dutch_ ICE, owned by Netherlands Spoorwegen. The logo is more than clear. Yes it does run Belgium to Germany as a part of some trilateral shenanigans between DB, NS and SNCB. But formally it's a Dutch (yet German-made) train.

My biggest issue being a UK citizen is that the train you travelled on couldn’t start from the London. Having services to Koln/Frankfurt would be a game changer, making life so much easier and connectivity a breeze to further afield within all part of Europe.

Pasta Way almost sounds like a Belgian joke 😂

When I saw the thumbnail, I thought that we finally got a connection from London to maybe Berlin or so. The immediate "oh..." moment, when you explained that this Eurostar is not what you associate with the name. What a shame.

It's interesting to see that nothing really changed with Eurostar's takeover of Thalys. I like to call them Theurostar :D (it's a pun because "teuer" means expensive)

The "abandoned station" (12:31) is Nothberg. It was closed 15 years ago as part of the work on the high-speed line. but was replaced by a new station on a local line a few hundred metres away.

You've got to be the first person in history to announce Düren to have a beautiful station! Haha I like how you're pronouncing place names in their local language, and at least for German you're doing a pretty good job at it!

Of course Erps-Kwerps had to be mentioned lol... what a name xD

The merger works well for me. I'm not sure why it's confusing. Why would a Eurostar train mandatory have to go to London? It's just confusing because you forgot about the merger! As a frequent user of both the red and blue Eurostars (let's call them that way), what I love is that the loyalty programmes have merged. Previously I was a carte blanche member with the (former) Eurostar, but I had trouble keeping a status level on Thalys. Now, as carte blanche member of the merged company, I can get e.g. lounge access with both.

In my opinion the new Eurostar brand is a very nice addition to the High Speed Train business in Europe, although the trains from former Thalys are a bit worn down, the prices are unbeatable, so I hope they start offering more destinations!

Thanks for the interesting video! The colorful pattern on Guillemins station’s canopy was an art installation for few months. Normally it’s just clear glass.

Once i had a 2 hour layover in Brussels, so we went to a restaurant nearby, but when I walked out the station the only thing I can smell was Piss

I travelled on Thalys once and found the seats cramped. The positive is that the windows in the cafe carriage are at the right height for looking through when standing. The cross Channel Eurostar Siemens trains have low level windows which really detract from the cafe bar experience.

Nice and Very informative video about Eurostar train. I love 💗 your all videos and confident to have information about global Train services not too late. Keep it up Albie.

Quite wise that you had booked the ticket two months in advance. The Eurostar and Thalys could be very greasy if you book too late, for example a ticket only from Aachen to Liège can cost you around 80 Euros... As one more piece of information, the international trains coming from and going to Belgium may only use the platforms 6 through 9 in Aachen Hbf as only the overhead lines of these platforms can be changed between Belgian 3kV DC and German 15kV AC 16.7 Hz. Perhaps there were some delayed regional trains blocking these platforms so that you couldn't leave the Ronheider Rampe.

Great Trip,Cheers Fella 👍😉💪