I Tried Denmark’s BRAND-NEW International Express Train - and It Shocked Me! (DSB Talgo Review)

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Follow me on Bluesky @intercitysimon.com https://bsky.app/profile/intercitysim... Talgo is a train manufacturer that has long been surrounded by controversy, often criticised for rough-riding trains and questionable design choices. But what is Talgo’s newest train actually like? In this video, I finally get to the brand-new Talgo 230 carriages ordered by DSB, now operating on Denmark’s international flagship route between Copenhagen and Hamburg. This was one of the train journeys I had been looking forward to the most this year and it’s safe to say it surprised me in a very positive way! Join me onboard as I take a detailed look at the ride quality, interior design, first and second class, the strange design decisions, and the overall passenger experience on DSB’s new Talgo trains. Are these controversial carriages actually good? Well they ceratinaly surprised me... Train type: DSB Vectron (Litra EB) Plus new Talgo 230 carriage (Litra EC) Route: Copenhagen Main Station (København H) to Hamburg Main station (Hauptbhanhof) Train: EC393 Distance: 505km Journey time: 4h46m Average speed: Price: from 25€ (in second class) Interesting reads about Talgo’s shenanigans around 2020: https://www.railvolution.net/news/que... https://www.railvolution.net/news/fir... https://www.railvolution.net/news/que... https://www.railvolution.net/news/que... https://www.railvolution.net/news/que... 00:00 Intro 00:45 Copenhagen Main Station 03:42 Delays, Delays, Delays 04:35 The Unfortunate Rolling Stock Situation: Copenhagen–Hamburg 05:30 More Waiting and Another Delay 06:15 Talgo Is Here – Hooray! 06:24 Talgo Order Timeline 06:50 Talgo’s Controversial Design 07:17 Boarding and Departure 07:57 The Driving Trailers and the Strange Vectron “Sandwich” Formation (DSB Was Very Sus) 08:51 Final Talgo Order 09:08 I Had Very Low Expectations 09:35 Talgo Did the IMPOSSIBLE! (Ride Quality) 10:20 Route Map 10:48 Ringsted and the Fehmarn Tunnel 11:25 First Class Service 12:25 Crossing the Great Belt Fixed Link 14:10 First Class Seat Tour 15:48 Ride Quality Is Still Good 16:10 Horrific Onboard Announcements (Huge Embarrassment for DSB, tbh) 16:55 Odense 17:22 Western Funen and the Little Belt Bridge 18:02 Kolding 18:30 Train Interior Tour (Flex Area) 19:15 First Class Interior 19:29 Toilet Review 20:10 Poor Man’s Dining Car 20:37 Second Class Interior 20:45 Overall Thoughts – Some Good, Some Bad 21:38 Approaching Padborg and Talgo’s “More Accessible” Design… 22:07 It’s Not Just About the Train (Whoops, We Ordered It at the Wrong Height) 22:55 Special Ramp for Padborg’s Very Low Platform 23:05 A Conventional Train Might Have Been Better… 23:24 These Trains Are Basically Just as Inaccessible as the Old Stock (Except at Hamburg Hbf) 23:37 Crossing the Border into Germany 24:00 Traveling Through Schleswig 24:25 Rendsburger Hochbrücke 25:32 Overall Thoughts – I Was Pleasantly Surprised 25:54 Overall Thoughts – But They Are Far from Perfect 26:17 DSB Got the Cheap, Unambitious Train They Wanted 26:53 Arrival at Hamburg Main Station #Travel #Trains #TripReport