China made Germany's Best Train... EVEN BETTER!

Today we're back in China, and will be taking a LUXURIOUS 6 hour trip, in Business Class!

We'll be riding onboard the 380km/h capable, 16-car CRH380BL 'Velaro' high-speed EMU which are very common in Europe as the ICE3 and AVE S103 models. But this one is has been fitted out with a LIE-FLAT beds in the top-tier accommodation so come with me and let's check it out together!

#China #CRH380 #ICE3 #AVES103 #Wuhan #Shanghai #TrainWindowViews

Date of Filming: 27.9.24
Camera: GoPro Hero 12 Black
Operator: CR (China Railways)
Departure: Wuhan, China
Arrival: Shanghai, China
Cost: Business Class - ¥1,350 Chinese Yuan (£146.39, €176.18, $186.31)
First Class - ¥672 Yuan (£72.87, €87.70, $92.75)
Second Class - ¥420 Yuan (£45.55, €54.82, $57.97)

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00:00 - Intro
01:32 - Arrival at Wuhan Station & Business Class Lounge
03:10 - To The Train & Information
05:00 - Route Info & Boarding
05:58 - Departure & Pricing
07:08 - China's AMAZING Infrastructure
07:42 - Business Class Seat Tour
09:46 - Silky SMOOOOOOOTH Ride Quality
10:42 - Exploring the Rest of the Train
13:00 - Anqing & Crossing the Yangtze River
14:08 - Complimentary Meal Service
15:12 - Calling at Nanjing
15:52 - Stunning Suzhou - The Venice of China
16:30 - Trip Summary
17:45 - Arrival at Shanghai Main Station
18:38 - Outro

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[Nifon]

I'm always impressed when it comes to China and their progress. I like big cities and megaprojects, and there's an abundance of it. On top of that, everything feels advanced and modern. I guess that's how Japan looked like to people in the 80s.

[davidschuster]

Fun fact: the Huangmeidong (east) station sits exactly at the junction of two high speed lines with three different management companies: the Huangmeidong station itself and the line section (part of Beijing-Hong Kong High Speed Line) north of the station is operated by China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd, while the line of your G3119 train before entering the station（Huanggang-Huangmei High Speed Line）is operated by China Railway Wuhan Group Co., Ltd, and the adjacent line joining in from the south before entering the station in 9:55 (another section of Beijing-Hong Kong High Speed Line) is operated by China Railway Nanchang Group Co., Ltd. All of the three management entities are subsidiaries of China Railway Co., Ltd (similar to JR East, JR West, JR Tokai, etc.) and in charge of respective railway networks of merely 2-3 provinces. And it’s uncommon that one station serves as the ‘management boundaries’ of up to three railway corporations in Chinese railway networks.

[imwsss]

The main problem with the CRH3C/380B is the poor 'wall facing' seats due to the layout. The Velaro's window pitch was originally designed for European configurations, but the Chinese version has all the reversible seats with a much wider pitch from front to back, resulting in a mismatch between the seat-river windows and some seats having virtually no window view and becoming wall-facing.

[DS.J]

Thanks for the review. It's always fascinating to see Chinese trains. Had a pleasure myself to ride some of the lines and it's easily the best system worldwide, not only the largest.

[davidschuster]

Wow as one of your viewers and a Chinese railway enthusiast i couldn’t have imagined you could be so close to where I live while taking this G3119 service😂. I live in a city exactly 40km south to Huangmei (which is in fact the easternmost county in Hubei province), on the south bank of Yangtze River (while Huangmei is on the north bank and we share similar dialects). Anyway wish you a pleasant journey in China, and there’s way more to explore in Chinese railway network😊

[JonathanButler-zdqt]

I love the fact that the seats face the direction of travel. I get motion sick sometimes sitting in a backwards direction.

[DS.J]

As for Talgos, isn't their whole purpose related to ability to change gauges? Spain has multiple gauges (Iberian+Standard) and needed a solution which Talgo delivered. China on the other hand only uses Standard gauge, so there is no need for trains that can ride on different gauges.

[imwsss]

CR never wanted high speed push-pull EMUs like the TGV. They chose that configuration for the conventional lower speed lines, the CR200J. As for the Talgo, well, China Railways high-speed has no low-floor entry problem, so why choose that miserable Talgo bogie? The CRH5 itself is also a chaperone option, chosen to put pressure on Siemens to lower the price of the Velaro.

[danadidas]

I don't think I'm ever likely to travel on it, but I'd love to see a review of the high Tibetan plateau railway. I think that's the one I've seen that was incredibly difficult to build.

[AndreiTupolev]

Did you try the monorail in Wuhan? They have a fun monorail with a glass floor

[bazinga]

I was in China in 1996. And what you show is not comparable to what happened then.

[samtrak]

Maybe China didn't want the rough riding Talgos.

[celulaperfecte]

I will ride from Shanghai to Suzhou in the next days.

[normanmcleod]

"eco friendly travel" --- I don't think so. Google "ecological cost of making one ton of concrete". Love your videos btw which are enhanced by your voice.

[JonathanButler-zdqt]

Food must be delicious there. I love Chinese food. What's your favourite dish there?

[lunareunlar]

actually on the point of no dynamic pricing, that is actually not entirely true, on certain long distance HSR sleeper trains that pass through guangdong railway's territory they do operate on dynamic pricing and some routes can basically double or triple in prices

[samtrak]

Why the big gap in travel times of 3 hrs or 6 hrs? More stops or different route?

[samtrak]

When are you coming back to USA to ride Brightline between Orlando and Miami?

[richard-riku]

So they have 75% of the worlds high speed rail lines, I wonder what % of fatalities they have (both in China and on Chinese built high speed lines).