The LONGEST Sleeper train in Argentina

I suffer from very terrible anxiety (to the point where my stomach hurts and I feel very very sick) and these videos help calm me down when I'm having my worst anxiety attack. Thank you for making these, they're great for my anxiety!

its sad to the see the speed of the train. The "tucumano" in 1939 did the exact same journey in 11 hours, stopping at Rosario and La Banda. With A/C (A luxury at the time) and first class cuisine. In many ways we have devolved in the last decades but comparing with the trains just ten years ago its an improvement

I am argentinian and the people from trenes argentinos were really nice the time I travelled long distance, so it wasnt just because you were foreign!

Some additional comments: 1) Trains in Argentina usually had three classes (even four on some particular consists): Pullman (named after the luxurious carriages built by the American manufacturer), First and Tourist. Tourist has been removed from some services but in others still remain. 2) Train traveling in Argentina is the cheapest means of transportation and most people do not make the full length of the journey but travel within intermediate stops instead, seldom served by bus also 3) The train does not finalise its trip, momentarily, in Tucuman but in Cevil Pozo due to the bridge over the Sali river being under reparations after a severe flood almost washed it away a couple of years ago 4) Welding of the rails is something quite new so you will still hear "track track track" almost all of the time 5) Rock throwing is a nasty "hobby", that's been lingering for decades all across the country and next to impossible to erradicate 6) Toilet in appropriate conditions is something you won't find easily. Truth is customer service on that aspect is minimum

I can´t believe you made it to south america, specifically my country! hope you enjoyed it! I really feel it was such an adventure for you! :)

What a beautiful country and people.

I hope you have enjoyed the trip and you are enjoying Argentina, we have our things but it makes me very happy (and I don't think I'm the only one) that you have chosen our country to brand new South America ❤️🇦🇷

A couple of comments to better understand the Argentine railway environment and situation. The line was originally built in the late XIX century (broad gauge, similar to Indian one) by British company, nationalized in 1948. In the early 90's the Federal government decided to transfer the passenger services to the provinces otherwise they were going to shut them down due to being not profitable. At the same time the infrastructure and freight operations were transferred for a 30-year term to new private operators. These operators did almost next to nothing to preserve the infrastructure leading to an almost general decay, with quasi non existent preventive upkeep. As a consequence speed was drastically reduced and fewer trains than before are running due to signalling being made via walkie-talkie in many cases (old semaphores were abandoned). In the past 10 years the Federal government decided, considering the appalling overall state of the lines, to jump back and started to invest on infrastructure (the line Buenos Aires-Rosario was donde from scratch again) and rolling stock (mostly Chinese being Argentina on default and with limited financing capabilities to access renowned suppliers otherwise). Contrary to most of the rest of the world, Passenger trains can only run (up to now at least) whenever the freight operator leaves an empty slot, and accomodate its speeds accordingly. That is why you see this awful timetables. It is expected that once concessions finalise, during 2022-23 most of them, the Federal government will prioritise Passenger services once again. Finally, the ridiculously low prices are a consequence of the pathetic service provided. The motto is "the service is so bad we can not charge more" and under this situation the train. nowadays, in Argentina is seen as the means of transportation of the lower segment of the population who cannot afford the coach or plane and must endure, therefore, this unreliable, unsafe and not timely service. Hope it helped!

I really enjoyed this. To see the 'real' Argentinian train experience is a real treat. So many TV travel shows miss out the bits at the beginning and end of the journey telling us how you get there and travel on in the middle of the night! I look forward to more from this fascinating country,

Back in 1989, on a group trip from Bogota to Rio, 70 days, we took a pair of overnight train trips in Argentina. Mendoza to Buenos Aires, and then Buenos Aires to the Paraguay border (Corrientes I think). Both were in coach class. It was an experience, but we were young, had lots of wine so had a good time.

Unbelievably low fare for two nights in a sleeping car! What a nice experience, stopping at the small towns. Thanks for sharing this journey - a world of difference from a TGV!

Amazing how similar the train experiences are between Argentina and Pakistan. You have locals selling food at the stations, Chinese-built rolling stock, and similar looking sleeper compartments across both nations!

Argentina is such a beautiful country, full of extraordinary and welcoming people. Greetings from Argentina

What an amazing trip. Train in South America is definitely out of radars, especially the Passenger train. Because when I read about Transportation in South America in general are between Road Transportation and Flying. The livery looks cool btw, and the vibe when stopping at station is very local.

Interesting, to say the least. South America has always fascinated me, even though I've never been there. They're Americans, but the kind that play proper football (as you already mentioned). Not like their northern neighbours, who dress up in funny clothes and carry an egg around. The service may be simple, but more than adequate for the price - from a European point of view, that is. I moved from one very rich country (Netherlands, La Naranja Mecanica) to a not-quite-as-rich country (Malta). You tend to look differently at things when you get different perspectives. Things you miss when you're a tourist, and that's probably also why the Argentinians commenting on this video have less of a romantic view about travelling by train. Chances are poor I'll ever make it to South America - my wife and I are getting too old, and the time of grand adventures lies behind us - so I really appreciate videos like these. I got along great with the couple of South Americans I've met, and it looks like you did, too. (Mind, I'm not saying that all South Americans are the same. But coming from Europe, I know that people from different countries can be very different, and yet very similar.)

Thanks for this sympathetic story. I am happy that you enjoyed it. (Citizen of Perú, from the UK originally). The South Americans have the most affectionate culture of anywhere!

Hallo sir, it was a pleasure watching this nice video of your trip on the Argentino Railways. From Beunos aires central station to a city north east of Argentina, about 1150 km distance which is a big distance for sure. This Argentina train is quite nice and very clean from the inside and its sleeping compartments. Nice to see the dinning and food cabin and experience you see the country side through the windows of this enormous huge country south of Uruguay and Brazil. Enjoy your video and hope to see your next trip in Argentina republica. Watching this video from Paramaribo Suriname greetings Marty

It's my dream to visit Argentina and i love train journeys. Thanks for this wonderful tour, I enjoyed it a lot and wanna travel through this train

Hi Thibault! I´m following the channel for a while and it´s my first comment here! As a south american myself, from Brazil, I can only imagine how amazing and also peculiar this trip was to you. Argentina, like Brazil, is a poor country, and it´s very common to see really poor communities during our trips in this part of the world. But unlike Brazil, Argentina relies a lot on trains between cities, while here trains are basically for commuting. In the last decade, to create faster connections between cities that were hosts of the World Cup 2014, there were plans for high speed trains (or trem bala, bullet trains, as we usually call here), but the cost was prohibitive at that time. There are some projects of intercity trains in the some states here, but things are rolling very slowly here. I hope you enjoyed your stay in Argentina! Buenos Aires is a stunning city! Your videos are great!

it's so cool to see you around LATAM! hoping to see more videos around here and great video as always man! cheers from Chile