TEE 2.0: The Future of European Passenger Rail Transport?

- Book train, bus & flight tickets through the Omio: https://omio.sjv.io/VyNY4k and support our channel. Thanks. - Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/railways_explained ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ► Railways Explained aims to establish a WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY of all RAIL LOVERS, WORKERS AND EXPERTS, by creating regular, entertaining and educational railway content of high quality. ► If you find yourself in at least one of these three groups, support this idea by SUBSCRIBING TO RAILWAYS EXPLAINED. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Today, Railways Explained team discusses German proposal to re-establish the network of EU international long-distance high-speed passenger trains - the so-called Trans-Europe Express 2.0 or just TEE 2.0. But, what was the TEE 1.0? For younger part of our viewers, it was a network of fast and comfortable international trains that existed in Europe from 1957 to 1995, connecting only major cities, and mostly dedicated to business class passengers. It was followed by the attempts to syncronize rules, standards and procedures of different European countries in order to enable faster travel times, but it also had significant impact on the development of modern rolling stock. At the peak of its operation (1974), the TEE network comprised 45 trains connecting 130 different cities, from Spain in the west to Austria in the east, from Denmark in the north to the Italy in the south. However, if you thought Europe will never see TEE trains again, you may be wrong… In this video, we are also trying to present a proposal for TEE 2.0, as part of the wider EU agenda to combat climate change (EU Green deal), and, in the light of the activities of European Commission that recently marked the 2021 as the year of rail. We presented and discussed both, the TEE and the TEE 2.0, presented proposed train routes, explained the impacts and the potentials of these concepts, and finally, we gave our opion on their future. Enjoy! - If you enjoyed this video, SHARE it with your rail-loving friends to help us raise our community, and of course leave your opinion in the COMMENT section and hit the LIKE button. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ► Stay connected with us on social media: - Facebook: https://facebook.com/RailwaysExplained/ - Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/railways_ex... igshid=k0tv5loew79e&fbclid=IwAR0Ix2jPPbcUwhArt_iym9vzKgvrUQaLLH_4JkhILyzyY_upCyxTf5qxcwA - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/railways-... #Trains #TransEuropeExpress #EU