I love Ukrainian trains. My only complaint: pedal toilets?! Only on the older night trains that don't go over the border. But I had to run away with my wee unflushed the first time, for goodness' sake... on my return I discovered the pedal. Such are the vicissitudes of travel (and then you get bombed).
You are so right, there is no other train company like this in the world. Even pre-war, I can count on one hand the number of times I had a problem with the trains and I've taken a ton of Ukrainian trains. There's no comparison when it comes to the rest of Europe - not even close.
Now, having said that, I've had my fair share of amusing encounters with overly officious and grumpy conductors, but hey, that's part of the fun and adventure 😂
Are you familiar with the book Потяг прибуває за розкладом ('The train arrives on schedule. Stories of people and railways') by Marichka Paplauskaite? It's only in Ukrainian at the moment, and unfortunately my Ukrainian is shamefully poor. She was actually a former student of mine and her book has been doing very well.
Always look forward to reading your posts...thank you.
I love Ukrainian trains. My only complaint: pedal toilets?! Only on the older night trains that don't go over the border. But I had to run away with my wee unflushed the first time, for goodness' sake... on my return I discovered the pedal. Such are the vicissitudes of travel (and then you get bombed).
Ah yes those ancient toilets… and the taps that you have to push upwards with one soapy hand to release a small dribble of water
You are so right, there is no other train company like this in the world. Even pre-war, I can count on one hand the number of times I had a problem with the trains and I've taken a ton of Ukrainian trains. There's no comparison when it comes to the rest of Europe - not even close.
Now, having said that, I've had my fair share of amusing encounters with overly officious and grumpy conductors, but hey, that's part of the fun and adventure 😂
Are you familiar with the book Потяг прибуває за розкладом ('The train arrives on schedule. Stories of people and railways') by Marichka Paplauskaite? It's only in Ukrainian at the moment, and unfortunately my Ukrainian is shamefully poor. She was actually a former student of mine and her book has been doing very well.
Ah thank you! I’ll try to get hold of it and see how far I get with a dictionary…
Incredible Felicity, thank you
They are the most resilient company
Like the Ukrainian population