点评:There is no getting away from the fact that this is one of the most scenic railways you're ever likely to encounter in the world. There's an ever-changing landscape of spectacular scenery accompanied by a highly informative/funny commentary (in english, german, french and norwegian) that alerts you to all the highlights (4 times). At key points, the train slows down and you will find yourself forever trying to capture multiple truly beautiful vistas (and the trolls that inhabit it).
But therein lies the one big issue. Unlike some other scenic trains in Norway, the Golden Train carriages are not purpose-built for scenery-gazing. By this, I mean the windows aren't especially big or designed to ensure that every seat gets a big window (as opposed to a big chunk of pillar). Most noticeable is that they didn't have the quarter-glazed roofs that extend the in-seat view and give much more of an all-round viewing experience. There's a simple reason for that and it's because the trains, despite their garish golden livery, are repurposed passenger trains that haven't in any way been tailored to their new purpose despite the vast cost of tickets. As a result of these shortcomings, there are many seats in which you will feel somewhat cheated and getting up and down and straining across people to get that perfect shot is an increasingly tedious necessity along with the sense that you haven't quite got the best of it all.
I noticed that for much of the journey, a road runs alongside the route of the train which makes me feel that another time, I would much prefer to hire a car to take in the scenery in all its majesty than take a train which made me feel somewhat short-changed.
Finally, it's worth saying that there were more than a few of us in our carriage who smugly took delight in getting a much better deal than offered as an excursion on the Hurtigruten.
翻译:不可否认,这绝对是世界上最风景如画的铁路线之一。沿途的景致千变万化且美不胜收;列车上还配有内容详实又风趣的解说(提供英语、德语、法语和挪威语版本),向乘客介绍沿途的所有亮点(一天内播放4次)。在几个关键地点,列车会减速行驶,这时你就会忍不住想要尽情捕捉那些绝美的景色——以及栖息于此的巨怪们。但问题就出在这里。与挪威的其他一些观景列车不同,黄金列车的车厢并非专门为观赏风景而设计的。也就是说,它的窗户并没有特别大,也没有被设计成能让每个座位都能看到大窗户的程度(不至于被大柱子挡住视线)。最明显的一点是,这些车厢没有那种能扩大视野范围的半玻璃屋顶,因此无法为乘客带来更全方位的观景体验。这么做有个简单的原因:尽管这些火车有着俗气的金色涂装,但它们实际上是经过改造的客运列车;然而,尽管票价高昂,它们却丝毫没有为适应新用途而做出调整。正因如此,才出现了种种问题。有很多座位会让你感觉有些吃亏;为了拍到完美的照片而频繁起身、挤过人群,也变得越来越繁琐乏味,而且总会有一种没能获得最佳拍摄效果的感觉。
我还注意到,在大部分的旅程中,都有一条公路与铁路线路并行,这让我觉得下次……我宁愿租车去欣赏壮丽的风景,也不愿坐火车——坐火车让我感觉有点上当受骗了。
最后,值得一提的是,我们车厢里有不少人都暗自得意,因为他们享受到了比赫特维根邮轮旅游套餐优惠得多的价格。