Africa's Luxury HIGH SPEED Bullet Train: AL BORAQ First Class!

Watch this video to see what it's like to travel on Africa's Bullet Train "AL BORAQ" from Tangier to Casablanca. We'll be travelling in First Class and reaching speeds of OVER 300km/h.
On the African continent, there are around 60,000 kilometres of operational railways. However, for decades, there was one type of railway that was absent from Africa. A High Speed Rail Line. But just 5 years ago... that all changed.
In November 2018, Morocco officically launched Africa's first high-speed train. The new service was named Al Boraq, after the flying horse of Islamic mythology. Taking 7 YEARS to build and at a cost OVER £1 BILLION.
French-built TGV trains now connect the northern port of Tangier with the capital, Rabat, and the main commercial hub, Casablanca. I took one in First Class and covered my entire experience. Enjoy the video!
Date of Travel: 13 FEB 2024
Route: Tangier Ville to Casablanca Voyageurs
Train Company: ONCF
Train: Euroduplex TGV Train
Class of Travel: First Class
Miles: 201
Journey Time: 2h 10m
Cost of Ticket: 299MAD (£23, $29)
Recorded with SAMSUNG GALAXY S22 ULTRA and Go Pro Hero 9 Black
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0:00 Intro
0:17 TANGIER VILLE (Including First Class Lounge!)
3:25 Boarding our train
5:20 Departure
7:00 Reaching 320km/h & seat review
10:00 KENITRA
12:00 Mohammed VI Tower (Africa's 3rd Tallest!)
12:40 RABAT-AGDAL
13:30 Tour of the train (Cafe Car & Toilet review)
15:30 Passing Mohammedia and Casablanca Suburbs
16:30 Arrival into CASA-VOYAGEURS and final conclusions
18:25 Outro
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Пікірлер: 101

  • @parshuram11023
    @parshuram110234 ай бұрын

    Well done Morocoo ❤ Love from India

  • @Alby_Torino
    @Alby_Torino5 ай бұрын

    Well done, Morocco, greetings from Italy

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    5 ай бұрын

    Ciao 👋

  • @nazlitechschool
    @nazlitechschool5 ай бұрын

    Morocco has the best railway in the continent, really nice.

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    5 ай бұрын

    They'd put Britain's railways to SHAME!

  • @1yrFamily

    @1yrFamily

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@Jack_Rice 😊 Might be. But there are other things that makes the UK great. Greeting from 🇲🇦 (Berkane)

  • @toufkh3182
    @toufkh31825 ай бұрын

    CONGRATULATION MORROCO 🇺🇸🇺🇸👑🇲🇦🇲🇦🌹👍🏻

  • @shivamthakur6597
    @shivamthakur65974 ай бұрын

    W morocco. love from India. keep developing.

  • @MOE-pt4ox
    @MOE-pt4ox5 ай бұрын

    Wow Africa has better train than America , thx for sharing with us this video

  • @zaid2508

    @zaid2508

    5 ай бұрын

    @@AhmedN.-ky8ii what the fuck are you talking about ? Morocco is a north african country and is a part of Africa

  • @DaTam-pg6sx

    @DaTam-pg6sx

    5 ай бұрын

    @@AhmedN.-ky8ii I don't think a true Moroccan would say such rubbish speech. We are african and we are proud of being so

  • @zaid2508

    @zaid2508

    5 ай бұрын

    @@AhmedN.-ky8ii it's an arab speaking amazigh country and we are a part of Africa !

  • @widadcassel122

    @widadcassel122

    5 ай бұрын

    @@zaid2508 at least talk respectfully in morocco we dont talk to outsiders like that have some manners

  • @zaid2508

    @zaid2508

    5 ай бұрын

    @@widadcassel122 I don't need anyone to teach me how to Talk (especially not some troll on KZread) to moroccans or to foreigners and I don't treat them differently anyways. So please go take your educational charity somewhere else. Moreover, the person I was talking to deleted their comment so you don't even know what my response is even about and you're still acting clever and wise about things you don't understand

  • @ayoubbelachir2993
    @ayoubbelachir29935 ай бұрын

    I highly advise you to visit Morocco. It is one of the most beautiful countries. We have many cultures, historical furniture, and many tourist facilities. Welcome to Morocco.❤🇲🇦

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Morocco was a very interesting and slightly eccentric place to visit.

  • @ayoubbelachir2993

    @ayoubbelachir2993

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes, everything is excellent there. Welcome to Morocco

  • @user-wp5yk7jf1q
    @user-wp5yk7jf1q5 ай бұрын

    I LOVE YOU MOROCCO

  • @Thomas1980
    @Thomas19805 ай бұрын

    Greetings my friend! 😀Super nice Video 👍👍👍

  • @SAM7c1
    @SAM7c15 ай бұрын

    LOVE from Saudi

  • @dmitriinikolaev917
    @dmitriinikolaev9174 ай бұрын

    Thanks, that was interesting to see) Morocco has really strong railroad net even by european level.

  • @yudeok413
    @yudeok4135 ай бұрын

    5:08 you seem to imply that the sets are second hand ones that used to run in Europe? That's false. The trains are new, built for ONCF. Not that o have anything against refurbished trains, a good deal is a good deal, BUT since we paid full price for these it's rather insulting to assume.

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    5 ай бұрын

    I genuinely didn't know that. The train didn't feel like it was just over 5 years old.

  • @tikamil

    @tikamil

    5 ай бұрын

    @@Jack_Rice Morocco has spent billions on this tgv, do you think they'll buy second-hand trains?

  • @IsmailBahhane

    @IsmailBahhane

    5 ай бұрын

    @@Jack_Rice Also Al Boraq has modifications that were made according to the Moroccan climatic and environmental conditions. And its configuration slightly differs from that of its European counterpart (2 first-class carriages, 5 second class carriages, and a catering coach, instead of the French configuration of 3 first class coaches, 4 second-class coaches, and a catering coach). I should also add, for luggage, you have a special storage area to house big suitcases.

  • @tadeuszk6677
    @tadeuszk66775 ай бұрын

    Merci Morocco.

  • @kellybrown8638
    @kellybrown86385 ай бұрын

    What a well done video. Jack, you are amazing!

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank You So Much Kelly. That means alot.

  • @RishabhShukla-xy6yd
    @RishabhShukla-xy6yd4 ай бұрын

    HSR is soon going to be inaugurated in India as well..They are working at unprecedented rate. Great to see Morocco has one.❤

  • @maalmimohamed5279
    @maalmimohamed52795 ай бұрын

    Enjoy your stay in Morocco.

  • @soluckyme910
    @soluckyme9105 ай бұрын

    Wow whoosh whoosh yes👍

  • @ProjectsOfMorocco
    @ProjectsOfMorocco5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for visit my country, you are welcome forever 🤪

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much. I had a brilliant time.

  • @rezaalan3991
    @rezaalan39915 ай бұрын

    Great trip. My favourite train to be honest, no matter it's running in Europe or Africa.

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    5 ай бұрын

    It's definitely one of my favourites too.

  • @sergiobertoni4074
    @sergiobertoni40744 ай бұрын

    really impressive...

  • @Noelegamer

    @Noelegamer

    4 ай бұрын

    No impressive it’s just a classic french tgv

  • @asantaraliner
    @asantaraliner4 ай бұрын

    Now Indonesia, Morocco, Türkiye and Uzbekistan has a HSR.

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    4 ай бұрын

    I feel like every country in the world should have one.

  • @arjungurjar9104
    @arjungurjar91044 ай бұрын

    India is waiting

  • @vyacheslavpivkin7924
    @vyacheslavpivkin79244 ай бұрын

    Молодцы французы, что сделали из Морокко железнодорожного лидера Африки, на что я обратил внимание ещë несеолько лет назад, а сегодня просто ещё раз убедился в этом!.. 😮

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    4 ай бұрын

    Спасибо

  • @TheLordAI
    @TheLordAI4 ай бұрын

    I wonder if they will ever expand service to other industrialized countries in Africa like Kenya or, Ghana even Nigeria

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    4 ай бұрын

    I hope so!

  • @Indian_Rajput
    @Indian_Rajput5 ай бұрын

    R u doing solo travel? U must be uni student, All the best!

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    5 ай бұрын

    No, I'm neither a solo traveller or a Uni Student. Thanks

  • @1yrFamily
    @1yrFamily5 ай бұрын

    Hi Jack R. Just for the record 😊 12:08 This is Africa's 2nd tallest building. 1) Iconic Tower 400 metres (1,300 ft), Egypt 2) Mohammed VI Tower 250 m (820 ft) Morocco 3) The Leonardo 234 m (768 ft) South Africa 4) Carlton Centre 223 m (732 ft) South Africa

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    5 ай бұрын

    Wikipedia needs changing, then.

  • @vitoperez7969
    @vitoperez79694 ай бұрын

    Solo hay café, una pena.

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    4 ай бұрын

    Nooo 😆

  • @abonnedeplus3557

    @abonnedeplus3557

    4 ай бұрын

    il y a le taquilla partout

  • @SourabhSaha-ce6yu
    @SourabhSaha-ce6yu4 ай бұрын

    Far better than indian railways .

  • @nikhilniks1194

    @nikhilniks1194

    4 ай бұрын

    why the fuck you need to compare. if you want to compare education, Space missions, and military

  • @SourabhSaha-ce6yu

    @SourabhSaha-ce6yu

    4 ай бұрын

    @@nikhilniks1194 because Indian Railways sucks. Stinky wash rooms, disgusting food, uncivilized co passengers, always late . Do you want more explanation?

  • @parshuram11023

    @parshuram11023

    3 ай бұрын

    @@SourabhSaha-ce6yu Have u ever been on vande bharat? or u pay less and expect good treatment XD

  • @SourabhSaha-ce6yu

    @SourabhSaha-ce6yu

    3 ай бұрын

    @@parshuram11023 I've travelled in Vande bharat, Rajdhani, Gatiman, Shatabdi. Government tried to make them better but the food was worse as other trains . Bathrooms were fancy but stinky.

  • @SourabhSaha-ce6yu

    @SourabhSaha-ce6yu

    3 ай бұрын

    @@nikhilniks1194 you Indians should accept the reality. Make good railway system then come to argue.

  • @debanjanghosh8776
    @debanjanghosh87764 ай бұрын

    African state looks like France TGV train

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    4 ай бұрын

    That's because it is. Lol

  • @Benji_Toshi
    @Benji_Toshi4 ай бұрын

    You like the train? It's French

  • @practical_ducky
    @practical_ducky4 ай бұрын

    @Jack Rice, why are u playing arabian songs in the intro of a african nation. I know its muslim majority but, LOL😂😂

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    4 ай бұрын

    It may be on the African continent. But culturally, many Moroccans see themselves more as Arabs than Africans. And it certainly looks and feels more like an Arabic country when you are there.

  • @invisiblehole8956

    @invisiblehole8956

    8 күн бұрын

    We are Amazigh Decents, our DNA is 80 % amazigh mix ( northern west Africa and Southern European ) and has nothing to do with Arabs, this might be the most offensive thing I read today we literally have our own native language ⵏⴻⴽⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴻⵏ ⵉⵍⴻⵍⵍⵉⵢⴻⵏ ⵣⵉ ⵍⴻⴱⴷⴰ, ⴽⴻⵞⵞ ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵇⴻⵔⵔⵉⴱⴻⴹ 🇲🇦

  • @mihirpatel6162
    @mihirpatel61624 ай бұрын

    Does they have money to pay for tickets 😅😂

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    4 ай бұрын

    Obviously, they do. Otherwise, it would be there.

  • @rifitto

    @rifitto

    3 ай бұрын

    What a stupid question

  • @elpacho1451

    @elpacho1451

    Ай бұрын

    A very stupid question from a very stupid person

  • @What_intellgence

    @What_intellgence

    28 күн бұрын

    لدي اموال إن اردت بيع اختك لي كخادمة ؟ بالمناسبة انا مغربي

  • @ingodwetrust3784
    @ingodwetrust37844 ай бұрын

    Nice train but bad people 😢

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    4 ай бұрын

    Well Not All People!

  • @ingodwetrust3784

    @ingodwetrust3784

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Jack_Rice yes , but almost !!!

  • @Jack_Rice

    @Jack_Rice

    4 ай бұрын

    @@ingodwetrust3784 😆

  • @foreverhamid9691

    @foreverhamid9691

    4 ай бұрын

    كيف عليك أن تحكم على هؤلاء الناس وأنت لم تعاشرهم فهذا عيب على إنسان أن يحكم غيابيا

  • @imax2000

    @imax2000

    4 ай бұрын

    They did something wrong to u?

  • @KenanTurkiye
    @KenanTurkiye5 ай бұрын

    I love them and I have a folder about them come take a ride! (at folder 4) :)) 🚅🚈🚞🚝🚂🚃🚄 trains, trams, aren't they all beautifull