Hamburg's S5 route is odd.

Why is there an S5 but not an S4? Why is it listed as a route to Stade or Buxtehude, but half the time it terminates earlier? And is the line itself really a microcosm of the issues faced by the Deutsche Bahn on the whole?

Find out the take from a woman who's actually lived in Stade the past few years in this inaugural Tales from the SBahn video!

Part of Classy Whale's One Line Wonders Challenge. Check out his channel here: ‪@ClassyWhale‬

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Time Stamps:

Intro: 00:00
Background and History: 02:25
The Easy Peasy Netz: 07:11
The Biggest Needed Change: 14:50
Bubbling Disappointment and the Future: 17:07
Acceptance Isn't Required: 20:48

Some footage from:

Hamburg's Rathaus & Binnenalster 4K Aerial Views
   • Hamburg's Rathaus & Binnenalster 4K A...  

Hamburgs neues Easy Peasy Netz | SBahn Hamburg
   • Hamburgs neues Easy Peasy Netz | SBa...  

Hamburger SBahn: Die Wiedervereinigung der Züge in Ohlsdorf
   • Hamburger SBahn: Die Wiedervereinigu...  

Berlin HBF: Seltener Gast aus dem Rheingau
   • Berlin HBF: Seltener Gast aus dem Rhe...  

Miniature Wonderland Hamburg | Airport/Plane start | Sights!
   • Miniatur Wunderland  Hamburg | Flugh...  

Paris RER B Gentilly
   • RER B Gentilly  

S1 nach Hamburg Airport
   • S1 nach Hamburg Airport  

Credit to this Redditor as well:   / ersatzfahrt_für_die_ersatzfahrt  

With some further additional footage from Pexels. All clips used either with permission, under fair use, or under creative commons.

Music:

'sonik special' by analoq from OCRemix
   • OC ReMix #1006: Sonic the Hedgehog 's...  

podcastjazzwaltzcozyrelaxingvibes from Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/music/traditional...

'Reich Lake' by Mazedude from OCRemix
   • OC ReMix #1121: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ...  

'S Tier' by Flexstyle and OA from OCRemix
   • OC ReMix #3068: Super Smash Bros. Mel...  

'Sol Searching' by The Good Ice from OCRemix
   • Mass Effect OC ReMix by The Good Ice:...  

Skyline Restless Deep Sleep from Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/music/beatsskyli...

'Fiesta Amongst the Trees' by Strider Yoko from OCRemix
   • OC ReMix #2125: Ristar 'Fiesta Amongs...  

"Life Blossom" from Music Fellows
   • [Happy Piano Music] "Life Blossom"  ...  

"Upping the Ante" by Mattmatatt from OCRemix
   • Balatro OC ReMix by Mattmatatt: "Uppi...  

"Big DonutSlammin' Moe" by Sir Jordanius from OCRemix
   • OC ReMix #3063: Dungeonmans 'Big Donu...  

And also a little It's Always Sunny, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Yung Bae for the sake of memes.

As for references (even though I know a lot of this was anecdotal), I've compiled them all into a neat Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s...

Oh, on one last note, if I seem familiar, perhaps you've seen my old gaming channel ‪@StuffWePlay‬!

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