Night train news
Latest global news about overnight trains, including services, routes and sleeping and couchette cars.
France begins procurement of replacement night train fleet
FRANCE: The government has called for expressions of interest in contracts to supply locomotives and coaches to renew the national night train fleet.
ICF orders Alstom traction equipment for Vande Bharat sleeper trains
INDIA: Integral Coach Factory in Chennai has awarded Alstom a contract to supply Mitrac traction components and other electrical equipment for 17 24-car Vande Bharat Sleeper trainsets.
French night train fleet renewal tender expected
FRANCE: Tenders are to be called in early 2025 for the renewal of SNCF’s night train fleet.
Russian-backed consortium prepares to start production of Indian overnight trains
INDIA: A Russian-backed consortium led by Transmashholding is preparing to begin producing Vande Bharat inter-city sleeping car trainsets for Indian Railways.
Interview: Ukrainian Railways looks for more international partnerships
Ukrainian national railway Ukrzaliznytsia is looking for international help to boost rail freight traffic, and for assistance in funding major projects including 1435 mm gauge lines, as Board Member Yevhen Liashchenko* explains to Benjámin Zelki.
‘Sleep in Motion’ night train concept launched
EUROPE: A ‘groundbreaking’ concept for high-capacity overnight trains has been unveiled by Škoda Group. Developed by designers in the Austrian arm of the company, the ‘Sleep in Motion’ proposal features a double-deck coach with pairs of single-berth cubicles stacked one above the other on each side of a central corridor ...
Cross-border complexity puts brakes on Nightjet expansion
Brussels – Venezia night train to serve winter sports and city break destinations
Report identifies European missing links where rail could compete with air
SJ to replace Vy Tåg as night train operator
Comment: Private train operators seek the light
Flipside redesigns Caledonian Sleeper website
Midnight Trains drops plans for hotel quality sleeper train network
RegioJet to launch night train to Ukraine
European day and overnight train expansion outlined in green travel collaboration
Cracks found on Caledonian Sleeper vehicles
Europe: Overnight trains are back in vogue
Amtrak begins procurement to renew Long Distance train fleet
ÖBB introduces Siemens Nightjet fleet as Paris – Berlin sleeper train revived
ERA authorises Nightjet coaches for international operation
Ukrainian Railways orders replacement night train coaches
European Sleeper announces launch date for Praha night train service
Nightjet unveiled as the ‘flagship of European night train traffic‘
ÖBB and DB to enhance cross-border passenger train services