All Night trains articles

  • Sleep in Motion_sleeping cabin
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    ‘Sleep in Motion’ night train concept launched

    2024-10-30T09:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • eu-new Nightjet cars launched on OeBB route to Roma-Bacic (2)
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    Cross-border complexity puts brakes on Nightjet expansion

    2024-09-12T11:42:00Z

    EUROPE: Further expansion of Austrian Federal Railways’ Nightjet overnight train network beyond the routes already announced is on hold amid ongoing operational and approvals challenges, according to ÖBB.

  • European Sleeper map Brussels Venezia
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    Brussels – Venezia night train to serve winter sports and city break destinations

    2024-08-20T13:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Open access night train operator European Sleeper is to launch a seasonal Brussels – Utrecht – Köln – München – Innsbruck – Verona – Venezia service to winter sports and city trip destinations. The service is being planned around school holidays, the peak winter sports ...

  • Trains at Brussels
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    Report identifies European missing links where rail could compete with air

    2024-07-30T09:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Environmental campaigning organisation Greenpeace has produced a comprehensive study of rail services between major European cities, highlighting the ‘untapped potential’ for new direct trains which could replace flights. The Connection Failed report looks at 990 routes between 45 cities. It says only 13% of the ...

  • Vy Tag train (Photo Vy Tag)
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    SJ to replace Vy Tåg as night train operator

    2024-07-15T09:04:00Z

    SWEDEN: National transport agency Trafikverket has directly awarded state operator SJ a contract to operate Stockholm – Narvik overnight trains for one year from December 15 2024, with an option for a further year. SJ operated the services until December 2020, when the Vy Tåg subsidiary ...

  • Proxima Alstom Avelia Horizon high speed train impression (Image Proxima)
    In depth

    Comment: Private train operators seek the light

    2024-07-04T06:00:00Z

    The collapse of Midnight Trains has raised questions about the viability of new entrants in Europe’s open access rail market, despite the optimism surrounding ventures like Le Train and Proxima. Nick Kingsley reflects on the challenges and potential for future success in this competitive landscape.

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    Rail Business UK

    Flipside redesigns Caledonian Sleeper website

    2024-06-25T04:00:00Z

    UK: Night train operator Caledonian Sleeper has worked with digital agency Flipside to make its Sleeper.scot website more user-friendly. Matterport’s 360 technology has been used to provide virtual tours of the trains, and Recite Me has enhanced the site’s accessibility with customisable background colour, font style, ...

  • Midnight Trains
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    Midnight Trains drops plans for hotel quality sleeper train network

    2024-06-04T14:15:00Z

    FRANCE: Start-up Midnight Trains has abandoned its ambitious plan to develop a network of premium overnight trains offering hotel-standard accommodation on European routes of up to 1 500 km from Paris, after being unable to raise the necessary funding. Co-founder Adrien Aumont said the rail sector’s ...

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    RegioJet to launch night train to Ukraine

    2024-03-19T12:00:00Z

    EUROPE: RegioJet has opened ticket sales for a night train service between Praha and the rail hub at Chop in western Ukraine’s Zakarpattia Oblast. The operator says this will be the first 100% commercially operated service between the European Union and Ukraine. The daily service is ...

  • European Sleeper train (5)
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    European day and overnight train expansion outlined in green travel collaboration

    2024-02-28T05:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Open access night train co-operative European Sleeper and tour operator Flywise’s rail brand GreenCityTrip are to collaborate to offer travel from the Netherlands and Belgium to Berlin, Dresden and Praha. European Sleeper’s Brussels – Amsterdam – Berlin overnight service is to be extended to Dresden ...

  • Caledonian Sleeper MkV coach at Fort William (Photo Tony Miles)
    Rail Business UK

    Cracks found on Caledonian Sleeper vehicles

    2024-01-23T11:00:00Z

    UK: A National Incident Report issued on January 10 confirmed that hairline cracks have been found in the T slots of eight of 75 MkV coaches in the Caledonian Sleeper fleet at points where the yaw damper bracket joins the body of the vehicle. Industry sources ...

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    In depth

    Europe: Overnight trains are back in vogue

    2024-01-19T15:30:00Z

    With the launch of next-generation rolling stock on ÖBB’s international overnight trains and the revival of a Paris – Berlin service, the stage is set for a night train renaissance in Europe. Toma Bačić reports.

  • Amtrak Coast Starlight at Santa Barbara (Photo David Lustig)
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    Amtrak begins procurement to renew Long Distance train fleet

    2024-01-03T15:20:00Z

    USA: Amtrak has issued a request for proposals for a ‘once-in-a-generation, multi-billion-dollar’ procurement of double-deck rolling stock to replace its Long Distance fleet. The RFP was informed by the responses to a request for information issued in December 2022. Amtrak is soliciting offers from established companies ...

  • OeBB Nightjet launch (Photo: Toma Bacic)
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    ÖBB introduces Siemens Nightjet fleet as Paris – Berlin sleeper train revived

    2023-12-12T12:30:00Z

    EUROPE: Austrian Federal Railways launched its next-generation fleet of Nightjet overnight trains into service on December 10 when the first trains formed of new Siemens Mobility rolling stock ran on the Wien/Innsbruck – Hamburg route. The two portions, each comprising a single push-pull trainset, were joined ...

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    ERA authorises Nightjet coaches for international operation

    2023-11-29T04:56:00Z

    EUROPE: An initial batch of Siemens Mobility-built Nightjet coaches ordered by Austrian Federal Railways has been approved by ERA for use in Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.

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    Ukrainian Railways orders replacement night train coaches

    2023-10-29T05:00:00Z

    UKRAINE: National railway Ukrzaliznytsia has awarded domestic manufacturer KVSZ a 1·95bn hryvna contract to supply 44 night train coaches over the next two years. The order announced on October 17 includes 20 sleeping cars with four-berth compartments, 12 with two-berth compartments, nine 56-berth platskartny cars and ...

  • European Sleeper train (5)
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    European Sleeper announces launch date for Praha night train service

    2023-10-10T09:44:00Z

    EUROPE: Open access night train operator European Sleeper has announced the launch date and timetable for the extension of its current Brussels - Berlin service to Dresden and Praha. Services are scheduled to start on March 25 2024. European Sleeper’s Brussels – ...

  • Nightjet sleeping car (Photo: ÖBB/Harald Eisenberger)
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    Nightjet unveiled as the ‘flagship of European night train traffic‘

    2023-10-02T13:07:00Z

    AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways has unveiled the first of its next generation of Nightjet fixed-formation loco-hauled trainsets for overnight trains, calling it ‘the new flagship of the European night train traffic’. The unveiling took place in the former Wien Nordwest station on September 30 as part ...

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    ÖBB and DB to enhance cross-border passenger train services

    2023-09-06T15:56:00Z

    EUROPE: Citing a boom in rail traffic between Germany and Austria, ÖBB and DB have announced plans to increase long-distance cross-border services with effect from the December 10 timetable change.

  • RegioJet night train sleeping passenger
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    Market study to identify the keys to successful night train services

    2023-08-21T12:00:00Z

    EUROPE: The German Centre for Rail Traffic Research, DZSF, has appointed a consortium of Railistics, SSP Consult Beratende Ingenieure and Innofact to study how European night train services can be developed by increasing their attractiveness and reducing the barriers to market entry.