All Night trains articles – Page 7

  • Russian sleeping car (Photo: DB AG/Ralf Kranert).
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    Russia orders international sleeping cars

    2009-07-30T10:00:00Z

    RUSSIA: RZD has ordered 200 sleeping cars which will be supplied with interchangeable standard and broad -gauge bogies for services to central and western Europe. A contract was signed with Siemens Mobility and Transmash Holding's TVZ subsidiary onboard a Sapsan high speed train on July 30. According to RZD, ...

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    International sleeping car enters service

    2004-08-01T10:00:00Z

    THIS MONTH Polish rolling stock builder Fabryka Pojazdów Szynowych will complete the last of a batch of 10 Type 305Ad sleeping cars ordered by PKP, the first six of which entered service in June on the Jan Kiepura Brussels - Warszawa service.Built to UIC 505-1 clearances, the carriages are designed ...

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    EuroNight sleeping car unveiled in Poland

    2003-06-01T10:00:00Z

    PESA Bydgoszcz SA has unveiled a sleeping car ordered for use on PKP InterCity’s EuroNight services. It is designed to offer a high standard of comfort for passengers, with improved reliability for the operator.The vehicle can accommodate up to 28 passengers and one attendant. There are eight three-berth compartments, configurable ...

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    £7m revamp gives Caledonian Sleepers a quality upgrade

    1999-08-01T10:00:00Z

    UK: Train operating company ScotRail was expected to unveil a new livery for its Caledonian Sleeper services at the end of last month, as part of a £7m upgrading of the service announced by Managing Director Alastair MacPherson on April 1. The company currently runs two 16-car trains to ...