17 new sets of night trains for Norway
Norway has some of the most spectacular night train connections. In February 2023, Norske Tog announced that it would order new rolling stock to serve… Read More »17 new sets of night trains for Norway
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Sustainable travel to Kiruna?
Press release, 2023-01-11 The first major meeting during the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union will take place on 12–13 January. The… Read More »Sustainable travel to Kiruna?
”Enough is enough” – has Eurostar been strangled?
Open letter to the British Transport Minister Dear Mr Harper, As we face a Climate Emergency, why is it still so difficult and expensive to… Read More »”Enough is enough” – has Eurostar been strangled?
Action Days 16-18 September 2022: Brussels-Malmö Hop on
In the spring of 2021, a feasibility study was announced with great optimism for, among other things, a night train between Malmö in Sweden and… Read More »Action Days 16-18 September 2022: Brussels-Malmö Hop on
The Global Warming Reduction Potential of Night-Trains
New report: Night trains can cut 3% of total EU greenhouse gas emissions According to opinion polls, 7 out of 10 Europeans would be willing to take the night train instead of the plane if the offer seemed reasonable to them. Back-on-Track, a European network of night train initiatives, has used this as a basis… Read More »The Global Warming Reduction Potential of Night-Trains
Norwegian railway authority miscalculates potential for night train Oslo – Copenhagen
A night train offer Oslo-Copenhagen can start up in 2025 at the earliest. “Any offer will depend on public support and is not an effective… Read More »Norwegian railway authority miscalculates potential for night train Oslo – Copenhagen
Press release: Czech Presidency does not want to bet on the night train. What about the train to Prague?
Yesterday, several Czech ministers presented the spearheads of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union to the members of the European Parliament.… Read More »Press release: Czech Presidency does not want to bet on the night train. What about the train to Prague?
Dialogue at the Paris symposium – revitalisation
The “Symposium on the Revitalisation of Night Trains” 23.2. 2022 took place in Paris, organised by French Ministry for the Ecological Transition. More and more… Read More »Dialogue at the Paris symposium – revitalisation
VCD RAILtest 2021/22
VCD Verkehrsclub Deutschland has made comparisons and recommendations for a number of train rides from Germany to other European countries with the title: Europa per… Read More »VCD RAILtest 2021/22
France to redevelop sleeper trains
The French transport minister wants «10 overnight lines by 2030» The French transport minister, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, onboard a couchette coach in renovation – Picture: SNCF… Read More »France to redevelop sleeper trains