Waking up in Malmö is still a utopia
On 14 September 2020, the Swedish Ministry of Transport published a public tender for a night train between Stockholm and Hamburg and between Malmö and… Read More »Waking up in Malmö is still a utopia
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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?
German Group supports Deutsche Bahn’s participation in Nightjet
Back-on-Track Germany also supports the demand addressed to DB Netz AG for a reduction of track access charges for night trains. Back-on-Track refers to a… Read More »German Group supports Deutsche Bahn’s participation in Nightjet
French and Spanish railways “war” is blocking night trains
Originally published by Oui au train de nuit Simultaneous demonstrations for night trains took place on July 2nd, 2022 in Lisbon, Madrid and on several… Read More »French and Spanish railways “war” is blocking night trains
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
Conference 2022: Night train of the past, present and future
The conference is over with succes. Here you find pictures and videos from the conference. Thanks to the hard work from our Belgium group, who… Read More »Conference 2022: Night train of the past, present and future
Poster Contest: “The Renaissance of the Night Train”
Back on Track Belgium organised late 2021 an European poster competition “The Renaissance of the night train”. Our poster competition was a nod to the… Read More »Poster Contest: “The Renaissance of the Night Train”
Action plan to boost long distance and cross-border passenger rail
The EU Commission has 14.12. presented an Action Plan, that is covering the area of promoting night trains. >> Read the Back-on-Track comments to the… Read More »Action plan to boost long distance and cross-border passenger rail