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
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
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