Europe’s next-generation night trains to draw pax away from planes

[John Ashworth]

Europe’s next-generation night trains aim to draw passengers away from planes

From cosy sleeping pods to sliding doors, ambient lighting to curvaceous seating, a new generation of night trains designed to maximise passengers’ comfort and privacy are expected to be whizzing across Europe from next year. NightJet, the sleeper division of Austria’s national railway, ÖBB – considered one of the world’s trailblazers in night rail travel – unveiled the interior of its new wagons this week. Travel writers and railway buffs invited to Vienna to inspect them said they had the potential to give a fresh boost to the industry at a time of huge challenges such as the energy crisis and the climate emergency...