The campaign to scale up night trains

Too few night trains run in Europe right now. Our demand: that the EU organise the procurement of a new fleet of night trains. This will allow cross-border overnight services to be swiftly scaled up.

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More innovation in fast freight than in fast night trains in Italy, and new night trains with seats only in Germany

Back in 2018, Trenitalia began an experiment called “Mercitalia Fast” – using a converted ETR-500 300km/h high speed train to convey light freight at high speed. You can read more about the project here. Now Trenitalia has announced a new […]

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For years I have made pretty much every long distance trip I can by train. Conference in Iași? Sure, train via Ukraine to get there. Teaching in Geneva? Night train back to Berlin. Holiday in the Balkans? I’m the one […]

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Revival of the Trans Europ Express (TEE) – these plans are going to need some new trains

Nostalgia is important in railways. Families and enthusiasts alike visit heritage railways, and railway companies across Europe try to motivate passengers to take trains today using symbolism of the past. And there is no symbolism stronger in cross-border rail in […]

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Thank you MEPs Delli and Cuffe for thinking of night trains as part of smart mobility in the EU

The European Parliament is currently debating an own-initiative report about a Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy for the EU – the whole legislative dossier is here, and German S&D MEP Ismail Ertug is the Rapporteur. MEPs – perhaps all of […]

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“Rail at the forefront of smart and sustainable mobility” – Council of the EU conclusions offer scope for night train investment

The Council of the European Union today adopted Council Conclusions on railways, entitled “Rail at the forefront of smart and sustainable mobility” – you can read the press story about this, quoting Portugal’s transport minister here. The full conclusions are […]

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We support Trains for Europe

No Fly Travel Club

As a responsible travel business, we believe rail travel is the only way to make travel truly green

Katja Diehl

Campaigner – She Drives Mobility

Karen Melchior

Member of the European Parliament – Radikale Venstre, Denmark (Renew Europe)

Edward Schofield

Train conductor and railway blogger

Martijn Körvers

Flight free since 2007, avid train traveller ever since, and sleeper trains are the best of all!

Kendra Stenberg

A European citizen who cares for the planet

Gereon tho Pesch

Studying Geography and Economics & passionate about European rail travel

Järnvägsfrämjandet

Pro-rail organisation from Sweden

Nils Jocher

Night trains are a fast and climate-friendly option to connect people all over Europe. We need them! Based in Basel.

Richard Hunt

Retired advertising executive, regular night sleeper customer, based in Prague