A GOLDEN AGE OF RAIL
Before the boom in affordable flights, trains were synonymous with travel adventures; thereafter they were mostly relegated to the horrors of commuter journeys. But as a new era of night trains, high-speed intercontinental routes and luxury services dawns and more people seek out low-carbon alternatives to flying, it’s time to hit the rails again.
The options for night trains are growing fast, and include Austrian Railways’ Nightjet sleeper services linking Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. Then there’s the European Sleeper, the overnight service between Brussels, Amsterdam and Berlin that extends its route to include Dresden and Prague this March. There is also a ‘Canopus’ sleeper service running
