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‘Hotel on rails’ Midnight Trains announce end of project before it actually started operations (tripbytrip.org)
submitted 5 months ago by MrAlagos@feddit.it to c/europe@feddit.de
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[–] realitista@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Real pity. It was an important idea that should have gotten a chance.

[–] geophysicist@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Check out European sleeper, that company is already doing this

[–] hushable@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

and NightJet by ÖBB, different routes, but a lot better IMO

[–] sic_1@feddit.de 0 points 5 months ago

As far as I know those services are barely breaking even, using the few remaining old sleeper wagons. Growth of them is not likely because new wagons cost a lot and profitability is low.

[–] elgordino@fedia.io 0 points 5 months ago

This is a great map of the night train services across Europe.

https://back-on-track.eu/night-train-map/

They vary significantly in levels of comfort and price, but there’s a lot to check out. Shame this new service didn’t work out.