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In the UK there's been a £150m refurbishment of the Caledonian Sleeper trains from London to Scotland[0]. [0] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-47887656 h
by m-i-l 5y ago
In the UK there's been a £150m refurbishment of the Caledonian Sleeper trains from London to Scotland[0].
[0] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-47887656 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-47887656
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoThat one didn't go so well. I was supposed to ride that (London -> Fort William) in the summer of 2019, but the new trains had so many issues we were stuck on the same rolling stock that had been around when I was a child. Hopefully it's in service now, but last time I looked it up, there were still issues.
- m-i-l 5y agoYes, I should have put a disclaimer in, but I think the teething issues are largely settled. The point was that the investment was there though. And to the original point that "at least in Europe there is a push to bring back overnight trains as an alternative to carbon-intensive flying", there is this from 5 days ago: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/europe-is-undergoing-a-sleeper-train-renaissance https://www.cntraveler.com/story/europe-is-undergoing-a-slee... which leads with the Caledonian Sleeper, and mentions others such as the new Paris-based Midnight Trains, the revival of the Trans-Europe Express, Czech-based RegioJet, and ÖBB's Nightjet.