Canada: VIA Rail to Invest $150 Million in Sleeper Car Upgrades Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 15, 20260 VIA Rail Canada has announced a 150 million CAD programme to modernise its fleet of 56 Château and Manor sleeper cars over the next five years. The work will be carried out by CAD Railway Industries at its facility in Lachine, Québec. The upgrades are expected to include improvements to interior
Brussels–Cologne–Zürich–Milan Night Train to Launch September 2026 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 4, 20260 European Sleeper is set to launch a new overnight rail service linking Brussels, Cologne, Zürich and Milan on 9 September 2026. Ticket sales for the route will open on 17 March 2026, with couchette beds priced from 49.99 EUR. The Milan service will be the company’s third night train route. The train
ÖBB to Discontinue Nightjet Routes Due to SNCF Exit Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 30, 20250 Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has announced that its Nightjet services from Vienna and Berlin to Paris will end on 14 December 2025. The decision follows confirmation from the French Ministry of Transport that service contracts with SNCF Voyageurs, the French state operator, will not be extended into 2026. A Nightjet service © ÖBB The
The Role of Night Trains in Sweden’s Transport Network Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 7, 20250 At the Train + Rail conference in Stockholm, Dan Olofsson, Head of Operational Strategy and National Coordination at SJ, outlined the ongoing and strategic importance of night trains in Sweden’s transport system. Night trains support long-distance domestic and cross-border travel, offering a practical alternative to flying. By enabling passengers to sleep
IN PICTURES: Dreamstar Releases Renderings for US Overnight Rail Service Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 19, 20250 Dreamstar Lines has released interior design renderings for trains set to operate on overnight rail services in the US. Developed in collaboration with Designworks, a BMW Group company, the designs aim to create a comfortable and elegant travel experience. Dreamstar plans to retrofit existing passenger train cars for this service. Standard travel
Škoda Unveils New Design for Night Trains Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 17, 20240 Škoda Group has introduced its “Sleep in Motion” design, aimed at modernising night train travel. First presented at InnoTrans 2024, this concept seeks to improve comfort, privacy, and operational efficiency while maintaining high passenger capacity. Sleep in Motion mockup © Škoda Group Developed by Škoda Group’s Austrian design team, the design addresses the limitations
Trenitalia Orders New Sleeper Coaches from Škoda and Titagarh Firema Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 10, 20230 Trenitalia has awarded a contract to Škoda Group and Titagarh Firema to supply up to 370 new railway sleeper coaches to operate between Milan, Palermo and Syracuse. The contract has a total value of 732.5 million EUR. Its first part covers the delivery of 70 sleeper coaches, including 44 Comfort coaches,
Škoda Group to Modernise 6 ÖBB Nightjet Couchette Coaches Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 3, 20230 Škoda Group has been awarded a contract to modernise six Nightjet couchette coaches for ÖBB in Austria. This work will be carried out at the Škoda production site in Šumperk for delivery by 2024. Austrian national railway company ÖBB has ordered the modernisation of 6 comfort couchette coaches © Škoda Group Jan Christoph Harder,
Scottish Government to Take Ownership of Caledonian Sleeper Services Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 3, 20230 Scotland’s Minister for Transport, Jenny Gilruth has confirmed that Caledonian Sleeper services will be taken over by the Scottish Government once Serco’s current franchise expires on 25 June 2023. From this date, the Caledonian Sleeper services will be provided by Scottish Rail Holdings, an arm’s length company owned by the Scottish
Amtrak Begins Process of Replacing its Overnight Railcar Fleet Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 20, 20230 Just one month after Amtrak sent out a request for information regarding replacement railcars for its overnight routes, the US railroad company has received submissions from ten manufacturers. The request was sent to potential suppliers defining and describing the scope of Amtrak’s overnight train fleet including its Superliner I and II,
Finland: VR Group Orders New Sleeping Coaches and Freight Wagons from Škoda Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 18, 20230 Škoda Group has received an order for nine sleeping coaches and eight freight wagons for cars from Finnish state railway company VR Group. The latter enables passengers to also transport their vehicle when taking overnight rail services. Visualisation of a VR Group overnight train in Finland © Škoda Group The contract, valued at 50
The Joys (Sometimes) of Travelling by Night Train Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 21, 20220 I first travelled on a sleeper train in the summer of 1999. It didn’t go brilliantly. Earlier that day my friend Alex and I had simultaneously realised, somewhere under rucksacks at the wrong end of Paris in the middle of a heatwave, that we had both made a terrible mistake in
Serco Caledonian Sleeper Service Implements CAF’s LeadMind Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 10, 20220 CAF has announced that its LeadMind platform is improving services on the Serco Caledonian Mk5 Sleeper fleet by providing real-time remote monitoring and condition-based maintenance alerts. The Serco Caledonian Sleeper (SCS) is an overnight sleeper train that operates between London and Scotland. LeadMind implementation on the SCS Mk5 Sleeper fleet has provided
Arriva Netherlands Launches Night Train Service to Schiphol Airport Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 9, 20220 Arriva Netherlands has announced that it will start operating its first night trains from Maastricht to Schiphol on 16 December. This weekly service will operate on a Friday night through to Saturday morning, connecting Maastricht in the south of the Netherlands with several major cities, as well as with Schiphol Airport. A
More overnight trains as Queen’s funeral approaches Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 16, 20220 More overnight trains have been arranged as the day of Her Majesty’s State Funeral approaches. Avanti West Coast has also added four daytime services from Manchester to London using locomotives and rolling stock hired from a charter company. Southeastern has said it will be running night services on main line routes, and
Royal mourning: transport challenge ‘bigger than Olympics’ Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 15, 20220 Millions of people are due in London for the Queen’s Lying in State and her funeral on Monday, and the first overnight trains to carry some of the visitors to London during the mourning for the Queen are reported to have started to run. More are due over the following
ÖBB and Siemens Mobility Unveil Next-Gen Nightjet Interiors Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 6, 20220 Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Siemens Mobility have revealed the interior designs of the next-generation Nightjet sleeping and couchette cars, which focus on improving passenger comfort and privacy. New Nightjet 4-person sleeping compartment © Siemens Mobility The new seven-car Nightjets are made up of two seating cars – a control and multifunction car,
Talgo Wins Night Train Contract in Egypt Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 10, 20220 Spanish rolling stock manufacturer Talgo has won a contract in Egypt worth 280 million EUR (237 million GBP | 286 million USD). Talgo will manufacture seven passenger trains trains for night services and provide 15 years of maintenance. The manufacturer estimates that delivery will begin in 2024. Talgo receives order from ENR
Development of Multifunctional Day/Night Trains Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 9, 20220 The R&D project Day/Night Train (TANA) was launched in June 2022. It is funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action in the Mobility of the Future funding line, managed by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). An Austrian/Swiss research team led by the Vienna-based company netwiss OG is looking
ÖBB and DB Present New Nightjet Couchette Car Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 13, 20220 ÖBB and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have presented a modernised couchette car for ÖBB’s Nightjet service in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. As part of the upgrade programme, ÖBB has converted 22 passenger cars from its existing Nightjet train fleet into multifunctional couchette cars that will enhance passenger comfort. The upgraded couchette cars are
14th Edition of RailTech Europe is Around the Corner Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 3, 20220 14th Edition of RailTech Europe is Around the Corner In a few weeks, the European railway sector gathers at RailTech Europe 2022. Taking place at Jaarbeurs Utrecht in the centre of the Netherlands from June 21-23, RailTech Europe is the European meeting place for the railway industry, from infrastructure managers and