Back on track: Europe's fading night trains win reprieve

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PARIS (AFP) - It was one of the quintessential European travel experiences.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

With passengers cradled to sleep by the clank of the wheels on the rails, the network of night trains that spanned the continent inspired travelogues, thrillers and films.

Austria, France and Sweden are among countries pressing for a return to night train travel that may yet see more of us tucking up for the night in a cosy wagon-lit. He said there was in particular a"young population that is paying attention to carbon emissions" and is prepared to take a little more time to travel.

Signs of a revival in overnight travel are even more apparent elsewhere in Europe, notably in Austria where state railway operator OBB has been blazing a trail for international services.

 

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