Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains

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Austrian rail operator OeBB on Saturday unveiled its new generation of sleeper trains -- a response to demands from travellers for less pollutant alternatives to planes and petrol or diesel cars. State-owned OeBB, which operates 20 rail routes across Europe, has been a pioneer in reviving such services.

It will connect the Austrian cities of Vienna and Innsbruck to the German port of Hamburg.

Between then and 2028, it will be phased in on other routes in Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. "France will have to wait a bit because this requires new approvals from the national railroad authority," OeBB CEO Andreas Matthae told AFP.Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler told AFP:"Every kilometre by train is a kilometre for climate protection and... a contribution to a better future."generated exclusively by hydropower, solar and wind power...

"I still remember the old sleeping coaches, which were so dark -- the small window, the bunk beds and a curtain," said 69-year-old retiree Rosemarie, who declined to give her full name, as she examined OeBB's sleek new night train on Saturday.

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