Can sleeper trains transform travel in Europe?

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Demand has always been there, but operators savvy enough to balance the books have not.

led to two decades of decline for sleeper trains. Orders for new carriages disappeared, bookings dropped off and subsidies were cut.new routes are launchingI’m on board one of them: the new Brussels to Prague sleeper train. The journey takes in four countries, four capital cities and lasts just over 15 hours.What’s interesting about this train is that it’s run by a private company, with private investors, aiming to turn a profit.

“You’ve got 20 or 30 people in beds, whereas in the same coach if it had seats and on a daytime train, you could get 70 people in.”Finding the right rolling stock is another challenge.

 

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