BBC Nightsleeper is a Caledonian Creeper

Nightsleeper is the train you'll wish you missed BBC media centre

European sleepers are slumbering back into life. They make perfect environmental sense, now all the operators have to do is persuade enough people that an overnight slumber is a better way to reach your destination than being trapped inside a metal tube, squeezed in with who knows who. Except something is coming up on departure screens this weekend that might just make you think again. Sleep train operators are not going to like this one bit.

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BBC Nightsleeper is a Caledonian Creeper

Nightsleeper is the train you'll wish you missed BBC media centre

European sleepers are slumbering back into life. They make perfect environmental sense, now all the operators have to do is persuade enough people that an overnight slumber is a better way to reach your destination than being trapped inside a metal tube, squeezed in with who knows who. Except something is coming up on departure screens this weekend that might just make you think again. Sleep train operators are not going to like this one bit.

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Take advantage of our exclusive offer to get full access to all premium content.

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Tags: , , , , , ,

Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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Related posts

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Key Romania rail line closed indefinitely after flood damage

A crucial rail route in Romania’s east will be suspended for the foreseeable future after heavy flooding from Storm Boris caused severe destruction along more than 100 kilometres…
Storm Boris still upending Polish rail, but some trains resume

Poland’s railway network was still in disarray on Tuesday morning as heavy flooding continued to wreak havoc across the country’s infrastructure amid Storm Boris. With the local death…
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