Rolling stock pool could boost night train viability

摘要

NIGHT trains may be undergoing a renaissance but there are challenges to building an effective European overnight network. Trains for Europe was formed in June 2021 with the aim of encouraging the European Union to buy a fleet of trains accessible to all operators that would significantly improve cross-border services. Mr Jon Worth leads the campaign. Born in Wales, he lives in Berlin and his main work is a digital communications trainer and teacher. In this role he has travelled across Europe wherever possible by train. Currently he is working on Trains for Europe in his spare time, but the ambition is for it to become a full-time role. "There are problems with all sorts of cross-border passenger rail in Europe - be it regional, long distance, high speed or night trains," Worth tells IRJ. "But it is only with night trains that right now, one problem is more significant than any others - the absence of rolling stock."