@acb Even as a definitely not very agile, and sightly overweight, 64-year old I managed to use a such just fine last year, Hamburg–Wien. Would definitely do it again, when travelling solo, if available on a route suiting my itinerary.

(I doubt my wife would want to, though, she would probably find it claustrophobic.)

#Nightjet #NightTrain #ÖBB

**Interrailinfo på svenska** @interrailinfosvenska@mastodonsweden.se · Mar 25 *

Mar 25 *

Interrailinfo på svenska @interrailinfosvenska@mastodonsweden.se

Jag uppdaterade lite kring de italienska nattågen InterCity Notte. Det finns några olika sajter att boka Interrailplats på och de ger lite olika resultat. https://interrailinfosvenska.wordpress.com/sicilien-kalbrien-apulien/ #Interrail #tågtut #tågluff #traintravel #nighttrain

Bild på italienskt nattåg med skylt som visar att det finns lediga platser

**Dr. Raphael Weyland** @raphaelweyland · Mar 20

Mar 20

Dr. Raphael Weyland @raphaelweyland

#ZugStattFlug #NightTrain #FlyLess

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**Cycling on Rails** @cycling_on_rails@mastodon.social · Mar 20

Mar 20

Cycling on Rails @cycling_on_rails@mastodon.social

And that's a wrap! Delay of exactly 10 minutes in the end, so just above 15 hours. #NightTrain #CrossBorderRail

Zagreb main station building, with a dozens of bicycles parked on dedicated metal arches.

Night train with locomotive already detached.

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**Cycling on Rails** @cycling_on_rails@mastodon.social · Mar 20

Mar 20

Cycling on Rails @cycling_on_rails@mastodon.social

Welcome to Croatia! Zagreb should be just behind that hill. #CrossBorderRail #NightTrain

Triple track (electrified) with a hill ahead in the background.

**Tor Lillqvist** @tml@urbanists.social · Mar 20 *

Mar 20 *

Tor Lillqvist @tml@urbanists.social

Hmm, is it really so that for two persons, a shared #Trenitalia sleeping-car compartment ("Vagone Letto Relax — Doppio Cabina Intera") Torino–Lecce is 226€, while for a single person by themselves, the same compartment ("Vagone Letto Relax Uso SIngolo — Cabina Intera") is (only) 137€?

Doesn't seem logical to me. Either the double should be cheaper or the single higher.

(Eurail still is not able to sell a reservation for two in the same compartment.)

#Interrail #nightTrain #intercityNotte

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**Cycling on Rails** @cycling_on_rails@mastodon.social · Mar 20

Mar 20

Cycling on Rails @cycling_on_rails@mastodon.social

My last night train pro tip is that the top bed has overflow space above the corridor, recommended for tall people (don't hit your head though). Downside: the staff guy complained that I left one drop of water on the lower bed after using the sink. He must not see that I'm using a seat in day mode after carefully stowing the bed sheets.

And there was a proper breakfast with a warm drink on top of the snacks after all. #NightTrain

3 beds seen from above, showing the overflow space above the door.

Lower bed converted into 3 seats, with unused bed sheets carefully folded.

Breakfast tray: tea, 120g bread, jam, butter.

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**Cycling on Rails** @cycling_on_rails@mastodon.social · Mar 19

Mar 19

Cycling on Rails @cycling_on_rails@mastodon.social

Picture of the breakfast as we're presumably waiting to cross Liechtenstein in the Buchs freight depot.

Speaking of, another pro tip is to bring your own food in night trains, as breakfast quality is quite variable & there's generally no restaurant car.

The breakfast: 50cl water bottle "Cetina", "7 days" chocolate croissant, 20cl orange juice "Medonja".

Building in construction with the staircase lit in the background of a lit platform.

#NightTrain #CrossBorderRail #Liechtenstein

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**Cycling on Rails** @cycling_on_rails@mastodon.social · Mar 19

Mar 19

Cycling on Rails @cycling_on_rails@mastodon.social

My usual kit to improve the night train experience: headlamp, ear plugs & inflatable pillow. Might not be needed tonight as I'm alone, but you never know about the pillow quality and air ventilation can be quite loud.

Pro tip: the lower bed is usually the loudest in terms of air conditioning. But today there is a big blue light on the control panel next to the upper bed in night mode. Might add a sleeping mask to the kit next time!

Headlamp, ear plugs & inflatable pillow. The deflated pillow is about twice the size of the headlamp.

Inflated pillow between its casing (about 10x smaller) and the provided pillow. Conveniently, the inflatable pillow's blue color matches the wall's.

Big blue light on the control panel in the dark.

#NightTrain

**Anna Kukka** @AnnaKukka@wien.rocks · Mar 13 *

Mar 13 *

Anna Kukka @AnnaKukka@wien.rocks

soap smiley
surprisingly cool design features in the new Nightjets and their Mini Cabins

Black edged aluminum button on an aluminum surface. There are three black circles of different sizes on the button, which serves to operate the soap dispenser.

#photography #TrainTravel #nighttrain

**reinoud kaasschieter** @reinoudk@mastodon.nl · Mar 13 *

Mar 13 *

reinoud kaasschieter @reinoudk@mastodon.nl

[Artikel] #Treinreis van de maand: Slapend door Italië en dan met trein en al de pont op naar Sicilië

Elke avond vertrekt op het megalomane treinstation van #Milaan een onlogische #Slaaptrein naar #Sicilië. Reisjournalist Sander Groen maakt de langste #Treinreis van #Italië en vaart de zee over – met trein en al – op de laatste #Spoorpont van #Europa.

https://www.volkskrant.nl/volkskrant-magazine/treinreis-van-de-maand-slapend-door-italie-en-dan-met-trein-en-al-de-pont-op-naar-sicilie~b2c51a9c/ via @volkskrant

de Volkskrant · Mar 13Treinreis van de maand: Slapend door Italië en dan met trein en al de pont op naar SiciliëElke avond vertrekt op het megalomane treinstation van Milaan een onlogische slaaptrein naar Sicilië. Reisjournalist Sander Groen maakt de langste treinreis van Italië en vaart de zee over – met trein en al – op de laatste spoorpont van Europa.

#Spoorwegen #Nachttreinen #Railways

**Rocketman** @slothrop@chaos.social · Mar 12

Mar 12

Rocketman @slothrop@chaos.social

On the night train

Worked a full day at home. Made pizza for dinner with the family. Put the kids to bed, where needed.

Then biked to the station, and caught the train. Tomorrow I’ll be by the sea.

A single bed in a coffin hotel style mini cabin, with folded bedding and a welcome cookie

POV shot along the bed, now with sheets. There’s my legs in jeans, and my feet in socks.

#nighttrain

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**Roland Siegloff** @rolandsiegloff@mastodon.social · Mar 9

Mar 9

Roland Siegloff @rolandsiegloff@mastodon.social

@straphanger Are there any #nighttrain connections still existing in Northern America?

**Nemo_bis** @nemobis@mamot.fr · Mar 7 *

Mar 7 *

Nemo_bis @nemobis@mamot.fr

Going Tallinn-Vilnius with a single #CrossBorderRail ticket is lovely https://ltglink.lt/en/vilnius-tallinn but unfortunately #Flixbus remains much more convenient for Tallinn-Warsaw. 14 hours direct bus conveniently matched to the afternoon ferry from Helsinki and many morning trains towards Germany or Austria vs. 11+8 hours train requiring me to get up at 6 for the earliest ferry, spend a night in Vilnius and possibly another in Warsaw...

Any hopes for a #NightTrain Tallinn-Warsaw?

ltglink.ltDaily international train route Vilnius–TallinnTrain Vilnius–Riga–Tallinn daily and in both ways