RugbyRebels

France are banning short distance flights where there is a workable train option. As a lover of night trains, I am overjoyed with this news and hope that it signals a rennaissance of the European night train network. Who is with me?

It is a good idea, though if say going from London to Edinburgh for the 6N I wouldn't object to a 45 min plane ride.

Fingers crossed for hyperloop or some alternative alternative that similarly offers greater speed and a beneficial environmental impact

Digby wrote:It is a good idea, though if say going from London to Edinburgh for the 6N I wouldn't object to a 45 min plane ride.

Fingers crossed for hyperloop or some alternative alternative that similarly offers greater speed and a beneficial environmental impact

There's a great night train up to Scotland from London.

It's the one thing that makes me sort of in favour of HS2 - transport infrastructure should be such that there is no real need to plane from London-Edinburgh or even Edinburgh-Paris/Berlin/Madrid.

Puja

You are all serial killers.

Zhivago wrote:

Digby wrote:It is a good idea, though if say going from London to Edinburgh for the 6N I wouldn't object to a 45 min plane ride.

Fingers crossed for hyperloop or some alternative alternative that similarly offers greater speed and a beneficial environmental impact

There's a great night train up to Scotland from London.

Have you been on it? It’s one of those things that I’m wanting to do when I get the excuse.

I kind of agree with the idea that the train is a better option that short haul. If it means avoiding airport check in then I’m all for it.

Sandydragon wrote:

Zhivago wrote:

Digby wrote:It is a good idea, though if say going from London to Edinburgh for the 6N I wouldn't object to a 45 min plane ride.

Fingers crossed for hyperloop or some alternative alternative that similarly offers greater speed and a beneficial environmental impact

There's a great night train up to Scotland from London.

Have you been on it? It’s one of those things that I’m wanting to do when I get the excuse.

I kind of agree with the idea that the train is a better option that short haul. If it means avoiding airport check in then I’m all for it.

I was on it back in 2003 or so. One of my first jobs had me visiting a brokerage office attached to a bank up in Scotland and they decided this was the best/cheapest way to arrange it.

I didn't like it, but whilst I fell asleep on long journeys before the age of 4 I don't now. So I just arrived tired. (though in better shape than the Scottish staff coming down to London, who on more than one occasion arrived absolutely shit faced)

The airport check in is a pain, but it's still vastly quicker to fly, and it's cheap to fly. It's just a slight issue across numerous environmental areas of concern

Sandydragon wrote:

Zhivago wrote:

Digby wrote:It is a good idea, though if say going from London to Edinburgh for the 6N I wouldn't object to a 45 min plane ride.

Fingers crossed for hyperloop or some alternative alternative that similarly offers greater speed and a beneficial environmental impact

There's a great night train up to Scotland from London.

Have you been on it? It’s one of those things that I’m wanting to do when I get the excuse.

I kind of agree with the idea that the train is a better option that short haul. If it means avoiding airport check in then I’m all for it.

I also haven't. I would if I lived in London. Once they finally introduce this eurostar from Amsterdam to London then it becomes a possibility for me.

Originally they had plans for the Channel tunnel to carry night trains between Europe and all over Britain but they scrapped it and sold the rolling stock to Canada.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightstar_(train)

Digby wrote:

Sandydragon wrote:

Zhivago wrote:
There's a great night train up to Scotland from London.

Have you been on it? It’s one of those things that I’m wanting to do when I get the excuse.

I kind of agree with the idea that the train is a better option that short haul. If it means avoiding airport check in then I’m all for it.

I was on it back in 2003 or so. One of my first jobs had me visiting a brokerage office attached to a bank up in Scotland and they decided this was the best/cheapest way to arrange it.

I didn't like it, but whilst I fell asleep on long journeys before the age of 4 I don't now. So I just arrived tired. (though in better shape than the Scottish staff coming down to London, who on more than one occasion arrived absolutely shit faced)

The airport check in is a pain, but it's still vastly quicker to fly, and it's cheap to fly. It's just a slight issue across numerous environmental areas of concern

Strange, normally the rhythm helps me get to sleep. It's another story on the night train from Poland to Ukraine though. Because of the different gauge they have to swap out the bogies in the middle of the night. Noisy process.