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dasgrueneblatt<p>Ich hab schon wieder einen <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/nightjet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nightjet</span></a> gebucht. Ich kann nicht anders. </p><p><a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/Nachtzug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nachtzug</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/suchtverhalten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suchtverhalten</span></a> <br><a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/Schlafwagen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schlafwagen</span></a><br><a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/NachtzugLiebe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NachtzugLiebe</span></a><br><a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/oebb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oebb</span></a><br><a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/obb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obb</span></a> <br><a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/zugbubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zugbubble</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/nighttrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nighttrain</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/belpaese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>belpaese</span></a></p>
Lach Anonym's PT<p>(@ IC ➡️ Klodzko Miasto) <a href="https://zug.network/tags/NowTr%C3%A4welling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NowTräwelling</span></a></p><p><a href="https://traewelling.de/status/4885683" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">traewelling.de/status/4885683</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>So I'm after a night in a first class compartment and... what the hell<br>The seats feel larger - yes, for day journeys it's great, but...<br>The handrests can't be lifted or regulated in any way<br>The small tables are very poorly designed - because of the mechanics (it's held just from one side) it's slightly tilted and also it's made of a quite slippery material... feels like tragedy, does it?<br>I don't think it's such an improvement for night travelling compared to second class for that price... but it's still way better than open-space carriages<br>Just bring the good old Bmz!<br><a href="https://zug.network/tags/intercity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intercity</span></a> <a href="https://zug.network/tags/nighttrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nighttrain</span></a> <a href="https://zug.network/tags/nachtzug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nachtzug</span></a> <a href="https://zug.network/tags/1stclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1stclass</span></a> :pkpic:</p>
dasgrueneblatt<p>Wir sind in den Osterferien wieder <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/nightjet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nightjet</span></a> gefahren, diesmal von/nach Brüssel. :masto_love: Ich hab mich davor gefragt, ob es alte oder neue Garnituren sein werden. Auf den Tickets steht "Comfort" (mit C), und die <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/OEBB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OEBB</span></a> schreiben selbst:</p><p>"Bei der Ticketbuchung erkennen Sie neues Wagenmaterial (Nightjet der neuen Generation bzw. Nightjet Upgrade) anhand der Fotos und der Abteilbezeichnung "comfort"."</p><p>Es waren aber in beide Richtungen trotzdem "alte". Nix mit feschem neuen Liegewagen. Der war sogar so alt, dass es deutlich nach uraltem Zigarettenrauch gerochen hat. (Die tragbaren Luftfilter helfen übrigens auch da!)</p><p>Ich bin jetzt gespalten. Einerseits bin ich sehr froh, dass wir planmäßig transportiert wurden, andererseits haben wir ja (vermutlich? Vergleichswerte gibt's ja nicht) höhere Preise gezahlt, weil es jetzt ja die coolen feschen neuen Züge mit dem höheren Comfort (mit C) sind?!</p><p>Soweit ich sehe kann, ist die Kategorie das einzige, was zählt. Wenn ich zB statt Schlaf- mit Liegewagen fahre, bekomme ich Geld zurück, aber fehlender Comfort (mit C) ist kein Erstattungsgrund? Weiß das jemand?</p><p><a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/wien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wien</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/trainBubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trainBubble</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/zugBubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zugBubble</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/nighttrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nighttrain</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/traintravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traintravel</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/zugfahren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zugfahren</span></a></p>
Moritz Kleine-Sendrail<p>DYK - there is a night train Roma - Brenner/Brennero running twice a week. </p><p>(Hint from a night train aficionado)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nighttrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nighttrain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/traindenuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traindenuit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nachtzug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nachtzug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trenitalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trenitalia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/intercitynotte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intercitynotte</span></a></p>
JeanFred<p>Good night! 🚞 😴 <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Nightjet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nightjet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/NightjetLiebe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NightjetLiebe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/NightTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NightTrain</span></a></p>
Jocelyn<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://norden.social/@Simmer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Simmer</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@acb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>acb</span></a></span> </p><p>We quite enjoyed it! </p><p>On the way out, we already had had a stop exiting from <a href="https://mastodon.gougere.fr/tags/nighttrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nighttrain</span></a> and walked about the <a href="https://mastodon.gougere.fr/tags/Speicherstadt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Speicherstadt</span></a>. Enjoyed the sights and watched as Turkish carpets were being lifted up to some high storey. It was <a href="https://mastodon.gougere.fr/tags/9euroTicket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>9euroTicket</span></a> summer, metro incl, so we could easily move around without thinking!<br>Later that day we took <a href="https://mastodon.gougere.fr/tags/train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>train</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.gougere.fr/tags/L%C3%BCbeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lübeck</span></a> for a night before our night <a href="https://mastodon.gougere.fr/tags/ferry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ferry</span></a> out to <a href="https://mastodon.gougere.fr/tags/Malm%C3%B6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malmö</span></a>. </p><p>The way back was more rushed, <a href="https://mastodon.gougere.fr/tags/Copenhagen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copenhagen</span></a>-<a href="https://mastodon.gougere.fr/tags/Verdun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Verdun</span></a> in ~30 hours, so pedalo was good!</p>
Apicultor 🐝<p>“It’s kind of like the experience of a cruise ship, but instead of being a boat cruise it’s a rail cruise.”</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/05/eat-sleep-and-party-a-taste-of-la-dolce-vita-aboard-italys-orient-express" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/apr</span><span class="invisible">/05/eat-sleep-and-party-a-taste-of-la-dolce-vita-aboard-italys-orient-express</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NightTrains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NightTrains</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NightTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NightTrain</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ferroviedellostato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ferroviedellostato</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OrientExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OrientExpress</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SlowTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SlowTourism</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/slowtourisme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slowtourisme</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>train</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TrainTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrainTravel</span></a></p>
Liam :fnord:<p>Everyone seems to be tooting about night trains so here we go <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NightTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NightTrain</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF_rZrH4yBY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF_rZrH4</span><span class="invisible">yBY</span></a></p>
Tor Lillqvist<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@acb" class="u-url mention">@<span>acb</span></a></span> 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. </p><p>(I doubt my wife would want to, though, she would probably find it claustrophobic.)</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Nightjet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nightjet</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/NightTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NightTrain</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/%C3%96BB" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ÖBB</span></a></p>
Phelektiv<p>Während sich die Buchwelt in Leipzig feiern, denken andere übers Aufhören nach. Sehr traurig! Dabei lassen <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/TobiasReckermann" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TobiasReckermann</span></a> und <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/ErikRAndara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikRAndara</span></a> nicht nur die letzten Jahre Revue passieren, sondern denken auch über phantastische Literatur und ihren Platz in der Welt nach. Sehr lesenswert.<br>Hier der erste Teil des Abschlusstalks: <a href="https://nighttrain.whitetrain.de/2025/03/24/gleis-x-teil-1/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nighttrain.whitetrain.de/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/24/gleis-x-teil-1/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Whitetrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Whitetrain</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Nighttrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nighttrain</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Kleinverlag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleinverlag</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Buch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buch</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/Phantastik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phantastik</span></a> <a href="https://literatur.social/tags/WeirdFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdFiction</span></a></p>
Trainfo.eu (Interrailinfo)<p>Jag uppdaterade lite kring de italienska nattågen InterCity Notte. Det finns några olika sajter att boka Interrailplats på och de ger lite olika resultat. 🤌🏻 <a href="https://interrailinfosvenska.wordpress.com/sicilien-kalbrien-apulien/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">interrailinfosvenska.wordpress</span><span class="invisible">.com/sicilien-kalbrien-apulien/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonsweden.se/tags/Interrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Interrail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonsweden.se/tags/t%C3%A5gtut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tågtut</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonsweden.se/tags/t%C3%A5gluff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tågluff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonsweden.se/tags/traintravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traintravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonsweden.se/tags/nighttrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nighttrain</span></a></p>
Dr. Raphael Weyland<p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ZugStattFlug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZugStattFlug</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/NightTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NightTrain</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FlyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlyLess</span></a></p>
Cycling on Rails<p>And that's a wrap! Delay of exactly 10 minutes in the end, so just above 15 hours. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NightTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NightTrain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CrossBorderRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrossBorderRail</span></a></p>
Cycling on Rails<p>Welcome to Croatia! Zagreb should be just behind that hill. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CrossBorderRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrossBorderRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NightTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NightTrain</span></a></p>
Tor Lillqvist<p>Hmm, is it really so that for two persons, a shared <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Trenitalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trenitalia</span></a> sleeping-car compartment (&quot;Vagone Letto Relax — Doppio Cabina Intera&quot;) Torino–Lecce is 226€, while for a single person by themselves, the same compartment (&quot;Vagone Letto Relax Uso SIngolo — Cabina Intera&quot;) is (only) 137€?</p><p>Doesn&#39;t seem logical to me. Either the double should be cheaper or the single higher.</p><p>(Eurail still is not able to sell a reservation for two in the same compartment.)</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Interrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Interrail</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/nightTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nightTrain</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/intercityNotte" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>intercityNotte</span></a></p>
Cycling on Rails<p>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. 😅</p><p>And there was a proper breakfast with a warm drink on top of the snacks after all. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NightTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NightTrain</span></a></p>
Cycling on Rails<p>Picture of the breakfast as we're presumably waiting to cross Liechtenstein in the Buchs freight depot.</p><p>Speaking of, another pro tip is to bring your own food in night trains, as breakfast quality is quite variable &amp; there's generally no restaurant car.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NightTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NightTrain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CrossBorderRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrossBorderRail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liechtenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liechtenstein</span></a></p>
Cycling on Rails<p>My usual kit to improve the night train experience: headlamp, ear plugs &amp; 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.</p><p>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! 😎😅</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NightTrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NightTrain</span></a></p>
Anna Kukka<p>soap smiley<br>surprisingly cool design features in the new Nightjets and their Mini Cabins</p><p><a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/TrainTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrainTravel</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/nighttrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nighttrain</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/OEBB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OEBB</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransport</span></a></p>
Rocketman<p>On the night train 🚂 </p><p>Worked a full day at home. Made pizza for dinner with the family. Put the kids to bed, where needed.</p><p>Then biked to the station, and caught the train. Tomorrow I’ll be by the sea. 🌊 </p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/nighttrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nighttrain</span></a></p>