Trains as they should be…
ADIÓS FLIGHT SHAME
Pre-pandemic, half of Europe’s air passengers were flying on routes of less than 3000km already connected by rail- what needs to improve is the provision of direct night trains, especially over longer distances.
Inspired by the best science fiction, my timetables use real-life constraints (existing infrastructure capacity, rolling stock and locomotives). They are limited to 200kph even on high-speed lines.
The fantasy element is to assume political will to ensure technical interoperability, cooperation, and investment in rolling stock for long-term sustainability rather than the environmentally destructive model of low-cost aviation.
The sleeper from Madrid (EN3 and 4) divides in Perpignan, with a portion to Paris, and another curving around the coast, via the Marseille avoiding line, to Nice. There it is attached to a EuroCity to Roma via Monte Carlo (30km extension of the existing day train from Ventimiglia).
[…] EN 1: LONDON-MOSKVA EN 2: PARIS-ISTANBUL EN3: WARSZAWA-MADRID EN4: LONDON-ROMA EN5: MADRID-ROMA/ PARIS […]
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