by Gilbert B Norman
Mr.Nas, here is what Seat 61 has to say regarding Night Jet and the withdrawal of the DB sponsored City Night:
http://www.seat61.com/citynightline.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
You note that OBB got the cars on the cheap. The remaining longer distance routes all seem to traverse Austria.
If no State owned road is interested in routes such as Paris-Berlin, or Paris-Rome, then, despite the OBB's initiative, I think the overnight Sleeper is dead over there. It is also dead over here.
Let us be thankful that Amtrak ordered the additional 25 Sleepers. Somehow, I doubt if the objective was to dream up new 10 hour overnight routes, but rather it was to replace half of the cars they "thought were in the bag" during 1995.
http://www.seat61.com/citynightline.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
You note that OBB got the cars on the cheap. The remaining longer distance routes all seem to traverse Austria.
If no State owned road is interested in routes such as Paris-Berlin, or Paris-Rome, then, despite the OBB's initiative, I think the overnight Sleeper is dead over there. It is also dead over here.
Let us be thankful that Amtrak ordered the additional 25 Sleepers. Somehow, I doubt if the objective was to dream up new 10 hour overnight routes, but rather it was to replace half of the cars they "thought were in the bag" during 1995.