Europe was promised a new golden age of the night train. Why are we still waiting? | Jon Worth

Jon Worth comments on a Berlin-based startup, Nox, with their goal to "operate Europe-wide overnight trains with a fully personal rooms for one or two people at the price of a flight".

While Nox, like its predecessors, faces an uphill struggle, in a few ways it is different. Its plan to rethink the layout of a night-train carriage, making it more appealing to modern travellers – and safer for women – makes sense. Standardisation - all the carriages will be the same - keeps operations simple. One of the founders previously worked for FlixBus’s rail arm, FlixTrain, in Germany, so there is genuine railway experience.

Seeing this quote coming from Jon it seems promising. The co-founder Jon is referring to is Janet. The other co-founder is Thibault, or Simply Railway from YouTube, they've also created a video announcing the start-up. Jon further comments on Mastodon about his optimisim.

2027 is a date for some trial operations. Real routes are not going to start then [...] unlike European Sleeper they're NOT making do with ancient carriages saved from the scrap heap. And unlike Midnight Trains and GoVolta they do have an understanding of the railway industry, and getting around the hurdles is not impossible.