“We campaign for more, better, affordable, long-distance and cross-border night trains in Europe.”
- 28×
- more greenhouse gas from flying than from long-distance trains (IEA, EU average 2019)
- 500–3,500 km
- most flights in this range: night trains are their best alternative
- 3%
- of gross EU emissions night trains could prevent, Europe-wide
Source: General Position Paper.
What we ask for
Position paper ↗- 01
Degrow aviation
Without countermeasures, European aviation emissions keep rising by about 3% a year.
- 02
Stop penalising night trains
Grow rail’s overall share of the transport market, on fair terms.
- 03
Better rolling stock
Modern, quiet night trains across Europe, for a potential 360 million+ passengers a year.
- 04
Better operating conditions
One technical standard for European rail: 25/15 kV AC, standard gauge, ETCS.
- 05
Fund connections where needed
Equal access to rail for every European, including distant regions, overnight.
- 06
Promote night trains
One app to find and book the whole trip.
My part
Vice-Chair of the BoardOpen Night Train Database
2024 — nowData owner. All the night trains in Europe in one database, open data under ODbL since October 2026.
Target Network tool
2026Infrastructure, deployment and data for the open tool where anyone can propose a night train. Project lead: David Wedekind. 1,800+ routes proposed (17 Oct 2026).
Back-on-Track Italia
CoordinatorCoordinating the Italian group. Next up: tracking Intercity Notte punctuality on OpenRitardi.
European Sleeper in Venice
Feb 2025Coordinated the welcome for the first Brussels–Venice night train, with IUAV University and the PIONEER Alliance.
Board & network
Dec 2025 — nowVice-Chair of the Board. I also run the network’s website, file sharing and membership tools, and keep in touch with the national groups.
Documents & references
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