Wednesday, July 29, 2020

A new couchette train from Sylt and Hamburg to Munich and Salzburg

OeBB Austrian Railways have reinvigorated the overnight sleeper train train market in Europe and other operators are putting a toe in the water.
Alpen-Sylt-Nachtexpress The private Alpen-Sylt-Nachtexpress runs overnight twice weekly in each direction in summer from and to Westerland, Sylt via Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich to Salzburg. (https://www.nachtexpress.de in German. Use a translator app.) The Alpen-Sylt-Night Express is made up of 10 couchette carriages (including a special carriage for people with disabilities or reduced mobility) and the locomotive with sufficient room for baggage. The train team  is present on board  for information and service. I suspect the trains may well take tandems and trikes. The list of baggage carried is long and comprehensive:
Prams, Strollers // yes and free of charge
Wheelchair // yes and free of charge
Rollator (wheeled walking frame)// yes and free of charge
Kiteboard // yes and for a fee
Surfboard // yes and for a fee
Stand Up Paddle Boards// yes, if it is in a bag and for a fee
Foldable canoes // yes and for a fee

Sunshades / beach umbrellas of normal size // yes and for a fee
Bicycle // yes, as long as space is available and for a fee
Just to make sure I will drop the operator a line to enquire and report back. 

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