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Andreas WiedenhoffGood Morning! It’s always a pleasure to enjoy the <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/%C3%96BB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ÖBB</a> 🇦🇹 <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Nightjet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nightjet</a> <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/couchette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#couchette</a> car breakfast, served in the comfy and well heated cabin, as we travel along the <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Semmering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Semmering</a> line in quite wintry conditions.

Andreas Wiedenhoff<a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Genova" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Genova</a> 🇮🇹 to <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Vienna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vienna</a> 🇦🇹 with <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/%C3%96BB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ÖBB</a> <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Nightjet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nightjet</a>, displayed as <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/EuroNight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EuroNight</a> on the departure board. I’m travelling in a <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/couchette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#couchette</a> car of the <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Jenbach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jenbach</a> type. These comfortable carriages were originally built in the early 1980s and have received several upgrades since. Good night!

Andreas WiedenhoffNeu Isenburg 🇩🇪 in September 2007. This used to be the stop for car-carrying trains in the <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Frankfurt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Frankfurt</a> area. <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/DB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DB</a> <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/AutoZug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AutoZug</a> trains were “Sleeper And Eater” services: see the <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/BordBistro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BordBistro</a> <a href="https://rail.chat/@diningcar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@diningcar</a> in the centre of the photo, a <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/couchette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#couchette</a> car on the left and a <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/sleeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sleeper</a> on the right.

Andreas WiedenhoffAlmost a <a href="https://rail.chat/@diningcar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@diningcar</a>: this České dráhy 🇨🇿 <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/couchette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#couchette</a> carriage comes with a small buffet section, located behind the two smaller windows visible at the far end. The car was running in the consist of a day train though, when I photographed it at Česká Třebová in April 2008.

OskarSplurging with an upgrade to my own couchette. 💸 A lot cheaper on the train than on the web but that’s if there any available, of course <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/traintravel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#traintravel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/snalltaget?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#snalltaget</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nighttrain?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nighttrain</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/couchette?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#couchette</a>

Andreas WiedenhoffThe <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/SNCF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SNCF</a> 🇫🇷 night train to <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paris</a> awaits departure at <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Brian%C3%A7on" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Briançon</a> in the French Alps. The train is labelled <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Intercit%C3%A9s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Intercités</a> and comes with 1st and 2nd class <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/couchette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#couchette</a> accommodation. Two <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/BB75300" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BB75300</a> diesels work the long consist as far as <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Valence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Valence</a> where an electric loco will take over.

Andreas WiedenhoffMorning at <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paris</a> 🇫🇷 Bercy station, early 2000s: arrival of an <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Artesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Artesia</a> overnight service from <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Italy</a> 🇮🇹. An <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/SNCF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SNCF</a> class <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/BB26000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BB26000</a> <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Sybic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sybic</a> is hauling a long consist of <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/FS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FS</a> <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/sleeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sleeping</a> 🛏️ and <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/couchette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#couchette</a> cars, the first one behind the loco being an <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/Excelsior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Excelsior</a> sleeper. <a href="https://rail.chat/tags/PastTrainTrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PastTrainTrips</a>

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