Originally Posted by
JoostvD
I think you must be a very sensitive sleeper. If you look at train schedules, you will see that the night trains usually take several hours longer than the day trains going between the same cities. The reason for this is that the night trains go much slower. So, the station stops are not sudden, but very slowly done.
You reckon? My experience has always been that the drivers still do "positive" braking with a sharp jerk at the end.
I love night trains - a brilliant experience - but don't tend to sleep well on them.
To be fair I don't mind night flights either - but I don't sleep on those well either. In both cases I need a day off afterwards to recover, regardless of what class I'm in.
Neil