Jon WorthMay 7, 2025

There was quite some fuss a few weeks ago about a company called Travelski claiming to run a night train Paris to the Alps ⛰ for skiiers, and from the coming season https://www.travelski.com/travelski-night-express

But I can find no evidence HOW they can do this, so I made a #BullshitMeter for it

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Show threadRémi Cardona

@jon well, Compagnie des Alpes/Travelski *did* have a few night TGVs and Eurostars (the yellow ones) in the last few winter seasons, so they're not new to this.

*But*, Pegasus Train (touted as the "rail partner" is this venture) is a brand new company, incorporated in Sept '24, its CEO Guillaume de Marcillac is GM at Travelski.

So yeah, not sure what to make of this. It's a reputable company (Compagnie des Alpes) with a track record. But where the heck are they getting their rolling stock?!

May 7, 2025 at 12:55pmWeb
Show threadJon WorthMay 7, 2025
@remi And they talk of sleeping cars and restaurant cars, NOT TGVs with seats running overnight. So I don't trust it. Not yet anyway.