The knocking grows louder, momentarily disorientating me from a deep sleep. It’s pitch black, the room sways, and a polite voice quietly shouts, “breakfast”. Opening the door, Nick, Great Western ...

The joy of the journey and the pleasure of slow travel has mixed with increasing eco-consciousness to set off a new era of train travel. Sleeper trains are slowly catching up with the expansion in ...

Mr. Richards lives in Edinburgh and is the author of the forthcoming “Overnight: Journeys, Conversations and Stories After Dark.” How civilized to catch a train, enjoy a meal on board and then go to ...