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F<\/span>or years, skiers have been able to dream of snow while actually travelling to it, on sleeper trains bound for the Alps. With overnight each way, they could get two extra days\u2019 skiing on their holiday.<\/p>\n

But this travel option is now under threat. The French State Department of Transport, which owns the national rail operator SNCF, has announced that unless a viable proposal from a train company is received by 1 July 2016, all but three of the night train routes from Paris will be axed \u2013 more than 100 years after they first ran.<\/p>\n

In a bit to help save the sleeper trains,\u00a0Daniel Elkan CEO of SnowCarbon<\/a>,\u00a0has \u00a0has made this\u00a0one-minute\u00a0video of two teddy bears taking the overnight train to the Alps. With support of other organisations and destinations, a petition<\/a> has been launched to\u00a0to persuade the French Ministry of Transport and SNCF to think again.<\/p>\n

[embedyt] http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rIPGgJUW6BA[\/embedyt]<\/p>\n

“Given that travelling by train to the slopes can make the journey part of the holiday \u2013 and at a fraction of the pollution of flying or driving \u2013 it would be tragic madness to let these train travel options disappear. \u00a0Instead we should cherish them and even better overnight services.\u201d Daniel says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The French Government and SNCF say that the services are too expensive to run. But rail experts strongly disagree because most of the costs apply to the tracks (shared by daytime and overnight trains) and not the actual overnight trains themselves. The French Government and SNCF state that the trains are not as popular as they used to be, while at the same time not bothering to market or promote the trains effectively and neglecting to improve comfort and services.<\/p>\n

This article is part of Daniel Elkan’s campaign ‘Save the French Sleeper Trains’<\/a> jointly initiated by\u00a0Snowcarbon<\/a>,\u00a0Loco2<\/a>,\u00a0Seat61<\/a>,\u00a0Back on Track<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Futerra<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sign the Change.org<\/a> petition to keep this\u00a0low carbon transport service running successfully.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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