Pan-European sleeper train to sweep Britons to Berlin from May 2023

Other similar routes have sprung up as the travel industry responds to rising fuel costs and climate damage

It hasn't been an easy time to be a rail enthusiast, but the resurgence of the sleeper train on the continent is offering British travellers a tantalising prospect for 2023.

A new pan-European service starting in May is opening up the possibility of jumping on a Eurostar at Kings Cross St Pancras on a Friday afternoon and waking up in Berlin the following morning, breakfast included.