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I don't know about the qualities of slide film rated at ISO 400 or 800 (if there's such a thing), but from what I've been reading lately it seems that the latest 400 (and even some 800) negative (i.e. regular) films (Fuji Superia, etc.) have very negligible grain, and unless you want to make posters out of your photos, where the grain might be noticeable, there's going to be little noticeable difference grain-wise between 200 and 400 films. <br /> <br />And about using flash for night time train-shooting: to put it bluntly, it's a waste of time and batteries. In order to provide enough light for the shot, the flash would have to emit the amount of light that is slightly lower than that of a nuclear blast. Well, I'm exaggerating of course, but not by much....... <br /> <br />The best thing would be to catch a train at a standstill (not hard for a passenger job), find a steady mount for your manual camera (tripod, good-positioned ledge, etc.), and do a 10-15 sec exposure with full aperture open.
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