Wedding parties may soon be traveling to the Highlands on the Caledonian Sleeper under plans being considered by the rail service’s new boss.
The proposal would involve the trains being used on Saturday nights when they are not in passenger service. The sleeper has traditionally not run on Saturdays due to lack of demand as most passengers taking weekend breaks travel on Fridays and Sundays.
Kathryn Darbandi, who took over as the managing director last year, said that the idea followed a woman booking most of a Sleeper service for a 50th birthday celebration last year.
The catering area of a Sleeper train
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She said she was keen to make full use of its new fleet, which was introduced in 2019 and includes double beds and en suite showers and lavatories. darbandi