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Caledonian Sleeper


Serco plc









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Caledonian Sleeper


expired franchise





replaced
< ScotRail

was replaced by
Caledonian Sleeper >


start date
31 March 2015
end date
25 June 2023

owned by
Serco plc

legal title
Serco Caledonian Sleepers Limited

website
www.sleeper.scot



description
A newly-created franchise, separating Caledonian Sleeper services from the main Scottish passenger franchise.

The award by the Scottish Government to Serco plc was announced on 28 May 2014 (signed 10 June 2014) and would have run until March 2030.

The Scottish Government announced on 5 October 2022 that the franchise would end in June 2023, on the grounds that it would not represent value for money for taxpayers if it continued.

service area
Sleeper services between London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William.






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