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Problem is they really don't quite make as much sense for city pairings that don't fall into the narrow window of roughly one night of travel time. This severel
by usrusr 7y ago
Problem is they really don't quite make as much sense for city pairings that don't fall into the narrow window of roughly one night of travel time. This severely limits the amount of mainstream awareness sleeper trains can reach, so people who don't routinely travel such a route won't have them on their radar when they do.
- Symbiote 7y agoMany sleeper trains stop at several places (just like a normal train does) until, say, 10pm. Then they travel for a long time overnight, and stop in several places in the morning. You can see the Caledonian Sleeper timetable at [1], it's also reasonable to catch it at Watford. It then stops at both Edinburgh and Glasgow (they have split the train in two further south). You can see the Highland train stops at many towns and villages. You do need to be a bit more alert if you're getting off the train before the terminus, but the attendant will almost always wake the passengers who are due to alight. [1] https://www.seat61.com/CaledonianSleepers.htm https://www.seat61.com/CaledonianSleepers.htm
- morsch 7y agoWell, pairings that fall below the window of 6 to 9 hours are short enough you don't need a sleeper train: sitting in a train for 3 to 5 hours is not that bad. Pairings that are above the window are turned into a 6 to 9 hour sleeper train ride plus a regular 3 to 5 hour ride that's not that bad.