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Chaidh iarraidh gun tèid faraidhean rèile ann an Alba a lùghdachadh às dèidh dhan Chaledonian Sleeper a dhol dhan roinn phoblaich.
Tha aonadh an RMT ag ràdh gu bheil an t-àm ann crathadh mòr a thoirt air an rèile is ScotRail is an Caledonian Sleeper a-nise le Riaghaltas na h-Alba. (Permalink) Caledonian Sleeper Fares ScotRail Serco |
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Caledonian Sleeper services will be provided within Scottish Government ownership from today, Sunday 25 June 2023. This new arrangement replaces the previous Caledonian Sleeper franchise, operated by Serco Caledonian Sleepers Limited. This is a result of the Scottish Governments decision to run Caledonian Sleeper services, from the expiry ...
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Friday night saw the last Caledonian Sleeper service run under Serco's management.
(Permalink) Caledonian Sleeper Serco  Aberdeen: Caledonian Sleeper waiting to depart Aberdeen behind 73967 on 24th August 2021.  Gorton [WHR]: The southbound Sunday night sleeper coming south out of Rannoch Moor and entering Gorton, with the driver giving a friendly wave. |
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Visit Inverness Loch Ness and Serco Caledonian Sleeper have announced a new partnership to encourage sustainable travel to the Highlands.
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The transport minister has said she is constrained by UK law to consider the continued use of outsourcing firm Serco which has the £800m franchise to operate overnight rail passenger services between Scotland and London.
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The company facing the ending of its Caledonian Sleeper contract has revealed it has lost £69 million operating the service over the last seven years. It includes a loss of £3m filed in the companys accounts for the year to last March.
Serco's accounts for the Scotland-London overnight trains in 2021-22 showed ticket sales bounced back with the easing of lockdown restrictions but remained below pre-pandemic levels. (Permalink) Caledonian Sleeper Serco |
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Scottish Government may not strip outsourcing firm Serco of the £800m franchise to operate overnight rail passenger services between Scotland and London - two months after indicating it would be nationalised.
Transport minister Jenny Gilruth has confirmed that it is making an assessment over a direct award of the Caledonian Sleeper service to Serco - two months after saying that it would be stripped of the contract seven years early. (Permalink) Caledonian Sleeper Serco |
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Business people have reacted to the shock decision to axe Sercos contract to run the loss-making Caledonian Sleeper between London and Scotland.
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Current franchise will end next June, but it is not clear who will take over.
(Permalink) Caledonian Sleeper Franchise Nationalisation Serco  Edinburgh Waverley: On Saturday 14 August 2021 Waverley seemed to be holding a convention of sleeper trains and the station was positively throbbing with locos. I don't think I've seen so many there since I was a little ... |
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John Whitehurst, Managing Director of Serco's Transport business, said: When Serco took over the Caledonian Sleeper service in April 2015, we inherited an unreliable and outdated fleet of carriages dating back to the 1970s. We are extremely proud that under our leadership and management we have introduced new rolling stock and other significant innovations that ...
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Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth has today confirmed that a decision has been made in respect of the Serco Caledonian Sleeper contract.
In an answer to Parliament Ms Gilruth said: I can confirm that today Serco Caledonian Sleepers Limited has been advised that its proposal to rebase the Franchise Agreement with Scottish Ministers for the provision of Caledonian Sleeper rail services has been rejected on the grounds of not representing value for money to the public. Additionally, I can confirm that a notice was served today which confirms that the Scottish Ministers will terminate the Franchise Agreement with Serco Caledonian Sleepers Limited on 25 June 2023. (Permalink) Caledonian Sleeper Serco |
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Serco's contract to run the Caledonian Sleeper service between Scotland and London has been scrapped over a funding row.
(Permalink) Caledonian Sleeper Serco Aberdeen: Caledonian Sleeper waiting to depart Aberdeen behind 73967 on 24th August 2021. Gorton [WHR]: The southbound Sunday night sleeper coming south out of Rannoch Moor and entering Gorton, with the driver giving a friendly wave. |
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Workers at Caledonian Sleeper and on Shetland and Orkney ferries are each due to receive a £200 one-off payment as part of a £9 million bonus with parent company Serco looking to ease the effects of rampant inflation and surging energy bills for its employees.
(Permalink) Bonus Caledonian Sleeper Northlink Serco  Aberdour: Caledonian Sleeper's 73968 and 73970 drop down into Aberdour with a Craigentinny to Fife circle and return trip on 24 March 2021.
Aberdeen: Caledonian Sleeper waiting to depart Aberdeen behind 73967 on 24th August 2021.  Gorton [WHR]: The Caledonian Sleeper seen going southbound through Gorton loop on a rather overcast July evening. The midges and clegs were biting. |
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Furious union bosses have slammed the owners of the Caledonian Sleeper as re-enacting Highland Clearances with its intention to make three Inverness positions redundant and not locate up to 10 potential jobs in the regional capital.
(Permalink) Caledonian Sleeper Serco  Inverness: DB Class 67, newly arrived in Inverness station with the Caledonian Sleeper service on 30th January 2018. |
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The company that runs the Caledonian Sleeper has been accused of cutting jobs in the Highlands and moving services to the middle of the country.
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The Emergency Measures Agreements, which temporarily varied the terms of the franchise agreement with Serco and Abellio ScotRail, expired on 28 February 2022. New arrangements are necessary to maintain rail services beyond this date.
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RMT takes its fight for pay justice for Caledonian Sleeper workers to operator Sercos London office today.
(Permalink) Caledonian Sleeper Serco Strike  Edinburgh Waverley: Caledonian Sleeper sign during the strike on 21st June 2021. |
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RMT calls new phase of industrial action in Serco Caledonian Sleeper pay fight.
(Permalink) Caledonian Sleeper RMT Serco  High Morlaggan Railway Cottage: The southbound sleeper climbs by Loch Long on the 27th of June. This Sunday evening service was the closest (due to strike action) to the longest day, the idea being to photograph the train on the day ... |
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On the eve of ACAS talks, RMT welcomes support from Scottish MSPs for pay justice for Serco Caledonian Sleeper workers.
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Passengers booked onto the Caledonian Sleeper will be issued a refund as 11 days of strike action gets under way.
(Permalink) Caledonian Sleeper Refund Serco Strike Strikes  Kilmarnock: 73969 showing off the Caledonian Sleeper logo during shunting moves at Kilmarnock |
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Rail service operator Serco is to cancel all the sleeper services during an 11-day strike by rail workers this month.
(Permalink) Caledonan Sleeper Serco Strike Strikes  Uddingston: Caledonian Sleeper stock from Edinburgh heads through Uddingston on its way to Polmadie on 19 September 2020.  Stonehaven: Caledonian Sleeper 73971 provided a rare sight at Stonehaven on 3rd May 2021, but it didn't stop and I wasn’t fully prepared for that.
 Slochd Viaduct: 67020, still in EWS livery, hauls the Caledonian Sleeper southwards
over Slochd Viaduct in the late evening sun pf 7th July 2019. |
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Thousands of passengers face ten nights with no Caledonian Sleeper trains between Scotland and London after operator Serco said it would be unable to run any services during strikes over pay.
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Further strike action from Caledonian Sleeper staff meanservices have been cancelled on Sunday and Monday.
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Babcock has been awarded a four-year contract to carry out crucial maintenance of ferries in Rosyth.
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Serco Caledonian Sleeper Ltd has written to Transport Scotland, copying the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee Convenor, to confirm submission of a Performance Improvement Plan.
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