Gach turas a bhios mi a’ dol a Lunnainn, ’s e an trèana-oidhche, an cadalaiche “The Caledonian Sleeper” a bhios mi a’ faighinn.
Tha mi air sgrìobhadh mu dheidhinn an seo iomadh turas roimhe – ag ràdh gu bheil an trèana is an t-seirbheis sgoinneil ach gu bheil na prìsean cho àrd is nach eil an trèana idir cho practaigeach ’s a bha uair.
Fhuair mi ceisteachan air-loidhne bhon Chaledonian Sleeper an-diugh: Help shape the future of the Caledonian Sleeper.
Seo na sgrìobh mi aig an deireadh:
I’d like to see a reform of the fares. Before the new trains, travel was reasonable whether travelling by seat or having a berth. My whole family used to use it. Since the new trains came in, the fares have become too expensive for berths and it’s now too expensive for the whole family to go or for me to get a berth while travelling individually. I only now use it seated as having a berth is now more expensive than getting a day train and a hotel.
The Caledonian Sleeper needs to get the right balance between being a luxury experience for tourists and being a public transport service. Even business travel by berth is likely to be discouraged by the high costs, particularly in this post-Covid world. Given that it is subsidised by the Government, having it serve mostly as a luxury experience for tourists may make it more difficult to justify in the long term. The social and environmental benefits are more important. I’m not saying it shouldn’t be a luxury experience too, just that some reasonably priced berths should be made available again.
It would also be good to have a Saturday night service. With business being less of a key driver, I’m sure there would be no trouble filling it!
As a Gaelic speaker, I would also like to see the Caledonian Sleeper make some use of Gaelic in its branding and communications – particularly now that the Scottish Languages Bill has been passed.
Mas e is gum faigh thu an ceisteachan bhon Chaledonian Sleeper, bhiodh e sgoinneil nan toireadh tu iomradh air a’ Ghàidhlig ann cuideachd. Togar càrn mòr bho chlachan beaga!
Alasdair
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