The Scottish government says proposals by Serco to renegotiate the agreement are not value for money.
The Scottish government is terminating the contract to run the Caledonian Sleeper service seven years early.The company said it had tried to renegotiate the contract to put the loss-making service on "a more sustainable financial footing".
There is a Lowlander route between London and Glasgow and Edinburgh, and a Highlander route to Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William. John Whitehurst, managing director of its transport business, said it had inherited an "unreliable and outdated" fleet of carriages which dated back to the 1970s. Ms Gilruth told the Scottish Parliament that the proposals had been rejected because they did not represent value for money to the public."Work is under way to determine arrangements for the continued provision of Caledonian Sleeper rail services beyond 25 June 2023, and this will be updated to parliament once determined," she said.
The Caledonian Sleeper offers one of the great train journeys in the world, with passengers boarding in London and waking up in the Highlands. Or vice versa.Half way through the franchise, Serco has tried to "rebase" or re-negotiate the deal.
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