Former Thomas Cook retail chief Kathryn Darbandi wants to shake up the UK’s main sleeper train service by allowing it to be chartered for a wider range of special occasions, such as wedding parties.
Darbandi was Cook’s head of retail when the group collapsed in September 2019; she took over as managing director of the Caledonian Sleeper in January 2021, which operates overnight trains from London to Scotland.
With the Sleeper typically used for weekend breaks, it hasn’t traditionally run on Saturdays, but The Times reports Darbandi hopes to bring the service into use at the weekend for special charters.
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