London to Scotland sleeper service tipped for renationalisation

Scottish government says outsource firm Serco will lose contract to run Caledonian Sleeper next year

Serco will lose its contract to run the Caledonian Sleeper next year, the Scottish government has confirmed, with the troubled train service tipped for renationalisation.

The decision was welcomed by the governing Scottish National party and Greens as a possible opportunity to take the overnight operation linking Scotland and London into public hands.