The Caledonian Sleeper operates night services between London and Scotland. Jane Barlow/PA/Getty Images
A passenger woke up on a night train from Glasgow to London to find he had never left the station.
Jim Metcalfe tweeted that he was woken up at 5:30 a.m. by a friendly employee who said they hadn’t moved.
Trains across the UK have been hit by cancellations as temperatures in excess of 100F affected rail routes.
A passenger spent the night on an overnight train and woke up hours later to find he had never left the station.
Jim Metcalfe tweeted that he boarded the Caledonian Sleeper in Glasgow, Scotland on Wednesday evening and had expected to wake up in London the following morning.
To his amazement, he said he woke up at 5:30am to find he was still in Glasgow because the train had never left the station.
“After 15 years of using this train, and through many bizarre twists and turns, this has got to be the weirdest,” Metcalfe tweeted. “Wake up and the train never left Glasgow. He stood here all night and now we got off at 5:30 in the wrong city.”
Metcalfe, a charity executive who was away for work, added: “Cal Sleeper tweeted that the service was on last night, people got in and just let us sit here all night. They let everyone get in and go to sleep and Nur left us here.”
He told the BBC he was woken up by a friendly staff member with a sausage roll and went home shortly after.
The Caledonian Sleeper, operated by Serco Transport, is an overnight train service that travels to and from London to destinations in Scotland, with berths costing up to £405 ($486) each way.
Kathryn Darbandi, Serco’s managing director for the Caledonian Sleeper, apologized to passengers in a statement to The Guardian and said the cancellation was caused by a mistake made late in the evening after the extreme heat that ravaged Britain last week. was found on the route.
“We have made every effort to assist affected guests, including providing overnight accommodation on board and the ability to travel on alternative rail services the next day. All guests will receive a full refund.”
Serco did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.
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