Couchettes or the lack thereof

[Shimbleshanks]

Minute 1 - twistlocks, Minute 2 - lift, Minute 3 & 4 - drive around to the opposite platform, Minute 5 - lower, Minute 6 - twistlocks, minute 7&8 - drink tea

I'm seeing no problems here...

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Realistically, 1x 4 berth cabin will take up 50% more room than a 2 berth cabin, so the ticket price reduction would only be 25% to make the same income per unit length of train - probably not enough of a reduction to attract people to what would not be a particularly pleasant experience.

I don't know, that 4-berth GWR compartment in the picture looks rather cozy - and good for families or small groups.

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Realistically, 1x 4 berth cabin will take up 50% more room than a 2 berth cabin, so the ticket price reduction would only be 25% to make the same income per unit length of train - probably not enough of a reduction to attract people to what would not be a particularly pleasant experience.

Looking at that picture, is it any larger than a normal 6-person seated compartment? Doesn't seem so to me.

 

[Iskra]

There's the additional issue that Couchette's work best for groups. I rarely see groups travelling on sleepers. It's usually just 1's or 2's from my experience. If you have 3 or more people, on current pricing the car works out significantly cheaper. That's one of the disadvantages of our railway system in general. The ticket price per passenger makes group travel expensive, whereas if 5 of you can squeeze into a car you don't need 5x the amount of petrol to complete the journey thus it works out significantly more economical per person.