Some of the shorter sleeper services had their uses. As a student in London there was a very annoying restriction stopping the use of student railcards on Friday afternoons out of K+ up to 19.00 - but the last train with a Sunderland connection was the 19.00. I therefore used the coast sleeper once or twice, the other option being a seated overnight service arriving into Newcastle at something like 04.00, then adjourn to the buffet to await the first Sunderland train! Not really fun, particularly the morning that the windows were frozen so I couldn't get the door open!
I also had later a project in Caernarfon with regular 10.00 meetings. No train up early enough so a regular method was to take a Holyhead sleeper, sleep on until 7 or so at the station then catch a local train back to Bangor.
I also had later a project in Caernarfon with regular 10.00 meetings. No train up early enough so a regular method was to take a Holyhead sleeper, sleep on until 7 or so at the station then catch a local train back to Bangor.