Lizzy_1990
New Member
Sorry if I missed any pre-existing threads on this, but I think it is a pretty specific issue. I know precious little about trains, let alone the Caledonian sleeper. I have only ever been on open coach trains in the UK. Since Covid numbers are falling, I am thinking about showing my partner around Scotland and we both prefer train travel to planes. However, I am concerned about the remaining covid risk now that mask rules have been dropped in the UK, even on public transport (it's different here in Austria).
So, initially, I thought the sleeper would then be a good option, with only the two of us within the compartment, but then I got worried about the HVAC system and the danger of aerosoles from other passengers finding their way into the compartment. I would really appreciate it if somebody could tell me how this usually works and specifically on the Caledonian sleeper - does the air that gets taken from the train and re-distributed get collected and distributed throughout the coaches when there's multiple closed compartments within a coach? Or does every compartment have its own little closed system, where the air only stems from that compartment and from outside the train?
So, initially, I thought the sleeper would then be a good option, with only the two of us within the compartment, but then I got worried about the HVAC system and the danger of aerosoles from other passengers finding their way into the compartment. I would really appreciate it if somebody could tell me how this usually works and specifically on the Caledonian sleeper - does the air that gets taken from the train and re-distributed get collected and distributed throughout the coaches when there's multiple closed compartments within a coach? Or does every compartment have its own little closed system, where the air only stems from that compartment and from outside the train?