HOW ON EARTH DO YOU GET A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP ON A ‘SLEEPER’?

QLet’s face it, worrying about not sleeping is the best way to stay awake! Crack open a bottle of red, snuggle down between crisp clean sheets reading a good book by the glow of your berth light, listen to wheels swishing on the steel rail beneath you, and sleep will come on its own. I used to wonder whether I got best value from a sleeper by sleeping – or by staying awake and enjoying it. In fact, I’m still not entirely sure…

THE SCENIC ROUTERannoch Moor is a highlight on the Caledonian Sleeper

TRAVELLING IN STYLEThe Inner City of Baku, Azerbaijan, top; the Venice Simplon-OrientExpress, above