Passengers on the Caledonian Sleeper faced a 265-mile journey on a bus as problems continued on the new trains.

The overnight Lowlander service from London to Glasgow and Edinburgh suffered a "technical issue with the coaches" and terminated at Stafford in the West Midlands.

People who were travelling on part of the new £150m fleet - with accommodation ranging from new comfort seats to rooms with double beds and en suites - instead faced a replacement 265-mile bus service to Edinburgh with tickets accepted for those travelling to Glasgow.

One man travelling on the train and waiting for the replacement bus service tweeted that he was "currently stuck in Crewe... standing in the rain and the coaches are here but no drivers".

The first Caledonian Sleeper tweet at 4.56am said: "Our apologies to guests but due to a technical issue with the coaches, this service will have to terminate at Stafford.

"Replacement road transport has been arranged to take guests from Stafford to Glasgow. Our team onboard can advise further."

The company then posted another update at 5.09am saying: "Guests travelling onwards to Edinburgh can use connecting rail services from Glasgow, using their sleeper tickets.

"All guests can apply for a 100% refund through Delay Repay scheme.

"Our sincere apologies to all guests for tonight's service failure."

Another tweet posted at 7.17am added: "Our sincere apologies to all guests on our northbound Lowlander service, following this morning's cancellation.

"Road transport is now underway from Stafford to Glasgow and Edinburgh. Alternative train services are also available from Crewe."

It is the latest in a number of problems with the new service, which debuted at the end of April but arrived three hours late in London following signalling issues on the line.

At the time, Network Rail said there was also an issue with the train itself.

Both Caledonian Sleeper and Network Rail have been contacted for comment.