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Caledonian Sleeper is the collective name for overnight sleeper train services between London and Scotland, in the United Kingdom. It is one of only two currently operating sleeper services on the railway in the United Kingdom – the other being the Night Riviera , which runs between London and Penzance .
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This 500-mile journey from Britain’s south to north is nicknamed the Deerstalker – a White Stag is the Caledonian Sleeper’s logo – and it’s considered the most scenic of the train’s ...
On 31 March 2015, the first Serco Caledonian Sleeper hauled by 92018 left London Euston for Scotland. On 18 January 2017, the specially-branded locomotive 92015 hauled the first train of twenty flatcars loaded with 40-foot (12 m) intermodal containers to Ripple Lane, near Barking ; thus completing the first direct rail freight service between ...
Caledonian Railway Class "123" 4-2-2 No.123, built in 1886 by Neilson (Works No.3553) specifically for the Edinburgh International Exhibition. An example of the 8ft 2" wheeled Caledonian 2-2-2. They were built from 1859 onwards and served as the main express engine until 1885. The final engine was withdrawn from service in 1901.
In 2015, the Caledonian Sleeper service, which had formed part of the ScotRail franchise, was split into a separate operation, with Serco as the new franchise operator. As part of the franchise agreement, Serco was committed to procuring new rolling stock to replace the operation's existing fleet of Mark 2 and Mark 3 passenger coaches.
No. 172 with Cowcatcher Ex-Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T no. 55178 at Balornock (St Rollox) Locomotive Depot in 1948 Ex-Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T no. 55199 at Dingwall Locomotive Depot in 1957. Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T steam locomotives were built for the Caledonian Railway, in Scotland, over many years.