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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 .
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 The final engine was withdrawn from service in 1901. Locomotives of the Caledonian Railway. The Caledonian Railway Locomotive Works were originally at Greenock but moved to St. Rollox, Glasgow, in 1856.
The refurbished locomotives will be capable of working with existing Class 73/1 and 73/2 units in either diesel or electric mode. [12] The first completed locomotive, 73962 (ex-73204), was unveiled on 3 August 2014 at Brush Traction Loughborough. GB Railfreight use re-engined Class 73/9 locomotives to haul the Caledonian Sleeper.
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 ...
0–9. Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T; Caledonian Railway 492 Class; Caledonian Railway 49 and 903 Classes; Caledonian Railway 55 Class; Caledonian Railway 60 Class
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 ...
Maureen O’Hare (London) rode the Caledonian Sleeper train from busy London to the wilds of Scotland. “It was a magical experience to be rocked to sleep by the train carriage and to wake up in ...
In mid-2022, GBRf took over the leases for 67023 and 67027, though issues with the locomotives [33] meant that GBRf did not take over their operation until November 2022 when 67023 was moved to Scotland to start work on the Caledonian Sleeper contract on the Edinburgh – Inverness legs of the Highland diagrams. 67027 moved to Arlington Works ...