Scotland’s Incredible Train: CALEDONIAN SLEEPER - The Deerstalker, Fort William to London
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In this video from June 2018, I take a joyride on Caledonian Sleeper's Fort William to London train - the Deerstalker. Next summer, these old trains will be history, as Caledonian Sleeper usher in brand new, class-leading trains on this route. Come with me and enjoy the ride down to London from the Scottish Highlands via the iconic West Highland Line. (Sorry about the weather - nothing is guaranteed in Scotland even in the middle of summer!)
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London to Edinburgh on Caledonian Sleeper's all-new trains
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Caledonian Sleeper, First Class, London to Inverness
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Date of Travel: 01 FEB 2017
TOC: Caledonian Sleeper
Consist: Class 90/Class 67 locomotive + 16 MkII/MkIII carriages
Livery: Old CS livery
Route: EUS-INV
Travel Time: 13h03m
Miles: 567
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Join me as I take the Caledonian Sleeper - one of Britain's oldest trains - between London Euston and Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Featuring a detailed walkaround of the sleeper berth, lounge car, dinner, breakfast and all the quirks of the journey in between.
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My review of the Caledonian Sleeper New Trains First Class, in the Club Rooms, on a Lowlander service from London Euston to Glasgow, onboard Caledonian Sleeper's new Mk5 carriages. My first ride on a sleeper train!
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Video of the famous scottish train, Caledonian Sleeper, the collective name for overnight sleeper train services between London and Scotland, in the United Kingdom
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UK: Crossing Scotland's famous Forth Bridge on board the Caledonian Sleeper from London to Aberdeen
UK: A clip recorded whilst crossing Scotland's famous Forth Bridge on board the Caledonian Sleeper from London to Aberdeen. Clip recorded 31st July 2018 (at approximately 04:45 in the morning).
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The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of Edinburgh City Centre. It is considered as a symbol of Scotland (having been voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder in 2016), and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was designed by the English engineers Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker. It is sometimes referred to as the Forth Rail Bridge to distinguish it from the Forth Road Bridge, though this has never been its official name.
Construction of the bridge began in 1882 and it was opened on 4 March 1890 by the Duke of Rothesay, the future Edward VII. The bridge spans the Forth between the villages of South Queensferry and North Queensferry and has a total length of 8,094 feet (2,467 m). When it opened it had the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world, until 1919 when the Quebec Bridge in Canada was completed. It continues to be the world's second-longest single cantilever span, with a span of 1,709 feet (521 m).
The bridge and its associated railway infrastructure are owned by Network Rail.
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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 sleeper services on the railway in the United Kingdom (the other being the Night Riviera between London and Penzance). Two services depart London each night from Sunday to Friday and travel via the West Coast Main Line to Scotland. The earlier departure divides at Edinburgh into portions for Aberdeen, Fort William and Inverness. The later departure serves Edinburgh and Glasgow splitting at Carstairs. Five London bound portions depart from these destinations each night, combining into two trains at Edinburgh and Carstairs.
Since April 2015, the Caledonian Sleeper has been a standalone franchise operated by Serco. Prior to this it was part of the ScotRail franchise.
Two trains depart London Euston on six nights per week, Sunday to Friday, heading north on the West Coast Main Line. The trains normally operate at a maximum speed of 80 miles per hour (130 km/h), but are authorised to travel at 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) where line speeds permit if the train has been delayed by more than 20 minutes.
Highland Sleeper
Departs London Euston at 21:15 (20:57 Sunday), calling at Watford Junction, Crewe and Preston to pick up passengers only, and arrives at Edinburgh Waverley approximately six-and-a-half hours after leaving London. The electric Class 92 (sometimes Class 90) locomotive is uncoupled and replaced by a Class 73/9 (formerly a Class 67) diesel locomotive for each of the three portions, to Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William.
The front two sleeping carriages arriving at Edinburgh are for Fort William, being combined at Edinburgh with a further two sitting carriages to make a four-vehicle formation. The middle portion of six carriages is for Aberdeen, and the rear portion of eight carriages is for Inverness. Both the Aberdeen and Inverness portions usually convey one sitting and one lounge carriage each, with the rest being sleeping cars, all working through to/from London.
Heading south, the Aberdeen, Fort William and Inverness portions join at Edinburgh to form one train calling at Preston, Crewe and London Euston (alighting only).
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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 sleeper services on the railway in the United Kingdom (the other being the Night Riviera between London and Penzance). Two services depart London each night from Sunday to Friday and travel via the West Coast Main Line to Scotland. The earlier departure divides at Edinburgh into portions for Aberdeen, Fort William and Inverness. The later departure serves Edinburgh and Glasgow splitting at Carstairs. Five London bound portions depart from these destinations each night, combining into two trains at Edinburgh and Carstairs.
Sleeper trains had operated between London and Scotland since the completion of the line in the 1850s. Services operated from both London Euston via the West Coast Main Line including the Royal Highlander and London King's Cross via the East Coast Main Line until the latter were withdrawn in May 1988.InterCity planned to remove all seating accommodation on the remaining services from May 1992, however it instead concluded a deal with Stagecoach to retain the Mark 2 sitting carriages. After 12 months the Stagecoach carriages were withdrawn.
On 5 March 1995, responsibility for operation of the Anglo-Scottish services passed within British Rail from InterCity West Coast to ScotRail.British Rail had proposed to cease operating the Fort William portion, however the Highland Regional Council successfully sought a stay pending a formal consultation, after the Scottish Court of Session ruled that the correct service closure process had not been followed. Eventually British Rail agreed to retain the Fort William portion, but it was reduced from four sleeping carriages to one.The motorail service was withdrawn in 1995.
UK: The Caledonian Sleeper leaves Dalmuir station hauled by Class 73 locomotive
The Caledonian Sleeper leaves Dalmuir station hauled by Class 73 locomotive 73967. The train seen is 1Y11, the 0450 Edinburgh to Fort William, this is formed from a portion of the coaches from 1S25, 2115 Euston to Inverness which are removed at Edinburgh station.
Clip recorded 1st August 2018.
Dalmuir railway station is a railway station serving the Dalmuir area of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is a large, five platform interchange between the Argyle Line, North Clyde Line and West Highland Line.
The station here is located on the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway and opened with the line in May 1858.[2] A new station was completed in 1897 by the North British Railway when they extended the Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway there from Clydebank - the new line met the older one via Drumchapel immediately west of the original platforms at Dalmuir Park Junction after passing beneath the former GD&HR line a few yards to the east. The station was known as Dalmuir Park between 1952 and 1973.
The Highland Sleeper service calls in each direction daily (except Saturday nights southbound and Sunday mornings northbound), giving the station a direct link to/from London Euston via the West Coast Main Line.
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Dalmuir (Scottish Gaelic: Dail Mhoire) is an area on the western side of Clydebank, in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It was originally a separate settlement connected to a paper mill at Duntochar Burn, however expansion eventually led to the area joining together with Clydebank, becoming part of the larger town.
It is neighboured by the village of Old Kilpatrick, the Mountblow and Parkhall areas of Clydebank, as well as the town centre. It has a railway station, Dalmuir railway station, on the North Clyde Line.
Its most well-known area is Dalmuir Park.
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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 sleeper services on the railway in the United Kingdom (the other being the Night Riviera between London and Penzance). Two services depart London each night from Sunday to Friday and travel via the West Coast Main Line to Scotland. The earlier departure divides at Edinburgh into portions for Aberdeen, Fort William and Inverness. The later departure serves Edinburgh and Glasgow splitting at Carstairs. Five London bound portions depart from these destinations each night, combining into two trains at Edinburgh and Carstairs.
Since April 2015, the Caledonian Sleeper has been a standalone franchise operated by Serco. Prior to this it was part of the ScotRail franchise.
Two trains depart London Euston on six nights per week, Sunday to Friday, heading north on the West Coast Main Line. The trains normally operate at a maximum speed of 80 miles per hour (130 km/h), but are authorised to travel at 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) where line speeds permit if the train has been delayed by more than 20 minutes.
Highland Sleeper
Departs London Euston at 21:15 (20:57 Sunday), calling at Watford Junction, Crewe and Preston to pick up passengers only, and arrives at Edinburgh Waverley approximately six-and-a-half hours after leaving London. The electric Class 92 (sometimes Class 90) locomotive is uncoupled and replaced by a Class 73/9 (formerly a Class 67) diesel locomotive for each of the three portions, to Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William.
The front two sleeping carriages arriving at Edinburgh are for Fort William, being combined at Edinburgh with a further two sitting carriages to make a four-vehicle formation. The middle portion of six carriages is for Aberdeen, and the rear portion of eight carriages is for Inverness. Both the Aberdeen and Inverness portions usually convey one sitting and one lounge carriage each, with the rest being sleeping cars, all working through to/from London.
Heading south, the Aberdeen, Fort William and Inverness portions join at Edinburgh to form one train calling at Preston, Crewe and London Euston (alighting only).
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The British Rail Class 73 is a British electro-diesel locomotive. The type is unusual in that it can operate from the Southern Region's 650/750 V DC third-rail or an on-board diesel engine to allow it to operate on non-electrified routes. This makes it very versatile, although the diesel engine produces less power than is available from the third-rail supply so the locomotives are rarely operated outside of the former Southern Region of British Rail.
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Caledonian Sleeper | London Euston to Fort Williams (Full Journey) October 2017
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On board the Caledonian Sleeper from London Euston to Fort Williams, this was filmed on 21:15 from London Euston to Inverness, Fort Williams & Aberdeen I filmed on the both sides for the windows and I got some get shots, we got to Watford JCT on time then we head toward Milton Keynes Central, Rugby, Stafford, Crewe, Preston, Carlisle, Lockerbie & We got into Edinburgh over 60 minutes, this was due to a Broken Freight Train near Beatrock
so we were held at Lockerbie for some time but the the Fort Williams section we 48 minutes late on depart from Edinburgh but I felt asleep between Edinburgh & the start of the West Highlands line. I got up in time to film the rest of the way to Fort Williams, We finally arrive into Fort Williams at 10:41 over 46 Minutes but the Jacobite had already left for Malling but check out the return journey I did on that same day from Malling.
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UK: The Caledonian Sleeper from London to Aberdeen leaves Dundee station hauled by a Class 73 loco
UK: The Caledonian Sleeper from London Euston to Aberdeen leaves Dundee station hauled by Class 73 locomotive number 73970. The train seen is 1A25 the 0443 Edinburgh to Aberdeen which is formed as a portion from the coaches of the main train, 1S25 2115 Euston to Inverness, which are removed at Edinburgh Waverley station. Clip recorded 31st July 2018.
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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 sleeper services on the railway in the United Kingdom (the other being the Night Riviera between London and Penzance). Two services depart London each night from Sunday to Friday and travel via the West Coast Main Line to Scotland. The earlier departure divides at Edinburgh into portions for Aberdeen, Fort William and Inverness. The later departure serves Edinburgh and Glasgow splitting at Carstairs. Five London bound portions depart from these destinations each night, combining into two trains at Edinburgh and Carstairs.
Since April 2015, the Caledonian Sleeper has been a standalone franchise operated by Serco. Prior to this it was part of the ScotRail franchise.
Two trains depart London Euston on six nights per week, Sunday to Friday, heading north on the West Coast Main Line. The trains normally operate at a maximum speed of 80 miles per hour (130 km/h), but are authorised to travel at 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) where line speeds permit if the train has been delayed by more than 20 minutes.
Highland Sleeper
Departs London Euston at 21:15 (20:57 Sunday), calling at Watford Junction, Crewe and Preston to pick up passengers only, and arrives at Edinburgh Waverley approximately six-and-a-half hours after leaving London. The electric Class 92 (sometimes Class 90) locomotive is uncoupled and replaced by a Class 73/9 (formerly a Class 67) diesel locomotive for each of the three portions, to Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William.
The front two sleeping carriages arriving at Edinburgh are for Fort William, being combined at Edinburgh with a further two sitting carriages to make a four-vehicle formation. The middle portion of six carriages is for Aberdeen, and the rear portion of eight carriages is for Inverness. Both the Aberdeen and Inverness portions usually convey one sitting and one lounge carriage each, with the rest being sleeping cars, all working through to/from London.
Heading south, the Aberdeen, Fort William and Inverness portions join at Edinburgh to form one train calling at Preston, Crewe and London Euston (alighting only).
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Dundee is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was 148,270, giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or 6,420/sq mi, the second-highest in Scotland. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City (officially the City of Dundee), it forms one of the 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland.
Historically part of Angus, the city developed into a burgh in the late 12th century and established itself as an important east coast trading port. Rapid expansion was brought on by the Industrial Revolution, particularly in the 19th century when Dundee was the centre of the global jute industry. This, along with its other major industries gave Dundee its epithet as the city of jute, jam and journalism.
With the decline of traditional industry, the city has adopted a plan to regenerate and reinvent itself as a cultural centre. In pursuit of this, a £1 billion master plan to regenerate and to reconnect the Waterfront to the city centre started in 2001 and is expected to be completed within a 30-year period, with the Dundee Victoria & Albert Museum opening 15 September 2018 at a cost of £80 million.
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The British Rail Class 73 is a British electro-diesel locomotive. The type is unusual in that it can operate from the Southern Region's 650/750 V DC third-rail or an on-board diesel engine to allow it to operate on non-electrified routes. This makes it very versatile, although the diesel engine produces less power than is available from the third-rail supply so the locomotives are rarely operated outside of the former Southern Region of British Rail.
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UK: ScotRail Caledonian Sleeper overnight train leaving Perth station, Scotland with Class 67 loco
UK: ScotRail Caledonian Sleeper leaving Perth station, Scotland hauled by Class 67 locomotive number 67020
This clip was recorded on the 15th April 2010.
The Caledonian Sleeper is a sleeper train operated by First ScotRail. It is one of only two on the British railway network, the other being the Night Riviera (operating from London to Penzance).
It connects London Euston nightly except Saturday with five Scottish termini: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Fort William, Glasgow and Inverness, and intermediate stations. The Fort William service is known colloquially as The Deerstalker.
The trains normally operate at a maximum speed of 80 miles per hour (130 km/h), but are authorised to travel at 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) where line speeds permit if the train has been delayed by more than 20 minutes.
Highland train – Aberdeen, Fort William and Inverness
Departs London Euston at 21:15 (20:57 Sunday), calling at Watford Junction, Crewe and Preston to pick up passengers only, and arrives at Edinburgh Waverley (to pick up seated passengers to Fort William only) approximately six-and-a-half hours after leaving London. The electric locomotive is uncoupled and replaced by a diesel for each of the three portions, to Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William, calling at intermediate stations (alighting only northbound/boarding only southbound with the exception of the stops served by the Fort William section). Travel from Edinburgh is possible in seated accommodation subject to availability. (Passengers for Central Scotland and stations to Perth and Dundee may depart London later on the Lowland train to Edinburgh, and arrive later by connecting train.)
The front two coaches are for Fort William, the middle portion for Aberdeen, and the rear portion for Inverness.
Heading south, the Aberdeen, Fort William and Inverness portions join at Edinburgh (where seated passengers from Fort William can alight) to form one train calling at Preston, Crewe and London Euston (alighting only).
The train consists of Mark 3 sleeping cars and Mark 2F lounge car and Mark 2E seated cars, all air conditioned. They are usually hauled by Class 90 locomotives south of Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Class 67 north of Edinburgh, all hired from DB Schenker. The portions for all destinations except Fort William have up to six sleepers, a lounge car and seated car.
The Fort William portion consists of two sleeping cars (one set up for First Class, the other for Standard), with the lounge car and seated car north of Edinburgh only. This is because the longest permitted length train for the platforms at Euston is 16 carriages. Passengers in the Fort William portion can use the Aberdeen or Inverness lounge cars south of Edinburgh.
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First ScotRail is a train operating company in Scotland owned by FirstGroup that has operated the ScotRail franchise since October 2004.
It operates most commuter and long-distance services within the country as well as some cross-border services to England, including the Caledonian Sleeper.
Express trains operate between Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Dundee and Aberdeen. The Highland Main Line links Inverness to the south. Some stretches of main line, such as the Highland Main Line, are single track, and express trains must call at intermediate stations to permit trains coming in the opposite direction to pass.
Rural lines include the scenic West Highland Line, Kyle Line and Far North Line. These lines carry more passengers, mostly tourists, during the summer months, but provide a valuable link and social service during the winter months.
Many rural lines are single track. Trains terminating at the coastal towns of Oban and Mallaig connect with the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services to Skye, Colonsay, Lismore, Islay and the Outer Hebrides and Inner Hebrides.
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Perth is a city in central Scotland, located on the banks of the River Tay. It is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county of Perthshire.
The name Perth derives from a Pictish - Gaelic word for wood or copse. During much of the later medieval period it was known colloquially by its Scots-speaking inhabitants as St. John's Toun or Saint Johnstoun because the church at the centre of the parish was dedicated to St. John the Baptist.
Perth railway station has regular services to Fife, Edinburgh Waverley via the Forth Bridge, east to Dundee and Aberdeen, and south to Glasgow Queen Street. There are two direct trains per day to London, one operated by East Coast (train operating company) to King's Cross (from Inverness), while the Caledonian Sleeper runs overnight to Euston.
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Caledonian Sleeper FIRST CLASS: London - Fort William | JW Railways Trip Report
Back in July, I took a journey of a lifetime (or should I say, night time?), as I took the Caledonian Sleeper's first class service from London's Euston station up into the Highlands of Scotland, alighting at the journey's end, Fort William.
Being onboard the train for 13 hours was a true life highlight for me, as it's a trip I've always wanted to do. Also, this trip was on the older Mk3 stock, so it's nice for me to be able to jump on them for a night before CS retire them and fully introduce their new CAF Mk5's into service.
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London to Scotland by Caledonian Sleeper
A video guide to the Caledonian Sleeper, showing first & standard class sleepers, the lounge car, food & drink, including a Highland breakfast on a journey from London to Inverness. For more information see
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Caledonian Sleeper Class 73's working in Scotland
Filmed in FULL HD. Various clips of the Caledonian Sleeper Class 73's operated by GB Railfreight in action around Scotland, mainly on sleeper duties with other clips of EMU drags and preserved railways.
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A Scottish Highland Dream - Night Ride in Caledonian Sleeper to London, 9 August 2015
Nachtzug-Fahrt mit dem Schlafwagen-Zug aus Fort William von den Mooren der schottischen Highlands gen London - aufgenommen im allerletzten Dämmerlicht gegen 21.40 Uhr. Enjoy! - This movie was taken between Crianlarich and Ardlui station, along the River Falloch and the North end of Loch Lomond. The huge bridge is probably over the river Dubh Eas.
Caledonian Sleeper NEW Seated Coach Review (Mk 5 Coaches)
A trip from Inverness to London with Caledonian Sleeper in their new seated coach!
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As I touched on in the video, a lot of things were broken on this train! Here is a list of things I found that were broken but I wouldn't be surprised if there were more!
Toilets would break be fixed and then break again (at one point, I had to walk 3 cars forwards to use the toilet!)
My locker initially worked but when I went to retrieve something a couple of hours later, it remained locked after entering the code and I had to get a crew member to unlock it!
A broken exit door,
The vents that blew air would temporarily stop. When they did power to plug sockets was lost!
Accessible style toilet door not locking,
The smaller toilets had manual doors. I found one of them that had a door that was off it's rails
No hot food due to a fault with a fridge in the kitchen.
As you can see, there is a lot that needs fixed on these trains! It seems to me that these trains could have done with another 6 months in testing to solve all the above problems before entering service. The Scottish government (who tender and regulate the Caledonian Sleeper franchise) should have allowed Caledonian Sleeper to delay entry of these new trains until the start of next summer to allow a smooth entry into service. Instead, the Scottish government would have fined them if the trains had been entered into service much later. In fact, Caledonian Sleeper were fined £177,000 for sub-par quality standards which, in part, included the delay of the new Mk 5 coaches entering service on the Highlander (London to Inverness/Aberdeen/Fort William) routes. My opinion is that the old trains were in fine working order and should have remained in service until April/May 2020 to ensure that the new trains were up to scratch while still allowing them to enter service in time for the peak tourist season.