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A Class 67 is still hired-in by GB Railfreight from DB Cargo to supplement the diesel fleet operating the north of Edinburgh Caledonian Sleeper portions whilst some of the Class 73/9s support Mk5 testing.
For a variety of operational reasons, the "Skips" are best suited to the Inverness portion and have covered the vast majority of turns on this route since Serco/GB took over the sleeper franchise in Spring 2015 - and for several years before that when EWS/DB provided the traction.
With the Mk5s on the horizon, the 67s' long association with the Sleeper is drawing to a close. One of the recent regulars, 67 007 stands at Inverness having hauled the Highlander 1S25 from Euston for the final leg from Edinburgh.
Substitute Skip
A Class 67 is still hired-in by GB Railfreight from DB Cargo to supplement the diesel fleet operating the north of Edinburgh Caledonian Sleeper portions whilst some of the Class 73/9s support Mk5 testing.
For a variety of operational reasons, the "Skips" are best suited to the Inverness portion and have covered the vast majority of turns on this route since Serco/GB took over the sleeper franchise in Spring 2015 - and for several years before that when EWS/DB provided the traction.
With the Mk5s on the horizon, the 67s' long association with the Sleeper is drawing to a close. One of the recent regulars, 67 007 stands at Inverness having hauled the Highlander 1S25 from Euston for the final leg from Edinburgh.