Coupling tests at Lille Hellemmes (F), 1996.
Nightstar, the brand name of the proposed overnight sleeper service from various parts of United Kingdom to continental Europe via the Channel Tunnel was formally cancelled in 1999. Before that, the Channel Tunnel Night Stock (CTNS) built by Metro-Cammell (Alstom) (Birmingham) was rigorously tested in the relevant countries. (UK, France, Holland and Germany). In April 1996 SNCF engine Y.8323 performs coupling tests with one of the CTNS sleepers and SNCF BB26110 at the SNCF Technical Centre at Lille Hellemmes.
Coupling tests at Lille Hellemmes (F), 1996.
Nightstar, the brand name of the proposed overnight sleeper service from various parts of United Kingdom to continental Europe via the Channel Tunnel was formally cancelled in 1999. Before that, the Channel Tunnel Night Stock (CTNS) built by Metro-Cammell (Alstom) (Birmingham) was rigorously tested in the relevant countries. (UK, France, Holland and Germany). In April 1996 SNCF engine Y.8323 performs coupling tests with one of the CTNS sleepers and SNCF BB26110 at the SNCF Technical Centre at Lille Hellemmes.