Caledonian Sleeper and Nightstar routes

Northbound

5S95 Wembley Intercity Depot to London Euston pl 15

1S25 Euston to Inverness

dividing at Edinburgh to form

1A25 Edinburgh to Aberdeen

1Y11 Edinburgh to Fort William

 

5S96

1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central

dividing at Carstairs to form

1B26 Carstairs to Edinburgh

 

Southbound

1M11 Glasgow Central to Euston

 

5C11

1M16 Inverness to London Euston

joined at Edinburgh by

1B01 Aberdeen to Edinburgh

1B16 Fort William to Edinburgh

then

5M16 Euston to Wembley Intercity Depot

 

 

Peter Strachan managing director of the Caledonian Sleeper for Serco said "Getting people to their destination on time is a key part of our commitment to the Scottish Government. Even though the train runs overnight, even though in some cases its quite a leisurely journey when were going through the highlands looking at the scenery at that time in the morning, we want to be reliable and we want to have people having the confidence that we are going to run on time".

 

As the GBRf class 92 locomotives hauling the sleepers between Euston and Edinburgh and Euston and Glasgow have a lower top speed (87 mph) than the DB Schenker class 90 locomotives (110 mph) they replaced it has been pointed out that they are less able to make up lost time after delays.

 

With the warmer weather now here the ICMU (Interference Currents Modulation Unit) and DLF (Detection of Low Frequencies) monitor is unlikely to repeatedly cut the power but given a cold winter and ice on the overhead wires performance of the service may be significantly reduced.

 

The use of 92s by the new operator makes more sense considering their order for new coaches that if compatible with use through the Channel Tunnel could see the resurrection of plans for the Nightstar sleeper service to Continental Europe.

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