When I was a teenager (14/15) we were vacationing in Spain and took an overnight train from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid. The cabin was a "couchette", the seat were green velvet and folded down to make beds, circa 1973/74? I still recall getting up first thing in the morning to watch the sunrise over the spanish countryside - vivid mental images. Anyway, LOVED this video - brought back some fond memories.
Thanks for sharing, brought back many memories of the Highland Sleeper, was a regular on it in the late 90s and early 2000s, loved waking up to a cuppa and a view across the moorland as we came in to Aviemore and then the connection from Inverness on up to Wick, then a weekend first back to London on the sunday service to Euston :)
Hi Guy's,.. I am in that cabin soon Coach M berths 1 & 2...(right next to the bogs by all accounts lol,.. what's the sound like as in toilet flushing and end of coach suspension ..?...great vid & cheers
on the destination board at Inverness it only said calling at Preston and Crewe yet watching the video it seems to keep stopping all over Scotland like Aviemore for example.
+Train_PlaneHub how do you get your train fare so cheap I was hoping to get my train fares cheap when I go on a train from Berwick upon tweed to Inverness than on the sleeper down to Euston station
When I was a teenager (14/15) we were vacationing in Spain and took an overnight train from Santiago de Compostela to Madrid. The cabin was a "couchette", the seat were green velvet and folded down to make beds, circa 1973/74?
I still recall getting up first thing in the morning to watch the sunrise over the spanish countryside - vivid mental images.
Anyway, LOVED this video - brought back some fond memories.
Thanks for sharing, brought back many memories of the Highland Sleeper, was a regular on it in the late 90s and early 2000s, loved waking up to a cuppa and a view across the moorland as we came in to Aviemore and then the connection from Inverness on up to Wick, then a weekend first back to London on the sunday service to Euston :)
Very good mate,enjoyed watching ,
The only portion of the sleeper I haven't done. Great video!
she's a fair beast all joined together and thundering down the wcml at line speed
Jesus Matt you must of been cold leaning out of that window :O great effort Matt thanks for uploading
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Hi Guy's,.. I am in that cabin soon Coach M berths 1 & 2...(right next to the bogs by all accounts lol,.. what's the sound like as in toilet flushing and end of coach suspension ..?...great vid & cheers
Excellent as usual...:D
You are brave sticking your head out on a freezing night in the Highlands. Above and beyond the call of duty.
on the destination board at Inverness it only said calling at Preston and Crewe yet watching the video it seems to keep stopping all over Scotland like Aviemore for example.
Yes. To pick up only. You can’t board the overnight sleeper train in Inverness to just go round the corner to Aviemore.
Nice vid
What does it cost to do a run on a sleeper service is it two tickets one the train fare and the sleeper supplement
24:40 wait... why does it go eastbound? I thought Caledonian Sleepers run on the WCML, not ECML?
It did go onto the WCML, it was heading back towards Haymarket...
rachaelmatt My mistake I thought you were at the back of the train between Inverness and Edinburgh :)
Was it you on the sleeper coming back from London or not?
this one went via the ECML apperntly?
Clearly not.
+Train_PlaneHub how do you get your train fare so cheap I was hoping to get my train fares cheap when I go on a train from Berwick upon tweed to Inverness than on the sleeper down to Euston station
1:30 Shortys First