Lets take the time to appreciate the guy connecting the carriages together. While everyone is in the nice warm cabin, he's out there working in a puddle.
Wow! you can certainly see why a lot of people prefer the old Mk 3 coaches - putting showers over toilet bowls and plastering logos across the windows must be among the silliest things a train operator has ever done.
Good review, I traveled from Glasgow to London, no heating & if you are above an average size you can't fit in the shower & I found both en-suite & coach toilets hard to fit in, from somebody who is 6'5" tall & large build. Unfortunately, I do prefer the mk3 sleeper coaches, & I traveled the week prior to "wheelgate", & there was an emergency brake application approx 02:30hrs on my journey, but we re-commenced a short while later. The service from the on-train staff was very good.
I learned many years ago not to pan against the direction of travel of the train. You just end up with an unwatchable blur. Either stick with one camera angle, or pan with the train, as per the final shot here of the train departing Glasgow.
The person who took the video wants a few lessons on handling a video camera, they were two fast and didn't give the viewer time to see all, I gave up in the end it made me dizzy
Very sorry about that, i did notice during editing that i definitely could have done better, i will in future use this information to my advantage, Thank you :)
Just wish you could open the door windows as you can on the old stock, I hate being sealed in with air-con like on an aircraft. Also I wouldn't want the window with the logo artwork across it, it spoils the view!
Paul Truswell Sadly they even want to replace the windows on old stock to seal them in or add bars or central locking as the report keeps coming back up about the decapitation incident.
I've always wanted to do the sleeper but after watching quite a few videos of the trains it's a pretty much mixed bag of reviews but most have said the ride is very bumpy and uncomfortable so until they sort the ride and heating out it looks like the plane and a nice comfy hotel bed for me which is a pity as I love rail travel and the sleeper is on my bucket list
Personally would reccomend trying out GWR’s Cornish Riviera, MK3 coaching stock and its also had a very nice refurbishment, much more nice than the MK5 Caledonian Sleeper,
Those high backed seats and that counter really make the lounge room look cramped, compared to the mk2s. I haven't been on one of the mk5 sets, yet, but the reviews have (in the main) been poor and I'm in two minds about using the sleeper again. I've seen reviews, from travellers booked into standard berths, and the complaint has been the same, every time, about them being made up for 2 people, despite it being a solo occupancy. I've had that, myself, in the mk3 set and found the inability to sit up straight on the bottom bunk really irritating. I note, from those reviewers, that there's also a fixed ladder to contend with, as well....
The MK5’s in my opinion offer less (take away the en-suite) than the MK3’s, for simple things like space, bed side trays, the sink had a lid on it, there was an easy use table for both bunk 1 and 2 but these are now not avalible on MK5’s which is a real shame, the lounge car is very uncomfy and less of a social place too, with it making it less of an open place to attend which makes strangers stay strangers a lot easier and makes it difficult to make friends while travelling
@@BritishTrainsHub the current society prefers strangers remain strangers, so the lounge car is only adapted to modern times. The thing that really bothers me is the "bumpy and loud" journey. So bad ride quality? I am actually not suprised, looks just as CAF being CAF...
@@markoobid2005 the current society barely use the sleeper anyhow, the fact i could catch the night train and enjoy the presence of people i never met in what was essentially a time portal was one of my favourite parts of living so to see the end of it is a huge shame to say the least, not to mention the ever increasing prices of such an amazing journey, for me the sleeper is loosing its touch and with the last MK3 runs in sight, all i can say is im glad to have enjoyed what the sleeper truly meant, i myself will avoid using the sleeper after the MK3's unless it becomes a more ideal option over other methods of enjoying and travelling to the highlands,
Great review. I would add that there is no need for a shower on a train that you are only on for one night. It takes up a lot of space and looked to small anyway with most of the water falling on the wooden panel covering the toilet.
If you've got a wash basin in your cabin, and there are shower facilities available at the stations where your Sleeper train journey starts and finishes, do you really need a "Wet Room" in your cabin as well? Which means, of course, that the "Club Rooms" (aka First Class cabins) can't have a communicating door between them for when four friends are travelling together in a small group.
Some Middle East airlines are putting showers in their planes, so I suppose this high-end train had to keep up - though I agree that they aren't that necessary. And a power shoe brush? That's really reaching. They would get more appeal if they upgraded their menus instead.
No, I think showers is the biggest single thing putting people off moving from planes to the sleeper. If you get on somewhere like Newtonmore or Dalwhinnie, as I have, no chance at all of a shower at the station.
You need information in the notes section: from which station to which station, class you are traveling in, duration of journey , cost and date of travel.
Pros and cons to everything. Would love to take the Caledonian from London to Scotland and back again to visit my English/Irish/Scottish-American roots. Was in the UK many moons ago but never got to Scotland. Was in Ireland for only 50 minutes at Shannon Airport as a stopover on the way to continental Europe. Never forgot it though, it was magical even at the airport and just as green as they always said it was. Would hope those carriages are well connected. Shower didn't look like it would drain well and didn't look like it had room enough to stand in. Better keep a list of things that need improvement and pass it along to those in charge at the top! Thanks for sharing~
All the hype Serco had about what these new Mk5's will have and level of comfort, i think like you they are not what they are cracked up to be. Maybe softer seating and more USB and phone sockets at every seat might have worked better than the contravision on the windows. Now ive watched your review, i think i will stick with Virgin West Coast
The seats are harder, the beds are the exact same in my opinion, but what kills me the absaloute most is the way the lounge car is designed, its made the sleeper antisocial, oh and the air conditioning comes nothing close to when you wake up in Scotland and have extremely crisp fresh air, i for one will miss the MK3’s and for a last chance go i decided id book 1 last trip on the Highland MK3’s because they’re delayed again,
Im not surprised the Mk3's have a slight reprieve owing to the problems with the Mk5's. They weren't rushed into service, but they certainly have lots of teething troubles. Shame on Serco and CAF. Yes, you can't beat having the carriage door window down arriving into Scotland
Most of the text at the end summed up how I felt about this sleeper, which I did last month. In addition, the staff seemed a lot less friendly, and being sealed in with no windows to open was annoying. I did sleep OK (I thought the beds were comfortable enough), but I would use this service for practicality rather than enjoyment, like all the new trains replacing the decent ones on UK railways.
This has fob entry to your cabins. This is good as some staff would get proper stroppy if asked to unlock for you. Why you lock your door? I was asked by the fat Portuguese host, Pedro, I’m sure he’s still about.
The decor looks quite tasteful and warm. A million miles away from the cold sterility of most modern trains! Can't comment on the comfort or usability though, will have to try it and see. The sitting down shower is a bit weird. Think I'd give that a miss. Poor seat comfort and rough ride seem to be an almost universal complaint on the most recent classes though (anyone who has to ride on an IET regularly has my sympathy!). It's strange and a real shame modern builders seem to struggle with these two very basic but critically important aspects when BR got both right so consistently decades ago.
Reasons for the problem issues you very rightly & interestingly raise: Little if any interface between Operator and Design Panel (unlike Mk3s). Ride quality poor due to Mk5 wheel diameter being too small (primary) - just like the BR APT; and insufficient Mk5 suspension damping to factor this in (secondary). Noise suppression inadequate for budgetary and Procurement Option(s) restrictions. Seats hard, shorter beds and narrower corridors for similar reason(s) as immediately above. Other lesser interior design & facility inadequacies down to insufficient pre-service testing & rectification through QCI. Overall Poor Ride Quality delivered due to inadequate Design Panel & Manufacturer liaison with Operator; plus little or no detailed build-specification & minimum Service Comfort Level Requirements generated by Lessor (Lease Company) in harmony with Operator & manufacturer, TOTALLY UNLIKE BR. Highly likely no Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) executed for Level 1 & 2 operational factors & margins, as was the case with Mk3s through BRs Railway Technical Centre (RTC), Derby & its Test Track at Old Dalby. Thus, more accidents/ incidents with Mk5s waiting to happen (not just station over-runs either). Coupling non-standardisation is self-evident operational lunacy. Using booked traction (Class 92) designed & built primarily for "fast freight" work with much lower top speed than purpose built passenger locomotives (Class 90 being 110mph) results in the new train "Operational Regulation" by signallers quite rightly treating priority of new Sleeper as a freight train, so as for it not to impact on other faster passenger services. Under First Scotrail & BR Regulations, if the Sleeper with its 100mph Mk3s & 110mph Class 90 was running over 20 minutes late, driver was permitted to run at 100mph to re-gain lost time. Signallers would then treat / "Regulate" it as an an Express Passenger and it would be far more likely to be kept on the Fast Lines and regain lost time. Not now: much lower max operating speed means a late running Sleeper would lose its path & have to take its turn, probably behind an All Stations suburban train on the Slow Lines. All this, coupled with very late adequate training of on-board & other staff / contractors and the infamous Coach Cleaning / Servicing debacle (dirty sheets etc), means that one ends up with a sort of Fawlty Towers on rails. Very sad. Go to European Sleepers and witness the difference.
I hope that the Shunter opened the Brake Pipe Isolating Valve before the train began to move, and that the Driver performed the mandatory Running Brake Test once he'd got up to speed!
The external paint is very attractive, glossy and all, like the British like the paint, but the interior space is quite dull and old fashioned… no fancy colors with hidden LED for exemple ?
My impression is that any shade of fawn or brown..or cheap-looking orange, is not at all appealing. .. Here on the Wairarapa Line that runs 100 Km north from Wellington (NZ) through the 8.5Km tunnel.. our "curtain train" Mk 2 ex UK carriages have comfortable ( although grubby ) seating, plenty of sought-after tables AND a power point for every passenger. :-)...What's wifi.....
Next thing you should do is enrol yourself on a written English course at your local college. 164 words written without a full stop. (Comprehensive School I'm thinking?)
Thanks for giving us a run down, I suppose modern designs for socialising means less contact, yah for the exclusive modern designs.....Not! It takes a lot to couple the locomotive to the train that was interesting to watch. Cheers for that 🤓
Interesting but I did not like the coupling maybe because I was a fireman in the 60s it was a bout a 2 minute job to hook up. Nice coach looked good to me though
Whoever did this vid, has not done the CALEDONIAN SLEEPER any favours :( As others- had to stop watching- made it to 8:21 hoping for better- couldn't do it. Dizzy!
unlucky fo you to miss out on breakfast! What a daft mistake.. and to have that awful decal on the window to spoil the view. Disappointing to say the least!
@@TheStumyu Several decades ago I made the journey between Kings Cross and Aberdeen on a regular basis. Very civilised it was too. Awoken by the steward with tea and biscuits, looked out of the window to see dolphins messing around with the fishing boats somewhere near Stonehaven, it was heaven.
You won't notice it in the dark, while you're asleep anyway, and if you want to enjoy the view in daylight, the best place to do it is in the lounge car over breakfast.
Thanks for some great footage - best I’ve seen of the interior so far. I’m a big fan of the Cally but haven’t done the new trains yet. Not sure the shower/toilet lives up to the hype. We’ll see...
When George Stephenson was planning the world's very first Inter-City railway line - which ran from Liverpool to Manchester - he obviously wasn't thinking about the possibility of running comfortable, spacious overnight trains when he decided on the Loading Gauge and the Track Gauge!
Would’ve been a good video if you slowed down swinging the camera around. As many others have said, it made me ill. And take a few moments to stop and focus on the important things, not filming the passing scenery through a partially obscured window or 30 seconds of water coming out of the shower head. Thanks
Dim LED lighting doesnt work well with some camera’s as frames sometimes catch the light differently because LED lighting actually flickers extremely fast
Dear Friend: I am going to travel to England next year and since I am a railroad fan, I want to know that station near London allows me to observe trains at high speed. Sincerely, Fausto Brindisi from Argentina
You could edit this a lot and lose nothing. Why see the whole train being brought into the station? Then all that time watching the carriages being coupled to take to the car sheds.
I came back from Glasgow to London the other night in the seated coach andfound the ride quite OK, loved the way it stopped without any jerking when we arrived at Euston we didn't know till we pulled up the blind we were there.. Only moan I have is paying £2-70 for a cup of tea.
I know, it annoys me when i edit it as when im out filming it feels right, Dont worry im working on getting better, Thank you for your constructive criticism :) its valued
But how do you take a shower with the loo does this mean you have to sit on the loo and have a shower at the same time I know it's a funny world that is strange
There was/is Mark 4 stock running on the East Coast Main Line with class 91 locomotives. The new sleepers are structurally and mechanically identical to the Mark 5 day stock operated by Trans-Pennine Express with class 68 locomotives on the Liverpool - Scarborough service - hence Mark 5 sleepers.
So anyhow on a serious note i have been considering making video’s with narration in the background but feel like if i was going to do so that id need to hire someone with a very good voice,
Is there a toxic radio free section, for those who dont want to wreck their health with even more WiFi etc during their sleeping hours, when all RF should turned OFF, another reason why cancer is going rampant,
Lets take the time to appreciate the guy connecting the carriages together. While everyone is in the nice warm cabin, he's out there working in a puddle.
Wow! you can certainly see why a lot of people prefer the old Mk 3 coaches - putting showers over toilet bowls and plastering logos across the windows must be among the silliest things a train operator has ever done.
Mk3 are like an old boot. Probably the most comfortable coach on the network still 30+ years on.
Good review, I traveled from Glasgow to London, no heating & if you are above an average size you can't fit in the shower & I found both en-suite & coach toilets hard to fit in, from somebody who is 6'5" tall & large build. Unfortunately, I do prefer the mk3 sleeper coaches, & I traveled the week prior to "wheelgate", & there was an emergency brake application approx 02:30hrs on my journey, but we re-commenced a short while later. The service from the on-train staff was very good.
Good job the guy coupling the train has experience otherwise that could have taken a long time!
I had to stop watching as your scanning back and forth so quickly made me dizzy.
I learned many years ago not to pan against the direction of travel of the train. You just end up with an unwatchable blur. Either stick with one camera angle, or pan with the train, as per the final shot here of the train departing Glasgow.
So did I! Need to slow down.
Me too - shame, lots of info but hardly watchable
I got whiplash watching scanning. Had to stop watching.
Haywood Jabuzoff My dad’s sister was on board one of these trains, came to my cabin, and started going round and round, and I said, oh my giddy aunt.
The person who took the video wants a few lessons on handling a video camera, they were two fast and didn't give the viewer time to see all, I gave up in the end it made me dizzy
Very sorry about that, i did notice during editing that i definitely could have done better, i will in future use this information to my advantage,
Thank you :)
Just wish you could open the door windows as you can on the old stock, I hate being sealed in with air-con like on an aircraft. Also I wouldn't want the window with the logo artwork across it, it spoils the view!
Paul Truswell Sadly they even want to replace the windows on old stock to seal them in or add bars or central locking as the report keeps coming back up about the decapitation incident.
I think from the inside you will not be able to see the logo.
@@GWR-xb1nl Yes passengers wandering about without a head can be unsettling for the other guests.
I really want to see a steam train pull those carriages.
Sadly wouldnt be an option because of the new coupling,
Could always have a diesel or electric train couple up to the coaches then a steam train couple to the diesel or electric locomotive
I've always wanted to do the sleeper but after watching quite a few videos of the trains it's a pretty much mixed bag of reviews but most have said the ride is very bumpy and uncomfortable so until they sort the ride and heating out it looks like the plane and a nice comfy hotel bed for me which is a pity as I love rail travel and the sleeper is on my bucket list
Personally would reccomend trying out GWR’s Cornish Riviera,
MK3 coaching stock and its also had a very nice refurbishment, much more nice than the MK5 Caledonian Sleeper,
Those high backed seats and that counter really make the lounge room look cramped, compared to the mk2s.
I haven't been on one of the mk5 sets, yet, but the reviews have (in the main) been poor and I'm in two minds about using the sleeper again. I've seen reviews, from travellers booked into standard berths, and the complaint has been the same, every time, about them being made up for 2 people, despite it being a solo occupancy. I've had that, myself, in the mk3 set and found the inability to sit up straight on the bottom bunk really irritating. I note, from those reviewers, that there's also a fixed ladder to contend with, as well....
The MK5’s in my opinion offer less (take away the en-suite) than the MK3’s, for simple things like space, bed side trays, the sink had a lid on it, there was an easy use table for both bunk 1 and 2 but these are now not avalible on MK5’s which is a real shame, the lounge car is very uncomfy and less of a social place too, with it making it less of an open place to attend which makes strangers stay strangers a lot easier and makes it difficult to make friends while travelling
@@BritishTrainsHub - Sink? For washing dirty crockery and clothes? Not a washbasin?
@@BritishTrainsHub the current society prefers strangers remain strangers, so the lounge car is only adapted to modern times.
The thing that really bothers me is the "bumpy and loud" journey. So bad ride quality? I am actually not suprised, looks just as CAF being CAF...
@@markoobid2005 the current society barely use the sleeper anyhow, the fact i could catch the night train and enjoy the presence of people i never met in what was essentially a time portal was one of my favourite parts of living so to see the end of it is a huge shame to say the least, not to mention the ever increasing prices of such an amazing journey, for me the sleeper is loosing its touch and with the last MK3 runs in sight, all i can say is im glad to have enjoyed what the sleeper truly meant, i myself will avoid using the sleeper after the MK3's unless it becomes a more ideal option over other methods of enjoying and travelling to the highlands,
Yes, the open club feel of the bar lounge has been lost - not much chance for talking to other passengers.
Great review. I would add that there is no need for a shower on a train that you are only on for one night. It takes up a lot of space and looked to small anyway with most of the water falling on the wooden panel covering the toilet.
If you've got a wash basin in your cabin, and there are shower facilities available at the stations where your Sleeper train journey starts and finishes, do you really need a "Wet Room" in your cabin as well? Which means, of course, that the "Club Rooms" (aka First Class cabins) can't have a communicating door between them for when four friends are travelling together in a small group.
Some Middle East airlines are putting showers in their planes, so I suppose this high-end train had to keep up - though I agree that they aren't that necessary. And a power shoe brush? That's really reaching. They would get more appeal if they upgraded their menus instead.
No, I think showers is the biggest single thing putting people off moving from planes to the sleeper. If you get on somewhere like Newtonmore or Dalwhinnie, as I have, no chance at all of a shower at the station.
That orange and blue "brand new seated accommodation" is in perfect 1970s colours.
I thought the same :)
You need information in the notes section: from which station to which station, class you are traveling in, duration of journey , cost and date of travel.
Pros and cons to everything. Would love to take the Caledonian from London to Scotland and back again to visit my English/Irish/Scottish-American roots. Was in the UK many moons ago but never got to Scotland. Was in Ireland for only 50 minutes at Shannon Airport as a stopover on the way to continental Europe. Never forgot it though, it was magical even at the airport and just as green as they always said it was. Would hope those carriages are well connected. Shower didn't look like it would drain well and didn't look like it had room enough to stand in. Better keep a list of things that need improvement and pass it along to those in charge at the top! Thanks for sharing~
I totally agree with you about Irish green. Sorry you couldn't make time to go barefoot in a lush field of clover 😍
That nice triangular club ledge is just what you need in a shunt.
All the hype Serco had about what these new Mk5's will have and level of comfort, i think like you they are not what they are cracked up to be. Maybe softer seating and more USB and phone sockets at every seat might have worked better than the contravision on the windows. Now ive watched your review, i think i will stick with Virgin West Coast
The seats are harder, the beds are the exact same in my opinion, but what kills me the absaloute most is the way the lounge car is designed, its made the sleeper antisocial, oh and the air conditioning comes nothing close to when you wake up in Scotland and have extremely crisp fresh air, i for one will miss the MK3’s and for a last chance go i decided id book 1 last trip on the Highland MK3’s because they’re delayed again,
Im not surprised the Mk3's have a slight reprieve owing to the problems with the Mk5's. They weren't rushed into service, but they certainly have lots of teething troubles. Shame on Serco and CAF. Yes, you can't beat having the carriage door window down arriving into Scotland
I don't blame you!
So you could have a shower whilst taking a shite. Great.
Saves time... ;-)
The body of the class 92s is the same as class 60 diesel locomotives
I like the shoe shiner idea
Most of the text at the end summed up how I felt about this sleeper, which I did last month. In addition, the staff seemed a lot less friendly, and being sealed in with no windows to open was annoying. I did sleep OK (I thought the beds were comfortable enough), but I would use this service for practicality rather than enjoyment, like all the new trains replacing the decent ones on UK railways.
This has fob entry to your cabins. This is good as some staff would get proper stroppy if asked to unlock for you. Why you lock your door? I was asked by the fat Portuguese host, Pedro, I’m sure he’s still about.
It all looks very nice. I look forward to trying it out at some point.
The decor looks quite tasteful and warm. A million miles away from the cold sterility of most modern trains! Can't comment on the comfort or usability though, will have to try it and see. The sitting down shower is a bit weird. Think I'd give that a miss. Poor seat comfort and rough ride seem to be an almost universal complaint on the most recent classes though (anyone who has to ride on an IET regularly has my sympathy!). It's strange and a real shame modern builders seem to struggle with these two very basic but critically important aspects when BR got both right so consistently decades ago.
Reasons for the problem issues you very rightly & interestingly raise:
Little if any interface between Operator and Design Panel (unlike Mk3s).
Ride quality poor due to Mk5 wheel diameter being too small (primary) - just like the BR APT; and insufficient Mk5 suspension damping to factor this in (secondary).
Noise suppression inadequate for budgetary and Procurement Option(s) restrictions.
Seats hard, shorter beds and narrower corridors for similar reason(s) as immediately above.
Other lesser interior design & facility inadequacies down to insufficient pre-service testing & rectification through QCI.
Overall Poor Ride Quality delivered due to inadequate Design Panel & Manufacturer liaison with Operator; plus little or no detailed build-specification & minimum Service Comfort Level Requirements generated by Lessor (Lease Company) in harmony with Operator & manufacturer, TOTALLY UNLIKE BR.
Highly likely no Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) executed for Level 1 & 2 operational factors & margins, as was the case with Mk3s through BRs Railway Technical Centre (RTC), Derby & its Test Track at Old Dalby. Thus, more accidents/ incidents with Mk5s waiting to happen (not just station over-runs either).
Coupling non-standardisation is self-evident operational lunacy.
Using booked traction (Class 92) designed & built primarily for "fast freight" work with much lower top speed than purpose built passenger locomotives (Class 90 being 110mph) results in the new train "Operational Regulation" by signallers quite rightly treating priority of new Sleeper as a freight train, so as for it not to impact on other faster passenger services. Under First Scotrail & BR Regulations, if the Sleeper with its 100mph Mk3s & 110mph Class 90 was running over 20 minutes late, driver was permitted to run at 100mph to re-gain lost time. Signallers would then treat / "Regulate" it as an an Express Passenger and it would be far more likely to be kept on the Fast Lines and regain lost time. Not now: much lower max operating speed means a late running Sleeper would lose its path & have to take its turn, probably behind an All Stations suburban train on the Slow Lines.
All this, coupled with very late adequate training of on-board & other staff / contractors and the infamous Coach Cleaning / Servicing debacle (dirty sheets etc), means that one ends up with a sort of Fawlty Towers on rails.
Very sad. Go to European Sleepers and witness the difference.
Just noticed that the coupling is similar to some EMUs. The class 57/3 with dellner couplings are also compatible
I hope that the Shunter opened the Brake Pipe Isolating Valve before the train began to move, and that the Driver performed the mandatory Running Brake Test once he'd got up to speed!
The Class 92 is the best bit
I'm not that impressed. The rooms don't seem to be any better than most of the AmTrak sleepers I've seen.
The external paint is very attractive, glossy and all, like the British like the paint, but the interior space is quite dull and old fashioned… no fancy colors with hidden LED for exemple ?
My impression is that any shade of fawn or brown..or cheap-looking orange, is not at all appealing. ..
Here on the Wairarapa Line that runs 100 Km north from Wellington (NZ) through the 8.5Km tunnel.. our "curtain train" Mk 2 ex UK carriages have comfortable ( although grubby ) seating, plenty of sought-after tables AND a power point for every passenger. :-)...What's wifi.....
I have to admit this was difficult to watch due to erratic camera movement. Was there hot water for bathing?
Next thing you should do is enrol yourself on a written English course at your local college.
164 words written without a full stop.
(Comprehensive School I'm thinking?)
😂......................... better?
Thanks for giving us a run down, I suppose modern designs for socialising means less contact, yah for the exclusive modern designs.....Not! It takes a lot to couple the locomotive to the train that was interesting to watch. Cheers for that 🤓
How much did that Journey cost ?
Interesting but I did not like the coupling maybe because I was a fireman in the 60s it was a bout a 2 minute job to hook up. Nice coach looked good to me though
Whoever did this vid, has not done the CALEDONIAN SLEEPER any favours :(
As others- had to stop watching- made it to 8:21 hoping for better- couldn't do it.
Dizzy!
unlucky fo you to miss out on breakfast! What a daft mistake.. and to have that awful decal on the window to spoil the view. Disappointing to say the least!
So how exactly are you meant to shower? Do you sit on top of the shelf thing or what?
You get in there and run around. Obvious isn't it?
@@whyamibeingpesteredtogetahandl not really but thanks for the sarcasm
@@TheStumyu Several decades ago I made the journey between Kings Cross and Aberdeen on a regular basis. Very civilised it was too. Awoken by the steward with tea and biscuits, looked out of the window to see dolphins messing around with the fishing boats somewhere near Stonehaven, it was heaven.
You can either sit on the "shelf thing" or stand in front of it.
These designs are taken from low priced east asian hotel rooms, if u have backpacked.
That logo outside covering partially the windows would annoy me.
You won't notice it in the dark, while you're asleep anyway, and if you want to enjoy the view in daylight, the best place to do it is in the lounge car over breakfast.
@matthew scoles Don't get your point.
@matthew scoles ?
@matthew scoles Trottel
The Caledonian train depresses me as i only ever get it if i have to go into work when i arrive :(
Heading out to work on the Caledonian Sleeper must be plenty of reason to say, its a fairly good job!
Nice video. I subscribe. Merry Christmas.
Merry christmas and a happy new year!
Content is slow right now with Covid going on but when i feel its safe to continue i shall be filming again :)
Thanks for some great footage - best I’ve seen of the interior so far. I’m a big fan of the Cally but haven’t done the new trains yet. Not sure the shower/toilet lives up to the hype. We’ll see...
When George Stephenson was planning the world's very first Inter-City railway line - which ran from Liverpool to Manchester - he obviously wasn't thinking about the possibility of running comfortable, spacious overnight trains when he decided on the Loading Gauge and the Track Gauge!
Prefer the Mark 1 sleepers.
pretty damn good mee thinks, well presented. thank you
Thank you Smile :) hope you and the missus are well :)
Nice and beautiful train
Your words at the end reiterate my desire to never do this service ever again! 🤮
Not for a poor person such as me , only for the wealthy and well to do , but its nice to see how the upper class exist !
You haven't a clue.
04:32. They could have someone's eye out with those tables!
Brand new ! Awesome!
Fantastic video
Would’ve been a good video if you slowed down swinging the camera around. As many others have said, it made me ill. And take a few moments to stop and focus on the important things, not filming the passing scenery through a partially obscured window or 30 seconds of water coming out of the shower head. Thanks
Great video, loved it.
Thank you, B T H. R 🍻 🍷 😎
Why all that flickering on the screen?
Dim LED lighting doesnt work well with some camera’s as frames sometimes catch the light differently because LED lighting actually flickers extremely fast
I saw the lounge area alright,but u were all over the place in the sleeper area
Dear Friend:
I am going to travel to England next year and since I am a railroad fan, I want to know that station near London allows me to observe trains at high speed.
Sincerely, Fausto Brindisi from Argentina
How near would said station need to be? In terms of time?
Depending on which line you want to be on, I could recommend Hitchin, Watford Junction, Slough or St Albans.
you said there was no plug sockets where those v shaped tables are so what was those sockets shown under those tables with the USB port
I think he meant to say, sockets only under v-shaped tables!
Too busy with the camera swing sorry. Made me feel ill
Sorry!
Wow neat n clean..impressive
Is there a third pillow option in the sleepers?
Nice video
You could edit this a lot and lose nothing. Why see the whole train being brought into the station? Then all that time watching the carriages being coupled to take to the car sheds.
Shame about the massive sticker across the cabin window - ridiculous!!
I love the class 73
Squeeky breaks. Perfect for a sleeper train...
Any more strikes planned?
9:13 what type of coupling is that ?
schaffenberg coupling www.voith.com/ca-en/products-services/power-transmission/scharfenberg-couplers-10318.html
A bloody difficult one
@@Johann-xm9jb No....it's a Dellner coupling.
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I came back from Glasgow to London the other night in the seated coach andfound the ride quite OK, loved the way it stopped without any jerking when we arrived at Euston we didn't know till we pulled up the blind we were there.. Only moan I have is paying £2-70 for a cup of tea.
all too fiddly for me.
You pan far too fast!
I know, it annoys me when i edit it as when im out filming it feels right,
Dont worry im working on getting better,
Thank you for your constructive criticism :) its valued
To fast zoom in/out, to fast moving camera around ....
But how do you take a shower with the loo does this mean you have to sit on the loo and have a shower at the same time I know it's a funny world that is strange
No, you stand in front of the loo. You can also sit on the seat created by pulling the loo cover down.
How long did the journey take?
7hrs 15mins
DIZZINESS...
It was a very bad presentation and camera work needs to gobs long way!
Agreed! Apologies about that! Im still learning and felt rushed! In future ill be able to learn and produce much more quality content!
Poor videography.
probably better filming pornography
There is no such thing as a mark 5 sleeper, there was never a mark 4
There was/is Mark 4 stock running on the East Coast Main Line with class 91 locomotives. The new sleepers are structurally and mechanically identical to the Mark 5 day stock operated by Trans-Pennine Express with class 68 locomotives on the Liverpool - Scarborough service - hence Mark 5 sleepers.
Cracking video. Looks very smart !!
Lot of work connecting engine to carriage .
Great video. I've subbed your channel and would appreciate same. Thanks.
Sorry but this is nothing to compare with the Japanese luxury in their trains.
Check out.
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Cant you talk?
Can you say that louder please, cant hear you
@@BritishTrainsHub We want narration
When do we want it?
@@BritishTrainsHub NOW
So anyhow on a serious note i have been considering making video’s with narration in the background but feel like if i was going to do so that id need to hire someone with a very good voice,
Average speed of 62 mph. Haha. It's a joke.
If it were any faster you wouldn't have time for a good night's sleep!
Noisy coaches
Endless faults
Rubbish food
Is there a toxic radio free section, for those who dont want to wreck their health with even more WiFi etc during their sleeping hours, when all RF should turned OFF, another reason why cancer is going rampant,
ATTENTION TRAIN SPOTTER ALERT
Someone call the police,
@@BritishTrainsHub British transport police 😊
Lock em up and throw away the keys
Looks dated and stodgy. If the British cant use their own brains, atleast copy from the germans,French or the Japanese.
Horrible filming...can’t watch it.
I agree the filming is not very good. The camera moves far too quickly around making it impossible to take in what it is intended to show!
JAMES Rivis and stop exclaiming! ‘Sleeper WiFi which is very useful’ just doesn’t call for an exclamation point.
sorry couldn't watch it, too many fast pans of the camera, too shakey