Journey of a Night Time - Caledonian Sleeper - 100 subscriber special

The Journey of a Night Time - 100 subscriber special

This wasn't filmed as a 100 subscriber special video, but it seems quite fitting.

A journey up the West Highland Line on the Caledonian Sleeper has been on the bucket list for quite some time.

Traction was in the form of a GBRf class 92 and a class 73/9 from Edinburgh Waverley. Considering the little 73 was built as bi-mode loco for London's commuter lines, it cope admirably with the harsh weather and gradients of the West Highland Line, providing faultless running and better still, ETH.

The snow was at its worse over Rannoch moor, where many deer can be seen on lower ground near the line, probably wondering why some idiot was filming out the window of a 30mph train in the freezing winter in the Scottish Highlands.

The staff on the train were wonderful and I really want to do it all again, I would recommend to anyone.

If you are travelling on the sleeper leaving Preston or Carlisle, you must book your tickets for the day after. This is because technically you board the train early the next morning. I made a mistake and luckily was let on and I believe Sleeper are changing their website to make this clear.

Thanks for Watching,
Callum

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