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Mod - split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/caledonian-sleeper.176365 Not really, but a point which has been raised earlier is that the sleeper hosts are essential for the running of the train (they’re not like catering hosts on other services) - if they have to self-isolate and no...

I’ve been thinking about this today- what advantages do oval buffers on locomotives have over round ones, or vice versa? All the Class 37s were originally fitted with round buffers but we’re progressively retro-fitted with oval ones in the 70s and 80s (all the refurbished 37s had oval buffers...

I am aware that a number of BR mainline diesel locos (which had only vacuum train brakes) were fitted with EQ brakes in the late 1960s. From memory, I seem to recall that some Class 20s, 24s, 25s, 27s and 40s (and probably other classes) were fitted with these, and had the distinctive Gresham...

Perhaps a blast from the past, but I’ve always been curious to know what the cab interiors of these two classes looked like. Am I right in thinking that a Class 23 (Baby Deltic) cab looked similar to that of a Class 40, or any other vacuum-braked English Electric Class with a bonnet (I.e...

I’ve read somewhere that the first ten Class 91s (001-010) had a slightly different cab layout (as built) to the last 21 (011-031). Is this true? I’m afraid I’ve not been in enough class 91 cabs to notice the subtleties. Was this the case at both no.1 and no.2 ends? I presume that some of these...

Seeing the thread about the potential alcohol ban on Scotrail services made me wonder about this. At present, no catering services (other than a basic breakfast in a bag on the sleeper) are offered on these trains (understandably) due to the Coronavirus, but when (if ever) are we likely to see...

Hi everyone, I’ve just purchased a ticket online (via CS’ website) for the northbound Caledonian Sleeper from London Euston to Spean Bridge for the night of Wednesday 22nd January 2019. From the accommodation options, I selected a club solo room (I.e. a first class en-suite berth) for a fare of...