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Can Anyone Tell Me
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 1:14 pm
by petethetim
Apart from the Obvious GNER & Virgin Trains are there any other companies run regular cross border service from England or Wales to Scotland & do EWS run Passenger Trains or are they purely a Freight Company , Sorry if this sounds stupid but I have not been across to Scotland since 2003 & England since 2002 Due to Ill Health The last time I took a train from England to Scotland it was a Sleeper from Carlisle up to Fortwilliam & it was hauled by a Transrail 37
Regards
Peter
Any sites that would give back ground would be appreciated
please feel free to post any URLs
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 1:16 pm
by DarwinS
Well the Caledonian Sleeper (i.e all the cross border sleeping trains) are I believe now owned by First Scotrail.
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 1:19 pm
by petethetim
Yeah I know that but do none of these guys have Locos any longer Hence the Transrail but do any companies in general run daily Passenger services other that GNER & VIRGIN
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 2:57 pm
by desiro5
EWS are only freihgt I think. I htink the sometimes loan out loco's (37's etc) to passenger loco hauled services.
Cheers
Ali
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 7:00 pm
by colinm74
I think EWS still currently have the contract to convey the First Scotrail Sleeper services to/from Edin/Glasgow- London using 90s, from Edinburgh-Inv/Abdn and 37 to Fort Bill.
Last I heard, there was word of dedicated 90s being done out in FSR Caledonian Sleeper Livery.
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 8:14 pm
by 250787
Last I heard, there was word of dedicated 90s being done out in FSR Caledonian Sleeper Livery.
90024 is being repainted
EWS also operate various charters including the Orient-Express and Northern Belle excursions
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 8:16 pm
by petethetim
What is the Northern Belle ?
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 9:06 pm
by 250787
It is a Orient-Express service operated by a class 67 and Northern Belle Mark 2 coaches
More here
http://www.orient-express.com/web/nb/nb ... urneys.jsp
A few photos and videos here
http://railways.mjspencer.com/site/thum ... h=northern
Cheers
Matt
Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 9:17 pm
by petethetim
Thanks I'll check it out
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 4:13 am
by partyspiritz
Now thats got to be worth putting together dont you think
John
Swindon
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 8:40 pm
by petethetim
250787 wrote:Last I heard, there was word of dedicated 90s being done out in FSR Caledonian Sleeper Livery.
90024 is being repainted
EWS also operate various charters including the Orient-Express and Northern Belle excursions
Is Class 90 Not Electric How will that go into the Highlands?
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 8:52 pm
by 250787
The Class 90 hauls the sleeper from London Euston to Edinburgh where there is a loco change to a 37 or 67