Can Anyone Tell Me

petethetim · Post by **petethetim** » Wed May 17, 2006 1:14 pm

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
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DarwinS · Post by **DarwinS** » Wed May 17, 2006 1:16 pm

Well the Caledonian Sleeper (i.e all the cross border sleeping trains) are I believe now owned by First Scotrail.

petethetim · Post by **petethetim** » Wed May 17, 2006 1:19 pm

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

desiro5 · Post by **desiro5** » Wed May 17, 2006 2:57 pm

EWS are only freihgt I think. I htink the sometimes loan out loco's (37's etc) to passenger loco hauled services.

Cheers

Ali

colinm74 · Post by **colinm74** » Wed May 17, 2006 7:00 pm

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.

250787 · Post by **250787** » Wed May 17, 2006 8:14 pm

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

petethetim · Post by **petethetim** » Wed May 17, 2006 8:16 pm

What is the Northern Belle ?

250787 · Post by **250787** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:06 pm

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

petethetim · Post by **petethetim** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:17 pm

Thanks I'll check it out

partyspiritz · Post by **partyspiritz** » Thu May 18, 2006 4:13 am

Now thats got to be worth putting together dont you think

John

Swindon

petethetim · Post by **petethetim** » Thu May 18, 2006 8:40 pm

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?

250787 · Post by **250787** » Thu May 18, 2006 8:52 pm

The Class 90 hauls the sleeper from London Euston to Edinburgh where there is a loco change to a 37 or 67