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Shunting the Northbound Sleeper at Edinburgh: adding the Fort William 'day coaches'

Channel: CambriaJunction
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Filmed in the early hours of 11th May 2019, this shows part of the process of splitting the northbound 'Highlander' Caledonian Sleeper train from London Euston, into three portions running to Inverness, Aberdeen and Fort William.
This focuses on the addition of a lounge and seated car to the Fort William portion. The main part of the shunting operation can be seen in this video:

https://youtu.be/BgPH6yMnuiM
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This video captures part of the shunting process for the northbound Caledonian Sleeper train from London Euston, split into three sections heading to Inverness, Aberdeen, and Fort William. It specifically shows the addition of a lounge and seated car to the portion bound for Fort William. The footage was recorded in the early hours of May 2019 and includes railway stock identified as 73969 and 90044. Operators involved include Caledonian Sleeper and Freightliner, with locations including Edinburgh Waverley, London Euston, Inverness, Aberdeen, and Fort William.

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  • Platform ID kMqNgPO3yRA
  • Views 6,813
  • Date published 20 May 2019 00:29
  • Date added 17 May 2026 08:46
  • Recorded 11 May 2019
  • Locomotives 2
  • Headcodes 0
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