Can you still put your car on the Caledonian Sleeper?

[Poppet]

Does anyone know if you can still do this?

 

[Temple Meads]

No, you can't.

 

[Cumberlandkev]

I believe the service finished in 1995 in the run up to privatisation. It was heavily subsidised (allegedly).

 

[Sleepy]

The stewards get upset as they take up too much room in the lounge car !

 

[westv]

I wonder if they'd be much of a market for the service now?

 

[PG]

Slightly off topic but... does anyone else find it crazy that you now get links on some train booking sites, getting old can't remember which one(s), that offer to take your luggage (for a fee) by road while you pootle down on the train :roll:

 

[VauxhallandI]

Slightly off topic but... does anyone else find it crazy that you now get links on some train booking sites, getting old can't remember which one(s), that offer to take your luggage (for a fee) by road while you pootle down on the train :roll:

Next year I will be courier posting my Xmas presents up to Glasgow before I get the train. Makes perfect sense especially with the weather issues we are having this year

 

[Eagle]

Next year I will be courier posting my Xmas presents up to Glasgow before I get the train. Makes perfect sense especially with the weather issues we are having this year

Probably worthwhile to post yourself via the courier too.

 

[Poppet]

How I mourn the demise of the old Red Star train courier service:cry:

 

[gord]

Going back to the original topic. We did the sleeper on a bargin berth to Inverness in October and hired a car for £23 per day while we were there. No need for Motorail when that option is available. Easy too as the hire company will pick you up and drop you off in time with the sleeper.

 

[90019]

Does anyone know if you can still do this?

You might be able to if you drive a Peel Trident or P50.

 

[heart-of-wessex]

Yes, for example one of these will fit

http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/ford-focus-model-car

 

[Searle]

I can't be the only wondering how the OP is living so far in the past? haha

 

[Tommy91125]

You might be able to if you drive a Peel Trident or P50.

What about Jeremy Clarkson's P45 he said that its smaller than the Peel P50. But he contacted FGW and asked to remove all the seats to make room!

 

[Poppet]

I can't be the only wondering how the OP is living so far in the past? haha

Seems like you are the only one, haha :roll:

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

How I mourn the demise of the old Red Star train courier service:cry:

If this is of interest to you, page 1280 of my trusty British Rail passenger timetable (1st June 1981 to 16th May 1982) has a full-page advertisement for the Red Star parcel service, headed...
"The parcel service of the future will run along these lines"

Was City Link also once a similar rail-owned facility ?

 

[Eagle]

City Link wasn't owned by BR, but they made door-to-door deliveries via Red Star.

The name originally referred to London, being as Red Star couldn't send a parcel on a cross-London transfer (and so CL would do that leg by van).

 

[Searle]

Seems like you are the only one, haha :roll:

Apparently so!

 

[CallySleeper]

In a surprise breaking development Scotrail have confirmed that as of this evening's services, provision for the carriage of these will be provided at no additional cost!