There's also (6) structure gauge, meaning that either they need a non-standard fleet with smaller capacity for the Edinbugh service, or they use such stock for several of their services to achieve economies of scale. The reduced cross-section has much more effect for a sleeper than for a day coach.
More modern and less high-end designs pack in the compartments much more tightly including split levels.
Split levels? Which ones do that?
This certainly looks like one: Nightjet deluxe compartment - Nightjet - Wikipedia
Isn't that the market that Wagon-Lits (CIWL) was aiming at in the days of yore? Like then, any Sleeping car train in this proposal is not going to be affordable for ordinary people.
I am surprised by that - I would imagine Edinburgh has far more stable year round flows and the costs of operating the other sections must be far higher
Why North London Incline over the chord at Harringay? Why Brixton over Balham? SEML from Brixton or via Redhill? Apologies, just curious about the rationale.
No conflict Southbound (plus Harringay wasn't electrified 25 years ago, you might go that way Northbound now).
Quicker via Brixton and Orpington, so the default choice.
Ah yes, I see the conflict - forgot about the running direction change. I don't suppose a double reversal over the flyover is much good either.
Makes sense. Is the Catford Loop too busy? Crossing on the flat before Brixton seems odd when you compare to the International Floyver.
No you'd need a custom order compliant with tunnel standards, UIC-RIC carriage interoperability standards, UK NR standards and Spanish CAF-Talgo gauge variation standards. In short a prohibitively expensive coach that no-one else will have any use for and which will take more than 2 and a half years to be delivered and in service. There's maybe one supplier who can do it, CAF, and they would be well advised to raise their prices...
Not particularly, though these days there's the Overground to get in the way
Said flyover was on the flat at the SE end too, but a fair point - again, not likely to be an issue at those times of day.
The length requirements have gone, mind.
I m sure it will not be like the very expensive tourist 'Orient Express', but more like the Caledonian Sleeper, which operates at the higher end of the market, not really for 'ordinary' passengers except on special occasions. (as the former 'Wagon-Lits' was pre the airline age).
That is discussed at the beginning of this thread. Answer: only if those governments are prepared to subsidise it with an awful lot of money.
