What is the point in this Caledonian sleeper move?

[Zander trains]

So today I went to see a new WTT movement of the Caledonian sleeper which goes from Inverness to aberdeen on Saturday and back to Inverness on Sunday, I expected it to maybe a be a swap of some sort but no. It was the exact same Inverness consist coming back on the Sunday.
Does anyone know why the purpose of this move is?
Links to them here: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C05005/2024-11-17/detailed#allox_id=0

Realtime Trains | 3A25 1039 Inverness to Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D | 16/11/2024

Real-time train running information for 3A25 1039 departure from Inverness to Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D on 16/11/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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[JonathanH]

Does anyone know why the purpose of this move is?

I don't know but was there lack of capacity in Inverness for servicing this weekend because of the Highland Main Line engineering work?

 

[Zander trains]

I don't know but was there lack of capacity in Inverness for servicing this weekend because of the Highland Main Line engineering work?

I’m not sure, that is possible but it’s also planned to run each weekend which is odd, although it could just be easier for servicing in Aberdeen

 

[JonathanH]

I’m not sure, that is possible but it’s also planned to run each weekend which is odd, although as you say it might be easier for them to service it in Aberdeen.

Could also be driver route refreshing if there are a series of diversions coming up.

 

[Dfatcontroller]

Lack of shore supply in Inverness.

 

[TimboM]

There is a (ScotRail) shore supply in Inverness, but CS aren’t able to use it - more due to politics than practicalities I believe.

Last couple of winters CS have had the Mk3 (ex-Nightstar) generator coach on hire from ERS in the yard at Inverness to provide stock heating over the weekend if temperatures dropped too low.

This year the solution is to have the option of running the stock over to Aberdeen to put it on the shore supply there.

The paths and crews are planned in each weekend, but will only be used depending on the weather / temperatures forecast in Inverness.

So that’s the point of these CS moves… thread answered!

 

[Zander trains]

There is a (ScotRail) shore supply in Inverness, but CS aren’t able to use it - more due to politics than practicalities I believe.

Last couple of winters CS have had the Mk3 (ex-Nightstar) generator coach on hire from ERS in the yard at Inverness to provide stock heating over the weekend if temperatures dropped too low.

This year the solution is to have the option of running the stock over to Aberdeen to put it on the shore supply there.

The paths and crews are planned in each weekend, but will only be used depending on the weather / temperatures forecast in Inverness.

So that’s the point of these CS moves… thread answered!

Thank you, this was really helpful and also helped me figure out when it will be running, guessing it won’t run over the summer then

 

[Dfatcontroller]

There is a (ScotRail) shore supply in Inverness, but CS aren’t able to use it - more due to politics than practicalities I believe.

Last couple of winters CS have had the Mk3 (ex-Nightstar) generator coach on hire from ERS in the yard at Inverness to provide stock heating over the weekend if temperatures dropped too low.

This year the solution is to have the option of running the stock over to Aberdeen to put it on the shore supply there.

The paths and crews are planned in each weekend, but will only be used depending on the weather / temperatures forecast in Inverness.

So that’s the point of these CS moves… thread answered!

The CS set stables on the MotorRail sidings in In Inverness where the shore supply is not compatible with the CS stock.

 

[fgwrich]

There is a (ScotRail) shore supply in Inverness, but CS aren’t able to use it - more due to politics than practicalities I believe.

Last couple of winters CS have had the Mk3 (ex-Nightstar) generator coach on hire from ERS in the yard at Inverness to provide stock heating over the weekend if temperatures dropped too low.

This year the solution is to have the option of running the stock over to Aberdeen to put it on the shore supply there.

The paths and crews are planned in each weekend, but will only be used depending on the weather / temperatures forecast in Inverness.

So that’s the point of these CS moves… thread answered!

Just to add to this, Eastern Rail Services Generator Van 96371 has since moved back to Yarmouth so isn’t easily at hand as a backup.

 

[Whistler40145]

The CS set stables on the MotorRail sidings in In Inverness where the shore supply is not compatible with the CS stock.

Surely the shore supply should be adapted for use with the CS Stock?

 

[TheWierdOne]

There is a (ScotRail) shore supply in Inverness, but CS aren’t able to use it - more due to politics than practicalities I believe.

Last couple of winters CS have had the Mk3 (ex-Nightstar) generator coach on hire from ERS in the yard at Inverness to provide stock heating over the weekend if temperatures dropped too low.

This year the solution is to have the option of running the stock over to Aberdeen to put it on the shore supply there.

The paths and crews are planned in each weekend, but will only be used depending on the weather / temperatures forecast in Inverness.

So that’s the point of these CS moves… thread answered!

What politics are involved? They’re both run by the Scottish OLR who surely should slam heads together

 

[3RDGEN]

What politics are involved? They’re both run by the Scottish OLR who surely should slam heads together

Aberdeen Clayhills is LNER operated so presumably Cally Sleeper (Scottish Gov) are paying LNER (UK Gov) for the extra stabling/shore supply usage and additional track access charges to Network Rail (UK Gov) for the ECS moves? There's some politics for you .