No, neither does it have long enough platforms nor constant electrification from Nuneaton.
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Blindtraveler
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New menu perhaps for the catering? Introduction of advance purchase bargain berths as previously seen on the old ScotRail operated service on limited trains in limited numbers
Bletchleyite
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Only other vague possibility I can think of is Paddington, diesel hauled via Brum. Certainly a grand departure from London, but it seems far fetched. And is there a long enough platform?
It is doing quite well without the need for bargain berths judging by nights it is shown as sold out.
it will surely be staying at Euston, at least for now.
it does. Albeit not commissioned.
it does have long enough platforms - 400m is plenty
The Planner
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Its not terminus related if what I have heard is correct.
Bletchleyite
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Ah, thanks. Thought the "it isn't Kings Cross" thing was an attempt to drop a hint that it was!
Properly intrigued now - clearly it's not insignificant...
xotGD
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Introduction of 67s for the Inverness portion?
Station calls at Birmingham New Street?
Station calls at Birmingham New Street?
PG
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Not that it would be exactly simple to change the livery...
A longshot would be CS being relieved of the sleeper by ScotGov.
james_the_xv
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Coventry and New Street both have facilities for the sleeper iirc (I believe Coventry has a sleeper stop board and new street is definitely long enough)
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Surely something like that would be just straight announced rather than building hype over it
Techniquest
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I should elaborate by explaining I meant 'simple' as in nothing terribly exciting. Right now, it seems like hype is being built up to produce a news item that will leave us saying "Oh, is that it?"
As I read the other replies, funnily enough I also thought that about CS no longer running things as such. It seems a weird way to go into such a drastic change, but it could happen.
Waiting until 7th March to find out the answer is going to drive me nuts! If it is a terminal change, albeit temporary, then it could lead to some interesting track being covered. Perhaps it's a change of diesel locomotive operations, or it could just be something like extending the Aberdeen portion to Dyce? I really don't know, but I am keen to find out.
What's more, if it was timetable related we'd probably already see signs of it in the data feed.
Who would want to travel in their cabin for four more hours at 0900?
PG
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Someone who'd had more than a dram or two and retired to their cabin in the wee small hours
I really wouldn't be surprised if the announcement was something along the lines of "To help the railway recover in the post-Covid environment Transport Scotland and Serco have agreed to bring Caledonian Sleeper back to it's historic home alongside all other Scottish routes. This consolidation will give Caledonian Sleeper more flexibility to integrate with Scotrail services, giving our guests a wider range of travel opportunities."
Or something similar.
Or something similar.
[Screenshot from email from Caledonian Sleeper showing a person in casual clothes walking through a lounge car with comment "Something exciting is happening..." "We are working on something exciting and we can't wait to share it with you. Keep your eyes open on 7th March..."]
Bletchleyite
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She doesn't look very excited!
Kite159
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Probably a seated passenger having to walk through the club car looking for a working toilet after the toilet in the seated car locked itself out of use
With a 73 attached to provide the ETS.
My god how often does that happen... lots and lots of timesProbably a seated passenger having to walk through the club car looking for a working toilet after the toilet in the seated car locked itself out of use
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D6130
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Are they bringing back the cheap stand-by fares?
Doubt it given how busy it always seems to be.
AberdeenBill
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Maybe something simple like being able to book a time slot in the lounge car in advance. Perhaps free for Club passengers and a booking fee if you are in Classic
norbitonflyer
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I doubt if CSs publicity department would think a change of traction would be thought of as of great interest to most of the public. I would be surprised if most users of the Highlander even notice the locomotive has morphed overnight.
Techniquest
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True enough. Having now seen the picture in the email, by crepe that woman looks seriously uninterested! I really don't know how they thought that would sell the big new thing coming!