Caledonian sleeper

[222meridianfan]

hello everybody, can anyone tell me where do they stable the caledonian sleeper coaches during the day, both up north and down south and also at fort william. Thanks

 

[MCR247]

Wembley I think in London

 

[CarterUSM]

Polmadie in Glasgow and I believe at Fort William station in a small siding.

 

[EltonRoad]

Wembley in London - 2 x 16-coach sets.

Polmadie in Glasgow - both Edinburgh and Glasgow portions run empty to and from there (each 6 sleepers, lounge + seated).

Inverness depot does the Inverness one and services it - 6 sleepers + lounge + seated. Coaches get rotated so that they all go to Inverness every so often.

Aberdeen - don't know, never been, but I'm guessing it's at or near the station as AFAIK it doesn't run empty anywhere (4 sleepers (3 arrive summer Saturdays), lounge, seated).

Fort William - in a siding next to the station, or sometimes in platform 2 (2 sleepers (3 arrive summer Saturdays), lounge, seated).

 

[First ScotRail]

Aberdeen is Craiginches, EastCoast depot.

 

[DaveNewcastle]

Inverness. Generally seems to sit in platform 1 all day - on the south side. (There's a siding next to plat 1 which could be used but I think its pretty much abandoned these days).

 

[222meridianfan]

thanks for the reply's guys, im trying to find the caledonian sleeper on google streetview for fun but its proving rather difficult

 

[DaveNewcastle]

Er, how about looking where I suggested ? ! ! ! !

Inverness Platform 1 ?

 

[jamesontheroad]

thanks for the reply's guys, im trying to find the caledonian sleeper on google streetview for fun but its proving rather difficult

In Fort William they would normally be stabled here, on the siding just alongside the platforms:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=fort+william&oe=utf-8&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Fort+William,+Inverness-Shire,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&ei=BUmzS_erI-aI4gbZ0JjgAg&ved=0CBIQ8gEwAA&ll=56.821134,-5.104061&spn=0.002918,0.006899&z=17&layer=c&cbll=56.821164,-5.10391&panoid=mrdctFgQgxN_oSzeqPTrEg&cbp=12,216.47,,0,14.8

(you get a good view from this roadway, where all local and national buses stop, between the station and the Morrison's supermarket).

Guessing by the angle of the shadows, I suspect the Google Car drove past too early in the morning to see the inbound train. Or, and I could be corrected here, they might have been in the same yard where the Jacobite is stabled, on the line towards Mallaig about half a mile from the station.

 

[222meridianfan]

Er, how about looking where I suggested ? ! ! ! !

Inverness Platform 1 ?

Ive found it now, i was looking on the wrong side of the station. cheers

 

[jopsuk]

Er, how about looking where I suggested ? ! ! ! !

Inverness Platform 1 ?

It ain't there...


Edit:
At Aberdeen, it is quite visible from overhead But I think must be tucked in under the wall from the Point of View of the car.

 

[DaveNewcastle]

It ain't there...

Oh, yes, it is!
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=inverness+railway+station&sll=56.826483,-5.090135&sspn=0.004332,0.011973&gl=uk&ie=UTF8&hq=Inverness+Railway+Station&hnear=Inverness+Railway+Station,+Station+Square,+Academy+St,+Inverness,+IV1,+UK&t=h&layer=c&cbll=57.480407,-4.221145&panoid=uQrJcK28keU0Ajyemfiv7Q&cbp=12,35.92,,1,-4.3&ll=57.480519,-4.223138&spn=0,359.991181&z=17

 

[222meridianfan]

i can never get the links to work

 

[jopsuk]

Oops! My bad! Surpised there's such a difference between the two views- as they're not as far apart as the map suggests!
Can't find a good view of Polmadie or Wembley, and done a virtual trek of Fort William.

 

[33056]

This is where it stables at Fort William . (Though I can't see any sign of it on Streetview)

Doubt that you will see it on Streetview at Wembley as the whole train is more or less under cover in the shed all day, also there is no public road access anywhere near. You can see an EWS liveried class 90 poking out of the shed and about two coaches of the other set on Google Earth.

 

[Bittern]

Edit: Whoops.