Talk:Caledonian Sleeper
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[edit] List of destinations
I'm thinking of re-adding the destinations table, which seems to have been lost when the infobox was placed. Many of the links may be of interest to readers of this article. Who agrees, and if so, where do you recommend? M0RHI 00:55, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
- Be careful about re-adding the table, as it would mess up the way the page is laid out. What you could do is to divide up the route section into individual sections, for example one for the Aberdeen section, one for the Inverness section etc, and then list all of the destinations that way. Hammersfan 11.00 BST, 30/03/06
- Worth merging the London Euston, Watford Junction, Crewe, Preston and Edinburgh Waverley, between the Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William routes, to prevent repetition? M0RHI 22:17, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Haulage
It would be nice to have a "traction" section covering the locomotives used to haul the Caledonian Sleeper, both past and present. Emoscopes Talk 21:28, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] That Booking Section..
I think that booking section is highly irrelevant. It is not the job of Wikipedia to inform whether tickets are readily available or not. Furthermore, since the changes that were made over Christmas (I think), it's made it easier to book tickets via online retailers. I always book mine at mainline train stations and have never had a single problem.
Furthermore, they don't appear expensive, they appear at the right price for this service. It's not the job of Wikipedia to define what's expensive, although I agree with the Bargain Berths being referred to in some context.
Please reply within 3 days or I will adapt this to a more factual and NPOV.
[edit] Lowland locos
Can anyone add the locomotives used for the LOWLAND sleeper? I can not find that on the page.
- I think it specifies Class 90s, but it's not too clear, I'll try to clarify it. M0RHI 22:50, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
thanks 82.40.75.55 17:01, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Showers
Travelled on the sleeper last month, no showers available at Euston to standard class passengers (whether paying a surplus or not). Ammended accordingly GRALDENSBLUD 12:14, 05 August 2006 (GMT+1)
[edit] Route diagram
Iv'e removed Watford Junction as a highland sleeper stop. If there are any other alterations, please direct them to me as I can alter the original vector file rather than the *.png. Emoscopes Talk 16:59, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Would it be worth pointing out (as a resident of this town) that the Highland Sleeper stops in Dunblane going southbound at night but, for some still unknown reason after years and years, it does not stop at Dunblane on the way north!
This is the same story with the Highland Chieftain GNER service on a Sunday, which serves Dunblane only in the southbound direction! Very frustrating for those who like to travel on the few remaining "real" trains in this country!
