Thank you. Changing of the timetable feels unlikely as I had 3 texts during the course of the morning. First saying something like 20 mins late, then 60 and then 75. I shall put my claim in today then. The concept of 100% of the money back feels odd as I had a bed for the night and slept well, but I may as well use the delay repay scheme as it exists.
How many nights will you be in the area? You could consider the Glenfinnan House Hotel https://glenfinnanhouse.com/
I had room 9 twice last week... Which is at the end of the carriage and over the bogies (London-Edinburgh, and Inverness-London). Didn't wake up even once at night and had an excellent night sleep.As a first post on the site I'd have liked this to be a bit better, but it's a major 'groan' instead.
Last Monday night my lady and I travelled all the way to Inverness on the Caledonian Sleeper in the Accessible Double compartment. The mattress was very comfy, the duvet was nice and warm, the compartment was nice and clean, the food in the Club Car was excellent, the staff were very helpful and polite, but the ride quality was APPALLING!
I know we were right over the bogie so got all the inputs unfiltered in any way, but both the vertical and lateral ride were rubbish, and it was very noisy and rattly too. More than once I felt the coach could have done with a tilt system if only ease the lateral ride quality!
I've only done that trip once before, in a single Club compartment, and while the ride wasn't exactly good it was a LOT better than last Monday/Tuesday's one. I have yet to discover what type of secondary suspension the CAF bogies use, but if there is any it's woefully under-specified and it seems to be deteriorating.
I'm the only human being to have ridden in 'Lab 24 Trestol' on its initial move out to the Old Dalby and its ride was so terrible I suggested that it should travel unmanned from then on, and it was. I reckon last Monday's ride was just as bad, and I only slept for the hour the train stopped at Edinburgh Waverly. CAF should be ashamed of themselves as those bogies are just not fit for purpose.
Regards
Kit
As a first post on the site I'd have liked this to be a bit better, but it's a major 'groan' instead.
Last Monday night my lady and I travelled all the way to Inverness on the Caledonian Sleeper in the Accessible Double compartment. The mattress was very comfy, the duvet was nice and warm, the compartment was nice and clean, the food in the Club Car was excellent, the staff were very helpful and polite, but the ride quality was APPALLING!
I know we were right over the bogie so got all the inputs unfiltered in any way, but both the vertical and lateral ride were rubbish, and it was very noisy and rattly too. More than once I felt the coach could have done with a tilt system if only ease the lateral ride quality!
I've only done that trip once before, in a single Club compartment, and while the ride wasn't exactly good it was a LOT better than last Monday/Tuesday's one. I have yet to discover what type of secondary suspension the CAF bogies use, but if there is any it's woefully under-specified and it seems to be deteriorating.
I'm the only human being to have ridden in 'Lab 24 Trestol' on its initial move out to the Old Dalby and its ride was so terrible I suggested that it should travel unmanned from then on, and it was. I reckon last Monday's ride was just as bad, and I only slept for the hour the train stopped at Edinburgh Waverly. CAF should be ashamed of themselves as those bogies are just not fit for purpose.
Regards
Kit
It developed a fault, so passengers were detrained and put on the first LNER service.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk
What would be the the reason that the Caley Sleeper isn't running at Edinburgh portion in June on the lowlander ?
Realtime Trains | 1S26 2350 London Euston to Glasgow Central | 17/06/2025
Real-time train running information for 1S26 2350 departure from London Euston to Glasgow Central on 17/06/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
Yes shows on their website!
How does that work? Surely Cally can't just unilaterally change the timetables on the fly, especially when so much printed media exists with the timetable?
Perhaps I'm missing something, but that services shows as dividing at Carstairs as usual, with 1S26 continuing to Glasgow and 1B26 heading to Edinburgh.What would be the the reason that the Caley Sleeper isn't running at Edinburgh portion in June on the lowlander ?
Realtime Trains | 1S26 2350 London Euston to Glasgow Central | 17/06/2025
Real-time train running information for 1S26 2350 departure from London Euston to Glasgow Central on 17/06/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
Yes shows on their website!
www.realtimetrains.co.uk
I missed that.Perhaps I'm missing something, but that services shows as dividing at Carstairs as usual, with 1S26 continuing to Glasgow and 1B26 heading to Edinburgh.
Realtime Trains | 1B26 0640 Carstairs to Edinburgh | 18/06/2025
Real-time train running information for 1B26 0640 departure from Carstairs to Edinburgh on 18/06/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
1S26? It’s moving, just past Hampstead Heath 23:10, so roughly 35 min late.
Wasn’t moving when I posted that. Yes it has now passed Camden Road.
I didn't travel on the Mk3 stock much but I'm sure I remember it being a smoother ride.As a first post on the site I'd have liked this to be a bit better, but it's a major 'groan' instead.
Last Monday night my lady and I travelled all the way to Inverness on the Caledonian Sleeper in the Accessible Double compartment. The mattress was very comfy, the duvet was nice and warm, the compartment was nice and clean, the food in the Club Car was excellent, the staff were very helpful and polite, but the ride quality was APPALLING!
I know we were right over the bogie so got all the inputs unfiltered in any way, but both the vertical and lateral ride were rubbish, and it was very noisy and rattly too. More than once I felt the coach could have done with a tilt system if only ease the lateral ride quality!
I've only done that trip once before, in a single Club compartment, and while the ride wasn't exactly good it was a LOT better than last Monday/Tuesday's one. I have yet to discover what type of secondary suspension the CAF bogies use, but if there is any it's woefully under-specified and it seems to be deteriorating.
I'm the only human being to have ridden in 'Lab 24 Trestol' on its initial move out to the Old Dalby and its ride was so terrible I suggested that it should travel unmanned from then on, and it was. I reckon last Monday's ride was just as bad, and I only slept for the hour the train stopped at Edinburgh Waverly. CAF should be ashamed of themselves as those bogies are just not fit for purpose.
Regards
Kit
If you want to compare, GWR still uses Mk3s on the Night Riviera.
Requested to divert to Kensal Rise to meet an ambulance to deal with a suspected heart attack on board.
Officially? No. But, often when I take the Caledonian Sleeper nowadays I'm heading down to London for work, and I get some unsociable-hour work in in the club car. I am yet to be charged for coffee at 3am. I normally get 2-3 cups of coffee, with wee biscuits, and don't get charged. But then they might realise I'm a club passenger and am getting brekkie included and just mentally roll it up?
A couple of weeks ago I travelled on the Caledonian Sleeper and Night Riviera pretty much back to back, and honestly I didn’t feel like there was much in it. What I did notice on the mk3 was that it was much noisier. Fixtures in the cabin rattled and I could hear the gangways squeaking very loudly, despite being almost half way down the coach. Meanwhile the mk5 was almost silent, except for a bit of bogie rumble. Being much lower pitched, I found this noise far less disturbing. Overall I had a much easier time falling and staying asleep on the mk5.
