I love how the colourful lights on the front of Euston station make it look a bit less grim than it is in daylight. 🤣😂

“The touch of style you never knew you needed in your life” thanks for this impecable line

The best journey on this train is Euston to Fort William. Waking up as you pass Loch Lomond and having breakfast in the restaurant whilst Rannoch Moor passes by is a fantastic experience. Unfortunately when I did it I found sleeping on the train difficult even though I had been upgraded to the Caledonian Double. The carriage was just too noisy with all the rattles caused by the overly bouncy motion of the train. Also, the shower only dispensed cool water which was a bit of a shock to the system. Whilst I loved the journey and appreciated the upgrade I was a bit disappointed with the train. That was three years ago just before the pandemic, hopefully they've fixed a few of the shortcomings by now.

Great video - I do like the sleeper! I'm not sure how long ago this was filmed, but the only thing I'll mention is that the individual Arran amenities are now replaced (minus pillow spray) by fixed larger bottles in each shower.

I DID THAT SLEEPER TRAIN , BACK IN 89!!!!!! HAD THE BEST SLEEP EVER!!!!!!

The Nightstar stock ended up in Canada and not Scotland - it was never used in service in the UK!

I did the same trip except in reverse, leaving from Inverness and traveling to London in April. The lounge in Inverness is a small room with some water, tea, biscuits, and crisps. And not many seats at that. I do agree about the beds, I went to sleep about 15 minutes after the train pulled out of Inverness and slept throughout the night, something I don't often do. I had breakfast in the restaurant car, and while it was very good, there wasn't much of it. Definitely something I would do again, although I didn't get the fancy bottles of stuff that you did.

@11:34 Very happy that you have an under 26 railcard ... but I think you should really quote the ticket price before your discount !

Done the London to Edinburgh Lowlander service several times with a Club Room. I found the comfort not too bad, but it really depends where you are in the carriage. Beds are a bit on the narrow side, I eventually found out on my most recent journey that the ladder to the top bunk can be removed. Can be noisy and bumpy if you're over the wheels, less so if you're in the middle. I've always found the price for this rather expensive, usually because I'm booking trips at the last minute and not eligible for rail card.

Your videos are excellent and it’s great pleasure to us you are taking us virtual travel. No boring as well.

I’ve always wanted to go on a sleeper train, looks really fun!

Very nice looking train indeed. Nice video as usual! 🤗🤗🤗

Excited for this one!

I have seen other reviews of this train, but these beets the lot with great detail. Thanks.

You have a very clear presenting voice. Really enjoyed this informative video.

I can second that with the seats.... tried it last month from Crewe to Dundee but really struggled to sleep, think I only had 2 hour sleep in total, the price you paid however, that is a bargain, great video

I don't know how I feel about calling the Caledonian Sleeper a "luxury" service. It's about the standard one should demand from a daily sleeper service. And indeed by all accounts the Sleeper and its southern sister the Night Riviera have reawakened Britain's enthusiasm for overnight sleeper trains. I believe that phasing out the description of them as a "luxury" experience might help to further normalize the services and thus encourage train operating companies to see them as a viable market outside of leisure travel, something that everyone wants, not just rich tourists. Here's hoping that this success might lead to further sleeper ventures, like reviving the Irish Mail from London to Holyhead to connect with the Irish ferries.

Great review as always. This is one of my bucket list trips and looking to go in October. Same room but £380 for 2 of us 😮 Took the Night Rivera service last week and really enjoyed it so hopefully the Caledonian won't disappoint.

Very interesting review. I find the titles "Luxury suite" and "5-star" misleading, because people may be expecting the hotel equivalent - and a 5 star hotel has a (large) minimum space requirement. Train berths are ingenious but unavoidably compact. However the beds are clearly more comfortable than in in previous sleepers, and the effective en-suite shower is a big bonus in Club. From this description I would certainly try this sleeper. 7 hours uninterrupted sleep is a strong recommendation; I used the Mk 1 and Mk 3 sleepers and the slightly spartan beds and various jiggles and bumps meant I got broken sleep even though I'm usually a heavy sleeper. Sounds like the suspension on the new trains may be better as well. As another commenter has said, a great pity that these trains aren't also available for overnight trips to Europe, much preferable to a horrendous early morning start (either by plane or Eurostar) or a costly overnight hotel stay.

Great trip report

Cool! I'm going on that to Fort William in the same room!

I agree it's a great service & if you can get a cheaper fare, very good value for money. Brought back some good memories.

Great video,it makes me want to try it

Great video. Thought we might get the full monty shower experience 🤣

Thank you for this excellent video. Whilst I wouldn’t quarrel with the price of your food - food prices on trains are invariably more expensive than those in outside restaurants, I was surprised you were only offered a stool to eat your meal ! The restaurant car didn’t appear very full so that doesn’t say much for the on board service !

Wow, this looks awesome! 😍

@0:47 They now have loads of departure screens on the terrace outside Euston station building - so people now wait outside drinking coffee / beer ... and the main concourse is now nicely relaxed !

Great trip.

The sleeper is so expensive now. When I was at Uni I had to do a trip to Scotland as part of the course, and I didn't use the sleeper at the time, even though I could afford it. Now they've hiked the price to insane levels, I'll never get to go on it! 😭

I think, that you should pronounce the 'CAF' as one syllable. Fun fact: CAF stands for "Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles", which means "Construction and Other Railway Services" and is notable for longest tram type in the world, the CAF Urbos 3 (especially 9 section variant produced for Budapest, Hungary).

And given the class 92s original design intentions? I can only hope for the day that the trains originate - not at London Euston but - at Brussels Midi. Alight at Stratford Intl. For London; change at Lille Europe for destinations in France, Switzerland, Italy & Spain; change at Brussels for services to Luxembourg, the Netherlands & Germany. Possibly even hop onto another sleeper after a day taking in Brussels and wake up in Eastern Europe or Scandinavia.

Excellent, many thanks. Small point: King's Cross is the main departure point for east of Scotland as you probably know, not Euston ref your intro as "Euston the gateway for Scotland". IRN BRU might have been your choice of drink(!) and a Tunnock's wafer!!

I made this trip last Friday. However I only had a Seat. it was comfortable for sitting but not for sleeping and we had an hour delay in London.

wow, you have finished dinner before Watford Junction. That was quick

That's Very Good Video 👍

The EMD loco idling at the end was epic

The food prices you were charged were a rip off. Wouldn’t have accepted being told to sit on a stool having paid the fare.

To my home city of Inverness :) ironically watching this on a ScotRail classic Inter7City service from Aberdeen to Inverness

Loved your hair in the intro

Nice work. Come to Australia - we have some pretty good trains, including our version of the HST - the XPT.

Despite that these are brand-new coaches specially built for a sleeper train they have the most appalling bogies. As the speed rises above about 40 there is a constant squeal from the wheels, rising to a crescendo as you near the end of the coaches and positively earsplitting going through the corridor connections (which I had to do five times to reach the club car). Fortunately I was in the middle of the coach so it wasn't too bad in my compartment The azuma I came south on was much quieter and had a much smoother ride. Secondly the reference to club compartments having priority access to the club car is rhubarb. If the train is full ayou need to go and book your breakfast the moment you have boarded otherwise all the slots will be gone and you'll have to make do with a very limited choice in your compartment. As to the evening meal I strongly recommend you patronise the signal box restaurant in Euston forecourt where you will get a better choice and better seating arrangements. Having an ensuite toilet is nice but I would strongly warn against using the shower as even with the lid down the toilet roll gets soggy and the slightly raised drain means that water is shopping around on the floor for the rest of the journey. I will add though that the bed although narrow was very comfortable

This truly looks like a first class on singapore airlines!

Nice video

When I went on it, it was anything but 5 star! Admittedly out of their control, they didn't get their delivery for the evening food options. At breakfast, the bacon roll was so tough it wasn't unreasonable to expect it to cut your gums, the bacon itself was the smallest strip. It took ages for them to deliver a sachet of coffee after not giving us any. And this was staying in an accessible carriage, with a disabled family member, which was quite literally next to the cafe car. I went to the car and asked for a sachet of coffee, and they said they couldn't give us one. Eventually got it from a staff member coming from the other end of the train??? It was 2 stars at best!

Although there are cheaper ways of making this trip, the type of accommodation and the timing of your reservation make a big difference in the price. Consider that you may be saving on an overnight hotel stay. When everything is working as it should, many have counted this as a worthwhile experience.

At those prices it better be a 'bucket list' standard experience

looks like absolutely the best sleeper train in all of europe! why can't continental sleeper trains have such a high-quality product??

I would love to do a trip on the Caledonian Sleeper. Macaroni Pies are also great. If you're ever in Paisley, go to the Paisley Pie Co. They have a great selection of pies, and I'm sure that they do macaroni pies.

It’s best that you are not too wide a person, if you are you could get stuck trying to get to your cabin . I have done the journey a couple of times . Never slept too well the train jolts about too much in the night .shunting and dividing of carriages at Edinburgh in the middle of the night as well.

Lets hope you dont end up over one of the many flats they have. The old mk3 were comfier. BTW the 92 only hauls it to Edinburgh, north they use diesel locos

The planned euro tunnel sleeper carriages are now in service in Canada, I believe.

When GBRF get their class 99s, they could use a few on Caledonian sleeper

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I'm not sure how you were able to get such a bargain as on their website for a random January/February date (definitely off-season) the Caledonian Double en-suite is £410.00, Club en-suite £290.00, and Classic £205.00. Anywho, good video although the price info was useless.

Neat stuff. I do hope the Mk3's formerly used on the route are still around, surely some open access operators in Europe would like to get their hands on them. DSB in Denmark actually used ex-British rail Mk3 sleepers for around 10 years from 1987 to 1997 for their domestic sleeper train service that got discontinued in 1997. There's actually a 28min long old TV documentary in danish on youtube detailing a journey on one of these night trains in its last year of operation.

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The Caledonian Sleeper is one of TWO sleeper train services in the UK. (The other from GWR - Night Riviera, I presume?) It's a good thing you choose a bargain of a deal for this journey for the comfort and atmosphere, though I do agree the meals aren't cheap. From what I know about this service (through other reviewers), the Caledonian Sleeper is not quite as the same standard as OBB Nightjet... Happy homecoming! 😊 *CORRECTION (WITH EDITS):* _Avanti West Coast is __-no longer-__ still operated by FirstGroup and Trenitalia, but the contract lasts until October. It may be taken over by a operator of last resort (which is the case for a now nationalised rail network). Hopefully by October, it's good for the better, even as they build the delayed and overbudget HS2 from London Euston to Birmingham and beyond._

It looks like a big improvement over the train I rode in 2018. I see Haggis is still on the menu and I wish I had tried it despite the warnings.

At that price I would be interested in trying but so often it’s very expensive and reviews have been very mixed. Hopefully under new management things will continue to improve.

It's a shame that there dont seem to be fares anywhere near that cheap now!! ;)

7:20 It is not even a camera issue. Novadays all interior light are LEDs, and you barely can downregulate the brightness in other way than chopping its power current to short but frequent pulses... which camera perceives much better than human eye (because also reads world in pulses).

Inverness is so pretty

The Caledonian Sleeper is still the best train in the UK that has the best rolling stocks and the coaches are so lovely.

Interesting video and a bargain price. But…’often times’!!

Cool train, but no one beats the old soviet sleepers 💪🏼

I'm glad you refered to Crewe as being in the Midlands, which although it officially is in the North West, it's geographically in the Midlands, albeit the very north of it.

Ticket price was certainly reasonable but I think I'd bring my own dinner/evening snack...

"Not much things over than passengers" *pigeon flies in*

Forget hotels, I'm just buying a ticket for one of these if I ever find myself in the UK.

Took the sleeper to Edinburgh in July the only thing I would say is that the LES light around the room light button is way too bright. I needed the eye mask for that reason alone. But, can't fault the rest of the experience.

Late to early that’s good

Did you ride last Christmas?

7:19 I have a complaint instead of reducing the brightness the LEDs are just switches on and off quickly causing camera artifacts can't trust those Scotts

Lindo trem gostei de luxo

Tom Daley has youtube channel!

How did you get such a good price? They seem much more whenever i have looked

I went on it with my mum to Scotland it was really fun but do not under any circumstances book a seat if ur going to sleep on the train bc it suckkks

Either this was secretly sponsored by the service or they really stepped up their game because there are plenty of videos about how poor of a service this is (especially for the price) not a few years ago Glad to see theh stepped up their service!

My wife and I used the Caledonian to Glasgow and back in July. We both agreed that if our most luxurious cabin and the rest was considered fine, you know that you are in Britain. For the return trip, we took our own bits of food to avoid a second inedible breakfast. The staff was nice on the way to Glasgow. On the way back, I didn’t see staff.

The Scottish Government only took over the service a month ago, I hadn't even realised yet!

9:45 Superalbs Travels woke up and decided war

I think that this sleeper should operate at Aberdeen to Penzance route instead of Voyagers

I‘m interested to travel by this Train with interrail. I think it‘s much less comfortable than a sleeping cabin.

It’s definently more expensive now. Over 230 pounds.

6:14 ouch.

£14.30 for main meal and a drink on a par with a decent restaurant and not especially expensive. Caley Sleeper been done to death now on KZfaq, I feel.

What is the packet 7:10?

I took the sleeper from Glasgow to Euston last November and even at £99 I wouldn't opt to do it again. No meal services on the train and no prior warning until I was boarding, bed was the most uncomfortable I have ever experienced and that includes the 6 years I spent as an Infantry soldier and the room creaked and rattled all night. All this for the bargain price of £235. The excuse for no meal service was they're short staffed but they have the audacity to charge top £££ for the service and pay their staff shit? Of course no one wants to work for them.

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5-star service for 5-star prices

I'd like to do this just for the experience, but I snore like a basturt so I'd need to book expensive room. 😮

It's GB Railfreight, not Great British Railfreight.

The prices now are: £350 minimum raising to up to £460 in peak times for a club ensuite. £295 minimum for classic (without a toilet) £110 for just a seat. Given the price of a hotel is around £50 quid a night, these prices cost around the same as a mini get away to a full week away. This is just the way there, if you want a return it would probably just be cheaper to fly to Spain and have a nice holiday in the warmth over there. Who they think will spend that much just going to a place, do they really want tourists to already be skint before they have even arrived in Scotland?!

you also could have spent that £99 on a standard class single to Nottingham.

Night riviera far superior

How on earth did he get it so cheap!? It's £115 at the cheapest at the moment.

As a regular user of the sleeper services in the UK since 1976 I am of the opinion that the new Mk5 coaches are the worst variant yet. Furthermore, I no longer waste my money on their pathetic, and stupidly expensive first class offering. On the positive side, the staff are generally very friendly, and timekeeping is now pretty decent, especially after the disastrous start the new service suffered from. Just a shame we still don't have overnight trains to mainland Europe.

Good, positive, video but one small comment - no-one here refers to it as Inverness-Shire (or Ross-Shire etc) It is always just 'Highland'

putting solo people on terrible seating places just because solo -_-

Is this supposed to be impressive? The so called restaurant looks more like a cheap supermarket cafe.