Caledonian Sleeper





Dates

01/04/1997ScotRail Caledonian Sleeper
National Express takes over the franchise for ScotRail and the Caledonian Sleepers. Awarded for seven years. This was the last of the franchises to be let and had the largest number of route miles, trains and stations served.
  /11/2005First ScotRail
A smoking ban is introduced on the Caledonian Sleeper, the last service in the UK to permit smoking.
  /06/2006West Highland Railway
Caledonian Sleeper haulage changes from Class 37s to Class 67s.
  /  /2016West Highland Railway
Caledonian Sleeper haulage changes from Class 67s to Class 73s.
22/01/2019Caledonian Sleeper
Caledonian Sleeper Mk 5 stock comes into use.
  /03/2019Caledonian Sleeper
Former sleeper Mk3 coaches are broken up at C F Booth, Rotherham.
07/03/2020West Highland Railway Callander and Oban Railway
Caledonian Sleeper temporarily diverted to Oban due to flooding at Monessie Gorge.
14/07/2020West Highland Railway
Caledonian Sleeper re-starts after pause due to COVID-19.