Date: 01/01/2023

In terms of convenience, Edinburgh Waverley, with its famous in and out ramps, was pretty much the perfect station for motorists in the post-war era. Connecting the English capital and Perth via Edinburgh Waverley, the first car-sleeper rail services debuted in 1955 and allowed Scots motorists the freedom of taking their car on their holidays while avoiding the gruelling 450-mile drive south.

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May 1995 saw the withdrawal of the Sleeper/Motorail service from Edinburgh to Plymouth. Car carrying vans, ready for business in the bay platforms at Waverley east end.
Location: Edinburgh Waverley
Company: North British Railway
/05/1995 Bill Roberton

Motorail departure board, Kensington Olympia, 1969.
Location: Kensington Olympia
Company: West London Railway
05/06/1969 John Furnevel

Loaded wagons of the Perth-London Car Ferry Service at Perth Caledonian Road Depot in the early 1970s.
Location: Perth Carriage Sidings
Company: Scottish Central Railway
// Aitken Scott

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