I loved this one for so many reasons. Traveling vicariously through you guys brings pain distractions so wonderfully. This train is so beautiful. Your presentations are superb. I wouldn’t watch anyone else. Thank you for taking me to Europe. It’s very exciting watching you both live this traveling lifestyle. You’re awesome. I’m so grateful.
That train is absolutely impressive. I think the price is so worth it! The interior looks super clean and modern, too. I would love to travel on this one.
This was so well done. Had 2 of these rooms booked for 2019 for a Friday night to Edinburgh. On Monday wound up in the hospital. (They were great, refunded everything) Recently said to our travel companions it was off my list. Big price tag. After seeing this, its back on the list. It’s only money and you only live once. Thanks!
I remember riding the Night Sleeper to Edinburgh back in the '90s. My friend and I had a roomette with two bunks and it was very cozy and much tinier than this room. Our buddy had a room to himself. I remember that we each got a tiny tea tray with a pot of hot tea, milk and sugar. It was wonderful. We then realized what we thought was the round trip fare was the one-way. To save money, we rode the regular second class train back to London. It was miserable. The seats were hard plastic that couldn't even recline.
I love your Amtrak videos and watch you constantly as I am traveling the US East to West on Amtrak this summer so what a surprise to see you traveling to my home town of Glasgow. Caledonian Sleeper is fab
I took the sleeper to Edinburgh in Sept 2019 (Club class). They were having staffing and supply issues at the time because there was no food service in the evening and a very limited breakfast menu which you could only eat in the room. I do remember the mattress being very comfortable though. Might have to give it another try. There is also the Night Riviera sleeper train that goes from London to Cornwall if you visit the UK again. Hope you also got to explore the London Underground while you were there, so historic and iconic. Love your videos!
Thanks, we were looking into that Riviera one, but I think it was under repair while we were there. We got to check off a few more London items, but still so much we need to see there.
Thank you for sharing your travels. I live alone on a farm and may never be able to travel. Scotland is my first choice if I ever can. I enjoy your Amtrak videos because I like trains. I just feel like I made new friends. You guys just sparkle.
I know your 36 hours away from Ukraine right now staying in Glasgow Scotland, please, please be safe over there with the war going on now, praying for you two and everyone around you in that area. America is praying for everyone in Ukraine 🙏.
If you get the chance, try Britain's "other" overnight train, which runs from London Paddington, in England, to Penzance/Pensans, in Cornwall, and is operated by Great Western Railway. Called the "Night Riviera" (or, in Cornish, "Koskador Ruvyer an Nos") this Sleeper train uses forty year-old, ex-British Rail Mark 3 carriages which have been refurbished to a very high standard. I've tried both the GWR "Night Riviera" and Caledonian Sleeper's "Lowlander" and I know which of the two I prefer!
Love traveling along with you guys! Did someone already mention the tweed wall covering on the sleeper car and in the dining car? I believe it's made by the Scottish weavers DC Dalgliesh who make their tartans for Royalty and uses hand crafted techniques on antique looms! After watching a clip about them on a British show I was glad to see them on the train. Keep rolling!
I must say, to me, a shoe cleaning station is such a British thing :) I hope you two make it down here to Australia and play on some of our services. The Sydney - Melbourne service should be getting new trains in the next couple of years, and of course there are the more luxury options run by Journey Beyond Rail (their most famous product is the Indian Pacific, but they offer other services as well), and I highly recommend taking the Spirit of Tasmania ferry across to Tassie.
Thanks! It is a good one to put on your list. We would recommend going on the longer route though as you are on the train longer than we were. It was an early morning!
I see these trains pulling into Euston alongside my morning commuter train and always wondered what its like. Even though it was dark I could recognise the South Hampstead station! Nice video
I love your videos and I hope you don't mind me correcting you. The pronunciation of Glasgow is: GlaZ (hard S as in the word HAS), Gow (as in go NOT bow (curtsey). So: Glazgo.
What a lovely video. It is my first time watching you on TH-cam and I was so impressed with your unscripted presentation and genuine enthusiasm for travel. The cabin looks great and would be the perfect way to top off a visit to Scotland for something like a sporting event or concert, knowing you have your own space for the journey south would be really something to look forward to. You have a new subscriber who is ready to binge watch all of your other content!
No, i'm afraid not. We don't actually design or build them any more. Sadly we have to import them ( mostly from Japan and Germany ) and, although we assemble some over here, it is only under licence at two plants throughout the country, Derby and Newton Aycliffe. Even then it is not to our designs. Our trains are sadly overpriced, overcrowded, often late, slow and with very poor interconnectivity between regions. You only get half-way decent services ( though still expensive and overcrowded ) if you happen to be going to or from London. If you're trying to get between any other city or region, you're stuffed. Additionally, we are painfully slow and incompetent at reopening closed lines from the Beeching Axe which would otherwise improve transport infrastructure in certain areas. I don't know what nationality you are, but please drop any rose tinted glasses view of our trains and railways. We have a lot to learn from others, and i'm speaking as a true Britt.
@@simonpitt8145 One, there are no rose glasses here. Two, I was responding to the service and post. Three, I have experienced the daily challenges of train travel in Britain as well as in America. So I can completely sympathize with your thoughts. Please stay safe and warm. 🌺💐
The train and your room seemed to have many amenities and comforts, all looking shiny and new. The only negative that I could spot was having to climb over your bedmate to get out of bed.
That’s the cleanest I ever seen Euston Station. My last experience on the Caledonian was appalling, no service with luggage at Euston nor at Glasgow and breakfast was atrocious. Put a complaint in online and they did nothing!
We heard it had been under construction, but it was our first time there, so we had nothing to go on to compare it to. It wasn't our favorite of the stations though.
You can say glazgee whatever way you want. We all know what u mean. Did you have a good sleep. I wanna go but gotta convince my hubby about first class . I'm from Barnet Herts and know Watford well. It was great to see this from a non uk inhabitant . X thank u
Glad you had such an enjoyable trip and thank you for sharing. I made the trip last year when things were a lot more basic due to COVID restrictions, no club car or evening menu etc. Was unimpressed but seeing your video I might give it another go sometime.
I think this presentation is so very sweet and lovely and skilfully covered the reality. I was amused that it took over an hour to reach Watford junction on the first stage of the journey, it actually takes 15 minutes. From then on this video can't be believed. Having travelled this so called state of the art train it is actually star of the *art. Double births have much less space and comfort than the 60-year-old former births. Ladders up to top births are hard and unpleasant. Double bed births should be single. I have never known the showers to work after travelling on this service four times. Breakfast at the end of the service is extremely spasmodic and frequently never. I so want the service to work but it is fighting against bad design and unsupportive staff. Not to be recommended yet!
Thought I'd comment having just used the sleeper both ways to go to Edinburgh for the 1st time. There are a few pros but mainly cons. Personally I didnt sleep a wink in either direction. Not sure how much is the location of the cabin in the car or the fact it may take a different route depending on engineering works. Certainly on the way to Edinburgh my cabin was over the wheels and a lot of the track seemed like it wasnt the main line. It was like having someone constantly smacking my bunk with a sledge hammer! The sleeper does NOT have the suspension you might think it should! The return trip was smoother and faster so assume we were on the mainline most of the time. Even so I still couldnt sleep. However it is more restful than sitting in a chair, I'll give them that. It also ran on time unlike a friend who flew and had his flight cancelled. It actually got into Euston an hour early on my return. The other problem is if you are staying in a hotel generally arriving early morning you have little hope of getting a room and after no sleep all night thats not good. Its more expensive than flying but a lot less stressful, no queuing, security checks etc. Given the choice again of flying / sleeper / daytime train, I'd probably just get a normal daytime train.
I think that train (maybe the Edinburgh part) goes onto Inverness in northern Scotland. I would take a sleeper to that destination but for Glasgow or Edinburgh I would opt for the day train. I think it only takes 4 1/2 hours or so and the scenery is great. Thanks for posting this, I wanted to know what the double room looked like.
There are two sleeper services, that depart from Euston Station. The Lowland Sleeper goes to Edinburgh and Glasgow - the train splits at Carstairs. The Highland Sleeper goes to Aberdeen, Inverness, and Fort William - the train splits (into three sections) at Edinburgh.
We kind of wished we'd taken the longer route to get more time on the train, but we were there for some major storms and may have gotten stuck in Inverness, so it worked out.
@@GroundedLifeTravel The service to Fort William, is the most scenic. You're quite right about the Lowland service being a little too short in duration. I've taken the sleeper, from Edinburgh to London, a few times, and being dumped out of the train at 7am on a chilly morning, isn't much fun.
It's exciting traveling by train and your room and first glass perks were awesome! It's a good idea to learn proper pronunciation anywhere you travel. I cringe when I hear a fellow American say Glass cow instead of the proper pronunciation of Glazgo. I lived in Scotland for years and travel annually in autumn until the stupid virus. Headed back this autumn for 6 weeks. Hopefully you will explore Scotland further one day. Happy travels!
Wow!! Amtrak can take a few pointers here. Too bad it's suffering financially. Amtrak eliminated personal care packages. Now all sleeper car passengers see are bottles of water. Your Caledonian Sleeper room provided a comfy overnight journey but you couldn't see much. The windows are small, but since there's darkness out, I suppose it's enough. There didn't appear to be anywhere to sit other than the bed in your room & it doesn't fold into a seat, so the layout suggests that you are ready to "retire" upon entering the room. $500.00 is a great price for a bedroom compared to Amtrak's Deluxe Bedrooms which can easily be double the fare for 2.
From what I see, the problem with Amtrak is lack of government support compared with what you see in other countries. The UK's trains are suffering, in general, for similar reasons but much of Europe has subsidies on a scale like what the US give the airlines and airports. No wonder Amtrak is hurting. I'm glad the UK is keeping certain trains like the Caledonian Sleeper up to standard.
Yes, the big difference is that this trip was much shorter, so when we wanted to sit we did so in the club car. You are correct, not sitting around in the room much. We were off the train 9 hours after we got on I think.
what an amazing train ride. it works out approx AU$1,000 - but for 2 people from London to Glasgow brekky included thats pretty good. if yours was top range room on the train, id like to have seen a small tv in the room or an area where there was like a bar to waste a few hours - im a night owl.. lol
I've been considering taking the sleeper to Fort William and your review of the train and the experience was very informative and enjoyable, thank you. One little quirk amused me. You seemed to be pronouncing Glasgow as Glaz Gow, with an ow sound at the end. Scots don't pronounce it that way and the English pronounced it with go at the end, effectively ignoring the w. I know, the idiosyncrasies of the language. Of course all languages seem to have them (when would anyone unfamiliar pronounce Arkansas as 'ar can saw'?) Thank you for your video, very enjoyable.
FYI anyone in the UK they honour the disabled railcard discount 👍 on everything EXCEPT this double room. We just booked the club twin for August and it was £190 each way. The double was, as this chap stated, £410 each way. Very excited!
@@GroundedLifeTravel next time you're here maybe, and just think if you get the Caledonian from Fort William to London and then the night Riviera train between London and Penzance on the same trip you could pretty much traverse the length of the country in one visit
Wow, what a nice train!! And even more exciting is the double bed WOW!! That is super nice!! It would be nice if the trains in America would take notice and do the same!!! Thank y’all again for sharing your videos……This sure makes me want to go to London JUST to take this train!!! ❤️😁
Hi, i have enjoyed watching your videos. Question: Do you notice any difference in the ride of an American train versus the Caldonian...was either of them smoother than the other?
@@GroundedLifeTravel - The longest platforms at London's Euston Station will only accept sixteen carriages, so the Lowlander Sleeper splits into two, eight-coach portions at Carstairs Junction, high up on the bleak, windswept Southern Uplands of Scotland, with the rear section being hauled from there to Edinburgh in the opposite direction of travel! They used to say that heavy shunting at Carstairs Junction, when a Scottish driver took over the train, acted as a wake-up call for the English passengers, giving them time to wash and dress before they reached their destination.
HI I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW IF THEY DO A FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST ☺️ ON BOARD SOME OF THE TRAINS THAT ARRIVE AT 0730 THEY ALLOW U TO STAY ON BOARD UNTIL 08.00/-30 THEN U CAN GET OFF AND WHAT WAS THE HOTEL CALLED THAT U STAYED AT AND HOW FAR AWAY WAS IT OTHERWISE YES I THROUGHLY ENJOYED WATCHING THIS AWESOME UNBELIEVABLE FANTASTIC SEEING THIS TRAIN FIRST ONE OF YOURS I HAVE WATCHED MANY MORE I HOPE FROM MOOSE
We stayed at the Ibis near the station on this one. They didn't serve us a breakfast like that, but if you woke up early we heard you could go to the club car to have breakfast there.
The Highlander route is 13hrs to Fort William, you don’t miss much through the night & when you wake your in the lowlands & onto the glorious highlands.
Question about this room and about the train...Does this train only start in London, or can you take the same train from southern England to Scotland. Does it go straight to Glasgow or does it make stops? Wondering because on my bucket list is traveling back to UK, but visiting many more places than I have been to in previous visits. I would love to travel south of London, and then from there to Scotland. I have a good friend in Ayrshire, which is south of Glasgow, so would loike to stop there, but could always travel to Glasgow and continue to the Highlands, then stop in Ayrshire on the way back. Now, about the room. I love it, I think I could live in that room, on that train. LOL. wondering if the bedrooms are always beds, or do they fold up into a sitting room? I so love your videos. They are so informative and you both have great speaking voices and wonderful editing.
They do serve intermediate stations but not many. Specifically the Glasgow Lowlander stops at: London Euston, Watford Junction, Carlisle, Carstairs & Glasgow. The highlander doesn't serve Watford, Carlisle or Carstairs but does stop at Crewe and Preston as well as stopping at loads of places in the Highland and a few in suburbs or Glasgow/Edinburgh. Maybe if you're friends where prepared to give you a lift Carstairs might be closer then Glasgow depending exactly where they live? But it means getting up early/going to bed late. Honestly I'd probably go for London to Glasgow then the local train to Ayr. And no the beds don't fold up in any way. If you want a seat you need to head to the lounge carrige.
Hello I enjoyed watching your videos, thank you for sharing. I wanted to ask if you can have 4 people in that double bed? We are thinking of trying that sleeper train this year with our 2 kids. Do you think they allow you to have 1 booking with 4 person? Also what activities did you do in Scotland? Tia
I needed to know why don’t dig a tunnel and do an extension for the main line Train so that they can extend the unused abandoned underground stations. Why couldn’t they use the part D78 Stock train doors on the sides and also restructure the front face of the A60 and A62 stock and that includes the class 313, class 314 and class 315 remix and make them all together and also redesign them an overhead line and also make them into Five cars per units and also having three Disabled Toilets on those Five cars per units A60 and A62 stock trains and also convert the A60 and A62 stock trains into a Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Engines and also put the Loud 7-Speed Voith Gearboxes even Loud 8-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Gearboxes in the A60 and A62 stock, class 313, class 314, and class 315 and also modernise the A60 and A62 stock and make it into an 11 car per unit so it could have fewer doors, more tables, computers and mobile phone chargers. A Stock Trains and also having 8 Disabled Toilets on those A stock trains. why couldn’t we refurbish and modernise the waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel and make it bigger and extend it to the bank station, making it into a Triple-Track Railway Line so those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden to convert the waterloo and city line Triple-Track Train tunnel into a High-Speed train? The Third Euro tunnel Triple-Track Train line to make it 11 times better for passengers so they could go from A to B. then put the modernised 11 car per unit A Stock and put them on a bigger modernised waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel so it could go to bank station to those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. The modernised refurbished 11 cars per unit A stock could be a High Speed The Third Triple-Track Euro Tunnel Train So it is promising and 37 times a lot more possible to do this kind of project that is OK for London Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. oh by the way, could they also tunnel the Triple-Track Railway Line so it will stop from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex so that the Passengers will go to Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and also extend the Triple-Track Railway Line from Bank to Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Stations so that more people from there could go to Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden Easily. Why couldn't they extend the Piccadilly line and also build brand-new underground train stations so it could go even further right up to Clapton, Wood Street and also make another brand new tunnel train stations in Chingford could they extend the DLR? All of the classes 150, 155, 154, 117, 114, 105, and 106, will be replaced by all of the Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Five carriages three disabled toilets are air conditioning trains including Highams Park for extended roots which is the Piccadilly line and the DLR trains. Could you also convert all of the 1973 stock trains into an air-conditioned maximum speed 78 km/hours (48 MPH) re-refurbished and make it into a 8 cars per unit if that will be alright, and also extend all of the Piccadilly train stations to create more space for all of the extended 8 car per unit 1973 stock air condition trains and can you also build another Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive Companies and they can order Every 17 Octagon and Hexagon shape LNER diagram unique small no.13 and unique minor no.11 Boilers from those Countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, can they make Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive speeds by up to 117MPH so you can try and test it on the Original Mainline so it will be much more safer for the Passengers to enjoy the 117MPH speed Limit only for HS2 and Channel Tunnel mainline services, if they needed 16 Carriages Per units can they use those class 55’s, class 44’s, class 40’s and class 43HST Diesel Locomotive’s right at the Back of those 18 Carriages Per Units so they can take over at the Back to let those Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s have a rest for those interesting Journeys Please!!, oh can you make all of those Coal Boxes’s 16 Tonnes for all of the 117MPH Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s so the Companies will Understand us PASSENGER’S!! so please make sure that the Builders can do as they are Told!! And please do something about these very important Professional ideas Please Prime Minister of England, the Prime Minister of Sweden, the Prime Minister of Germany, the Prime Minister of Italy, the Prime Minister of Poland and that Includes the Mayor of London.
I loved this one for so many reasons. Traveling vicariously through you guys brings pain distractions so wonderfully. This train is so beautiful. Your presentations are superb. I wouldn’t watch anyone else. Thank you for taking me to Europe. It’s very exciting watching you both live this traveling lifestyle. You’re awesome. I’m so grateful.
Thanks so much for your kind comments! We appreciate you watching!
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That train is absolutely impressive. I think the price is so worth it! The interior looks super clean and modern, too. I would love to travel on this one.
It was impressive, you are totally correct, very nice interior!
This was so well done. Had 2 of these rooms booked for 2019 for a Friday night to Edinburgh. On Monday wound up in the hospital. (They were great, refunded everything) Recently said to our travel companions it was off my list. Big price tag. After seeing this, its back on the list. It’s only money and you only live once. Thanks!
Thanks and hope you get to go soon!
Its wonderful to ride along with you. Have fun you two!
Thank you!
I remember riding the Night Sleeper to Edinburgh back in the '90s. My friend and I had a roomette with two bunks and it was very cozy and much tinier than this room. Our buddy had a room to himself. I remember that we each got a tiny tea tray with a pot of hot tea, milk and sugar. It was wonderful. We then realized what we thought was the round trip fare was the one-way. To save money, we rode the regular second class train back to London. It was miserable. The seats were hard plastic that couldn't even recline.
What a great train!! Thank you for showing us and sharing your adventures.
Thanks!
This is an absolutely beautiful train and room. Thank you ♥️♥️
Glad you like it!
I love your Amtrak videos and watch you constantly as I am traveling the US East to West on Amtrak this summer so what a surprise to see you traveling to my home town of Glasgow. Caledonian Sleeper is fab
Awesome! It was our first time there and we loved it! Everyone treated us very well. The train was amazing!
I took the sleeper to Edinburgh in Sept 2019 (Club class). They were having staffing and supply issues at the time because there was no food service in the evening and a very limited breakfast menu which you could only eat in the room. I do remember the mattress being very comfortable though. Might have to give it another try. There is also the Night Riviera sleeper train that goes from London to Cornwall if you visit the UK again. Hope you also got to explore the London Underground while you were there, so historic and iconic. Love your videos!
Thanks, we were looking into that Riviera one, but I think it was under repair while we were there. We got to check off a few more London items, but still so much we need to see there.
The little things excite me too! 😀
I would be all over the lavender night mist as well.
Thank you for the thoughtful tour!
Thanks and thanks for watching!
I used to ride the train to my grandmother’s at least once a year. Loved riding the train. I really enjoy watching your videos.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing your travels. I live alone on a farm and may never be able to travel. Scotland is my first choice if I ever can.
I enjoy your Amtrak videos because I like trains. I just feel like I made new friends. You guys just sparkle.
I know your 36 hours away from Ukraine right now staying in Glasgow Scotland, please, please be safe over there with the war going on now, praying for you two and everyone around you in that area. America is praying for everyone in Ukraine 🙏.
This is the most glamourous train I've ever seen! As Paddington Bear would say approvingly, "very good value indeed!"
Great! very good indeed!
If you get the chance, try Britain's "other" overnight train, which runs from London Paddington, in England, to Penzance/Pensans, in Cornwall, and is operated by Great Western Railway. Called the "Night Riviera" (or, in Cornish, "Koskador Ruvyer an Nos") this Sleeper train uses forty year-old, ex-British Rail Mark 3 carriages which have been refurbished to a very high standard. I've tried both the GWR "Night Riviera" and Caledonian Sleeper's "Lowlander" and I know which of the two I prefer!
We tried when we were there but it was not running due to a track renovation I think, so it'll have to be next time!
Love traveling along with you guys! Did someone already mention the tweed wall covering on the sleeper car and in the dining car? I believe it's made by the Scottish weavers DC Dalgliesh who make their tartans for Royalty and uses hand crafted techniques on antique looms! After watching a clip about them on a British show I was glad to see them on the train. Keep rolling!
Thanks and thanks for that info! It was very very pretty!
I must say, to me, a shoe cleaning station is such a British thing :) I hope you two make it down here to Australia and play on some of our services. The Sydney - Melbourne service should be getting new trains in the next couple of years, and of course there are the more luxury options run by Journey Beyond Rail (their most famous product is the Indian Pacific, but they offer other services as well), and I highly recommend taking the Spirit of Tasmania ferry across to Tassie.
I hope so too!
That is on my bucket list! Loved following your trip on the “Sleeper”!
Thanks! It is a good one to put on your list. We would recommend going on the longer route though as you are on the train longer than we were. It was an early morning!
I see these trains pulling into Euston alongside my morning commuter train and always wondered what its like. Even though it was dark I could recognise the South Hampstead station! Nice video
Very cool! Thanks
I love your videos and I hope you don't mind me correcting you. The pronunciation of Glasgow is: GlaZ (hard S as in the word HAS), Gow (as in go NOT bow (curtsey). So: Glazgo.
Pedantry rules o.k. ..nope...cut it out,wack....It matters not.
@@blackbob3358 - When I've been in Glasgow the locals have pronounced the name of their city as "Glazgae".
@@blackbob3358 no, it matters, it's annoying. It's not pedantic, it's useful and helpful.
@@MissTeeFy I’m sorry it is pedantic. I’ve pronounced it the same way she does for years. I live in Scotland and no one’s corrected me.
@@sodorflubbs5000 they probably just roll their eyes at you behind your back if you've lived here for years and are still mispronouncing it!
The club car looks really nice! Modern comfortable style.
The club car was really really nice!
food review=essential
Especially if they have burgers!
As a scottish lass who uses this train what a wonderful review thank you xxx
Thanks, we appreciate it!
I have watched most of your Amtrack vids but it’s so exciting to see your overseas trips!
What a lovely video. It is my first time watching you on TH-cam and I was so impressed with your unscripted presentation and genuine enthusiasm for travel.
The cabin looks great and would be the perfect way to top off a visit to Scotland for something like a sporting event or concert, knowing you have your own space for the journey south would be really something to look forward to.
You have a new subscriber who is ready to binge watch all of your other content!
Awesome! Thanks!
I FINALLY was the first one to be able to watch and like one of your videos!!
Thanks for watching!
Britain knows how to do the best trains! 🌺💐🥰
No, i'm afraid not. We don't actually design or build them any more. Sadly we have to import them ( mostly from Japan and Germany ) and, although we assemble some over here, it is only under licence at two plants throughout the country, Derby and Newton Aycliffe. Even then it is not to our designs. Our trains are sadly overpriced, overcrowded, often late, slow and with very poor interconnectivity between regions. You only get half-way decent services ( though still expensive and overcrowded ) if you happen to be going to or from London. If you're trying to get between any other city or region, you're stuffed.
Additionally, we are painfully slow and incompetent at reopening closed lines from the Beeching Axe which would otherwise improve transport infrastructure in certain areas. I don't know what nationality you are, but please drop any rose tinted glasses view of our trains and railways. We have a lot to learn from others, and i'm speaking as a true Britt.
@@simonpitt8145 One, there are no rose glasses here. Two, I was responding to the service and post. Three, I have experienced the daily challenges of train travel in Britain as well as in America. So I can completely sympathize with your thoughts. Please stay safe and warm. 🌺💐
My favorite couple! I'm living through you two❤️
Thanks!
Incredible! Thank you so much!
You're very welcome!
Thanks
You are welcome
The train and your room seemed to have many amenities and comforts, all looking shiny and new. The only negative that I could spot was having to climb over your bedmate to get out of bed.
Yes, that was a slight drawback, we made it work, but your concern was real for us too!
Always a delight to travel along with you.
Thanks!
I did that trip in 2017, best trip of my life.
Great we going to do this as well!
Have fun!
That’s the cleanest I ever seen Euston Station. My last experience on the Caledonian was appalling, no service with luggage at Euston nor at Glasgow and breakfast was atrocious. Put a complaint in online and they did nothing!
We heard it had been under construction, but it was our first time there, so we had nothing to go on to compare it to. It wasn't our favorite of the stations though.
You can say glazgee whatever way you want. We all know what u mean. Did you have a good sleep. I wanna go but gotta convince my hubby about first class . I'm from Barnet Herts and know Watford well. It was great to see this from a non uk inhabitant . X thank u
Thanks! We did sleep well! It was very quiet
Looks like a great sleeper, definitely outdoes the roomette!
We really enjoyed it
Great video… places .. things .. I’ll never see or experience. But live traveling with you two. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Taking me on a beautiful journey as I'm in dialysis 💖 thanku guys
Enjoy! our pleasure
Somehow I have been able to survive my entire life without pillow mist.
There must be something wrong with me 😆
hahaha
Great video. I haven’t taken the sleeper for many years, but this has inspired me. Good job!
Great to hear!
I just found your videos, and I am loving them!! Thank you so much.
I did this on the 24th was such a great experience!!
Awesome! We loved it too
such a well matched couple and I love the tour
I loved this video. I have been wanting to do this for a while but now its going to happen next year on my trip. Thank you
Thank you for the video of the sleeper to Glasgow
You are welcome, thanks for watching!
Safe travels
Thanks
I've always wanted to do this. Can't wait to watch
Thanks!
Glad you had such an enjoyable trip and thank you for sharing. I made the trip last year when things were a lot more basic due to COVID restrictions, no club car or evening menu etc. Was unimpressed but seeing your video I might give it another go sometime.
They must have recently brought back a few services, thanks for sharing
Looks like fun. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
I think this presentation is so very sweet and lovely and skilfully covered the reality. I was amused that it took over an hour to reach Watford junction on the first stage of the journey, it actually takes 15 minutes. From then on this video can't be believed. Having travelled this so called state of the art train it is actually star of the *art. Double births have much less space and comfort than the 60-year-old former births. Ladders up to top births are hard and unpleasant. Double bed births should be single. I have never known the showers to work after travelling on this service four times. Breakfast at the end of the service is extremely spasmodic and frequently never. I so want the service to work but it is fighting against bad design and unsupportive staff. Not to be recommended yet!
Fun to compare this with @DownieLive video of this train. You’re both fun to watch.
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That was a great video guys ! Thank you for sharing it with us ! ...:):):)
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Europe trains are way better than USA. Rob want know how to behave when you guys come back home, lol. Really enjoying sharing your adventures.
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As a Glaswegian I love your pronunciation of “Glasgow” 😁 Loved the vid
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That would be my dream trip!
UK was great, we loved it
Thought I'd comment having just used the sleeper both ways to go to Edinburgh for the 1st time. There are a few pros but mainly cons. Personally I didnt sleep a wink in either direction. Not sure how much is the location of the cabin in the car or the fact it may take a different route depending on engineering works. Certainly on the way to Edinburgh my cabin was over the wheels and a lot of the track seemed like it wasnt the main line. It was like having someone constantly smacking my bunk with a sledge hammer! The sleeper does NOT have the suspension you might think it should! The return trip was smoother and faster so assume we were on the mainline most of the time. Even so I still couldnt sleep. However it is more restful than sitting in a chair, I'll give them that. It also ran on time unlike a friend who flew and had his flight cancelled. It actually got into Euston an hour early on my return. The other problem is if you are staying in a hotel generally arriving early morning you have little hope of getting a room and after no sleep all night thats not good. Its more expensive than flying but a lot less stressful, no queuing, security checks etc. Given the choice again of flying / sleeper / daytime train, I'd probably just get a normal daytime train.
Woww Allie I would've never thought you could have a shower in a train hehehe how cool! What a great tour!!
Most trains in GB have free WiFi. You should gone on the Highland. Having breakfast in the club car watching the Scottish scenery
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I think that train (maybe the Edinburgh part) goes onto Inverness in northern Scotland. I would take a sleeper to that destination but for Glasgow or Edinburgh I would opt for the day train. I think it only takes 4 1/2 hours or so and the scenery is great.
Thanks for posting this, I wanted to know what the double room looked like.
There are two sleeper services, that depart from Euston Station.
The Lowland Sleeper goes to Edinburgh and Glasgow - the train splits at Carstairs.
The Highland Sleeper goes to Aberdeen, Inverness, and Fort William - the train splits (into three sections) at Edinburgh.
We kind of wished we'd taken the longer route to get more time on the train, but we were there for some major storms and may have gotten stuck in Inverness, so it worked out.
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The service to Fort William, is the most scenic.
You're quite right about the Lowland service being a little too short in duration. I've taken the sleeper, from Edinburgh to London, a few times, and being dumped out of the train at 7am on a chilly morning, isn't much fun.
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Lots of people would love that double bed!
you guys do a great job !!!
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It's exciting traveling by train and your room and first glass perks were awesome! It's a good idea to learn proper pronunciation anywhere you travel. I cringe when I hear a fellow American say Glass cow instead of the proper pronunciation of Glazgo. I lived in Scotland for years and travel annually in autumn until the stupid virus. Headed back this autumn for 6 weeks. Hopefully you will explore Scotland further one day. Happy travels!
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Great review. The 'en-suite' is what some in the UK would call a 'S**t/Shower/Shave' as it's perfectly possible to perform all 3 simultaneously :-)
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Wow!! Amtrak can take a few pointers here. Too bad it's suffering financially. Amtrak eliminated personal care packages. Now all sleeper car passengers see are bottles of water. Your Caledonian Sleeper room provided a comfy overnight journey but you couldn't see much. The windows are small, but since there's darkness out, I suppose it's enough. There didn't appear to be anywhere to sit other than the bed in your room & it doesn't fold into a seat, so the layout suggests that you are ready to "retire" upon entering the room. $500.00 is a great price for a bedroom compared to Amtrak's Deluxe Bedrooms which can easily be double the fare for 2.
From what I see, the problem with Amtrak is lack of government support compared with what you see in other countries. The UK's trains are suffering, in general, for similar reasons but much of Europe has subsidies on a scale like what the US give the airlines and airports. No wonder Amtrak is hurting. I'm glad the UK is keeping certain trains like the Caledonian Sleeper up to standard.
Yes, the big difference is that this trip was much shorter, so when we wanted to sit we did so in the club car. You are correct, not sitting around in the room much. We were off the train 9 hours after we got on I think.
I'd prefer to go out to sit too, instead of being cooped up in a room the entire trip.
what an amazing train ride. it works out approx AU$1,000 - but for 2 people from London to Glasgow brekky included thats pretty good. if yours was top range room on the train, id like to have seen a small tv in the room or an area where there was like a bar to waste a few hours - im a night owl.. lol
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I've been considering taking the sleeper to Fort William and your review of the train and the experience was very informative and enjoyable, thank you.
One little quirk amused me. You seemed to be pronouncing Glasgow as Glaz Gow, with an ow sound at the end. Scots don't pronounce it that way and the English pronounced it with go at the end, effectively ignoring the w. I know, the idiosyncrasies of the language. Of course all languages seem to have them (when would anyone unfamiliar pronounce Arkansas as 'ar can saw'?)
Thank you for your video, very enjoyable.
FYI anyone in the UK they honour the disabled railcard discount 👍 on everything EXCEPT this double room. We just booked the club twin for August and it was £190 each way. The double was, as this chap stated, £410 each way. Very excited!
Very good looking train! Surprisingly I understand your English English very well :-) (I live in Toronto)
Yes, very nice train indeed!
It's a shame you didn't go all the way to Fort William. You'll have to take the Night Riviera train from London to Penzance in Cornwall sometime.
It is, we wished we had gone further in hindsight
@@GroundedLifeTravel next time you're here maybe, and just think if you get the Caledonian from Fort William to London and then the night Riviera train between London and Penzance on the same trip you could pretty much traverse the length of the country in one visit
Hope to try this train too when I get back to UK if it is not too expensive!
Book early and you'll get it cheaper than we did. We booked about a week before we went, which wasn't ideal
How clean our those bathrooms? And do you use spray or wipes?
They seemed pretty clean. Of course the shower is continually washing it too
Beautiful train,Amtrak need step up from 100 years old style more luxury asap!!
Wow, what a nice train!! And even more exciting is the double bed WOW!! That is super nice!! It would be nice if the trains in America would take notice and do the same!!! Thank y’all again for sharing your videos……This sure makes me want to go to London JUST to take this train!!! ❤️😁
It was really interesting to have that big bed, so when we saw it we knew we wanted to try it!
great trip
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Very interesting
I really enjoyed the video train riding tour.
Glad you enjoyed it
Looks great. What can go wrong! Before the train leaves the station!
Gave us a nice amount of time before we left!
nice video well done
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@@GroundedLifeTravel thats ok James
Beautiful ♡
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Y'all my butt aint gonna fit down that hallway lol
Rob's backpack almost got him stuck in the middle of it, was a little tight!
Hope it's divine no matter which destination.
I think it is!
Hi, i have enjoyed watching your videos. Question: Do you notice any difference in the ride of an American train versus the Caldonian...was either of them smoother than the other?
The Caledonian seemed pretty smooth to us!
Great video
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Factoid you may have missed: Half the train was going to Edinburgh and was decoupled from the Glasgow half as you slept.
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@@GroundedLifeTravel - The longest platforms at London's Euston Station will only accept sixteen carriages, so the Lowlander Sleeper splits into two, eight-coach portions at Carstairs Junction, high up on the bleak, windswept Southern Uplands of Scotland, with the rear section being hauled from there to Edinburgh in the opposite direction of travel! They used to say that heavy shunting at Carstairs Junction, when a Scottish driver took over the train, acted as a wake-up call for the English passengers, giving them time to wash and dress before they reached their destination.
Love your content….helpful tip said kindly…Glasgow is pronounced Glasgoh
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Just to let you know there are three parts to the train that go on to Aberdeen (my home stop), Fort William and Inverness.
We kind of wished we had gone further up to one of those!
I do to. With all those videos I get the idea the world ends at Edinburgh lol
HI I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW IF THEY DO A FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST ☺️ ON BOARD SOME OF THE TRAINS THAT ARRIVE AT 0730 THEY ALLOW U TO STAY ON BOARD UNTIL 08.00/-30 THEN U CAN GET OFF AND WHAT WAS THE HOTEL CALLED THAT U STAYED AT AND HOW FAR AWAY WAS IT OTHERWISE YES I THROUGHLY ENJOYED WATCHING THIS AWESOME UNBELIEVABLE FANTASTIC SEEING THIS TRAIN FIRST ONE OF YOURS I HAVE WATCHED MANY MORE I HOPE FROM MOOSE
We stayed at the Ibis near the station on this one. They didn't serve us a breakfast like that, but if you woke up early we heard you could go to the club car to have breakfast there.
I really want to go on this. The trouble is, you miss so much scenery at night.
Yes, I think the longer ride to Fort William is a good choice and then a day train back maybe
The Highlander route is 13hrs to Fort William, you don’t miss much through the night & when you wake your in the lowlands & onto the glorious highlands.
What is the sleeping car on the train?
What did you think of the British railways did you find the automatic station announcements helpful? I know in the US that sort of thing is very rare.
We liked it. There is a slight learning curve to getting around, but once you know what is different it all makes sense and things work very well.
So many glasgow london sleeper videos now? Are they that different
Where were u going to visit? Good to see what you visited
We went to Glasgow!
@@GroundedLifeTravel amazing. You should get money for promo as I wanna go
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Question about this room and about the train...Does this train only start in London, or can you take the same train from southern England to Scotland. Does it go straight to Glasgow or does it make stops? Wondering because on my bucket list is traveling back to UK, but visiting many more places than I have been to in previous visits. I would love to travel south of London, and then from there to Scotland. I have a good friend in Ayrshire, which is south of Glasgow, so would loike to stop there, but could always travel to Glasgow and continue to the Highlands, then stop in Ayrshire on the way back. Now, about the room. I love it, I think I could live in that room, on that train. LOL. wondering if the bedrooms are always beds, or do they fold up into a sitting room? I so love your videos. They are so informative and you both have great speaking voices and wonderful editing.
They do serve intermediate stations but not many. Specifically the Glasgow Lowlander stops at: London Euston, Watford Junction, Carlisle, Carstairs & Glasgow. The highlander doesn't serve Watford, Carlisle or Carstairs but does stop at Crewe and Preston as well as stopping at loads of places in the Highland and a few in suburbs or Glasgow/Edinburgh.
Maybe if you're friends where prepared to give you a lift Carstairs might be closer then Glasgow depending exactly where they live? But it means getting up early/going to bed late. Honestly I'd probably go for London to Glasgow then the local train to Ayr.
And no the beds don't fold up in any way. If you want a seat you need to head to the lounge carrige.
Hello I enjoyed watching your videos, thank you for sharing. I wanted to ask if you can have 4 people in that double bed? We are thinking of trying that sleeper train this year with our 2 kids. Do you think they allow you to have 1 booking with 4 person? Also what activities did you do in Scotland? Tia
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It looks so modern and clean compared to Amtrak. Do the beds change into seats?
They don't, which is kind of the bad part, but you aren't really on it long enough to need them either
I needed to know why don’t dig a tunnel and do an extension for the main line Train so that they can extend the unused abandoned underground stations.
Why couldn’t they use the part D78 Stock train doors on the sides and also restructure the front face of the A60 and A62 stock and that includes the class 313, class 314 and class 315 remix and make them all together and also redesign them an overhead line and also make them into Five cars per units and also having three Disabled Toilets on those Five cars per units A60 and A62 stock trains and also convert the A60 and A62 stock trains into a Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Engines and also put the Loud 7-Speed Voith Gearboxes even Loud 8-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Gearboxes in the A60 and A62 stock, class 313, class 314, and class 315 and also modernise the A60 and A62 stock and make it into an 11 car per unit so it could have fewer doors, more tables, computers and mobile phone chargers.
A Stock Trains and also having 8 Disabled Toilets on those A stock trains. why couldn’t we refurbish and modernise the waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel and make it bigger and extend it to the bank station, making it into a Triple-Track Railway Line so those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden to convert the waterloo and city line Triple-Track Train tunnel into a High-Speed train?
The Third Euro tunnel Triple-Track Train line to make it 11 times better for passengers so they could go from A to B. then put the modernised 11 car per unit A Stock and put them on a bigger modernised waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel so it could go to bank station to those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. The modernised refurbished 11 cars per unit A stock could be a High Speed The Third Triple-Track Euro Tunnel Train So it is promising and 37 times a lot more possible to do this kind of project that is OK for London Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden.
oh by the way, could they also tunnel the Triple-Track Railway Line so it will stop from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex so that the Passengers will go to Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and also extend the Triple-Track Railway Line from Bank to Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Stations so that more people from there could go to Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden Easily.
Why couldn't they extend the Piccadilly line and also build brand-new underground train stations so it could go even further right up to Clapton, Wood Street and also make another brand new tunnel train stations in Chingford could they extend the DLR?
All of the classes 150, 155, 154, 117, 114, 105, and 106, will be replaced by all of the Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Five carriages three disabled toilets are air conditioning trains including Highams Park for extended roots which is the Piccadilly line and the DLR trains.
Could you also convert all of the 1973 stock trains into an air-conditioned maximum speed 78 km/hours (48 MPH) re-refurbished and make it into a 8 cars per unit if that will be alright, and also extend all of the Piccadilly train stations to create more space for all of the extended 8 car per unit 1973 stock air condition trains and can you also build another Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive Companies and they can order Every 17 Octagon and Hexagon shape LNER diagram unique small no.13 and unique minor no.11 Boilers from those Countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, can they make Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive speeds by up to 117MPH so you can try and test it on the Original Mainline so it will be much more safer for the Passengers to enjoy the 117MPH speed Limit only for HS2 and Channel Tunnel mainline services, if they needed 16 Carriages Per units can they use those class 55’s, class 44’s, class 40’s and class 43HST Diesel Locomotive’s right at the Back of those 18 Carriages Per Units so they can take over at the Back to let those Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s have a rest for those interesting Journeys Please!!, oh can you make all of those Coal Boxes’s 16 Tonnes for all of the 117MPH Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s so the Companies will Understand us PASSENGER’S!! so please make sure that the Builders can do as they are Told!! And please do something about these very important Professional ideas Please Prime Minister of England, the Prime Minister of Sweden, the Prime Minister of Germany, the Prime Minister of Italy, the Prime Minister of Poland and that Includes the Mayor of London.
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