Sleeper trains

What it’s like to drive a train on Britain’s most beautiful railway line

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My route is the West Highland Line between Fort William and Glasgow. I live in Fort William and can see the station from my house. My normal job would consist of driving the sleeper from Fort William to Helensburgh [on the north side of the Firth of Clyde] or from Helensburgh to Fort William, so … Read more

The sleeper train is back – here are eight of the most romantic trips

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Snuggle up between crisp, clean sheets, read by the glow of your berth light while the steel wheel whizzes on the steel rail beneath you – for more than a century, the sleeper train has been the most romantic way to cross Europe. Once commonplace, they have struggled in the shadows of budget airlines since … Read more