Trainnoob Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 I don't know which category this would fall under so I put it here. I want to know which Caledonian sleeper is the most scenic, because I i want to take the Caledonian sleeper and also want to model a section of line it runs on eventually. So I want to know which route is the most scenic, i suspect its gonna be one of the Highland routes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted October 24, 2021 Administrators Share Posted October 24, 2021 It's about the prototype railway, in the UK and it's a question. Guess where I've moved it to? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Once you get past Lancaster it's all pretty scenic, depends on the sort scenery you want, Cumbria and the borders region is very mountainous and scenic, not just once you get north of Glasgow and Edinburgh. What sort of railway do you want to model probably narrows it down more - single or double line, electrified or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Not very scenic if its dark and you're fast asleep ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted October 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2021 If I was doing it, I'd probably do the least scenic in the sleeper and the prettier one in daylight! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Depends on the time of the year, high summer and you've daylight from 4:30am and it goes dark late as well, do it in winter and you'll see nowt but your own reflection in the window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Legroom Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 I took the sleeper to from London to Fort William at Easter three years ago. Sunrise over Gare Loch was fabulous as was the rest of the trip! Recommended! (Though it was in a lovely, if careworn, mark III.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Must do that side of the country, myself before too long - but meantime, I'll put in a vote for the Inverness run that I did five years ago this month : no sunrise over Gare Loch, of course - but fantastic scenery here too. ( I got a better view of the scenery later that day as I back-tracked to Edinburgh on a 158 .) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfreight1998 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 All 3 of the highland routes are pretty scenic, but if it's the scenery you're really interested in, a daytime service is probably a better bet, especially in winter. Even in summer, you aren't going to get any daylight before Edinburgh on the down service. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainnoob Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 14 hours ago, AY Mod said: It's about the prototype railway, in the UK and it's a question. Guess where I've moved it to? Thanks and sorry. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainnoob Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Railfreight1998 said: All 3 of the highland routes are pretty scenic, but if it's the scenery you're really interested in, a daytime service is probably a better bet, especially in winter. Even in summer, you aren't going to get any daylight before Edinburgh on the down service. I want to do a pretty scenic but The longest to get my money's worth. 14 hours ago, woodenhead said: Once you get past Lancaster it's all pretty scenic, depends on the sort scenery you want, Cumbria and the borders region is very mountainous and scenic, not just once you get north of Glasgow and Edinburgh. What sort of railway do you want to model probably narrows it down more - single or double line, electrified or not. Single Scottish highlands line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 A nice bit of moorland with a distant loch and a range of Munros on the backscene - and few of us would be able to tell which line you were calling your layout today ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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