Spanish manufacturer CAF has finalised a €200 million agreement to supply 75 coaches for the new Serco-operated Caledonian Sleeper service between Scotland and London.
CAF will supply five types of vehicle which will form four 16-car trains, including 11 spare carriages.
Serco will begin the new 15-year franchise from April, taking over from incumbent operator FirstGroup.
The new carriages, which are being jointly financed by the Scottish government and Caledonian Sleepers Rail Leasing Ltd, a subsidiary of Lombard North Central, will enter service in April 2018.
That’s a lot of carriages – think Euston can only take 16 carriage-lengths at the moment so does it mean more than the current two nightly departures?
There are two joined up nightly departures in the opposite direction don’t forget.
Doh! [applies palm to forehead…]