A class 73 diesel locomotive at the head of the Caledonian Sleeper
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A class 73 diesel locomotive at the head of the Caledonian Sleeper
Image: © John Lucas Taken: 26 Jan 2018
Locomotive 73966 waiting to haul the Aberdeen section of the Highland sleeper to Edinburgh. This is a dual mode electro-diesel built in the 1960s for use on the Southern Region of British Railways. The locomotive was extensively rebuilt in 2015 for use on Caledonian Sleeper services on the non-electrified highland routes. It was anticipated that the new sleeper carriages would be introduced from April but teething problems identified during testing in Czechoslovakia will delay introduction until October. Unfortunately, the yellow cast of the image is caused by the station ambient lighting.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.142428
Longitude
-2.097641