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Belmond Royal Scotsman

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Belmond Royal Scotsman is a Scottish luxury train for 36 individual passengers and private charters. It was acquired in 2004 by Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. which on 10 March 2014 was renamed Belmond Ltd. From then on the train's name has been Belmond Royal Scotsman.

The train operates a range of journeys from Edinburgh around Scotland, England and Wales, with itineraries from two to seven nights. Passengers sleep in double cabins, while the train is stabled overnight, and have breakfast, lunch and dinner on board. During the day there are private excursions to places of interest, including castles, country estates, golf courses and distilleries.

The Royal Scotsman hauled by class 37 heading east along the Kyle of Sutherland

The train is composed of nine cars; two dining cars, five state cars, one crew car, and one observation car with an open veranda. The two dining cars are named Victory and Raven with seating for sixteen and twenty people respectively.

The observation car was converted from Pullman Kitchen Car - Snipe - built in 1960 by Metropolitan Cammell. Along with the other Pullman cars, Amber, Pearl, Topaz and Finch they were acquired by GS&WR (Great Scottish and Western Railway Co.) in 1989 and converted into the observation saloon and passenger sleeping cars.

Pullman car Raven, acquired at the same time as the other Pullman cars, was converted in 1992 as a replacement for the Gresley car that formed the kitchen. The Gresley car was damaged in a shunting incident on depot and as a wooden (Teak) bodied vehicle was deemed unsafe to continue passenger operations and was withdrawn from mainline service.

Carriage data

Train Length (including locos) varies depending on loco type used
Train Length (excluding locos) 618 feet

Observation Lounge Car 99965 Pullman Car E319 “Snipe”
Dining Car 1 99967 Pullman Car E317 “Raven”
Dining Car 2 99131 Ex LNER SC1999 “Victory”
State Car No.1 99961 Pullman Car E324 “Amber”
State Car No.2 99962 Pullman Car E329 “Pearl”
State Car No.3 99963 Pullman Car E331 “Topaz”
State Car No.4 99964 Pullman Car E313 “Finch”
State Car No.5 99968 10541 (Mk III Sleeper) SLEP
Service Car 99969 10556 (Mk III Sleeper) SLEP

The service is currently powered by diesel locomotives from the West Coast Railway Company

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