Talk:Sleeper Either Class

SLED

Twelve SLE's were converted to SLED's (D for Disabled, ie a berth was converted with easy access with an adjacent suitabley equipped Toilet 1997-99 for use on the ScotRail Caledonian Sleeper if anybody fancies adding the detail —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sevenpeas (talk • contribs) 19:32, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Excellent news, thank you for the suggestion.

Denmark

I recall travelling in similar vehicles whilst on business in Denmark some years (15-20yrs) ago they had a moon and stars painted on the sides, was I mistaken? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.17.51.231 (talk) 22:25, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Hello .231; the generic name is Sleeping car and during the night you can find trains containing sleeping car weaving all over Europe, not just in Denmark or the UK. I suspect you probably travelled on a Euronight-style car looking like [although not painted right] File:CFR new sleeper.jpg, although not necessarily painted like that!. —Sladen (talk) 11:18, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

I think there actually were some vehicles leased by BR to DSB from about 1988 until the Great Belt Fixed Link opened in 1997. The only English-language source I can find is [1] (the WLABr car). In Danish there's [2], but I'd be hesitant to actually cite it, given my limited knowledge of the language.Grover Snodd (talk) 18:20, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Photograph

The first photograph isn't particularly complimentary to these Mk3 carriage (which are under 30 years old). —Sladen (talk) 11:18, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

I agree. Perhaps an image from Caledonian Sleeper would be better, as this is the vehicle's primary use. 92.1.76.68 (talk) 12:08, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

where are they ?

a quick look at "the junction" [[3]] shows that of 208 mk3 sleepers built many are missing, are they all at presevered railways?

SLEP - 55 in use, 118 built thus 63 missing. SLE - 10 in use, 17 (?) converted to SLED of 90 built, thus 63 missing.

Now i know that the site cited doesn't list excludes heritage railway stock, but does list 5 vehicles at Long Marston in storage and an additional 5 as being off lease belonging to poterbrook.

Thanks for any help 91.111.65.32 (talk) 16:08, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

using this site [4] (searching for SLE) i can find 40 SLE in preservation in the UK. 91.111.107.141 (talk) 13:04, 27 October 2009 (UTC) (same anno as above)

Of the above 1 in Royal Train, 4 (?) at Long Marston and 1 VSOE so part of the orgioanl "in use" figure from the junction, thus only 34 of the 63 missing accounted for. 91.111.107.141 (talk) 13:13, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Looking at another site [5] (only lists in service & store, not heritage);

SLE - 90 built, 17 to SLED, 8 left - DBS/R has 4, cotswold rail has 2, 1 scotrail, 1 vsoe - thus 65 missing

SLED - 17 with scotrail (presumably only 17 converted from SLE)

SLEP - 118 built, 52 in service - 36 with scotrail, 10 with FGW, 2 chiltern, 2 store (LM & Toton), 1 vsoe, 1 cargo D - thus 66 missing

still looking 91.109.199.239 (talk) 21:30, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Note Scotrail have 12 SLEDS not 17, still have 5 SLE's. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sevenpeas (talk • contribs) 22:27, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

They make popular conversions too; eg. the EPS Nightstar generator vans[6] and EWS Company Train. Plus, as you say, ones scattered around preserved railways. —Sladen (talk) 21:47, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Build date

The article says they were built from 1982-84 but the infobox says 1981-84. Which is correct? Talltim (talk) 10:23, 3 January 2017 (UTC)