LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Lichfield

Sutton Coldfield Station: lnwrsc4275

A view of the ramp used to load the cars into the Motorail carriages located at the rear of the train, as seen at Sutton Coldfield station. The service was launched nationally in 1955, the first service having the name The Car-Sleeper Limited which ran between London and Perth. The Motorail brand as we now know it was introduced in 1966 with BR press releases and the opening of the London Kensington Olympia terminal. A variety of rolling stock, both open and enclosed, was used. The open double deck Cartic 4 was first used on a Kensington Olympia to Perth Motorail on 22nd June 1966 and last used in 1978. Many routes were operated with overnight sleeper services. In all 28 stations across the UK were at one time or another part of this service.

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