Did you know Via Rail has a fleet of British Rail Gauge train cars?

They obtained them from a failed sleeper service through the Chunnel in the 90s. I rode with them on the Montréal to Halifax rail service called The Ocean. Part of a big rail journey I took this summer across eastern Canada and Europe.

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  • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    25 days ago

    I remember going on the sleeper train from Berlin to Malmö back in 2011.

    It took the ferry between Sassnitz and Trelleborg.

    I seem to recall it being normal Swedish SJ sleeper cars, though I do admit that I don’t know this for certain

    Edit: I think it was either a BC2 or BC4

    • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.spaceEnglish
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      24 days ago

      SJ has had rolling stock in continental gauges for such services. The Stockholm-Berlin sleeper train ran on SJ-branded ex-Deutsche Bahn wagons (which are now RDC-branded, now that the Swedish subsidy has ended).