Motorail (British Rail)

Motorail

Legend This diagram is a guide: not all destinations shown were served in all years of operation. Fort William Inverness Perth Stirling Aberdeen Edinburgh Waverley Carlisle York Newcastle Newton le Willows Sheffield Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield) Worcester Fishguard (for ferries to Ireland) Swansea Cardiff Bristol Reading London (Kensington Olympia) Dover (For Continental Ferries) Brockenhurst Newton Abbot Exeter Totnes Plymouth St Austell Penzance

Motorail was the brand name for British Rail's long-distance services that carried passengers' cars. The business operated as part of the InterCity sector. It had originated from the 1955 introduction of The Car-Sleeper Limited between London and Perth. Due to the enginemen's strike that summer establishing the precise start date is uncertain but it was during June. The Motorail brand was introduced in 1966 with BR press releases and the opening of the London Kensington Olympia terminal.

Motorail services operated from London to a number of towns and cities including Penzance, Plymouth, Fishguard, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Perth, Inverness and Fort William. A short lived service from London to Glasgow was introduced in the early 1990s. A variety of rolling stock, both open and enclosed, was used. Many routes were operated with overnight sleeper services.

Usage on many routes had declined by the early 1990s. The services operated at a significant financial loss, with no services remaining by the time of rail privatisation. First Great Western relaunched a service from London Paddington to Penzance as part of their Night Riviera overnight sleeper service in 1999, but later withdrew it at the end of summer 2005.

Motorail van NVA 96603 at Penzance on 29th August 2003 on the Night Riviera

Motorail ended in Summer 2005, there were still signs for it at Paddington in April 2006

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