87002, CS 20.26 Inverness 21.43 Aberdeen 19.00 Fort William-London Euston sleeper via ECML (1M16, 6E), London Euston station
As we had arrived earlier than normal into Euston the
sleeper stock was still sitting in platform 1. 87002 'Royal Sovereign' sits on the blocks at Euston with the stock of the Caledonian Sleeper but looks can be deceiving. Passengers did not enjoy this classic haulage all the way from Scotland but only from Wembley Yard! This was because the sleeper had travelled via the ECML the previous night due to engineering works. From the ECML it then traversed the North London Line to Wembley facing north then to be drawn back in to Euston, hence 87002 on the city end of the stock.