90028 rests on the blocks at London Euston having recently arrived with the 1M16 Highland Sleeper. In the coming year or so the ageing Mk. III sleeper coaches will be withdrawn in favour of new stock that has been ordered that will offer a new level of comfort and facilities for travellers. It's a strange thing, but I made a journey to York back in 1980 to photograph the steam heated Mk. 1 sleepers stock before its withdrawal and here we are again with their predecessors now facing the chop some thirty-five years later, see....
https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/29831158604/x55019-20-05-aberdeen-london-king Andy and I have vowed that we will use the Mk. III sleeper before the new stock arrives; we will see!