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In terms of convenience, Edinburgh Waverley, with its famous in and out ramps, was pretty much the perfect station for motorists in the post-war era. Connecting the English capital and Perth via Edinburgh Waverley, the first car-sleeper rail services debuted in 1955 and allowed Scots motorists the freedom of taking their car on their holidays while avoiding the gruelling 450-mile drive south.
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Perth Carriage Sidings: Loaded wagons of the Perth-London Car Ferry Service at Perth Caledonian Road Depot in the early 1970s.
Aitken Scott //


Edinburgh Waverley: May 1995 saw the withdrawal of the Sleeper/Motorail service from Edinburgh to Plymouth. Car carrying vans, ready for business in the bay platforms at Waverley east end.
Bill Roberton /05/1995


Kensington Olympia: Motorail departure board, Kensington Olympia, 1969.
John Furnevel 05/06/1969

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