Mark 5/ Mk5A Stock Profile and Models

Mark 5/ Mk5A Stock

Mk5a DVT and coach near Bletchley in February 2020. ©Clagmaster

The British Rail Mark 5 is the designation given to locomotive-hauled rail carriages built by Spanish manufacturer CAF for operation with Caledonian Sleeper and TransPennine Express. Although similar in design, the coach types produced for each operator differ greatly to cater for the services they are required for. The Mk5A coaches for TransPennine services run as fixed five-carriage sets with 1 first class coach, 3 standard class and 1 standard driving trailer for operation with a Class 68 locomotive. These services were branded as "Nova 3". For Caledonian Sleeper, four coach types were produced; Club Car, Seated Car, Sleeper Car and Accessible Car for use on Sleeper train services from London to Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Highlands via the West Coast Main Line. 

Type of Vehicle

Coach

Builder

CAF, Beasain, Spain

Build Dates

2016 to 2018

Total Built

Mk5 - Caledonian Sleeper: 75
Mk5A - TransPennine: 66

Wheel Configuration

Two bogies per coach

Maximum Speed Rating

Mk5 - 100mph
Mk5A - 125mph

Operated By

Caledonian Sleeper
TransPennine Express

Main Duties

Regional passenger services
Sleeper trains

In Service Until

Present

Surviving Examples

All in service