The sounds of a sleeper

grahame

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The sounds of a sleeper

« on: March 18, 2026, 06:38:35 »

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/caledonian-sleeper-releases-soothing-train-36859967#Echobox=1773360970

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To mark world sleep day, Caledonian Sleeper has released a 10-hour ASMR inspired sound track bringing the calming rhythm of its iconic overnight train journeys into homes across the UK^▸ .

The immersive track is available on Spotify, YouTube and other streaming platforms, letting listeners enjoy the magic of the train from the comfort of their own homes.

Charting the route from the serene Scottish Highlands, through a tranquil twilight descent, to the bustling sounds of city life, the soundscape captures every element of the journey. From distant whistles and soft winds to the gentle hum of the wheels on the tracks, the recording encourages relaxation and helps listeners drift off to sleep.

I looked ASMR up ...

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On social media, ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) refers to videos and audio clips featuring triggers like whispering, tapping, or slow movements that create a relaxing, tingling sensation (brain tingles) for viewers, helping with stress relief, anxiety, and sleep, though it's also used broadly for anything satisfying. It's a massive online trend on platforms like TikTok and YouTube, known for its calming effects


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Re: The sounds of a sleeper

« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2026, 07:29:33 »

I am not sure my vote carries much statistical weight!

Normally I find it difficult to sleep in any moving vehicle or plane. The only time I have used sleeper trains was nearly 40 years ago in India, when I surprised myself by how well I slept on overnight journeys from Agra to Madras/Chennai, and Vasco da Gama (Goa) to Bombay/Mumbai. Indian cities were undergoing their renaming at the time.


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Re: The sounds of a sleeper

« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2026, 08:18:14 »

I'd need to answer: 'It depends'. I've not been on one since 2018, and that was by then the perennially-defective-at-the-edges angloscottish sleeper stock and the defects rather disrupted the mindset that's needed of 'Sleep wiith a few wakes that are nothing to worry about.'

On the west country sleeper this can be dreaming that one is actually standing upright on a bed that's now mounted vertically on the wall - but then one thinks "Oh yes, the Crofton bends, nothing to worry about".

Or, carriage detaching noises, locomotives, and wakening to think - 'Ah, Edinburgh. That's the Inverness portion, poor people who have to get up at silly o'clock to move their touring bikes from the other part of the train to the Fort William portion. I should wake up again in a bit to see a glimpse of the view from the back-after-50-years Airdrie to Bathgate line'.

Or, the Aberdeen sleeper, waking up repeatedly at the continuous, aggressive and frankly ominously dangerous sound from the loco and thinking 'Yes, Alycidon - an odd choice of loco for a sleeper train'.

Earlier still, the sleeper service between Liverpool and Euston - sleeping straight through, waking up at the terminus convinced that the journey hasn't happened at all and being thoroughly surprised at being in a completely different city to the one in which I went to bed.

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Re: The sounds of a sleeper

« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2026, 20:28:22 »

A couple of G&Ts helps, or on the Caledonian Sleeper a whisky with ginger ale and ice.


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Re: The sounds of a sleeper

« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2026, 09:56:00 »

Quote from: bobm on March 18, 2026, 20:28:22

... with ginger ale and ice.

He only added that to wind me up. CfN^▸ . Roll Eyes


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Re: The sounds of a sleeper

« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2026, 09:44:35 »

Conclusion - for most people, not the best night's sleep but adequate ...


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