The Royal Scotsman has nine cars (carriages) which are made up of the Observation Car, Dining Cars 1 and 2, five State Cars and one Crew Car.

State Cars
The State Cars provide sixteen twin and four single State Cabins, beautifully fitted out in rich marquetry.  

All cabins have fixed, lower beds, dressing table, full-length wardrobe, individually controlled heating, cooling ceiling fans, opening windows and a cabin service call button.

The Observation Car
At one end of the train is perhaps the most distinctive vehicle, the open-ended Observation Car, converted from the Pullman kitchen car, Snipe. Originally built in 1960 by the Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company, the Observation Car entered service in 1961 as a First Class kitchen car. In 1989, the car was bought from its private owner, Michael Bailiss, and converted it to its current luxury configuration, able to comfortably hold all thirty-six guests at any time. 

Dining Cars
The Royal Scotsman has two Dining Cars, named Raven and Victory, offering respectively a capacity of twenty and sixteen guests.