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The seating carriages that formed part of the train were mainly Mark 2 carriages. [9] The train by now was again leaving London at midnight, shown in the timetables as 23:59. [11] On 23 November 1983, the Night Riviera derailed on approach to London Paddington with locomotive 50041 sliding for 100 metres on its side. There were no casualties.
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Night Riviera route map. London Paddington: Reading. pick up only westbound, set down only eastbound. Taunton. ... This is a route-map template for a UK railway.
During September 1999, the franchised train operator First Great Western relaunched a service from London Paddington to Penzance as part of its Night Riviera overnight sleeper service using eight converted general utility vans. [22] [21] First Great Western opted to permanently withdrew this service at the end of summer 2005. [23]
GWR's Night Riviera service also included the UK's last Motorail service, until that aspect was withdrawn at the end of the 2005 summer season due to low usage. First Great Western previously leased 14 Class 180 Adelante units, operating on the Great Western Main Line, but following technical issues they were transferred elsewhere.
Caledonian Sleeper is the collective name for overnight sleeper train services between London and Scotland, in the United Kingdom.It is one of only two currently operating sleeper services on the railway in the United Kingdom – the other being the Night Riviera, which runs between London and Penzance.
On 11 July 1983 the Penzance sleeper was relaunched as the Night Riviera, designed to complement the long-established daytime Cornish Riviera. [5] The seating carriages that formed part of the train were mainly Mark 2 carriages. [6] The train by now was again leaving London at midnight, shown in the timetables as 23:59. [7]
Penzance is the western terminus of the Cornish Main Line; it is served by two train operating companies: Great Western Railway operates local and inter-regional services to and from Plymouth and Cardiff Central; it also runs inter-city services to and from London Paddington station, including the overnight Night Riviera sleeping car service. [19]