120 years ago today - 1st July 1904 - the "Cornish Riviera Express" is born

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120 years ago today - 1st July 1904 - the "Cornish Riviera Express" is born

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A new express service with limited stops was promoted by the GWR^▸ , commencing on 1 July 1904. It left London at 10:10 and was timed to reach Penzance at 17:10 running to Plymouth in 4 hours 25 minutes, a cut of 28 minutes on the previous fastest service

Today's 10:03 train from Paddington is scheduled to reach Plymouth at 13:03, and Penzance at 15:00


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