Night Riviera - merged posts, ongoing discussion

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[smokey]

I don't know the exact time, it was changed a couple of years back because apparently they need to vacate the platform earlier now...

In regards to the formation, the sleeper car are usually at the rear from Exeter to Penzance.  The position will be different from PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains) depending on the route the train follows that night.  Bear in mind that the train is somehow a commuter train within Cornwall, so you don't want to disturb passengers maybe sleeping...

You vacate thae train as soon as it arrives into PNZ, by the way (just in case nobody said it yet...).

From what I've seen the Sleeping cars are very often on the front from Exeter going PNZ.
With a 08.00* arrival in PNZ no wonder it's kick out time on arrival, plus IIRC^▸ ('if I recall/remember/read correctly') the Sleeper attendants are all PNZ based.

* 08.59 on Mondays.

[inspector_blakey]

...at the time of posting is showing as 218 late (and counting), still at Paddington due to equipment failure - another 57 sat down again by any chance?

Wonder if it'll ever make it or if the poor passengers will wake up to find they haven't moved an inch overnight 

As an aside, the 2248 PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains) to OXF^» (Oxford - next trains) (1D85 according to Journey Planner) was 2 late at Radley but has not yet reached Oxford and is currently 191 late - I'm assuming this is some kind of bug in the system where for some reason this train's arrival at Oxford wasn't picked up by the monitoring point...?

[Ollie]

...at the time of posting is showing as 218 late (and counting), still at Paddington due to equipment failure - another 57 sat down again by any chance?

Wonder if it'll ever make it or if the poor passengers will wake up to find they haven't moved an inch overnight 

As an aside, the 2248 PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains) to OXF^» (Oxford - next trains) (1D85 according to Journey Planner) was 2 late at Radley but has not yet reached Oxford and is currently 191 late - I'm assuming this is some kind of bug in the system where for some reason this train's arrival at Oxford wasn't picked up by the monitoring point...?

Far as I can tell from logs 22:48 I assume made it, can't see anything to say otherwise.
The sleeper departed Pad at 03:45 formed as an HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))

[Mookiemoo]

So not really a sleeper then

[woody]

Caught the up sleeper with my son from Penzance to Paddington last Tuesday(7th Decemder) and did not sleep a wink as the coach F the coach I was in had a wheel flat clonking away the whole journey and we were in a birth close to the end of the offending coach wheelset.Could I claim some compensation for the lost sleep.

[Ollie]

did you make a sleeper host aware to see if you could be moved to a free berth? (if available)

[amiddl]

Does that link into why the sleeper was going through Theale at 16.00hrs on Thursday heading West Wondered what was going on.

[LiskeardRich]

i'd imagine it would of run ecs after it was fixed on thursday, to form the thursday night up

[JJ]

Hello

I am in Devon for the week, and want to photo the NightRiviera Trains, however I do not fancy getting up at 5am!

Do they travel back up to London in daylight? If so what time, and where can I photograph them?

Cheers
JJ

[JayMac]

The down Night Riviera stables for the day at Penzance becoming the up service later that evening.

Unfortunately the only real option to photograph it in daylight is to travel on it (there are seated coaches) from Exeter, Newton Abbot, or Plymouth into Cornwall.

If you travel on it all the way to Penzance you should be able to get some pictures of it shunting from Penzance station to Long Rock depot.

[JJ]

Okay Thankyou 

While i'm on the topic, do Back-to-Back HST^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) power cars often travel up the line to and from Exeter? I have seen pictures of them in Penzance etc.

[JayMac]

Class 43 power car moves, and more gen about the Night Riviera and its movements is beyond my knowledge. I tend to concentrate on in-service passenger trains.

There might be some folk here in the Coffee Shop with more information about passenger stock movements or with pointers to other places to go looking for the gen on t'internet.

When it comes to unusual stock movements, I usually see them pass me by before I've had time to whip me camera out!!!

[smokey]

If I was given correct information the Down Sleeper tonight, (21st-22th April) will have 6 sleeping cars, due to demand as well as Day cars. .

[devon_metro]

What with the weather it's going to be a very busy weekend

[smokey]

If I was given correct information the Down Sleeper tonight, (21st-22th April) will have 6 sleeping cars, due to demand as well as Day cars. .

Info was good: 6 sleeping cars all full, would be sleeping berth passengers turned away, (well to the day cars),
Could have done with an additional Day Car.

Wounder if Return 21:45 PNZ PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains) tonight will also have 6 sleepers