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« Reply #150 on: August 22, 2010, 13:46:17 » |
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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» 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▸ the Sleeper attendants are all PNZ based. * 08.59 on Mondays. |
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« Reply #151 on: December 09, 2010, 03:27:04 » |
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...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» to OXF» (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...? |
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« Reply #152 on: December 09, 2010, 03:49:08 » |
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...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» to OXF» (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▸ |
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« Reply #153 on: December 09, 2010, 08:35:01 » |
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So not really a sleeper then
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« Reply #154 on: December 10, 2010, 23:33:21 » |
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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.
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« Reply #155 on: December 10, 2010, 23:39:25 » |
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did you make a sleeper host aware to see if you could be moved to a free berth? (if available)
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« Reply #156 on: December 11, 2010, 11:04:01 » |
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Does that link into why the sleeper was going through Theale at 16.00hrs on Thursday heading West  Wondered what was going on. |
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« Reply #157 on: December 11, 2010, 11:56:13 » |
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i'd imagine it would of run ecs after it was fixed on thursday, to form the thursday night up
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« Reply #158 on: April 18, 2011, 20:41:46 » |
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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?
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« Reply #159 on: April 18, 2011, 21:01:03 » |
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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.
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« Reply #160 on: April 20, 2011, 11:06:05 » |
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Okay Thankyou  While i'm on the topic, do Back-to-Back HST▸ power cars often travel up the line to and from Exeter? I have seen pictures of them in Penzance etc. |
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« Reply #161 on: April 20, 2011, 19:24:03 » |
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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!!!
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« Reply #162 on: April 21, 2011, 20:51:04 » |
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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. . |
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« Reply #163 on: April 21, 2011, 22:02:26 » |
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What with the weather it's going to be a very busy weekend
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« Reply #164 on: April 25, 2011, 13:26:19 » |
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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» tonight will also have 6 sleepers |
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