| Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance Posted by Lee at 16:13, 3rd August 2007 |     |
If you travel on the First Great Western Night Riviera Sleeper you'll be treated to a free copy of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca (link below.)
http://firstlatewestern.blogspot.com/2007/08/thoughts-on-du-mauriers-manderleyor.html
| Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance Posted by Lee at 15:26, 13th September 2007 | |
First Great Western has announced that as part of a ^200 million package of investment , it is updating its Sleeper Service , also known as the Night Riviera Sleeper , which runs between Penzance and London Paddington (link below.)
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?id=541
The contract to carry out the work , which is worth ^2,000,000 has been awarded to Railcare in Wolverton. Michael Rodber, who has worked for Porsche and Eurostar and was responsible for designing First Great Western's new look High Speed Trains (HSTs) that were introduced earlier this year , has been tasked with creating a refreshed interior that is more akin to a hotel room than a train carriage.
Work has already started on upgrading the 17 carriages and is expected to be completed by March 2008.
| Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance Posted by Jim at 07:28, 14th September 2007 | |
As long as the beds don't go high density!
| Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance Posted by martyjon at 07:39, 14th September 2007 | |
Does the "more akin to a hotel room than a train carriage." mean a mini bar in every berth ?
| Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance Posted by Conner at 17:30, 5th November 2007 | |
Does anybody have any info on whats happening to the seated sleeper carriages as I have seen one in new livery so I think its refurb but FGW arent' publising it.
| Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance Posted by oooooo at 18:43, 5th November 2007 | |
There are 'refreshed' sleeper coachs in traffic, expect they are waiting for a full set to be complete before doing the normal 'we are great' press launch.
Only one Ive seen was a first class seating coach and although I was a bit drunk at the time I think they are the old HST first class seats but covered in the new trim.....
| Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance Posted by Conner at 19:51, 5th November 2007 | |
Yeh it was a first class seating coach but as t was from a HST window I couldn't really see much- only got to see it because it was unusually parked in the sidings at Long Rock instead of in the shed.
| Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance Posted by devon_metro at 19:55, 5th November 2007 | |
First Class is nice
http://www.rollingstock.fotopic.net/p46358354.html
| Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance Posted by Timmer at 21:19, 5th November 2007 | |
First Class is nice
http://www.rollingstock.fotopic.net/p46358354.html
Don't know why they couldn't have done that with the HST first class seats rather than pay millions for the new leather seats as these look really nice.http://www.rollingstock.fotopic.net/p46358354.html
| Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance Posted by Jim at 17:07, 6th November 2007 | |
They really do look like the OLD FGW MK3 FC seats!
| Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance Posted by Shazz at 17:13, 6th November 2007 | |
| Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance Posted by devon_metro at 19:33, 6th November 2007 | |
Indeed, much better than the leather replacement IMO!
| Re: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance Posted by martyjon at 19:49, 8th November 2007 | |
Following this mornings DSD failure on last nights down sleeper from Paddington, tonights Up Riviera Sleeperr will be hauled by a heritage locomotive, 47805.
The BRUSH fans WILL be burning the midnight oil tonight.
22:00 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:25
This train has been revised.
The Full Sleeper service will start from Plymouth. A HST will operate for the Penzance to Plymouth part of the journey.
