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Author Topic: Problems with the Night Riviera sleeper - December 2014 onwards  (Read 315015 times)
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« Reply #195 on: March 23, 2015, 09:34:46 »

70 late off Penzance ... and just arrived into Paddington 12 minutes early at 04:55  Roll Eyes

............I hope they were met with tea and buns!

Especially as I understand they had to get off the train straightaway on arrival!

I'm sure FGW (First Great Western) Customer Service teams would have swung into action to make sure the passengers were adequately cared for after what was probably a pretty unpleasant trip?  Undecided
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« Reply #196 on: March 23, 2015, 10:11:13 »

I'm sure FGW (First Great Western) Customer Service teams would have swung into action to make sure the passengers were adequately cared for after what was probably a pretty unpleasant trip?  Undecided

And I'm sure they will have been cheered up to see FGW's promises for the new franchise, suggesting that within a few years they will have an upgraded sleeper train with "new, more comfortable interiors and an on-board lounge bar" to be turfed off when its loco fails.
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« Reply #197 on: March 23, 2015, 12:15:47 »

0509 PLY» (Plymouth - next trains)-PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains) starting from Exeter this morning so I'm guessing that was the HST (High Speed Train) set that got pinched........I can't imagine it being a pleasant journey this morning for those expected to cram onto the 0530 at Plymouth......what a start to the week.

0509 from Plymouth is a really quiet train, I have travelled on it many times and been the only person on-board. No big deal anyway, the 0520 Crosscountry service overtakes it at Taunton.

The set for the 0509 was used to for an extra ECS (Empty Coaching Stock) to Penzance for the 0741 Penzance to London, the set for that obviously being used for the sleeper.
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« Reply #198 on: March 26, 2015, 07:06:11 »

.....a nice lie-in in Penzance! (and yet another fault!)

23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:53
This train has been delayed from London Paddington and is now 90 minutes late.
This is due to a train fault.
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« Reply #199 on: March 26, 2015, 07:37:01 »

Leading loco developed a fault before leaving Paddington so the train went for a little jaunt to Greenford and back to turn it round. The loco which had formerly been on the back then took it west.  Was running right time by the time it got to Devon.
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« Reply #200 on: March 26, 2015, 07:52:39 »

......an impressive recovery!  Smiley
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« Reply #201 on: March 29, 2015, 10:18:19 »

I'm booked on it on April 12th - and you know what a jinx I am!

Due to all lines in the Thames Valley being shut on the 12th I notice that the down sleeper that night leaves Pad at 03:10
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« Reply #202 on: March 29, 2015, 10:48:39 »

I am booked on it.  Apparently the stock will be in Paddington at the usual time and will arrive in Penzance at 09:17 - only slightly later than a normal Monday.
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« Reply #203 on: March 29, 2015, 10:50:15 »

You'll get better sleep stationary in PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains)
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« Reply #204 on: March 29, 2015, 10:51:06 »

A couple of G&Ts and I can sleep on the move! 
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« Reply #205 on: March 29, 2015, 20:28:33 »

I'll allow tonic water with gin ...  Wink Cheesy Grin
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« Reply #206 on: March 30, 2015, 05:49:01 »

I'll allow tonic water with gin ...  Wink Cheesy Grin

.....as long as it's Plymouth gin of course!  Cheesy
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« Reply #207 on: March 30, 2015, 06:20:49 »

Sadly no longer available on FGW (First Great Western) trains.
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« Reply #208 on: April 03, 2015, 17:34:13 »

I see there is a set of sleeper stock at laira today. Must be having some tlc? And did I read somewhere that sleepers will be hst sets this weekend?
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« Reply #209 on: April 03, 2015, 17:39:25 »

I see there is a set of sleeper stock at laira today. Must be having some tlc? And did I read somewhere that sleepers will be hst sets this weekend?
You did, HSTs (High Speed Train) to/from Waterloo.
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