|
Title: 120 years ago today - 1st July 1904 - the "Cornish Riviera Express" is born Post by: grahame on July 01, 2024, 09:50:22 From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_Riviera_Express)
Quote 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 This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |