Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance

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[TaplowGreen]

21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:07

13/02/26 21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:07 is being delayed at Taunton and is now expected to be 200 minutes late.

This is due to a fault on this train.

Goodness - how the information system is so wonderful at getting it wrong.   Due into Paddington at 05:07, actually in at 07:04 - only 117 late - and for many passengers, I suspect that's a far better arrival time anyway.  And - question - how does delay/repay work with the sleeper - fare, berth fees, ...

"Only" 2 hours late 

[ChrisB]

21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:07

13/02/26 21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:07 is being delayed at Taunton and is now expected to be 200 minutes late.

This is due to a fault on this train.

Goodness - how the information system is so wonderful at getting it wrong.   Due into Paddington at 05:07, actually in at 07:04 - only 117 late

That's a result of timing the run at a sedate pace to allow sleep. Of course, once late, the train can & does go faster & catch up.

I'm sure it was 200 late when that warning was posted - why would it not be?
Lumo even post that their delays can be caught up further down/up the line.....

[Andy E]

It seems that the train was declared a failure at Taunton where it had arrived at 01.38. An 802 IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) was sent from Exeter to continue the service leaving Taunton at 05.05.

[ChrisB]

I hope that they were all l;eft in their cabins until the IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) was ready & waiting at TAU^▸ (Taunton station)?

[TaplowGreen]

I hope that they were all l;eft in their cabins until the IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) was ready & waiting at TAU^▸ (Taunton station)?

A rude awakening indeed!

[bobm]

Part of the apparent discrepancy may be down to a change of route.   After leaving Taunton it was scheduled to go via Box and Swindon but instead went up the Berks & Hants line.

When it passed Cogload Junction it was 194 minutes late.  By the time it got back on route west of Reading it had reigned that in to 157 minutes late. 

As the service was replaced by a five car IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) at Taunton, it also saved 20 minutes with the Reading stop as it didn't pause to attach the second loco to the rear.