Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance

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[TaplowGreen]

21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:07

21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:07 has been cancelled.


This is due to a fault on this train.

Further Information
Sadly, the 21.45 Penzance to London Paddington service is broken down near Penzance. Maintenance are on route to attempt to fix this train. ETA 23.00 at Penzance.
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Passengers who do not need to travel this evening can attempt to travel tomorrow. Tickets will be honoured.
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Road transport has not been organised. Transport in the area is extremely limited at this time of the evening.
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Looks like a 5 car IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) left Penzance around midnight and arrived in Paddington 0515

[TaplowGreen]

Looks like a 5 car IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) left Penzance around midnight and arrived in Paddington 0515

Must have been a pretty unpleasant experience all round...........and I suspect is responsible for this......

07:10 Penzance to London Paddington due 12:29
07:10 Penzance to London Paddington due 12:29 will be started from Plymouth.
It will no longer call at Penzance, St Erth, Camborne, Redruth, Truro, St Austell, Par, Lostwithiel, Bodmin Parkway, Liskeard, St Germans and Saltash.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Will be formed of 5 coaches instead of 10.

[grahame]

Passengers who do not need to travel this evening can attempt to travel tomorrow. Tickets will be honoured.
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Road transport has not been organised. Transport in the area is extremely limited at this time of the evening.

My highlighting. Oh dear ... the use of the words "attempt to" doesn't fill one with confidence!