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Author Topic: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance  (Read 978643 times)
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« Reply #1980 on: May 20, 2025, 03:29:55 »

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.

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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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« Reply #1981 on: May 20, 2025, 05:23:16 »

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
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« Reply #1982 on: May 20, 2025, 06:43:27 »

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.
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« Reply #1983 on: May 20, 2025, 08:09:11 »


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!
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« Reply #1984 on: May 28, 2025, 06:08:42 »

23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:55
27/05/25 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:55 was terminated at Exeter St Davids.

It will no longer call at Newton Abbot, Plymouth, Liskeard, Bodmin Parkway, Lostwithiel, Par, St Austell, Truro, Redruth, Camborne, Hayle, St Erth and Penzance.

This is due to a fault on this train.

.....all lines currently blocked at Exeter St Davids as a result.
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« Reply #1985 on: May 28, 2025, 07:22:05 »

Sleeper loco suffered a fuel leak.   Now been rescued by a Castle Class set and on its way, empty, to Long Rock in Penzance.
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« Reply #1986 on: May 28, 2025, 08:37:49 »

Sleeper loco suffered a fuel leak.   Now been rescued by a Castle Class set and on its way, empty, to Long Rock in Penzance.

What are they going to do without "Thunderbird" Castles?? 
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« Reply #1987 on: May 28, 2025, 08:51:32 »

23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:55
27/05/25 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:55 was terminated at Exeter St Davids.

It will no longer call at Newton Abbot, Plymouth, Liskeard, Bodmin Parkway, Lostwithiel, Par, St Austell, Truro, Redruth, Camborne, Hayle, St Erth and Penzance.

This is due to a fault on this train.

.....all lines currently blocked at Exeter St Davids as a result.

Looking at RTT» (Real Time Trains - website), it was a 3 carriage train from London to Exeter!
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« Reply #1988 on: May 28, 2025, 09:07:24 »

Looks like set GW08 43156/43186 was used for the rescue, as 2C00 was cancelled and 2E06 was partially cancelled.
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« Reply #1989 on: May 28, 2025, 13:44:36 »

Sleeper loco suffered a fuel leak.   Now been rescued by a Castle Class set and on its way, empty, to Long Rock in Penzance.

In the end it went to Laira, Plymouth, for repairs.   Due to head to Penzance this afternoon.
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« Reply #1990 on: June 05, 2025, 07:20:03 »

23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:55

23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:55 will be terminated at Bodmin Parkway.
It will no longer call at Lostwithiel, Par, St Austell, Truro, Redruth, Camborne, Hayle, St Erth and Penzance.
This is due to a fault on this train.
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« Reply #1991 on: June 20, 2025, 05:50:14 »

21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:07
19/06/25 21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:07 has been delayed at Penzance and is now 130 minutes late.
This is due to a fault on this train

Currently left Reading 84 minutes late (having left Newton Abbot 143 minutes down)
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« Reply #1992 on: June 20, 2025, 07:54:10 »

21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:07
19/06/25 21:45 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:07 has been delayed at Penzance and is now 130 minutes late.
This is due to a fault on this train

Currently left Reading 84 minutes late (having left Newton Abbot 143 minutes down)

It failed the night before as well, I believe it was terminated at Plymouth
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P08204/2025-06-18#allox_id=0
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« Reply #1993 on: June 28, 2025, 06:42:54 »

23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:54

27/06/25 23:45 London Paddington to Penzance due 07:54 was terminated at Plymouth.

It will no longer call at Liskeard, Bodmin Parkway, Lostwithiel, Par, St Austell, Truro, Redruth, Camborne, Hayle, St Erth and Penzance.
This is due to a broken down train.
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« Reply #1994 on: July 06, 2025, 22:19:51 »

21:15 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:04

21:15 Penzance to London Paddington due 05:04 will be starting late from Penzance and is expected to be 60 minutes late.

This is due to the train making extra stops because of service disruption.
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