Overnight sleeper train between London and Cornwall
Night Riviera
57603 in Great Western Railway livery with the Night Riviera at Paddington
Overview
Service type
Overnight passenger train
First service
11 July 1983
Current operator(s)
Great Western Railway
Former operator(s)
InterCity (British Rail)
Route
Termini
London Paddington Penzance
Distance travelled
305 miles (491 km)
Average journey time
7 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency
6 x weekly
Train number(s)
1C50 (westbound) 1A50 (eastbound)
Line(s) used
Great Western Main Line
Reading to Taunton
Taunton to Exeter
Exeter to Plymouth
Cornish Main Line
Technical
Rolling stock
4 Class 57 locomotives
10 Mark 3 Sleeping carriages
8 Mark 3 Seating carriages
Route map
The Night Riviera is a sleeper train operated by Great Western Railway (GWR). It is one of only two sleeper services on the railway in the United Kingdom (the other being the
Caledonian Sleeper services between London and Scotland). The Night Riviera runs six nights a week (Sunday–Friday) between London Paddington and Penzance with one train in each direction.
The NightRiviera is a sleeper train operated by Great Western Railway (GWR). It is one of only two sleeper services on the railway in the United Kingdom...
The French Riviera, known in French as the Côte d'Azur (IPA: [kot dazyʁ]; Provençal: Còsta d'Azur, IPA: [ˈkwɔstɔ daˈzyʀ]; lit. 'Azure Coast'), is the...
lacking in the Mark 1 carriages that had caught fire at Taunton. The NightRiviera stock was the first on the route fitted with controlled emission toilets...
services include the NightRiviera sleeper train that operates through St Erth en route to and from Paddington and Penzance. A night coach via London Heathrow...
and Penzance—until these services ceased in September 2002—and on the NightRiviera sleeper service. After an evaluation period, First Great Western agreed...
which is situated opposite the site of Old Oak Common TMD whilst the NightRiviera sleeper train was transferred to Penzance Long Rock Depot in December...
This vehicle is a Motorail van operated by First Great Western on the NightRiviera NOA 95758 at Cheltenham Spa on 9 January 2004. This vehicle is a high-security...
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services on the railway in the United Kingdom, the other being the NightRiviera which runs between London and Penzance. A sleeper service has been run...
on the Great Eastern Main Line, while a few replaced Mark 2s on the NightRiviera. Most were placed in store at Long Marston. Many have since been returned...
Out Only at Night (Riviera di Ponente) (L'uomo che usciva solo di notte) And Seven! (Riviera di Ponente) (E Sette!) Body-without-Soul (Riviera di Ponente)...
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On the Riviera is a 1951 Technicolor musical comedy film made by 20th Century Fox. Directed by Walter Lang and produced by Sol C. Siegel from a screenplay...
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Moomins on the Riviera (Finnish title: Muumit Rivieralla) is a 2014 Finnish-French animated family comedy film directed by Xavier Picard and produced...
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Villa Riviera (ital. beach) is a registered historic building on Ocean Boulevard in the Alamitos Beach neighborhood of Long Beach, California, United...
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Northern Island Line London Northwestern Railway Luton Airport Express NightRiviera Southern Stansted Express Thameslink West Midlands Railway Operators...
Northern Island Line London Northwestern Railway Luton Airport Express NightRiviera Southern Stansted Express Thameslink West Midlands Railway Operators...
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