Britain's BEST Sleeper Train - GWR's STUNNING Night Riviera Sleeper From London to Cornwall!

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The Night Riviera Sleeper, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), runs between London Paddington and Penzance as an overnight sleeper services (except for Saturdays), and has been on my to-do list for a while. Having been disappointed by GWR many times this year, I decided to give the service a go and see what it was like, especially as it was obtained for a bargain price… so join me as we experience the Night Riviera Sleeper train between London and Penzance in Cornwall!
Journey details:
Date of Travel - September 2022
Operator - Great Western Railway
Train Type - Class 57 + Mk3 loco haul set (The Night Riviera Sleeper)
Origin - London Paddington
Destination - Penzance
Price - £94.20 (Super off-peak single + room supplement, including Railcard discount of 1/3)
Duration - 8 hours, 8 minutes
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@mikevale3620 Год назад

I'm from Australia and I've travelled on the Night Riviera twice. So handy after touring around Penzance and the Isles of Scilly to have a meal at the pub opposite the station, which by the way will happily store for a fee your excess luggage as it can no longer be cloaked at the station. Then hop on board for a nightcap and a pleasant journey to London. Also good that you can occupy the sleeper in the platform at Paddington till around 7:30 AM.

@thetrainkid3177 Год назад

Another train to add to my mile long bucket list!

@EU_Red_Fox Год назад

Same! I’m just adding so many with the most pricey being Seattle to Miami (my wallet will hate me if I can ever pull it off).

@mall231 Год назад

@Austin K wow that sound fun what's the name of that train

@tyzer85 Год назад

Travelled on this on Monday 3rd. It was a superb journey and the staff were amazing and friendly throughout. I would defo suggest you at least try this once!

@Class777 Год назад

I’ve been looking at tickets for this service recently, what a coincidence! Been thinking should I, and this video has helped me so much! Thanks so much!

@andysmart2379 Год назад

We traveled on this service earlier this year and were very impressed! Nice cabins, very friendly staff and the Victorian First Class Lounge on platform 1 (can be used by Sleeper passengers) was a delight; like something out of a TV period drama and includes showers. (From your comments it seems you didn't see the lovely part of the Lounge which was adjacent to the area shown in your video). The ride comfort was excellent and Class 57 hauled as well. The rear 57 comes off at Reading as the sleeper depot is at Reading West (formally serviced at Old Oak Common of course). Such a contrast to the Caledonian Sleeper, which is overpriced and less comfortable than the old Mk3 sleeper stock they used. Incidentally, Serco who run the Cally Sleeper, are losing their franchise early due to poor performance. Not surprised. By the way, like you I have been regularly unimpressed by GWR. The Night Rivera is without doubt the jewel in their rather tarnished crown. Great video.

@downonthestour Год назад

Great Video Midland. Really need to do the GWR sleeper again soon.

@michellebell5092 Год назад

I look forward to your trip on the Caledonian sleeper. I’ve done that twice , one in a berth and one just in the seats. On balance I preferred the seats ,

@argonaut816 Год назад

My trip on the Caledonian sleeper was epic. The power lines were down so we spent the night in Euston station. But got full refund as a result. Had to rescue my partner who got lost in the Glasgow half of the train, before the split. On the return from Dundee got chatting to oil workers from Aberdeen in the lounge bar. Several whiskies later, and back in London, headed off to work. Don't think I got much done that day.

@tomhami Год назад

I've done it twice now, comfortable, quiet, and comparatively cheap IMHO. If only they refurbished instead or replacing the Scottish sleepers we could have had similar, reliable and value service!

@neville132bbk Год назад

On the 100 k line from Wellington to Masterton, NZ with its 3 early morning and 3 late afternoon "workers" trains, we have very nicely refurbished ex BR Mk 2 carriages,,, excellent lighting in 3 phases, Tables!!, power points for every person and quite comfortable seating. Racing along at an average speed of +- 62km/hr it is a pleasant way to travel,,, and now that the Gov't is holding such services to 50% of normal fares, much more affordable.

@amanda_wm_3261 Год назад

Loved my trip down to Cornwall on this service. Very comfy and great staff. Lovely to see Paddington bear at Paddington station too. Great video as usual. Thank you.

@simondavey7787 Год назад

A very comprehensive review. Thank you for an excellent video.

@coxjohnable Год назад

Thank you for sharing this experience! Greetings from Germany. :)

@arnoldspottingvideos5269 Год назад

Great video mate. I like the Riviera Sleeper they look sleek 👍

@jonathanchester5916 6 месяцев назад

Best review of the service. Thank you so much for reviewing the product instead of your ego like so many other youtube "reviews"

@ReubenAshwell Год назад

Brilliant video, I wanna do the Night Riviera sometime. :)

@martinhall60 Год назад

Very interesting and informative video. Well done sir 👍

@anthonywarrener1881 Год назад

Thank you for a great ride. Good to see the GWR sleeper service is still providing a quality product.

@code-on-Trip-app Месяц назад

I haven't tried it yet, but if it works with the discount coupon mentioned in my channel description, I might consider it.

@zalikaandfamily 11 месяцев назад

Wow stasiunnya besar, bagus dan komplit dengan segala sarananya, terima kasih sudah berbagi

@alanpearce1753 4 месяца назад

This train was fun to travel in the sixties, and in the nineties, you never knew what was going to happen

@JJthrashing Год назад

Great video of the GWR sleeper,I think the 57s don’t go all the way top tail formation it gets uncoupled when it reaches Reading station then gets left there for the return back to Paddington station and that will be the front loco to head out to Penzance again.

@pm4808 Год назад

The lounge at Paddington to the other side than filmed is more old fashioned with leather seats. I believe it was originally Queen Victoria's waiting room. I am not sure if it is always open though.

@michaelstaley2241 7 месяцев назад

This is a quality service very good content.👍🏻

@SteveSmithRailways Год назад

A very comprehensive guide to the cabin and the whole journey which I thoroughly enjoyed. Definitely something that I would like to do. Maybe I'll have to wait until I'm eligible for an old person's railcard....lol. Hope you popped into town and bought a pasty. Can't come all that way and not partake in one of those.

@genuinepetermorgan Год назад

looks like a much nicer experience than my caledonian sleeper trip a couple years ago!

@jessicatomlinson750 Год назад

Good 👍🏽 🎉Geoff marsh

@jessicatomlinson750 Год назад

Ho🎉

@neville132bbk Год назад

This video scrutinised from Levin NZ by me "LeviNZ". Not that I'll ever get back to the UK again but the cost of that trip at about.. NZ$180 is, I suppose, bearable to pay as otherwise you'd be hiring a rental car at ?? rates. It is certainly very much more reasonable for the same level of amenities as the Caledonian Sleeper ( viz Kuga's Travels ). Just as you were pointing out the Resident Bear at the the station, I was, at 2125 on Tues 25th, just finishing a....marmalade sandwich--true. If it's good enough for her late majesty, it's good enough for me.

@jacobporrett Год назад

Never been on any sleeper service before. Looks good.

@ozbolli Год назад

Nice video mate.

@MarcsCupofTea 3 месяца назад

Lovely in depth review. Cannot wait to do this myself as a sleeper train has been on mine (and Mrs T's) bucket list for ages. Like to do the Caledonian Sleeper but heard so many bad things about that which has put me off along with the price. Hoping to vlog it and give my verdict too 😁

@Doris-trainpalcode-RT777E Месяц назад

Thank you for sharing. Very useful information😊 By the way I know a discount can find cheaper train tickets, if someone needs, I am happy to share ❤

@Bobrogers99 Год назад

I gather that the ride was smooth enough for you to sleep well. Having access to the lounges for comfortable seating and snacks before and after the trip is worth something!

@code-on-Trip-app Месяц назад

It sounds great, I'll try it out while there's a recent promotion!

@thetrainandbusspottertflgw3669 Год назад

Ok now I really wanna go in that

@andrewbutler6477 10 месяцев назад

Recently travelled on the night Riviera at the end of may was unusual on that a mk 1 barrier coach was in the formation travelled via Yeovil and run around at Exeter the Elizabeth line is so clean modern my local station in the valleys is a platform with a bus shelter and a rubbish dump

@clivecobbold6815 Год назад

Hi mate the EX BR MK3 SLEEPER COACHES ARE the best SLEEPER coaches in the uk I have been in them many times I do not like the mk5 SLEEPER coaches please stay safe and well mate goodbye for how 3

@slly8611 Год назад

The crazy thing is that the berth you were sleeping in was the exact same as my berth 😅

@gftyhify Год назад

Another RU-vidr ‘daniels trip reports’ tried out this train in a seating carriage and said it was awful. Seats are not comfy enough, they don’t recline and they don’t dim the lights so sleeping is very difficult

@norfolkngood8960 Год назад

They're standard seats so no they don't recline. If travelling that way you need an eye mask, generally night time the lights aren't as bright but did he ask them if they Could dim them or was it just a case of moan about it? If you understand what you're getting in a seat, a standard class mk3 seat you can take extras to get comfy easily enough it's quite a cost saving when I looked

@dextermak 5 дней назад

might go on this soon i have been to penzance though

@chrisgironde6669 Год назад

There is, or was, the original older 1st class lounge to one side of what you were in at Paddington

@vinniesuperstar8923 Год назад

was that definitely the route that you took? When I went RTT had us going via Bristol Parkway.

@andysmart2379 Год назад

It takes the direct Penzance route as shown in the video.

@EthanAfro707 Год назад

what app do you use for your speed check thing? i've been trying to find it for ages but still haven't

@code-on-Trip-app Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing! I will try it out while there is a discount recently!

@colinlambert882 9 месяцев назад

Surprised that the coach upgrades didn't replace slam doors with automatic plug doors.

@phillynch3819 Год назад

Thought I had 2 videos playing during the beginning credits, dodgy!

@afinecity1830 Год назад

The lounge looks quite basic to me. More like a waiting room with free tea and coffee. Not a lounge by any normal standards. Train was good though!

@andysmart2379 Год назад

Sadly he didn't show the other part of the same Lounge which is part of the original Victorian station and is like something out of a Victorian TV period drama. Fantastic room. Great place to begin your journey.

@corpsimmons575 Год назад

16:57 What app is that? That looks like a sick speedometer app

@MarioStahl1983 10 месяцев назад

This is indeed a beautiful train. Only one thing: Why on earth do I need a sleeper train for a journey that doesn't take that long anyway??

@thetrainandbusspottertflgw3669 Год назад

Please can you do the British pullman please

@berillyispog Год назад

Chiltern railways operates to paddington as well.

@Great_WesternTVFan Год назад

Not anymore.

@somax1259 Год назад

you know in theory you could have mk3 sleepers with HST power cars and have a high speed sleeper train

@peterwhitaker4038 Год назад

i've never quite understood what first class is. so you get a bottle of water, crisps and oatmeal biscuit in an area next to where everyone else is. you get the same train as everyone else and you end up at the same destination ..not a minute earlier than the rest? oh and you pay more?

@mikevale3620 Год назад

Yes...and you get a private cabin and don't have to mix with the noisy kids, snorers and farters all night in the sitting cars.

@Westlondontransportguy7045 Год назад

Can you review the ato on the district line

@Vodaph0ne 8 месяцев назад

4:05-4:08 Why would you put chairs on a wall mounted TV?

@Sophiebryson510 Год назад

Ooh

@mustapha_transport Год назад

at 6:15 what app did you use?

@1292liam Год назад

good question, sadly he doesn't seem to do answers

@dandavidson4717 11 месяцев назад

Looks like it’s just Google maps.

@ollieperry9657 3 месяца назад

No shower room or did I miss it?

@aviationtrainsfc1 Год назад

18:20 fire alarm on a train?

@barrieshepherd7694 Год назад

Yes - there have been fires over the years - mostly smokers having a quick fag thinking they won't be caught.

@ashleyjiscool Год назад

Sleeping + fire= oof But if you have fire alarm you escape

@strongbow310 10 месяцев назад

What about the parliamentary train

@christopherhood9241 Год назад

certainly better value and far more comfortable than the Caledonian sleeper

@code-on-Trip-app Месяц назад

Is this one better? I'll try it out while there's a discount going on.

@jamesstewart6685 Год назад

Was wanting to go to Penzance to watch Berkshire play Cornwall in a one day cricket match on a Sunday. 1st train doesn't get into Penzance until about 2 pm. OK I'll get the night riviera on Saturday night. NO, of course not it doesn't run on Saturday nights. Useless.

@trainrover Год назад

so: you're 1st gen British, right? wherefrom do your roots originate then, pray tell?

@kieranl8181 Год назад

Still got slam doors

@Farleigh1050 11 месяцев назад

SLIDEY WINDOWS, SLAMMY DOORS!

@newbeginnings8566 Год назад

A real sad, spartan lounge.. Nothing first class about it.. A manned bar service and some decent little sandwiches or such like would be more appropriate.. Less fatty crisps and sugar filled snacks.. Paid alcohol drinks could and should be available. Better, comfortable seating and less austere is the requirement for a lounge.. It was more like a bus station waiting room.. A comfortable overnight maybe but not really a trip to take for train journey pleasure.. Good review as always.

@johnallan4826 7 месяцев назад

In your dreams

@andrewhutchinson36 Год назад

Hmm Very different from my experience of GWR!! As a Salisbury resident, my GWR travel is largely confined to the Cardiff Portsmouth route, You wont be surprised to know that the mere utterence of "GWR" makes me feel sick. My son has christian them "Gulag Trains". My verdict on GWR is that they are by far the worst operator. But I am willing to concede that this is based almost exclusively on the Cardiff Portsmouth experience. Perhaps the bigger question is why such a heavy trafficked route like Cardiff Portsmouth offers such a poor service. Overcrowded, unreliable late running trains, even in off peak hours. Why is Cardiff Portsmouth always the poor relation? This was true even back in the 1970s. I am thinking it has more to do with Railway history and tradition rather than any contemporary commercial decision.

@grangetowncardiff6935 Год назад

Try Manchester to Cardiff with TfW. Absolute shambles. And they lie to you.

@thearsenalmisfit2414 10 месяцев назад

The fact that you had to travel on a train with engines that were originally designed back in the 1960s and the passenger car are old mark IIIs from the 1970s to find comfort tells you how bad the quality of GWR has become. Not that any of the ither companies are doing much better. I use to love going to Penzance by train but not any more. The traveling environment that we get now is shockingly poor. From the rough ride quality , piss poor commuter seats on intercity services, poor build quality and harsh lighting . It all adds up to a very unenjoyable experience. The only place worse is on an airplane where the whole experience is hostile.

@xr6lad Год назад

Tbh the Paddington statue: come on. Obviously very little thought gone into finding a location with 2 hulking bins right next to it. Great photo : you can capture trash at the same time. The entire set up looks poorly thought out.

@andrewharrison5983 Год назад

I know that a lot of the younger generation may not have been on slam door trains, but even the thickest of the snowflakes should be able to open a Mk3 door! As for the comfort of the seats, nothing built since the Mk3 is comparable. Pendolino and Azuma seating is awful. The Mk2D, E & F are still better than anything other than the Mk3.

@andysmart2379 Год назад

Agree but there are issues regarding the crash worthiness of Mk3s as they don't meet today's standards; and calls for them to be withdrawn from the mainline, including HSTs. That would be a sad day.

@barrieshepherd7694 Год назад

@@andysmart2379 Probably calls from the Rolling Stock Leasing Companies and rolling stock manufacturers?

@andysmart2379 Год назад

@@barrieshepherd7694 Yes quite probably. The unions are also calling for their withdrawal. Problem is the 156s, 158s etc etc also don't meet current standards so any such decision has big implications. By contrast, the report into the Stonehaven HST derailment said that the Mk3s stood up well to the crash and modern stock would have fared little better (paraphrasing here).

@barrieshepherd7694 Год назад

@Andrew Harrison Nothing wrong with the Mk4 coaches IMHO - initially yes, ride was terrible, but damping and bogie tuning solved that.

@Great_WesternTVFan Год назад

I'm from the younger generations and I travelled on the slam door trains.

@DIEMLtdTV Год назад

Talking about Paddington, I stayed at the Hilton London Paddington last year and it was superb. I even got a room with a good view of the station so made the most of it…. A night at Paddington Station (in 10 seconds) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NeyVh_l4AcY.html