Getting between Scotland and London isn’t too much of a challenge, but to/prom Penzance is. That is why I have delayed this bucket list journey for far too many years. Finally I had the opportunity to try the Night Riviera Sleeper from London Paddington to Penzance, and it was worth the wait. My opinion? Far superior to the Caledonian Sleeper. #GWR #nightriviera
Filmed February 2023 | London, UK.
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*** TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:37 1st class lounge, Paddington
00:03:50 Seating carriages
00:05:15 A tour of the cabin
00:06:49 Depart Paddington
00:07:38 Toilet Tour
00:08:50 Reading
00:09:03 the locomotive separates
00:11:27 Arrive Penzance
39 Comments
I know where I would rather wake up, fort William looking at Ben Nevis or Penzance.
It’s definitely not Penzance
Great video would like to do the sleeper to Scotland one day 😂
Not a great advert for GWR. First class lounges were poor. Tap running for 7 minutes. Narrow bed.
Thank you for this wonderful journey. I like watching your videos because I like to travel with my son on the trains, and thanks to your comments I can learn English.
Very useful Scott. I've done the 5PM Riviera in first class with food and now I'm planning on going to the Scilly Isles with a sleeper on both ends of the trip
Well done GWR, very slack with the showers at both station but the dark green train looks the business. Loved the views from the rear carriage. It passes about a mile from our house every night, on the bucket list for sometime 👍
Excellent video
Cool vid, it sounded so quiet and smooth
When are you doing the next timetable challenge? Rlly looking forward to it
Brilliant video, your content is absolutely awesome Scott, thanks for all you do and please don’t stop!
That was a great review !!! :):):)
Loved the video as always. Impressed with the quietness, especially for a sleeper train. And the smoothness too. I've crossed Australia on the
Indian Pacific. Somewhere in the outback of Western Australia, I woke up and the train gentle bouncing up and down. Don't ask me how or why.
However, it rhythmically put me back to sleep. I liked your line on the "happy as a pig…in mud". I play around with this line. I often sat to someone
"I'm happy as a pig in…very damp soil". Some think and smile, others think and walk away pondering. Keep it up Scottie!
Took my wife on our honeymoon on it earlier this month. So good
Wonderful video; I literally watched it from start to finish, transfixed.
I'm planning a weekend with my wife based around going on one of the sleeper services, so either the Caledonian Sleeper or the Night Riviera. On the one hand, the Night Riviera looks wonderfully smooth and comfortable but on the other, the Caledonian Sleeper has double-bed cabins which it seems the Night Riviera does not, am I right?
The night Riviera is better than the caledonian sleeper it's quiter
Great watch Scott, it’s on my bucket list as well 👍
Which one is the best sleeper train in the UK. As most people would say. Still the GWR Night Riviera are very smart.
Have you done a rosslare to cherbourrg boat trip? Tried to find it in your video archive but can't find such a video.
Great staff but rubbish management who boarded the train at Redruth to chastise members of a excellent crew who had been working all night the female manager was both Rude & unprofessional towards the staff .
I’ve written a letter of Complaint to GWR HQ at Swindon to inform them of this woman’s behaviour towards a excellent staff who had been working all night
Absolutely amazing! I'd love to have such sleepers in Poland, except for the EuroNight train to Prague the sleeper cabins remember when the martial law was announced in Poland (and because even my mother doesn't remember that, I think something is wrong here). The service – as you have said – is very nice, pity that the service in Poland is level zero (maybe because we almost haven't got any bigger private carrier in Poland).
Sorry Scot but feel the colour scheme is old dull and drab plus they use obsolete stock and obsolete locomotives Time for some serious investment.
Love this video. I travelled on the sleeper from Manchester to Penzance with a group of friends when we were 17. Loved it
I love your unique and entertaining style of presenting, Scott, and particularly enjoyed this video. Many thanks for the hard work and care you put into all your posts. Please keep them coming!
At least you enjoyed the sleeping facilities overnight – we live in Pensans (Kernewek for Penzance) and tried to use the Pensans to Paddington Night Riviera service as the first leg of our rail journey to Köln for the Photokina 2018 trade show. We barely made it out of Cornwall before the hauling loco broke down – we were rudely awoken and informed that we had to transfer to a hastily arranged HST replacement and spent the next few hours (uncomfortably) trying to sleep across two seats – not the relaxing experience we were expecting!
Hey planes trains everything we are all kids at heart I am a nearly a 50 train spotter and I also have hormby trains as well including gwr ones and yes we paisley boys must stick together but no you can't come round and play with my trains lmao lmao. And yes I knew exactly what you meant by saying 3 inches are important dirty minded young man lmao lmao
Great video, don't suppose you could drop a hint to the price of this journey?
Sir which ferry is good from
London to
Ballfast
Agree. Shame the trip is relatively short.
So glad this channel found its way to my feed.
Brilliant. Along with Noel Phillips, always well presented, informative and fun.
Watched the Paris to London video, and it was the best 30 mins of TV in many a moon.
Cheers Scott. 👍👍
How much was this journey?
Realy enjoyed this video Scott, to me one of the best ones you have done, great music and ambience, was really enjoyable.
Price would of been nice to know
Could not speak english….must be London…what a joke !!
It's a wonder that the compartments are empty show this to the
Illegal immigrants and they will want to stay here instead of hotel's.
👍
Locomotive and coaches are the best.
Great job Scott also on my bucket list
Beware of pirates 😊
A Journey much better done in the day time, miss all the fantastic scenery at night.