Overnight Sleeper Train Across England - The Night Riviera

I used that train for 10 years, every sunday night until 2015 , home to St.Ives after a weekend of 18 hour days working in London. I wasn’t alone, I knew quite a few Cornish lads who did the same. We’d meet up at Paddington - sleeper passengers had the use of the First Class lounge from 4pm, with complimentary food and drink. It’s best if you can get a berth in the low numbers, after 10 years I knew a lot of the staff and always managed this. The higher 20 something number berths are too close to the toilets and their drainage tanks for comfort. And like the very low numbered berths, are over the wheels, making for a bumpy, pitching ride. Best if you can get a cabin in the low teen numbers in the middle of the carriage and as far away from the wheels as you can. The glorious , sweet scent in the air when I used to open the window riding through Cornwall in the early morning was the most uplifting thing I’ve ever known.

British countryside is so beautiful...❤️❤️❤️

I have for years been obsessed with cozy spaces, I regularly watch videos about house boats, cabin cruisers, campers, and even sleeper cars and sleeper cab semi trucks. I just discovered this channel a few days ago and have been binging it ever since!

A little bit of nostalgia for me here. 50 years ago (almost to the day), my father drove us across London and we caught the old sleeper service to Penzance to start a new chapter of our lives. Despite being very young I still remember being super excited about the prospect of sleeping on the train. I also remember falling asleep immediately and waking up in Penzance. Lovely to see the refurbished carriages. Thank you!

These train videos are seriously so much fun to watch! You've become one of my favorite channels on YouTube; keep it up!

Hey a heads up about the sunrise express , they only have beverage vending machines, and no dining car, so bring your own food if you can! Wish you luck on your journey!

Everything is so GREEN in England. I am an Australian and have been aboard the Indian Pacific train, that runs through some of the driest desert, mainly red and brown , from Sydney to Perth and back.

Man I've been binge watching your videos. Your videos help me to remain calm during exams. ❤️

As a Cornishman, I was interested to watch this and it didn’t disappoint. Just one gripe: until it is eventually renamed after years of population displacement from the South East, what you called “Hayes South” is actually a town called Hayle.

Catch this the other way - from Cornwall to London for a day in the office every 3 weeks. Wake up at Paddington - raid the first class lounge for extra coffee & croissants before heading on. The bed is a bit narrow but I’ve never fallen out. They do have other options for breakfast - I usually have coffee & porridge. If you are awake the coast from Dawlish to Teignmouth is great - moonlight on waves - or when there is a good storm.

I remember back in the early eighties getting the sleeper train from Bristol to Edinburgh two or three times a year when I was based in South Wales, my military travel warrant covered the cost of the journey and it only cost me an additional ten or twelve pounds to get a sleeper compartment, it was great getting your head down around eleven at night and being woken up around five in the morning on the approach to Edinburgh.

The locomotive that's hauling your train is a Class 57 diesel. They were originally built as Class 47's back in the 60's, and a handful were reengined in the late-90's/early-00's and were reclassified Class 57. The carriages are Mark 3 sleeper coaches, and are the only such coaches still in service after the Caledonian Sleeper retired theirs.

The bridge you are crossing at 10:25 is at Hayle ( not Hayes South ) and is utterly unique. It's the only bridge in Britain that you have to go under twice to pass through the town when driving. True story. You're welcome. ☺

I used this Night Riviera sleeper to get from St Ives/St Erth Cornwall to London Padd in mid June. Very impressed. Relaxing, friendly service and enjoyable 24 hour lounge. The bed is narrow [it needs an extra 2 inches I think] but the mattress very soft. I'd advise anyone using this service to get ear plugs because the ambient noise from the train when you're trying to sleep can be intrusive. The bacon roll was very nice. No fat on the bacon, just lean rasher. I hope to get back to Cornwall this year and use the sleeper again. i found this service by accident. I'm glad I dropped on it.

Ha, I've got to say "Hayes South" bears a striking resemblance to Hayle 🤣

Have done this trip probably a dozen times. Including with 3 kids. I love it!! And the new cabins are lovely.

I love using this service, and normally head for bed when we reach Reading. I once booked it as far as Newton Abbott but you end up on the platform there at some crazy early time in the morning in a deserted station, and I had to sit and wait for the first train to Torquay.

Thank you for the amazing review of what looks to be a very comfortable trip with beautiful views. Living vicariously in the US.

This video was recommended about 2 months ago and inspired me to take a return sleeper, I spent the day in Penzance today and on the sleeper back now, thoroughly enjoyable.

Watching this as an American is astounding. I live 245 miles from a mall and we do this trip regularly once or twice a month as a “day trip”. I know the US is MUCH larger than most other countries but it never quite hits me until I hear what Europeans consider a ling trip.