Excellent video guys! Have such fond memories of doing this train, so glad you had a good time. Definitely the sleeper train for the win!

@LiveTheDash

3 ай бұрын

We even had a DC on the top bunk in your honour 🫡

@mikkelank

3 ай бұрын

Hi

Fun fact - The older half of the GWR First Class customer lounge at London's Paddington Station is actually Queen Victoria's private Waiting Room, also used subsequently by her son King Edward VII! Perhaps you should have travelled down to Cornwall on one of the two daily GWR trains which offer Pullman Dining in the 18-seater Restaurant Car as far as Plymouth? Your experience would have been completely different and so much better. Open to Standard ticket holders if space is available, which it almost always is.

‘The UK’s only sleeper train’ Caledonian Sleeper: **sad train noises**

That buffet car offering was DIRE.

As a rail enthusiast I would recommend it as the loco that halls you in Paddington or Penzance is a class 57 which was converted from a class 47 but if you going down for a day or more take the GWR IET down

@LiveTheDash

3 ай бұрын

Great advice - thank you :)

Looks absolutely amazing what you guys went on there and back from Penzance! 🤩 But I must say, the Caledonian Sleeper is way better than the Night Riviera! All though the GWR Sleeper has old stock coaches which are Mk3, and which you can slam the doors shut, and that they have old diesels that tow it to Penzance, the Caledonian Sleeper has more upgraded coaches which are Mk5. And they have different types of coaches, from normal sitting seats, to kings size bed coaches! Its hauled by electric trains which haul you up to Edinburgh in the night and the train splits in 3, so ⅓ goes to Inverness, another goes to Fort William, and the other half goes to Aberdeen! And your on for about 11 hours from London Euston to Fort William, Aberdeen or Inverness! 😂 But I'd reccomend it as its wonderful! 🙂

Love these videos and the energy you two bring, can't believe you did it all in one day and didn't spend a few days in cornwall, looking at the prices i think i would go in standard class to be honest

Great vid

It is one of THREE sleeper trains. The other two are the Lowlander and the Highlander, both operating out of Euston to Scotland.

@Sebi1963

3 ай бұрын

technically, that is true however, they are both operated by the same company (Caladonian Sleeper (run by the Scottish government)) with the same locos and coaches and the only differences are the times of arrival/ departure and destinations. Also both the highlander and lowlander are formed by different sub-serveces. The highlander runs as a single train between Euston and Edinburgh and splits at Edinburgh with services going to Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William and the lowlander runs as a single train between Carstairs and Euston splitting at Carstairs and services go to Edinburgh and Glasgow.

If you ever get the chance, the 5 day/4 night trip across Canada on Via Rail 'The Canadian' is a must do trip. Fine dining, wine tasting and observation dome cars are all included witha 'Sleeper Class' ticket.

I’d pick the bottom bunk definitely!

ooo always wanted to do this!

@LiveTheDash

3 ай бұрын

SLEEPER TRAIN ALL THE WAY!

I went on one from glasgow to London quite an experience 😂

Try Chicago to Seattle. They have a nice bedroom and the trip takes 2 1/2 days

Great video guys what was it like I was want to the night rivera and travel gwr from penzance to London

First class catering is normally so much better! Next time try the pullman dining

The first class lounge is on platform one at Paddington I know because I’ve been in there once and I was stuffing my face with biscuits and diet coke 😂

Apparently, you didn't get the full benefit of first class on the way down because it was a weekend. I've not seen many reviews of this sleeper, but those those that took the sleeper to Scotland had mixed opinions. The noise and the motions of the cars keep some people awake. On the other hand, the staff are very helpful and friendly.

i tried to look for a ticket (in advance - planning to go June/July) on GWR website and Trainline but couldn’t find for the sleeper train option? can someone help?

This was very interesting. Would definitely have expected the sleeper train to be more expensive.

GWR first class is awful. Always stock up in the lounge before you leave, always bring your own food as they don't serve anything - lucky if you get a sandwich most of the time. The ticket price is NEVER worth it unless you get a Seatfrog upgrade or on-train upgrade at the weekend (useful when its busy... until they declassify the train!)

Boss little adventure that, love the sleeper train looks really good, pricey though yes!

@LiveTheDash

3 ай бұрын

It is a little steep! But deffo a very cool experience. Would the price put you off?

Can you do the flight from London to Newquay?

i live in cornwall but i have never been on the sleeper train before

GWR even during the week is awful for first class... barely any food at all, especially in comparison to LNER and Avanti. The experience is dire compared to the HSTs that used to run the route with the leather chairs and full buffet.

Do the train rides in Sri Lanka

hi i am your biggest fan

@LiveTheDash

3 ай бұрын

oh thats cool! where are you from? :)

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@LiveTheDash

3 ай бұрын

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@KazooKlassics

3 ай бұрын

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@LiveTheDash

3 ай бұрын

@@KazooKlassics 😂😂 nicely done

fun fact: theyre both ran by GWR

the night riviera uses mk3 coaches, which are nearly 50 years old, whereas the GWR IET is 7 years old i personally do everything i can to avoid the GWR IETs as they are simply a poor excuse for a train for standard class i would rather just stand, and for first its bareable but nothing compared to a lot of other trains in the uk the ride quality on the GWR IET is shambolic, almost as if theres no suspention whatsoever, their reliability is very questionable and the build quality is factually poor, every unit is suffering from high levels of invasive corrosion, not to mention the entire fleet had to be taken out of service as cracks were discovered on them i've travelled on a lot of IETs and GWRs are by far the worst, do not recommend, best way to get to cornwall is via night riviera, or you could get SWR to exeter and get a train to penzance from there

@marcin959

3 ай бұрын

That is really really good to know. I'm planning to do something like this.

Hi

@LiveTheDash

3 ай бұрын

HIA LOVE!

Personally I would not travel on either. Sorry the you are paying for first class the seat width should not be the only difference. I travel coach on a train from Atlanta to Hattiesburg Mississippi and the cabin and seats were better than that train you were on. The sleeper looks nice but was cramped. I would rather pay an go on the pullman trains, even the basic experience is worth it

From London to Cornwall is nothing U try middlesbrough to Cornwall 😅

@LiveTheDash

3 ай бұрын

There is no sleeper train though 😂

@StevenFay-ls7wx

3 ай бұрын

@@LiveTheDash no but what I'm saying is London to Cornwall is nothing

@GabrielsReviews

3 ай бұрын

Think LNER on weekdays run a direct London to Middlesbrough service. Alternatively connect at York . I think it takes around 2 1/2 hours by a direct service and 3-4 hours with a change . Change in London for the services to Penzance.

@StevenFay-ls7wx

3 ай бұрын

@@GabrielsReviews no it doesn't It took me and me Mrs 12 hours to get from middlesbrough to newquay 😅 We got the from 7am and didn't get there till 8pm

@GabrielsReviews

3 ай бұрын

@@StevenFay-ls7wx That is a long journey. Was there disruption on the day?

God sorry you had to go to Penzance, the most depressing place in Cornwall.

First !

@LiveTheDash

3 ай бұрын

hello where you watching from?

Nah man that first class train is a joke

@LiveTheDash

3 ай бұрын

it was pretty pathetic tbf 😂