Night Riviera

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.