Our trip on The Night Riviera Sleeper. London Paddington to Penzance & back via Lands End.

What a long tiring trip this was. it was great weather but very warm.
My good friend Jamie and myself have for a few years wanted to give the sleeper to Penzance a go, but what was holding us up to fix a date when there wasn't any rail strikes.
We departed Birmingham at 18.00 hrs to London Euston on a Avanti which had good A/C, then bused it to London Paddington.
The A/C in the birth was good and regarding the quality ride on a MK 3 sleeper was so much better than the rubbish MK 5s to Scotland, ok you don't have the toilet and shower but the ride is so much smoother on the British made Mk 3s.
After arriving in Penzance a few minutes late we got a bus to Lands End, then back to Penzance to get a Castle Class HST to Plymouth.
At Plymouth all went down hill as we travelled on XC first class to Birmingham which I think was a waste of money as the service from the staff was bad and the A/C was poor.
We arrived at at Birmingham at 18.55 which made it a 25 hour trip. Date was 17th & 18th July 2024