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The 23:45 Paddington to Penzance service is booked to arrive Exeter St. Davids 03:06, depart 04:00 (ie 52 minutes at Exeter)
It then arrives Plymouth at 05:18.
The first Gunnislake service departs Plymouth at 05:06, so the 'Night Riviera' misses it by 12 minutes.
Even more bizarrely, the Riviera sits at Plymouth for 25 minutes, departing 05:43 and arrives at Liskeard at 06:07.
The first Looe service departs Liskeard at 06:05, so the Riviera misses it by 2 minutes.
Is this just a case of 'left hand and right hand not knowing what each other are doing' at FGW timetable planning, or is there a reason why the 'Night Riviera' is timed to miss the first trains of the day on two of the Devon / Cornwall branches by a few minutes ?
It then arrives Plymouth at 05:18.
The first Gunnislake service departs Plymouth at 05:06, so the 'Night Riviera' misses it by 12 minutes.
Even more bizarrely, the Riviera sits at Plymouth for 25 minutes, departing 05:43 and arrives at Liskeard at 06:07.
The first Looe service departs Liskeard at 06:05, so the Riviera misses it by 2 minutes.
Is this just a case of 'left hand and right hand not knowing what each other are doing' at FGW timetable planning, or is there a reason why the 'Night Riviera' is timed to miss the first trains of the day on two of the Devon / Cornwall branches by a few minutes ?