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Abandoned and Disused at Barry Scrapyard to the Kent and East Sussex Railway 4253

A Old Abandoned Rusty Train In Barry Scrapyard.  now plan are at thought to rebuild the loco to support the future extension of KES...

Thursday 11 May 2017

May 2017 Foxy becomes "The Cornish Riviera Express " on The Kent and East Sussex Railway

11 May 2017 and  Foxy becomes  "The Cornish Riviera Express " on The Kent and East Sussex Railway



The Cornish Riviera Express is a  express passenger train that has run between London Paddington and Penzance in Cornwall since 1904. Introduced by the Great Western Railway, the name Cornish Riviera Express has been applied to the late morning express train from London to Penzance continuously through nationalisation under British Rail and privatisation under First Great Western, only ceasing briefly during the two World Wars. The name is also applied to the late morning express train running in the opposite direction from Penzance to London. Through performance and publicity the Cornish Riviera Express has become one of the most famous named trains in the United Kingdom and is particularly renowned for the publicity employed by the Great Western Railway in the 1930s which elevated it to iconic status.

 Today it is operated by Great Western Railway (train operating company).


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