Railway Herald
Last night, Sunday 17th March 2013, due to a brake fault on the sleeper set it was declared a failure, and the 1A40 21:25 Penzance - London Paddington was cancelled as a sleeper service and its replacement was formed of a high speed train. Estimated departure from Penzance was 23:00. Today, Class 57 No. 57604 worked the train up to London Old Oak as 5Z70 11:52 Penzance to Old Oak Common HSTD., booked to follow London Paddington service from Plymouth. However, it ran early and is seen here in daylight, passing Countess Wear, Exeter at 14:45hrs this afternoon. Being able to photograph the Sleeper in daylight here in Devon is virtually impossible, so empty workings such as this are the only times to capture it.
John Horton
