The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 7 (October 1, 1935)
Future of the Steam Locomotive
Future of the Steam Locomotive.
The most interesting Great Western innovation during the summer was the re-arrangement of the London-Cornwall services. In place of the “Cornish Riviera Express,” two trains were introduced, named respectively the “Cornish Riviera Limited” and “The Cornishman.” The “Cornish Riviera Limited” carried reserved seat passengers only. On Mondays to Fridays it ran non-stop in each direction between London (Paddington) and Truro (279 1/4 miles), while on Saturdays the train ran non-stop from London to St. Erth (299 1/2 miles). The new train “The Cornishman” catered for intermediate traffic not served by the “Limited.” It ran daily and virtually took the place of the old “Cornish Riviera Express.” Cornwall and Devon are among Britain's most beautiful counties, and holiday traffic thereto reaches, annually, tremendous proportions.