In Chapter 16, Strike arrives home from Cornwall via the “Night Riviera” sleeper train at Paddington Station.
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If you’d like to see what Strike’s sleeper compartment looked like, check out this great video guide below. (Please note that the compartments were refurbished in 2018 so this is a slightly updated version.)
“Brinel’s steel arches curving above him like the ribs of a blue whale’s skeleton, cold dark sky visible through the glass ceiling.” Troubled Blood, Chapter 16
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Strike also uses Paddington Station when he returns to Cornwall in Chapter 54.
Find Paddington Station on the map below: