A long time ago now, but I think the Down Penzance sleeper used to drop a portion at Plymouth which was then shunted by an 08. I'm not sure what happened in the up direction.
Not all that long ago. I used it a number of times and it was far more civilised than having to get out of bed at Plymouth before the train heads off to Cornwall. It picked up the coach on the way to London but I can't recall exactly how that worked..