Silver Jubilee (train)
Overview | |
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Service type | Passenger train |
First service | 30 September 1935 |
Former operator(s) | London and North Eastern Railway British Rail |
Route | |
Start | London King's Cross |
End | Newcastle |
Service frequency | Daily |
Line(s) used | East Coast Main Line |
The Silver Jubilee was a named train of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER).
History[]
It commenced service on 30 September 1935, the train travelling between London King's Cross and Newcastle. It did this at an average speed of 67 mph (108 km/h), taking four hours to complete the journey.[1] The high average speed was maintained by running at high speeds uphill.[2]
The train was made in the year of King George V's Silver Jubilee, and was painted silver throughout. It was composed of two twin-set articulated coaches, and one triplet-set; seven coaches in all.
In February 1938, an eighth coach was inserted into the third class twin set, bringing the total to eight coaches.[3]
The train set a new standard for speed in Britain at that time. Service continued until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939.[4]
Technical details[]
Engine and train: total length 462 ft 2+3⁄8 in (140.88 m) Total weight: 385 long tons (391 t; 431 short tons).[5]
Revival[]
The name was briefly applied to one train per day between King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley in 1977 for the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "New Train's Fast Run". Hull Daily Mail. England. 30 September 1935. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "LNER "The Silver Jubilee" Train" (PDF). The Engineer. England. 27 September 1935.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.elegantsteam.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Silver Jubilee (6 December 1935). Railway Wonders of the World. Amalgamated Press. pp. 1436–1442.
- ^ L.N.E.R. The Silver Jubilee. The Locomotive Publishing Co.
- Silver Jubilee of George V
- Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II
- Named passenger trains of the London and North Eastern Railway
- Railway services introduced in 1935
- Railway services discontinued in 1939
- Railway services introduced in 1977
- Railway services discontinued in 1977