This article contains lists of named passenger trains in the United Kingdom. These are specific regular journeys identified by a special name in the timetable, not to be confused with the names of engines or individual physical train rakes. One-off charter and sporadic special trains are not included.
The National Railway Museum, York, has a wall in the Great Hall where the headboards of a number of named trains are displayed. These include:
ANGLO-SCOTTISH CAR CARRIER, BRISTOLIAN*, BROADSMAN*, CALEDONIAN*, CAMBRIAN RADIO CRUISE, CAPITALS LIMITED*+, CAPITALS UNITED EXPRESS, CHELTENHAM FLYER, COMET*, CONDOR (a named freight train, derived from CONtainer DOoR-to-Door), CORNISH RIVIERA EXPRESS, CORNISHMAN*, CTAC SCOTTISH TOURS EXPRESS+, CUNARD SPECIAL+, DAY CONTINENTAL*, DEVONIAN*, EAST ANGLIAN*, EMERALD ISLE EXPRESS, EMPRESS VOYAGER+, FAIR MAID*+, FENMAN*, HARROGATE SUNDAY PULLMAN*, HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN*, INTER-CITY*, IRISH MAIL*, LAKES EXPRESS*, LANCASTRIAN*, MANXMAN*+, MASTER CUTLER*, MAYFLOWER*, MERSEYSIDE EXPRESS*+, MID-DAY SCOT*+, MIDLANDER*, NIGHT SCOTSMAN*, NORFOLKMAN*, NORSEMAN*, NORTH BRITON*, NORTH YORKSHIREMAN*, NORTHERN IRISHMAN*+, NORTHUMBRIAN*+, PALATINE*, PEMBROKE COAST EXPRESS+, QUEEN OF SCOTS*, RED DRAGON*, RED ROSE*, ROBIN HOOD*+, ROYAL DUCHY*, ROYAL HIGHLANDER*+, SCARBOROUGH FLIER, SCARBOROUGH FLYER*, SHAMROCK*+, SOUTH WALES PULLMAN*, TEES-THAMES*, THAMES-CLYDE EXPRESS*, TORBAY EXPRESS, ULSTER EXPRESS, WELSH CHIEFTAIN*, WELSHMAN*, WEST RIDING*
* indicates that the name is prefixed by "THE".
+ indicates that more than one version is on display. [79]
See also railwaybritain.co.uk for a description of a number of Boat Trains, some of which are included in the lists above.
This summer there will be at least three newly named trains of particular interest to Aberdeen. They will be seen daily at the Joint Station. Until now they have been running between Aberdeen and Glasgow nameless. After May 23 they will carry the titles "The Bon Accord", "The Granite City" and "The St Mungo." Engine-number spotters will have this additional attraction to brighten this popular pastime this summer.– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
The mid-morning Newcastle-Penzance train is to be named The Cornishman with a two-hour cut in journey time and a new all-year service from Scotland to the South West of England to be called The Cornish Scot.– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
The Devon Scot will retimed to leave Aberdeen later at 0900, and still arrive earlier in Plymouth at 2104.– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
OUR Birmingham shopping trip offer marks the introduction of Inter City 125 trains to provide exciting new services for Reading rail users. The Dorset Scot Poole to Edinburgh service runs via Birmingham Sheffield, Leeds, York and Newcastle, and back, while the Wessex Scot covers the route from Bournemouth to Glasgow, taking in Birmingham, Crewe, Preiton, Lancaster and Carlisle. The Pines Express travels between Poole and Manchester, with stops at Birmingham, Stoke-On-Trent and Stockport.– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
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A NEW train named The European" — an extension of British Rail Inter City Europe rail and sea links — is calling at Grantham on each direction. "The European" provides Glasgow, Cumbria, the North-West and principal towns in Central England with a valuable direct connection to the heart of Europe via the Harwich / Hook of Holland sea route– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
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British Railways Eastern Region announces the following principal alterations in services to operate from September 15 until further notice:— Withdrawals: The Capitals Limited 9.35 am Kings Cross to Edinburgh; The Scarborough Flyer 11.20 am Kings Cross; The Easterling to and from Liverpool Street Yarmouth and Lowestoft; The Norseman boat train 9.0 am Kings Cross to Newcastle– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
The 4.30 p.m. (Red Rose) train from Lime Street, due in London at 1.21 p.m. arrived at 9.32 p.m. 72 minutes late.– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
L.& N.W.R. WINTER IN ENGLAND AND RECRUIT YOUR HEALTH AT THE SOUTH COAST RESORTS. THROUGH SERVICES from LIME STREET to BRIGHTON, EASTBOURNE, &c. By the SUNNY SOUTH EXPRESS, at 11 a.m., Daily– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
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help)This article contains lists of named passenger trains in the United Kingdom. These are specific regular journeys identified by a special name in the timetable, not to be confused with the names of engines or individual physical train rakes. One-off charter and sporadic special trains are not included.
The National Railway Museum, York, has a wall in the Great Hall where the headboards of a number of named trains are displayed. These include:
ANGLO-SCOTTISH CAR CARRIER, BRISTOLIAN*, BROADSMAN*, CALEDONIAN*, CAMBRIAN RADIO CRUISE, CAPITALS LIMITED*+, CAPITALS UNITED EXPRESS, CHELTENHAM FLYER, COMET*, CONDOR (a named freight train, derived from CONtainer DOoR-to-Door), CORNISH RIVIERA EXPRESS, CORNISHMAN*, CTAC SCOTTISH TOURS EXPRESS+, CUNARD SPECIAL+, DAY CONTINENTAL*, DEVONIAN*, EAST ANGLIAN*, EMERALD ISLE EXPRESS, EMPRESS VOYAGER+, FAIR MAID*+, FENMAN*, HARROGATE SUNDAY PULLMAN*, HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN*, INTER-CITY*, IRISH MAIL*, LAKES EXPRESS*, LANCASTRIAN*, MANXMAN*+, MASTER CUTLER*, MAYFLOWER*, MERSEYSIDE EXPRESS*+, MID-DAY SCOT*+, MIDLANDER*, NIGHT SCOTSMAN*, NORFOLKMAN*, NORSEMAN*, NORTH BRITON*, NORTH YORKSHIREMAN*, NORTHERN IRISHMAN*+, NORTHUMBRIAN*+, PALATINE*, PEMBROKE COAST EXPRESS+, QUEEN OF SCOTS*, RED DRAGON*, RED ROSE*, ROBIN HOOD*+, ROYAL DUCHY*, ROYAL HIGHLANDER*+, SCARBOROUGH FLIER, SCARBOROUGH FLYER*, SHAMROCK*+, SOUTH WALES PULLMAN*, TEES-THAMES*, THAMES-CLYDE EXPRESS*, TORBAY EXPRESS, ULSTER EXPRESS, WELSH CHIEFTAIN*, WELSHMAN*, WEST RIDING*
* indicates that the name is prefixed by "THE".
+ indicates that more than one version is on display. [79]
See also railwaybritain.co.uk for a description of a number of Boat Trains, some of which are included in the lists above.
This summer there will be at least three newly named trains of particular interest to Aberdeen. They will be seen daily at the Joint Station. Until now they have been running between Aberdeen and Glasgow nameless. After May 23 they will carry the titles "The Bon Accord", "The Granite City" and "The St Mungo." Engine-number spotters will have this additional attraction to brighten this popular pastime this summer.– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
The mid-morning Newcastle-Penzance train is to be named The Cornishman with a two-hour cut in journey time and a new all-year service from Scotland to the South West of England to be called The Cornish Scot.– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
The Devon Scot will retimed to leave Aberdeen later at 0900, and still arrive earlier in Plymouth at 2104.– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
OUR Birmingham shopping trip offer marks the introduction of Inter City 125 trains to provide exciting new services for Reading rail users. The Dorset Scot Poole to Edinburgh service runs via Birmingham Sheffield, Leeds, York and Newcastle, and back, while the Wessex Scot covers the route from Bournemouth to Glasgow, taking in Birmingham, Crewe, Preiton, Lancaster and Carlisle. The Pines Express travels between Poole and Manchester, with stops at Birmingham, Stoke-On-Trent and Stockport.– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
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A NEW train named The European" — an extension of British Rail Inter City Europe rail and sea links — is calling at Grantham on each direction. "The European" provides Glasgow, Cumbria, the North-West and principal towns in Central England with a valuable direct connection to the heart of Europe via the Harwich / Hook of Holland sea route– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
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British Railways Eastern Region announces the following principal alterations in services to operate from September 15 until further notice:— Withdrawals: The Capitals Limited 9.35 am Kings Cross to Edinburgh; The Scarborough Flyer 11.20 am Kings Cross; The Easterling to and from Liverpool Street Yarmouth and Lowestoft; The Norseman boat train 9.0 am Kings Cross to Newcastle– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
The 4.30 p.m. (Red Rose) train from Lime Street, due in London at 1.21 p.m. arrived at 9.32 p.m. 72 minutes late.– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
L.& N.W.R. WINTER IN ENGLAND AND RECRUIT YOUR HEALTH AT THE SOUTH COAST RESORTS. THROUGH SERVICES from LIME STREET to BRIGHTON, EASTBOURNE, &c. By the SUNNY SOUTH EXPRESS, at 11 a.m., Daily– via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
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