Silver Jubilee (train)


The Silver Jubilee was a named train of the London & North Eastern Railway.

History

It commenced service on 30 September 1935, the train travelling between and. It did this at an average speed of, taking four hours to complete the journey. The high average speed was maintained by running at high speeds uphill.
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.
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.

Technical details

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Revival

The name was briefly applied to one train per day between King's Cross and in 1977 for the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II.