The ''Robin Hood'' is one of the four flagship named passenger trains operated by

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inherited from Midland Mainline in the UK.

History

The first use of the ''Robin Hood'' name was on 2 February 1959 when

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ways gave the name to the 0815 from Nottingham to London. Unusually, this avoided Leicester and stopped only at Manton. In the reverse direction however, it also stopped at Bedford, Wellingborough and Kettering. The train lost its name at the end of the summer 1962 timetable. As of 2016, there are two trains named ''Robin Hood'': *the 0755 train from

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to London St Pancras arriving at 0926 on weekday mornings operated by a 7-car Class 222 ''Meridian'' at an average speed of . *the 1615 train from London St Pancras to

arriving at 1755 on weekday evenings operated by an InterCity 125 HST at an average speed of . As of 2019, the two trains named the ''Robin Hood'' were rescheduled to run as: *the 0800 train from

to London St Pancras arriving at 0938 on weekday mornings operated by a 7-car Class 222 ''Meridian'' at an average speed of . *the 1634 train from London St Pancras to

arriving at 1819 on weekday evenings operated by an InterCity 125 HST at an average speed of . Neither train runs at weekends.East Midlands Trains timetables
/ref> Prior to the timetable change on 14 December 2008 the ''Robin Hood'' was operated by a 7-car Class 222 ''Meridian'' on both the outward and return trip.

Current service

The current East Midlands Railway timetable has ''The Robin Hood'' running as: *the 0640 train from Lincoln to London St Pancras arriving at 0927 on weekday mornings operated by a 10-car Class 222 ''Meridian''. *the 1735 train from London St Pancras to

arriving at 1913 on weekday evenings operated by a 10-car Class 222 ''Meridian''.

Other named trains

operates three other named trains called: *''

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References

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External links

East Midlands Trains websiteNational Rail Enquires website
- main web portal for UK train fares, times and other travel information Named passenger trains of British Rail Railway services introduced in 1958 Railway services discontinued in 1962

History

Current service

Other named trains

See also

References

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