The ''Robin Hood'' is one of the four flagship named passenger trains operated by
East Midlands Railway
Abellio East Midlands Limited, trading as East Midlands Railway (EMR), is a train operating company in England, owned by Abellio, and is the current operator of the East Midlands franchise.
History
In March 2017, the Department for Transport a ...
inherited from
Midland Mainline
Midland Mainline was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by National Express that operated the Midland Main Line franchise from April 1996 until November 2007. Midland Mainline ran fast and semi-fast passenger services from ...
in the
UK.
History
The first use of the ''Robin Hood'' name was on 2 February 1959 when
British Rail
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British rai ...
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
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...
to
London St Pancras
St Pancras railway station (), also known as London St Pancras or St Pancras International and officially since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a London station group, central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Bor ...
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
St Pancras railway station (), also known as London St Pancras or St Pancras International and officially since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a London station group, central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Bor ...
to
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...
arriving at 1755 on weekday evenings operated by an
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
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...
to
London St Pancras
St Pancras railway station (), also known as London St Pancras or St Pancras International and officially since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a London station group, central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Bor ...
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
St Pancras railway station (), also known as London St Pancras or St Pancras International and officially since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a London station group, central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Bor ...
to
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...
arriving at 1819 on weekday evenings operated by an
HST at an average speed of .
Neither train runs at weekends.
East Midlands Trains timetables
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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
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
to London St Pancras
St Pancras railway station (), also known as London St Pancras or St Pancras International and officially since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a London station group, central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Bor ...
arriving at 0927 on weekday mornings operated by a 10-car Class 222 ''Meridian''.
*the 1735 train from London St Pancras
St Pancras railway station (), also known as London St Pancras or St Pancras International and officially since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a London station group, central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Bor ...
to Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...
arriving at 1913 on weekday evenings operated by a 10-car Class 222 ''Meridian''.
Other named trains
East Midlands Railway
Abellio East Midlands Limited, trading as East Midlands Railway (EMR), is a train operating company in England, owned by Abellio, and is the current operator of the East Midlands franchise.
History
In March 2017, the Department for Transport a ...
operates three other named trains called:
*''Master Cutler
The Master Cutler is the head of the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire established in 1624. Their role is to act as an ambassador of industry in Sheffield, England. The Master Cutler is elected by the freemen of the company on the first Monday of ...
''
*'' South Yorkshireman''
*'' Sheffield Continental''
See also
*Midland Mainline
Midland Mainline was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by National Express that operated the Midland Main Line franchise from April 1996 until November 2007. Midland Mainline ran fast and semi-fast passenger services from ...
*East Midlands Railway
Abellio East Midlands Limited, trading as East Midlands Railway (EMR), is a train operating company in England, owned by Abellio, and is the current operator of the East Midlands franchise.
History
In March 2017, the Department for Transport a ...
*British Rail Class 222
The British Rail Class 222 Meridian is a diesel-electric multiple-unit high-speed passenger train capable of . Twenty-seven sets were built by Bombardier Transportation in Bruges, Belgium.
The Class 222 is part of the Bombardier Voyager family ...
*
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