The ''Silver Jubilee'' was a
named train of the
London & North Eastern Railway
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major se ...
(LNER).
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
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
Born during the reign of his grandmother Que ...
's Silver Jubilee, and was painted silver throughout. It was composed of two
twin-set articulated
An articulated vehicle is a vehicle which has a permanent or semi-permanent pivot joint in its construction, allowing it to turn more sharply. There are many kinds, from heavy equipment to buses, trams and trains. Steam locomotives were sometim ...
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
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
in 1939.
Technical details
Engine and train: total length
Total weight: .
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
The Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the Silver jubilee, 25th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. It was celebrated with large-scale parties and parades throughout the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth o ...
.
See also
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The Coronation''
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East Anglian
East Anglia is an area in the East of England, often defined as including the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, a people whose name originated in Anglia, in ...
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References
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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