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The Night Scotsman

The Night Scotsman was an overnight express train service that operated between London King’s Cross station to Edinburgh Waverley station, with stops at major cities. It offered first and third class sleepers. The service was popular with both business and leisure travellers, no doubt spurred by the legend and romance of the Flying Scotsman, possibly the most famous train in the world. Whilst the flagship journey on the Flying Scotsman was the fastest and best known London-Edinburgh service, it certainly wasn’t the only rail service available between the English and Scottish capital cities. In 1932, the journey between London and Edinburgh would take around 7 and a half hours. The LNER (The London and North Eastern Railway) publicity office focused on the speed and comfort of its long distance expresses. The LNER’s restaurant cars and customer service were far better than those of their competitors. The 10.35pm from King’s Cross was a popular service. The trains running in both directions would regularly consist of around fourteen carriages of which half were sleeping cars. The LNER  developed the A3 class of locomotive to increase the speed and reduce the journey time.

November 9th 2024

 

 
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