The Robin Hood is one of the four flagship named passenger trains operated by East Midlands Railway inherited from Midland Mainline in the UK.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Passenger train |
| First service | 2 February 1959 |
| Current operator(s) | East Midlands Railway |
| Former operator(s) | Midland Mainline InterCity |
| Route | |
| Termini | London St Pancras Nottingham |
| Distance travelled | 126.5 miles |
| Average journey time | 1 hour 31 minutes (southbound) 1 hour 40 minutes (northbound) |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 1B18 (southbound) 1D52 (northbound) |
| Line(s) used | Midland Main Line |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | British Rail Class 222 (southbound) InterCity 125 (northbound) |
| Operating speed | Up to 125 mph maximum |
The first use of the Robin Hood name was on 2 February 1959[1] when British Railways 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:
As of 2019, the two trains named the Robin Hood were rescheduled to run as:
Neither train runs at weekends.[2]
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.
East Midlands Railway operates three other named trains called: