The Silver Jubilee was a named train of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER).

Silver Jubilee

The Silver Jubilee train leaving King's Cross on 27 September 1935 on a trial run north during which it attained a record speed of 112 miles per hour (180 km/h)
Overview
Service type	Passenger train
First service	30 September 1935
Former operator(s)	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail
Route
Termini	London King's Cross Newcastle
Service frequency	Daily
Line(s) used	East Coast Main Line

History

It commenced service on 30 September 1935, the train travelling between London King's Cross and Newcastle. It did this at an average speed of 67 mph (108 km/h), taking four hours to complete the journey.[1] The high average speed was maintained by running at high speeds uphill.[2]

The train was made in the year of King George V's Silver Jubilee, and was painted silver throughout. It was composed of two twin-set articulated 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.[3]

The train set a new standard for speed in Britain at that time. Service continued until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939.[4]

Technical details

Engine and train: total length 462 ft 2+3⁄8 in (140.88 m) Total weight: 385 long tons (391 t; 431 short tons).[5]

Revival

The name was briefly applied to one train per day between King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley in 1977 for the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

See also

• The Coronation
• East Anglian

References

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