The Elizabethan

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The Elizabethan was a prestigious named express passenger train that operated between London and Edinburgh during the mid-20th century, symbolizing the speed and elegance of British rail travel in the early Elizabethan era.

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Label Occurrences
The Elizabethan canonical 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British express train ⓘ
named express passenger train ⓘ
category named passenger train of the United Kingdom ⓘ
commemorativeContext start of the reign of Elizabeth II ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
distanceCovered about 393 miles ⓘ
endPoint Edinburgh Waverley railway station ⓘ
linked to: Edinburgh Waverley
era early Elizabethan era ⓘ
inception 1953 ⓘ
introduced 1953 ⓘ
introducedAsSuccessorTo The Capitals Limited ⓘ
knownFor high‑speed long‑distance service ⓘ
luxury passenger accommodation ⓘ
prestige ⓘ
laterLocomotiveType diesel locomotives ⓘ
locomotiveClassUsed LNER Class A3 steam locomotives ⓘ
linked to: LNER Class A3

LNER Class A4 steam locomotives ⓘ
linked to: LNER Class A4
marketingPositioning flagship East Coast Main Line service ⓘ
namedAfter Elizabeth II ⓘ
namedServiceStartYear 1953 ⓘ
namedToCommemorate coronation of Elizabeth II ⓘ
onboardServices buffet service ⓘ
restaurant car ⓘ
operatedDuringDecade 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
operatedFrequency once daily in each direction ⓘ
operatedOnLine East Coast Main Line ⓘ
operatedOnRoute London King’s Cross – Edinburgh Waverley ⓘ
operatedSeason summer only ⓘ
summer timetable ⓘ
operator British Railways ⓘ
linked to: British Rail
powerType steam hauled (initially) ⓘ
primaryRailwayRegion British Railways Eastern Region ⓘ
propulsion diesel ⓘ
steam ⓘ
railGauge standard gauge ⓘ
railwayCompanyAtIntroduction British Railways ⓘ
linked to: British Rail
servicePattern non‑stop between London and Edinburgh ⓘ
serviceType non‑stop express ⓘ
startPoint London King’s Cross railway station ⓘ
status defunct train service ⓘ
symbolized speed and elegance of British rail travel ⓘ
terminus Edinburgh Waverley railway station ⓘ
linked to: Edinburgh Waverley

London King’s Cross railway station ⓘ
trainClass first‑class and second‑class accommodation ⓘ
typicalJourneyTime about 6 hours ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

LNER Class A4 → usedForService → The Elizabethan ⓘ
The Capitals Limited → successor → The Elizabethan ⓘ