LONDON – A London to Edinburgh passenger train is being named to mark the coronation of King Charles III. London North Eastern Railway’s (LNER) daily 11:00 a.m. train from London’s King’s Cross Station to Edinburgh will be known as the Carolean Express, the BBC reported. The reign of King Charles III will be known as the Carolean period, the same name as the eras of Charles I and II.
The train will launch on coronation day, May 6. David Horne, Managing Director at LNER told the BBC: “In our 100-year history we’ve had services to celebrate important occasions in royal history and we are proud to mark the reign of King Charles III.”
LNER said it would operate a full timetable over the coronation bank holiday weekend. It warned that trains are expected to be busy with passengers heading to London for the weekend of royal celebrations.
I looked up some articles in English newspapers on line. Seems from the articles nonstop London to York. That’s a haul. Surprised there’s no north London suburban stop, if the articles accurately list all the stops. I’ve not taken any trains out of Kings Cross so I don’t know that area.
In 1937, the London, Midland and Scottish (LMS) inaugurated the Coronation Scot to commemorate the coronation of King George VI (King Charles’ grandfather) and Queen Elizabeth (known as the Queen Mother during her daughter Queen Elizabeth II’s reign). The train was pulled by the new Coronation Class 4-6-2’s.