Highlandman

Highlandman
Overview
Service type Passenger train
First service 11 July 1927
Last service 1939
Former operator(s) LNER
Route
Start London Kings Cross
End Fort William and Inverness
Service frequency Daily

The Highlandman was a named passenger train operating in the United Kingdom.[1]

History

The Highlandman was introduced by the London and North Eastern Railway on 11 July 1927[2] as an additional sleeping car express train departing King’s Cross at 7.25pm for Inverness, Fort William and the Western Highlands.[3] It carried an additional sleeping car portion for Nairn which was disconnected at Aviemore.[1]

The train became so popular for getting to Scotland for the Glorious Twelfth shooting season, that it ran as five separate trains on 11 August 1930.[4]

The last summer service was operated in 1939, after which the service was suspended because of the outbreak of the Second World War, and unlike other named trains, did not resume afterwards.

References

  1. 1 2 Allen, Cecil J. (1967). Titled Trains of Great Britain. Ian Allen Ltd. p. 12.
  2. ↑ "Naming Express Trains". Diss Express. England. 31 December 1926. Retrieved 17 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ "LNER Summer Train Services". Hull Daily Mail. England. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 17 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "Preparing for "The Twelfth"". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 8 August 1930. Retrieved 17 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
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