Lankyline
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Back in the heydays of the big 4 and all the wonderful marketing they used to generate for their services, I was curious as to what famous and not so famous titled express trains survive today, so I have compiled an alphabetical list as follows,
A.C.E - Paddington to Newquay
Bristolian - Paddington - Bristol TM
Capitals United - Paddington - Swansea
Cathedrals Express - Paddington - Hereford
Cheltenham Spa Express - Paddington - Cheltenham
Cornish Riviera Express - Paddington - Penzance
East Anglian - LDN L/ST - Norwich
Flying Scotsman - KX - Edinburgh
Highland Chieftain - Inverness-KX
Hull Executive - Hull - KX
Master Cutler - Sheffield - St Pancras
Mayflower - Kingswear/Plymouth - Paddington
Merchant Venturer - Paddington - Bristol TM/ Weston SM & Penzance via TM
Pembroke Coast Express - Paddington - Pembroke Dock
Red Dragon - Paddington - Carmarthan
Robin Hood - Nottingham - St Pancras
Royal Duchy - Paddington - Penzance / Kingswear
South Yorkshireman - Sheffield - St Pancras
Torbay Express - Paddington - Paignton
Weymouth Wizard - Paddington - Weymouth
There is not a single "named" service on the WCML, gone are the Royal Scot (2003) the Midday Scot, The Caledonian, other memorable losses are the Thames Clyde express, The Waverley, Pines Express, Red Rose, The Lakes Express, to name but a few. What is interesting is the surprising number of "old" GWR namers that still operate today. I wonder if the TOC's are missing a marketing trick these days, especially VTWC.
A.C.E - Paddington to Newquay
Bristolian - Paddington - Bristol TM
Capitals United - Paddington - Swansea
Cathedrals Express - Paddington - Hereford
Cheltenham Spa Express - Paddington - Cheltenham
Cornish Riviera Express - Paddington - Penzance
East Anglian - LDN L/ST - Norwich
Flying Scotsman - KX - Edinburgh
Highland Chieftain - Inverness-KX
Hull Executive - Hull - KX
Master Cutler - Sheffield - St Pancras
Mayflower - Kingswear/Plymouth - Paddington
Merchant Venturer - Paddington - Bristol TM/ Weston SM & Penzance via TM
Pembroke Coast Express - Paddington - Pembroke Dock
Red Dragon - Paddington - Carmarthan
Robin Hood - Nottingham - St Pancras
Royal Duchy - Paddington - Penzance / Kingswear
South Yorkshireman - Sheffield - St Pancras
Torbay Express - Paddington - Paignton
Weymouth Wizard - Paddington - Weymouth
There is not a single "named" service on the WCML, gone are the Royal Scot (2003) the Midday Scot, The Caledonian, other memorable losses are the Thames Clyde express, The Waverley, Pines Express, Red Rose, The Lakes Express, to name but a few. What is interesting is the surprising number of "old" GWR namers that still operate today. I wonder if the TOC's are missing a marketing trick these days, especially VTWC.