Overview | |
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Service type | Passenger train |
First service | 27 September 1927 |
Last service | 1965 |
Former operator(s) | LMS, BR |
Route | |
Termini | London Euston Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Princes Street |
Service frequency | Daily |
Line(s) used | West Coast Main Line |
The Mid-Day Scot was a British express passenger train launched in 1927 running from Edinburgh Princes Street and Glasgow Central, joining to form a train to London Euston.
The Mid-Day Scot was introduced by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway company in September 1927.[1] In 1928 a section of the train departed Princes Street at 1.30pm[2] with weekend return fares of £5 10s (1st class) (equivalent to £418.57 in 2023)[3] and £3 6s (3rd class) (equivalent to £251.14 in 2023).[3]
As with many named express trains, the name was discontinued during the Second World War. The name was inherited by the London Midland Region of British Railways and re-instated for the winter timetable in 1949.[4] In 1953 a modest time improvement was introduced to save 15 minutes on the schedule with the train leaving London Euston at 1.30pm and arriving at Glasgow at 9.35pm.[5]
Four coaches of the Mid-Day Scot derailed at Uddingston railway station, nine miles south of Glasgow on 17 June 1957. One person was killed and five were injured.[6]
In the timetable for winter 1959–60, the Mid-day Scot became non-stop between Carlisle and London, having in earlier years called at Rugby. It was accelerated by 49 minutes in the down (northward) direction and by 30 minutes in the up, for a new journey time in both directions of 7 hours 15 minutes, identical with the other two daytime named trains of the period between the two cities, the Royal Scot and The Caledonian. All three trains were restricted to eight coaches to save weight, and the number of passengers carried was limited to the seating capacity of the train, standing passengers not being permitted.[7]