| Return of The Scotsman Posted by grahame at 13:17, 5th May 2026 |     |
From The Independent
An iconic British rail service will return to London for the first time in years.
Rail operator LNER will reinstate a Flying Scotsman service from London’s King's Cross more than 100 years after it began operating.
A daily service – using LNER Azuma trains – will now depart from both Edinburgh and London at 10am and 10.30am respectively.
Historically, the Flying Scotsman operated two simultaneous 10am departures from London King’s Cross and the Scottish capital.
Rail operator LNER will reinstate a Flying Scotsman service from London’s King's Cross more than 100 years after it began operating.
A daily service – using LNER Azuma trains – will now depart from both Edinburgh and London at 10am and 10.30am respectively.
Historically, the Flying Scotsman operated two simultaneous 10am departures from London King’s Cross and the Scottish capital.
A name change/addition to existing services, or something new?
| Re: Return of The Scotsman Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 14:19, 5th May 2026 | |
There's an interesting distinction between 'The Flying Scotsman' and 'A Flying Scotsman'.
| Re: Return of The Scotsman Posted by TaplowGreen at 16:31, 5th May 2026 | |
There's an interesting distinction between 'The Flying Scotsman' and 'A Flying Scotsman'. 
One has certain members of this Forum frothing at the mouth and one doesn't!
| Re: Return of The Scotsman Posted by rogerw at 17:02, 5th May 2026 | |
From The Independent
A name change/addition to existing services, or something new?
An iconic British rail service will return to London for the first time in years.
Rail operator LNER will reinstate a Flying Scotsman service from London’s King's Cross more than 100 years after it began operating.
A daily service – using LNER Azuma trains – will now depart from both Edinburgh and London at 10am and 10.30am respectively.
Historically, the Flying Scotsman operated two simultaneous 10am departures from London King’s Cross and the Scottish capital.
Rail operator LNER will reinstate a Flying Scotsman service from London’s King's Cross more than 100 years after it began operating.
A daily service – using LNER Azuma trains – will now depart from both Edinburgh and London at 10am and 10.30am respectively.
Historically, the Flying Scotsman operated two simultaneous 10am departures from London King’s Cross and the Scottish capital.
A name change/addition to existing services, or something new?
Just naming existing services
| Re: Return of The Scotsman Posted by grahame at 08:36, 6th May 2026 | |
On naming trains - from the Didcot Railway Centre via Facebook
On this day in history – from Monday 5 May 1975 British Rail decided that two named trains, “The Cornishman” and “The Devonian”, would no longer carry their names. The reason given was that BR felt that the services fell short of the best speeds and current standards.
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I recall in my youth travelling on these trains - running routes like Bradford to Kingswear ... which set me up for a lifetime love of train travel, even if there was a 20 year hiatus in which train travel was rare
