London–Edinburgh express services

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The London–Edinburgh express services are high-speed, long-distance passenger train services linking England’s capital with Scotland’s capital along the East Coast Main Line.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf passenger rail service
connectsCity Edinburgh
London
linked to: London, England
country United Kingdom
electrification 25 kV AC overhead line
endPoint Edinburgh Waverley railway station
linked to: Edinburgh Waverley
formerOperator British Rail
East Coast (train operating company)
GNER
InterCity
National Express East Coast
Virgin Trains East Coast
locatedIn England
Great Britain
Scotland
maximumSpeed 125 mph
200 km/h
notableSection Digswell Viaduct
Durham viaduct
Royal Border Bridge at Berwick-upon-Tweed
operatedBy train operating companies under UK rail franchising and contracts
operatesOn standard gauge railway
operatorType publicly owned operator (LNER) as of late 2010s and 2020s
primaryOperator London North Eastern Railway
primaryRoute London King’s Cross – Edinburgh Waverley via Peterborough, York and Newcastle
purpose link the capitals of England and Scotland
railNetwork National Rail
regionServed East of England
North East England
South East Scotland
Yorkshire and the Humber
serviceType high-speed rail
long-distance passenger service
non-stop or limited-stop service
startPoint London King’s Cross railway station
stopsAt Berwick-upon-Tweed
Darlington
Doncaster
Newcastle
Peterborough
York
terminus Edinburgh
London
linked to: London, England
ticketingSystem UK rail fares system
typicalJourneyTime around 4 hours 20 minutes
usesRailwayLine East Coast Main Line
usesRollingStock LNER Class 800 Azuma
LNER Class 801 Azuma

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LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman route London–Edinburgh express services
London–Edinburgh rail corridor formsPartOf London–Scotland rail services
linked to: London–Edinburgh express services
Nigel Gresley workedOn East Coast Main Line express services
linked to: London–Edinburgh express services
The Capitals Limited successorServiceType The Elizabethan non‑stop London–Edinburgh express
linked to: London–Edinburgh express services
East Coast Main Line (York–Newcastle section) usedByService London–Edinburgh intercity services
linked to: London–Edinburgh express services
LNER Class A4 4489 Dominion of Canada designedFor East Coast Main Line express services
linked to: London–Edinburgh express services