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  2. Flying Scotsman (railway service) - Wikipedia

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    The Flying Scotsman is an express passenger train service that operates between Edinburgh and London, the capitals respectively of Scotland and England, via the East Coast Main Line. The service began in 1862 as the Special Scotch Express until it was officially adopted in 1924. It is currently operated by London North Eastern Railway.

  3. Great North Road (Great Britain) - Wikipedia

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    Line of the Great North Road from London to Edinburgh. The Great North Road was the main highway between England and Scotland from medieval times until the 20th century. It became a coaching route used by mail coaches travelling between London, York and Edinburgh. The modern A1 mainly parallels the route of the Great North Road.

  4. Waverley (passenger train) - Wikipedia

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    The Waverley, originally called the Thames–Forth Express, is the name of an express passenger train which operated on the Midland Main Line from St Pancras railway station to Edinburgh Waverley [1] and which ceased in 1968. The original name was given to the morning departure from London by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in ...

  5. East Coast Main Line - Wikipedia

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    The LNER competed with the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) for long-distance passenger traffic between London and Scotland. The LNER's chief mechanical engineer Nigel Gresley designed iconic Pacific steam locomotives including Flying Scotsman and Mallard , the latter of which achieved a world record speed for a steam locomotive, 126 ...

  6. Train versus plane between London and Edinburgh: rail wins ...

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    On Edinburgh-London the saving is a handy 72 per cent. A return train, out on 27 May and returning four days later, is priced at £111, while the cost of a flight is £114 – with an extra £80 ...

  7. Caledonian Sleeper - Wikipedia

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    Services run joined between London and Scotland where they are split into shorter trains to serve multiple destinations. After being split at Carstairs on 1 August 2019, a brake isolating valve was closed preventing control of the train brakes from the locomotive, resulting in the Edinburgh portion running past the platform at Edinburgh ...