 Advert from the Illustrated London News, 14 July 1923. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Passenger train |
| First service | 9 July 1923 |
| Last service | 1928 |
| Successor | West Riding Pullman |
| Current operator(s) | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Route | |
| Start | London King's Cross |
| End | Newcastle |
| Distance travelled | Leeds, Harrogate, Ripon, Darlington |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Line(s) used | East Coast Main Line |
The Harrogate Pullman was a named passenger train operating in the United Kingdom.
The Harrogate Pullman was introduced into service by the London and North Eastern Railway and began operating in 1923 between London King’s Cross and Newcastle, via Harrogate and Ripon. [1]
It comprised 12 new specially-built Pullman cars costing £70,000 (equivalent to £4,020,000in 2019) [2] for the service. [3] The supplement to travel on the service was 10s 1st class (equivalent to £28.73in 2019) [2] and 6s 3rd class [4] (equivalent to £17.24in 2019). [2]
In 1928 it was renamed the West Riding Pullman [5] which in 1935 became the Yorkshire Pullman .
In 1928 it became Queen of Scots. [6]
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The Yorkshire Pullman was a named passenger train operating in the United Kingdom.