Named Expresses
 
 
There is something very special about travelling on a Named Express. I was fortunate enough, in the 1950's, to be able to do so on many occasions, particularly on the Western Region. Below is a record of my "Named Express" journeys.
 

 SOUTHERN REGION
 
ATLANTIC COAST EXPRESS
35023 Exeter Central-Salisbury..1955
35007 Exeter Central-Salisbury..1957
34085 Exeter Central-Salisbury..1964
 
THE MAN OF KENT
34027 Waterloo East-Folkestone Central..1959
 
 

EASTERN & NORTH EASTERN REGIONS
 
THE HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN:
60007 Kings Cross-Peterborough..1957
 
THE MASTER CUTLER:
60820 Marylebone-Rugby Central..1956
 
THE NORTHUMBRIAN:
60050 Kings Cross-Grantham..1958
 
THE NORTH BRITON:
60036 York-Darlington..1960
 
 

LONDON MIDLAND REGION
 
THE ROYAL SCOT:
46236 Rugby Midland-Crewe..1955
46237 Rugby Midland-Crewe..1955
 
THE MID-DAY SCOT:
46206 Euston-Rugby Midland..1958
 
THE MIDLANDER:
45688 Birmingham New St-Coventry..1958
 
THE PALATINE:
45675 Leicester-Manchester Central..1958
44816 Manchester Central-Leicester..1958
 
THE DEVONIAN:
5059 Exeter St Davids-Taunton..1955
45663 Gloucester Eastgate-Birmingham New St..1955
45685 Gloucester Eastgate-Bristol..1960
 
 

WESTERN REGION
 
THE CORNISH RIVIERA EXPRESS:
6004 Paddington-Plymouth..1958
 
THE TORBAY EXPRESS:
5092 Paddington-Paignton..1957
5078 Exeter St Davids-Paddington..1958
5024 Churston-Paddington..1958
 
THE ROYAL DUCHY:
4077 Exeter St Davids-Newton Abbot..1957
 
THE MAYFLOWER:
6022 Newton Abbot-Paddington..1957
 
THE MERCHANT VENTURER:
7017 Paddington-Bristol Temple Meads..1958
 
THE BRISTOLIAN:
5043 Bristol Temple Meads-Paddington..1958
 
THE CATHEDRALS EXPRESS:
7007 Paddington-Worcester Shrub Hill..1958
4088 Paddington-Worcester Shrub Hill..1958 
3775 Worcester Shrub Hill-Kidderminster..1958
82004 Kidderminster-Worcester Shrub Hill..1959
5029  Worcester Shrub Hill-Paddington..1959
4175 Worcester Shrub Hill-Kidderminster..1964 
 
THE CORNISHMAN:
5088 Birmingham Snow Hill-Gloucester Eastgate..1956
5088 Birmingham Snow Hill-Gloucester Eastgate..1956
4037 Taunton-Bristol Temple Meads..1958
5045 Birmingham Snow Hill-Cheltenham Malvern Rd..1959
5031 Gloucester Eastgate-Bristol Temple Meads..1960
 
THE CAMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS:
9008 Dyffryn Ardudwy-Dovey Junction..1954
78003 Dovey Junction-Welshpool..1954
LM 3F 0-6-0 Welshpool-Shrewsbury..1954
7922 Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton..1954
5029 Wolverhampton-Birmingham Snow Hill..1954
5044 Wolverhampton-Birmingham Snow Hill..1955
5035 Birmingham Snow Hill-Shrewsbury..1955
7001 Birmingham Snow Hill-Leamington Spa..1955
1017 Banbury-Birmingham Snow Hill..1957
5035 Birmingham Snow Hill-Shrewsbury..1957
9021 Penychain-Towyn..1957
7024 Birmingham Snow Hill-Wolverhampton..1959
6367+7817 Wolverhampton-Welshpool..1959
 
 

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