Harrogate Pullman
 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 | |
| Termini | London King's Cross 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.
History
[edit]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 £5,040,000 in 2023)[2] for the service.[3] The supplement to travel on the service was 10s 1st class (equivalent to £36.02 in 2023)[2] and 6s 3rd class[4] (equivalent to £21.61 in 2023).[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]
References
[edit]- ^ Hughes, Geoffrey (1996). LNER (3 ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 152. ISBN 0-7110-1428-0.
- ^ a b c UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "The Charms of Harrogate". The Sphere. England. 14 July 1923. Retrieved 17 September 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Notes from Here and There". The Tatler. England. 11 July 1923. Retrieved 17 September 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Pullman Service". Hull Daily Mail. England. 26 October 1935. Retrieved 17 September 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Railway magazine 1927 p499