Robin Hood (passenger train)
- Robin Hood (passenger train)
The Robin Hood is one of the three flagship named passenger trains operated by East Midlands Trains in the UK. There are two trains named the "Robin Hood"; the 0630 train from Sheffield to London, St. Pancras via Nottingham on weekday mornings, and the 1700 train from London, St. Pancras to Nottingham on weekday evenings. Neither train runs on weekends. Both trains are timetabled to be operated by East Midlands Trains Class 222 7-car "Meridian" trains and run on the Midland Main Line. [ [http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/EMTrains/Times/PDFTimetables.htm East Midlands Trains timetables] ]
It is not certain if The Robin Hood will continue to operate past the December 2008 timetable changes.
The first use of the Robin Hood name however was in 1958 when British Railways gave the name to the 0815 from Nottingham to London. Unusually, this avoided Leicester and stopped only at Manton. In the reverse direction however, it also stopped at Bedford, Wellingborough and Kettering.
The train lost its name at the end of the summer 1962 timetable.
Other named trains
East Midlands operates two other named trains called:
*The Master Cutler
*The Midlands Express
References
ee also
*East Midlands Trains
*British Rail Class 222
External links
* [http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/emtrains East Midlands Trains website]
* [http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ National Rail Enquires website] - main web portal for UK train fares, times and other travel information
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