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Flying Scotsman (railway service)

The Flying Scotsman is an express passenger train service that operates between Edinburgh and London, the capitals of Scotland and England, respectively, 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 and is one of the…

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Average journey time
4 hours
Current operator
London North Eastern Railway
Distance travelled
393 miles (632 km)
First service
1862; 164 years ago (1862) (service) · 1924; 102 years ago (1924) (name)
Former operators
Virgin Trains East Coast · East Coast · National Express East Coast · GNER · InterCity East Coast
Line used
East Coast

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Flying Scotsman (railway service)

Nodes66
Edges65
Triples20
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030303
Components1

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Flying Scotsman (railway service)

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Former operators · 7
Flying Scotsman (railway service) → British Rail, East Coast, GNER, InterCity East Coast, London and North Eastern Railway, National Express East Coast, Virgin Trains East Coast
First service · 2
Flying Scotsman (railway service) → 1862; 164 years ago (1862) (service), 1924; 102 years ago (1924) (name)
Average journey time · 1
Flying Scotsman (railway service) → 4 hours
Current operator · 1
Flying Scotsman (railway service) → London North Eastern Railway
Distance travelled · 1
Flying Scotsman (railway service) → 393 miles (632 km)
Line used · 1
Flying Scotsman (railway service) → East Coast
Operating speed · 1
Flying Scotsman (railway service) → 125 miles per hour (201 km/h)
Rolling stock · 1
Flying Scotsman (railway service) → Class 800 Class 801
Service frequency · 1
Flying Scotsman (railway service) → Daily (Monday–Friday only)
Service type · 1
Flying Scotsman (railway service) → Passenger train

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service flying scotsman london train east coast railway express edinburgh north eastern hours british time class special journey name line

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Average journey time4 hours1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Current operatorLondon North Eastern Railway1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Distance travelled393 miles (632 km)1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)First service1862; 164 years ago (1862) (service)1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)First service1924; 102 years ago (1924) (name)1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Former operatorsVirgin Trains East Coast1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Former operatorsEast Coast1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Former operatorsNational Express East Coast1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Former operatorsGNER1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Former operatorsInterCity East Coast1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Former operatorsBritish Rail1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Former operatorsLondon and North Eastern Railway1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Line usedEast Coast1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Operating speed125 miles per hour (201 km/h)1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Rolling stockClass 800 Class 8011.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Service frequencyDaily (Monday–Friday only)1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Service typePassenger train1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)TerminiEdinburgh London King's Cross1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Track gauge1,435 mm (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output…1.00infobox
Flying Scotsman (railway service)Train number1E011.00infobox

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