© Don Marshall 2008
ELEGANT STEAM
London & North Eastern Railway
Streamlined Trains
The Silver Jubilee - The complete train - from introduction (Sept 1935) to Feb 1938
Coach A No 1581- Corridor Brake 1st
Coach B No 1582 - Semi Open 1st
Coach C No 1583 - Open Restaurant 1st
Kitchen Car - No 1584
Coach D No 1585 - Open Restaurant 3rd
Coach E No 1586 - Corridor 3rd
Coach F No 1587 - Corridor 3rd
Coach G No 1588 - Brake 3rd
Coach E No 1586 - Corridor 3rd
Coach F No 1587 - Brake 3rd
From Feb 1938 an extra coach was added, Coach F, as the centre of a triplet of Coach E, Coach F & Coach G. The Brake 3rd was duly relettered and renumbered.
No2509 Silver Link
No 2510 Quicksilver
No 2511 Silver King
No 2512 Silver Fox
The silver locomotives built to haul this train were -
Note - The Kitchen cars and Coach F were mounted on nominal 50ft underframes. All the rest were nominal 57ft.