Named Trains in the UK

[DelW]

Seeing as the route is still (broadly as far as possible) roughly the same, I think it's perfectly fair for Great Western to carry on the torch, so to speak.

It would certainly be very difficult for the current SWR to make any claim on the name .

The now-discontinued 159s running to Bristol via Salisbury were arguably the last vestige of a service getting anywhere near the Atlantic coast.

 

[work-traveller]

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY

The Night Riviera. 23:45 Paddington to Penzance
21:45 Penzance to Paddington (21:15 Monday only)


*The Caledonian Sleeper sometimes referred to as The Night Caledonian or depending on its Scottish destination The Lowlander or The Highlander I feel has a place on the list. This could be construed a brand name rather than a named train, the fact there are only four train sets as opposed to a large fleet, plus the service includes portions in the finest traditions of named trains I have included it here for completion.

The Night Riveria and Caledonian Sleeper are the same type of service, with dedicated rolling stock. Only difference is the Caledonian Sleeper has newer/higher spec carriages.

 

[The exile]

The Night Riveria and Caledonian Sleeper are the same type of service, with dedicated rolling stock. Only difference is the Caledonian Sleeper has newer/higher spec carriages.

The Caledonian Sleeper is a service brand name rather than a named train as such. As GW’s sleeper offering is a single train pair the name is effectively both a service branding and a named train.

 

[318266]

What is the Three Nations Connect Service?​

Three Nations Connect is a brand new CrossCountry route that offers weekday train travel between Cardiff and Edinburgh, with services passing through Birmingham and Leeds. This service aims to transform how passengers travel across Wales, England, and Scotland, making it possible to explore these regions without multiple connections.

It seems like CrossCountry must have just picked the first name that seemed vaguely patriotic, probably because if they named it something more akin to the "Celtic Connection" (which would have much more apt and better name frankly) I suspect a few of the more unionist politicians would have been in a right fervour about England not being represented on a soon-to-be-GBR train going from Scotland to Wales...

 

[The exile]

It seems like CrossCountry must have just picked the first name that seemed vaguely patriotic, probably because if they named it something more akin to the "Celtic Connection" (which would have much more apt and better name frankly) I suspect a few of the more unionist politicians would have been in a right fervour about England not being represented on a soon-to-be-GBR train going from Scotland to Wales...

Though it is clear from the “brand new route” that they aren’t referring to the SW - Scotland service as a whole - merely the revived through service between Wales and Scotland - via England - so the name is entirely appropriate. Anything with “Celtic” in it would have begged the question “How does it get to Ireland?” As well as going down like a lead balloon in parts of Glasgow.

 

[Tomos y Tanc]

So, nobody in the Welsh capital knows they are on the Capitals United but they do know in London. Perhaps it would be better if Great British Railways took over the running of mainline stations in Wales?

What so that GBR can neglect the stations the same way Network Rail neglected the track? It seems a high price to pay for the odd announcement. We need less GBR in Wales, not more.

 

[TheWierdOne]

What so that GBR can neglect the stations the same way Network Rail neglected the track? It seems a high price to pay for the odd announcement. We need less GBR in Wales, not more.

If you think Network Rail have neglected track in Wales then I’m curious as to your opinion on how TfW and Welsh Government have handled the Valley Lines.