Elizabethan Express (1954) (video)

[John Ashworth]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_QS4-gzmmg

"From Kings Cross Station, London, to Waverley Station, Edinburgh is 393 miles. The Elizabethan, a summertime express, covered the journey in six and a half hours, at the time the longest non-stop journey in the world to be timed at over 60 mph. This film captures the speed and excitement of one of those runs, recalling the glamour of the great days of steam, as well as the hard work of the men who maintained the service. The exciting footplate photography is a fine tribute to the top link drivers of Gresley's mighty A4 streamlined locomotives."