East Coast
East Coast runs fast, frequent passenger train
services on the East Coast Main Line between London King's Cross,
the East Midlands, Yorkshire, the North East of England and
Scotland.
The East Coast main line is a 393 mile (632 km) long electrified high-speed railway linking London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Leeds, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and beyond.
The line dates back to 1846 and was built by three railway companies, the North British Railway, the North Eastern Railway and the Great Northern Railway, each serving their own area - but with the intention of linking up to form the through route that became the East Coast main line. The three main companies were amalgamated into one company (the London North Eastern Railway) in 1923. In 1948 the LNER became part of British Railways.
The line has been the backdrop for a number of famous rail journeys and locomotives. It was worked for many years by Pacific locomotives, including the famous steam locomotives Flying Scotsman and Mallard.
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