Hebridean (train)

The Hebridean was a named passenger train operating in the United Kingdom.[1]

The Hebridean
Overview
Service typePassenger train
First service17 July 1933
Former operator(s)London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail
Route
StartInverness
EndKyle of Lochalsh
Service frequencyDaily
Line(s) usedKyle of Lochalsh line

History

The service was introduced on 17 July 1933 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.[2] Along with its companion, The Lewisman, it was a summer-only express between Inverness and the Kyle of Lochalsh connecting with steamers to the Isle of Skye and Stornoway. The Hebridean departed from Inverness at 7.25am, reaching Kyle of Lochalsh at 10.31am, returning at 10.45am arriving in Inverness at 2.00pm. It carried a through coach to and from Glasgow Buchanan Street.

After the Second World War, the Hebridean was retimed to leave Inverness at 10.40am, arriving into Kyle of Lochalsh at 1.40pm. Eventually the name was dropped, but it was reintroduced by British Rail in 1965 on trains departing Kyle of Lochalsh at 11.10am, and Inverness at 10.40am.[3]

References
  1. Allen, Cecil J. (1967). Titled Trains of Great Britain. Ian Allan Ltd. p. 95.
  2. "Scots names for Scots trains". Shields Daily News. England. 13 June 1933. Retrieved 25 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "BR introduce The Hebridean". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Scotland. 23 January 1965. Retrieved 25 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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