Merseyside Express

Merseyside Express

Overview
Service type	Passenger train
Current operator(s)	London Midland
Route
Termini	Euston Liverpool Lime Street
Service frequency	Daily
Line(s) used	West Coast Main Line
Technical
Rolling stock	Stanier 8P pacific, No.6201 Princess Elizabeth

British Rail Class 40 No. D236 at Crewe on 14 April 1960

The Merseyside Express was a named passenger train that ran non-stop between Euston and Liverpool Lime Street stations on the West Coast Main Line in the 1950s, typically hauled by Princess class Pacifics. Its final journey was in 1962. Lizzie, named after the future queen when she was just seven years old, has held the world record for continuous high-speed travel by any steam locomotive since 1936.

LMS Rebuilt Royal Scot Class 46164 The Artists' Rifleman with the Up Merseyside Express between Tring and Berkhamstead on 5 May 1962.

See also

• Liverpool-Manchester lines