Classic route
LNER
London → Leeds · United Kingdom
- Distance
- 270 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 9 min
- Top speed
- 200 km/h
- Operator
- London North Eastern Railway
- Train
- Class 801 Azuma
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- In service since
- 1852
Japanese-designed Azuma bi-modes sprint the East Coast Main Line out of King’s Cross (1852) to reach Leeds in a little over two hours.
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