Benjamin Britten (train)

*Benjamin Britten*
Overview
BR Class 86209 "City of Coventry" at Crewe, 31 July 1986.
Service type	EuroCity (EC) (1987–1988) InterCity (IC) (1988–?)
Locale	Netherlands United Kingdom
Predecessor	Hook Continental
First service	31 May 1987 (1987-05-31)
Former operator(s)	Nederlandse Spoorwegen British Rail
Route
Termini	Amsterdam CS London Liverpool Street
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC (Netherlands) 25 kVAC (United Kingdom)

The Benjamin Britten was an international train service linking Amsterdam with London. The train service was named after English composer Benjamin Britten due to his international status and his association with East Anglia,^[1] through which the service passes.

History

The Benjamin Britten was one of the initial services of the 1987 EuroCity network.^[2]^[1] It was operated as a boat train, the first part London Liverpool Street – Harwich by train, the second Harwich – Hook of Holland by Sealink ferry, and the final part, Hook of Holland – Amsterdam, by train.^[1] The journey of 69 miles (111 km) from London to Harwich Parkeston Quay railway station took 70 minutes.^[1]

The eastbound EC Benjamin Britten and the westbound EC Admiraal de Ruijter had timed connections with the day boats. The return services had timed connections with the night boats.

Each of these trains lost its EuroCity label after one year of service because it did not meet the EuroCity criteria for service quality;^[3] sometimes other rolling stock was used and the on-board catering was minimal from the start. However, both trains also remained in the timetable, as InterCity services.^[4]

Formation (consist)

The Nederlandse Spoorwegen used three coupled Koplopers between Amsterdam and Hook of Holland.^[5] Ferries of Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland (the MS Koningin Beatrix) or Sealink (the MS St Nicholas) provided the shipping. British Rail used its most modern InterCity coaches hauled by Class 86 locomotives on the Harwich – London portion.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d George Behrend (June 1987). "The 'Benjamin Britten'". The Railway Magazine. No. 1034. pp. 360–361.
^ Spoorwegen 88 p. 8
^ "EuroCity-Net Gewijzigd". De Kampioen (in Dutch). The Royal Dutch Touring Club (ANWB): 61. July–August 1988. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
^ "Table 11". British Rail Passenger Timetable. Summer 1989.
^ Spoorwegen 88 p. 37

Works cited

Nieuwenhuis, Gerrit (1987). Spoorwegen 88 (in Dutch). Alkmaar: Uitgeverij de Alk. ISBN 90-6013839-2.

External links

NVBS Op de Rails - 2008 - Nr. 2 (Februari) – includes image of 86 254 with the Benjamin Britten at Harwich, 15 July 1987

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