The Merchant Venturer
EventNamed Passenger Trains
A named British Railways excursion train operating from 1951 to 1961.
1.00Common
Common
The Merchant Venturer
- Named Passenger Trains
The Merchant Venturer was a named British Railways train that ran during eleven summer seasons from 3 May 1951 to 9 September 1961. Created as a Festival of Britain excursion from London on the Western Region, it travelled to Bristol and onward to Weston-super-Mare. It was paired with The William Shakespeare and used British Railways carriages in carmine and cream livery. First Great Western revived the name in 2009 for a London Paddington–Penzance service via Bristol.
- Operating period
- 3 May 1951 to 9 September 1961
- Original destination
- Bristol and Weston-super-Mare
- Name revived
- 2009
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- The Merchant Venturer (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q67198974
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Barry Lewis. CC BY 2.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsBarry Lewis, Copping The Merchant VenturerModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
- Popularity
- 2 median daily views (Wikimedia Pageviews API (all-access, user agent))
Kosmora is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.