The Elizabethan was a British Railways non-stop passenger train that ran between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley in the United Kingdom.

In 1953, the summer-only, non-stop Capitals Limited express train was renamed The Elizabethan by British Railways to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

This gave an average speed of just over 60 mph (97 km/h); which was regarded as a creditable achievement for the UK rail infrastructure in the postwar era.

[4] The film is still highly regarded for its well-filmed sequences by cinematographer Billy Williams capturing the full speed Gresley A4 on the East Coast main line.

It was narrated by Howard Marion Crawford and Alan Wheatley[5][6] Steam haulage of The Elizabethan came to an end on 8 September 1961 when they were replaced by British Rail Class 47 diesel units.