Sporting and Athletic Records

TRAIN RECORDS 303 Fast Schedule Running The fastest long distance train in the world in regular working is the Empire State Express of the New York Central Railway, which is timed to leave New York at 8.30 p.m. and to reach Buffalo at 4.45 a.m. the next morning, 440 miles in 8^4 hours. This gives an average speed of 53'/s miles an hour including stops. In England the best train fromLondon to Edinburgh is not far behind. The 8.15 p.m. train from King's Cross is timed to reach Edinburgh at 3.40 a.m. or in 7h. 25m. This gives an average speed of just 53 miles an hour including stops. The distance from London to Aberdeenwhich is considerably greater than that from New York to Buffalo is timed as follows:—The West Coast train runs 539 1 /a miles in ich. 25m., stops included, or at an average rate of 51'/t miles an hour; while the East Coast train runs 523'/a miles in loh. 20m., stops included, or at an average rate of over 50'/a miles an hour. The fastest schedule runs without stopping made regularly on English railways are as follows:—In each case of course the time is that of the best trains in the day. Run Distance Time Speed Miles H. M. Miles per hour Perth to Forfar (C.R.) Carlisle to Stirling (C.R.) Grantham to York (G.N.R.) Rugby to Crewe (L.&N.W.R.) London to Grantham (G.N.R.) Newcastle to Edinburgh (N.E.R.) Euston to Crewe (L.&N.W.R.) 3 2, /« 3 2 60-93 117% 2 5 56-52 82'/4 I 28 56-42 75'/« 1 21 55-93 I05 Va 154 55-52 I24 1 /i 2 17 54-41 158'/' 255 54-25