The Cheltenham Flyer was the. first train in the world to run on a regular schedule of over 70 miles an hour, and recently it completed 1000 runs nt this high speed. The time for its non-stop run between Swindon and Paddington is 65 minutes for just over 77 miles, and more than 100,000 passengers have travelled on the train.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 113, 6 February 1936, Page 6
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