London's annual importations of foodstuffs show some enormous figures, including 874,000 tons of sugar, 218,000 tons of flour, 73,000 tons of eggs, 401,000,0001b of tea, and 120,000 tons of cheese. . ' The fastest daily run on British railways is tho 3.45 p.m. from Swindon to Paddington, a distance of 77.3 miles in 70 minutes, or 66.3 miles per hour. More trains travel at 55 miles per hour in Britain than in any other country.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 8, 9 July 1931, Page 4
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73Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 8, 9 July 1931, Page 4
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