TRAIN BREAKS OWN RECORD
HIGH AVERAGE SPEED. OVER 106 .MILES PER HOUR. (United Presu Association —By Bnwctrlo Telegraph Copyright). Received 2 p.m. to-day. LONDON, March 5. The North Eastern train broke its own record on a run to London in 230£ minutes, maintaining 106.6 miles per hour for 12.3 miles, which is the greatest distance travelled at such a speed by any locomotive. The drivers on both journeys were sexagenarians.
The train travelled; from King’s Cross to Newcastle, a. distance of 268 miles, in three hours 57 minutes—a record for the journey. The locomotive was of the Pacific type in general use in the company’s service. The train was held np several minutes while the line was cleared.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 6 March 1935, Page 8
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