FLYING SCOTSMAN.
LONDON TO EDINBURGH. NEW NON-STOP RECORD. (Received July 19, 5.25 p.m.) LONDON. July 19. On the same day that Mr. Kave Don broke the motor-boat record the Flying Scotsman created a new record for the run from London to Edinburgh. It covered the 392£ miles non-stop in 7 hours 27 minutes, once touching 83 miles an hour.
This famous train now carries .1 cocktail bar, a hairdrcssing saloon and other luxurious improvements.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21239, 20 July 1932, Page 11
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