Railway Racing.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5573, 19 September 1889, Page 4

Railway Racing.

. . . • Five hundrod and forty miles in 12h 50m This season the railway companies have again begun to "race" each other, with difference as compared with last year, that the fastest speed is attained by trains running between Aberdeen and London, instead of by trains from London to Edinburgh. It is now possible for passengers from "(iranite City" of \berdcen to ma ;e t'io journey to London in the couro of the same day, for travellers wholeavc > that city at «.15 in the morning will reach London at seven o'clock in the ovening. Jhw •« r, marvellously quick run for a distance o n >uly <500 miles-tho quickest indeed that h ; ,s ever been attempted between Scotland a nd England. Let us add, too, that the attempt succeeded on Monday-the first day of trial to a second, for the 6.15 ,i-,mini' train from Aberdeen arrived punctalty at Euston at seven in the evennsr The Oreat Northern Company did nft fare so well on Tuesday, notwitli"tondin.' the, fact that the advertised ft Z f°r covering the distance by the Ewt Cosst route, which is shorter than the Midland and easier to traverse, was fourteen hours less 10 minutes, or an hour and five minutes more than the West Coast fastest train. The Kings Cross train on Tuesday was 27 minutes late. The West Coast (J. 15 train from Aberdeen , is entirely new, running direct to London, and not forming a connection with the Glasgow or Edinburgh expresses. This train is declared to be the quickest in the kingdom. A novelty in connection with afforded at Preston for lunch, those uno prefer it can have lunch baskets supplied on the journey at a moderate charge. Besides being a great boon to travellers from Aberdeen, the new train will enable letters that leave that place in the inorninrr to be delivered tho same evening by the last post in London. Nor are the advantages all on the side of passengers from Aberdeen to the metropolis, for both companies run fast express trains on week days from the metropolis to Aberdeen Thus from Euston you may travel the 540 miles to Aberdeen in 12 hours 50 minutes-leaving at 10.30 a.m. and arriving at 11.20 p.m. From King s Cross to Aberdeen the time taken is lo hours, or slightly more than by the rival route— 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.— Home paper.