SPEEDY TRAIN.
ACOELEEATED SE R VICE.
,'EJec. Tel. Copyright—United"Press Assn.! (Australian and N.Z. cable Association.!
(Received ! July 11, 0.15 a.m.)
LONDON, July 10
The Great Western express, inaugurating an accelerated service, travelled from Swindon to Paddington, 77i miles, in 72 minutes.
Tho train attained a speed of 83 miles per hour between Swindon and Didcot, a record for the British Isles, and probably for the world.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16175, 11 July 1923, Page 3
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