SPEED MANIA.
ACCELERATED RAILWAY SERVICE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, July 10. The Great Western express, inaugurating an accelerated service, travellod from Swindon to Paddington, 77.1 miles, in 72 minutes and attained 83 miles per hour between Swindon and Didcot—a record for the British Isles, probably for the world.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 12 July 1923, Page 7
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48SPEED MANIA. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 12 July 1923, Page 7
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