FAST TRAVELLING
NEW RAILWAY RECORD IN ENGLAND United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received August 28, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 27. The non-stop London to Newcastle L.N.E.R. silver jubilee streamlined express, attained a maximum of 113 miles an hour—a world record for steam haulage. The express hauled eight coaches, weighing 270 tons, and averaged 110.8 miles an hour during the six miles on a falling gradiant of one in 265.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20509, 29 August 1936, Page 17
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70FAST TRAVELLING Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20509, 29 August 1936, Page 17
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