RAILWAY RECORD.
RAPID TRAVELLING. BY FAMOUS FLYING SCOTSMAN. united press Assn—Elec. Tel. Copyrlgrni (Received Deo. 1, 10.45 a.m.) , LONDON, Nov. 30.' The Flying Scotsman established a British railway record, travelling from King’s Gross to Leeds, 186 miles, in two hours 31 minutes, at an average ■speed of 75 and a maximum of 944miles per hour. During the return journey the train attained 974 miles hourly, Britain’s greatest Passenger train speed, but the average speed was lower. The trip was undertaken *to test a steam train against the diesel-engined Hamburg Flyer, which did the trip of 178 miles to Berlin in two hours 18 minutes.
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Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19429, 1 December 1934, Page 7
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104RAILWAY RECORD. Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19429, 1 December 1934, Page 7
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