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August 1888. London to Edinburgh by rail

It is not the fault of the daily press if the fast West Coast train from Euston to Edinburgh is unpopular. The 10am train runs from Edinburgh to Euston, 400 miles in eight hours, and editors and correspondents have alike exhausted their powers in describing this run as something beyond expression dangerous

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The Engineer 14 May 2012

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