Re: Fast trains in Britain

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Re: Fast trains in Britain

JohnT	02 Jul 2009 09:46
>><news:h2hidj$qus$1@aioe.org> : >> [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > London -> York 1:58 > Amsterdam Brussels 2:44 What about London to Brighton in 4 minutes. Average speed 765 mph. Details at http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/history/interludes.htm Signature JohnT

Martin

02 Jul 2009 09:39

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>I don't know about the others, but the Madrid/Barcelona train is non-stop,
>whereas you change include a change on the Am/Muc train.

It doesn't seem to be possible without one change.

Same distances all without changes

Amsterdam Central -> Cologne HBF 2:38 no changes
London -> York 1:58
Amsterdam Brussels 2:44

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Martin

Tim C.

02 Jul 2009 09:26

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>>>> To settle arguments here, can anyone tell me what are the fastest
>>>> scheduled long distance trains in Britain?
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> That puts Britain's so-called "high-speed trains" into perspective.

I don't know about the others, but the Madrid/Barcelona train is non-stop,
whereas you change include a change on the Am/Muc train.

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Tim C.

Gerald Oliver Swift

02 Jul 2009 06:00

>>> To settle arguments here, can anyone tell me what are the fastest
>>> scheduled long distance trains in Britain?
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> Only? Try travelling in Holland or from Holland to Munich

OK, Amsterdam to Munich is approx. 520 miles
Fastest journey time is 7 hours 26 mins (2 ICE trains via Frankfurt)
Average speed = 70mph
Point taken!

But now look at:-

Beijing to Shanghai = 914 miles in 9 hours 44 mins = 94 mph
Moscow to St. Petersburg = 443 miles in 4 hours 30 mins = 99 mph
Rome to Milan = 366 miles in 3 hours 26 mins = 107 mph
Seoul to Busan = 292 miles in 2 hours 40 mins = 110 mph
Tokyo to Osaka = 345 miles in 2 hours 33 mins = 135 mph
Madrid to Barcelona = 390 miles in 2 hours 43 mins = 144 mph
Paris to Marseille = 485 miles in 3 hours 2 mins = 160 mph

That puts Britain's so-called "high-speed trains" into perspective.

Gerry

Gerry

Martin	01 Jul 2009 20:07
>> To settle arguments here, can anyone tell me what are the fastest >> scheduled long distance trains in Britain? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >miles) by train is 4 hours 19 minutes. That's an average speed of (only) >92.6 mph. Only? Try travelling in Holland or from Holland to Munich Signature Martin

Gerald Oliver Swift

01 Jul 2009 19:29

> To settle arguments here, can anyone tell me what are the fastest
> scheduled long distance trains in Britain?

They don't exist, is the simple answer to your question.
The shortest journey time between, for example, London and Edinburgh (400
miles) by train is 4 hours 19 minutes. That's an average speed of (only)
92.6 mph.
I think even Turkey now has faster trains than we do here in the UK (not to
mention the rest of Western Europe).

Are there any other trains as fast as the Chunnel train?
Nope.

How is timekeeping on the fast trains?
Reasonable.

Gerry

James Silverton	01 Jul 2009 14:21
Hello All! To settle arguments here, can anyone tell me what are the fastest scheduled long distance trains in Britain? Are there any other trains as fast as the Chunnel train? How is timekeeping on the fast trains? Signature James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

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