London, Nov. 30.
'A new British railway long-diotance speed record was established today by the Flying Scotsman, which, pulling four coaches, sped from Lou-don to Leeds—a distance of 186 miles in 2 hr. 31 min, The fastest speed attained during the journey: was 04% miles. an hour.
'The normal time, with stops, for 'a railway trip from' London to Leeds four hours.
The purpose of to-day's run was to contrast a steam train with the man Diesel-engined Hamburg Flyer, which covers the 178 miles level run between Berlin and Ham-bury in 138 minutes.
Another record was established when the Flying Scotsman completed the return dash from Leeds to Lon don in 2 hr. 37 min, and 17 sec. Tis fastest speed on this occasion w: 97% miles an hour.
The return journey was perhaps all the more remarkable because this time the Flying Scotsman pulled six coaches instead of four—Reuter.
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