London, Mar. 5.
Three records were smashed to-day when a train belonging to the London and North-eastern Railway raced from here to Neweastle at an average speed of 68 miles an hour, accomplish-fed the return journey in ess than four hours and atone pint sustained 2 speed of more than 100 miles an hour for a stretch of over ton miles, The train, hauled by an engine of the Pacific type, steamed out ut King's Cross and roared along the metals till Newcastle, 268° mils distant, was reached, At one point in the journey. a speed. of 885 miles an hour was attained.
Seven valuable minutes were lost at Doncaster owing to the derailment ut a goods train ahead, but some coal wagons which were partly blocking the line were" hurtled down the embankment to enable the express to get, past.
"The express returned to London in just 9% minutes under four hours.
Another record war smashed when it sustained an average speed of 100.6 miles an hour for a stretch of twelve the state legislatures of Australis "eminent Members of Parliament—! miles—Reuter.
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