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When the IC125 was introduced in late 1976.what was the fastest scheduled time for the journey from Paddington to Reading.
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Clue - it's faster than it is today.
A simpleton's answer; load on wagon with the left side meeting the 8' requirement and an extra 1' 6" overhang on the right in conjunction with a route possession.
For a same day return you may use London to Bedford 1st off peak day return at £33.50 (finishing and starting short at Bletchley) and Anytime singles between Bletchley and Milton Keynes at £4.20 each way for a total of £41.90. This would not be valid on the hourly non stop LM service, as this...
This is permitted arriving at Central, walk to Queen Street for onward to Edinburgh. Although a straight change at Central is not permitted due to doubling back NRE also shows that is valid too. Just take a printed itinerary from NRE.
Ah, 87002 - with 7 Mk3s on the down Royal Scot, 5th April 1985 - 67m 36s from Carlisle to Glasgow.
I won't report any of the speeds but I was informed that it had just had new tyres fitted and that the speedometer was, therefore, likely to be slightly inaccurate.
Good to see it still going.
As long as you like on the day. You can exit from Waterloo and don't need to set foot on another station until departure from London Bridge if you don't want to!
The bit that I based my comment on was
"Off-Peak Singles and the
outward portion of Off-Peak
Returns are valid for travel
on the date shown on the
ticket and until 04:29 the
following morning. If the
journey cannot be completed in
this time, the ticket may be
used to continue the...
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