On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:27:33 +0200, "Tim C." wrote:
>On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 07:00:08 +0100, Gerald Oliver Swift wrote in post :
> :
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>>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>
>
>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
--
Martin
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