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Laredo Weekly Times
Laredo, Webb County, Texas
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England's railroads introduce the world's fastest train between London and Swindon at 61.8 mph, part of summer schedules with five high-speed runs and daily non-stops to cities and resorts for commuter convenience.
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London, July 12—The fastest train in the world is now running between London and Swindon, a distance of 77 1/2 miles, which it covers in 75 minutes travelling at the rate of 61.8 miles an hour.
This is one of five trains announced in the summer schedules of the English railroads, that will make better than a mile a minute on regular runs.
The longest run is between London and Bath, 106 7/10 miles, which is made at rate of 61.1 miles an hour.
Another feature of the summer train schedules is that daily non-stop trains are run between London and all the important cities and summer resorts in England, which are designed to allow the worker to live at the seashore and continue to work in London.
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July 12
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The fastest train in the world runs between London and Swindon, covering 77 1/2 miles in 75 minutes at 61.8 miles per hour. It is one of five trains in English summer schedules exceeding a mile a minute. The longest run is London to Bath, 106 7/10 miles at 61.1 miles per hour. Daily non-stop trains connect London to important cities and summer resorts, enabling workers to live at the seashore while working in London.