London Euston high speed train run

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London Euston high speed train run

« on: June 17, 2021, 06:23:37 »

being featured on BBC1 breakfast news LIVE on Thursday 17 June(thats today)


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ray951

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Re: London Euston high speed train run

« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2021, 08:59:06 »

The train can be followed here https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:S00619/2021-06-17/detailed#allox_id=0

Although I note it is timed at 3hr 53 min so it needs to arrive early as the Northbound record is 3hr 52min 40 sec.

The current record was set by APT^▸ -P 37 years ago.

Incidentally the Southbound record is 3hr 55 min, which is odd because surely it is downhill from Glasgow to London


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Ralph Ayres

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Re: London Euston high speed train run

« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2021, 10:32:54 »

According to the MD of Avanti (current West Coast operator)'s owners, “This record attempt shows how effectively rail can deliver cross-Border connectivity.” I'm not sure how much a one-off stunt shows this but it could well be latched onto by anti-HS2^▸ campaigners as further proof that a new High Speed line isn't needed.


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Re: London Euston high speed train run

« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2021, 11:08:06 »

Quote from: Ralph Ayres on June 17, 2021, 10:32:54

Double edged sword ... current fastest scheduled train (today) is 4 hours and 39 minutes, with 9 stops. It includes 14 minutes of engineering and pathing allowance, 2 minutes of which are in the final Motherwell to Glasgow Central leg
18:30 London Euston
20:14 Warrington Bank Quay
20:25 Wigan North Western
20:41 Preston (Lancs)
20:55 Lancaster
21:10 Oxenholme Lake District
21:35 Penrith
21:50 Carlisle
22:09 Lockerbie
22:53 Motherwell
23:09 Glasgow Central

A proof-of-concept sub - 4 hour run (4 hours 15 minutes with Crewe, Preston and Carlisle stops) is perhaps useful when looking to update services to offer a more appropriate alternative to flying. But having said that, the trips I have made on the London to Glasgow expresses are notable by how few people are making the full journey; is that because theyre's not the whole-journey traffic or because it's not serviced properly?


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Re: London Euston high speed train run

« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2021, 12:06:04 »

If anyone wished to see how it's getting on.
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:S00619/2021-06-17/detailed#allox_id=0


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ray951

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Re: London Euston high speed train run

« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2021, 14:43:03 »

Apparently missed the record by 21 seconds.


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grahame

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Re: London Euston high speed train run

« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2021, 15:03:34 »

On time arrival if not quite a record - and in between all the normal service trains. Sub 4 hours London to Glasgow ain't bad. Compares to 7 hours 16 minutes drive (according to Google). Flight time stated as 1 hour 23 minutes ... realistically at least two hours from entering one airport to leaving the other, then you need to consider total journey and price.

RTT^» shows the same schedule for next week too. Are they having another go?


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Re: London Euston high speed train run

« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2021, 21:04:10 »

117 miles in the first hour is not bad going!


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