The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-31

Speed Comparisons Between Euro
penn and American rains.

New York Journal of Commerce.
Thirteen years ago the rivalry of the
east and west shore lines between London
and Edinburgh established a new record
H. long distance railroad runs, which was
surpassed by the Empire State express in
1892. There was more racing between Lon
don and Edinburgh in 1895 and a new rec
ORD was established, but twenty-five min
utes was afterwards taken on the time of
the Empire State express. There is now q
new outbreak OF racing between London
and Edinburgh. due 10 the effort of the
Midland road TO regain its lost popularity
with travellers.
In 1855 the run from London to Edin-
burgh was made In eight and a half hours.
and was claimed 10 be easily the fastest
long-distance run i'm the world. I'm lS92 the
Empire State express began running from
this city 10 Buffalo, forty miles longer than
the distance between London and Edin-
Durgh. in only ten minutes more time. In
1895 the British records established were
from London TO Dundee. 452 miles. in eight
hours, and from London 10 Perth. 400 miles.
in ! hours and 10 minutes. The runs TO
Aberdeen. $40 miles by the west shore and
527 by the east shore routes. were made i'm
) hours and 0S minutes and 9 hours and IL
minutes. respectively.
Three years ago the London Times's spe-
cial commissioner made the run from here
10 Buffalo, 40 miles. in So hours. which ne
compared with the run from London TO
Perth by the east shore. q mile and a half
Onger and only a minute less than nine
hours. and the west coast route. Sls miles.
and twenty-One minutes longer than the
run OF the Empire State express. He re-
"a Z ~ liz bA4NR AAdiAlAlO tAIIGES,
which he compared with the Midland train,
London 10 Perth. a little longer and with
more stops. A handsome allowance for the
extra miles and extra stops would be forty
five minutes; but the extra time allowed
by the Midland is. in fact. over two hours. p"
The London Times admitted. a couple of
years ago, that the fastest regular trains
were run in this country and France. A
German engineering authority a year ago
gave the priority decidedly 10 France. but
most OF the very fast runs on French roads
were much shorter than those Of the Scotch
expresses or the distance between this city
and Buffalo.
The east and west coast lines have been
cispatching trains from London at 10
o'clock which reached Edinburgh at 6:l5.
The Midland put on a train TO leave half
an hour earlier and reach its destination
ten minutes earlier. The running times
therefore. were hours IL minutes for TWO
lines and 5 hours Is minutes for the third
for a distance forty miles less than the
distance from here 10 Buffalo. which is
done in 5 hours Is minutes one OF the
British trains. however. initiated the rae
ing by disregaruing the time when il was
due in Edinburgh, and getting there as
soon as u could. The east shore train ar
rived thirteen minutes ahead Of the time
and the Midland train was one minute be
han time. The former left London half
an hour after the latter and reached Edin-
burgh four minutes ahead OF IL. The west
shore train lost time all along and arrived
nineteen minutes behind time.