Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-09-08
FAST RAILROAD RUNS
LONG-DIsTANCE SPEED RECORD
MADE BY TRAINS.
Work Of American and English Les
cOmotives ana Engineers-Rao-
ing with Time.
From the New York Journal Of Commerce,

From the New York Journal OF Commerce.
Thirteen years ago the rivalry Of the ease
and west shore lines between London and
Edinburgh established a new record In
long-distance railroad runs, which was sur
passed by the Empire State Express in 1897.
There was more racing between London
and Edinburgh In 1895 and q new record
was established. but twenty-five minutes
was afterward taken OF the time Of the
Empire State Express. There is now a new
outbreak Of racing between London and
Edinburgh due to the effort Of the Midland
road to regain Its lost popularity with
travellers.
In 1885 the run from London to Edin-
burgh was made in eight and a half hours
and was claimed to be easily the fastest
long-distance run In the world. In 1892 the
Empire State Express began running from
this city to Buffalo. forty miles longer than
the distance between London and Edin-
burgh. In only ten minutes more time. In
1895 the British records established were
from London to Dundee 49, miles in eight
hours. and from London to Perth, 400 miles,
In seven hours and forty-fve minutes. Tho
runs to Aberdeen. $40 miles by the west
were made In eight hours and fifty-eighs
minutes and nine hours and eleven minutes.
respectively.
New York to Buffalo.
Three years ago the London Times
special commissioner made the run from
here to Buffalo, 40 miles. In eight hours
and quarter, which he compared with the
run from London to Perth by the east
shore. mile and a half longer and only
minute less than nine hours, and the
west coast route, eight and half miles
and twenty-one minutes longer than the
run of the Empire State Express He re-
which he compared with the Midland train.
London to Perth, little longer and with
more stops. "a handsome allowance for
the extra miles and the extra stops would
be forty-five minutes; but the extra time
allowed by the Midland is, in fact, over
two hours" The London Times admit
ted couple of years ago that the fastest
regular trains were run in this country
and France A German engineering author
1ty year ago gave the priority decidedly
to France. but most of the very fast runs
on French roads were much shorter than
those of the Scotch expresses or the dis
tances between this city and Buffalo.
London to Edinburgh.
The east and west coast lines have been
dispatching trains from London at 10
o'clock which reached Edinburgh at els.
The Midland put on a train to leave half
an hour earlier and reach its destination
ten minutes earlier. The running times.
therefore, were eight hours fifteen minutes
for two lines and eight hours thirty-fve
minutes for the third. for a distance forty
miles less than the distance from here to
Buffalo, which is done in eight hours fif-
teen minutes. One of the British trains,
however, initiated the racing by disre-
garding the time when 1t was due in Edin-
burgh, and getting there as soon as IL
could. The east shore train arrived thir-
teen minutes ahead Of time and the Mid
land train was one minute behind time.
The former left London half an hour after
the latter and reached Edinburgh four min
uteS ahead of 1t. The west shore train
lost time all along and arrived nineteen
minutes behind time.