Claim: The Belfast-Derry/Londonderry train no quicker than it was during Victorian times
Fact-check: Is the Belfast-Derry/Londonderry train no quicker than it was during Victorian times?￼ - FactCheckNI
Verdict: this isn't correct. according to timetables from july 1900, the quickest time for a train to get from derry/londonderry to belfast was 2hrs 55mins. this is 43 minutes longer than today's trains, which take 2hrs 12mins.the journey, both then and now, follows around 95 miles of rail track. however, while the overall route may be similar, one thing has changed a lot: the number of stops.
Organisation: FactCheckNI
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Date published: 2022-07-06T00:00:00