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RX14 | 3 years ago

Long-distance trains in the UK manage about the same, with 200km/h max, but for more of the track (and higher accel/decel)

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iso1631|3 years ago

My normal London-Stoke train is 145.9 miles in 1h28, average of 99.4mph, with 125mph along great swathes of it.

The hourly Glasgow departure averages 105mph to Warrington

Once you get up north speeds drop -- the eng to end average for Glasgow-London is about 84mph (401 miles in 4h47), Edinburgh-London is a similar distance but a bit faster at about 4h26, so 89mph.

Washington DC to Boston is 440 miles and seems to take about 6h40 at best, just 66mph