Temple Meads to London Paddington train takes just 71 minutes in record-breaking journey [Bristol Post]
Date: 25/09/2019
The fastest ever train ride from Bristol to London took place yesterday (Tuesday, September 24), setting a new modern speed record for the journey.
A special service from Temple Meads to Paddington took just 71 minutes with Great Western Railway (GWR), making it the quickest time since the introduction of the 125mph railway speed limit in the 1970s.
GWRs bullet-style Intercity Express Train, which has been in service since October 2017, now operates on all of GWRs long-distance routes.
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We rode GWR's new superfast train that gets to London in 71minutes
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It is the fastest time recorded since 1976
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The man himself. Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The impressive waxwork on display at the Museum of the Great Western Railway in Swindon on 20 March 2013.
Location: Steam - Museum of the Great Western Railway
Company: Great Western Railway
20/03/2013 Peter Todd
Location: Steam - Museum of the Great Western Railway
Company: Great Western Railway
20/03/2013 Peter Todd
A British Rail InterCity 125, about to leave Bristol Temple Meads station in 1985 with a service to London Paddington.
Location: Bristol Temple Meads
Company: Great Western Railway
//1985 John McIntyre
Location: Bristol Temple Meads
Company: Great Western Railway
//1985 John McIntyre
The up 'Bristol Pullman' passes a class 47 hauled train held at signals at Royal Oak on the approach to Paddington station in September 1969.
Location: Royal Oak Junction
Company: Great Western Railway
20/09/1969 John Furnevel
Location: Royal Oak Junction
Company: Great Western Railway
20/09/1969 John Furnevel
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