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Newcastle, thence onwards direct to Edin- 

 burgh, and now non-stop all the way, 

 sufficient passengers being available for 

 these cities to make up a 3OO-ton train at 

 least. This gives a really good relief to the 

 ' Flying Scotsman " proper, bringing that 

 very big train well within the capacity of 

 those magnificent " Pacifies " of which the 

 L.N.E.R. are justly proud. It is significant 

 of the way our trains have grown in weight, 

 despite the intense competition of the 

 motor, when we realise that thirty years 

 ago the splendid old eight-footers were 

 hauling, unaided, the " Flying Scotsman ' : 

 of that day. From 250 tons the weight has 

 gone up to nearer 600, and even with the 

 relief indicated, this famous train often 

 exceeds 400 tons. 



We come then, to the position that long 

 distance running is often more a matter of 

 tender than locomotive economics, if we 

 may so divide the machine. Certainly, with- 

 out a water scoop, the engine could not 

 manage the 236 miles on the L.M.S. and 

 the 268 non-stop on the L.N.E.R. The day 



