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THE FASTEST LOCOMOTIVE 



A QUESTION often asked is " Which line 

 has the speediest trains? ' Of recent years, 

 since the grouping the field of exploration 

 has been narrowed considerably and we 

 can place without hesitation the famous 

 line of Brunei at the head of the list the 

 Great Western. 



During the War all our fine expresses 

 lost their records; it was sad but essential. 

 Since the War most of the railways have 

 tried their hardest to get back their best 

 runs. 



In this the Great Western have been 

 more successful than the other lines both 

 before and after the grouping. In the latter 

 case the fortunes of the group melting pot 

 have rather helped them because whilst 

 the other big companies are having to 



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