180 Book of Locomotives 



London and North-Eastern has got back 

 its snippet run between Darlington and 

 York which works out at rather more than 

 60 miles an hour. These then are the 

 speediest trains on the three greatest of our 

 groups. On the fourth, the Southern such 

 speed is not attempted, mainly because 

 conditions are against sprinting. There is 

 nothing wrong with the locomotives or the 

 men behind them. For twenty miles out 

 of London the road is congested with local 

 traffic, and by the time that is cleared the 

 opportunity for fine running is spoiled by 

 the heavy country encountered. 



