Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 by Various
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928 | Great Northern | {48} 67 | 43 | 46 | 6,780 |
| | {19} | | | | 907 | Great Eastern | 34 | 41 | 43 | 3,040 | 2267 | Great Western | 18 | 42 | 46 | 2,600 | 1519 | North-Eastern | 19 | 40 | 43 | 2,110 | 290 | Manch., Sheffield,| 49 | 43 | 44 | 2,318 | | and Lincoln | | | | | 767 | Caledonian | 16 | 40 | 42 | 1,155 | 435 | Brighton | 13 | 41 | 41 | 1,155 | 382 | South-Eastern | 12 | 41 | 41 | 940 | 329 | Glasgow and | 8 | 41 | 43 | 920 | | South-Western | | | | | 796 | London and | 3 | 41 | 44 | 890 | | South-Western | | | | | 984 | North British | 11 | 39 | 41 | 830 | 153 | Chatham and Dover | 9 | 42 | 43 | 690 | +-----------+----------+---------+---------+ | 407 | 41 | 44 | 42,683 | ========================================================================= A total of 407 express trains, whose average journey-speed is 41.6, and which run 42,680 miles at an average "running average" of 44.3 miles per hour. If we arrange the companies according to their speed instead of their mileage, the order is: Average r.a. Miles Great Northern. 46 6,780 |
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