"James Silverton" wrote in message
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Hello All!

To settle arguments here, can anyone tell me what are the fastest
scheduled long distance trains in Britain? Are there any other trains as
fast as the Chunnel train? How is timekeeping on the fast trains?

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

The maximum permitted speed is 125mph but much track does not permit that
speed. Two train types were built (or intended) to operate faster but they
have never been permitted to achieve their higher speed.

The Eurostar trains that operate London/Paris and Brussels via the Channel
Tunnel have a maximum permitted 186 mph. Commuter trains using the same
tracks are currently being used in limited service and will operate to a
permitted maximum of 140 mph.