Date: 26/07/2013

RAIL journeys between Edinburgh and London will be cut to just over four hours in 2019 after the UK Government announced yesterday it had ordered a new fleet of trains for the east coast main line.

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Four-hour Edinburgh-London train journeys in 2019

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RAIL journeys between Edinburgh and London will be cut to just over four hours in 2019 after the UK Government announced yesterday it had ordered a new fleet of trains for the east coast main line.

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Location: Joppa [2nd]
Company: North British Railway
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Deltic 9014 The Duke of Wellington's Regiment approaches Portobello East signalbox with the down Flying Scotsman on 25 February 1970.
Location: Portobello East Junction
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