With a schedule under 4 hours for the 210 miles journey, the London and North Eastern Railway's new Coronation streamlined train speeding north to Grantham on a trial run. The locomotive drawing the express is Dominion of Canada, one of the fastest in the British Empire. The train at King's Cross station, attracting the attention of bystanders. 30 June 1937

With a schedule under 4 hours for the 210 miles journey, the London and North Eastern Railway's new Coronation streamlined train speeding north to Grantham on a trial run. The locomotive drawing the express is Dominion of Canada, one of the fastest in the British Empire. The train at King's Cross station, attracting the attention of bystanders. 30 June 1937 Stock Photo
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Smith Archive / Alamy Stock Photo

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2BW20G2

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6734 x 5161 px | 57 x 43.7 cm | 22.4 x 17.2 inches | 300dpi

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26 May 2020

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