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2. Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line - Wikipedia

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   The timetable for services between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley sees a train every 15 minutes in the peak, and every 30 minutes in the off-peak. All trains call at Glasgow Queen Street, Falkirk High, Polmont, Linlithgow, Haymarket and Edinburgh Waverley. All off-peak trains and two peak trains per hour also call at Croy.

3. High-speed rail in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   High-speed rail in the United Kingdom is provided on five upgraded railway lines running at top speeds of 125 mph (200 km/h) and one purpose-built high-speed line reaching 186 mph (300 km/h). Trains currently travel at 125 mph (200 km/h) on the East Coast Main Line , Great Western Main Line , Midland Main Line , parts of the Cross Country Route ...

4. List of high-speed railway lines - Wikipedia

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   This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...

5. East Coast Main Line - Wikipedia

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   Continuing demand for reduced journey times led British Rail to introduce a successor to the Deltics, the InterCity 125 High Speed Train (HST) between 1978 and 1979. These could reach speeds up to 125 mph (201 km/h) on existing infrastructure, bringing the fastest London–Edinburgh timing down by another hour, to 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours. [ 14 ]

6. High Speed 2 - Wikipedia

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   The 2007 government white paper "Delivering a Sustainable Railway" stated that trains that travel at a speed of 350 km/h (220 mph) used 90% more energy than at 200 km/h (125 mph), [250] which would result in carbon emissions for a London to Edinburgh journey of approximately 14 kilograms (31 lb) per passenger for high-speed rail compared to 7 ...

7. Lumo (train operating company) - Wikipedia

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   During March 2019, a £100 million order for five Class 803 electric multiple unit high speed trains was placed to operate Lumo's services. Lumo's inaugural service was conducted on 25 October 2021. Initial operations involved the running of two trains per day in each direction on most week days; this was expanded to five trains per day by ...