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June 14, 2019

How Streamlining Changed Trains Forever | Spark

Filed under: Britain, History, Railways — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published on 25 Jun 2018

Steam trains leapt forward in speed once Nigel Gresley decided to make them slick, sexy and streamlined.

In the 1930’s, Britain had a railway network that was envied around the world. The East and West Coast railway companies fought to transport passengers from London to Scotland in the shortest time possible.

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