tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685411333605302734.post5464174522986919434..comments2020-12-20T11:10:10.922+00:00Comments on Birmingham2London: February 1956 - the past is a foreign country...Birm2Londhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17467607747073226193noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685411333605302734.post-47023875545037154802012-12-29T21:00:00.895+00:002012-12-29T21:00:00.895+00:00Check out http://www.timetableworld.com/image_view...Check out http://www.timetableworld.com/image_viewer.php?id=7&section_id=1430 for a summary LMS timetable from 1947. Euston-New St was typically 2h35 (going as quick as 2h15), and 12 trains/day northbound. By 1956, BR had introduced newer steam locos, which presumably is the reason for the quicker times you commented on.TomWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13453251490705724225noreply@blogger.com