London to Glasgow in 5 mins

**DSY011** · #1 15th December 2008, 21:56

For a train trip from London to Glasgow in 5 mins go to the following link.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7784179.stm

fishphone · #2 9th January 2009, 19:40

Excellent video. Just wish I could slow it down a bit. Also cannot download it as a file for some reason.

Gandalf · #3 9th January 2009, 19:57

And the wires stayed up!!!!
But what happend here?
"For technical reasons a short stretch near Milton Keynes is missing from the route".
Did the wires fall down on this stretch?
John (G)

**John H-T** · #4 9th January 2009, 21:25

Great film plus wonderful publicity for High Speed 2. Just shows how many twists and turns there are on the West Coast Mainline!

Thanks for the link Syd.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

PaulusCliftus · #5 10th January 2009, 21:04

I missed Weedon in Northamptonshire, years back my brother ended upside down across the line there in a fiesta. I guess it could be missing if MK is aswell.

robbo · #6 10th January 2009, 23:16

would have been faster if they hadnt stopped at so many stations!!

D86 · #7 11th January 2009, 01:55

Looks to me like the stretch between MK to Crewe was missing!!

dogof2head · #8 12th January 2009, 13:45

Apparently the missing bit was due the sun shining straight into the camera, completely whiting out the picture. Not Network Rail's fault for once!

**John H-T** · #9 12th January 2009, 15:36

You mean Network Rail can't move the sun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dogof2head · #10 12th January 2009, 18:02

Or they could at least install come cloud cover!

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