Average r.a. Miles Great Northern. 46 6,780 Great Western. 46 [2]2,600 Midland. 45 8,860 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 44 2,318 London and South-Western. 44 890 North-Western. 43 10,400 Glasgow and South-Western. 43 920 Great Eastern. 43 3,040 North-Eastern. 43 2,110 Chatham and Dover. 43 690 Caledonian. 42 1,155 South-Eastern. 41 940 Brighton. 41 1,155 North British. 31 825 [Footnote 2: Not reckoning mileage west of Exeter.] EXPRESS ROUTES ARRANGED IN ORDER OF DIFFICULTY OF GRADIENTS, ETC. North British, Caledonian, Manch., Sheffield & Lincoln, Midland, Glasgow and South-Western, Chatham and Dover, South-Eastern, Great Northern, South-Western, Great Eastern, Brighton, North-Western, North-Eastern, Great Western. LONG RUNS IN ENGLAND. ======================================================================= | Number of | Average | Running | Trains. | Speed. | Averages. ------------------------------------+-----------+---------+------------ | | Miles. | Miles. Midland. | 104 | 53 | 46 (5,512) North-Western. | 98 | 60 | 45 (5,880) Great Northern. | 49 | 73 | 50 (3,616) Great Western. | 24 | 56 | 48 (1,344) Great Eastern. | 24 | 56 | 42 (1,362) Brighton. | 23 | 45 | 42 (1,047) North-Eastern. | 20 | 56 | 44 (1,120) South-Western. | 13 | 47 | 44 (615) South-Eastern. | 12 | 66 | 42 (795) Chatham and Dover. | 8 | 63 | 45 (504) Caledonian. | 8 | 59 | 45 (476) Glasgow and South-Western | 8 | 58 | 44 (468) Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln. | 8 | 48 | 43 (390) North British. | 7 | 60 | 40 (423) ------------------------------------+-----------+---------+------------ Total. | 406 | 58 | 45 (23,550) =======================================================================