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As plans and funding advance for the line, a new rail speed record, at least for Britain, is expected when it opens some time in the next decade.
Racing to Scotland
Racing to Scotland was an early feature of British steam railway development and during two nineteenth century summers passenger trains belonging to different companies raced along the two main railway lines from London, subsequently called the East Coast Main Line and West Coast Main Line, to Scotland.
Honours were snatched back and forth throughout the race and the main winners were passengers who were offered an increasingly fast journey between the two countries. Engineering also benefited as the companies developed faster locomotives.