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150mph trial run for 'bullet' trains
03 October 2007
The six-carriage, £8.6 million "bullet" trains came close to the speed of a Eurostar during trials on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
Once in use the Javelin fleet will regularly travel at up to 140mph, running between Eurostar trains on the route from St Pancras to Ashford.
Journeys between Folkestone and London will be cut by 35 minutes to 63 minutes.
Tickets will cost up to 30 per cent more than conventional trains.
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