In 1862 the journey time was 10 and a half hours between London and Edinburgh.
On short-haul routes the D-series would still have a faster gate-to-gate journey time than a 737.
Improving the line between Ashford and Thanet could easily cut another 10 minutes off the journey time.
Mr Verster said the diverted rail route would add an extra journey time of 20 minutes or more.
Mrs Gillan remains unconvinced of the need for HS2 to reduce the journey time between London and Yorkshire.
The project promises to reduce the journey time between the cities to less than 30 minutes by 2024.
Kent County Council (KCC) wants the line extended to cut the journey time to Manston Airport from London.
For some of the city's poorest residents, the BRT has cut their journey time to work by half.
The planned new 250mph rail route between London and Birmingham aims to cut the journey time to 49 minutes.
Ten minutes is being cut to the journey time between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
However, this will be achieved by taking a diversion which will add up to 50 minutes to the journey time.
"We would like to see reliability initially improved markedly and we want to see the journey time reduced, " he said.
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Indeed, every other similar investment has proved that journey time and frequency improvements equal passenger growth that can be calculated.
Anyone who can cut 15 minutes off my journey time from Edinburgh airport to Kirkcaldy by ending the bridge tolls is the man for me.
It will also see the journey time from Manchester to London reduced by nearly an hour to 1 hour and eight minutes via the Birmingham link.
Another knock-on effect of this extended journey time would see the dials and controls inside the craft lose power, leaving Allen to guess his altitude and airspeed.
Of greater interest to British tourists - skiers like me - is that the journey time from London to Milan will be cut to just six hours.
If recently announced estimates are to be believed, the hypersonic SpaceLiner that would reduce the journey time from Europe to Australia down to just 90 minutes is about 50 years out.
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Major enhancements to the link between Glasgow and Edinburgh, aimed at reducing the journey time to 35 minutes and increasing the number of services from five or six to 13 per hour.
The journey time from Swansea bus station to Bristol Airport has been put at two hours and 45 minutes, while the stage from Cardiff to Bristol will take an hour and 40 minutes.
"Services between London Paddington and Tiverton Parkway are running and buses are replacing train services between Tiverton Parkway and Exeter, adding at least an hour to your overall journey time, " a First Great Western spokesman said.
With a journey time of about seven minutes, the train service means London's Olympic Park will be more quickly accessed from the host city than has been the case in any previous Olympic Games, LOCOG officials say.
Pieces include a 22m mural called Journey Across Time, featuring moving components that change as passengers pass by on the moving walkway, and another mural that spans 3.5km.
Your friend is on a journey and needs time to process this profound life experience.
The journey also incorporates time off the train to encounter the cultures, food and people of Ecuador a little closer at hand.
But these old-school rides offer more than a journey back in time: They can unlock some of the world's toughest-to-reach terrain, from the Rocky Mountains to Russia's vast countryside.
American films that opened in China after "Life of Pi" and are awaiting their cut of box office grosses in the country include "Skyfall, " released by Sony Pictures Entertainment, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" from Time Warner Inc.
It is fair to point out that this was a journey in his own time and at his own expense.
Where conditions prove to be poor and a journey is unavoidable, drivers are asked to leave extra time or to consider delaying their journey if the weather becomes severe.
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