The speed reached on this part of the line, when it was opened around 1958, and used by four car diesel multiple units was 55 mph. I think there was a speed limit of 40 mph on the adjacent road. Anyway up to about 1965, a comfortable cruising speed in most cars was in the mid fifties. (A motoring magazine of the time used to acceleration times to 50 mph)
The speed reached on this part of the line, when it was opened around 1958, and used by four car diesel multiple units was 55 mph. I think there was a speed limit of 40 mph on the adjacent road. Anyway up to about 1965, a comfortable cruising speed in most cars was in the mid fifties. (A motoring magazine of the time used to acceleration times to 50 mph)