Virgin train speed record attempt
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A new train speed record is being attempted on the 401-mile journey from Glasgow to London.
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Virgin's high-speed tilting trains have experienced difficulties on its first day of passenger services.
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Two of Britain's high-speed trains that are supposed to travel at 110 mph had a disappointing debut Monday, after two of the brand new trains broke down.
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The steam powered car that is aiming for a land speed record and an alternative fuel future.
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The Guinness Book of Records recognises the world speed record set by Nasa's X-43A hypersonic aircraft in March.
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Business & money: Virgin boss says he will 'battle to the 11th hour' as shareholders protest at nationalisation 'campaign'
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A passenger train derailed late Friday in northwestern England, Sky News and the British Broadcasting Corp. reported. A passenger told the BBC that some of those aboard suffered broken bones.
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A plane flying from Hong Kong to London&#39;s Heathrow airport has been diverted to Stansted following a security alert. The Virgin airlines plane landed safely at about 5.30am, following a reported bomb threat in a telephone call, officials at Stansted said.
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AUTHORITIES have said the country&#39;s fastest train was travelling at twice the permitted speed when it derailed in Queensland. The Tilt Train plunged off the line north of Bundaberg
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A Eurostar train shattered the record for the quickest rail journey between Paris and London on Tuesday, using a new high-speed track that shaved some 30 minutes off the previous fastest time.
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NASA will try this morning to set a speed record of Mach 10 -- that&#39;s 11.2 thousand kilometres an hour -- with an unmanned hypersonic jet.
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LONDON, September 27  - Virgin Group Limited, owned by the British billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, is planning to launch the world&#39;s first passenger flight service to space in 2007, with seat prices starting at about $198,600.
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A British explorer has broken the speed record for reaching the North and South Poles and the summit of Mount Everest, The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported Saturday.
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An unmanned experimental jet has broken a world record for speed, cruising over the Pacific Ocean at just under 7000 miles (11,265km) per hour in a NASA test of cutting-edge &quot;scramjet&quot; engine technology.
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Speed dating singles aim for a brief but close encounter on First Great Western's 125mph "love train".
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Virgin Trains fails in its attempt to continue operating the Cross Country rail franchise, as rival Arriva triumphs.
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British police said Saturday they suspected faulty points caused a high-speed train derailment which killed an 84-year-old woman, adding it was a near &quot;miracle&quot; that there were not more deaths.