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| Number of | Average | Running
| Trains. | Speed. | Averages.
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| | Miles. | Miles.
Midland. | 104 | 53 | 46 (5,512)
North-Western. | 98 | 60 | 45 (5,880)
Great Northern. | 49 | 73 | 50 (3,616)
Great Western. | 24 | 56 | 48 (1,344)
Great Eastern. | 24 | 56 | 42 (1,362)
Brighton. | 23 | 45 | 42 (1,047)
North-Eastern. | 20 | 56 | 44 (1,120)
South-Western. | 13 | 47 | 44 (615)
South-Eastern. | 12 | 66 | 42 (795)
Chatham and Dover. | 8 | 63 | 45 (504)
Caledonian. | 8 | 59 | 45 (476)
Glasgow and South-Western | 8 | 58 | 44 (468)
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln. | 8 | 48 | 43 (390)
North British. | 7 | 60 | 40 (423)
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Total. | 406 | 58 | 45 (23,550)
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From this it will be seen that the three great companies run 61 per
cent. of the whole express mileage, and 62 per cent. of the whole
number of long runs.
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