Miss Prism

There was for many years a deep-rooted idea in Paddington minds that it was utterly impossible for a standard gauge train to run as fast as a broad gauge train, and the authorities could not for a long time be bought to reduce the 95 or 97 minute allowance for the Paddington-Swindon runs. There may have been another reason lurking in the Paddington mind. All trains except the "Dutchman" and "Zulu" conveyed third class passengers, and this type of being was not persona grata wi...