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Rare CN Turbo High Speed Train Photos to be Released May 3rd, 2017

Adding the new paint scheme to the Turbo Train! We are excited to announce that we have found 28 professionally taken slides of the CN/VIA Turbo Train. That was Canada's only high speed train that ran from 1968-1982. These slides are from the Lorne Perry collection and feature photos from different periods of the Turbo. There are also some rare photos taken inside the train. Check back on our website on May 3rd and you will have access to view them all.

Baby Born on High Speed Train - ITV

The paternal grandmother of a baby girl born on a train packed full of commuters during rush-hour said today: "We're all still in shock." Mari-anne Stanley was travelling back to her home with the unnamed woman who suddenly went into labour on board the 18:18 London Victoria to Maidstone East service last night. Passengers on board the Southeastern service were asked to move off the train or into a separate carriage as a midwife, nurse and police officer, who were off-duty, came forward to help. Ms Stanley said the mother gave birth a week early to a "perfectly healthy" 6lb 13oz baby called Phoebe on board - and were greeted with cheers by other passengers. Explaining how it began, she said: "The train was stopped at West Malling to let passengers off and I ran off to the driver telling him we needed to not go any further and call an ambulance because she was giving birth." Ms Stanley added: "Mum and child are doing very well. They are expe...