The Azuma trains accelerate faster than any other on the network

Azuma: High speed train cuts London-Edinburgh journey down to four hours

   The new fleet will operate on Virgin Trains' east coast service
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   shaving 22 minutes off the current journey time.

   The high-speed train is named Azuma, the Japanese word for “East”, in
   homage to Japanese bullet train technology and the coast on which it
   will operate. The vehicle is able to accelerate faster than existing