Edinburgh to London in just 40 minutes: how superfast transport could soon become reality

IMAGINE stepping out your front door for a daily commute from Edinburgh to London – and in less time than it takes to finish the crossword, arriving there just 40 minutes later. With today’s grumbles over slow trains and queues at airports it might seem like a far-fetched prospect, but this could be a reality in the not-too-distance future with the development of a new ‘supertrain’.