Meanings
- superlativesuperlative form of long-distance: most long-distance
But 25 minutes is not adequate for the longest-distance trains, from Glasgow and Edinburgh, so these 'step down' at Euston and are given 25 minutes plus a service interval - a total of 55 minutes.
2021 November 17, William Barter, “Will ten platforms do for HS2 at Euston terminus?”, in RAIL, number 944, page 32
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