New Year activities of the Home railways include the running of several long-distance, non-stop passenger services unequalled in any other country. Last July, it will be recalled, new non-stop expresses were introduced on the London and North Eastern, and London, Midland and Scottish lines, covering journeys of 268 miles and 236 miles, between King's Cross and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Euston and Carnforth respectively. Both these long-distance runs surpassed the far-famed 226 mile flight of the Great Western train, the “Cornish Riviera Limited,” between Paddington and Plymouth, which had hitherto constituted a world's record. Now the London, Midland and Scottish line has gone even further, with a daily through non-stop run of 299 miles, between Euston Station, London, and the Anglo-Scottish border town of Carlisle.