In message , at
22:34:14 on Mon, 8 Dec 2008, Tom Anderson
remarked:
It's true if "fast" means "non-stop from Shenfield".

That isn't a useful definition of "fast" in this context.

Actually, in this context, it's the *only* useful definition.

You may think it useful, but it's actually completely wrong and
unhelpful. I might accept "semi-fast", although the nearer you are to
Southend the less this applies.
--
Roland Perry