The cities of Kalsdale and Lamsville are connected by a railway line whose length in kilometers is divisible by 264.

A train started from Kalsdale towards Lamsville and, 6 hours after departing, developed an engine snag which forced it to continue at 5/7 velocity and under an hour late.

If the engine snag had occurred 98 kilometers later, it would have arrived 24 minutes sooner at its destination.

How far apart are Kalsdale and Lamsville, what was the initial speed of the train, and how many minutes late was the train?

Without looking at Charlie's solution, I get:

Kalsdale to Lamsville is 1056km

The train was initially going 98km/h

The train was 1 hour and 55 minutes late (to the nearest minute)

Now I will have a look at Charlie's solution!

Posted by Bender on 2006-06-20 11:01:31