five-twenty-five

Updated: June 10, 2025

Then she happened to glance at the clock, and saw she was already late for the promenade; but as she hurried down the drive she heard the whistle of a railway engine and stood perfectly still just as if some one had called to her. But that was the five-twenty-five train, of course. That by which Godfrey invariably returned when he had spent the day in the city, was half an hour later.

J. E. Buckrose - The Privet Hedge

"By the five-twenty-five from Bergamo," said he. "A very convenient train," she remarked; and then, in the pleasantest manner, whereby the unusual mode of valediction was carried off, "Good evening." "Good evening," responded Peter, and accomplished his fourth bow.

Henry Harland - The Cardinal's Snuff-Box