Track Record

A problem from the October 1964 issue of Eureka, the journal of the Cambridge University Mathematical Society:

“At noon precisely, a train leaves A for B, and another leaves B for A. They pass after 51 minutes. Each train stays 27 minutes at its destination and then returns by the same route. The trains from A and B travel throughout with constant speeds of 23 m.p.h. and 39 m.p.h., respectively. At what time do they pass for the second time?”

Click for Answer