Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/66 - Meeting Trains

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 * Meeting Trains
 * At Wurzeltown Junction an old lady put her her head out of the window and shouted:
 * "Guard! how long will the journey be from here to Mudville?"
 * "All the trains take five hours ma'am, either way," replied the official.
 * "And how many trains shall I meet on the way?"
 * This absurd question tickled the guard, but he was ready with his reply:
 * "A train leaves Wurzletown for Mudville, and also one from Mudville to Wurzletown, at five minutes past every hour. Right away!"
 * The old lady induced one of her fellow passengers to work out the answer for her.
 * What is the correct number of trains?