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Largest steam locomotives owned by Western Pacific. [13] MPXpress MP54AC: GO Transit: 667-682 MotivePower Industries: 2017-2018 Diesel-electric Bo'Bo' 127–132 tonnes (140–145 short tons) 369 kilonewtons (82,900 lbf) starting; 226 kilonewtons (50,700 lbf) continuous 3,430 kilowatts (4,600 hp) traction; 4,027 kilowatts (5,400 hp) gross [14]
On 3 July 1938, Mallard claimed the world speed record for steam locomotives at 126 mph (203 km/h) during a trial run of a new, quick-acting brake, known as the Westinghouse QSA brake. The speed was achieved during the downward grade of Stoke Bank, south of Grantham at milepost 90¼, between Little Bytham and Essendine stations.
LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard is officially the fastest steam locomotive, reaching 126 mph (203 km/h) on 3 July 1938. LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman was the first steam locomotive to officially reach 100 mph (160 km/h), on 30 November 1934. 41 018 climbing the Schiefe Ebene with 01 1066 as pusher locomotive (video 34.4 MB)
Subsequently, higher peak speeds were recorded for streamlined steam locomotives on Britain's railways, including the LNER Class A4 2509 Silver Link (112.5 mph, September 1935), the LMS Coronation Class 6220 Coronation (114 mph, June 1937) and the LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard (126 mph, July 1938, the current holder of the world speed record for a ...
Its high-speed capability was such that many have claimed that the S1 exceeded on multiple occasions the 126 mph (203 km/h) record steam locomotive speed set in 1938 by the British LNER locomotive 4468 Mallard. The engine was claimed to have exceeded 152 mph (245 km/h) on the Fort Wayne-Chicago run, as it was reported that the PRR received a ...
On August 25, 2009, Team Inspiration of the British Steam Car Challenge broke the long-standing record for a steam vehicle set by a Stanley Steamer in 1906, setting a new speed record of 139.843 mph (225.055 km/h) over a measured mile at Edwards Air Force Base, in the Mojave Desert of California.
The trains would run faster than those on other high-speed lines in the U.S., including Amtrak's Acela between Boston and Washington, D.C., which can top 150 mph (241 kph).
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad No. 999 is a 4-4-0 “American” type steam locomotive built for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1893, which was intended to haul the road's Empire State Express train service. It was built for high speed and is alleged to be the first steam locomotive in the world to travel over 100 ...
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