Train Trivia 1/10/06 (ANSWERED)

[selector]

T'is a trick question. What speedometer?

[Anonymous]

Although they regularly exceded it, the speedometer pegged out at 120 mph; leaving historians to forever wonder just how fast could they really go.

[howmus]

The Hudson Hiawatha is reputed to have made an early run clocking 120 MPH average. I don't however recall that steam locos had speedometers ??????? I know that most engineers on the old steam at least used there watches, two mileposts and some math to calculate the speed of the train.

[Anonymous]

120

[Texas Zepher]

Even though I am guessing it cruised at 90, speedometers would generally read much higher than a vehicle can go. 120 would probably be a reasonable maximum to put on the gauge, so they probably set the top of the scale to 150 for "impression" value.

[james saunders]

90

[trainboyH16-44]

The Mallard went 126 MPH during braking trials, and though this is the worldrecord, it was set on a downhill, and the French didn't like that..they had one that went 125 on a flat.
But I said 120, it seems fitting..

[Train 284]

I'll say 90. Because no steamer has ran faster than the Malard in England which I think was like 120 MPH or something.

[Anonymous]

120
Source: Classic Trains