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Fastest Steam engine ever in revenue service?

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Posted by spbed on Friday, June 24, 2005 1:42 PM
The Mallard in Britan did between 125/130 MPH[:o)][:p][:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 24, 2005 1:15 PM
I agree with the T1... Although I heard that particular engine did not find the "Top end" before the engineer had to slow. I dont know if it was true or not.
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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, June 24, 2005 1:08 PM
...I have in front of me a Kalmbach book of 1943 and a photo showing the E-2 Atlantic engine and passenger cars...with this discription under the photo: "Worlds fastest train now or in 1905"...."On June 12, 1905, the Pennsylvania Special, predecesor of the Broadway Limited went three miles in 85 seconds..." It was a fast-stepping E-2 Atlantic. That would be a hair over 127 mph. Have no idea if that may still stand...I doubt it. But that was fast for such roadbed available then.

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Posted by CopCarSS on Friday, June 24, 2005 12:22 PM
There's stories that a PRR T1 made it past 130mph late one night when the engineer decided to push it since he was behind schedule (a scary thing to do because the T1 had a tendency to slip its drivers at high speeds). I'm sure the Hiawatha's and 400's made some short bursts of really high speeds, too.

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Fastest Steam engine ever in revenue service?
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 24, 2005 12:19 PM
OK you nostalgia buffs, what was the fastest speed ever attained by a steam locomotive in revenue service, and who/what/where was it?

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