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« on: June 01, 2013, 14:09:14 »
Last week A4 Pacific 'Bittern' was tested at 90mph on the GWML▸ (Great Western Main Line) in advance of the three high speed runs on the ECML▸ (East Coast Main Line) this summer as part of the 75th Anniversary of 'Mallard's' steam speed record:

Here are a couple of videos of the test run:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycJkfaHAhEQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me1OfEEKk3I
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« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2013, 20:32:37 »
Obviously Gods Wonderful Railway is the best place to test the reliability of the much inferior LNER» (London North Eastern Railway - about) Doncaster engineering  Grin
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2013, 20:47:13 »
...and I hope its fitted with TPWS▸ (Train Protection and Warning System) and ATP▸ (Automatic Train Protection).... Tongue Roll Eyes
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Quote from: SandTEngineer on June 01, 2013, 20:47:13
...and I hope its fitted with TPWS▸ (Train Protection and Warning System) and ATP▸ (Automatic Train Protection).... Tongue Roll Eyes
Surely ATC▸ (Automatic Train Control)  Grin
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« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2013, 18:07:22 »
See also, from the National Railway Museum website:

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On 3 July 1938, A4 class locomotive Mallard raced down Stoke Bank at 126mph to set a new steam locomotive world speed record. That record still stands.

In 2013, we're marking the 75th anniversary of Mallard's achievement with a series of commemorative events, including three spectacular opportunities to see the record breaker united with its five surviving sister locomotives: a family reunion on an international scale. We^re now counting down the days until our first ^Great Gathering, which is a free, non-ticketed event.

Only six of the 35 A4 locomotives built survive. We've temporarily repatriated two of them from their home museums in Canada and the US: right now you can come and see the cosmetically restored Dwight D Eisenhower and Dominion of Canada alongside Mallard in the Great Hall at York.
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