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No. 4472 - "Flying Scotsman" LNER A3 Pacific Locomotive, at one point, fastest steam engine in the World
Superseded by No. 4468 "Mallard" LNER A4 Pacific Locomotive, set world steam record of 126mph near Grantham, Lincolnshire in 1930s. Ironically the maximum permitted speed for trains at this point is 125mph.
No. 60163 - "Tornado" A1 Pacific Locomotive. Built over a period of roughly 20 years by committed volunteers, completed in 2008, it was the first new steam engine to be built in Britain fro 40 years.
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What do you mean by safe, for the environment, YES
How did World War 1 affect the coal industry in Britain?
steam trains had to take evacuees to the country side in the trains wich destroyed the coal industry in britain
What was the last steam train made?
The last steam train ever Mae was tornado an a1 class locomotive that runs on the minline and pulls commercial trains it was built in England in 2008
How did trains impact society?
its good because it helps us travel to different places its bad because it could pollute water by the steam
What is the value of Rhodes Studios Legendary Steam Trains?
sold by Bradly for $90.00 a plate in an series of four in 1980, prices have dropped since
