What is the Fastest Steam Locomotive in the World?
Answer:
The highest speed ever credited to a steam locomotive is 201 km/h (125 mph) over 402 m (440 yd) by the London North Eastern Railway Class A4 (4-6-2) No. 4468 Mallard (later numbered 60022), which hauled seven coaches weighing 243 tonnes gross down Stoke Bank, near Essendine, between Grantham, Lincolnshire, and Peterborough, on July 3, 1938.
The highest speed ever credited to a steam locomotive is 201 km/h (125 mph) over 402 m (440 yd) by the London North Eastern Railway Class A4 (4-6-2) No. 4468 Mallard (later numbered 60022), which hauled seven coaches weighing 243 tonnes gross down Stoke Bank, near Essendine, between Grantham, Lincolnshire, and Peterborough, on July 3, 1938.
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