London to Glasgow in five minutes*

Back...to the future???

Now, how many steam engines do you know have a website address printed on the tender?

From the mentioned website:

quote:

The first new mainline steam engine to be built for 50 years has made its first public journey in Darlington.

Not strictly true. In China they built the last big steam engines in 1989.

It's interesting to note that in the 1930's Brittish coal fired steam engines on the route from London to Scotland made the all time speed record for steam engines in ordinary traffic at 198 kph! Modern hi speed trains in Britain aren't that much faster.

JohanR

Wht do I feel the need to lean as the train goes around the bends?

Jono