What was the fastest steam train in the u k ?

Question

What was the fastest steam train in the u k ?

Answer 1

Mallard beat Flying Scotsman but peeps still think its the Flying Scotsman.both loco/s are in York railway museum. Flying Scotsman runs a service between York and Scarborough during the summer.

Answer 2

This brought the "anoraks" out of the woodwork.

They are all correct though  - named after waterfowl.

Answer 3

the flying duck the mallard

Answer 4

The Great Western Railway's City of Truro was the first steam locomotive to exceed 100 miles per hour pulling the Plymouth-Paddington mail train.

Answer 5

The Mallard Pacific Engine, now housed in the National Rail Museum York.

Answer 6

It's Mallard that is now in the National railway museum in York.

Answer 7

Im gonna guess at the Mallard, but I suppose the Flying Scotsman might have been up there too.

Answer 8

The Mallard.

Probably the fastest in the world.

Answer 9

The Mallard

Answer 10

Certainly Mallard was the fastest steam locomotive in the UK (and in the world) The fastest steam hauled train was for many years the Cheltenham (Flyer) Spa Express which ran at a top speed of 80pmh covering the 77 miles from Paddington to Cheltenham in 65 minutes

Answer 11

Mallard

...and still is.

Answer 12

mallard

Answer 13

To be strictly technical.... it's not a steam train... it's a steam locomotive.... anyway... MALLARD

Answer 14

Mallard, A4 class locomotive, designed by Sir Nigel Gresley of the LNER, which reached 126mph with a test train on the East Coat Main line on July 3rd 1938.

Flying Scotsman had previously held the record (112mph).

Both locomotives are preserved.

The record set by Mallard was a world rail speed record at the time and remains unbeaten for a steam locomotive.

Answer 15

Flying Scotsman probably 110 mph

Nope..Was The Mallard 126mph