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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 7 (February 1, 1932.)

Record train Speed

Record train Speed

The “Cheltenham Flyer,” of the Great Western Railway, established a world's record for speed with steam as the motive power, on the 16th September last when it ran the 77.3 miles from Swindon to Paddington in 58 1/3 minutes, an average start-to-stop speed of 79.51 miles per hour. Hitherto the fastest duly authenticated steam-hauled run in railway history was that established on the Reading Railroad, U.S.A., in May, 1905, from Cowden to Atlantic City, viz., 78.3 m.p.h. At one stage the “Cheltenham Flyer” ran at 90 m.p.h., and for 67 miles continuously the speed ranged well over 80 m.p.h.