[Land-speed] British Steam effort 139.843mph

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Jack Costella:  Got your ears on?
Ed Weldon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Bryant" <saltracer at awwwsome.com>
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] British Steam effort 139.843mph


> Is that fast? Sorry, I guess I am not too impressed..In 1938, the British
> steam LINER Class A4 4468 MallardI, with six coaches plus a dynamometer 
> car
> in tow, ran 126 MPH.
> A much different car than the present streamliner, the Stanley Steamer, 
> set
> record at 127.659 MPH in 1906. I would think that the technology of today
> would send them much faster.
> Tom