Re: Steam speed in Australia

[Roderick Smith <rodsmith@werple.net.au>]

Bisexual Hannah or Steve asked about high speeds with steam.  This of
course couldn't be documented at the time, and has to be obtained from
unprovable assertions, expressed coyly.

Driver Padgett (VR) claimed 86 mph (138 km/h) on a scheduled Spirit of
Progress (S-class Pacific).
A railway-enthusiast tour in NSW in the late 1960s or early 1970s, with a
soon-to-be withdrawn 28 claimed 90 mph (145 km/h) on a long-distance
mainline all-day tour.
Flying Scotsman touched 130 km/h on a fantrip returning from Albury to
Melbourne.

hannah wrote:
Does anyone have any reasonably accurate information on highest speed
(Passenger or freight) attained by steam in this country.
Steve

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Regards
Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor