Re: Steam Train Races

David Bromage (dbromage@metz.une.edu.au)
27 May 1997 23:26:10 GMT

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Roderick Smith (rodsmith@werple.mira.net.au) wrote:
>The aeroplane's speed is relative to air. A decent headwind can overcome
>any disparity with train speeds. Melbourne journalist Keith Dunstan
>recalled his training days in a Tiger Moth, often overtaken by Spirit of
>Progress because of headwinds.

A Moth only has a maximum speed of 90mph. The steam SoP was unofficially
reported to have reached that speed on several occasions.

Cheers
David

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