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| May 9th | 3440 City of Truro | ||||||
On this day in 1904, 3440 The City of Truro became the first train to travel at more than 100 miles per hour.
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| Built in 1903 for the Great Western Railways, the locomotive worked the Penzance to Paddington route. On this day in 1904, whilst travelling between Plymouth and Paddington as a mail train, it was timed taking 8.8 seconds to pass between two quarter-mile posts whilst hauling a train of five wagons. 3440 The City of Truro continued in service until March 1931 and, restored, it is now based on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway where it is used for day trips between the Broadway railway station and Cheltenham Racecourse. | |||||||
