GWR 3700 "City" Class 4-4-0, no. 3440 City of Truro

Great Western Railway City Class 4-4-0 locomotive number 3440 City Of Truro (built at the GWR Swindon Works in 1903, and renumbered 3717 in 1912) is reputedly the first steam locomotive ever to travel in excess of 100 mph (160 km/h), reaching a speed of 102 mph (164 km/h) whilst hauling the "Ocean Mails" special from Plymouth to London Paddington on 9 May 1904. This is widely believed to be correct but has not been conclusively proved. GWR 4-4-0 3700 (City) Class, no. ... Atlantic, Mississippi, & Ohio Railroad #87, delivered 1873-10-27 from the Mason Machine Works of Taunton, Massachusetts. ... Bristol Temple Meads railway station, the original terminus at Bristol. ... GWR 4-4-0 3700 (City) Class, no. ... The Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte and came into use in the early 20th century. ... A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. ... Swindon is a large town of Wiltshire, England, located in the South West of the UK (between London and Bristol). ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... Smeatons tower on Plymouth Hoe Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Paddington station or London Paddington is the name of a major railway station in the Paddington area of London, which is the London terminus for long distance trains to the West of England and South Wales and some West London commuter services. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The historical significance of City of Truro led to its continued survival after withdrawal from service in 1931. It was purchased by the London and North Eastern Railway and was subsequently displayed at a new museum in York. In 1957, the locomotive was returned to service by British Railways and based at Didcot it was used for hauling special excursion trains, usually on the Newbury and Southampton branch line and was renumbered back to 3440. 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The London and North Eastern Railway or LNER was the second-largest of the Big Four railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system, from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... Map sources for Didcot at grid reference SU5289 Didcot is a town in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. ... Newbury is the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in the United Kingdom. ... Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... A branch line is a relatively minor railway line which branches off a more important through route. ...

It was finally retired from traffic in 1961, and passed into the National Collection (based at the National Railway Museum in York) as a static exhibit. The locomotive was restored once more in 1984 to take part in the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Great Western Railway. City Of Truro was recently restored to full working order, at a cost of £130,000 to mark the 100th anniversary of its record-breaking run. 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Great Hall at the NRM with LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard The National Railway Museum (NRM) in York forms part of the British National Museum of Science and Industry. ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The locomotive has also featured as a character in "Duck and the Diesel Engine" (1958), part of the Thomas the Tank Engine series of books by the Rev. W. Awdry. 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thomas the Tank Engine. ... The Reverend W. V. Awdry OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997) was a clergyman, railway enthusiast and childrens author, best known as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine. ...