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Location: Lancashire
Boat Name(s): The FGO Model Fleet
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Tests have taken place on the East Coast Mainline to determine the highest speed steam trains can travel at safely.

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Britain's newest locomotive, a Peppercorn class A1 named Tornado, hit the 100mph mark during test runs between Newcastle and Doncaster.



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