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Published: 2011-11-25 19:25:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 746; Favourites: 14; Downloads: 0
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Fireman's view on 3717 (earlier No. 3440) 'City of Truro' - the first locomotive ever to exceed 100mph.Related content
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That's a view I know well from firing her a few years back.
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City of Truro
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Nice; I've fired her a few times but haven't got that far yet...!
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Same here 
People will thinkt that the flying scotsman was the frist but City of Truro was frist so I like to correct people about that XD
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Yeah
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I just leant out of the side of the cab before we departed.
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Aha, this is nice to see. I was ill and missed this loco at the SVR not so long ago, but I'll lap up most GWR locos. Especially this one.
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Hard to beat a good bit of green and brass!
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But I thought in the Flying Scotsman was the one who went 100mph.
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Scotty was first *officially* (ie timed with dynanometer car) but it's generally accepted Truro did 102.3mpg back in 1903...
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well at least Flying Scotsman holds the *officially* title while Truro holds it generally. Strange that they both hold the same record.
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Lots of people argue either way as to the 'first'. I'm biased for little City though; first engine I fired and she's a real beaut!
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I love her too. and she's a beauty, no doubt about it. But as far as I'm concerned, both Truro and Scotsman share the same record.
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Indeed, though Truro was first!
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