wcA^peedof 02 miles an liour was attained oh the -Great ■'Northern railroad which recently carried the Dulce of Edinburgh fcpm r iLpedß to London,. 186 i miles, "ih lUree' hours. This speed has been frequently equajled, and sometimes sur'•p^iss(*d for slidrt distances, but it is rc"marltable as the average rale. for such, a 4o'n« journey '* The* engine had driving jjWieels 8 feet in diameter.- —To-accomplish t|-ip,in Jthe7 ft«ne::given&the w&els y«iiist;liave made 2jl9 v , revolutions per niiiiul c or uiore thana9,'ooo'la tliree hours.
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Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 66, 3 February 1883, Page 3
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82Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 66, 3 February 1883, Page 3
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