The 2000th locomotive to be built at the famous Swindon Works of the Great Western Railway was always going to be something a bit special. And it was! GWR no. 3440 was to be the immortal Cityof Truro the first man-made machine anywhere to be recorded at a speed in excess of 100 mph. This programme is a tribute to the graceful Edwardian locomotive at work on the railways of Great Britain on both main and preserved lines between 1985 and 1992 after she was restored to full working order by the Severn Valley Railway.
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Documentary tribute to the Edwardian locomotive the 'City of Truro', the first man-made machine to be recorded at a speed in excess of 100 mph. The film shows the locomotive at work on the railways of Great Britain, on both main and preserved lines, between 1985 and 1992 after she was restored to full working order by the Severn Valley Railway.
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