STEAM DRIVEN.
SUPERIOR TO ELECTRIC TRAIN.
(British Official Wireless.)
RUGBY, March 7.
On a run made by a London and North-Eastern Railways train between Newcastle and London the speed attained was' the highest ever reached by a steam train anywhere in the world. The effort was undertaken to prove that the supremacy of a coal-fired locomotive cannot be challenged yet for longdistance high-speed running. Not only is the steam train capable of hauling heavier loads at higher speeds than an electric-driven Diesel unit, but its superior adaptability gives it definite economic advantages. DIESEL TRAINS FOR N.S.W. FOUR TO COST £142,000. (Received 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Four new Diesel trains are now on order "or the New South Wales Railway Department. They are regarded as equal to the world's most up-to-date passenger vehicles and will cost £142,000.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 57, 8 March 1935, Page 7
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137STEAM DRIVEN. Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 57, 8 March 1935, Page 7
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