GREYHOUND OF THE IRON WAY.—“Light as a feather —speedy as a thunderbolt” is how the Americans describe this streamlined Diesel-driven train, which has just created a world record of 120 miles per hour on the run from Los Angeles to New York. A class of “strong men” are seen engaging in a “tug-o’-war” to bring the vehicle from the sheds.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 283, 27 October 1934, Page 4
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60GREYHOUND OF THE IRON WAY.—“Light as a feather—speedy as a thunderbolt” is how the Americans describe this streamlined Diesel-driven train, which has just created a world record of 120 miles per hour on the run from Los Angeles to New York. A class of “strong men” are seen engaging in a “tug-o’-war” to bring the vehicle from the sheds. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 283, 27 October 1934, Page 4
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