Sunday, April 6, 2014

Mountain and Blue Bird record setters, 1933

 

A poster obviously advertising Castrol oil, used by both the Chemins de Fer de l'Etat and Malcolm Campbell. The record speed mentioned of 438 km/h or 272 mph was achieved at Daytona, Florida, on 22 February 1933 in the Campbell-Railton Blue Bird, pic below. This states that the 'Mountain' - a steam loco with a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement - of the Etat was the then world fastest steam locomotive.

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