Fastest speed attained by a steam train

Fastest speed attained by a steam train (202.6 km/h)

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Fastest speed attained by a steam train (202.6 km/h)

  • is 1/5 of Fastest speed attained by a manned rocket sled (1,017 km/h)...more
  • is 1/2 of Fastest speed attained by a helicopter (401 km/h)...more
  • is 2 x Comfortable driving speed (100 km/h)...more
  • is 2.5 x Top speed of a striped marlin (81 km/h)...more
  • is 2.5 x Top speed of a lion (80 km/h)...more
  • is 2.5 x Top speed of a blue wildebeest (80 km/h)...more
  • is 4 x Top speed of a Blue Whale (50 km/h)...more
  • is 5 x Top speed of an African Bush Elephant (40 km/h)...more
  • is 5 x Top speed of a Great White shark (40 km/h)...more
  • is 10 x Top speed of an Eastern Gray Squirrel (20 km/h)...more
  • is 40 x Comfortable walking speed (5 km/h)...more

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