Fastest tank engine?

[Steamdemon]

Well, I did a test of the 61 001 and I got 108MPH out of it. But are there any tank engines that can beat that speed?

 

[cascaderailroad]

Most steamers wre only capable of 60-70 mph, max ... much lower speeds for tank (switching) locos. I have found that 5 mph switching is really enjoyable, and I limit my trackside speed signs to @ 15 mph.

The A23 JetSled goes 687 mph. My favorite high speed track inspection vehicle.

 

[sawyer811]

well, there were some high-speed suburban tanks built in britain....the terrier comes to mind, but i don't think they could go that fast. There's the E4, and some of the Ivatt 2MT worked the London Metropolitan.

 

[captainkman]

Thomas and the Jet Engine? He beat Gordon with that, and Thomas is a tank engine. :hehe:

cascaderailroad, the Jet Sled is NOT a tank engine, whereas Thomas is. Imagine coming to a faulty section of track in it though!

 

[Steamdemon]

I wonder if he could beat spencer, that arrogant A4 with a jet engine.

 

[captainkman]

I wonder if he could beat spencer, that arrogant A4 with a jet engine.

He probably could! Spencer is just a streamlined Gordon! Streamlining only got the railways 5mph of extra speed, and only at high speed, for the cost of higher maintainance, due to having most of the parts (boiler, rods, cylinders) covered.

 

[captainkman]

well, there were some high-speed suburban tanks built in britain....the terrier comes to mind, but i don't think they could go that fast. There's the E4, and some of the Ivatt 2MT worked the London Metropolitan.

There was a high speed express tank: The 'Remembrance' class 4-6-4 'Baltic' (The name given to 4-6-4s) owned by the LB&SCR. (London, Brighton and South Coast Railway)

I don't think Ivatts worked on the Metropolitan, except if the Titifeld-Mallingford line has one! They did, however, have 0-4-4s that had condensers to limit the amount of lost water in tunnels.

 

[K4driver]

What a useless thread

 

[sawyer811]

There was a high speed express tank: The 'Remembrance' class 4-6-4 'Baltic' (The name given to 4-6-4s) owned by the LB&SCR. (London, Brighton and South Coast Railway)

I don't think Ivatts worked on the Metropolitan, except if the Titifeld-Mallingford line has one! They did, however, have 0-4-4s that had condensers to limit the amount of lost water in tunnels.

I've seen pictures of 2MTs working surface lines, but there were some old Panniers fitted with condensers too.

 

[stovepipe]

There was a high speed express tank: The 'Remembrance' class 4-6-4 'Baltic' (The name given to 4-6-4s) owned by the LB&SCR. (London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.

For a Trainz model of the Remembrance loco see

http://www31.brinkster.com/decapod/

it's the one called SR333. It's an older model, but it does have a partial normal map. Maximum speed of the real locos were in the order of 75-80mph in service. (thanks Barrie!)

I doubt there were any tank locos which were faster than this in the UK.