4468 mallard is the fastest steam train in the world.
4468 mallard is the fastest steam train in the world.
what is the fastest steam train in the world?
4468 mallard
sir herbert nigel gresley (19 june 1876 – 5 april 1941) was a british railway engineer. he was one of britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become chief mechanical engineer (cme) of the london and north eastern railway (lner). he was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in britain, including the lner class a1 and lner class a4 4-6-2 pacific engines. an a1 pacific, "flying scotsman", was the first steam locomotive officially recorded over 100 mph in passenger service, and an a4, number 4468 "mallard", still holds the record for being the fastest steam locomotive in the world (126 mph).
nigel gresley
the indian railway institute of signal engineering and telecommunications (iriset), one of ir's six centralised training institutes, was established in secunderabad by the ministry of railways on 24 november 1957. to address the specialised training needs of railway staff and officers in railway signalling and telecommunications. in 1967, the ajanta express was introduced between kachiguda and manmad via secunderabad. with an average speed of , it was india's fastest metre gauge train at the time. the secunderabad–vijayawada junction golconda express was introduced in 1969. the country's fastest steam train, with an average speed of . it was later extended to guntur. in february 1978, the secunderabad division was split into two divisions: secunderabad and hyderabad.
secunderabad junction railway station