Amazing Infographic Shows Record Breaking Locomotive At Work

To illustrate the workings of the Flying Scotsman locomotive after a £4million renovation, John Lawson designed this amazing infographic for Daily Mail.

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The locomotive set two world records for steam traction, becoming the first steam locomotive to reach 100 miles per hour (160.9 km/h) on 30 November 1934. It then set a record for the longest non-stop run by a steam locomotive when it ran 422 miles (679 km) in Australia on 8 August 1989.

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