Great Western Railway of England 1837 - 1927 ; souvenir booklet issued in connection with the Centenary of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 1927 : G.W.R., London, 1927

            During September and October 1927 the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad celebrated its centenary with a grand exhibition in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. As part of the proceedings the Great Western Railway, selling themselves as part of a Brunel inspired artery between the UK and the US, sent their new locomotive No. 6000 ‘King George V’ as a static exhibit. This booklet was issued as a souvenir and given the quality of production I wonder if this was not for "VIP" visitors.

After the closure of the exhibition No. 6000 was actually fired up and operated on a demonstration run; even with hard American gas coal the locomotive apparently put up a more than passable performance, the crew coaxing a maximum of 74mph out of the locomotive thus exceeding the apparent 65mph maximum stipulated!

Taken on: November 6, 2023

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