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	SwindonWeb - Swindon History - City of Truro
		And so it was on May 9th that the City of Truro picked up a train of 'ocean mails' recently arrived at Plymouth on a trans-Atlantic steamer from San Francisco, and made ready for the 128-mile trip to Bristol, from where she was later bound for a stop at Swindon, en route to London.
		The City of Truro was due to be one of the centrepieces of the National Railway Museum's Railfest 2004 - a major event celebrating a number of railway milestones, in York from May 29th until June 6th, 2004.
		The City of Truro was originally numbered 3717 but had been renumbered as 3440 by the time of her 100mph run.
	www.swindonweb.com /guid/cityoftruro.htm (1789 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - City of Truro - 100mph Steam Locomotive
		One of the GWR 'City' 4-4-0 class, a design by George Jackson Churchward of Swindon fame, City of Truro is said to have reached a speed of 102.3mph as it steamed past Whiteball Bank in Somerset on its way to London on 9 May, 1904.
		Due to this record-breaking run, number 3440 was preserved as early as 1931 and has been either running or on static display at locations such as the National Railway Museum in York and the Swindon Railway Museum ever since.
		City Of Truro was recently restored to full working order once again, at a cost of £130,000 and taking three years, to mark the 100th anniversary of its record-breaking run.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A14017899 (631 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		As part of the GW 150 celebrations the GWR 4-4-0 3440 'City of Truro' was booked to work a train from Plymouth to it's namesake city but, as you might have guessed, the loco wasn't ready in time so the honour fell to GWR Castle 4-6-0 7029 'Clun Castle'.
		The next southbound train was double headed by a GWR pair consisting of 4-4-0 3440 'City of Truro' and Castle 4-6-0 5051 'Drysllwyn Castle' and these locos are heard departing with a train for Kidderminster.
		GWR Castle 4-6-0 5029 'Nunney Castle' was on the back of the train and sounds to be giving the King a hefty shove on the gradient.
	www.steamsounds.org.uk /sj/txt/gw2details.txt (10987 words)

	City of Truro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The GWR "City" 4-4-0 class is a masterpiece by the great George Jackson Churchward, the reigning genius at Swindon after Dean and before Collett.
		City of Truro broke the 100mph speed barrier for steam railways in 1904, the year after he was introduced.
		City of Truro was steamed for the 100th anniversary of his record breaking run, part of the Railfest event at the National Railway Museum in May-June 2004.
	www.pegnsean.net /~railwayseries/cityoftruro.htm (217 words)

	City of Truro Returns
		This celebrated centenarian will stay on the line until the end of May. It is expected to be operating trains between the GWR's stations at Cheltenham Race Course and Toddington every weekend from 16th and 17th April through to the end of May.
		City of Truro was built by the Great Western Railway at Swindon in 1903 and it is said to have been the first locomotive to smash the 100 mph barrier in May 1904.
		But, he says: "City of Truro will be limited to 25mph on our line - but that's quite fast enough to appreciate the grace and elegance of this remarkable survivor from the days when steam locomotives were the fastest machines on the planet."
	www.gwsr.com /html/city_of_truro_returns.html (244 words)

	GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Great Western Railway City Class 4-4-0 locomotive number 3440 City Of Truro was designed by George Jackson Churchward and built at the GWR Swindon Works in 1903.
		City Of Truro was recently restored to full working order, at a cost of £130,000 to mark the 100th anniversary of its record-breaking run.
		City of Truro featured as a character in the book Duck and the Diesel Engine, part of The Railway Series by the Rev.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/GWR_3700_Class_3440_City_of_Truro (418 words)

	Heritage Railway magazine - The UK's Heritage and preservation railway news source
		Churchward-designed City class 4-4-0 No 3440 City of Truro made a return to steam during the spring, in time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its reputed 102mph record-breaking speed of May 1904.
		City of Truro was again returned to steam in order to take part in the 1985 ‘GWR 150’ celebrations.
		While in service with the Great Western Railway, City of Truro was claimed to have been the first steam locomotive to break the 100mph barrier when it reached 102.3 mph on the descent from Whiteball summit in Somerset with a five-coach up mail train from Plymouth back in 1904.
	www.heritagerailway.co.uk /bonus/bonus2.htm (499 words)

	Fastest Steam Locomotive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		GWR 4-4-0 "City of Truro" is perhaps at the centre of the longest running controvery surrounding the performance of any steam railway locomotive.
		City of Truro is a saturated, (non superheated), steam loco with a maximum indicated horsepower similar to other contemporary 4-4-0s: approaching 1000 ihp.
		Determining the maximum likely speed achieved by "City of Truro" by horsepower calculations uses a totally factual approach, where the only conclusions I have ever seen from serious and established students of loco perfomance is that "City of Truro" did not reach 100 mph.
	www.germansteam.co.uk /Tonup/Tonup.html (7990 words)

	FocalPlane > Firing and Driving Experience > Part 1
		Some minor trouble had been detected in the latter’s boiler so the GWR called the National Railway Museum, owners of the historic City of Truro, and received their permission to substitute for the day.
		City of Truro was a prized exhibit, standing on the main roundhouse turntable and I took two photos, shown here.
		Ten years later, City of Truro arrived at Toddington for an extended loan and we visited the shed and learned that the NRM had long ago made the decision to steam the locomotive again and use it as a “goodwill ambassador”.
	focalplane.com /travel/FireDrive1.html (1522 words)

	Cholsey & Wallingford Railway
		Following the visit of City of Truro in the summer, this is the second GWR loco to visit the line this year.
		3440 arrived on Wednesday the 16th of June on two massive low loaders and was unloaded in the pouring rain.
		In order that 3440 could haul its trains in both directions it was necessary to employ a ‘shunt and release’ operation at both Cholsey and Wallingford.
	www.cholsey-wallingford-railway.com /News.html (2440 words)

	7 1/4 inch gauge GWR Prarie tank - stock code 2126
		A well-engineered model of Churchward's 1906 small Praire design for the Great Western Railway, the originals were built at the Swindon Works between 1909 and 1929 with several having survived into preservation.
		GWR Brunswick Green above the running boards is ok, the the Indian Red frames and wheels seems to hark back to an earlier era on the GWR.
		I won't make a definitive judgement on it as there were engines (notably 3440 "City of Truro", which is still with us) painted just so in 1903, only three years before the first of these Prairies appeared.
	www.stationroadsteam.co.uk /archive/2126/index.htm (527 words)

	Great Western locomotive types
		From charts supplied by his GWR opposite number, Mr Nicholls, Stemp saw that the GWR 2-8-0 regularly took 28 loaded wagons over the 9 miles 22 chains between Lostwithiel and Doublebois, where the ruling gradient was 1 in 58, in 29 minutes.
		The GWR engine was handed over to the NB at Berwick on 10 January and at 6.15 that evening was lodged in Haymarket shed.
		This class is interesting in that 3440 City of Truro may have been the first British locomotive to reach 100 mile/h and possibly on the strength of this is preserved as part of the NRM Collection.
	www.steamindex.com /locotype/gwrloco.htm (12062 words)

	GWR - Cheltenham Extension (The View From The Bottom Of Our Garden!)
		Central News report about City of Truro (a longer piece was shown as part of the evening bulletin).
		Following it's rededication ceremony City Of Truro pulls it's first public train towards Cheltenham.
		City Of Truro heads back towards Toddingtoon with it's first public train.
	www.babylonandon.com /gwr/0403truro.html (140 words)

	Backtrack Volume 17
		GWR 2884 2-8-0 No. 3809 climbs out of Ledbury Tunnel with up coal train on 16 May 1964.
		Coronation 4-6-2 46246 City of Manchester at Euston on arrival from Liverpool in August 1961 (A.Drake).
		The competition between the GWR and LSWR on their steamer services to the Channel Islands seems not to have received the prominence it deserves.
	www.steamindex.com /backtrak/bt17.htm (12539 words)

	www.32g.co.uk - Top Link - 2005
		The Gala was the first time that I had converted my pictures to fl and white, with very pleasing results.
		Caption: The Great Western came to Norfolk in the Summer with GWR celebrity 3440 City of Truro visiting the NNR.
		This is probably my best picture of Truro, as the weather was never quite on my side during the engine's stay.
	www.32g.co.uk /pages/toplink05.html (363 words)

	What's new with the NYMR diesel fleet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		GWR 3440 City of Truro mis-behaved this afternoon and class 24 D5061 was called upon to haul the last train from Grosmont, piloting 6619.
		It is not yet known whether the kettle will be fixed to replace the diesel at Grosmont or whether the type 2 will work the full duty.
		Following the failure of GWR tank 5224 on Friday, the NRM's Class 40 D200 worked the 1445 from Grosmont to Pickering and return.
	www.nymrdiesel.co.uk /news.htm (2179 words)

	GWR - Cheltenham Extension (The View From The Bottom Of Our Garden!)
		GWR - Cheltenham Extension (The View From The Bottom Of Our Garden!)
		In the mean time, here are some photos and video clips of 3440 City Of Truro taken between 30th March and 4th of April as it returns to service on the GWR.
		For more information, visit the excellent GWR Cheltenham Racecourse Extension page and the GWR website.
	www.babylonandon.com /gwr/index.html (149 words)

	Prorail - Providing the Latest News from the Railwayana & Railway Auction Scene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Immediately put to work on the most demanding tasks on the system, they were particularly successful in demonstrating their capabilities on the West of England mainline, most notably with the prestigious "Ocean Mails".
		It is generally thought that 3442 would have been named "City of Worcester" in that logical sequence had not another engine still been running with the name "Worcester".
		The nameplate from this classic 4-4-0 was offered for sale by the GWR in July 1931 (along with many other classic plates), only to be discovered many years later in the roof of a family home purchased in the late 1970's.
	www.prorail.co.uk /auctions/latest/CityofGloucester.htm (495 words)

	eBay.co.uk - gwr, g.w.r, Trains Railway Models, Transportation items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		LIMA - GWR Livery brake composite carriage choc/cream
		HORNBY 00 GAUGE GWR 0-6-0 PANNIER TANK R.041
		GWR Salvage Van Dapol N Gauge limited edition wagon
	search.ebay.co.uk /gwr_W0QQfrtsZ150QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ19 (330 words)

	Wilverton GWR - Background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		It was highly impressive and the decision to scrap Austria and model the GWR instead became inevitable.
		Another argument for modelling the GWR is that I am a regular visitor to the UK, and I never fail to consume my annual dosis of preserved railway.
		I have a nice collection of books about the GWR, but when you can smell the smoke and oil and hear the hissing and puffing, it becomes really alive.
	home.hetnet.nl /~ropvand/wilverton/background.html (623 words)

	UK-USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The GWR developed a unique look for its locos which remained nonetheless archetypal British - smart, prim and proper.
		Why these two locos are compared, is because of the City of Truro's claim to be the first to travel at 100mph in 1903.
		While this might be true for UK, an "American", no. 999 of the New York Central system, recorded a speed of 112.5 mph in 1893, a full decade earlier.
	www.pegnsean.net /~railwayseries/uk-us.htm (412 words)

	Portrait photography by experienced fashion photographer for memorable family portraits and iconic photographs for sale
		St Nigel Gresley, the same Gresley Class A4 steam engine as Mallard, built by LNER pulling out of Kings Cross on a steam day.
		GWR 3440 City of Truro, which arguable piped LNER 4472 'The Flying Scotsman' to 100 mph.
		Jubilee class Leander 5690 on the East Lancashire Railway and many other superb 35mm photos available as prints for railway enthusiasts and for publication.
	www.artoriginals.co.uk /portrait.photography/connect.fashion.portraits (1678 words)

	Photos of 3440 "City of Truro"
		GWR 4-4-0 no. 3440 "City of Truro" at Birmingham and Leamington on 29th December 2004
		I headed to Birmingham Moor Street station to see "City of Truro" pass by on its way to Snow Hill.
		As I walked away, the next loco through really was a "first" for me! It was a First Great Western class 57/6 no. 57602, converted from class 47 no. 47337.
	www.sharpos-world.co.uk /mainindx/uk/indx/new/n127/n127.htm (371 words)

	HPW - Steam Gossip March 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Other than City of Wells, nicknamed the volcano due to its smoky exhaust, this will be the only other main line certified Spam can to work over non-preserved lines.
		In the news recently is GWR 3440 City of Truro, presently being stripped down at the national railway Museum.
		In May 2004, it is 100 years since this event took place and City of Truro’s restoration is aiming for this anniversary date.
	www.soc.staffs.ac.uk /~cmtdtr/hpw/steam_gossip_2003_March.html (2504 words)

	HPW - Steam Gossip July 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Prince was built in 1863, the same year as the oldest operating steam standard gauge locomotive in the country, Furness Railway 0-4-0 No.20.
		Standing nearby was GWR No.3440 City of Truro, built in 1903 and reputedly the first British locomotive to attain 100mph.
		The loco, in its Harry Potter livery had had a repaint and the red is more of an orange shade of Hogwarts.
	www.soc.staffs.ac.uk /dtr1/hpw/steam_gossip_2004_July.html (1623 words)

	B&R Railway Videos bandr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Oswestry where the Cambrian had their headquarters was full of steam and we visit Gobowen, Tinkers Green and the Ellesmere to Whitchurch line via Fenns Bank.
		Finally the South Wales line to Pilning via Stapleton Road filmed from 1964; many LMS and GWR types are included, Castles and Jubilees, even examples of the SR and LNER.
		Using archive film of the 1960's the development of the Manor class is told featuring the GWR and BR built Manors of this thirty strong class.
	www.teleramics.co.uk /video/bandrvideo.html (3529 words)

	Truro Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		ERTL THOMAS THE TANK CITY OF TRURO LOW POSTAGE
		GWR CITY of TRURO STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BONE CHINA MUG
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	members.aol.com /simycvmuwc/0d/truro.html (231 words)

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